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Discover the richness of contemporary creative culture from Ukraine with the best in interior design, architecture, art, photography, and fashion.

In the last decade, Ukraine has emerged as a hotbed of contemporary creativity, showcasing impressive contributions in fields such as interior design, fashion, architecture, photography, and art. The young Ukrainian creatives blend traditional crafts, materials, and aesthetics with a modern, cosmopolitan outlook.

Ukraine Rising is a book that celebrates the best of contemporary Ukrainian culture through compelling photography and insightful writing. It showcases the work of top creatives and features expert essays that offer a glimpse into the vibrant people, projects, and innovation the country has to offer. This collaboration with Ukrainian publisher Lucia Bondar is a testament to the creative spirit and energy of Ukrainians and a promise for a better future.

About the Author:

Lucia Bondar is an experienced media manager and publisher, the founder of CP Publishing. She has been working as a journalist and author of various professional publications for over 10 years. Under her leadership, CP Publishing has organized numerous well-known events in Ukraine, including an annual architecture and design forum.

Named a Best Gift Book/Best Travel Book of 2019 by the New York Times, Entertainment Weekly, Associated Press, House Beautiful, Business Insider, The Daily Beast, Forbes, Fodor’s, The Points Guy, Seattle Times, and more

Patricia Schultz curates the world. When she published the original 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, she created not only a new kind of travel book but also a new way of thinking about our experiences and interests.

Now Schultz captivates our hearts in the same compelling way her original book spoke to our minds. Moving from eloquent word to breathtaking image, she takes us on a visual journey of the best the world has to offer, and as we turn the pages and pore over these images, we feel it all: joy, curiosity, awe, passion, nostalgia (if we’ve been there), inspiration (because we want to go), and a profound and transforming sense of how lucky we are to live in a world filled with such beauty and wonder — to see tributaries of mist curling over the Great Wall, elephants grazing on the floor of the Ngorongoro Crater, the sun setting on the wild coast of Donegal, masked whirling dancers at a festival in Bhutan.

The book itself is a thing of beauty, an oversize feast of more than 1,000 all-new photographs and 544 pages, every spread and page designed to showcase these mesmerizing photographs and hold just enough of Schultz’s lively text that we know why it is we’re looking at them. It is a perfect gift for every traveller, every fan of the original, every dreamer whose Instagram feed is filled with pictures of places near and far.

“This is the comfort food of travel books. . . . This book will sweep you off your feet.” — New York Times Book Review
 “Gorgeous . . . breathtaking . . . spectacular.” — Publishers Weekly

About the Author:

Patricia Schultz is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers 1,000 Places to See Before You Die and 1,000 Places to See in the United States and Canada Before You Die. A veteran travel journalist with over 30 years of experience, she’s written for Frommer’s, Berlitz, and Access travel guides, as well as the Wall Street Journal, Condé Nast Traveler, and Travel Weekly, where she is a contributing editor. Her home base is in New York City, but good luck finding her there.

A fully updated edition of the essential literature reference book, featuring reviews of the bestselling and most acclaimed novels of all time, along with more than 500 colour images of original book jackets.

Selection of the 150 most beautiful international hotels with the ultimate reason why you should book immediately

Exclusive selection from the reputable travel journalist Debbie Pappyn
All hotels guarantee a unique experience: a unique view or location, incredible luxury or inimitable charm, sophisticated design, the service or simply manta rays and sea turtles swimming under your bed...The ultimate hotel bucket list

Hotels continue to appeal to the imagination. The sector re-invents itself time and time again and sets the limits for the ultimate overnight stay. But which hotels offer you a once in a lifetime experience? This book lists the ultimate top 150 hotels, compiled by travel and lifestyle journalist Debbie Pappyn. All hotels guarantee a unique experience: a unique view or location, the incredible luxury or inimitable charm, the sophisticated design, the service or simply manta rays and sea turtles swimming under your bed... Debbie Pappyn visited more than 1000 hotels. She draws from her own experience, adds her ultimate wish list and gives you the reason why you have to stay there. This is the ultimate 'bucket list hotel guide' and the sequel to the successful 150 Bars You Need to Visit before You Die, and 150 Restaurants You Need to Visit Before You Die.

