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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Fully updated with new images for 2016, this set of professionally-photographed cards include objects found in both indoor and outdoor settings. The cards are arranged in categories, for example, food, household objects, personal items, clothes, outside objects. The accompanying booklet details the contents of the set and includes suggested ways to use the cards. Appropriate for all ages and abilities and may be used in groups or one-to-one situations. It is a valuable resource for developing comprehension, encouraging expressive language, improving communication skills and vocabulary building. Examples include: cheese, mirror, kettle, farmyard animals, skateboard and many more. The accompanying booklet provides ideas and activities for use. Now translated into 8 different languages: German; French; Swedish; Dutch; Spanish; Italian; Portuguese; and, Japanese. Features Summary Fully updated with new images for 2016, this set of professionally-photographed cards include objects found in both indoor and outdoor settings. It is suitable for developing comprehension... Author Speechmark Publishing Limited Publisher Speechmark Publishing Ltd Release date 20160627 Pages 48 ISBN 1-909301-95-7 ISBN 13 978-1-909301-95-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days The Caldwell Catalogue, compiled by the late Sir Patrick Moore (1923-2012), has delighted amateur astronomers worldwide since its publication in 1995. Twenty years on, Stephen James O'Meara revisits his guide to these 109 deep-sky delights, breathing new life into them and the 20 additional observing targets included as an appendix. This second edition retains O'Meara's detailed visual descriptions and sketches, accompanied by stunning new images taken by amateur photographer Mario Motta and observations by Magda Streicher. The astrophysical descriptions have been updated to account for the many advances in our understanding of the objects, not least due to an armada of space-borne observatories and the new technologies used in large ground-based telescopes. Ideal for observers who have completed the Messier objects and are looking for their next challenge, Deep-Sky Companions: The Caldwell Objects is a fitting tribute from a renowned visual observer to one of astronomy's most famous personalities. Features Summary Featuring stunning images, updated observations and astrophysical descriptions, this is ideal for observers in search of a new challenge. Author Stephen James O'Meara (Author), Mario Motta (Photographer) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20160928 Pages 573 ISBN 1-107-08397-4 ISBN 13 978-1-107-08397-4

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days What do the Mona Lisa, the light bulb, and a Lego brick have in common? The answer - intellectual property (IP) - may be surprising, because IP laws are all about us, but go mostly unrecognized. They are complicated and arcane, and few people understand why they should care about copyright, patents, and trademarks. In this lustrous collection, Claudy Op den Kamp and Dan Hunter have brought together a group of contributors - drawn from around the globe in fields including law, history, sociology, science and technology, media, and even horticulture - to tell a history of IP in 50 objects. These objects not only demonstrate the significance of the IP system, but also show how IP has developed and how it has influenced history. Each object is at the core of a story that will be appreciated by anyone interested in how great innovations offer a unique window into our past, present, and future. Features Summary Bringing together contributors of varied backgrounds to tell a history of intellectual property (IP) in 50 objects, this book demonstrates the significance of IP and shows how IP has developed... Author Claudy Op Den Kamp (Editor), Dan Hunter (Editor) Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20190628 Pages 450 ISBN 1-108-42001-X ISBN 13 978-1-108-42001-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days 100 objects, exuding magic and mystery, emerge from the darkness of Cornwall's much loved Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in this book of haunting photographs. Artist and photographer Sara Hannant has captured the very essence of these carefully selected artefacts, which include wax dolls, wands, statues, daggers, pendants, robes and amulets, all used in the practice of witchcraft and magic. Some have been displayed at the museum for years, others have long been hidden in its archives. Images are accompanied by informative text from museum director Simon Costin. Features Summary Photographs of one hundred objects from Cornwall's Museum of Witchcraft and Magic, accopanied by informative texts from Sara Hannant and Museum director Simon Costin... Author Sara Hannant (Author), Simon Costin (Author) Publisher Strange Attractor Press Release date 20160301 Pages 240 ISBN 1-907222-36-7 ISBN 13 978-1-907222-36-8

Mental Acts - Their Content & Their Objects By Peter Geach First Edition, Hard Cover, Published By Routledge & Kegan Paul 1968 Cover Boards Red With Black Writing To The Spine, Clean & Bright. Binding Tight & Strong. Inscription On Front Flyleaf In Blue Pen. Light Browning & Foxing Of Pages. Dust Jacket Complete, Browned & Has Tear To Front, Edges Worn, Has Not Been Price Clipped. Postage Within South Africa Will Be R30.00 Overseas Buyers Can Contact Us For A Postal Quote.  

