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Shocking and controversial when it was first published in 1939, Steinbeck's Pulitzer prize-winning epic remains his undisputed masterpiece. Set against the background of dust bowl Oklahoma and Californian migrant life, it tells of the Joad family, who, like thousands of others, are forced to travel ..

In true pop art form, the movies of the 60s blurred the lines between art, mass market and popular culture into a colourful, psychodelic oblivion. From Jane Fonda's Barbarella to Holly Golightly of Breakfast at Tiffany's; the French, the Italians and young underground directors; Mary Poppins, and th..

Giger's hand has fathered some of the most remarkable creatures in recent memory—including the creatures in Ridley Scott's film Alien. This book highlights his best work. About the Series: More bang for your buck! "... a fast-food, high-energy fix on the topic at hand." The New York Times Book Revie..

This work presents intense, intimate encounters with penguins through Frans Lanting's lens...

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This collection features high quality prints that beg to be framed. Tucked in the portfolio are 14 large-format reproductions, each with a brief description...

A leading proponent of the Case Study House programThere are few images of 20th century architecture more iconic than the nighttime view of Case Study House #22 set on its eagle’s-nest site high above the lights of Los Angeles. With his two innovative houses for the famous project of the Arts an..

The classicistFrench painter Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) spent most of his working life in Rome turning out works that fused the best features of Renaissance painting with influences of antiquity. Poussin was highly prolific and was considered by his contemporaries to be the greatest living pain..

Spanning the period between the Chicago World's Fair of 1893 and the years just after World War I, Against the Day moves from the labor troubles in Colorado to turn-of-the-century New York to London and Gottingen, Venice and Vienna, the Balkans, Central Asia, Siberia at the time of the mysterious Tu..

This book is the follow up to the previous volume, "On Beauty". Apparently beauty and ugliness are concepts that imply each other, and by ugliness we usually mean the opposite of beauty, so all we need do is define the first to understand the nature of the second. But the various manifestations of u..

From eco-design to design-artNot only an in-depth exploration of contemporary design practice, this book is also a rallying call for a more sustainable approach to product design of every type, from lighting and furniture design to consumer electronic equipment, transportation, product architect..

The Pirelli Calendar is an icon of our times. This unique edition contains the full calendar for all years up to 2007: it is a must for fashion aficionados and photography buffs everywhere.Not available by purchase or subscription, but only sent to a Who’s Who of movers and shakers, this luxuri..