Collection: Adult Non-Fiction Paperback

The BP Portrait Award is a showcase for artists specialising in portraiture. This book, a full catalogue of the exhibition, includes reproductions of the prize winners and all entries selected by the judges for display in 2015.

The 20th century coin market offers opportunities for both beginner and serious collector. This reference provides up-to-date pricing, covering bi- and tri-metallic coins, 20th century innovations in world mint products, and more.

Drawing upon cutting-edge neuroscience research, this unique writing guide provides easy-to-follow principles for writing effectively and efficiently.

When businessman John Timpson started his retailing career in 1960, there were no supermarkets, no out-of-town shopping centres and not even a hint of internet shopping. The British high street was full of made-to-measure tailors and traditional grocers. In this book, Timpson shows how successive...

This is a collection of magical creatures from soft toy designer Melly McNeice. Friendly monsters, pretty mermaids and mystical unicorns make up part of this toy sewing pattern collection from Melly & Me, which will capture your imagination as much as your children's.

DK Eyewitness Travel Guide: Florence and Tuscany is your indispensable guide to this beautiful part of the world. The fully updated guide includes unique cutaways, floor plans and reconstructions of the must-see sights, plus street-by-street maps of these cities.

Costume, portraiture, and the presentation of the individual have been intimately linked throughout the history of art. While the face of the person portrayed is often still directly accessible to us, the details and significance of their dress can be less easy to comprehend. Beautifully illustra...

Seated at his desk in Lisbon's Rua dos Douradores, Bernardo Soares, an assistant book-keeper, writes his diary - a self-deprecating reflection on the sheer distance between the loftiness of his feelings and the humdrum reality of his everyday life.