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Hardie Grant Books Paris: Through a Fashion Eye: Special Edition
Book SynopsisFrom globally renowned illustrator Megan Hess, this special enlarged and updated edition of the bestselling travel guide Paris: Through A Fashion Eye shares the best places to play, sleep, eat and of course shop in the City of Lights. Paris is the epitome of style, an epicentre of elegance, and a must-see on every fashion-lover’s list. But where to visit, and what to do? With her inimitable fashion eye, Megan Hess takes you on a personal tour of her favourite places. From people-watching on rue Saint-Honoré to cocktails at the Ritz, this is Paris at its most chic. Filled with Megan’s stunning illustrations, Paris: Through A Fashion Eye reveals the city as you’ve never seen it before. This special edition features a larger format, beautiful new cover, new revised content and a ribbon.
£17.60
Hardie Grant Books New York: Through a Fashion Eye: Special Edition
Book SynopsisThis special enlarged and updated edition of the international bestseller New York: Through A Fashion Eye shares the best places to play, sleep, eat and of course shop in the Big Apple, from globally renowned illustrator Megan Hess. Skyscrapers, honking cabs and chic New Yorkers strutting the sidewalks – it's a city like no other. But where to visit, and what to do? Let Megan Hess take you on a fashion-lover's adventure through the city that never sleep – from breakfast at Tiffany's to people watching in Central Park. Filled with Megan’s elegant, detailed illustrations, New York: Through A Fashion Eye in an insider's guide to one of the world's most-loved fashion cities. This special edition features a larger format, beautiful new cover, revised content and a ribbon. Trade Review "A little guilty pleasure to add to your pre-NY reading list” – International Traveller "What I love about this book is that it’s not just an incredibly elegant book of illustrations, Megan provides the ultimate fashion insider’s travel guide to the hotels, museums, restaurants, bars, events ands stores of one of the most iconic cities in the world." – STEELEMyStyle Blog
£18.70
Ebury Publishing The Curated Closet
Book SynopsisGet the wardrobe you’ve always wanted, filled with only those pieces that you love to put on and that make you look and feel amazing.Trade ReviewThis chic, thoughtful book is full of genius methods for taking control of your look, your habits, your budget, and your wardrobe. Best of all, it helps you discover your own unique style rather than follow the trends – authenticity is always in fashion! * Alison Freer, author of How to Get Dressed *In a world inundated with fast fashion and rapidly changing trends, it's easy for our closets to become graveyards of misguided purchases. In the midst of plenty, identifying our personal style can feel harder than ever. Anuschka Rees's The Curated Closet is a smart, straightforward manual that encourages readers to discover what they like and to develop a wardrobe that makes getting dressed easier. Anuschka's pragmatic book should be required reading for anyone familiar with staring at a closet full of clothes and stil feeling like they don't have anything to wear.' * Erin Boyle, author of Simple Matters *
£18.00
Quarto Publishing PLC London Villages
Book SynopsisAn intimate guide to the villages of London, filled with great ideas for days out which will delight tourists and locals alike.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Central MARYLEBONE VILLAGE • SHEPHERD MARKET • CONNAUGHT VILLAGE • EAST BLOOMSBURY • EXMOUTH MARKET • BERMONDSEY STREET • LOWER BELGRAVIA North PRIMROSE HILL • CROUCH END • HIGHGATE VILLAGE • CAMDEN PASSAGE • STOKE NEWINGTON CHURCH STREET • HAMPSTEAD VILLAGE South EAST DULWICH • BELLENDEN ROAD • BRIXTON VILLAGE • CHELSEA GREEN • NORTHCOTE ROAD • ABBEVILLE VILLAGE East WHITECROSS VILLAGE • COLUMBIA ROAD • BROADWAY MARKET • VICTORIA PARK VILLAGE • SHOREDITCH VILLAGE West QUEEN'S PARK • TURNHAM GREEN • BARNES VILLAGE • LITTLE VENICE • GOLBORNE ROAD • CLARENDON CROSS Index
£9.89
Die Gestalten Verlag The Monocle Guide to Shops, Kiosks and Markets
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£28.00
Die Gestalten Verlag Think Big - Shop Small: Unique Stores and
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£28.00
HarperCollins Publishers Inc 101 Reasons to Shop
Book SynopsisLet's be honest. True shoppers don't need more excuses to go spend money, any more than we need those killer black snakeskin platform pumps for this fall. Filled with illustrations, this book inspires shoppers everywhere - and who knows? The subsequent spending spree just might help end the recession.
