Libros de , página 87 de 247

Spend an afternoon with Raina as she shares her artwork and tells stories about a range of topics spanning from her childhood to the creation of her graphic novels Smile Sisters Guts Drama and Ghosts Raina Telgemeier is the 1 New York Times bestselling multiple Eisner Award winning cartoonist who has been at the forefront of today s middle grade graphic novel boom and has published several beloved books that are widely regarded as modern classics The idea to create FacingFeelings was born from an exhibition featuring Raina s work that was shown at The Ohio State University s Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum This book explores how Raina developed into a legendary cartoonist looks at the artists who influenced her work and considers why her art resonates so strongly with readers of all ages Rare artwork an interview special commentary from Raina and more are included

Chosen by WATERSTONES as one of their BEST POLITICS BOOKS of 2024 Two time Pulitzer prize winner Bob Woodward tells the revelatory behind the scenes story of three wars Ukraine the Middle East and the struggle for the American presidency War is an intimate and sweeping account of one of the most tumultuous periods in presidential politics and American history We see President Joe Biden and his top advisers in tense conversations with Russian president Vladimir Putin Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky We also see Donald Trump conducting a shadow presidency and seeking to regain political power With unrivalled inside the room reporting Woodward shows President Biden s approach to managing the war in Ukraine the most significant land war in Europe since World War II and his tortured path to contain the bloody Middle East conflict between Israel and the terrorist group Hamas Woodward reveals the extraordinary complexity and consequence of wartime back channel diplomacy and decision making to deter the use of nuclear weapons and a rapid slide into World War III The raw cage fight of politics accelerates as Americans prepare to vote in 2024 starting between President Biden and Trump and ending with the unexp

Kane v Bellingham these football legends go head to head to decide who is the Greatest Of All Time An ideal gift for football fans and perfect for reluctant readers The new epic clash in The Football GOAT series written by Matt Oldfield the bestselling author of Ultimate Football Heroes and Seth Burkett a former professional footballer Get ready for the superstar showdown of Kane v Bellingham in the ultimate football debate Compare all the latest data including sizzling stats fascinating facts and awesome stories then decide which football legend is the greatest of all time Are you ready to VOTE FOR THE GOAT

Give your baking a wicked whimsigoth twist with TheLittle Gothic Bakeshop featuring sweet and savory treats with a gothic flair The Little Gothic Bakeshop showcases over 50 spooky and inventive recipes from The Great British Baking Show star Helena Garcia who impressed the judges and audiences alike with her creepy creations Brewing with mystique this cookbook is your go to guide to easily transform ordinary recipes into macabre masterpieces including devilishly delicious cakes cookies pastries breads desserts and drinks Covering Bewitching Beverages Spooky Cookies and Candies Ghoulish Breads and Pastries To Die For Desserts and Macabre Cakes and Bakes unleash your inner goth with recipes like Black Cat Mini Swiss Rolls Spiderweb Sand witch Cookies Vampire s Bloody Valentine Lollipops Flying Broomstick Focaccia Muffins Skull Boba Bubble Tea Scary Berry Lemon Tarts Gothic Arch Peanut Butter Cheesecake Bat Fougasse Cemetery Traybake slices And more A combination of tactile illustration and darkened photography throughout the book is a homage to the old Victorian aesthetic of gothic elegance Step into the dark side of baking and discover recipes that are easy to make fun and spooky to design and delicious when devoured Whether you re an everyday

Go under the sea at night with this ocean book for kids ages 4 8 that s full of jaw dropping illustrations and interesting facts about marine life The first installment in the children s picture book series Nature at Night by a celebrated author illustrator Combining jaw dropping illustrations with poetic language and interesting ocean animal facts this stunning kids picture book is perfect for ages 5 who are curious about wildlife and the ocean By showing the undersea world at night award winning author illustrator Isabelle Simler presents this mind blowingly beautiful place in a way that will appeal to the whole family and ignite a fascination in the mind of any young reader Turtles lay their eggs on a beach by the light of the setting sun Majestic seabirds plunge into the waves as a pod of dolphins leaps from the water Whales trawl the darkening waters below for plankton and swordfish hunt their prey Rays skim above the sandy seabed where octopuses prowl An immersive exploration into the fascinating and mysterious world of the nocturnal ocean that will delight and fascinate kids and parents alike

