Description: An awe-inspiring story of one mother's exercise in extreme parenting, revealing the rewards - and the costs - of raising her children the Chinese way. Contains an afterword by the author.

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Description: The Berlin crisis of 1961 was decisive in shaping the Cold War. This is a fresh, controversial account of one of the epic dramas of the Cold War – and its lessons for today.

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Description: In Vintage's 21st anniversary year, this book is a mission statement about the paramount importance of reading to our quality of life

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Description: With more highly skilled luthiers at work than ever before, ours is a golden age of the electric guitar. Presenting superbly crafted electric guitars as fine art, this beautifully photographed book gives 125 master luthiers from 15 countries the spotlight, including artisans who have custom-built instruments for the likes of Keith Richards, Eric Clapton, Steve Miller, George Benson and Stevie Ray Vaughan. From the invention of the electric guitar in the 1930s to its development in the 1960s to present-day innovations, Electrified is a lovingly detailed look at these beautifully produced instruments and the talented people who make them.

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Description: This is a comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource that looks at the sophisticated beauty of calligraphy from around the world. It features 55 living scripts, with visual examples and an overview of origins, traditions & unique characteristics. It is a groundbreaking collection that will teach and inspire novices, experts and admirers alike. You can discover the sophisticated beauty of calligraphy from around the world with this comprehensive, one-of-a-kind resource. Using visual examples accompanied by expert commentary, The World Encyclopedia of Calligraphy features 55 living scripts, including Carolingian (Roman), Japanese Hiragana, Thuluth (Arabic), U-Chen (Tibetan) and Yerushalmi (Hebrew). Each script includes an overview of its origins, traditions and unique characteristics while an expanded description includes the kind of writing system used, the direction and sequence of the lines of continuous text, distinctions between majuscule and minuscule and the principal writing tool. Both a step-by-step guide and sumptuous visual tour, this groundbreaking collection will teach and inspire novices, experts and admirers alike.

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Description: 250 of the most intriguing physics milestones, including: Big Bang, Sundial, Barometer, Newton' Laws of Motion and Gravitation, Black Hiles....
The Physics Book offers a thrilling, fast-paced excurision through the history of physical discovery, starting with innovative tools developed by the ancients and ending with astronomy's farthest-reaching speculations about the final stages of the universe.

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Description: Announcing PUSH , a new series devoted to indie-crafters and artists pushing the boundaries of traditional crafting mediums! Curated by Jamie Chalmers, aka Mr. X Stitch, a leading figure in the new embroidery movement , PUSH Stitchery profiles the cutting-edge creative work of 30 top stitching artists from around the world. Each designer is showcased with six to eight pages of gallery-style imagery. A fascinating question-and-answer section, along with biographies, make this innovative and inspirational book a must-have for anyone interested in blurring the lines between craft and art.

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Description: These amazing tables are more than just practical places to set a coffee cup: they're inspired works of art in a wide array of styles and forms, from pieces that showcase masterful woodwork to ones that feature alternative materials and edgy aesthetic sensibilities. Every table features breathtaking craftsmanship, constant surprise and striking beauty. Represented artists include Boris Bally, Stephen Whittlesey, Gord Peteran and Kino Guerin.

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Description: Listening to Van Morrison represents Greil Marcus' quest to trace Morrison's particular genius through seminal moments in his long career, beginning in 1965, breaking open in 1968 with the incomparable Astral Weeks , and continuing in full force to this day. This is a portrait of a perplexing, mysterious and terrifyingly gifted artist and vocalist at the height of his powers, written by one of our most thoughtful cultural critics.

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Description: This is a compelling new fable from the no.1 bestselling author of The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari. Julian Mantle, the superstar lawyer whose collapse in a courtroom sent him on an extraordinary odyssey, faces a new spellbinding challenge that causes him to lose 100 letters he has been writing for many years. Readers will be dazzled and moved. In the tradition of Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet, Julian's lost letters distil his best wisdom on success and happiness, and will inspire you to live with greater courage, balance, abundance and joy. Some of the powerful themes revealed in the 100 letters include: / achieving authentic success / powerful lessons for happiness / overcoming painful times / realizing your dreams / finding love and great relationships / experiencing much more fun in life / reaching lasting vitality

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Description: Japanese Street Style is the first book of its kind to showcase the most innovative and cutting-edge looks in Japan today. Japan has a rich and exciting culture that combines strong traditions and a fascinating history with a championing of innovation and modernity. Japan has become one of the strongest stages for fashion and style in the world and this book showcases the most exciting looks from this global fashion centre. All the most influential designers such as John Galliano, Dior, Vivienne Westwood, Paul Smith and Alexander McQueen have looked to Tokyo for inspiration from within its rich visual culture of fine textiles and techniques. Street style in Japan combines this historic sense of style with the most contemporary and cutting-edge looks and this book includes one-of-a-kind photographs of all the major fashion tribes from Gothic Lolita and Harajuku to Dolly Kei, Ganguro and Kigurumi to the popularity of the furry tail, this is the complete contemporary Japanese fashion collection.

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Description: Spice up your cooking with this fabulous selection of recipes. From curries to chillies, soups to roasts, Cook Smart Nice 'n' Spicy is packed full of nearly 100 wonderful recipes from the best of Weight Watchers cookbooks, all with ProPoints values clearly shown. Whether you are looking for something hot or just to tantalise your tastebuds, it is easy to add just the right amount of spice. From Curried Chicken Dippers for the family to Caribbean Roast Pork for a Sunday lunch, there is something here to help you to add a kick to your meals every day. These recipes are bursting with flavour, so give them a try and Cook Smart Nice 'n' Spicy will soon become your favourite cookbook.

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Description: The Internet Age: on the face of it, an era of unprecedented freedom in both communication and culture. Yet in the past, each major new medium, from telephone to satellite television, has crested on a wave of similar idealistic optimism, before succumbing to the inevitable undertow of industrial consolidation. Every once free and open technology has, in time, become centralized and closed; as corporate power has taken control of the 'master switch.' Today a similar struggle looms over the Internet, and as it increasingly supersedes all other media the stakes have never been higher. Part industrial expose, part examination of freedom of expression, The Master Switch reveals a crucial drama - full of indelible characters - as it has played out over decades in the shadows of global communication.

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Description: In the summer of 2009, Miranda July was struggling to finish writing the screenplay for her much-anticipated second film The Future. During her increasingly long lunch breaks, she began to obsessively read the PennySaver, the iconic clas sifieds booklet that reached everywhere and seemed to come from nowhere. Who was the person selling the LARGE LEATHER JACKET, $10 OR BEST OFFER? It seemed important to find out - or at least it was a great distraction from the screenplay. Accompanied by photographer Brigitte Sire, July crisscrossed Los Angeles to meet a random selection of PennySaver sellers, glimpsing thirteen surprisingly moving and profoundly specific realities. Among these was Joe, an energetic eighty year-old with his own sweetly perverse body of work. By the end of the summer July had written Joe into the movie, both as himself and the voice of the moon. Told in July's hilariously random and nakedly honest voice, elegantly blending narrative, transcripts, and photographs, this is a story of procrastination and inspiration, isolation and connection, and grabbing hold of the invisible world.

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