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The fixed gear bycicle is the simplest of human powered machines, and legions of riders have discovered the joy of the "fixie". To those iin the know, 42 x 12 is a gear ratio, and a demanding one at that, but this isn't a book about equipment, rather an attempt to get under the skiin of riders risking life and limb in pursuit of their passion. 42 x 12 - Th Cult of Fixed examines the global repercussions of fixed-gear and single speed bycicle c...

Is the story of a little girl who can't stop fidgeting in class and is told by her Great Aunt that she has "ants in her pants". One night, The Anthill Mob - a gang of giant ants - emerge from her pants drawer, kidnap her, and take her away to an anthill deep in the forest, where she works as a slave for the enormously fat Queen Ant, who happens to bear an uncanny resemblance to her Great Aunt. Befriended by two smaller-than-average ants (Ant a...

If you get up close, does it smell like you're down-wind of a herd of cows which have been grazing for weeks on a diet of rotting cabbage? Does the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth make you feel guilty? Fear not. It's not unusual to feel this way because all parents face a daily battle to get their children to brush their teeth properly and to stop them eating too many sweets. Black-toothed Ruth Black is a story which tells of ...

Life long mods and new believers alike will love this collection of original 60s photography and captivating insight that celebrates mod culture from its birth to its flourishing contemporary scene.Packed with fascinating shots of the original 60s mods in their halcyon days, interviews, analysis and discussion. Hear it in their own words. The essence of the mod outlook and its philosophy are presented here for new converts to discover. This, m...

Artivism, is becoming a common way of denouncing conflicts, of being a megaphone of the unfairness,

This collection of photographs from tragic and culturally or historically haunted locations across the globe amount to an exploration of the value and purpose of dark tourism, proposing that it offers an energising reminder of the fragility of life.

Naturalia is a curated collection of images showcasing urban ruins reclaimed by nature. Ornate country mansions, luxury modernist designer homes, stone churches, farm holdings, factories, institutions, private homes, train stations, planes, cars, tanks, trains, palatial courtyards, plantation mansions, spaces of work and play, life and death, all in the vivid processes of reclamation. A wide range of architectural styles from classical to hype...

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No single living artist has created as many myths, rumors and legends as Banksy. In his home town of Bristol almost everyone seems to have a Banksy story. Many of the tales in this book are from Bristol and some are from further afield. What they share is that they are all told with the wide-eyed wonder which Banksy inspires. Compiled between 2009 and 2011, some of these stories are quite old and have been told so many times they have become t...

Maligned, misunderstood and fetishized the 1980¿s stands as the decade when post-modern life began in the west, and London was at the epicenter of this shift. An explosion of creativity took place against a backdrop of radical social change. London became a city of tribes. The vast youth culture categories of the preceding decades shattered into shards. It was the decade that sub-culture as a way of life reached it¿s zenith before giving way t...

Random questions for awesome conversations. A little book of questions to make you the most fun person in the group to talk to.

Photographer Tong Lam explores answers to the question "what would the end of the world look like?¿ From Hashima Island off the coast of Japan to the despair of a crumbling industrial Detroit, his photographs deliver myriad answers. It's not all bad news though, and the photographs are far more inspiring than one might expect. As human industry fails and decay takes over, nature starts to move in. Trees miraculously thrive amidst the rubble as...

A sketchbook for grown-ups that celebrates the love of drawing and the subject matter that inspires each image. Taking in references from films, books, music and famous figures. The Quoteskine hopes to reconnect that childhood love of drawing with the adult brain.

Loads of towns and cities are covered in Shitsville UK. So, it's safe to say, there's every probability that somewhere local gets insulted. One thing's for sure, a more sustained attack on our great British culture has yet to been seen in print. It's quite impossible to read it in one sitting, and in truth, sits best by the lavatory, as the name suggests. Perhaps, you will buy the book out of curiosity. Only then, when you learn what bile is h...

The first book from Noel Kerns, one of the world's foremost practitioners of the art of light painting. His images incorporate two distinct photographic techniques: time exposure by the natural light of a full moon, and the artful application of artificial light.

Blurring the boundary of real and surreal, Altered Images features never-before-seen digital photography masterpieces while also giving a voice to the visionaries who created them. This arresting book hones in on those emerging contemporary artists who are pushing post-production image creativity to its limits. Full page imagery will be accompanied by interviews and commentary, offering a unique insight into the methodologies, perspectives and...

Graffiti, whether legal or illegal, can be breathtaking in ist skill of execution. Collected here are 256 pages of the best mural graffiti from all over the world. RomanyWG, compiller of bestselling photography book Beauty in Decay, is this time found behind the lens breaking new ground in bringing to life both the craft and creativity of modern day urban painters. The imagery compiled within is the result of 5 years of exhaustive travel and d...

Newborn babies don't come with a detailed set of instructions. More's the pity. We know. But forget the tomes that present painstakingly compiled advice from professional parenting types. And saddle up, instead, for some irreverent advice that's straight from the horse's mouth. We'll level with you. You're probably not going to win any pro-parenting prizes after reading Parent Taming. But you'll have had a blast. And the only real truth about ...