A new and definitive account of one of the most famous and mysterious manuscripts in the world The Book of Kells is a mystery It is distinct from all copies of the gospels from the early Middle Ages not only in the quality and amount of its decoration but also in the peculiarities of the ordering of its contents the oddness of its apparatus the appearance of the script the interplay of text and ornament and the erratic forms of its Latin Scholars cannot agree on the number of scribes and artists involved or establish the purpose of the Book or decide whether its oddities are the result of incompetence or carelessness and how those oddities relate to the minutely careful and deeply meaningful art The Book of Kells is probably the most famous manuscript in the world and Victoria Whitworth s masterly treatment offers something new

In the late autumn of 1789 two of Europe s most celebrated painters met in Rome One Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss born prodigy who had conquered the art scenes of London and Italy The other Élisabeth Louise Vigee Le Brun a Parisienne portraitist and favourite of the ancien regime had just fled revolutionary France under threat of violence and scandal Both were feted in their time both were trailblazers in a male dominated world visionaries who helped define eighteenth century art and feminism before the term existed This dual biography framed within a thrilling story restores these two extraordinary but unjustly overlooked figures to their rightful place in history Set against a backdrop of revolution empire and Enlightenment it traces the dramatic lives and remarkable careers of Vigee Le Brun and Kauffman artists who not only achieved unparalleled success and influence but did so while pushing the boundaries of what women could be both on canvas and in society With vivid storytelling one of the most gifted living writers of artistic biography Franny Moyle reclaims their legacies She examines how each artist navigated fame scandal and exile explores the relationships between them and their peers and considers how they were caught up in the

Democracies are fragile Freedoms that seem secure can be lost Few historical events illustrate this as vividly as the failure of the Weimar Republic

Your baby and you can learn how to understand each other using Baby Sign Language in See Touch Feel Baby Signs from Priddy Books Developed with Baby Sign Language consultant Dr Etel Leit Ph D M S this board book is an excellent tool to facilitate communication between parents and babies from as young as six months old As well as the benefits of being able to understand your baby before they can talk childhood development experts have said that teaching Baby Sign Language actually helps to encourage and accelerate babies spoken language development too Each page features a word a detailed drawing of how to sign it in Baby Sign Language and a written instruction for the parent too as well as lots of bright See Touch Feel artwork and photographs of smiling happy babies

Tiny bald and an international megastar Meet the pug who can teach us all how to be more pawsitive

Captures moments in time like nothing else RICHARD E GRANT Intimate and rarely predictable MICHAEL PALIN Completely fascinating and inspiring Completely addictive STEPHEN FRY A volume to treasure sigh and snigger over BIDISHA An engrossing collection of the most remarkable diary writing by the famous infamous and everyman alike curated by the creator of the globally bestselling Letters of Note What is more intimate than the diary Across human history people have kept these repositories of their most unvarnished truths poignant hopes hidden desires and deepest fears In Diaries of Note Shaun Usher collects 366 captivating diary entries each with a different author The diary welcomes all to its pages Here we encounter reflections from world leaders artists scientists writers and icons of film and music including Alan Rickman Frederick Douglass Virginia Woolf Louis Theroux and Emma Thompson alongside those who were never illuminated by fame but whose writings reveal them as extraordinary Beautifully illustrated this book is a testament to the power of personal narratives reflecting and encapsulating our deepest and often most secret emotions

Big bold and beautiful this is the enthralling celestial follow up to Mythologica Amazon s No 1 Children s Non Fiction Book of the Year 2019 How did the moon influence mighty emperors in Ancient China Why are star signs so popular around the world How did constellations help early seafarers sail safely across the vast Pacific Blending science and storytelling Astrologica introduces you to the marvels of our cosmos like you ve never seen them before The planets stars Sun and Moon have always fascinated us Thousands of years ago we built awe inspiring monuments to honour them invented geometry to study their movements and took inspiration from them for stories about animals gods and life itself Today we have an enduring connection through zodiacs and more ever linking us to the cosmos But why is this This gorgeously illustrated book is designed to introduce young stargazers to the celestial You ll uncover The Origins of Astrology Myths Of the Tropical Zodiac Myths Of the Solar System Myths Of the Stars Stargazing Around the World Astrology and You Across these chapters you ll learn about the antics of Greek gods indigenous traditions and scientific breakthroughs You ll delve into zodiac lore as you journey around the globe from Mali to Hawai

A twist on a favourite nursery rhyme a festive counting book with buttons to slide around the page

