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With full-color photographs, floor plans, and architectural sketches, Creative Offices features the most innovative, creative and efficient office designs from the world's most respected and cutting-edge businesses. For each office featured, the company who works within is interviewed and has a question-and-answer section explaining which elements of their office's designs work for them in their day-to-day work and meetings with clients. The creative minds behind the architecture and the offices' interior design and decoration are also interviewed, explaining the major considerations they had when creating each environment, what inspired them and how they combined practical considerations with their innovative aesthetic design ideas. Rather than have only one voice give an impression of each space, Creative Offices allows those most involved in developing the environments the opportunity to explain their work, making this an ideal office design sourcebook for business owners, architects and designers.

Beautifully designed, this work reflects the elegance of its subject, and includes 60 color illustrations throughout of the life and work of Coco Chanel.

Featuring an extensive collection of full-color photographs, 150 Best Eco House Ideas features eco-friendly house designs created by internationally renowned architects and designers who have achieved practical, innovative, and stunning solutions adapted to the specific needs and tastes of their clients. Included here are the latest innovations in sustainable home design, including solar paneling, wind energy systems, environmentally-friendly heating and cooling solutions, thermal glazing, and trombe walls. 150 Best Eco House Ideas is both the perfect resource for designers, interior decorators, and architects, as well as an inspirational sourcebook for all homeowners interested in creating warm and inviting homes that cause only a fraction of the environmental impact of those created using conventional building methods.

A follow-up to the highly successful New Bars and Restaurants, New Bars and Restaurants 2 takes us on a trip around the world, exploring the newest dining spaces in countries ranging from France to Australia. What ties all of these projects together, however, is their original solutions to the venerable problem of dining design. An imaginative lighting system and the symbolic use of color, for example, are just two of the many design solutions that uncover universes of fantasy in a space where the focus is usually placed on the kitchen.

Organized so as to encourage creativity, serendipitous discovery, and inspiration, Ink Attack is an essential guide to layout design for both amateur and professional designers. The book includes techniques that can be used to enhance any layout, as well as insights into the factors that help to make each layout an effective piece. The styles covered in the volume range from traditional to cutting edge, and will enable any designer to become a more creative thinker and produce fantastic work.

This thirty-ninth edition in the Creativity series displays the best and brightest ideas in advertising and design work from creative professionals around the world. Creativity 39 features more than 1,000 colour photographs and illustrations and covers dozens of categories in both the consumer and trade markets, including advertisements, posters, billboards, brochures, catalogs, calendars, promotional items, corporate identity manuals, magazine covers, web sites, and much more. Creative professionals looking for inspiration or anyone with an interest in quality graphic design, will find Creativity 39 an invaluable resource.

The bestselling mystery author (and hero of ABC's hit series Castle) returns with a new series starring NYPD Homicide Detective Nikki Heat.

After pressing a button on his father's computer, Sam Flynn is transported to the Grid, a place he thought only existed in stories and fantasy. «Tron Legacy» is scheduled to open in theaters on December 17.

Sam Flynn is about to enter a new world. It is a world full of unknown enemies, hi-tech gadgets, and mysterious allies. There is danger at every turn. Unlike Sam, readers have this insider's look at all things Tron.

When Sam Flynn discovers a secret lab in the basement of his father's old arcade, he accidentally gets zapped into a digital frontier. Now, trapped inside this mysterious new world, Sam must face highly trained opponents in a series of games.

All the action and suspense in Walt Disney Studio's «Tron Legacy,» the sequel to 1982's «Tron,» is captured in this Movie Storybook.

After years of living in a tower, Rapunzel sets off on an adventure! Now fans of Walt Disney Studios' animated film can read along as they turn the pages at the sound of the chime. This delightful tale is accompanied by a CD that includes word-for-word narration, sound effects, and original character voices from the hit movie.

