Simon-Martin Banck Livres

Vous avez encore oublié le code de la porte d'entrée de vos amis ? Vous ne vous souvenez plus du nom de cette nouvelle collègue, embauchée il y a une semaine ? Et que deviez-vous absolument acheter ce soir au supermarché, déjà ? Décidément, notre mémoire nous fait parfois défaut... Mais avec cet ouvrage c'est terminé ! Grâce à 222 petits jeux qui sont autant d'exercices de gymnastique pour la mémoire, vous pourrez améliorer vos capacités intellectuelles où que vous soyez, à toute heure du jour ou de la nuit. L'utilité pratique de ces exercices est immédiate : avec un peu d'entraînement, vous vous rappellerez sans peine des prénoms, vous n'aurez plus besoin de listes de courses, vous vous souviendrez des événements importants de votre vie et de celle de votre entourage (anniversaires, etc.) et vous deviendrez plus physionomiste !

The natural world as seen through the eyes of British artists including Eric Ravilious, Clare Leighton, and John Piper

Deep in the dense rainforests of Central America lie the turbulent stories of the Maya monarchy. Describing many of their own discoveries, the authors, two of the worlds leading experts in Maya hieroglyphs, take the reader into a once-hidden history, offering information on the nature of Maya divine kingship, statehood and political authority.

This is far from a boring random study with very little research, instead it has been fastidiously put together with full reference and examination of the man and his time on the railway from the period just before Gresley's death and the way in which he handed the batten on to Arthur Peppercorn. after the tumultuous war yearsAlong the way the author brings to life in a truly absorbing manner this important wartime period and how the effects of the conflict steered his judgements, advice and design criteria in a way we think has never been seen before. It is no wonder it was applauded by what many would recognise as potentially Edward Thompson's perhaps harshest critics as devotees of Sir Nigel Gresley's work from members of the Gresley Society.We examine each of Thompson's own designs, and the work carried out on his predecessor's locomotives to bring the best out them and the resources available at the time.

Confidently explore the Isle of Wight's beautiful and varied scenery with Martin Simons' 40 fully detailed walking routes suitable for a wide range of ages and fitness levels. Routes are linked to bus services with a 'bus return' on linear routes. With Martin's descriptions you'll know which routes are for you - all of them are a true adventure.

Ancient Maya Politics is distinctive in constituting the first book-length treatment of this issue using original texts to be published in over four decades. With a rich body of new data and a wide-ranging theoretical analysis, it debunks some long-held ideas and suggests fresh ways to look at this long- enigmatic society.

This book spans the last 60 years of printmaking in Britain. Over 100 artists are represented, including Edward Bawden, Enid Marx, Peter Blake, Barbara Hepworth, Lucian Freud, Paula Rego, Grayson Perry, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili and many more. wood engravings, etchings, lithographs and screenprints

"Chthonic Index, a book artwork by Sophie Sleigh-Johnson, proffers messages from the ‘flicker’, where this suggests the shattering of language and moves towards an excursus of the splintering present. It features work from the artist alongside commissioned work by artist Simon Martin and a text by Professor Timothy Morton."--artist's website