Architect s apprentice paperback

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days When Jahan travels to 16th-century Istanbul as a stowaway carrying the gift of a white elephant for the sultan, little does he know the journey on which he is about to embark. As he settles into life in Istanbul, Jahan's fortunes are shaped by chance encounters. In the palace gardens he meets Mihrimah, the beautiful and mischievous princess, and loses his heart in an instant. Later he catches the eye of Grand Architect Sinan, who chooses Jahan as his apprentice and changes the young boy's destiny for ever. Full of magic, colour and societal upheaval in the architectural renaissance of Turkey, this is the sweeping tale of plagues, wars, forbidden romance and the simple love between a boy and his elephant. Features Summary When Jahan travels to 16th-century Istanbul as a stowaway carrying the gift of a white elephant for the sultan, little does he know the journey on which he is about to embark... Author Elif Shafak Publisher Viking Release date 20141114 Pages 455 ISBN 0-241-00492-6 ISBN 13 978-0-241-00492-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Ranger's Apprentice, the international sensation, comes to a close in this twelfth installment. For fans of Tolkien, Redwall, Game of Thrones, and T.H. White, RANGER'S APPRENTICE delivers fantasy-adventure thrills with real-world historical details. John Flanagan returns for one final bow to the series that has conquered millions of readers worldwide with this pulse-pounding adventure that brings one era to a close, and ushers in the next Will Treaty has come a long way from the small boy with dreams of knighthood. Life had other plans for him, and as an apprentice Ranger under Halt, he grew into a legend--the finest Ranger the kingdom has ever known. Yet Will is facing a tragic battle that has left him grim and alone. To add to his problems, the time has come to take on an apprentice of his own, and it's the last person he ever would have expected. Fighting his personal demons, Will has to win the trust and respect of his difficult new companion--a task that at times seems almost impossible.... " " Features Summary Ranger's Apprentice, the international sensation, comes to a close in this twelfth installment. For fans of Tolkien, Redwall, Game of Thrones, and T... Author John Flanagan Publisher Puffin Books Release date 20140902 Pages 455 ISBN 0-14-242731-4 ISBN 13 978-0-14-242731-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Will is small for his age, but all his life, he has dreamed of becoming a great knight like the father he never knew, so he is devastated when he is rejected by Castle Redmont's Battleschool. Instead he is apprenticed to Halt, the mysterious Ranger whose ability to move unseen is thought to be the result of black magic. Features Summary The villagers believe the Rangers practise magic that makes them invisible to ordinary people. And now 15-year-old Will, has been chosen as a Ranger's apprentice... Author John A. Flanagan Publisher Yearling (imprint of Random House Children's Books) Release date 20101004 Pages 281 ISBN 0-440-86738-X ISBN 13 978-0-440-86738-8

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days 'Delightfully magical and brilliantly told' Abi Elphinstone, author of Sky Song on The Boy With One Name Welcome to the Badlands... a hidden part of our world populated by creatures which most people think exist only in fairy tales and nightmares. Reunited with his parents, Jones is finally living the 'normal' life he's always wanted. But, despite leaving the Badlands behind, there's still magic inside him... His two friends, Ruby and Thomas Gabriel, are struggling with their new lives too; Thomas Gabriel's magical abilities are fading away and Ruby is realizing she might never be accepted as a 'proper' Badlander in a world of monster-hunting men. One thing could help them all - the Black Amulet, a magical artefact hidden for centuries by the most powerful Badlander that ever lived. But finding it won't be easy, and using it even harder, because things are never simple when magic is involved... Dive into a world of magic in an adventure perfect for fans of Abi Elphinstone, Jonathan Stroud and J.K. Rowling. Features Summary A magical fantasy adventure full of twists and turns perfect for fans of Harry Potter, Spook's Apprentice and Artemis Fowl. Author J. R. Wallis Publisher Simon & Schuster Childrens Books Release date 20181115 Pages 336 ISBN 1-4711-5794-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4711-5794-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days This book gives, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the works of architect, town planner and landscape architect, Sir Frederick Gibberd. At the beginning of his diverse and far-reaching career, Gibberd was a pioneer of modern architecture in Britain - he designed Pullman Court in 1933, one of the first International Style buildings in the country. His association with the Modern Architectural Research (MARS) Group and his influential publications put him at the forefront of the establishment of modern architecture in Britain. During the 1940s, however, Gibberd's interest shifted to the aesthetics of English market towns and Georgian streets; his diaries reveal a belief that the Modern Movement had `done its job', allowing architects to consider the visual, rather than functional qualities of materials, colour and texture. After the Second World War, his master plan for Harlow New Town and his influential book Town Design conveyed his growing interest in `visual planning'; he had become an international authority on the subject. His later projects, Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (1967) and Regent's Park Mosque (1977) for example, also reflected his aesthetic approach, prompting many to question his role as a key figure in the history of modern British architecture. This reassessment of Gibberd's work demonstrates, that with his visual approach to the design of