Adjaye · Africa · Architecture
A Photographic Survey of Metropolitan Architecture
A beautifully produced 7-volume slipcased survey of Africa's architecture – one of the most original and important architectural publications of our time. Tanzanian-born David Adjaye is one of the world’s most exciting and accomplished architects. Over ten-years he has visited 53 major African cities and photographed thousands of buildings, sites and places that few of us will ever have the chance to see. In this superb collection each city is shown with a concise history, fact file, maps and satellite images, along with Adjaye’s own travel notes and dozens of photographs of the city's architecture.

Afterwards
Afterwards presents work from more than 30 leading photographers, inviting the viewer to contemplate the aftermath of events in modern history. We are all familiar with images of events such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina and know what kind of photographs to expect. But what of the scenes after the event when we are given an opportunity to reflect, to think and empathize? The photographs in this book are subtle yet powerful and ask questions rather than provide answers.
‘Discomfiting but vital’ – Metro

A Bigger Message
Conversations with David Hockney
A unique and fascinating self-portrait of one of the most celebrated and influential British artists of all time, A Bigger Message is destined to become a classic. Sparky, illuminating and entertaining – a decade’s worth of conversations between David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford that explore via anecdote, reflection, passion and humour the very nature of creativity.

‘I devoured this from cover to cover and can highly recommend it …’ – The Bookseller

Cinema: The Whole Story
Traces the evolution of film from the earliest days of cinematic projection to the multi-screen cinemas and super-technology of today. Illustrated, in-depth text covers every genre of cinema, from the first silent films to epic blockbusters, CGI graphics and ground-breaking special effects of the 21st century. Detailed timelines accompany the text and clarify cinematic history.

'A great introduction to cinema’s long and varied tale, remaining well-written, accessible and clearly laid-out throughout’ – Empire

The Empire of Death
A Cultural History of Ossuaries and Charnel Houses
From early times right into to the 19th century, elaborately decorated charnels, tombs and chapels were constructed with the focus on human bone. This riveting, stunningly designed and wonderfully produced book takes the reader on a tour of these macabre masterpieces with specially taken, arresting photographs and a commentary researched from a multitude of sources. Bizarre but compelling!

The Fashion Designer's Textile Directory
The Creative Use of Fabrics in Design
Here is the directory that dressmakers and fashion designers everywhere have been waiting for. It's like having your own personal shopper – able to recommend fabrics to suit the effects you want to achieve, show you how the fabric will perform, and tell you the best ways of using it and how to view the fabric as the medium from which the design can be achieved.

‘This book is definitely one to add to your collection ... Highly visual and packed full of information’ – Making magazine

Great Discoveries in Medicine
Including more than 300 colour illustrations, this is the best guide ever published to medicine’s achievements and its prospects for the 21st century – an unrivalled account of the evolution of medical knowledge and practice from ancient Egypt to the latest technologies.

Operation Alphabet
'Operation Alphabet' is the story of a little boy called Charlie Foxtrot. He has just started school and finds learning the alphabet strange and confusing. Luckily, Charlie’s struggles are spotted by two agents from the top secret Ministry of Letters, who summon the Special Alphabet Service (S.A.S.) to the rescue. This entertaining and playfully illustrated book is an ideal way to introduce young children to the wonder of words and the magic of reading.

'What’s not to love? … Go get this book for your boys, it will be loved forever’ – The Brothers Trimm.com

Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India
Given the scale and the richness of the architecture of India, details of ornament can easily be missed: now they are celebrated in Henry Wilson’s remarkable photographs and drawings. This is an outstanding sourcebook of images that will seduce and inform lovers of design, lovers of India and practising artists and designers everywhere.

Renaissance People
Lives that Shaped the Modern Age
History is more than dates and concepts: it arises from the lives of countless men and women. This fascinating book 
highlights nearly 100 notable lives from between 1400 and 1600. These brief biographies, with more than 200 colour illustrations, reveal the over-arching patterns of the Renaissance.

Rome and the Sword
HowWarriors and weapons Shaped Roman History
Today Rome’s military is admired as guardian of a brilliant civilization, or reviled as a brutal instrument of imperialism. The story of Rome and the sword seems a familiar one; yet it is a modern myth obscuring a very different reality. Simon James provides a striking new ‘bottom-up’ perspective on Roman history, focusing on soldiers and their actions – a groundbreaking narrative from the birth of Rome to the dawn of the Middle Ages.

The Unseen Eye
Photographs from the Unconscious
The Unseen Eye is one of those rare books that has the quality of a revelation. In haunting images, it not only gives a new perspective on the work of many of the greatest names in the history of photography but also tells us something new about ourselves with all the associated nuances of memory, wit, eroticism, fear, grief and horror.

‘Utterly captivating’ – The Sunday Telegraph

Virginia Woolf
Alexandra Harris's gripping new account offers an ideal introduction to both the life and work of Virginia Woolf. It considers each of the novels in context and shows why, seventy years after her death, Virginia Woolf continues to haunt and inspire us.

‘A wonderfully perceptive, unpretentious study which is pacy in style, riveting in content and perfectly accessible to the most obdurate Woolf-avoider … The Daily Mail