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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..

If ever there was a creature that loved luxury, it's the cat. This volume shows how to indulge your feline to the limit. From hyper-chic scratching posts to ritzy collars, this book shows just how far you can go. It features a section on grooming and wellness, as well as a list of kitty retailers. C..

These dining hotspots are distinguished by fine culinary craft and their unique conceptions of the dining experience. Lighting, materials, and space all play a part. Most of all, such cool eateries create a sense of occasion—making diners feel special. Every meal is a feast for all the senses, not o..

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..