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Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel is an icon of fashion, and can lay claim to having invented the look of the 20th century. At the height of the Belle Epoque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them in bathing suits and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduc..

"Photography: The Whole Story" is a celebration of the most beautiful, meaningful and inspiring photographs that have arisen from this very modern medium. The book begins with a succinct overview of photography, placing it in the context of the social and cultural developments that have taken place ..

This is one of two books in "Design in Context", a vital new series that focuses on the needs of contemporary students of graphic design. Meredith Davis draws on her many years experience teaching graphic design students to explain complex theories with total clarity, encouraging readers to evaluate..

"This is our story of fifty fantastic years. We started out as a blues band playing the clubs and more recently we've filled the largest stadiums in the world with the kind of show that none of us could have imagined all those years ago. Curated by us, it features the very best photographs and ephem..

Publishing the results of the most recent annual "World Press Photo Contest", this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs from the year 2010 pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Selected from thousands of images, ..

Publishing the results of the most recent annual World Press Photo Contest, this exceptional book contains the very best press photographs from the year 2010 pictures submitted by photojournalists, picture agencies, newspapers and magazines throughout the world. Universally recognised as the definit..

The Arab Spring, the Japanese tsunami, the England riots and beyond: "Our World Now 5" captures 2011 in over 350 powerful photos by award-winning Reuters Photojournalists, presenting a fresh take on the most memorable worldwide events and stories of the year. The book is organized into four sections..

In an incredible combination of personal passion and exhaustive research, Fia O Caoimh presents a visual encyclopaedia of aircraft, with special emphasis on obscure or forgotten planes. His exquisite illustrations of planes and helicopters, each accompanied by detailed technical specifications, re-c..

Here is a book that no creative professional should be without. Written by one of the worlds leading advertising men, it contains over four decades of wisdom and insight from the man who put Nick Kamen into a laundrette for Levi Strauss and gave Audi the immortal Vorsprung durch Technik, amongst man..

This is a magnificent and highly illustrated international survey of 52 of the worlds elite fighting forces crack units that have changed the course of battles and influenced the fates of entire nations. Each profile includes fact boxes featuring key battles and dates, together with quotations from ..

Featuring 50 cutting-edge projects from around the world, this international survey of workplace design is the ultimate resource for anyone creating the workplace of today or tomorrow. Abundantly illustrated with plans and photographs throughout, the book is divided into three colour-coded sections...

A must-have for any shoe or fashion addict, "Shoes A-Z" tells the story of sixty years of shoes. This fun yet authoritative book covers more than 350 leading womens shoes designers and manufacturers, and includes a vast range of fashionable styles, from trainers to haute couture. Each illustrated en..