A magnificent book that sings of the romance and mystery that only old maps possess EDWARD BROOKE HITCHING Astonishingly fresh and insightful A triumph ALICE ROBERTS The remarkable story of an overlooked map archive that reveals how maps have helped inspire some of the greatest scientific discoveries but also led to terrible atrocities At the heart of University College London nestled in the centre of Bloomsbury lies a long forgotten map library packed with thousands of maps and atlases After Professor James Cheshire stumbled upon it he spent three years sifting through hundreds of dusty drawers to see what was there He was stunned to uncover some of the most significant maps and atlases from the last two centuries many of which had not seen the light of day for decades In The Library of Lost Maps we discover atlases for the masses that expanded nineteenth century horizons and maps that were wielded by those in power to wage war and negotiate peace charts that trace the icy peaks of the Himalayas and the deepest depths of the ocean and pioneering maps produced to settle borders in central Europe or the wealth of those in inner city London Maps have played a vital role in shaping our scientific knowledge of the world showing the impact of climate

A Times Best Art Book of the Year 2024 A riot of a book Country Life s Books of the Year 2024 The modern art market was born on a single night On 15 October 1958 Sotheby s of Bond Street staged an event sale of Impressionist paintings from the collection of an American banker Erwin Goldschmidt three Manets two Cezannes one Van Gogh and a Renoir Movie stars and other celebrities attended in black tie and saw the seven lots go for 781 000 at the time the highest price for a single art sale Overnight London became the world centre of the art market and Sotheby s an international auction house The event signalled a shift in power from dealers to auctioneers and pointed the way for Impressionist paintings to dominate the market for the next forty years In this climate Sotheby s and Christie s became a great business duopoly as aggressive dominant and competitive in the field of art sales as Pepsi and Coca Cola were in soft drinks The resulting expansion of the market was accompanied by rocketing prices colourful scandals and legal dramas Over the decades London transformed itself from a place of old master sales to a revitalised centre of contemporary art a process crowned by the opening of Tate Modern in 2000 James Stourton tells the story

An epic guide to the history and mythology of dragons from around the world for fantasy mad kids by medieval historian Dr Cait Stevenson For thousands of years humans have feared or revered dragons be they winged fire breathing monsters from Europe or slithering water gods from Asia In this book featuring beautiful illustrations courtesy of Cinthya Alvarez readers will be charmed by ancient myths and learn about the cultures that gave birth to these legendary monsters Includes the stories of Fafnir a dragon from Norse mythology whose greed gets the better of him The female dragon slayer from the Arabic folktales One Thousand and One Nights Apophis the dragon god of ancient Egyptian myth who stalks the underworld Readers will also learn about the link between dragons and dinosaurs meet real life dragons such as Komodo dragons and bearded dragons study dragon constellations encounter the dragons of J R R Tolkien s Middle Earth and wonder at the popularity of games such as Dungeons & Dragons It s everything kids who love dragons could ever want to know

Celebrate 25 years of Priddy Books Inspiring a love of learning in over 200 million babies toddlers and young children Toddlers will love searching for all the mischievous elves in Ten Little Elves a festive squishy book from Priddy Books Young children will love joining the merry little elves for lots of festive fun as they ice skate with the penguins visit the gingerbread people and much more in this casebound board book that includes squishy silicone characters On every page there are die cut shapes for the elves faces to appear through so that every time the page is turned there is one less character to see This fantastic book is perfect to share together over the Christmas holiday as there is so much to search and find in the busy illustrated scenes as well as fun rhyming text to read loud Also in the Little Squishies series Ten Little Lambs Ten Little Dinosaur Eggs and Ten Little Monsters

La guía de acogida surge del Proyecto de Transferencia de Acción Social Innovadora «Plan Transfiere UAL 2022»: Atención sociosanitaria de personas mayores en situación de dependencia en centros espec

An empowering guide blazing a trail for women midlife is a chrysalis not a crisis A warm witty and wise guide to embracing midlife and far beyond Liz Earle As a post menopausal woman l can absolutely tell you that it s a freedom to be who you were always meant to be and this book confirms it Carol VordermanIn the tumult of midlife women can face a whirlwind of challenges divorce loss career upheaval and the daunting task of reinvention At forty nine Eleanor Mills thought her life was going swimmingly Then the bottom fell out of her world and she had to start again from scratch Much More to Come is the guide she longed for in those dark times Within these pages Eleanor shares stories of resilience and optimism her own and those of women who have survived and thrived in midlife Through moving stories and practical wisdom Much More to Come cuts through the uncertainty and the self doubt and proves that midlife is not to be feared but embraced It is a time for transformation when we can finally become the women we always wanted to be

Celebrating our imperfections with trash pandas rebel raccoons rescue pigeons and more