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Discover everything you ever wanted to know about the world's greatest novels.

From medieval romances and tales of chivalry...

What goes into creating art? How can we learn to "read" paintings? What are the key elements of composition?

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Travel through time to discover the paintings, sculptures, and decorative objects that enrich our world.
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Discover the extraordinary stories behind the world's missing works of art.

Travel back in time to discover works of art that...

Discover the world's greatest myths and legends - from Greek mythology to Norse mythology - in this comprehensive guide.

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Decode the secrets and uncover the origins and meanings of over 2,000 signs and symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day...

Learn about the world's greatest classical compositions and musical traditions in The Classical Music Book.

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Learn about the world's greatest detective in The Sherlock Holmes Book.

Part of the fascinating Big Ideas series, this book...

Monet's dazzling depictions of flowers, sunsets, fields, and oceans, in which line and shape are suggested through pure colour,...

Modern art begins with Goya. He was the first to create works of art for their own sake, and he lived in a time of incredible...

Mercurial, saturnine, scandalous and unpredictable, Caravaggio - as a man, as a character and as an artist - holds dramatic...

No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. Here fifty of the most important works from the early...

Paul Gauguin created some of the most advanced art in a brilliant generation of artists - all of whom struggled against the...

Paul Cezanne challenged convention and pioneered new possibilities in painting. He was remarkable for his ability to perceive and...

A perceptive and detailed account of the artist Paul Cezanne, who uniquely bridged the gap between the Impressionist and Cubist...

Buildings are driven by human emotions and desires; hope, power, money, sex, the idea of home.

In Why We Build Rowan Moore...

Award-winning author Simon Winder takes us through the legacy of one of Britain's most influential and enduring cultural figures,...

A hatchet job isn't just a bad review, it's a total trashing. Mark Kermode is famous for them - Pirates of the Caribbean, Sex and...

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The bestselling guide to improving musical performance

The Inner Game of Music is the battle that all musicians have to fight...

Set against the backdrop of war, revolution, and regicide, and moving from London to Venice, Mantua, Madrid, Paris and the Low...

Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one of the most beautiful glass buildings in...

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In recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. People, many of whom have already...

Edward Hopper (1882-1967) is something of an American success story, if only his success had come swifter. At the age of 40, he...

Several years ago Sally Muir began a project, posting dog art daily, which became the best-selling book A Dog A Day. Through the...

The definitive account of the modern art made in St Ives between the 1930s and the 1960s, telling the story of this extraordinary...

A light-hearted look at art through canine eyes.

Join dachshunds Ned and Henry for an energetic romp through the world of art,...

A collection of exquisite paintings of a wide range of chickens, ducks and geese from renowned artist Madeleine Floyd,...

Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul...

What is it about Friends that makes such comforting viewing?

Has it stood the test of time?

The world's most popular...

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Who made the phone call that got HBO to launch the show? What’s the significance of all those eggs? And, what the hell ever...