Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling full-colour illustrations in this stunning new edition of J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Breathtaking scenes, dark themes and unforgettable characters - including Dobby and Gilderoy Lockhart - await inside this fully illustrated edition. With paint, pencil and pixels, award-winning illustrator Jim Kay conjures the wizarding world as we have never seen it before. Fizzing with magic and brimming with humour, this inspired r...

With a key focus on mixed methods, coverage of the 'why' as well as the 'how', and a clear explanation of the CORE system, this book will be instrumental in helping readers to produce organized, ethical, insightful and, of course, comprehensive literature reviews.

A tour de force of wit and sparkling dialogue, Pride and Prejudice shows how the headstrong Elizabeth Bennet and the aristocratic Mr Darcy must have their pride humbled and their prejudices dissolved before they can acknowledge their love for each other. Jane Austen's best-loved novel is an unforgettable story about the inaccuracy of first impressions, the power of reason, and above all the strange dynamics of human relationships and emotions.Gorgeously illustrated by the celebrated Hugh Thom...

These radiant images from the renowned 19th-century biologist and illustrator Ernst Haeckel, featuring marine microorganisms, will enthrall fans of his previous collections and garner-renewed attention for Haeckel's unparalleled artistry.

Grasses, trees and the lovable grouch of the Lowlands

For many years, no one knew the Dutch writer A.L. Snijders (b. 1937). But in 2001 he started writing zkv's, very short stories. He sent them to his children and some friends, not thinking about publication. Now, fifteen years later, we have about 2,500 zkv's ('zeer korte verhalen'), collected in ten books.

Some of them were translated into German and published (by Reclam Verlag) but English translations were not available. Until-in 2011-t...

Every year thousands of archaeological objects and artefact scatters are discovered by the public, most of them by metal-detector users, but also by people whilst out walking, gardening, or going about their daily work. Once recorded, these finds hold enormous potential in helping us understand the past. In England and Wales these finds are reported to the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), and since 2003 over one million finds have been recorded.This book explores the significance of PAS dat...

De polaroid verheft man tot kunst Ferry van der Nat is een bekende figuur in de Amsterdamse fashion, vintage en fotografie scene. Hij werkt als fotograaf onder de naam Mr. Polaroid voor tal van Europese ontwerpers, merken en modellenbureaus. Zijn werk wordt gepubliceerd in verschillende internationale magazines. Al jaren neemt Van der Nat polaroids van mannen: naakt of gekleed en (beroemde) modellen of gewone mannen. Dit boek is de eerste publicatie met de collectie van foto's van Mr. Polaroi...

Oh man! For an eleven-year-old boy, an eventful day at the beach becomes even more exciting when a soldier asks him to deliver a tubular case to headquarters. But where the devil is headquarters? And who or what are these strange characters he meets?

Eugène Baak’s Pier Open Closed is an extraordinary fairy tale in words, photos and drawings. Appropriate for all ages.

O man! Een bewogen dagje aan het strand wordt voor een elfjarige jongen nog spannender als een soldaat hem vraagt een ronde ...

Some may simply refer to AMARG as 'the boneyard', but this facility near Davis-Monthan AFB is so much more. It is the end for numerous aircraft and helicopters, but it is also the beginning for many others. Lots of airframes are stripped of hard to find items. These reclaimed spare parts find their way to active aircraft in US-service or abroad. Other aircraft fly out. Back into service, as a future drone, a foreign military sale or as a much needed fire fighter. Even as scrap metal there sti...

Born with a gift in 1994: he began.

Writing was his dream so he followed it; fairytales spun from his fingers, poems slowly took shape and he mastered the art of storytelling.

In this book you will find the name Eamelor.

A land Čestmir stumbled upon once when he followed his thoughts.

Over the years he polished this land into stories and adventures.

Čestmir makes fairytales where gods and days whisper wisdom in lonely hearts; stories where time doesn't exist and poems where the epitome of...