£12.34
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Paris Style Guide
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£21.59
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Insider Brooklyn A Curated Guide to New York
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£17.99
HarperCollins Publishers Inc Insider London
Book SynopsisSophisticated shopping and travel expert Rachel Felder, the author of Insider Brooklyn, takes you deep into the heart of the world’s most visited city—London—with her painstakingly curated selection of 200 not-to-be-missed destinations—major retailers, specialty boutiques, hotels, cultural venues, restaurants, cafes, and bars—hundreds of colorful photographs, a specially commissioned illustrated map, and an index of listings.In the past decade, London has consistently been the world’s top destination among international travelers, including nearly nineteen million visitors in 2015 alone. In this beautifully designed, practical, and portable compendium, Rachel, a widely published journalist specializing in fashion, beauty, travel, and trends, takes you on a unique, personalized tour of the city that is her second home. Insider London is, in essence, Rachel’s very own little black book, an annotated guide to the best of the city: heritage businesses and upstart boutiques, established and burgeoning neighborhoods, from Mayfair to trendy Shoreditch, and filled with essential information only a savvy Londoner would know. The coverage includes: City Essentials’ Hotels, Museums and Galleries, Parks and Open Spaces, Live Music Venues, and Theaters Shops—Department Stores, Clothing and Fashion Accessories Beauty, Grooming, and Wellness Décor, Flowers, and Items for the Home Stationery, Books and Gifts Markets Food and Drink—Restaurants; Pubs, Gastropubs, and Cocktail Bars; Quick Bites, Bakeries and Takeaways; Fish and Chips; Afternoon Tea; Coffee Bars and Tea Houses Listings Index Every entry—from appointment-only boutiques to unique galleries to unusual tea purveyors—have been chosen with Felder’s refined tastemaker’s eye, including new discoveries, blink-and-you’ll-miss-it neighborhood gems, and quintessential mainstays. Rachel describes each venue in detail, highlighting its specialties and profiling the experience, and provides its complete street address, phone number, website, and closest tube station. An indispensable guide for London dwellers and visitors, Insider London is also visual feast for Anglophiles who simply want to dream about it and shop it from home.Trade Review"If you're planning a trip to London and want to make sure you have a jolly old time, pick up Rachel Felder's new book 'Insider London.'" -- Newsday "Stunning... With its striking photography, it is a masterstroke of Englishness: stylish, eccentric and utterly brilliant." -- BlackBook
£16.99
Penguin Books Ltd The Alcorithm
Book SynopsisDiscover your new favourite wines, beers, spirits and cocktails in this unique and ingenious guide, led by your own taste buds''All about the pleasures of raising a glass. This book tells you what to try next and why . . . Cheers!'' Michel Roux Jr''A kind of Flavour Thesaurus but for drinks. A joyful, thoughtful labyrinth in which you can happily lose yourself for hours'' Daily Telegraph''From floral to fruity, smoky to spicy, this invaluable tome will tell you how to hit every flavour high note'' Esquire''s ''Best Cocktail Books of 2023''**Finalist in the Guild of Food Writers Award for Drinks Book of the Year**________Do you always ask for the same old wine, the usual pint, the reliable spirit? It''s all too easy to play it safe, and finding new favourites can take time and effort.Until now.Using the algorithm ''If you like this, you''ll love that'', this ingenious guide will lead you by your taste buds, using your existing favourite drinks and flavours to reveal vast varieties that will also suit your palate.Fan of New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc? Try Sancerre for similar grassy notes.Partial to Vintage Champagne? Believe it or not, you may also like a Brown Porter.Those who enjoy Scotch Single Malt Whisky should give a Californian Pinot Noir a go, while a preference for Pornstar Martinis suggests you''ll also be fond of Japanese Sake.Exploring the gamut of flavour styles, from floral and fruity to smoky and spicy, then showcasing all the drinks in which you can find them, from wine, beer, cider, tequila and vodka through to tea, coffee, mixers and everything in betweenThere''s a whole universe of incredible wine, beer, spirits and cocktails just waiting to be discovered and enjoyed - if only we can step outside that comfort zone.This book will show you how.________''Rob Buckhaven will help you discover your new favourite tipple . . . He knows his stuff and his enthusiasm is infectious'' Sunday ExpressTrade ReviewA kind of Flavour Thesaurus but for drinks of all kinds including peppermint tea, sauvignon blanc, chartreuse and stout, it parses liquids by their aromatic notes and flavours, so that you can look up one drink or taste you enjoy and follow the scent-trail to another you might want to try . . . Open at any page and you're immediately plunged into a joyful, thoughtful labyrinth in which you can happily lose yourself for hours * Telegraph *Rob Buckhaven will help you discover your new favourite tipple. He knows his stuff and his enthusiasm is infectious * Sunday Express *A light-hearted and informative read. The Alcorithm romps confidently through major flavour profiles, using an 'if you like this , you'll love that' philosophy. Buckhaven's 14 years of wine and spirits experience really shows * Club Oenologique *From floral to fruity, smoky to spicy, this invaluable tome will tell you how to hit every flavour high note * Esquire’s 'Best Cocktail Books of 2023' *This book is all about the pleasures of raising a glass. It sets about questioning the myths and science of taste in a simple, fun yet authoritative way. We all have our favourite tipple and are creatures of habit but this book tells you what to try next and why... cheers ! -- Michel Roux Jr
