Search results for ""Thames and Hudson Ltd""

Emma Reuss trained in garden design at Capel Manor College, Middlesex. She has written for Country Life, the Guardian, Saga Magazine and the Garden Design Journal, and contributed to the BBC and Royal Horticultural Society gardening websites. She was awarded Best Trade Journalist in 2011 for her features about garden design and designers. She has kept her own design skills honed, creating many lovely outdoor spaces, as well as cultivating plants and vegetables in her own compact London garden.

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Jeremy Black is one of the UK's most respected and prolific historians. He is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange, Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University and a renowned expert on the history of war. His recent books include A Brief History of Italy and A Brief History of Spain.

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The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon is the global centre for learning about and experiencing the works, life and times of the world's best-known writer. Through the five historic Shakespeare family homes, internationally designated museum collections and award-winning learning programmes, the Trust provides imaginative, immersive and interactive opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds, attracting approximately three-quarters of a million visitors each year.

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Simon Carter is an Australian rock climber and photographer. He began working as a professional photographer, and established Onsight Photography in 1994. Since then, he has travelled widely and built up an extensive body of work encompassing many of the world's best climbing destinations. Carter is the recipient of several photography accolades and the author of four previous coffee-table books, including Images from the Edge (2005), which won the Mountain Image award at the Banff Mountain Book Festival.

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Philip Matyszak has a doctorate in Roman history from St John's College, Oxford. He is the author of many books on classical civilization, including Chronicle of the Roman Republic, The Enemies of Rome, The Sons of Caesar, Ancient Rome on Five Denarii a Day, Ancient Athens on Five Drachmas a Day, Lives of the Romans (with Joanne Berry) and Legionary.

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Sarah Evans became a full-time artist, specializing in prints and drawings, after working as an architect for fifteen years. In 2017, she started a new series, My Still Life, which marked a departure from her signature architectural style and instead focused on hyper-real pencil drawings of modern foodstuffs with a playful edge. Sarah also works with Derwent to inspire new artists to experiment with coloured pencils.

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Salam Kaoukji is curator and collection manager of The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, and an editor of Thames & Hudson's long-running and acclaimed series of catalogues. Her previous books include Precious Indian Weapons and other Princely Accoutrements (2017) and Treasury of the World: Jewelled Arts of India in the Age of the Mughals (with Manuel Keene, 2001).

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Miren Arzalluz is curator and head of collections at Fundación Cristóbal Balenciaga. Olivier Saillard is a fashion historian and director of the Alaïa Foundation.

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Christina Harrison worked at Kew for over 20 years and was the editor of Kew magazine until 2020. She is the author of Kew's Big Trees and Treasured Trees. Tony Kirkham worked at Kew for over 43 years and was the Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens until his retirement in 2021. A world-renowned tree expert, he is the author of several books on plant history including, as co-author, Wilson's China: A Century On.

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Yuval Zommer is an award-winning and bestselling author, illustrator, and environmentalist based in London. He studied at the Royal College of Art, and worked for many years as a creative director at leading advertising agencies before becoming an author and illustrator. Titles in his Big Book series have been world-wide bestsellers.

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Charles Messenger spent nineteen years in the Royal Tank Regiment before pursuing a career as a military historian and defence analyst. He is the author of over 40 books, including The Art of Blitzkrieg, The Commandos 1940 1946 and The Second World War in the West. He has also written biographies of three of the major German players in Normandy von Rundstedt, Rommel and Sepp Dietrich. He has written and co-directed major television series for BBC Worldwide. James Holland is an author and broadcaster who specialises in World War II. He is the author of both fiction and non-fiction books on the subject, including Normandy 44': D-Day and the Battle for France. He is also the co-founder of the Chalke Valley History Festival and presents the podcast We Have Ways of Making you Talk with Al Murray.

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Mark Avery is a scientist and naturalist who writes about and comments on environmental issues. He worked for the RSPB for 25 years and was the RSPB's Conservation Director for nearly 13 years. He is a member of the RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust.

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