Böcker i New Horizons-serien

Defeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization.

Attorney Kayla Walker fights for justice for her client, who fears a sinkhole will swallow his house. Attorney and newly elected legislator, Joe Morales argues against her in court, but seduces her in private. Exhilarated, she tells him that mistake cannot happen again. Joe Morales wants to prove his developer client is not responsible for the sinkhole, but finds it hard to resist his opposing, argumentative, sexy attorney. Threatening men capture them both in broad daylight, tie them up, and leave them in a cabin while a tornado's approaching. Now, he must protect her from them and resist her charms.

Surviving in an unknown galaxy hundreds of light-years from Earth is far from easy. Captain Jordan Kellow is missing, and Lieutenant Alison Ash must take charge of thePersephone and get the crew back to the Posterus in one piece if she has any hope of saving the woman she loves.Lost in a dying escape pod, Jordan is rescued by a crew of war hungry aliens bent on revenge. She must find a way off the ship and back to Ash before she's conscripted for the cause.Jordan and Ash struggle with different views on the alien agenda and must find their way back to each other before they're swallowed up by a centuries-old war.

Tossed aside in favor of her sister, a determined Valerie Trumbull reluctantly teams up with her ex-fiance's brother, Matt Larson, to hunt her missing sister south of the Texas border. Valerie expects him to be a jerk like his brother, but Matt compliments her and says he finds her sexy. When she awakes on a narrow cot in their Mexican prison cell, she is warmed by his arms around her. Attorney Matt Larson is attracted to Valerie, but she argues constantly with him about his plans to find her sister. Valerie also disappears and he sets everything aside to find her. When she's delivered, half alive, to his office in a wooden shipping crate, he realizes how much she means to him. Can they manage to compromise while searching for her sister?

Egon Schiele lived in Vienna during its last years as capital of the declining Habsburg Empire. Rejected by his family and hounded by society for his interest in young girls, he expressed through his art a deep and bewildering loneliness and an obsession with sexuality, death and decay.

How does a sign represent something other than itself? How do we come to understand the meaning of a written symbol? What happens when a sign crosses international borders of language and culture? Can clothes constitute a sign? Can colours? This work explores the world of symbols.

In 1802, at the age of 26, Joseph Mallord William Turner became the youngest ever member of the Royal Academy.

An account of the life of Leonardo da Vinci, from his birth to his apprenticeship in Florence and work in Milan, Rome and Amboise. A self taught intellectual, he was endlessly curious about the physical world and his notebooks reveal a breadth of research, and anticipation of modern technology.

From his early encounters with the Surrealists, his film work and his experiences in the Second World War, to the development of his own personal aesthetic, the concept of the decisive moment, and the foundation of Magnum Photos, Henri Cartier-Bresson's influence on the world has been profound. This book tells his life story through his images.

All over Europe, from Westminster to Rouen, the cathedrals of the Middle Ages still stand. This book explores the world of the medieval master mason. How were these structures built when only primitive machinery was available? Who initiated and designed them? Who built and paid for them?

Much that is known of the Celts, apart from their weapons and ornaments, has come to us from their enemies, the Romans. Yet we can assemble a portrait of a cultured people. These "barbarians" were driven to the edges of Europe, yet shone out once more in Celtic Christianity.

This profusely illustrated book offers a comprehensive look at the social and cultural history of Aborigines from the origins to the present.

Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic site.

From the 40000-years-old painted caves at Lascaux and the medieval cloth trade to the synthetic chemistry of modern times, colour making has been central to our lives. This book surveys the history of dyes and pigments, the invention of new colours, and the industries that fuelled them.

Claude Monet transformed light and colour into art. This book traces his career from his "Impression, Sunrise" of 1874, which caused uproar among the critics, to his last near-abstract paintings of water and reflection which he painted when he was almost blind.

Born in Mexico in 1907, Frida Kahlo learned about suffering at an early age. The young and indomitable Frida met Diego Rivera, the great mural painter, when Mexico was at a great cultural and political crossroads. They formed a legendary partnership, with a strong attachment to Mexican folk art. This book traces her extraordinary life.

An account of Vincent Van Gogh, together with a selection of his works.

for SATB double choir This large-scale work shows Jackson at his most inventive in his choral writing. The vocally demanding score evokes positive aspects of solitude and silence. It sets two poems: 'O Solitude' by John Keats and 'Klusums' (Silence) by the Latvian poet Ronalds Briedis.

for SATB and organ, with optional congregationEternal Ruler of the ceaseless round is an exuberant setting of the well-known hymn by John Chadwick. The second section explores the Lydian mode, while the adamantine final verse reflects the text's profound depiction of unity and human understanding.

Suitable for SATB unaccompanied, this hymn to the 'Queen of the Heavens' is replete with dramatic changes of mood and texture. It is an approachable and rewarding motet, appropriate for the Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary in addition to Eastertide.

for SATB unaccompaniedMeaning 'Souls of the Righteous', this reflective anthem is especially suitable for the Feast of All Saints but may be sung at any time of year. This piece is suitable for church and secular mixed-voice choirs, and a non-singing translation of the text is included.