Hugh Aldersey-Williams transports us to the Dutch Golden Age - a time of immense scientific and artistic innovation - in this histo-biography of Christiaan Huygens, one of Europe's leading, yet unsung, thinkers.

Draws on extensive contemporary research to explore what it takes to be a great manager and create effective, impactful teams. The book addresses the wide range of teams within organisations, ranging from governance teams to those devoted to specific projects. Readers learn about running team meetings and managing decisions within them, and using the Agenda Bell.

Forage is a beautifully illustrated celebration of edible plants that can be found throughout the world.

Anybody can enjoy the increasingly popular back-to-nature activity of foraging. In some countries these plants are now forgotten as food, but in others they are still celebrated for their value as nutritious, delicious ingredients and cooking with wild plants is increasingly being adopted by mainstream restaurants. Journeying through 50 globally populated edible plants, Forage explores the...

Visit the world's greatest museum without leaving your home through this imaginary art museum - a visually spectacular survey of world art for middle-grade readers (aged 8-14 years), curated in collaboration with a global team of experts and educators

An exhilarating collection of today's most remarkable homes built in awe-inspiring coastal locations around the world

A timely selection of thought-provoking, witty essays on manners from the fabulous women's magazine The Gentlewoman

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Francis Bacon is considered one of the most important painters of the 20th century. A major exhibition of his paintings at theRoyal Academy of Arts explores the role of animals in his work - not least the human animal.

Having often painted dogs and horses, in 1969 Bacon first depicted bullfights. In this powerful series of works, the interaction between man and beast is dangerous and cruel, but also disturbingly intimate. Both are contorted in their anguished struggle, and the erotic lurks no...

Harness creativity for self-care. 100 prompts and exercises that show how the practice of creative writing - being expressive, exploring ideas, crafting words, shaping stories - can also deepen your appreciation of life.