£16.14
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc A Healthier Home
Book Synopsis “If you are looking for a tangible, stress-free guide to protect you and your family from everyday environmental toxins, THIS IS IT!”—Dr. Vivian Chen, MD, founder of Plateful Health and Detox RightWith all the time spent at home in recent years, you probably realize how much the inside of your home contributes to your mental and physical health, for better or worse. But did you know that the Environmental Protection Agency estimates that indoor air is 2–5 times (and occasionally more than 100 times) more polluted than outdoor air?The good news is that you can control and improve the environment inside your home, and A Healthier Home provides an accessible, room-by-room roadmap for doing just that. Wherever you are on your journey to a healthier home, author and founder of A Little Less Toxic, Shawna Holman, offers realistic steps you can take to maintain a less toxic living environment thatTable of ContentsContents Introduction Quick Start Guide What is Toxic? On Toxins and Terminology Important Terms Common Toxins Found in the Home Certifications the Living Room (and Other Shared Spaces) Indoor Air Quality How to Improve Indoor Air Quality Go Further, When Finances Allow Walls, Furniture, Floors, and More Walls Furniture Floors Miscellaneous Materials EMF Protection Cleaning Aroma the Kitchen and Food Food When to Buy Organic The Pantry Fermented Foods and Eggs Produce The Freezer Pots, Pans, and Bakeware Stainless-Steel Pans Cast-Iron Pans Baking, Mixing, and Measuring Tools and Gadgets Cleaning Products Simple DIY Recipes Cleaning Tips the Bathroom The Big Picture Bath and Shower Water Cotton Products Shower Curtains Bath Mat Towels and Washcloths Cotton Hygiene Products Feminine Hygiene Products Toilet Paper Personal Care Products Hair Care Oral Hygiene Toothpaste Tooth Whitening Skin Care How to Oil Cleanse Simple DIY Recipes Detox Baths Epsom Salts Baths Lymphatic System Care Dry Brushing Gua Sha The Medicine Cabinet First-Aid Kit the Laundry Room The Washing Machine The Detergent (etc.) Fabric Softener Bleach Treating Stains the Bedroom Everything for the Bed Mattress Pillows Bedding More than Materials Blue Light and Electronics Bedroom Activities Candles Contraceptive Options Lube Outside the Home Get Outside! Sun Protection Insect Protection Grounding The Garden Pest Control Compost Watering Resources Acknowledgments About the Author Dedication Index
£18.04
Ethical Marketing Group The Good Shopping Guide
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£13.46
Griffin Publishing Markets of Provence
Book SynopsisProvence is justly famous for its dazzling light, vibrant colours, rich history, and flavourful foods and wines. In Markets of Provence, Marjorie Williams whisks you away to 30 of the best. This pocketable guide, complete with detailed maps and organised by days of the week, gives you all the information you need for your visit.
£14.99
Arcadia Publishing Kaufmanns Department Store Images of America
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£19.99
Hot Key Books This Old Thing
Book SynopsisGive your wardrobe a thoroughly modern vintage makeover with Dawn O'Porter and her team of style experts!Tying-in to her new prime-time six-part Channel 4 show of the same name, journalist Dawn O'Porter is a woman on a mission: to ignite Britain's passion for vintage fashion!Trade ReviewThis guide to vintage shopping also includes tips for transforming old clothes * Prima magazine *
£16.00
Random House USA Inc The Essential Good Food Guide: The Complete
Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to buying, storing, and enjoying whole foods, in full color for the first time and revised and updated throughout. Make smart choices at the store and at the stove. An inspiring and indispensable one-stop resource, The Essential Good Food Guide is your key to understanding how to buy, store, and enjoy whole foods. Margaret M. Wittenberg shares her insider’s knowledge of products available at national retailers and natural foods markets, providing at-a-glance buying guides. Her ingredient profiles include detailed preparation advice, such as dried bean cooking times, cooking ratios of whole grains to water, culinary oil smoke points, and much more. She also clarifies confusing food labels, misleading marketing claims, and common misperceptions about everyday items, allowing you to maximize the benefits of whole foods cooking. With full-color photography, this new edition of The Essential Good Food Guide is fully revised with the most up-to-date advice on organics, heirloom grains and legumes, gluten-free cooking options, and the new varieties of fruits and vegetables popping up at farmers’ markets across the country to help you make the most of your time in the grocery aisle and the kitchen.