About the Author:

Travel journalist Debbie Pappyn and photographer David De Vleeschauwer embark on voyages of discovery commissioned by international titles such as Monocle, Wallpaper*, National Geographic Traveller, Traversias Mexico and Traveller’s World Germany. From Arctic expeditions amongst the Inuit in Canada and a peek behind the iron curtain of North Korea, to exotic explorations through Papua New Guinea, island hopping in Greece or culinary wanderings through Italy.

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Trace the history of the world in over 500 easy-to-follow maps, from the dawn of humanity to the present day.

Organized chronologically, A History of the World in 500 Maps tells a clear, linear story, bringing together themes as diverse as religion, capitalism, warfare, geopolitics, popular culture and climate change. Meticulously rendered maps chart the sequence of broad historical trends, from the dispersal of our species across the globe to the colonizing efforts of imperial European powers in the 18th century, as well as exploring moments of particular significance in rich detail.

• Visualizes 7 million years of human history.
• Analyses cities and kingdoms as well as countries and continents.
• Features major technical developments, from the invention of farming in the Fertile Crescent to the Industrial Revolution.
• Charts the spread of major global religions, including Christianity and Islam.
• Explores the increasing interconnectivity of our world through exploration and trade.
• Investigates warfare and battles from across the ages, from Alexander the Great’s conquests to the D-Day offensive.

Table of Contents:

Foreword: Stories of space by Patrick Boucheron
Introduction: Making an Atlas by Christian Grataloup
Part 1: A Single Human Race, 3000 BCE
Part 2: Worlds Unto Themselves
Part 3: Resources of the Ancient World from the Neolithic to the 15th century
Part 4: Peoples of the Ancient World up to the 7th century CE
Part 5: The societies along the axis of the Ancient World
Part 6: The world in the 15th century
Part 7: A world interconnected by Europe 16th–18th century
Part 8: Europe 16th–18th century
Part 9: A world dominated by Europe: Late 18th century to 1914
Part 10: Non-European powers in the late 18th–19th century
Part 11: Europe 1789–1914
Part 12: A world dominated by the West 1914–89
Part 13: The world since 1989: 1989–2019

About the Authors:

Christian Grataloup is a specialist in geohistorical research and Professor Emeritus at Paris Diderot University. He has written or contributed to numerous books and atlases about world history. Patrick Boucheron is a historian and professor at the College de France. He has been a member of the scientific committee of the popular French history magazine L’Histoire since 1999 and has written numerous books on global history and the history of the Middle Ages in particular. Legendes Cartography has produced the maps for the magazine L’Histoire as well as many atlases and textbooks for over two decades.

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Gustav Klimt: Adele Bloch Bauer. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.

Gustav Klimt is one of the best known artists of the Viennese Secession and the Art Nouveau movement. Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I is part of the artist’s groundbreaking Golden Phase. Inspired by Byzantine mosaics, the painting is layered with gold and silver leaf, and embellished with a textured gesso relief of elaborate geometric patterns. Klimt’s work was crucial in the evolution of art from the nineteenth century to the twentieth, and his influence on illustration was momentous. Throughout the second half of the twentieth century, his work became particularly appreciated and, by the early twenty-first century, his paintings, drawings and prints commanded some of the highest prices ever recorded for individual works of art.

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, featuring Hieronymus Bosch: Garden of Earthly Delights. Intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts.

Part of an exciting series of sturdy, square-box 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles from Flame Tree, featuring powerful and popular works of art. This new jigsaw will satisfy your need for a challenge, with a popular masterpiece of post impressionism, The Starry Night by Van Gogh. This 1000 piece jigsaw is intended for adults and children over 13 years. Not suitable for children under 3 years due to small parts. Finished Jigsaw size 735 x 510mm/29 x 20 ins. Now includes an A4 poster for reference.

