New Horizons Series

The Sky

The Sky

Order and Chaos

  • Paperback
The Sky is a compelling presence, a place for scientific exploration, a symbol of the infinite, a source of secrets yet to come.

Standing Stones

Standing Stones

Stonehenge, Carnac and the World of Megaliths

  • Paperback
Who built the megaliths, these massive stone monuments that date back to over 4000 BC? Why were they built? How were they transported and erected? Were these strange, sacred stones used as temples or tombs, sculptures or houses?

The Story of Jazz

The Story of Jazz

Bop and Beyond

  • Paperback
As the medium matured an intense flowering of new styles spawned almost as many forms as musicians. All these strains come together here to demonstrate that one constant remains: jazz, the living art form, is alive and thriving.

The Story of Fossils

The Story of Fossils

In Search of Vanished Worlds

  • Paperback

Tibet

Tibet

Turning the Wheel of Life

  • Paperback
Exceptionally interesting … recommended to anyone who wants an introduction to Tibetan political and cultural history – Circle of Inner Asian Art Newsletter

Toulouse-Lautrec

Toulouse-Lautrec

Painter of the Night

  • Paperback
Through the intensity of Touluse-Lautrec's artistic vision, that world of singers, dancers and prostitutes lives on. His letters and the reminiscences of his friends chart the progress of his art from boyhood to his death at the age of thirty-six.

J. M. W. Turner

J. M. W. Turner

The Man Who Set Painting on Fire

  • Paperback
Concise, well illustrated, carefully researched and stylishly written with a fascinating chapter on documents and letters – Artists & Illustrators Magazine

Underwater Archaeology

Underwater Archaeology

Exploring the World Beneath the Sea

  • Paperback
Since the invention of the aqualung in the 1940s, archaeologists have developed new techniques to excavate and preserve their finds, providing valuable information about our ancestors, their everyday life, trade and art.

Van Gogh

Van Gogh

The Passionate Eye

  • Paperback
As well as the many reproductions of paintings and drawings by Van Gogh and his contemporaries, extensive documentary evidence includes extracts from his letters, critical writings and documentary photographs.

The Vikings

The Vikings

Lords of the Seas

  • Paperback

Volcanoes

Volcanoes

Fire from the Earth

  • Paperback
Maurice Krafft, a world expert on volcanoes, completed this arresting study shortly before his death in the Mount Unzen eruption.

Whales

Whales

Giants of the Seas and Oceans

  • Paperback
These great marine mammals have figured in ancient legend as terrifying sea monsters and have inspired artists with their strange beauty, immense size and mysterious underwater songs.

The Wisdom of the Buddha

The Wisdom of the Buddha

  • Paperback

Writing

Writing

The Story of Alphabets and Scripts

  • Paperback
The story of the evolution of alphabets, scripts and ciphers is told in nearly 200 illustrations woven into a fascinating text including many historical documents.