£18.99
Charlesbridge Publishing,U.S. ThriftStyle: The Ultimate Bargain Shopper's Guide
Book SynopsisA must-have guide for bargain-hunting fashionistas looking to make a statement without sabotaging their budgets.With this easy-to-use resource, savvy shoppers can cultivate upscale, upcycled wardrobes at thrift and consignment store prices.Shoppers will learn to navigate the racks of their local consignment shop, spot name brands like Versace, Dior, and Burberry, select the best quality items, and repair secondhand clothes that need some love. Photo-filled chapters on thrifted handbags, jewelry, scarves, and other accessories show what''s available and give tips for distinguishing quality items from fakes. Interviews with expert tailors, dry cleaners, shoe repair wizards, and fabric-dyeing professionals explain what makes a damaged piece of clothing worth renovating. Before-and-after photos show what can be done to refashion less-than-perfect finds.
£12.34
Birlinn General The Pocket Guide to Whisky: Featuring the Whisky
Book SynopsisNew edition of the bestselling guide to whisky. The ever-expanding world of whisky can be a daunting one, with a deluge of new brands, distilleries and literature on the subject making it all but impossible for the amateur whisky drinker to find their way. Blair Bowman provides a compact and accessible, easy-to-use guide to help budding whisky enthusiasts on their way. The Pocket Guide to Whisky explores every kind of whisky, from the well-known Scottish giants of Glenlivet, to the exotic Japanese Hibiki, and includes the ever-growing and hotly debated blended whiskies too! This little volume will tell you everything you need to know, from what to look for in whisky and what to avoid, to getting the best value for money to the perfect accompaniments to your dram and the ideal whisky for every occasion.Trade Review'the map focuses on flavours instead of regions, concentrating on the tastes and textures of the tipples … While the pocket-guide is clearly written with dipping in-and-out in mind or as a gift, it works really well too as a book to demolish in a single sitting' * Scottish Field *'If you would really like to get into the ins and outs of the dram, the Pocket Guide to Whisky is going to help you on your way' -- Jackie Brambles * BBC Radio Scotland *'Blair Bowman and Nikki Welch have updated their beginners’ pamphlet on navigating whisky by adding the many Scottish micro-distilleries that have opened since they published their original edition and by including the WhiskyTubeMap, which visually arranges selected whiskies on "lines" according to flavor' * Forbes.com *
£9.49
Headline Publishing Group How to Go Plastic Free: Eco Tips for Busy People
Book SynopsisPacked with simple and practical ways to start reducing the amount of plastic you use, How to Go Plastic Free will show you how to eliminate plastic from your life, one step at a time. With 100 easy-to-follow tips championing the plastic-free cause, this is the stress-free, guilt-free guide to: • Getting started simply • Plastic-free eating and drinking • Maintaining the lifestyle you love, without plastic • Shopping responsibly and resourcefully • Creative ways to phase plastic out of your life. Table of ContentsIntroduction. Start simple. Eating and drinking. Clean living. Getting creative. Smart thinking.
£9.49
September Publishing Europe's Best Bakeries: Over 130 of the Finest
Book SynopsisFrom the splendid Eccles cakes of London's St John Bakery to the delicate pasteis de nata at Manteigaria in Lisbon, Europe's Best Bakeries has baked goods for every taste. This overview of bakeries in the UK, Scandinavia, Eastern Europe, Spain, Greece, Italy, Germany and France is a fascinating, mouth-watering and unique introduction to Europe's long and impressive baking tradition.
