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A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe - From the New York Times bestselling author (Hardcover): Ella Frances Sanders A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe - From the New York Times bestselling author (Hardcover)
Ella Frances Sanders 1
R410 R345 Discovery Miles 3 450 Save R65 (16%) View more sellers Ships in 12 - 19 working days

From the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation, A Small Illustrated Guide to the Universe is a delicately existential and welcoming exploration of the cosmos - one that examines and marvels at the astonishing principles, laws, and phenomena that we exist alongside, that surround us. Have you ever found yourself wondering what we might have in common with stars or why the Moon never leaves us? Thinking about the precise dancing of planets, the passing of time or the nature of natural things? Our world is full of unshakeable mystery, and although we live in a civilisation more complicated than ever, there is beauty and reassurance to be found in knowing how and why.

Lost in Translation - An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World (Hardcover): Ella Frances Sanders Lost in Translation - An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World (Hardcover)
Ella Frances Sanders 1
R421 R376 Discovery Miles 3 760 Save R45 (11%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days

An artistic collection of more than 50 drawings featuring unique, funny, and poignant foreign words that have no direct translation into English.
Did you know that the Japanese language has a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or that there's a Finnish word for the distance a reindeer can travel before needing to rest? "Lost in Translation" brings to life more than fifty words that don't have direct English translations with charming illustrations of their tender, poignant, and humorous definitions. Often these words provide insight into the cultures they come from, such as the Brazilian Portuguese word for running your fingers through a lover's hair, the Italian word for being moved to tears by a story, or the Swedish word for a third cup of coffee.
In this clever and beautifully rendered exploration of the subtleties of communication, you'll find new ways to express yourself while getting lost in the artistry of imperfect translation.

Eating the Sun - Small Musings on a Vast Universe (Hardcover): Ella Frances Sanders Eating the Sun - Small Musings on a Vast Universe (Hardcover)
Ella Frances Sanders
R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Winner of the 2019 Whirling Prize "Strong on science but just this side of poetry." -Nature A beautifully illustrated exploration of the principles, laws, and wonders that rule our universe, our world, and our daily lives, from the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation Have you ever found yourself wondering what we might have in common with stars, or why the Moon never leaves us? Thinking about the precise dancing of planets, the passing of time, or the nature of natural things? Our world is full of unshakable mystery, and although we live in a civilization more complicated than ever, there is simplicity and reassurance to be found in knowing how and why. From the New York Times bestselling creator of Lost in Translation, Eating the Sun is a delicately existential, beautifully illustrated, and welcoming exploration of the universe-one that examines and marvels at the astonishing principles, laws, and phenomena that we exist alongside, that we sit within. "[A] lyrical and luminous celebration of science and our consanguinity with the universe. . . . Playful and poignant." -Brain Pickings

Speaking in Tongues - Curious Expressions from Around the World (Hardcover): Ella Frances Sanders Speaking in Tongues - Curious Expressions from Around the World (Hardcover)
Ella Frances Sanders 1
R402 R367 Discovery Miles 3 670 Save R35 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? Speaking in Tongues brings the weird, wonderful and surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty gorgeous watercolour and ink illustrations. Here you will find the perfect romantic expression, such as the Spanish tu eres mi media naranja, or 'you are the love of my life, my soulmate', and the bizarre, including dancing bears and broken pots, feeding donkeys sponge cake, a head full of crickets, and clouds and radishes. All encourage new ways of thinking about the world around us, and breathe magnificent life into the everyday. These phrases from across the world are ageless and endlessly enchanting, passed down through generations. Now they are yours.

Lost in Translation - An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words (Hardcover): Ella Frances Sanders Lost in Translation - An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words (Hardcover)
Ella Frances Sanders 1
R395 R368 Discovery Miles 3 680 Save R27 (7%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Did you know that the Japanese have a word to express the way sunlight filters through the leaves of trees? Or, that there's a Swedish word that means a traveller's particular sense of anticipation before a trip? Lost in Translation, a New York Times bestseller, brings the nuanced beauty of language to life with over 50 beautiful ink illustrations. The words and definitions range from the lovely, such as goya, the Urdu word to describe the transporting suspension of belief that can occur in good storytelling, to the funny, like the Malay word pisanzapra, which translates as 'the time needed to eat a banana' . This is a collection full of surprises that will make you savour the wonderful, elusive, untranslatable words that make up a language.

Everything, Beautiful - The Perfect Christmas Gift for Creatives and Art Lovers - A Visual Guide to Finding Calm and Beauty in... Everything, Beautiful - The Perfect Christmas Gift for Creatives and Art Lovers - A Visual Guide to Finding Calm and Beauty in the Everyday (Paperback)
Ella Frances Sanders
R465 R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Save R40 (9%) Ships in 9 - 17 working days

From the New York Times bestselling author of Lost in Translation comes an illustrated manifesto and an interactive guide to reclaiming the wonder of the everyday through mindful activities, creative exercises and heart-warming stories. In a world that sometimes moves too fast, Ella Frances Sanders is on a mission to remind us all to slow down and find beauty in the ordinary as a balm for the soul. Part meditation, part self-help guide and part interactive journal, Everything, Beautiful invites us to rethink what 'beauty' can be, why it matters and how we can find it all around us if we just stop to look. It is a reminder that each day all of us are surrounded by beauty that can't be bought: spiderwebs only seen in the sunlight, the greenish glow of a fox's eyes watching in the dark, or the comforting screech of the train that takes you to your many futures. Filled with thoughtful, intimate and brilliant insights, inspirational quotes, breathtaking illustrations and space for readers of all ages to write, draw and reflect on their own ideas of beauty, Everything, Beautiful is the perfect book for everyone who wants to reclaim a sense of wonder in their everyday lives.

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