Van Gogh’s famous painting was created from memory during his extended term at the Asylum in Saint-Rémy, towards the end of his life, in 1889. Unlike many of his masterpieces, very little is known about the motivations for this piece because it is barely mentioned in the correspondence with his brother Theo. The surviving letters from this period discuss, and include preliminary sketches of, so many of his other works, but there remains an air of mystery about its absence, perhaps contributing to the success of the work in more recent times. The Starry Night does capture the essence of Van Gogh’s style, with its strong, textured strokes, sweeping lines of movement, and the exaggerated detail, all of which point to the anxious turmoil of the artist’s incarceration. The dark towering cypress tree to the left of the painting overpowers the quiet settlement below, but is itself dominated by the glowing orbs in the sky. The Starry Night retains the impression of the world around us, but hints at the emotions beyond and behind.

Get to know more about your friends and family with these 50 fun questions! 

With prompts like "Have you ever: Broken a bone?" and "Have you ever: Sent a text to the wrong person?" these cards will reveal fascinating facts about the people you think you know best. You might be surprised at the stories these questions uncover!

Entertaining Questions: This cute, compact tin is filled with 50 conversation-starting questions to break the ice.

Facilitates Bonding: This deck of questions will reveal which friend or relative really knows you best and help you learn new things about each other.

Easy to Play: Read the question on the card aloud, and all players answer "yes" or "no." Those who say "yes" can answer the follow-up question.

Great Gift or Stocking Stuffer: Perfect for families in need of game-night inspiration, dinner-party hosts and partygoers, campers looking for a fun conversation game by the fire, or millennials who want a twist on the classic drinking game.

Take It Anywhere: The compact, portable tins are the perfect size to throw in your purse or luggage for a vacation.

Explore the Entire Series: This game is part of the After Dinner Amusements series, a collection of tiny tins filled with prompts for lively conversation, trivia, icebreakers, and endless laughs.

Perfect for

- Party hosts and party goers
- People looking for exciting "offline" experiences
- Fans of games like Never Have I Ever, Pick Your Poison, and Hot Seat

The delightful and stylish imagery produced by Arthur Rackham and John Tenniel bring the story of Alice in Wonderland to life in this beautiful new book. Printed on high quality paper, there are 45 classic illustrations for you to colour, with suggestions too on how to start the colouring. This book will give you many hours of pleasure and calm, taking you on an enjoyable journey where the satisfaction of creating stunning artworks is mixed with rediscovering the joy of colouring. You can use a wide variety of pens: from gel and pencil, to pigment and crayons, from ballpoint and rollerball to highlighters, although it’s best to avoid the heavy felt pens. Each page is perforated near the spine of the book, so you can tear out and frame or simply place your wonderful creation on the walls of your home, perhaps even send them as a gift to your loved ones. Bring the Ink to life!

About the Author:

Daisy Seal is a talented, thoughtful writer of gift, celebration and puzzle books. She has long observed the intimate connections between the natural world around us and our search for the enduring spirit of humankind. Previous publications include "Inspirations", "Reflections", "Be Calm," and "Friendship".

Dreaming and relaxing, with the wonderful Art Nouveau designs of Alphonse Mucha, this beautiful new book will give you many hours of pleasure, and calm. Printed on high-quality paper, this art book features 45 intricate Mucha artworks for you to colour, offering a suggestion of how the original looked as well as key information such as title and date. Mucha's distinctive style and images of beautiful women in arabesque poses evoked a beautiful, spiritual life, and this book will take you on an enjoyable journey where the satisfaction of creating stunning artworks is mixed with rediscovering the joy of colouring. You can use a wide variety of pens: from gel and pencil, to pigment and crayons, from ballpoint and rollerball to highlighters, although it’s best to avoid the heavy felt pens. Each page is perforated near the spine of the book, so you can tear out and frame, or simply place your wonderful creation on the walls of your home, perhaps even send them as a gift to your loved ones. Bring the Ink to life!

About the Author:

Daisy Seal is a talented, thoughtful writer of gift, celebration and puzzle books. She has long observed the intimate connections between the natural world around us and our search for the enduring spirit of humankind. Previous publications include "Inspirations", "Reflections", "Be Calm," and "Friendship".

