Science and technology are interwoven with every aspect of our lives and, with the distinctive topic by topic and spread by spread approach which makes Delius reference so distinctive, The Science Book makes an indispensable and inspiring companion. Discoveries, inventions, theories, natural phenomena are all part of the mix, and 1800 illustrations bring the subject to life as never before.

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Religions of the World provides a highly readable, lucid, expert and wonderfully illustrated overview of the world’s religions, with individual treatments of all the major denominations. The focus is on belief, history and practice, and on how religions compare with each other. This is very much a book for today’s world, in which religion as a personal, political and cultural expression is more important than ever.

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The ultimate single-volume illustrated history – 656pp, 4000 illustrations. The closest any book has ever come to bringing history to life!

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A formidable achievement – an overview of every category of knowledge – distilling key information and stimulating links in a way an encyclopedia cannot do. Indispensable reading for our times.

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A chronologically organized who’s who of the Bible – a vivid introduction to the men and women who helped form Christian belief and identity.

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From the caves of Lascaux and Altamira to the post-modern world, the history of world art captured in one small, wonderfully illustrated volume.

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From the earliest Neolithic structures to the exciting world of contemporary architecture, this book will inspire, entertain, inform and educate in equal measure.

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From the dawn of history to the 21st century, indispensable reading and reference for student, armchair historians and the wider public, with a wealth of illustrations providing an exciting counterpoint to the text.

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An easy-to-use, compact guide to world of the movies – directors, classic movies, movements, techniques, stars and celebrity, national cinema, world cinema ...from the Lumiere brothers to Tarantino, Garbo to Kidman, Hollywood to Bollywood

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The myths which underpinned the world’s great cultures – Aztec, Aborigine, Inca, Icelandic, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Celtic, Germanic... creation myths, epic voyages, floods, underworlds and much more.  Art has always celebrated myth: this indispensable volume draws on that legacy to great effect.

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Design is everywhere: our bed, toothbrush, clothes, car, computer… the latest Essential guide introduces all most important movements, key figures and groups, their works and selected masterpieces (with feature spreads), techniques, technologies. Divided into two major sections: the history mid 18th century to late 1990s, and ‘Design today’, with a focus on international designers, groups or brands, and recent trends and ideas. A marvellous and inspiring introduction

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600 photos capturing American life and landscape. A wonderful introduction to a country we may think we know - but how much do we really know?

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600 photos capturing South African life and landscape - its dramatic mountains and coasts, its people, culture, wildlife and not least its sport. Published in the year the football World Cup comes to South Africa and puts this amazingly diverse and vibrant country on the map as never before.

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China ancient and especially modern dramatically conveyed through 600 photos from first-hand sources. Wonderful introduction to the most diverse country on earth.

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India ancient and especially modern dramatically conveyed through 600 photos from first-hand sources. Wonderful introduction to the most diverse country on earth.

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