Embrace all that retirement has to offer as you put your feet up and enjoy this collection of over retirement puzzles. Packed full of fun puzzles from well-loved classics such as wordsearch and sudoku, to new and fun puzzles for you to try your hand at. Enjoy a well-earned break all while keeping your brain in tip top condition with some gentle mental exercise.
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'When you attain the Way of strategy, there will not be one thing you cannot see.'
-Miyamoto Musashi
This deluxe silkbound slipcase edition presents The Book of Five Rings, a classic Japanese text written by undefeated swordsman Miyamoto Musashi. In it, he records his "true principles" which guarantee victory in martial arts and on the battlefield. Instead of relying on religion or theory, Mus
Rediscover the joy of exercise, effortlessly and permanently, with the revolutionary Easyway method.
We all know the feeling: you've put on a few pounds, you want to feel and look fitter, but the discipline you need to join that exercise class or go for that run always deserts you when you need it most. How can you overcome your aversion to exercise and achieve the health and physique you dream
He did not paint his pictures; it was like he exhaled them in a gasping, boiling breath
- Julius Meier-Graef
Van Gogh's distinctive style of expressive brushstrokes and bold colors is now world famous, but during his lifetime the artist was met with cold disinterest from his contemporaries.
This book explores the fascinating life story of this tortured soul, who came late to art and suffere
This lavishly illustrated full-colour hardback explores the life and work of French impressionist painter Claude Monet, alongside a selection of his best work.
Claude Monet's tranquil water-lily paintings and rural landscape scenes are among some of the most treasured artworks of the 19th and 20th centuries. Hailed as the 'Prince of Impressionism' for his pioneering role in the French artistic
This beautifully illustrated hardback is a guide to the life and work of Gustav Klimt, featuring a spectacular selection of his artwork throughout.
Klimt is one of the most influential artists of the Art Nouveau movement, first achieving fame as a decorative painter before turning to portraiture and erotic art. The decorative style persisted in his work, leading to abstract compositions with fl
This beautifully illustrated full-colour hardback explores the life and work of one of the leading lights of Post-Impressionism, Paul Gauguin, alongside a selection of his incredible artwork.
Paul Gauguin's mature oil paintings, with their brilliant hues and strong outlines, are among the most beautiful and groundbreaking works of nineteenth-century art. His vision of a tropical arcadia in the
This beautifully illustrated full-colour hardback explores the life and work of Pierre-Auguste Renoir, alongside a selection of his best artwork.
Pierre-Auguste Renoir was one of the foremost Impressionist artists, known for his en plein air scenes of middle-class leisure. But Renoir's primary interest lay indoors, in depictions of sensuous female nudes and intimate domestic scenes, painted in
This lavishly illustrated full-colour hardback explores the life and work of Renaissance master Michelangelo, alongside a selection of his best work.
Michelangelo (1475-1564) was the ultimate Renaissance man: not just a painter, but a sculptor, architect and poet besides. He began his career as a sculptor, creating his famous works Pieta and David in his twenties. A master of the human figure,
It is with justice that they call Rembrandt - magician - that's no easy occupation.
- Vincent Van Gogh
This beautifully illustrated full-colour hardback explores the life and career of Rembrandt alongside a selection of his celebrated artwork.
From his breath-taking Biblical scenes to his sombre self-portraits, Rembrandt's artwork flourished in the Dutch Golden Age. Art historian Beth McInt
This handsome hardback edition presents William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Often referred to superstitiously as 'the Scottish play', Macbeth is one of Shakespeare's best-loved works. As a general in the army of the Scottish king, Macbeth meets three witches who prophesy that he will one day take his master's place. When the stra
Discover the power and passion of Norse magic in this enchanting hardback guide with full-colour illustrations, full of spells, rituals, and mythology taken from the Nordic tradition.
From ancient runic charms to the modern-day concepts of vintersaga and hygge, this book beautifully illustrated book transports you to the wild and wintry land of the Vikings. Learn about the gods and goddesses in
This handsome hardback edition presents H. P. Lovecraft's classic cosmic horror novella At the Mountains of Madness, among other celebrated tales, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
In H. P. Lovecraft's chilling novella, At the Mountains of Madness, scientists from Miskatonic University embark on an expedition to an abandoned city in the Antarctic. As its secrets are graduall
'Poetry is the blossom and the fragrancy of all human knowledge, human thoughts, human passions, emotions, language.' -Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
This elegant pocket edition brings together 260 best-loved, time-honoured poems in one hardback collection, beautifully presented with gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
This glorious celebration of classic poetry features verse from around th
This handsome collector's edition presents Gaston Leroux's classic tale of love and obsession, The Phantom of the Opera, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
In Paris, terror stalks the Opera Garnier. Stories of a terrifying ghost haunting the theatre create panic amongst the musicians and audience. But the ghost is no supernatural phenomenon, but a living, deformed man, Erik,
This handsome hardback edition presents the first collection in Arthur Conan Doyle's classic Sherlock Holmes stories, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Sherlock Holmes and the faithful Dr Watson are featured here in a series of twelve of their earliest cases. They include A Scandal in Bohemia where Holmes is outwitted by an unexpected rival; The Red-Headed League, which begi
This handsome hardback edition presents the classic Buddhist text, The Tibetan Book of the Dead, featuring silver cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Said to have its origins in the 'treasure texts' that were supposedly hidden away by Padmasambhava, the Lotus Guru, in Tibet in the 8th century, The Tibetan Book of the Dead was traditionally read aloud to the dying or recently deceased as a gu
This striking hardback edition presents George Orwell's foundational tale of dystopian fiction, 1984, featuring silver cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Under the watchful eyes of Big Brother, the people of Oceania must submit totally to their government and supress all expressions of individuality. Telescreens are everywhere, helicopters hover around buildings, and the Thought Police are
This handsome hardback edition presents Friedrich Nietzsche's classic philosophical work, On the Genealogy of Morals, featuring gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
In this daring and insightful work, Nietzsche lays bare the hypocrisies at the foundations of our ideas of morality. Considering ideas of good and evil, guilt and conscience, and law and violence along the way, On the Genealo
This elegant hardback edition presents Hans Christian Anderson classic fairy tales, featuring beautiful gold cover embossing and gilded page-edges.
Hans Christian Anderson is the ultimate author of the literary fairy-tale. His utterly original stories with their beauty, tragedy and strangeness have captivated the imagination of readers, both young and old. This collection contains 35 of his bes