Masterpieces: Performance

Masterpieces: PerformanceTheaters, concert halls and opera houses belong to the main building tasks of our times. Numerous cities as well as communities are adding stage buildings for performing arts to their cultural infrastructure and are renewing historical buildings. The acoustics and stage mechanisms are adjusted to modern requirements, while the standards of the inhouse technology and the amenities for visitors are decidedly improved. Prestigious projects for various

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Sent away to fight in the desperate battles raging in Gallipoli

A really evocative and delicious collection of recipes and a tantalising glimpse of a beautiful island' - Russell Norman

"The Treasures of the Winter Olympic Games" brings to life

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This compendium presents a global perspective for contemporary architecture

Before she knew it

deeply reported work of advocacy journalism

Rudyard Kipling's sparkling storytelling perfectly captures the myth and mystery of the English countryside

Ellen Hopkins Amanda Hocking Julie Kagawa Claudia Gray Rachel Hawkins Kimberly Derting Myra McEntire Malinda Lo Sarah Rees Brennan Jackson Pearce Christine Johnson Jeri Smith-Ready Shaun David Hutchinson Saundra Mitchell Sonia Gensler Tessa Gratton Jon Skovron

he taught chemistry and was a housemaster at Eton College until he retired in 1984