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      • Photography & photographs
        October 2020

        Deep Space

        THE FURTHEST REACHES OF OUR UNIVERSE

        by Robert Harvey

        Travelling from the edge of our Solar System, through the Milky Way and to the outeredges of the observable universe, Deep Space is a spectacular photographic guide togalaxies, nebulae, supernova and clusters. Learn about the birth of stars in our owngalaxy, planets beyond our own solar system, when they were first discovered and how we have managed to photograph these places.Ranging from the Magellanic Clouds within the Milky Way to stellar life cycles, fromother spiral galaxies such as the Andromeda Galaxy, to the Sombrero Galaxy, and from nebulae such as the Pillars of Creation to black and white dwarfs, this is accessibly written for the general reader to grasp the science and magnitude of deep space.Featuring 200 outstanding images, Deep Space is an exhilarating journey to theoutermost reaches of the Universe.

      • The Arts
        October 2020

        Haiku Illustrated

        by Hart Larrabee

        Haiku is an ancient form of Japanese poetry. Its structure has become popular inother languages and today it is probably the best-known form of poetry worldwide.There are few rules to haiku, but they are strict: 17 phonetic sounds, a sense ofcutting images or ideas, and a reference to a season. From those restrictions, poetshave written about many things, from the year’s first blossom to aging, frommosquitoes humming to insects singing, from catching one’s shadow to crossing astream in the summer.Haiku Illustrated features 75 classic poems from four poets – Matsuo Bashō, YosaBuson, Kobayashi Issa and Masaoka Shiki – which range across more than 200 yearsof Japanese poetry.Each poem is presented in Japanese script, along with romanized Japanese (romaji) and an English translation. Each haiku is accompanied by an artwork illustrating an aspect of the poem, such as the traditional Japanese art of cherry blossom, Mount Fuji or village life. Beautifully produced in traditional Chinese binding and with a timeless design, Haiku Illustrated is an expert celebration of one of the most beautiful and accessible forms of poetry in the world.

      • The Arts
        October 2020

        Bears

        by TOM JACKSON

        Bears is an outstanding collection of photographs showing these fascinating animals in their natural habitat. Arranged in chapters covering anatomy, lifecycle, feeding and cub life, Bears features a wide variety of bears from around the world, including the Florida black bear, the Himalayan black bear, the polar bear and the Kodiak bear. With full captions explaining how the species hunts, feeds and rears its young, Bears is a brilliant examination in 150 colour photographs.

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