Amsterdam is a city that surprises first-time travellers and longtime visitors alike. Stroll with us through the city's outposts of good food, design, retail and more.

At first glance, horseshoe-shaped Amsterdam is a breeze to circumnavigate and its offerings seemingly obvious. But look closely and you'll find hidden pockets in the maze of canals and burgeoning neighbourhoods that are a quick pedal from the city centre. This archetype of liberalism and diversity is forever reinventing itself.

The Monocle Travel Guide to Amsterdam is an ode to this vibrant European metropolis, featuring all (well, as many as we could fit in) of our favourite haunts. We'll lead you through the cobbled streets to the best independent retailers, recommend restaurants that cater for every craving and spotlight the cosiest bruine cafés for a beer or two. We'll take you on a tour of the Dutch masters, as well as the works of subsequent generations of artists, and steer you towards a fetching mix of classical and contemporary architecture inhabiting the waterside landscape.

The magazine, Monocle, covers the world with its network of bureaus in New York, Toronto, Zurich, Hong Kong, Istanbul, Tokyo, and Singapore. It also employs more than 30 dedicated correspondents - in cities from Bangkok to Bogota, Sao Paolo to Stockholm - as well as a team of on-the-road reporters based out of its headquarters in London. This team's deep understanding of cities and all they have to offer has now been compiled in The Monocle Travel Guide Series.

Anatomica discusses how for centuries, humankind has sought to know itself through an understanding of the body, in sickness and in health, inside and out. This fascination left in its wake a rich body of artworks that demonstrate not only the facts of the human body, but also the ways in which our ideas about the body and its proper representation have changed over time. At times both beautiful and repulsive, illustrated anatomy continues to hold our interest today, and is frequently referenced in popular culture. Anatomica brings together some of the most striking, fascinating and bizarre artworks from the 16^th through to the 20th century, exploring human anatomy in one beautiful volume. 

About the Author:

Joanna Ebenstein is an internationally recognised expert in the art of anatomy and creator of the Morbid Anatomy blog, library and event series. Her books include Death: A Graveside Companion and The Anatomical Venus both for Thames and Hudson.

A collection of six pop-up notecards and envelopes, each featuring an iconic bridge

Here is a beautifully presented set of notecards with a coolly modern twist. Presented in an attractive, souvenir box with paper-and-string closure, each notecard features a different pop-up design. They are ideal to send to friends or family, or to keep as a lasting reminder of some of the world’s best-loved bridges, including Sydney Harbour Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge, Tower Bridge, the Rialto, the Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge and Millau Viaduct.

Contents List:

6 Notecards: 1. Sydney Harbour Bridge, Sydney 2. Brooklyn Bridge, New York City 3. Tower Bridge, London 4. The Rialto, Venice 5. The Chengyang Wind and Rain Bridge, Guangxi, China 6. Millau Viaduct, River Tarn, France

Featuring the stylish and delightful designs of Barbier and the artists of Harpers' Bazaar, this beautiful new book will give you many hours of pleasure, and calm. Printed on high-quality paper, this new book features 45 powerful art deco fashion designs for you to colour, offering a suggestion of how the original looked as well as key information such as title and date. Barbier's famous illustrations of high culture still provide a powerful influence on modern design, and this wonderful book will take you on an enjoyable journey where the satisfaction of creating stunning artworks is mixed with rediscovering the joy of colouring. You can use a wide variety of pens: from gel and pencil, to pigment and crayons, from ballpoint and rollerball to highlighters, although it’s best to avoid the heavy felt pens. Each page is perforated near the spine of the book, so you can tear out and frame, or simply place your wonderful creation on the walls of your home, perhaps even send them as a gift to your loved ones. Bring the Ink to life!

About the Author:

Daisy Seal is a talented, thoughtful writer of gift, celebration and puzzle books. She has long observed the intimate connections between the natural world around us and our search for the enduring spirit of humankind. Previous publications include "Inspirations", "Reflections", "Be Calm," and "Friendship".