Best Selling Books by Richard Walker

Numbering some 1,500 individual items and housed at over 80 historic properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, the collection of portrait miniatures cared for by the National Trust is considered to be one of the most significant in the world. As a whole, these precious works of art represent the highest standard of artistry and provide a history of miniature painting in Britain. They range from Holbein’s 1533 portrait of A Man Holding a Pink at Upton House in Warwickshire through to Wainwright’s portrait of Evelyn Ward (1916), painted several decades after the advent of photography had begun to supersede the art of the miniature. This comprehensive catalogue, featuring every miniatures in the National Trust’s care, is being prepared in volumes, divided by region. The first volume, covering Northern Ireland, was published in July 2003. This second volume looks at miniatures from the Trust’s historic houses in the counties of Cornwall, Devon and Somerset, including those that recently came to the Trust as part of its acquisition of the magnificent Victorian mansion of Tyntesfield, south of Bristol.

Young readers are invited to Dr. Frankenstein''s freaky lab to help him reconstruct a human body from the skeleton out. This innovative, chunky format offers bold imagery and includes an incredible special effect on the cover. Illustrations.

Text and colorful illustrations introduce the make up of the human body with cutaway drawings and explanations of the functions of the various body parts.

Describes the human body, especially how it defends itself from many sources of harm.

Bien des aspects de notre corps pourtant si familier nous sont inconnus. Découvrez toutes les facettes du corps humain en visitant en détail tous les systèmes qui le composent. Comment est fait le squelette ? Quels sont les différents types de muscles ? Qu''est-ce que le sang ? Pourquoi est-il rouge ? Combien de litres de sang le cour pompe-t-il chaque jour ? Où enregistrons-nous les souvenirs ? Comment voit-on, sent-on ou entend-on ? Comment notre oeil voit-il les couleurs ? Combien utilisons-nous de muscles quand nous sourions ? Au fil de l''Histoire, le corps humain a livré ses secrets et sa complexité, mais il offre encore des champs d''investigation passionnants pour l''avenir. Partez à la rencontre de votre propre organisme et des hommes de science qui ont permis de bien le connaître : Broca pour le cerveau, Charcot pour le système nerveux ou encore Landsteiner pour les groupes sanguins. Une exploration du corps très illustrée avec des modélisations 3D et l''utilisation de l''imagerie médicale contemporaine.