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Another iconic cover for The Beatles' final album Abbey Road. The actual pedestrian crossing is now a Grade 2 listed structure, and if you are taking a journey via Abbey Road it is advisable to factor in the delays caused by tourist photographs. Finished puzzle...
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Characters and scenes from the glorious, groundbreaking 1968 film cover this wonderful jigsaw - from Blue Meanies to the Nowhere Man. Finished puzzle measures 48cm x 68cmBox measures 37 x 26.8 x 5.3 cm
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Chemistry isn't just microscopic atoms doing mysterious and inscrutable things: we rely on it for bread-making, vegetable growing and producing the everyday materials of daily life. Using stunning images and illuminating text, this book captures chemistry as it unfolds - through the use of techniques...
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From the National Railway Museum in York, this jam-packed puzzle and trivia book features a treasure-trove of puzzles using maps, old routes and tracks, engineering designs and all things that delight train lovers. The book also includes mind-boggling brainteasers, navigational tests, word games, code-crackers, anagrams,...
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The late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century was a period of scientific, artistic and geographic discovery, when people began to fully appreciate the immense variety of form and colour within the natural world. The Bird celebrates this beauty through the lavish illustrations produced at that time....
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Yersinia Pestis, A real medical celebrity - the disease which in the 14th century killed at least a third of the population of Europe, leaving a visible notch in world population charts, and changing whole societies. Fortunately, medicine and hygiene are controlling the plague... at...
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From stately oaks to beautiful forests, this book is a wonderful collection of arboreal art and a celebration of the enduring beauty of our trees and woodlands. From Egon Shiele's chestnut trees to Rousseau's exotic forests and Claire Cansick's vivid woodlands, this volume presents a...
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This book surveys our long-lasting obsession with trees as metaphors for organising and representing hierarchical information. 200 lavishly illustrated examples, from biblical genealogy and corporate structures to linguistic or conceptual hierarchies. Hardcover 208 pages.Measures 19.10 x 25.40 cm.
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Ever found yourself struggling to explain the difference between Great Britain (the landmass plus northern isles) and the United Kingdom (the country)? Or maybe you didn't even realise there was a difference! This handy tea towel explains all. An original design for Present Indicative. Care...
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A spectacular, puzzle-fuelled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions.Britains history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves of Germanic and Viking invaders, the wars of...
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Journey through one hundred fascinating maps and atlases from the British Library's extraordinary archives - world and city maps, celestial and sea charts, literary and statistical maps as well as a variety of curiosities and fake maps. Each map is accompanied by a description of...
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The Chopin Bag! A large sturdy tote bag featuring the first bar of the violin part of Chopin's Concerto No.1, Opus 11. Measures 36 x 40 x 18cm. Made from jute and is 100% environmentally-friendly.
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“Give 'Em Enough Rope” is the second studio album by the English punk rock band The Clash. Released on 10 November 1978, it was their US first album release and was well received by critics and fans, peaking at number two in the United Kingdom...
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It’s time to put your knowledge of classical music to the test, with this collection of questions and puzzles designed to challenge, entertain and educate.Blending basic trivia, complex wordplay and a range of visual teasers, the knowledge of the Classic FM experts has been utilised...
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A celebration, in gorgeous technicolor, of over 400 films which mention a colour in their title; The Red Shoes, The Man With The Golden Arm, A Clockwork Orange, Black Swan, Betty Blue, Jackie Brown, The White Ribbon and many more. Five colour litho print. 140gsm unfinished paper....
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Rhinovirus. The most common human disease is caused by over 250 different different viruses, but a member of the Rhinovirus family is most likely to be responsible for your misery. Become even more familiar with the common cold, with this plush toy... Our cuddly Giant Microbes...
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Second cousin once removed, or first cousin twice removed? Calculating cousin-hood has never been easier with this brilliant tea towel. Finally you can establish which of your cousins are once or twice. A hand lettered design by Geoff Sawers. Care guide: Machine washable. Approximately 68...
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The corvids, the crow family: adaptable, intelligent and robust, and with a sober beauty all their own. Here is a handy kitchen-window guide to the chief corvid species of western Eurasia, from the ubiquitous crows to the reclusive chough. Approximately 68 x 45 cm, with...
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A beautiful pack of playing cards that doubles as an introduction to graphic design. Each of the 52 cards covers a different aspect of design and includes a stunning visual example. Topics covered include typography, colour theory, history, design principles and much more. Boxed pack...
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The Diggers or True Levellers were one of the more influential of the radical groups to spring up in the period of the English Civil War. This woodcut shows them "Beginning to Plant and Manure the Waste land upon George-Hill, in the parish of Walton, in...
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Spot your favourite artworks in this fantastic jigsaw which juxtaposes Dali's moustache with Duchamp's Fountain and Magritte's skies along with many other famous images. Presented in a sturdy box which also contains fun art historical facts printed inside. 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Box measures 24.5...
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Tony Blair's 1996 pre-election speech put 'education, education, education' firmly at the centre of the policy stage. Education has since become a key political issue and a major focus of media attention. It is also seen as a crucial factor in ensuring economic productivity and...
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A funny and fascinating guide to the chemical elements, full of fabulous facts and explosive experiments. Scientific sleuth Sherlock Ohms investigates the mystery of how absolutely everything came to exist, and where you can find many of the elements hiding in your own house. With...
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Gorgeous and challenging jigsaw based on Theodore Gray's famous photographic periodic table. A visual and hands-on exploration of every known atom in the Universe. 1000 piece jigsaw puzzle. Box measures 26 x 35 x 6cm
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The Elements knowledge cards are a fantastic gift for any budding science enthusiast. The front of each card is a quiz question (e.g., What makes the periodic table “periodic”? or What are the three primary types of atomic bonds?). On the back is a concise,...