£14.44
Murdoch Books Stockholm Style Guide: Eat Sleep Shop
Book SynopsisGet to know Stockholm style, with its fascinating architecture and the most beautiful addresses off the well-known tourist paths. From Scandinavian design gurus in the fashion district to designer hotels in former factories to hip cafes and vegan restaurants - an indispensable companion for those in search of the extraordinary and keen to explore off the well trodden tourist trails.Table of ContentsValkcommen till Stockholm!A Day in StockholmWhere Trends Are Born: NorrmalmWhere the Rich and Beautiful Go: OstermalmRelaxed and Hip: SofoThe Fashionable West of Sodermalm: Mariatorget + HornstullThe City's Charming Historical Heart: Gamla StanCoffee and Art: VasastanThe Best Spots on the Water: KungsholmenAn Island at the Outer Archipelago: SandhamnA Year in StockholmPratar du Svenska?DirectoryAuthor and Photographer
£16.14
Jennifer Walderdorff Ltd Look @ the Labels
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£9.99
Little Bookroom,U.S. Markets Of Paris Second Edition
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£16.19
Lucky Spool Media Southwest Modern: From Marfa to New Mexico: 18
Book SynopsisNever before has there been a book for modern quilters celebrating the rich patterns and colours of the American Southwest. These 15 quilt patterns and three smaller projects are a graphic interpretation of all that this rich landscape provides. The simple piecing featuring a balanced use of negative space is designed to appeal to beginners and experienced quilters alike. Author Kristi Schroeder celebrates five separate regions, one in each chapter. Each quilt is photographed on location with an accompanying colour story to support the design. Included is a list of the author's favourite places to shop, eat and play in each location. Trade ReviewModern and exciting improvisational methods of quilting. Great on design, colour and machine quilting with projects you'll want to make. This is the sort of book where you want to start making immediately. The projects look fresh and usable and are based in tradition. This book introduces three improv piecing techniques and traditional techniques such as log cabins and needle turn appliqué to marry old and new with a complete twist. There are 18 projects in all with a wide range of appeal. The book includes Creating With Strips, Strata and Slice and Insert improv methods. There are design tips and information for quilting on your home machine as well as special instructions for piecing curves, sewing triangles, quilt as you go, needle turn appliqué and hand quilting. Instructions are very clear and beautifully presented and include at-a-glance Materials, cutting and finished size, construction and excellent photographs and diagrams. Projects include baby quilts, cushions, throws, table runners, coasters, wall hanging, table mats and quilts in different sizes. Recommended. -- Karen Platt * www.karenplatt.co.uk *Part quilting manual, part travel guide, this book contains 18 patterns and reads like a holiday brochure for Southwestern America. Even those without the travel bug will appreciate the strikingly modern designs, which are laid out with helpful diagrams and stitching tips - but most of all, the wonderful advice on building colour palettes. * Sew magazine *April 2018 We can all dream. In another life, I’d be tearing around the prairies on my trusty steed, sporting a Stetson, with a quilted throw strewn casually around my shoulders ready to turn into an impromptu campfire blanket. In Southwest Modern, Kristi Schroeder cleverly taps into our wanderlust by creating 18 quilts (many using half-square or half-rectangle triangles) that conjure up the colour and evocative charms of the Southwestern United States. A native Texan, Kristi’s love for travel and the Southwest began as a child and has spanned vast mountain ranges to the Native American culture of Santa Fe. Together with detailed instructions for making quilts, she also shares her favourite places to shop, eat and explore – from museums and galleries to trails and vistas. Originally trained as a graphic designer, Kristi spent several years as an in-house designer at Neiman Marcus, so her all designs are stylish and based on the scenic locations she knows so well. From the oranges and reds of New Mexico to the whites and creams of the Big Bend National Park in West Texas with its wide open spaces, there’s an authenticity about Kristi’s quilts that will have you hankering for re-fried beans – eaten straight from the can. * Popular Patchwork *
£21.24
Juniper Publishing 300 Reasons to Love New York
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£16.96
Juniper Publishing 300 Reasons to Love Paris
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£16.96
The Energy and Resources Institute, TERI Green your life: Green Your Shopping (An
Book SynopsisThis series is a practical guide that aims to make children environment friendly in their everyday life. In all the four titles of Green Your Life. Green Genius, the environment enthusiast, shares practical tips to green his home, shopping, school and neighbourhood and encourages hands-on application of information about ways to save the planet.
£5.22
Lannoo Publishers Schlafen ohne Ruckenschmerzen: Mit dem richtigen
Book SynopsisA lot of people sleep on mattresses that are of poor quality. A good night's rest and a correct sleeping posture can however prevent the onset of a number of common back problems. Roughly 8 out of 10 people suffer from severe back pain at some point during their lives. Of those, almost 10% go on to develop chronic back problems. Give Your Back a Break helps you to minimise the risk of developing back pain. What should you look for when buying a mattress? Should you be thinking in terms of sleeping on an orthopaedic or memory foam mattress? And which is the best position for sleeping? After reading this book you will be as informed as your physiotherapist or general practitioner (or even more so) about the benefits of a healthy spine.
£17.95
Blacksmith Books Chinese Wet Market Handbook: A Guide to Shopping
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£10.44
