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The Unforgettable Maharajas transports the reader back in time through 150 years of Indian royalty. Fairytale childhoods, magnificent palaces and forts, luxurious lifestyles, princely pastimes "et al unfold in all their splendour through this extensively researched and lavishly produced book.The Unf... More

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The extraordinary photographs of Johnathan Watts allow us to witness the richness of the Hindu rituals of Kerala and perfectly portray the diversity of peoples and customs in this colourful southern Indian state. The contrasts here are many: light and dark, good and evil, beauty and ugliness, fire a... More

From the dawn of history India has fascinated the rest of the world. People from far-away lands have crossed the seas, traversed the worlds highest mountain ranges, and trudged through dense forests and parched deserts to partake of its wealth and wisdom. It is significant that India is the only cou... More

In his last book, YOGA FOR PEOPLE WHO CAN'T BE BOTHERED TO DO IT, Geoff Dyer confessed that not only did he not take pictures in the course of his travels but that he did not own a camera. With characteristic perversity - and trademark originality - THE ONGOING MOMENT is Dyer's unique and idiosyncra... More

The digital photography market has exploded to the point that consumers now buy as many digital cameras as traditional ones. Professional and amateur photographers are busy working out how digital technology can expand the pictures they can take and the way in which they distribute them, as well as ... More

Wonderful portraits, 1850s towns, landscapes; full text plus 104 photos. Enlarged edition.... More

Knowledge of legal language and the ability to use it effectively are essential requirements for students who have chosen to study law. English for Law, a comprehensive course in English specially prepared for undergraduate students of law, aims to train students in both these aspects. Though the bo... More

"Go ahead, open to any page! You'll see that learning to take good pictures couldn't be easier or more fun." --John Owens, Editor in Chief, Popular Photography & Imaging Choose the right film and photofinisher From sporting events to holidays to vacations - take the best pictures of your life! Want ... More

Boost your performance with "Photoshop Elements For Dummies." This is the perfect companion for discovering how to easily create professional quality digital images for print and the Web with Adobe's recently introduced Photoshop Elements software. This friendly guide covers all of the major featur... More

The most complete visual reference for this powerful image editing software is fully updated to cover all of the nuances of this summer's release of Photoshop. You've never seen a Photoshop book like this before: completely designed for the visual learner with each task storyboarded across the bott... More

Depicted as an insular and forbidding police state with an "insane" dictator at its helm, North Korea-charter member of Bush's "Axis of Evil"--is a country the U.S. loves to hate. Now the CIA says it possesses nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons, as well as long-range missiles capable of deliv... More

John Blakemore has been a key figure in British photography for over thirty years. He is a recognized master of the black and white medium, and here he presents a unique and practical masterclass in the techniques that have earned him worldwide acclaim. Bringing his vast knowledge and experience to ... More

Preserve and restore heirloom photos, or become a digital plastic surgeon If you're a photo hobbyist, genealogy enthusiast, or small-business owner with a Web site to maintain, the release of Photoshop Elements 2 has finally put professional digital photo editing capabilities within your grasp. This... More

* Covers the features users want most in restoration and retouching: scanning existing prints, correcting color and lighting problems, hiding dust and scratches, repairing holes in the image, improving focus, and printing and posting the retouched images * VISUAL format uses step-by-step, full-color... More

Create awesome, professional special effects with your very first lesson! If you thought creating photorealistic objects or "carving" a headline out of stone was only possible with professional experience and $600 software, think again! Elements 2 can perform all of today's cool image-editing tricks... More

Play is precious to children. It is a time for growing and learning or just having fun. The toys children play with tell us much about their lives. Many poorer children can't take them for granted. They may have to work, or fight a war, or they are refugees on the run. Yet even in the worst situatio... More

From rice paddies to pachinko parlors, ancient temples to the Honda assembly plants, Kobota's lens has captured the essence of Japan--both the ordinary and the extraordinary in 185 sumptuous color photographs.MODERN JAPAN, the second largest economy in the world, is a land of contradictions. Home to... More