CARLTON BOOKS

(H/B) THE LITTLE BOOK OF CHANEL
This monograph on Coco Chanel chronicles the life and legacy of one of history's most influential couturiers. From her early days of millinery, through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women, the classics that have made her name, such as the Chanel cardigan jacket and the little black dress, to the global empire of the brand under the helm of Karl Lagerfeld, this beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating account of Chanel's evolution and innovation. Detailed photographs and sketches of her designs,...
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(H/B) THE TREASURES OF QUEEN
Approved at every stage by the band, The Treasures of Queen tells the story of Freddie Mercury, Brian May, John Deacon, Roger Taylor, Mike Grose, Barry Mitchell and Doug Bogie. Queen has been awarded Best Band, Best Album, Best Single, Best Video and Best Live Act, and now is the subject of the most successful music biopic of all time, Bohemian Rhapsody. Gain unprecedented access to all areas, and the chance to see some amazing memorabilia reproduced on the page: backstage passes, handwritten lyrics, unpublished album art, ultra-rare pos...
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(H/B) MONTY PYTHON'S FLYING CIRCUS
This book delves into the official archives and recounts the history of the men who changed the face of comedy. The story is told through photographs, text, props and memorabilia, including hand-scribbled scripts, never-before-published cue sheets, artwork, unused presentation material, and more, offering the reader a unique peek into the world of these comic geniuses. The 'Dead Parrot' sketch. 'The Lumberjack Song'. 'Argument Clinic'. 'Spam'. Monty Python's Flying Circus was packed with famous skits and classic one-liners, many of which ...
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(P/B) EXTREME LABYRINTHS
Extreme Labyrinths - Cityscapes takes maze books to a new level. Thomas Radclyffe has created 50 mesmerizing mazes all set in a baffling, modern urban landscape. Follow the labyrinthine path to the correct destination while marvelling at the architectural extravaganzas and the unique artwork along the way. Fifty high-quality architectural mazes are included for the reader to find their way through. The illustrations are detailed and complex, providing an artwork to be pored over at the same time as a difficult puzzle challenge. (From the ...
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(P/B) PUZZLES TO UNWIND
When you need to unwind, the last thing you want is to have to wrap your head around an intricate new puzzle type. Overworked and Underpuzzled: Puzzles to Unwind is the puzzle book for you. With 200 all-time favourite puzzles, you'll have all the fun of puzzling, and still be able to decompress after a long day. Conundrum favourites included inside are crosswords, logic grids, jig words, Sudoku, spot the difference, riddles and more, and each challenge has been designed at a level to massage your mind when you need it most. (From the publi...
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(H/B) METALLICA
Metallica: The Stories Behind the Songs explores the writing and recording of the band's greatest records, including classic albums such as Master of Puppets (1986) and Metallica ('the black album') (1991), right through to 2016's Hardwired... to Self-Destruct. This is the perfect book for any metalhead who wants to get an insight into the creative process of one of the heaviest bands of all time. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) PSYCHO PUZZLES
Psycho Puzzles re-creates the suspense and drama of Hitchcock's greatest films in more than 80 puzzles. Each conundrum uses characters and situations from his movies to set the scene and you will be asked to calculate the answers to a number of gruesome questions, such as: Can Melanie Daniels survive inside a phone booth as the birds make their savage attack? How much hard liquor can Roger Thornhill consume while being chased by a crop duster? Can Norman sink Marion's car and return to the Bates Motel before the police catch him? Highly il...
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(H/B) FANTASTIC OPTICAL ILLUSIONS
Can you trust what you see? Of course you can't, and that's part of the fun! Fantastic Optical Illusions contains more than 150 illusions of all types, all waiting to blur your vision and send your brain into a spin. This book features all the best and most interesting illusion types: ambiguous and impossible figures, hidden objects, colour and brightness effects, length, size and shape misperceptions, illusory moving patterns and image paradoxes. Created by the experts at the award-winning Archimedes-lab.org, this book is sure to amaze a...
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(H/B) THE ULTIMATE SUPERHERO MOVIE GUIDE
The Ultimate Superhero Movie Guide is a thrilling journey through the history of the world's favourite movie genre. From the early glories of Superman and Tim Burton's Batman, to the modern dominance of Marvel and DC's cinematic universes, this book celebrates the stars, stunts and special effects that have brought dozens of legendary comic book heroes to the big screen. Featuring a blend of reviews, lists, features and interviews covering everything from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to cult classics like Dredd and The Rocketeer, this is...
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(P/B) INSTANT MATHEMATICS
Instant Mathematics pulls together all the pivotal mathematical theories and discoveries into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant. From zero to the Riemann Hypothesis, from primes to irrational numbers, and from Pythagoras to John Nash and Roger Penrose, every key figure, theory or term is expressed in succinct and lively text and graphics. Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection...
