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<b>The Monocle team celebrates the endlessly fascinating and culturally rich country of Japan.</b><br/><br/>Ever since it launched in 2007, <i>Monocle</i> has had a rich and deep connection with Japan. From day one the magazine has had a Tokyo bureau which today also encompasses a Monocle shop and radio studios run under the watchful eye of Asia bureau chief Fiona Wilson.<br/><br/>Over the past decade the magazine has built up a unique understanding and passion for the nation. It has covered everything from a live journey on the Emperors jet and the tastiest places to eat in Kagoshima to the fashion designers crafting new levels of excellence and the businesses with remarkable stories untold outside Japan.<br/><br/>This new book reveals the best of the nation in the run up to the 2020 Olympics. Complete with stunning photography and intriguing essays, it is a unique showcase of a country that for many remains a mystery.

Boxed gift set of Tolkien's classic masterpieces, fully illustrated throughout in watercolour by the acclaimed and award-winning artist, Alan Lee, Conceptual Designer on Peter Jackson's THE HOBBIT films. Since they were first published, The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings have been two books people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, these works of sweeping fantasy have touched the hearts of young and old alike. <br/><br/>Between them, nearly 150 million copies have been sold around the world. And no editions have proved more popular than the two that were illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee - the Centenary edition of The Lord of the Rings and the 60th Anniversary edition of The Hobbit. Now, the new hardback editions of these beautifully illustrated works have been collected together into one boxed set of four books. <br/><br/>Readers will be able to follow the complete story of the Hobbits and their part in the quest for the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's fateful visit from Gandalf and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom - while also enjoying over seventy full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale.

<b>Photographs and Reflections by Paul McCartney</b><br/><br/><b><i>'Millions of eyes were suddenly upon us, creating a picture I will never forget for the rest of my life.'</i></b><br/><br/>In 2020, an extraordinary trove of nearly a thousand photographs taken by Paul McCartney on a 35mm camera was re-discovered in his archive. They intimately record the months towards the end of 1963 and beginning of 1964 when Beatlemania erupted in the UK and, after the band's first visit to the USA, they became the most famous people on the planet. The photographs are McCartney's personal record of this explosive time, when he was, as he puts it, in the 'Eyes of the Storm'.<br/><br/><i>1964: Eyes of the Storm</i> presents 275 of McCartney's photographs from the six cities of these intense, legendary months - Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami - and many never-before-seen portraits of John, George and Ringo. In his Foreword and Introductions to these city portfolios, McCartney remembers 'what else can you call it - <i>pandemonium</i>' and conveys his impressions of Britain and America in 1964 - the moment when the culture changed and the Sixties really began.<br/><br/><i>1964: Eyes of the Storm </i>includes:<br/>- Six city portfolios - Liverpool, London, Paris, New York, Washington, D.C. and Miami - and a Coda on the later months of 1964 - featuring 275 of Paul McCartney's photographs and his candid reflections on them<br/>- A Foreword by Paul McCartney<br/>- <i>Beatleland</i>, an Introduction by Harvard historian and <i>New Yorker</i> essayist Jill Lepore<br/>- A Preface by Nicholas Cullinan, Director of the National Portrait Gallery, London, and <i>Another Lens</i>, an essay by Senior Curator Rosie Broadley

<b>Experience the "literary phenomenon" (<i>New York Times</i>) as never seen before with this stunning Twilight Saga hardcover boxed set, featuring exclusive wraparound box art, jacket designs, and stained edges. </b><br/><br/>Deeply romantic and extraordinarily suspenseful, The Twilight Saga by #1 <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author Stephenie Meyer captures the struggle between defying our instincts and satisfying our desires. In honor of the 20th anniversary of the first book, this gorgeous deluxe set includes hardcover editions of <i>Twilight, New Moon, Eclipse, Breaking Dawn</i>, and <i>Midnight Sun </i>with immersive box art, exclusive jacket redesigns, and lush designed stained edges on each book. Rediscover the series that redefined romance for a generation with this must-have set for any fan's shelf.<br/><br/><b>Praise for The Twilight Saga</b><br/>"Piles on the suspense and romance." <b>-<i>USA Today</i></b><br/>"A literary phenomenon." <b>-<i>New York Times</i></b><br/>"[Stephenie Meyer is] the world's most popular vampire novelist since Anne Rice." <b>-<i>Entertainment Weekly</i></b><br/>"People do not want to just read Meyer's books; they want to climb inside them and live there." <b>-<i>Time</i></b>

TAKE HOME THE ULTIMATE COLLECTOR'S BOXED SET THAT INCLUDES DELUXE HARDCOVER EDITIONS OF DUNE, DUNE MESSIAH, AND CHILDREN OF DUNE-THE FIRST THREE NOVELS IN FRANK HERBERT'S BESTSELLING DUNE SAGA.<br/><br/><br/><br/>This deluxe boxed set includes a gorgeous slipcase with original art and exquisitely designed hardcover editions of each novel, featuring: <br/><br/> Iconic new covers <br/><br/>Stained edges <br/><br/>Stamped and foiled cases featuring quotes from the Litany Against Fear <br/><br/>Fully illustrated endpapers <br/><br/>An illustrated poster on the interior of each jacket<br/><br/><br/><br/>Set on the planet Arrakis, Frank Herbert's epic Dune saga tells the story of Paul Atreides, heir to a noble family tasked with ruling an inhospitable world where the only thing of value is the "spice" melange, a drug capable of extending life and enhancing consciousness. When House Atreides is betrayed, the destruction will set Paul and his family on a journey towards a destiny beyond imagination, one that will bring to fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream....

<strong>Three-volume, deluxe slipcased hardback set of <em>The Lord of the Rings</em>, illustrated throughout by acclaimed Tolkien artist, Alan Lee. Features exclusive new paintings and dozens of pencil drawings appearing for the very first time, together with three removable art cards and two foldout maps</strong>. <br/><br/>Since it was first published, <em>The Lord of the Rings</em> has been a book people have treasured. Steeped in unrivalled magic and otherworldliness, this work of sweeping fantasy has touched the hearts of young and old alike. Across its many editions, in the region of 100 million copies have been sold around the world. And no edition has proved more popular than the Centenary edition illustrated by award-winning artist, Alan Lee. <br/><br/>Now, for the first time since its publication in 1992, this illustrated edition has been revised and expanded, with a number of brand-new paintings and more than 50 illustrations added by the artist. <br/><br/>Readers will be able to follow the complete story of the Hobbits and their part in the quest of the Ring - beginning with Bilbo's Long-expected Party and culminating in the dramatic climax between Frodo and Gollum atop Mount Doom - while also enjoying more than fifty full-page colour paintings and numerous illustrations which accompany this epic tale. <br/><br/>This new hardback set of this beautifully illustrated work has been bound in cloth and leather and features brand-new cover designs by the artist. The three volumes have additionally been enhanced for the first time with sprayed edges, and are housed in a custom-built, illustrated slipcase stamped in silver foil with designs created exclusively by Alan Lee. They are accompanied by three removable art cards, and two foldout maps of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien.

The official guide to the complete costumes of HBO's landmark television series Game of Thrones. Discover how BAFTA and Emmy Award-winning costume designer Michele Clapton dressed the heroes and villains of Westeros and beyond, including Daenerys Targaryen, Cersei Lannister, Jon Snow, and Arya Stark.<br/><br/>One of 4 comprehensive and officially licensed Game of Thrones retrospective books from HarperVoyager.<br/><br/>