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days The story of the Brontes is told through the things they wore, stitched, wrote on and inscribed at the parsonage in Haworth. From Charlotte's writing desk and the manuscripts it contained to the brass collar worn by Emily's dog, Keeper, each object opens a window onto the sisters' world, their fiction and the Victorian era. By unfolding the histories of the things they used, the chapters form a chronological biography of the family. A walking stick evokes Emily's solitary hikes on the moors and the stormy heath-itself a character in Wuthering Heights. Charlotte's bracelet containing Anne and Emily's intertwined hair gives voice to her grief over their deaths. These possessions pull us into their daily lives: the imaginary kingdoms of their childhood writing, their time as governesses and their stubborn efforts to make a mark on the world. Features Summary An intimate portrait of the lives and writings of the Bronte sisters, drawn from the objects they possessed. Author Deborah Lutz Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20160416 Pages 310 ISBN 0-393-35270-6 ISBN 13 978-0-393-35270-2

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This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Mateo Kries (Author), Viviane Stappmanns (Author) Publisher Vitra Design Museum Release date 20170330 Pages 104 ISBN 3-945852-13-7 ISBN 13 978-3-945852-13-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 13 working days Offers an in-depth look into how Java relates to such technologies as searching, sorting, data structures, multithreading, networking, database connectivity, XML, and Java Server PagesPart I deals with fundamental principles of programming and problem solvingPart II introduces advanced concepts of the Java programmingReaders will find highlighted concepts and capsule introductions into advanced topics of computer sciencePerfect reading material for anyone interested in learning or reinforcing introductory programming concepts and who wants to take advantage of the exciting attributes of the Java language Features Summary Offers an in-depth look into how Java relates to such technologies as searching, sorting, data structures, multithreading, networking, database connectivity... Author Cay S. Horstmann Publisher John Wiley & Sons Release date 20130402 Pages 1040 ISBN 1-118-31877-3 ISBN 13 978-1-118-31877-5

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Summary The history of China-- brilliantly told and brought vividly to life through more than 6,000 years of artifacts and treasures Author Jessica Harrison-Hall Publisher Thames and Hudson Release date 20171101 Pages 352 ISBN 0-500-51970-6 ISBN 13 978-0-500-51970-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Features Author Tim M. Carpenter Publisher The Ice Plant Release date 20170824 Pages 144 ISBN 0-9897859-9-8 ISBN 13 978-0-9897859-9-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days ???????????? Katrina, a natural hurricane, struck New Orleans on August 29th 2005. ???????????? Nobody envisaged the damage and destruction it would wreak on the southern US city, and it became on a much greater scale a manmade disaster of civil engineering and social discrimination. ???????????? Because of government failure, millions viewed political ineptitude, social inequity and an unpaved America where the streets were lined with anything but gold. ???????????? The images in this book show the abandoned and hardest-hit district of the Lower Ninth Ward, now over two years later, and still counting. ???????????? Vacant and dilapidated, the city is a shadow of its former self. However, in these seemingly lifeless shadows, and through the broken windows of empty houses, one can eerily see the ghostly reflections of life and death in the form of PER SONAL OBJECT S. ???????????? These intensely personal items have been abandoned and left, and in most cases, will never be reclaimed. ???????????? This small format book touches on the ephemeral, and surprisingly often beautiful, remnants of belongings that once made up the memories and precious moments of peoples' lives. Features Summary A catalogue of personal effects of those killled in New Orleans' Lower Ninth Ward by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 showing the horror of the tragedy via its minutest details.. Author Jarret Schecter Publisher Trolleybooks Release date 20031231 Pages 48 ISBN 1-904563-76-7 ISBN 13 978-1-904563-76-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days A panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs over 40,000 years from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany, following the new BBC Radio 4 documentary and British Museum exhibition. One of the central facts of human existence is that every society shares a set of beliefs and assumptions - a faith, an ideology, a religion - that goes far beyond the life of the individual. These beliefs are an essential part of a shared identity. They have a unique power to define - and to divide - us, and are a driving force in the politics of much of the world today. Throughout history they have most often been, in the widest sense, religious. Yet this book is not a history of religion, nor an argument in favour of faith. It is about the stories which give shape to our lives, and the different ways in which societies imagine their place in the world. Looking across history and around the globe, it interrogates objects, places and human activities to try to understand what shared beliefs can mean in the public life of a community or a nation, how they shape the relationship between the individual and the state, and how they help give us our sense of who we are. For in deciding how we live with our gods, we also decide how to live with each other. 'The new blockbuster by the museums maestro Neil MacGregor... The man who chronicles world history through objects is back... examining a new set of objects to explore the theme of faith in society' Sunday Times Features Summary A panoramic exploration of peoples, objects and beliefs over 40,000 years from the celebrated author of A History of the World in 100 Objects and Germany... Author Neil MacGregor Publisher Penguin Books Release date 20190928 Pages 512 ISBN 0-14-198625-5 ISBN 13 978-0-14-198625-8

