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<p><b>Synonymous with glamour and sophistication, the House of Dolce & Gabbana is one of the best-known luxury fashion brands in the world.</b><br/><br/>Founded in 1985 by Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, the Italian duo have been impressing the fashion world from the very beginning with their unique, show-stopping collections, bold and daring designs and detailed embroidery.<br/><br/>Packed with stunning photographs and expertly written text, <i>Little Book of Dolce & Gabbana</i> pays homage to the brand, from the most-coveted pieces - the sexy floral dress, iconic D&G belt, Miss Sicily bag, statement sunglasses and gorgeous pumps - to their forward-thinking approach towards body positivity and inclusivity for women.</p>

<p>Comprising a vivid and varied series of miniature biographies, revealing profiles, thought-provoking essays and a multitude of previously unknown anecdotes and quotes, <i>Hercules!: The A to Z of Elton John</i> is the perfect compendium for the casual fan or devoted connoisseur, providing a funny, comprehensive and fully alphabetised overview of the star's life and music.<br/><br/>Charting all the highs and lows, the major record releases and the significant tours, the strokes of genius and the bottoms of barrels, this insightful portrait will cover serious subjects such as Elton's battle with the media, his highly publicised addictions, his route to sobriety, his tangled love life and his struggles to come to terms with his sexuality, hair loss and temper. But, as Elton himself always does so well in the hundreds of interviews he has given over the past half-century, his stories will also be told frankly and humorously, his demons now conquered and his success unrelenting.<br/><br/>And at the heart of this book is a joyride through one of the all-time greatest musical catalogues from a brilliant, versatile, glamorous and universally loved pop superstar.</p>

<p><b>The definitive account of the legendary Francis Ford Coppola's decades-long dream to reinvent American film-making, if not the entire world.</b><br/><br/>'Supremely entertaining.' <i>New York Times</i><br/><br/>'Mouth-watering . . . Sizzingly vivid and compulsive.' <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br/><br/>Having conducted hundreds of interviews with Coppola, and those who have worked closely with him, Sam Wasson weaves together an extraordinary portrait. A man who is charming, brilliant, but also plagued by restlessness, recklessness and a desire to operate perpetually at the extremes. It is a story inextricably bound up in the making of one of the greatest quixotic masterpieces ever attempted, <i>Apocalypse Now</i>. That story, already the stuff of legend, has never been fully told until this extraordinary book..</p>

<p>In his foreword to <em>The Ways of Paradise</em>, Peter Cornell presents this so-called found manuscript, the work of a now-deceased, obscure researcher who spent three decades in the National Library of Sweden working on his magnum opus. Upon his death, no trace of this work remains aside from this set of notes and fragments which form an enigmatic set of texts on the connections between art, literature, spirituality and the occult through history, with a particular focus on spirals and labyrinths. Ranging from the Crusades to Ruskin, Freud to surrealism, cubism, automatic writing, Duchamp, the Manhattan Project, Pollock and Smithson, this cult book, first published in Sweden in 1987, is translated into English for the first time by Saskia Vogel. </p>

<b>A WATERSTONES NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE MONTH</b> In this <b>love letter to reading</b>, curated by Pandora Sykes in aid of the National Literacy Trust, bestselling and beloved writers share their favourite books: the ones they hold most dearly, that they return to time and again and that helped make them the writers they are. <b>WITH CONTRIBUTIONS FROM : </b> NICK HORNBY * RUTH OZEKI * ANN PATCHETT * BENJAMIN ZEPHANIAH * MARIAN KEYES * ELIZABETH STROUT * DEBORAH LEVY * TESSA HADLEY * ELIF SHAFAK * GEORGE THE POET * LEILA SLIMANI * ALI SMITH * DEREK OWUSU * DOLLY ALDERTON * PARIS LEES * JOJO MOYES * PAUL MENDEZ * SEBASTIAN FAULKS * DIANA EVANS * MEENA KANDASAMY * LISA TADDEO * NIKESH SHUKLA * TAIYE SELASI * MONICA ALI * NINA STIBBE * CALEB AZUMAH NELSON * ELIZABETH DAY * SARA COLLINS * DAMON GALGUT * NAOISE DOLAN * WILLIAM BOYD * EMMA DABIRI * FATIMA BHUTTO * KIT DE WAAL

Experience the valiant spirit of Rohan's warriors defending their homeland against the forces of darkness as you colour these breathtaking scenes featuring all the characters, creatures and landscapes from the new Lord of the Rings movie.

<p>'If a Louis Wain cat were reading this book, he would raise his topper in tribute' - <strong><em>The Times</em></strong></p> <p>'Excellent ... Hughes reveals a fascinating, forgotten aspect of late Victorian and Edwardian Britain: how the British fell in love with felines' -<strong><em>Daily Mail</em></strong></p> <p> <strong> Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.</strong> </p> <p><em>'He invented a whole cat world'</em> declared H. G. Wells of Louis Wain, the Edwardian artist whose anthropomorphic kittens made him a household name. His drawings were irresistible but <em>Catland</em> was more than the creation of one eccentric imagination. It was an attitude - a way of being in society while discreetly refusing to follow its rules.</p> <p>As cat capitalism boomed in the spectacular Edwardian age, prized animals changed hands for hundreds of pounds and a new industry sprung up to cater for their every need. Cats were no longer basement-dwelling pest-controllers, but stylish cultural subversives, more likely to flaunt a magnificent ruff and a pedigree from Persia. Wherever you found old conventions breaking down, there was a cat at the centre of the storm.</p> <p>Whether they were flying aeroplanes, sipping champagne or arguing about politics, Wain's feline cast offered a sly take on the restless and risky culture of the post-Victorian world. No-one experienced these uncertainties more acutely than Wain himself, confined to a mental asylum while creating his most iconic work. <em>Catland</em> is a fascinating and fabulous unravelling of our obsession with cats, and the man dedicated to chronicling them.</p> <p>'Hughes combines ingenuity, insight, and immense literary charm ... A perfect gift for cat lovers, art lovers, and readers of all persuasions' - Elaine Showalter</p> <p>'On Victorian and Edwardian terrain, Hughes is near-omniscient ... Through humour, elegance and sheer knowledge, Hughes builds something remarkable' - <em>Literary Review</em></p> <p>'An entertaining and often surprising cultural history ... typically delivered in an inviting spirit of delight, and [Hughes] is not above engaging in a little anthropomorphizing' - <em>New Yorker</em></p>