Books

Why did Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, or Rembrandt obsess over painting his own image? What's the secret behind the Terracotta Army, or Andy Warhol's soup cans? Art: Explained offers straightforward and satisfying answers to fascinating question

David Hockney is the most famous living British artist. And he is arguably one of the more famous American artists as well.

The fifth edition of this indispensable history of photography spans the history of the medium, from its early development to current practice, and providing a focused understanding of the cultural contexts in which photographers have lived and worked thr

Beyoncé is not simply a pop sensation. She is a cultural phenomenon empowering the oppressed and dispossessed, challenging white privilege and misogyny and exploding gender politics.

His name was Prince, and he was funky. He was also inspiring, infuriating, visionary and otherworldly. Channelling contradictions in search of his own unique truth, he eventually changed his name to an unpronounceable glyph that merged the male and female

Become a super awesome artist with this fantastic new book. Using real examples of art for inspiration, this great book features 20 exciting art challenges to help you create your own masterpieces!

With beautiful artwork from best-selling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to animals.

Draw, paint and collage all kinds of amazing patterns with this jam-packed activity book.

Introduce numbers from 1 to 10 with this stunning board book, perfect for sharing with your baby or toddler

With beautiful artwork from best-selling author and illustrator Marion Deuchars, this book is the perfect introduction to colours.

Meet the cats! From lions and leopards to cheetahs and cougars, welcome to the world of cats. Who is the fastest feline? Who spends the most time sleeping and who has the loudest roar?

Using real photographs for inspiration, this great book features 20 exciting and instant photo challenges to help you create your own masterpieces. All you need is a camera and your super snapping skills.

Written by Musa Meyer - Philip Guston's daughter and President of the Guston Foundation - this book brings Guston's life and his hugely rich and diverse output together into one succinct volume

This fantastical flipbook collects together magical and mythical creatures from all over the world, then lets you mix and match their fronts and backs to create even more wondrous beasts of your own!

This invaluable guide enables students to get the most from their art history course. Written in an accessible style, the book introduces two basic art historical methods - formal analysis and contextual analysis.

200 Words to Help You Talk About Philosophy is designed to demystify jargon-based philosophic language and make you at ease holding a conversation on the topic.

This book is an accessible introduction to the critical theories used in analysing art. It covers a broad range of approaches, presenting individual arguments, controversies and divergent perspectives.

Journey to a fantastical realm, where extraordinary mythical beasts are waiting to be brought to life with Myth World.

From drawing and painting to collaging and printing, this book includes all kinds of art activities to engage budding artists and animal-lovers.

An epic visual story of wildlife photography's pioneers and world firsts. From some of the very first pictures of wild lions and tigers on record and the first-ever underwater colour photograph, right up to the spectacular images from the wildest corners

Read This If You Want To Be YouTube Famous gives you everything you need to make videos that will net you millions of subscribers and the money to match.

With expert guidance from a Romany-Gypsy psychic and diviner, The Modern Oracle will teach you the key methods of fortune telling and divination, helping you answer life's big questions and solve everyday dramas.