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Pauline Brown

    This author delves into the profound connection between aesthetics and intelligence, exploring how art and beauty shape our minds and understanding of the world. Their work investigates aesthetic experiences that not only provide pleasure but also enhance our cognitive capacity and emotional depth. The author focuses on the practical application of aesthetic thinking in daily life, demonstrating how to improve our thought processes and quality of life through conscious appreciation of beauty. Through their writings, they inspire readers to find greater meaning and intelligence in the aesthetic qualities that surround us.

    The Encyclopedia of Embroidery Techniques
    The Mood Hoover
    The Portsmouth Dockyard Story
    Maritime Portsmouth
    Sand, Planes and Submarines
    The Fear-free Organization
    • The Fear-free Organization

      • 235 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      Take an alternative path to organizational success with neuroscience insights into why using power, threats and scare tactics is a huge corporate mistake.

      The Fear-free Organization
    • Maritime Portsmouth

      • 192 pages
      • 7 hours of reading

      For three centuries Portsmouth has been the leading base of the Royal Navy but the naval heritage of its port can be traced back to the Roman invasion of Britain.

      Maritime Portsmouth
    • Mischievous Stan is a moody, miserable boy who invents an amazing machine that sucks up all the fun and happiness from the world around him. Until one day he notices a girl and things are never the same again! -- back cover

      The Mood Hoover
    • The Hackney Martian

      • 36 pages
      • 2 hours of reading
      3.7(25)Add rating

      A play on the location 'The Hackney Marshes,' this story centres on a boy who finds a small green martian, crash-landed on the famous football common, and so begins an exciting journey of friendship and daring adventure!

      The Hackney Martian
    • Little Marcel didn't just like ice cream, he absolutely, completely, LOVED ICE CREAM! But the hot sunshine keeps spoiling his enjoyment by making it all drippy. To avoid a melting mess, Marcel tries to eat it quickly (but that just gives him brain freeze) and in the dark (but that makes him scared) until one day he has an idea!

      The Boy Who Switched off the Sun