Bøger af Christopher Lloyd

An expert guide to the highlights and unexpected treasures of British collections.

Beautiful new edition of the classic book on how to be an adventurous gardener'A brilliant gardener and a brilliant writer' Monty Don

The perfect book on how to make your garden the best it can be. 'Funny, encouraging, informative' Sunday Times

'Christopher Lloyd ranks with Gertrude Jekyll and Vita Sackville-West as one of the major figures in twentieth-century British gardening' The Times

Originally published: London: Methuen & Co., 1946.

This work shows the extent to which the shipping of Africans to the Americas continued after the Abolition Act of 1807.

Despite his controversial reputation and international notoriety as a film-maker, no full-length study of Clouzot has ever been published in English. This book offers a significant revaluation of Clouzot's achievement, situating his life and work in the wider context of French cinema and society, and providing detailed analysis of his major films.

An insightful and compelling biography of celebrated French storyteller Guy de Maupassant.

Drawing on the fields of Southern Studies, Memory Studies and Black Studies, the book also engages psychoanalysis, Animal Studies and posthumanism to revitalize questions of the racialized body.

From author of the Absolutely Everything! Christopher Lloyd comes a fascinating book uncovering the curious connections between humans and other animals

George Keith Elphinstone, Lord Keith (1746-1823) was a Scottish naval officer who entered the navy as a penurious midshipman towards the end of the Seven Years War. He had a long career at sea, during which he missed taking part in any major battle, but held major commands throughout the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (except 1807-1812).

This is a Navy Records Society book.

An unprecedented volume featuring over two hundred drawings by twenty Impressionist and Post-Impressionist artists.

Drawing on the fields of Southern Studies, Memory Studies and Black Studies, the book also engages psychoanalysis, Animal Studies and posthumanism to revitalize questions of the racialized body.

Unfold the amazing story of science and engineering, from the Stone Ages to the present day, with this giant wallbook - includes 2-metre fold-out timeline

Tells the amazing story of sports from the first Greek Olympics in 776 BC to London 2012 - includes 2-metre fold out timeline

A highly accessible way for young and not-so-young people to explore the amazing stories of how freedoms and liberties have been won over the centuries

Unfold the history of Great Britain with this giant wallbook - includes 2-metre fold-out timeline

How old is the universe? How are humans related to a sponge? Where did most of the world's water come from? How much would a complete T Rex skeleton cost? Where did the Himalayas come from? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?

An examination fo the major fiction writing of Octave Marie Henry Mirbeau. -- .

Identifies over 265 painting masterpieces in England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales from the National Gallery to The Burrell Collection in Glasgow some acknowledged greats, others surprising, quirky and richly rewarding.

Christopher Lloyd has been writing a weekly column in "Country Life" since 1963. His prose is exciting; his knowledge is vast; his ideas are provocative, and what is the true test of a writer who has transcended his medium, he makes you laugh out loud. This book intends to capture the essence of Christopher Lloyd and of his garden at Great Dixter.