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A collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages. Humanity has always been struck by pestilence and pandemics, from the plagues of ancient Egypt to the pox that ravaged Europe in the Middle Ages, to Covid-19. People living through the crises have always recorded what they saw, what they felt, and what they did. Some presented sober facts laced with anecdote, while others produced emotional outpourings; moralists speculated on the origins of the horror, poets distilled the suffering. Doctors described how they were able to advance their understanding of disease and scientists how to cure it, while survivors and the families of victims gave the inside story of the nightmare that develops when a long-feared disease enters your home or your body. There was a time when to read accounts of the Plague in Wittenburg by Martin Luther or the Great Plague of 1665 by Samuel Pepys - scenes of anguish and woe, empty streets, quarantined houses, closed businesses, overflowing graveyards, heroic doctors and nurses, quack remedies and charlatans - was to enter a disturbing and unfamiliar world. Today, to read the same words is to be hit by a jolt of recognition and understanding. As well as causing a huge loss of life, the Covid pandemic has taught us a great deal about ourselves and the way we live, illuminating tensions at the heart of society. This collection of intimate and revelatory first-hand accounts of pandemics through the ages bears witness to despair, rage, the blackest of humour, heartbreak and hope. These voices hold up a mirror to our own experiences of, and responses to, the crisis today.

You can find joy in the simplest objects - even a humble rubber band! You can have fun pinging it or playing with it in the bath. But you can also use it to do exciting, unexpected things, like bungee jumping out of a plane, or sneaking a furtive snack. The only limit is your imagination! Renowned author-illustrator Shinsuke Yoshitake brings his trademark wit and thoughtfulness to this charming book, which honours children's attachment to their favourite things while opening the door to a world of exciting new objects and experiences.

The lives, loves, and works of key British Surrealists revealed by one of the last surviving members of this movement, best-selling author and artist Desmond Morris.

The story of our Universe, from its beginning in the first milliseconds of the Big Bang up to our present moment and beyond, told in a gripping narrative by one of the world's leading astronomers.

A selection of key essays on art from the nineteenth century to the present day by one of the most influential voices in art history.

The definitive visual history of the world under Covid-19, documented by the photographers of Agence France Presse.

Back with a vengeance, collage superstar Cold War Steve goes viral, casting a scathing view on the past year on Plague Island.

The definitive monograph of the late Singapore-based Australian architect's practice, internationally admired for its 'tropical modern' design and luxury resorts.

The second monograph on the work of interior designer, architect and landscape designer Bill Bensley. Bill Bensley's exuberant aesthetic is renowned around the world. Vanity Fair has described him as 'the craziest sane designer in the world', while Conde Nast Traveller hails him as a 'master of fabulation'. Bensley's eponymous design studio, based in Bangkok and Bali, is most famous for its work on luxury hotels throughout Southeast Asia. Featuring detailed presentations of 12 of his most exciting, extravagant, outlandish and award-winning projects, this bold, large-format design monograph reflects Bensley's theatrical style this bold, large-format design monograph reflects Bensley's theatrical style and his maxim, 'Lebih Gila Lebih Baik': 'The Odder the Better'.

The definitive survey of Keith Tyson's thirty-year career. British Turner Prize-winning artist Keith Tyson is known for a distinctive and diverse body of work including drawing, painting, installation and sculpture. Showing a wide range of influences, from mathematics and science through to poetry and mythology, he is interested in how art emerges from the combination of information systems and physical processes that surround us every day.For over thirty years, Tyson has probed, dissected, explored and questioned reality. Not fixed to one artistic style, Tyson sets out to challenge himself and the audience, whilst working with diverse materials - paint, clay, metal, resin - to question our knowledge of the world we perceive as real, and art's role in representing it.With newly commissioned texts from an internationally diverse array of writers, and including a previously unpublished interview with the artist, this is the definitive survey of one of the most restless and adventurous creators working today.

Draws on a lifetime's study and a decade of new research to address the first question that every visitor asks: how was Stonehenge built? There is, you might think, nothing like it: the simple, graphic genius of these great, arranged blocks. The stones seem to rise from the ground in some antediluvian heave of the Earth: lintels, great horizontal slabs, roughly squared, the grey rock now covered in subtle lichen green. There really is nothing like Stonehenge. Who made this? When? Why? How? It sounds obvious perhaps, and the most common question: how was Stonehenge built? Yet it's the least researched aspect of the site, and no modern archaeologist has ever written this book. With a unique focus on the monument itself, How to Build Stonehenge sets out to do just that: describe Stonehenge as it is today, what we know about the different types of stone and where they came from, how they were brought to the site, how they were carved and positioned to create the ultimate in megalithic architecture, and how this was taken down and left to ruin until the decay was arrested in the 20th century with substantial restoration works. A book like this couldn't have been written fifty years ago. Mike Pitts explores the latest research understanding of the site, interrogating the key questions: the sources of the various stones, how they were transported and how it was all put together. The book will consider the first significant study of sarsen, the stone most of Stonehenge is made of, in detail for the very first time and bring it into the wider context of other megalith builders around the world, as well as placing Stonehenge at the centre of a network of European Bronze Age cultures.

Controversial in both life and art, Francis Bacon was one of the most important painters of the 20th century. Written by his friend and collaborator, eminent art writer and curator David Sylvester, this book reflects on his life and career.

A comprehensive overview of Richard Long's career, selected by the artist himself and spanning his career from the late 1960s to today.

A long overdue monograph on the life and work of artist Ruskin Spear.

What surprises await behind the flaps?... Find out in this charming addition to the Flip Flap Pop-Up series.

A sumptuous exploration of the influence of the Islamic arts on Cartier's jewelry.

A surreal story by Estonia's leading children's book creator about the importance of bedtime stories.

A new edition of this seminal survey on the history of graphic design in the twentieth century.

Explore vintage and contemporary typefaces with this stylish and information-rich collection of cards.

A fascinating behind-the-scenes tour of the Royal Opera House in London led by Figaro the cat, thirty minutes before curtain up for The Nutcracker ballet.

The famous boy Pharaoh, King Tutankhamun, finally gets to tell his own version of history.

A deep dive into the history and science of dirt. Millions of people on Earth start their day the same way: we get out of bed, go to the loo and wash ourselves. But this hasn't always been the standard routine. Ancient Greeks and Romans were happy to splash about in public baths, but by the time the plague struck 14th-century Europe, many people believed that water spread diseases. It was not until the 18th century that Louis Pasteur proved that dangerous germs actually lurk in dirt. Even when hygienic habits began to be taught in schools, lessons were limited to washing faces and hands, because those were the parts that everyone could see. Dive deep into the history and science of dirt, discovering how people around the world (and out in space!) keep themselves and their surroundings free from filth, how our ideas of what's clean and what's not have changed and developed over the centuries, and why a little dirt can sometimes be a good thing...