buildings, spaces, townscapes and landscapes, Gibberd was at the forefront of the development of a softer, distinctly English form of modern architecture and town planning, thus, reaffirming his role as a significant architect of the 20th century. Features Summary This book gives, for the first time, a comprehensive account of the works of architect, town planner and landscape architect, Sir Frederick Gibberd. At the beginning of his diverse and far-reaching career... Author Christine Manley Publisher Historic England Release date 20171015 Pages 160 ISBN 1-84802-273-5 ISBN 13 978-1-84802-273-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Can an architect pass through walls? Can the city permeate a house? In The Dissolution of Buildings, architect Angelo Bucci presents projects in his native Sao Paulo and abroad. Advocating an architecture that is "the opposite of global action," his work responds to the topography of the city and to its urban environment. In a lecture delivered at Columbia University's Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, Bucci discusses work designed with his firm SPBR, projects that span from the scale of the house to the city. His built work is here accompanied by an excerpt from his doctoral dissertation, which explores how the devices available to architecture-and the sectional manipulation of groundplanes in particular-can mitigate some of the inequities and exclusions built in to the fabric of the contemporary city. An essay by Kenneth Frampton frames these projects within the rich lineage of Brazilian house design and members of the Paulista school such as Paulo Mendes da Rocha and Joao Batista Vilanova Artigas. Features Summary Can an architect pass through walls? Can the city permeate a house? In The Dissolution of Buildings, architect Angelo Bucci presents projects in his native Sao Paulo and abroad... Author Angelo Bucci (Author), Kenneth Frampton (Author) Publisher Columbia Books on Architecture and the City Release date 20151219 Pages 128 ISBN 1-941332-18-8 ISBN 13 978-1-941332-18-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days A classic of postwar literature, a small masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism from one of the best Czech writers For twenty-two-year-old Milos, bumbling apprentice at a sleepy Czech railway station, life is full of worries: his burdensome virginity, his love for the pretty conductor Masha, the scandalous goings-on in the station master's office. Beside them, the part he will come to play against the occupying Germans seems a simple affair, in Bohumil Hrabal's touching, absurd masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism. Closely Watched Trains, which became the award-winning Jiri Menzel film of the 'Prague Spring', is a masterpiece that fully justifies Hrabal's reputation as one of the best Czech writers of the twentieth century. Features Summary A classic of postwar literature, a small masterpiece of humour, humanity and heroism from one of the best Czech writers For twenty-two-year-old Milos, bumbling apprentice at a sleepy Czech railway station... Author Bohumil Hrabal (Author), Edith Pargeter (Translator) Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20170330 Pages 96 ISBN 0-241-29022-8 ISBN 13 978-0-241-29022-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 20 - 25 working days "Sublime writing...a genuinely important book" - Ken Lussey. Hundreds of years after their extinction in these isles, beavers are back in Britain. These highly skilled engineers of the natural world have been reintroduced at several sites across the UK and, even as they become established, are already having a dramatic effect on our wild landscapes. Here, leading nature writer Jim Crumley reveals the pioneering lifestyle of these intriguing and secretive creatures and considers the ecological and economic impact of the beaver reintroductions. Employing his trademark beautiful prose and empathy for life in the wild, Crumley considers the future for Britain's beavers and makes the case for giving them their freedom. Features Summary Leading nature writer Jim Crumley reveals the pioneering lifestyle of beavers following their reintroduction into Britain, considering the ecological and economic impact... Author Jim Crumley Publisher Saraband Release date 20150701 Pages 240 ISBN 1-910192-06-6 ISBN 13 978-1-910192-06-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive! The boy's grandma was a famous architect. Her garden is still full of old building materials. Unwilling to accept she has gone, the boy builds a giant structure from the bricks and girders he finds. And then... Grandma comes to life! The boy is whisked away on an epic adventure across fields, through oceans and atop roofs. But where is Grandma taking him? Beautiful, thrilling and extremely moving: the extraordinary debut picture book from much-loved author, Ross Montgomery. Features Summary All at once, it was as if the stars leapt closer. Grandma grabbed the boy, raising him high above the rooftiles on her head. She was alive! The boy's grandma was a famous architect... Author Ross Montgomery (Author), David Litchfield (Illustrator) Publisher Faber and Faber Release date 20160901 Pages 32 ISBN 0-571-31410-4 ISBN 13 978-0-571-31410-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 6 - 13 working days The sequel to "Howl's Moving Castle" When Charmain Baker agreed to look after her great-uncle's house, she thought she was getting blissful, parent-free time to read. She didn't realize that the house bent space and time, and she did not expect to become responsible for an extremely magical stray dog and a muddled young apprentice wizard. Now, somehow, she's been targeted by a terrifying creature called a lubbock, too, and become central to the king's urgent search for the fabled Elfgift that will save the country. The king is so desperate to find the Elfgift, he's called in an intimidating sorceress named Sophie to help. And where Sophie is, the great Wizard Howl and fire demon Calcifer won't be far behind. How did respectable Charmain end up in such a mess, and how will she get herself out of it? Features Summary A chaotically magical sequel to Howl's Moving Castle. Author Diana Wynne Jones Publisher HarperCollins Children's Books Release date 20090305 Pages 327 ISBN 0-00-727568-4 ISBN 13 978-0-00-727568-7