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(P/B) TEST YOUR IQ
A series of IQ tests that have been created by Mensans, with the aim of specifically improving your problem solving and pattern recognition skills. Twenty tests featuring twenty questions each will challenge you to tackle Mensa IQ-style questions head on, and the difficulty progresses as you do. With an introduction on the history of intelligence and IQ tests, you'll be perfectly primed to get the best score you can. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) NIKOLA TESLA'S ELECRIFYING PUZZLE BOOK
"The scientists of today think deeply instead of clearly. One must be sane to think clearly, but one can think deeply and be quite insane." Nikola Tesla Enter the fascinating world of Nikola Tesla, the inventor who enabled the modern world as we know it to exist, thanks to his work as a pioneering electrical engineer, inventor, physicist and futurist. Nikola Tesla's Electrifying Puzzle Book immerses you in Tesla's world of invention, innovation, and experimentation with puzzles, conundrums and quandaries set to test whether you can hold yo...
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(H/B) LITTLE BOOK OF PRADA
Celebrating this family brand and representing a summary of Miuccia Prada's key collections and pieces, including the launch of the Miu Miu line, the brand's emphasis on understated elegance and luxury, technologically advanced fabrics and originality of design. We follow a biographical chronology leaping from the pages of the origins of the brand as a leather-goods manufacturer, the life and career of Miuccia Prada, and the collections, collaborations and themes, such as art influences and the perfume and beauty lines. Beautiful photograp...
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(P/B) BRAIN TEASERS
The book contains a series of brainteaser puzzles designed by some of Mensa's brightest minds to baffle, frustrate and mystify your mind. There are 20 different puzzle types providing both lateral thinking problems in the form of riddles and odd-one-out pattern spotting, as well as logic and math puzzles, such as Colour Square and Logic Sequence. As enjoyable as they are fiendish, these brainteasers will provide hours of entertainment. (From the publisher)...
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(P/B) CUTTING-EDGE SCIENCE
How did the atom bomb help save the elephant? Have we found the secret to eternal youth? Could a parasite be manipulating you right now? This dazzling collection of stories reveals the key recent breakthroughs in science, across all fields. Inside you will meet the killers lurking in Earth's ice, the super-coral that could save our seas and the neuroscientists hunting ghosts. You will travel beyond our galaxy to worlds where the sun sets twice, and beyond our time to a future where the Internet is unhackable and chickenosaurs roam the lan...
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(P/B) CHRISTMAS PAPERCRAFT
Create your own distinctive festive decorations or personalised gifts this Christmas. From simple gift card and bauble ideas through to intricate paper lanterns and a table centrepiece, designer and illustrator Patricia Moffett has put together a collection of 13 gorgeous Christmas designs that anyone can make at home. Step-by-step instructions will guide you through the process of crafting each project, and there are suggestions on how to customise each design to allow your own creative ideas to flourish. (From the publisher)...
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(H/B) WHEN DOVES CRAFT
This book guides you through 10 simple projects that will bring a touch of superstardom to your life and a smile to your face. Each project has clear step-by-step instructions, as well as suggestions for how to show off your symbolic creations. Learn how to make a Finger Prince. Laugh with your own Purple Crane. Fall in love with some Raspberry Crochet. Tonight you're getting crafty like it's 2019. With step-by-step photography and tips, When Doves Craft is ideal for beginner crafters as well as those looking for something completely uniq...
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(P/B) INSTANT SCIENCE
Instant Science pulls together all the pivotal scientific knowledge and thought into one concise volume. Each page contains a discrete 'cheat sheet', which tells you the most important facts in bite-sized chunks, meaning you can become an expert in an instant. From Copernicus to Curie, gravity to climate change, atom bombs to the International Space Station, every key figure, discovery or invention is explained with succinct and lively text and graphics. Perfect for the knowledge hungry and time poor, this collection of graphic-led lesso...
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(H/B) SHOULD YOU BUY THIS BOOK?
Should You Buy This Book? includes 60 humorous flow charts that everybody is sure to find vitally important in their day-to-day lives. Questions such as 'How will you die?', 'Who is your greatest nemesis?', 'Which ill-advised animal should you have as a pet?' and the always crucial 'The sun has exploded and all life on earth will end in eight minutes. What should you do?' are all answered in superb binary detail so that you never need worry about them again. What's more, each flow chart is illustrated with amusing images for those who can...
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(H/B) ABBA
ABBA: The Stories Behind Every Song traces the complete story of the Swedish supergroup through their famous tracks, from their world-conquering 1970s disco beginnings, with modern classics such as 'Voulez-Vous', 'Angel Eyes', 'Chiquitita', 'Does Your Mother Know', 'Gimme Gimme Gimme' and 'I Have A Dream' through to the more reflective 1980s, with 'The Winner Takes It All' marking a watershed in their output. It features every ABBA song, including all of the numbers from the hit movie Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Fully illustrated through...
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