Books in the A-Z series

A fascinating journey through this West Yorkshire town of Halifax highlighting its people, places and heritage across the centuries.

A fascinating heritage tour through the town and County Borough of Wrexham in North Wales featuring its people and places across the centuries.

A fascinating journey through Somerset's county town of Taunton highlighting its people, places and heritage across the centuries.

That incomparable melancholy in Edward Hopper's pictures occasionally leads us to look at the details of his life. Where exactly did this master of loneliness live and work? What were his most important influences while he was working on his great paintings of America? In this wonderful, simply structured, A-to-Z book, Ulf Küster pursues these themes, which say a great deal about the painter and his interests, and yet he never loses sight of the artist and the necessary distance to his inimitable pictures.Thus, Küster strolls through the ABCs of Hopper's life and work, from the "American landscape," "Buick" "Goethe," and "shadow and sunlight" to the key word, "zero." On the way he opens up many new doors or insights, enriching the views of Hopper's paintings and making it possible to interpret them in new ways. An entertaining and informative book.EDWARD HOPPER (1882-1967) is the master of American Realism. His paintings captured life during his era. His method of painting rapidly became the stylistic foundation of a type of American modernism. A source of inspiration for countless painters, photographers, and filmmakers, his body of work continues to be influential to this very day.The art theoretician and curator ULF KÜSTER (*1966, Stuttgart) has worked at the Fondation Beyeler in Riehen since 2004. He produces many internationally respected exhibitions and publications. Hatje Cantz has published a number of these, including his essay on Louise Bourgeois in the series Reading Art.

Explore the Potteries township of Trentham in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Explore the interesting local history of the Yorkshire town of Harrogate in this handy illustrated A-Z guide.

Explore the town of Elgin in Moray in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

An engaging exploration of Aylesbury highlighting the people, places and heritage of Buckinghamshire's county town.

A journey along the highways and byways of St Albans highlighting the history and character of this Hertfordshire city.

Explore the fascinating history of Carlisle in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.

Explore the town of Kingston-upon-Thames in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Explore the fascinating history of Glasgow in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.

Explore the fascinating history of Sheffield in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.

Explore the fascinating history of Manchester in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.

Explore the city of Coventry in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.

Explore the fascinating history of Liverpool in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and places.

Norwich is not only one of the most attractive cities in England, it is also one of the most historically significant, with a proud heritage dating all the way back to the Iceni, who bravely fought the Roman invasion. At the time of the Norman Conquest, Norwich was the largest city in England after London and until the Industrial Revolution was the capital of the most populous county in the country. Much of this rich and vibrant past is still in evidence today. Author Michael Chandler takes the reader on their very own A-Z tour around the city's history, exploring the nooks and crannies that have made Norwich what it is today, and relating many a fascinating tale of the most interesting people and places. Fully illustrated with stunning photographs from the past and present, this new guide to the town's history will appeal to residents and visitors alike.

From the angel shark to the zebra shark, A-Z of Sharks presents 26 weird and wonderful marine creatures to be explored. Each shark is illustrated with an outstanding colour artwork, with boxes of text highlighting key features. There is also a guide to the pronunciation of each shark's name.