2014. Soft cover. 34 pages. Very good condition; like new.  Under 1kg. A thought-provoking Cape Town exhibition, Design & Making [the story of food], traces the evolution of craft and design through food - in particular, the vessels used for its preservation, storage, packaging and distribution. The exhibition, at the Castle of Good Hope from 12 May-12 October 2014, is a collaboration between the Cape Craft & Design Institute (CCDI) and Iziko Museums of South Africa’s Social History Collections Department. It is an official Cape Town World Design Capital 2014 project (#461). Installations reveal how the story of food preservation, storage and packaging over time is vast and complex. From using found objects such as ostrich eggs and gourds, and objects made from clay, wood, grass and other materials, we now store food in freezers, plastic, cardboard, glass and vacuum-packaging. And while we still have the same food types such as grains and cereals, in our current era there is a proliferation of ‘created’ foodstuffs such as energy drinks and same-size fruit and vegetables. The exhibition story is told through installations and objects: a large group of historic African, European and Asian objects sourced from Iziko’s Collections stands alongside 30 contemporary objects created by designer-makers from the Western Cape. There are also examples of modern packaging. The curators are independent consultants Rayda Becker and June Hosford, Esther Esmyol and Wieke van Delen (Iziko Museums), Vikki du Preez (Cape Peninsula University of Technology); it was project managed by Marjorie Naidoo (CCDI) and exhibition designer Aidan Bennetts.    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days The artists of the influential Rorstrand porcelain factory in Sweden created some of the most beautiful decorative objects of the Art Nouveau style. In his fascinating and authoritative text, Bengt Nystrom focuses on the Rorstrand factory's designers and their revolutionary forms during the period 1865 to 1915, when the firm successfully competed artistically with Tiffany and Galle in the great international expositions that showcased and helped to propagate the Art Nouveau style. Inspired by late 19th-century crafts movements fathered by William Morris, the artists of the Rorstrand factory took nationalistic pride in incorporating their indigenous flora and fauna into their exquisite designs, transforming wintry berry springs and northern sea creatures into elegant three-dimensional works of art that appealed to a sophisticated European clientele. Illustrated with objects from Robert Schreiber's outstanding collection, supplemented with craftsmen's drawings and archival documents, Nystrom's thoroughly researched text includes engaging glimpses of the culture surrounding Rorstrand (a former castle), especially the close-knit community of insightful administrators, talented designers and inventors, and artisans. The book chronicles not only the company's artistic achievements but the day-to-day personalities and decisions behind the emergence of this once-utilitarian factory as the birthplace of some of Sweden's most beautiful decorative objects. Features Summary At the turn of the twentieth century, the artists of the Swedish Rorstrand porcelain factory created some of the most beautiful decorative objects of the Art Nouveau period... Author Bengt Nystrom Publisher Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. Release date 19940610 Pages 190 ISBN 1-55859-844-8 ISBN 13 978-1-55859-844-7

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days "Radical and inspiring... Yanagi's vision puts the connection between heart and hand before the transient and commercial" - Edmund de Waal The daily lives of ordinary people are replete with objects, common things used in commonplace settings. These objects are our constant companions in life. As such, writes Soetsu Yanagi, they should be made with care and built to last, treated with respect and even affection. They should be natural and simple, sturdy and safe - the aesthetic result of wholeheartedly fulfilling utilitarian needs. They should, in short, be things of beauty. In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things, these essays call for us to deepen and transform our relationship with the objects that surround us. Inspired by the work of the simple, humble craftsmen Yanagi encountered during his lifelong travels through Japan and Korea, they are an earnest defence of modest, honest, handcrafted things - from traditional teacups to jars to cloth and paper. Objects like these exemplify the enduring appeal of simplicity and function: the beauty of everyday things. Features Summary Long revered as the authority on craftsmanship and Japanese aesthetics, Yanagi devoted his life and writing to defend the value of craft. In an age of feeble and ugly machine-made things... Author Soetsu Yanagi (Author), Michael Brase (Translator) Publisher Penguin Classics Release date 20190220 Pages 352 ISBN 0-241-36635-6 ISBN 13 978-0-241-36635-6

