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As the waters rose in FLOOD, high in the Colorado mountains the US government was building an ark. Not an ark to ride the waves but an ark that would take a select few thousand people out into space to start a new future for mankind. Sent out into deep space on a journey lasting years, generations o..

Imagine a distant world where gods walk as men, but wield vast and hidden powers. Here they have made the stage on which they build a subtle pattern of alliance, love, and deadly enmity. Are they truly immortal? Who are these gods who rule the destiny of a teeming world? Their names include Brahma, ..

Above our planet hangs a hollow Stone, vast as the imagination of Man. The inner dimensions are at odds with the outer: there are different chambers to be breached, some even containing deserted cities. The furthest chamber contains the greatest mystery ever to confront the Stones scientists. But to..

On 4 December 2008, just a few months before the new season was due to start, the Honda Racing F1 team, which Jenson Button had been driving for since 2006, pulled the plug on their involvement in Formula One. The media at the time reported that it was likely that the factory would be forced to shut..

Aimed at fashion and textile students, Fashion A to Z fills a gap in the market for an affordable, accessible and up-to-date guide to fashion terminology. Bringing together all key words commonly used in colleges and in industry, this fashion reference book is beautifully illustrated with diagrams a..

'You can have the universe, if I can have Italy.' So said Giuseppe Verdi. It sounds generous, but Verdi knew that Italy is a universe - diverse, beautiful and crammed with the relics of two millennia of civilization. This new volume of HIP HOTELS presents amazing places to stay in destinations the l..

'Takes on Banister Fletcher on his own ground and beats him hollow with a combination of lucid, well informed text and pictures ...the images make browsing a pleasure ...if I were teaching a survey course of architectural history, I would choose this as the course book' - "Art Quarterly". Updated an..

Hip Hotels: Budget. Doesn't that sound too good to be true? But true it is. All the ingredients that make a HIP HOTEL - fantasy, originality, style, location - are available at less than astronomical rates, if only you know where to look. No less surprising is that they are truly global in range. Ur..

When we travel, hotels function as our home away from home. In these temporary abodes, we seek many of the qualities most valued in our own dwellings: comfort, style and—especially nowadays—sustainability. This inspiring volume offers a compendium of stylish yet ecological accommodations across the ..

Innovative materials, creative finishes and inspired designs—this stunning sourcebook offers a multitude of ways to create a bathroom masterpiece. Whether you’re looking for the Zen ambience of a high-end spa or the fine comfort of a luxury hotel, we show the options for making your bathroom a uniqu..

The Typ 64 is the most mysterious of all the Porschesand perhaps the most significant. It hails from 1938 and represents the complete DNA for all later sports cars from Porsches Zuffenhausen factory. A spectacular car, which incidentally has found a new home in the brand-new Porsche museum. In this ..

The notion of luxury changes over time. What once seemed chic may now seem fussy and excessive. This volume defines luxury living with a conscience. High end doesn't have to mean high impact. We're invited to explore just how stylish ecological living can be. These magnificent abodes not only provid..