A travel agent who longs to travel. An intrepid explorer who just wants to find a place to call home. And a Big Idea that changes everything! When Harri Langton finds herself locked in the Ladies' loo at Stone Langley Village Hall, she has plenty of time to muse on the events leading up to officially The Worst Night of Her Life! Harri is a travel agent with a shameful secret. Despite possessing extensive knowledge of places around the globe, she's never set foot outside the UK. Few of Harri's friends understand her longing to see the world — least of all her boyfriend Rob who still hasn't proposed after seven years of waiting. But when Alex Brannan arrives in town, Harri finds a kindred spirit. A globe-trotting traveller for the past ten years, Alex's stories light up Harri's world, and in return she becomes his confidante, sharing the highs and lows of his awful love life. But everything changes when Alex's aunt suggests her Big Idea — offering Alex up on a plate to the female readership of It's My Life magazine. How will Alex feel about being sold off as a prize bull? Will Rob ever step up and propose? And will Harri's dreams of exploration ever become a reality? An enthralling tale for fans of Harriet Evans and Richard Curtis films from a dazzling star in women's fiction.

Dr Katherine Roberts is a lecturer at Oxford University and an expert on all things Austen. But she has a guilty secret; a love of racy Regency novels by Lorna Warwick. She's even struck up a long-distance friendship with the novelist and the two of them have been sharing their closest confidences. When Katherine gets her yearly invite to a Jane Austen Conference at the magnificent Purley Hall in Hampshire, she sincerely hopes that Lorna will be in attendance as well. She can hardly wait to meet her new friend, but it seems that Lorna may not have been completely honest with her! Meanwhile, hopeless romantic Robyn Love is at her happiest when her head is stuck in one of Jane Austen's novels — if only her boyfriend Jace Collins could be more like Colin Firth. The weekend retreat is the perfect opportunity for Robyn to escape from reality for a few days — especially when she meets handsome stablehand Dan. But Jace isn't going to be so easy to shrug off. With misunderstandings, muddles and a few shocking revelations, the weekend proves to be even more than they bargained for. Like all true Jane Austen heroines, Katherine and Robyn will discover that finding their own Mr Darcy is far from easy!

Half-human and half-faery, Ani is driven by her hungers. And those same cravings also attract powerful enemies and uncertain allies — including Devlin, the assassin who is brother to the faeries' High Queen. Ani and Devlin are drawn together, each with reasons to fear the other and to fear for one another. But as they grow closer a larger threat imperils the whole of Faerie. Will saving the faery realm mean losing each other? Alluring romance, heart-stopping danger, and sinister intrigue combine in the penultimate volume of Melissa Marr's New York Times bestselling Wicked Lovely series.

A is for Always, that's where we embark... Two children, treasure map in hand, and their pet gazelle sneak past their father, out of their house, and into a world beneath the city, where monsters and pirates roam. Will they find the treasure? Will they make it out alive? The Dangerous Alphabet is a tale of adventure, piracy, danger, and heroism told in twenty-six alphabetical lines — although even the alphabet is not to be relied upon here. A delightfully dangerous journey from national bestselling author Neil Gaiman and the monstrously talented Gris Grimly, The Dangerous Alphabet is sure to captivate and chill young readers.

The exciting conclusion to the series that begins in the «New York Times» bestseller «The Luxe.»

House is a medical mystery show with a veritable Sherlock Holmes at its helm who uses all pieces of medical evidence to diagnose even the most complex cases, and the eponymously named book will be a must have for the show's devoted viewership. This is the first authorised companion to the Emmy Award-winning medical drama of the same name, based on unprecedented access to the actors and creative staff, including star Hugh Laurie and creator David Shore, and will contain never-before-seen photos from various shooting locations on and off set.

MEET BIG NATE: How d you like to be 11 years old, 4 1/2 feet tall, and the all-time record holder for detentions in school history? (118 and counting...!) He s Nate Wright, 6th grade Renaissance Man, prone to accidental antics. Equipped with only a #2 pencil and the unshakable belief that he s #1, Big Nate fights a daily battle against overzealous teachers, undercooked cafeteria food and all-around conventionality. Nate Wright knows he s meant for big things. REALLY big things. After all, he s a self-described genius. Trouble always seems to find him, but Nate keeps his cool no matter what. He knows he s destined for greatness. A fortune cookie told him so.

