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Since the beginning of time it had worked its will on humanity, and for as long as man could remember, he had struggled against its power. But in the 21st century the battle was won: the sea, mankind's age-old enemy, had finally been conquered. Professionals like Walter Franklin now patrolled the in..

If there had been a music book of the year award in 2002 Garry Mulholland's This is Uncool: The Greatest 500 Singles Since Punk and Disco would have walked away with it. The next logical step is Fear of Music: the Greatest 261 Albums Since Punk and Disco. In Garry Mulholland's words: 'Entire albums ..

These five superlative, evocative and enchanting stories range from a few hundred years before A Wizard of Earthsea to just before The Other Wind, and feature some of Le Guin's most popular characters, including the Wizard Ged himself. The stories are rounded off with an essay about Earthsea's histo..

Thirteen-year-old Briony Tallis sees her sister Cecilia strip off her clothes and plunge into the fountain in the garden of their country house. Watching her is Robbie Turner, her childhood friend who, like Cecilia, has come down from Cambridge. By the end of that day, the lives of all three will ha..

teNeues is happy to announce that the title Cool Hotels Italy has won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category “Best hotel book published in Europe 2008”.Since Roman times, Italy has been a byword for cutting-edge style. There's simply nowhere better to indulge in some elegant hedonism. ..

teNeues is happy to announce that the title Cool Hotels Spain has won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category “Best hotel book published in Europe 2008”.Long a favorite travel destination, Spain is host to a growing number of chic, contemporary lodgings that offer every comfort and..

teNeues is happy to announce that the title Cool Hotels Spa & Wellness has won the Prix Villegiature 2008 in the category “Best hotel book published in Europe 2008”.Travel used to be considered stressful…now, you can have some refreshing rejuvenation wherever your travel destinati..

The story of the wily Avery Cates, being chased by the sinister Monks and the System Police is non-stop and action packed with lots of rollicking twists and turns. In the bleak and poverty stricken near-future, the population walks around lost and purpose-less. Everyone either seems to be a thief or..

The leading edge of recent garden design has not only embraced the latest thinking in science and materials, but also appropriated ideas from related disciplines, such as architecture and product design, redefining and blurring the borders of nature and the man-made in the process.Avant Gardener..

"Costume Worldwide" is a magnificent study of style through the ages, combining the studies of the two classic 19th-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time.Their works are presented by chronology and by subject, so that illustrators, historians and studen..

With a growing emphasis on green living, the design world is becoming more ecological. These groundbreaking designs appeal to the eye, the mind—and the planet. And there's a dash of whimsy as well! It includes chapters on furniture, lighting, housewares, children's goods, industrial design, office d..

As we seek to reduce our footprint on the planet, our need for ecological housing grows. This resource profiles the most innovative green dwellings available today. With ingenious design and intelligent application of technology, these homes offer a viable way to meet our needs now and for future ge..