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Because there are many different kinds of ends - and lots of them are new beginnings. This tote is part of our exclusive range in partnership with Grant Snider - an orthodontist by day and a best-selling author of comics and picture books by night....
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A vibrantly illustrated, 100% recyclable, children's book that encourages planet saving behaviours. Full of pages of inspiring eco projects, this is the book that ‘eats’ itself. Every morsel is reusable and recyclable, even the spine, the cover, and all the little cut out bits! Each page...
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"The first pride was a riot" states this mug, along with the word PRIDE made up of images from the Stonewall era in rainbow colours. Hand decorated by our friends at Stokes Croft China. Large bone china mug.Height 9cm, diameter 8cm.
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A beautiful pack of playing cards that doubles as an introduction to typography, in all its aspects. Each of the 52 cards covers a different aspect of typographic design including layout, history of font design, technical information and quotes. The cards are, of course, impeccably...
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From award-winning BBC wildlife film-maker, Michael Bright, this extraordinary and highly amusing menagerie of bizarre animal facts and tales makes a great gift for curious adults and kids. The Frog with Self-Cleaning Feet is a miscellany of fascinating animal anecdotes, facts and figures showcasing the extraordinary capabilities...
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To many parents' despair, 'Fronted Adverbials' have become a necessary part of every British child's education. Despite having a PhD in Linguistics, you can still find yourself stumped by your Year 4 child's homework. Without wishing to sound presumptuous, we think we may be able...
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According to new research, some birds rival primates and even humans in their remarkable forms of intelligence - with enormous brains relative to their size, and packed with neurons that allow them to punch well above their weight.The Genius of Birds travels around the world to...
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This fantastic book is an analysis of the geometry behind hand-stitching patterns. It features illustrated instructions for 100 stitches for right and left handed people. A great way to learn new stitches. Flexi-binding 144 pages.Measures 27.3 cm x 21.6 cm.200 colour photos and 280 black...
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What was the great and golden secret known to Leonardo Da Vinci, Kepler, Plato and the ancient magicians? Why were they forbidden to reveal it? Can there really be a key to nature and life itself? In this small but compact volume, divine proportion supersleuth...
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A uniquely personal meditation on Britain's gulls by one of today's leading wildlife writers. From a distance, gulls are beautiful symbols of freedom over the oceanic wilderness. Up close, however, they can be loud, aggressive and even violent. Yet gulls fascinate birdwatchers, and seafarers regard...
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Offred features on this simple, but effective pin showing the cover of this dystopian novel. A striking brooch made from hard enamel with raised gold-plated outlines. Measures 2.5 x 2 cm. Black rubber pin back.
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The first edition cover design of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale - the groundbreaking work of speculative fiction that shocked people not because it was prescient, but because it described what societies have already done. A1 size, 84 x 59.4 cm. Dimensions include 5cm white...
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This fun and informative 500-piece jigsaw puzzle features every crewed space mission from 1961 to the present day. Includes a full-colour poster of the puzzle image with a complete timeline of missions including dates and countries of origin on the back. 500-piece jigsaw puzzle. Includes...
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Adapting themselves to all kinds of landscapes and climates, humans have used their architectural ingeniousness to build amazing dwellings: find them here, from houses on stilts and igloos to tree houses and skyscrapers. Fully illustrated with clear engaging artwork and a clean appealing design. Hardback, 64...
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This is the story of our quest to understand the human brain. Today we often picture it as a computer. Earlier scientists thought about it as a telephone switchboard, a clock, and all manner of fantastic mechanical or hydraulic devices. Could the right metaphor unlock its...
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Comedian Robin Ince quickly abandoned science at school, bored by a fog of dull lessons and intimidated by the barrage of equations. But, twenty years later, he fell in love and he now presents one of the world's most popular science podcasts. Every year he...
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This book awakens readers to the appeal of geometry by placing the focus squarely on geometry's visually compelling features and intrinsic elegance. Geometry is more than axioms, postulates, theorems, and proofs - it's the science of beautiful and extraordinary geometric relationships. Who knew that straight...
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Quantum physicist, New York Times bestselling author, and BBC host Jim Al-Khalili reveals how 8 lessons from the heart of science can help you get the most out of life. Today’s world is unpredictable and full of contradictions, and navigating its complexities while trying to...
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Lexical perplexities and cracking conundrums from across the globe, The Language Lover's Puzzle Book is a book of more than 100 surprising and entertaining puzzles that celebrate the amazing diversity of the world of words and language. Featuring a huge variety of ancient, modern and even invented languages,...
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"THE LEARNED MAID' or, Whether a MAID may be a Scholar? A LOGICK EXERCISE Written In Latine by that incomparable Virgin Anna Maria à Schurman of Utrecht". This 1659 essay (which naturally includes some epistles to the famous Gassendus and others), firmly argues that yes, she may....
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Despite idiomatic warnings not to judge a book by its cover, nevertheless there are some books which grab our attention and whose covers become instant classics. The Look of the Book is a stylish examination of the art of the book cover through notable examples and the...
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This is a madman’s library of eccentric and extraordinary volumes from around the world, many of which had been completely forgotten. Books written in blood and books that kill, books of the insane and books that hoaxed the globe, books invisible to the naked eye...
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Tracking the journey of the ideas of Euclid, Galen and Ptolemy through seven cities and over a thousand years from sixth century Alexandria to the printing presses of Venice, this is a vivid and evocative work of history with a wonderful cast of characters. Paperback,...