  The Black Raven by KATHARINE KERR - Paperback Edition - In NEW Condition   Book ten of the celebrated Deverry series, an epic fantasy rooted in Celtic mythology that intricately interweaves human and elven history over several hundred years. At the end of the Civil Wars, Prince Maryn stands on the brink of bringing peace at last to the torn kingdom, but powerful magics threaten his reign and his life. Only Nevyn’s young apprentice, Lilli, can see the horrifying power of the curse, her dead mother’s legacy of evil, that could bring disaster upon them all. But she has only untried magic for a weapon as she fights to save her beloved prince. Centuries later, the ancient evil rises again, threatening a raging tide of war that could destroy Deverry forever. Out in the lonely Northlands the savage Horsekin are gathering their armies to march west and conquer the kingdom promised them by their blood-maddened goddess, Alshandra, and her human priestess, Raena. Directly in their path lies the peaceful city of Cerr Cawnen, trembling in the fear of war.    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days 'Set at a time of lengthening shadows, this is a novel about the sparks that illuminate the dark: of wisdom, compassion, defiance and courage. It is wry, piercing and also, fittingly, radiant.' Daily Mail From Robert Seethaler, the author of the Man Booker International shortlisted A Whole Life, comes a deeply moving story of ordinary lives profoundly affected by the Third Reich, in the tradition of novels such as Fred Uhlman's classic Reunion, Bernhard Schlink's The Reader and Rachel Seiffert's The Dark Room. When seventeen-year-old Franz exchanges his home in the idyllic beauty of the Austrian lake district for the bustle of Vienna, his homesickness quickly dissolves amidst the thrum of the city. In his role as apprentice to the elderly tobacconist Otto Trsnyek, he will soon be supplying the great and good of Vienna with their newspapers and cigarettes. Among the regulars is a Professor Freud, whose predilection for cigars and occasional willingness to dispense romantic advice will forge a bond between him and young Franz. It is 1937. In a matter of months Germany will annex Austria and the storm that has been threatening to engulf the little tobacconist will descend, leaving the lives of Franz, Otto and Professor Freud irredeemably changed. Features Summary From the bestselling author of A Whole Life, a moving account of an ordinary young man living through extraordinary times, and the lengths we will go to in order to protect what we love. Author Robert Seethaler (Author), Charlotte Collins (Translator) Publisher Picador Release date 20170406 Pages 234 ISBN 1-5098-0659-8 ISBN 13 978-1-5098-0659-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Take another step into the wild with the Warrior Cats! Rejoin the adventures in book four of the series set in a thrilling feline fantasy world, when the forest is getting hotter and hotter... Fireheart's traitorous enemy Tigerclaw has been vanquished and exiled from ThunderClan - but Fireheart can't shake the feeling that he's lurking out there in the forest, waiting for the chance to strike. That's not the only problem facing the young ThunderClan deputy in these blazing summer months, as he struggles to handle ominous omens, a disrespectful apprentice with a shocking secret, and a devastated Clan leader who is a shell of her former self. Meanwhile the forest gets hotter and hotter, and everyone braces for the coming storm. Features Summary Take another step into the wild with the Warrior Cats! Rejoin the adventures in book four of the series set in a thrilling feline fantasy world, when the forest is getting hotter and hotter... Author Erin Hunter Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20061002 Pages 351 ISBN 0-00-714005-3 ISBN 13 978-0-00-714005-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey' The 2013 Women's Prize shortlisted, NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Bernadette Fox is notorious. To Elgie Branch, a Microsoft wunderkind, she's his hilarious, volatile, talented, troubled wife. To fellow mothers at the school gate, she's a menace. To design experts, she's a revolutionary architect. And to 15-year-old Bee, she is a best friend and, quite simply, mum. Then Bernadette disappears. And Bee must take a trip to the end of the earth to find her. WHERE'D YOU GO, BERNADETTE is a compulsively readable, irresistibly written, deeply touching novel about misplaced genius and a mother and daughter's place in the world. Features Summary 'Like A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD written by Tina Fey' (Sam Baker, RED). The 2013 Women's Prize shortlisted, NEW YORK TIMES bestseller. Includes Reading Group Notes. Author Maria Semple Publisher Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd) Release date 20130704 Pages 332 ISBN 1-78022-124-X ISBN 13 978-1-78022-124-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. The shy Virginia statesman refused at first, but then went on to author one of our nation's most important and inspiring documents. The third U.S. president, Jefferson was also an architect, inventor, musician, farmer, and-what is certainly the most troubling aspect of his life-a slave owner. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life. Features Summary Did you know that John Adams had to coax Thomas Jefferson into writing the Declaration of Independence? It's true. Finally, here's a biography for kids that unveils the many facets of this founding father's remarkable and complicated life... Author Dennis Brindell Fradin Publisher G P Putnam's Sons Release date 20050726 Pages 103 ISBN 0-448-43145-9 ISBN 13 978-0-448-43145-1