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days 'A beautiful book...the words Sandling unearths are as delightful as the objects he describes.' Daily Mail Mudlarking, searching the Thames foreshore, has a long tradition: mudlarks used to be small boys grubbing a living from scrap. Today's mudlarks unearth relics of the past, from Roman tiles to elegant Georgian pottery. Here are Ted Sandling's most evocative finds, gorgeously photographed. Together they create a mosaic of everyday London life through the centuries, touching on the journeys, pleasures, vices, industries, adornments and comforts of a world city. London in Fragments celebrates the beauty of small things, and makes sense of the intangible connection that found objects give us to the individuals who lost them. Features Summary Objects found on the banks of the Thames tell the stories of Londoners through the centuries. Author Ted Sandling (Author), Iain Sinclair (Foreword by) Publisher Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd Release date 20160823 Pages 256 ISBN 0-7112-3787-5 ISBN 13 978-0-7112-3787-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days The Other Mrs Walker is the beguiling debut from Mary Paulson-Ellis, for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters. Somehow she'd always known that she would end like this. In a small square room, in a small square flat. In a small square box, perhaps. Cardboard, with a sticker on the outside. And a name... In a freezing, desolate Edinburgh flat an old woman takes her last breath surrounded by the few objects she has accrued over a lifetime: an emerald dress, a brazil nut engraved with the ten commandments - and six orange pips sucked dry. Meanwhile, guided by the flip of a coin, Margaret Penny arrives back at her old family home, escaping a life in London recently turned to ash. Faced with relying on a resentful mother she has never really known, Margaret soon finds herself employed by the Office for Lost People, tasked with finding the families of the dead: the neglected, the abandoned, the lost. Her instructions are to uncover paperwork, yet the only thing Mrs Walker, the old woman in her current case, left behind is a series of peculiar objects. But in the end it is these objects that will unravel Mrs Walker's real story: a story rooted in the London grime and moving from the 1930s to the present day, a story of children abandoned and lost, of beguiling sisters and misplaced mothers, of deception and thievery, family secrets and the very deepest of betrayals; in which the extraordinary circular nature of life will glitter from the page. For in uncovering the astonishing tale of an old woman who died alone, Margaret will finally discover her own story too... Features Summary A beguiling debut novel for fans of Kate Atkinson and Sarah Waters Author Mary Paulson-Ellis Publisher Mantle Release date 20160308 Pages 334 ISBN 1-4472-9391-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4472-9391-0

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days Meet Panda Claus! He's a friendly panda who loves to dress up just like Santa Claus. In this exciting new sticker activity book you can help Panda Claus decorate his Christmas tree with lots of colourful Christmas objects. Find two twinkling stars, three golden bells, four dancing fairies, four marching soldiers and much more! Find stickers objects for each number and add them to each page, and then decorate the tree at the end. This book is the perfect way to learn your 123 at Christmas time. Features Summary Meet Panda Claus! He's a friendly panda who loves to dress up just like Santa Claus. In this exciting new sticker activity book you can help Panda Claus decorate his Christmas tree with lots of colourful Christmas objects... Publisher Bloomsbury Activity Books Release date 20181115 Pages 24 ISBN 1-4088-7931-X ISBN 13 978-1-4088-7931-3

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Gabriella the Snow Kingdom Fairy makes Christmas a sparkly, cosy and happy time with her three magical objects - the Magic Snowflake, the Magic Firestone and the Festive Spirit. But Jack Frost and his goblins have stolen them! Can Kirsty and Rachel help Gabriella find the objects before Christmas is ruined for everyone...? Format:Paperback Pages:176

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Kirsty and Rachel are very excited to be going to Rainspell Island for a special sporting event. But when Jack Frost steals Melissa the Sports Fairy's magical objects, both the Rainspell and Fairyland Games are in jeopardy! Can the girls help Melissa get the objects back before the competitions are ruined in both the fairy and human worlds? Features Summary Join Kirsty, Rachel and Melissa for some magical sporting fun! Author Daisy Meadows (Author), Georgie Ripper (Illustrator) Publisher Orchard Books Release date 20160531 Pages 176 ISBN 1-4083-4164-6 ISBN 13 978-1-4083-4164-3

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days As a stylist, branding and image consultant, illustrator, and all around creative, Kate Schelter has long been lauded as a major tastemaker among the NY elite. Her loose watercolours evoke an effortless sense of style and capture the everyday chic of the ordinary objects around us. With the This & That notebook set--which includes three individual notebooks, tied with baker's twine and watercolour art printed on the covers--everyone can claim a piece of this luxe lifestyle. It is just the thing to display stylishly on your desk or toss in your bag for on-the-go note taking. Features Summary This notebook set, featuring Kate Schelter's signature watercolours of beautiful objects, is the perfect accessory for your desk or to toss in your tote. Author Kate Schelter Publisher Harry N. Abrams Release date 20170127 Pages 168 ISBN 1-4197-2428-2 ISBN 13 978-1-4197-2428-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Featuring designed objects ranging from a garden shed that can be tumbled into new spaces and configurations to a raincoat that can be transformed into a kite, this work profiles 37 design projects featured in the Walker Art Center's eponymous exhibition. The projects were gathered to illustrate t Features Summary Featuring designed objects ranging from a garden shed that can be tumbled into new spaces and configurations to a raincoat that can be transformed into a kite... Author Rachel Whiteread Publisher Walker Art Centre,U.S. Release date 20030602 Pages 344 ISBN 0-935640-75-4 ISBN 13 978-0-935640-75-5