Jane Bingham

Does the patch of stormy sea between the tip of Florida, Puerto Rico and Bermuda hide a dark and frightening secret? For decades, there have been cases of ships and aircraft that seem to vanish in this part of the Atlantic Ocean. Others who have survived flying or sailing through, have reported strange occurrences, such as clocks and navigational instruments failing. Are all of these reports true? Is there a mystery lurking? Using the scientific method...

In the words of Matisse and Picasso, Paul Cézanne was the 'father of us all', his approach to color and perspective paving the way for later modernist art movements such as Cubism and Expressionism, as he moved beyond the figurative tradition and towards abstraction. This book charts Cézanne's journey as an artist, his involvement with the Impressionist movement and his importance as a leading Post-Impressionist. It explores the places where he...

Learn all about the food and cooking culture of Italy.

Introduces the principles of illusion art, explaining how artists use perceptions of depth and distance, foreshortening, super-realism, tromp l'oeil, anamorphs, and changing points-of-view to create their unique form of art.

This fully illustrated bilingual dictionary make learning a second language fun. Defines over 1000 words in ten different categories that cover people, food, animals, entertainment, and more. Each word is presented in Spanish and English, and includes a full-color picture, lively scene, or labeled diagram that makes its definition clear. A way for young language students to expand their vocabulary and broaden knowledge.