1000-piece jigsaw puzzle of an iconic London illustration from book designer and artist Brian Cook. Immerse yourself in the colourful world of Brian Cook’s vision of London. This bright and brilliant vintage illustration of a busy London street scene with St Paul's Cathedral looming in the background featured on the dust jacket of the 1935 book The Spirit of London by Paul Cohen-Portheim. Now available as a jigsaw puzzle for the first time to provide you with hours of mindful entertainment. The box includes 1000 jigsaw pieces in a sustainable paper bag. Once completed, the jigsaw puzzle measures 70 x 50 cm. The book jackets that Brian Cook designed for B. T. Batsford through the 1930s and 1940s are much-loved, timeless pieces of illustrative art and highly collectable. The Landscape of England and The Cathedrals of England, from the same popular heritage book series, are also available as jigsaw puzzles.

Writing Comedy for Television (1983) is a practical, step-by-step manual about how and what to write. It contains many examples from the scripts of various sitcoms and sketch shows. It demonstrates how to construct a storyline for a series, how to lay out a sketch, who to pitch to, and how a television comedy is put together.

This book, first published in 1992, outlines the issues, indicates major trends, and sets challenges for libraries and publishers concerning new technologies and serials. Libraries in Australia and New Zealand have struggled for years with the problems of distance and cost in a print-oriented publishing industry dominated by countries half way across the globe. This book provides practical advice on the need for Australasian libraries to become actively involved in the possibilities of this new technology in order to maximize the benefits for themselves and their clients. Throughout the book, the contributors emphasize the need for improved communication between authors, publishers, information technology specialists, libraries, and users, and propose a standardization of formats and delivery systems to aid easy cooperation between such diverse groups. The chapters stress the need for user-friendly access to information along with education programs that are tailor-made to meet different access requirements.

The Activity Book Bound to Have Everyone Cracking Up Calling all butt-lovers and cheeky bums--the wait is finally over! The highly anticipated follow-up to the bestselling doodle book Butts on Things is here, this time as a tush-tastic activity book bound to keep the kids (and adults, we're not judging!) entertained all afternoon. Everything imaginable--from trucks, to chocolates, to outer space--gets turned into a butt in this jam-packed, super fun activity book. Get lost in the brain games, mazes and crosswords, or grab some markers and giggle along while you color in some of the most outrageous derrières. This hilariously creative book is the perfect gift for those butt-crazy kids out there, and is bound to become the perfect go-to rainy day activity with friends and family.

This book, first published in 1992, outlines the issues, indicates major trends, and sets challenges for libraries and publishers concerning new technologies and serials. Libraries in Australia and New Zealand have struggled for years with the problems of distance and cost in a print-oriented publishing industry dominated by countries half way across the globe. This book provides practical advice on the need for Australasian libraries to become actively involved in the possibilities of this new technology in order to maximize the benefits for themselves and their clients. Throughout the book, the contributors emphasize the need for improved communication between authors, publishers, information technology specialists, libraries, and users, and propose a standardization of formats and delivery systems to aid easy cooperation between such diverse groups. The chapters stress the need for user-friendly access to information along with education programs that are tailor-made to meet different access requirements.

Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.

Written by scholars who have been at the forefront of the NPG debate as well as by scholar-practitioners, this book provides lessons learned from experience on how networked, contract-based and partnership-centered approaches to government can be undertaken in ways that preserve the values at the center of the American constitutional and political system.

Introducing a beautiful new range of notebooks adorned with stunning illustrations and photographs from our rich archives. All exquisitely finished and cloth bound with woodfree paper, large pocket at the back and elastic closure.These iconic images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. Brian Cook's heightened use of colour encapsulates classic scenes of glorious countryside of old England and his work has become highly collectable.The Beauty of Britain was first published by B.T. Batsford in 1935, with an introduction by J.B. Priestley. The dust jacket illustration by Brian Cook was part of the innovative Pilgrim's Library series published by Batsford throughout the 1930s.Perfect for lovers of vintage book jackets!

The illustrations of Brian Cook from the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s have become iconic. His heightened use of colour, in a flat colour poster style, is much imitated, but never surpassed. His jacket covers for the Batsford series of books that celebrated British life are now very collectable. This collection of his best work is a beautiful publication that should be enjoyed not only by collectors but all lovers of good design and illustration. Brian Cook describes his working processes, the then-new printing process that allowed him to pioneer his characteristic bold colours, and the design principles and practical methods of his craft. A stunning book for designers.

Brian Cook's illustrations of Britain, its cottages, churches, villages, and landscapes, are now iconic and highlight the best of Britain. These iconic images were originally commissioned for Batsford book jackets in the 1930s, 40s and 50s. His heightened use of color and flat poster style has been much imitated but never surpassed. Each notebooks is exquisitely finished with a cloth-bound cover, back pocket, and elastic closure. The inside pages are woodfree paper with alternate lined and plain pages. These journals are perfect for vintage book lovers.

Because Everything Looks Better with a Butt In Brian Cook's debut collection of fun, offbeat illustrations, beers have rears, Tetris(R) becomes Butris and balloons bear backsides. Hot dog buns have buns of their own, and condiments are down-right cheeky. Shatter your assumptions about who and what can rock a rump because with a little imagination, anything is possible. Whether you're seeking a good chuckle, are into unconventional art or are simply looking to get to the bottom of an eccentric curiosity, you won't want to put this gem of a book down.

The literary, historical, and linguistic confluence that characterized the Irish Sea region in the pre-modern period is reflected in the interdisciplinarity of these new research essays, centered on the literatures, languages, and histories of the Irish-Sea communities of the Middle Ages, much of which is still evoked in contemporary culture. The contributors to this collection dive deep into the rich historical record, heroic literature, and story lore of the medieval communities ringing the Irish Sea, with case studies that encompass Manx, Irish, Scandinavian, Welsh, and English traditions. Manannan, the famous travelling Celtic divinity who supposedly claimed the Isle of Man as his home, mingles here with his mythical, legendary, and historical neighbors, whose impact on our image and understanding of the pre-modern cultures of the Northern Atlantic has persisted down through the centuries.