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The Alexander Technique Workbook

The Alexander Technique Workbook is a step-by-step guide that has sold over 100,000 copies. An accessible guide; this book instructs then explains the theory behind a series of simple but effective exercises that will produce real results.

The Alexander Technique Workbook

The Alexander Technique Workbook is a step-by-step guide that has sold over 100,000 copies. An accessible guide; this book instructs then explains the theory behind a series of simple but effective exercises that will produce real results.

Spring Light: The Anglepoise® Story

This accessible and comprehensive book shines a light on the design history of the famous Anglepoise lamp. Starting with the beginnings of the company with George Carwardine, the designer behind the lamp, the book takes you through an illuminating journey of the development and influence of this British icon.

STRETCH: 7 daily movements to set your body free

Life in chairs causes muscles and joints to slowly tighten. Mobility and flexibility should become a habit that gets done every day. STRETCH outlines a daily program of seven simple stretches (with three variations of each) staggered throughout the working day, making it easier than ever to combat the common aches and pains of working from home.

The Story of Tools

A unique book exploring the beauty, culture and craft of tools.

Then and Now – Leeds Then and Now (Then and Now)

Using archive photos from the 1860s to the 1960 paired with a modern viewpoint, Leeds Then and Now shows how the great northern powerhouse has retained and adapted its classic Victorian buildings, such as Kirkgate Market, to a 21st-century economy.

Snow's Kitchenalia: How everything works

Although today’s kitchens are crammed full of ‘useful’ appliances, few people seem to know how to operate them in even the most basic way, let alone make the most of them. Award-winning illustrator Alan Snow has set out to change matters, with this striking diagrammatic guide.

Railways' Strangest Tales

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.

Railways' Strangest Tales

A fascinating collection of bizarre but true stories from nearly 200 years of railway history.

IPA: A legend in our time

Around the world, young brewers, with passion, reverence and commitment, are bringing flavour back to beer after decades of domination by global giants and their bland products. Such is the fervour for IPA that the journey started by India Pale Ale in Victorian England is far from over.

Then and Now – Train Stations Then and Now® (Then and Now)

Like L.A., San Diego and Albuquerque were built in Spanish Mission-style , others in Gothic or Greek Revival or Richardsonian Romanesque. Train Stations Then and Now shows the huge variety of building styles of railroad terminals across the USA, featuring the best surviving examples and the finest to fall under the wrecking ball.

100 Midcentury Chairs

A stylish and informative guide to the best of Midcentury Modern chair design. These are the top 100 most interesting, most controversial, or simply most beautiful chairs from the period spanning 1930–1970, according to expert curator and chair addict Lucy Ryder Richardson.

Classic Beetle

The specially commissioned photographs in this book display each Beetle variant model in their full glory.

Motor Racing's Strangest Races

Since 1894, when motor racing’s colourful history began with a bang (and a banger!), drivers, racers and lunatics alike have

Alexander Technique

The Alexander Technique is a simple method of improving posture and body movement in order to reduce the physical and mental tensions that we all accumulate throughout our lives.

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