One Fifth Avenue is The Building--the chicest, the hottest, the best pedigreed, with all the most interesting people. It's the One to Get Into. Within its pre-war walls the lives of New York City's cultural elite play out: from an over-40 actress whose comeback proves that women of style are truly ageless, to the spoiled and confident recent college grad whose mother expects to find the right man to launch her daughter into high society, to the grande-dame gossip columnist who's seen it all. As in her previous books, Candace Bushnell turns her eagle eye on the social and sexual politics of New Yorkers in an era when any kind of fame is like hard currency, and you are where you live.

Christmas has always been a sad time for young widow Holly Brown, so when she's asked to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, the opportunity to hide herself away is irresistible — the perfect excuse to forget about the festivities. Sculptor, Jude Martland, is determined that this year there will be no Christmas after his brother runs off with his fiancee and he is keen to avoid the family home. However, he will have to return by Twelfth Night, when the hamlet of Little Mumming hold their historic festivities and all of his family are required to attend. Meanwhile, Holly is finding that if she wants to avoid Christmas, she has come to the wrong place. When Jude unexpectedly returns on Christmas Eve he is far from delighted to discover that Holly seems to be holding the very family party he had hoped to avoid. Suddenly, the blizzards come out of nowhere and the whole village is snowed in. With no escape, Holly and Jude get much more than they bargained for — it looks like the twelve days of Christmas are going to be very interesting indeed!

Celebrating its 30th anniversary, this latest edition of Collins' multimillion-selling dictionary comes with a newly updated Phrasefinder supplement making it the perfect choice for anyone needing a portable, up-to-the-minute French dictionary. Features include: All the latest words in both languages, such as downloadable, Wi-Fi in English, and empreinte ecologique, podcaster in French; Full GCSE coverage; User-friendly Phrasefinder supplement for travellers, including a new menu-reader section; FREE download of Collins phrases for your iPod or mobile phone; Clear, colour layout, useful examples, language and cultural notes Combining the best traditions of Collins dictionary-making with the latest innovations in technology, the Collins Gem French Dictionary has been designed to give travellers, students, business people and the general user alike all the information they need in a handy, take-anywhere format.Includes all the latest words reflecting changes in modern lifestyle, as well as all the features you would expect from a Collins dictionary: an easy-to-read colour layout, special treatment of key words such as can, that, faire, quoi, notes about life in French-speaking countries and warnings on commonly confused words. The Phrasefinder section has been developed to give travellers on business, school and leisure trips all the essential phrases they need. Divided into sections such as Getting Around, Accommodation and Complaints, this is an instant reference available when you need it most. Also, new to this edition, is a menu-reader section — a quick guide to the most common words and phrases you will find in French cafes and restaurants, ensuring you always get what you expect from a meal out. Available free from www.collinslanguage.com: a trial version of our iPod and mobile phone downloads of the Phrasefinder supplement — the perfect audiovisual guides to all your essential travel phrases.Also available in the Collins French dictionary range are Collins French School Dictionary, Collins Easy Learning French Dictionary, Collins French Dictionary & Grammar and Collins French Phrasebooks for mobile phone and iPod.

A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a mother who comes to resent her daughter's success. 'These books are dramatic, and concentrate on the solution to situations which arise out of the high tensions in life.' Max Mallowan Ann Prentice falls in love with Richard Cauldfield and hopes for new happiness. Her only child, Sarah, cannot contemplate the idea of her mother marrying again and wrecks any chance of her remarriage. Resentment and jealousy corrode their relationship as each seeks relief in different directions. Are mother and daughter destined to be enemies for life or will their underlying love for each other finally win through?

A newly reissued edition of Agatha Christie's 'Mary Westmacott' novel, a Crime of the Heart novel about a soldier who returns from the grave. Vernon Deyre is a sensitive and brilliant musician, even a genius. But there is a high price to be paid for his talent, especially by his family and the two women in his life. His sheltered childhood in the home he loves has not prepared Vernon for the harsh reality of his adult years, and in order to write the great masterpiece of his life, he has to make a crucial decision with no time left to count the cost!