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Inspired and inspiring, INSPIRATIONS is an exciting series of affordable
books, featuring the work of people who enrich our lives with their
exceptional talent. Here are some of them:
Sir
Terry Frost, RA was a leading abstract painter,
and one of the most important artists of his generation. His book
Warm Frost includes paintings from the 1940s to the present;
sculptures; decorated ceramics and jewellery; poems, and family
photos. He describes it as being 'like a piece of poetry'.
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Sir Terry Frost.
Photo © Christopher Laughton
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Work in progress, 2002.
Photo © Christopher Laughton
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Blue Moon, collage,
c. 1984.
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David
Kemp is a sculptor and storyteller – a conjuror of
images and weaver of legends. His public sculptures include The
Navigators at London Bridge; King Coal and The
Old Transformers in County Durham; Tib Street Horn
in Manchester; Brian’s Brain at The Lowry, and
Industrial Flame Plants at the Eden Project. His book
Things Reconstructed includes all these, and more.
Photos © David Kemp
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David Kemp outside
his workshop.
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Trundler Sun.
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King Coal, on the Durham moor.
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Carole
Vincent is an artist in concrete. In addition to public
works like The Bude Light in Cornwall; The Red Carpet
in Edinburgh, and Les Jongleurs in Jersey, her book Concrete
Works, with stunning photographs by Clive Boursnell, features
more personal work, and the Blue Circle Garden –
a medal winner at the 2001 RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Be amazed
by Carole’s coloured concrete!
Photos © Clive Boursnell
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Carole Vincent.
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Quartet (detail).
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Blue Circle Garden.
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Berry is an award-winning photographer, with a passion
for coastal landscapes. These images from his book Coast
are some of his finest views of the coast of Cornwall.
Photos © Bob Berry
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Bob Berry.
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The magic of Cornwall.
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Capturing the moment.
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Each Inspiration book includes:
A new series of full-colour guides to gardens open to the
public.
The first is The Cornwall Gardens Guide.
The
Cornwall Gardens Guide
Cornwall is known throughout the world for its great gardens
– some large and formal, others small and private. The Guide
features over 120 gardens in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. These
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Pinsla Garden and Nursery.
www.pinslagarden.net
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Lanhydrock, © The National Trust/Andrew Besley
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
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Each Guide includes:
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A description of each garden
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Details of location, times of opening,
and facilities – including plant sales
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Several photographs of each garden described
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A calendar of opening times
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A map
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An introduction to the geology, climate
and garden history of the county
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A list of nurseries and garden centres
Find out more about gardens in Cornwall at www.gardensincornwall.co.uk,
or at www.cornishplants.com,
which also provides information on Cornish nurseries. For information
on gardens participating in the National Gardens Scheme, go to www.ngs.org.uk
Some of our titles are particularly suitable for school and college
libraries. Especially recommended are our Inspirations
series, and the books featured below:
Plants
of Eden
Written by Louise Frost and Alistair Griffiths – both members
of the Eden team. Published to coincide with the opening of Cornwall’s
Eden Project, this book focuses on some of the plants displayed.
It tells where they come from; how they grow and are harvested;
what people use them for, and how and when they arrived in Britain.
Above all, it illustrates our dependency on plants, and why we
must look after them and their habitats. These are just a few
of more than 100 colour photos in the book.
Photos © Alison Hodge
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Tree ferns.
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Sisal rope for sale in a
market in Mexico.
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Indigo-dyed cloth.
Kano, Nigeria.
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Find out more about The Eden Project at www.edenproject.com
For more about Cornish art and gardens, see www.insidecornwall.co.uk
Surf
Science: An Introduction to Waves for Surfing
Written by big-wave specialist Tony Butt and former European Surfing
Champion Paul Russell, Surf Science is the first book
to talk in depth about waves from a surfer’s point of view.
It tells where waves come from; what makes every one different;
what factors affect the behaviour of a surfing break… and
much more. So, if you’re fascinated by waves, this book
is for you! These photos are among the many illustrations in the
book.
Photos © Phil Holden
www.surfsup-mag.co.uk
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‘Looks like its going southerly.’
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Refraction.
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Surfing in the storm.
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For wave prediction, see Tony Butt’s website www.swell-forecast.com
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