Shaping the Wild History of ideas The bestselling book of conversations

The bestselling book of conversations between David Hockney and art critic Martin Gayford as they explore the nature of creativity

The advent of printed books saw the production of highly illustrated tomes that showed off the skills of the printers as well as the newfound knowledge of the scholars and artists that wrote them

You'll find models of all kinds to inspire you

The Artist's Garden features over 20 gardens that have inspired and been home to some of the greatest painters of history

Philip Larkin (1922-1985) remains England's best-loved poet - a writer matchlessly capable of evoking his native land and of touching all readers from the most sophisticated intellectual to the proverbial common reader

Shaping the Wild History of ideas The bestselling book of conversationsWhat can one Welsh hill farm tell us about how we can help nature to thrive? In recent times, farming has often been viewed as harmful to nature and the environment, causing friction between those wanting to protect wildlife and the farmers whose livelihoods depend on upon the land. Conservationists and governments frequently propose well meaning ideas and policies to enable farming and conservation to work together, but all too often these do not