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'There have been many books about Herman Miller, its ethos, designers, and furniture, but none as comprehensive as this.' Interior Design The acclaimed chronicle of the rich history of this...

The essential exploration of the design, history, and culture of the motorcycle - an icon of the machine age. Motorcycles are ubiquitous in the world's streets and cities, evolving over...

The 100 most iconic guitars from around the globe, from early modern beginnings to cutting-edge electric models The guitar is the iconic instrument at the heart of all popular music....

The most innovative, iconic, and influential products ever designed - from 1663 to the present day Originating from the highly acclaimed and groundbreaking three-volume Phaidon Design Classics , this new...

Diamonds tell stories that are captivating and timeless. On the one hand, they are just stones, pieces of pure carbon with optical properties that make them glitter and sparkle like...

A unique collection of contemporary short stories exploring our deep attachment to flowers and plants and the meanings they hold. From tokens of love to neolithic burial gifts, bridal bouquets...

Tiaras have always inspired a great fascination and the most beautiful and influential women have been painted, photographed and admired whilst wearing them. Even in the 21st century they are...

YUNGBLUD. A striking new musical voice has emerged for Gen-Z. Political, provocative and impassioned, Yungblud has in the space of three years become one of the UK's most recognisable artists...

Celebrated world-wide for his modern romantic jewels that push the boundaries of contemporary design, Shaun Leane has been responsible for creating a new genre of jewellery; precious, poetic, with a...

Written by Nigel Watson of the Antarctic Heritage Trust, and illustrated with Jane Ussher's stunning photographs, historic images and never-before-seen ephemera, this is the first book to fully document and...

We all desire a space that feels authentically our own: somewhere we can curl up with a cup of tea or host a dinner party for our favourite people. Many...

Since its first issue debuted with a Great Gatsby portrait of Mia Farrow, People magazine has delivered not only outstanding celebrity journalism, but also the best in personality photography. Now,...

Dr. Enoch Seele, a world-leading transplant surgeon, flourishes in the rarified realm of the New York elite, where his great power and wealth render him arrogant and inaccessible. But Enoch's...

2009 marks the 80th birthday of a remarkable man. "Life: Remembering Martin Luther King, JR." dramatically depicts a hero's journey. Gathering together the most important photographs taken of Dr. King,...

At nearly 95, Studs Terkel has written about everyone's life, it seems, but his own. He now offers a memoir which - embodying the spirit of the man himself -...

Each month, millions of business leaders look to Forbes magazine for insight into the world of business - and into the business of life. The books in this series reflect...

Born attached at the chest, Chang and Eng Bunker were the Siamese twins for whom the term was coined, one of the nineteenth century's most fabled human oddities. Now Darin...

Leading innovation expert Alec Ross explains what's next for the world: the advances and stumbling blocks that will emerge in the next ten years, and how we can navigate them....

In a fit of idealism, Ed Boland left a twenty-year career as a non-profit executive to teach in a tough New York City public high school. But his hopes quickly...

Ready or Not, it's a new cookbook from the James Beard award-nominees and New York Times best-selling creators of Nom Nom Paleo, the wildly popular blog, app, and best-selling cookbook!...

Probably the most famous, and certainly one of the best-loved ships in the world, the Cunard transatlantic liner RMS Queen Mary has now been preserved at Long Beach, California as...

Innovative and wholesome recipes for living your best avo life, from Brooklyn's Avocaderia, the world's first avocado bar New York City's buzzy all-avocado bar, Avocaderia, became an overnight success and...

"Compulsively readable." - The New York Times Book Review "Inventive and thrilling. . . . I couldn't put it down." -Brit Bennett, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The...

As a child, Mario Nievera would fantasise about perfect, unfolding landscapes and luscious, animated gardens. Now, he creates them: Nievera Williams Design, one of the top landscape architectural firms in...

With an average age of just twenty-two, the young airmen of the Royal Air Force's Bomber Command, all volunteers, began operating within minutes of the start of the Second World...

If you've already been, this book will take you back. If you haven't been yet, then flick through the pages and you're there. Snowboarding in the Japanese Alps, wandering through...

An in-depth exploration of digital art, featuring artworks and interviews from 21 leading artists working with AR, VR, generative art, glitch art, data-driven art, and more. Art is rooted in...

In this collection of works by more than 25 contemporary ice artists, discover a fascinating art medium defined by its ephemeral nature. Merging creativity and engineering, today's ice artist can...

This book presents the development and operational use of the Soviet/Russian Mikoyan MiG-29. The MiG-29 was the Soviet response to the new generation of air-superiority fighter aircraft fielded by NATO,...

This is the story of Hanns Scharff the master interrogator of the Luftwaffe who questioned captured American fighter pilots of the USAAF Eighth and Ninth Air Forces in World War...

This book has 25 true stories - one for each day in December through Christmas Day - this treasury will rekindle the Christmas spirit every December first and keep it...

A festive story of hope and redemption emerging from the depths of Victorian society. 1864, and on a bitter December night in Victorian London, one man longs for a Christmas...

The nation has commented on and devoured Paul Gascoigne for years. They read his story. But not until now has anyone ever known what it is really like to wake...

A study of the Labour Party from its founding up to the present day based on information gathered from Labour activists around Britain as part of the Labour Oral History...

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A fascinating, entertaining and evocative treasure trove of do you remember? moments celebrating 50 years of television on the ABC.

Leibovitz addresses young photographers and readers interested in what photographers do, but any reader interested in contemporary history will be fascinated by her account of one of the richest bodies...

Kusama is internationally renowned for her groundbreaking work on themes such as infinity, self-image, sexuality, and compulsive repetition. A well-known name in the Manhattan scene of the 1960s, Kusama's subsequent...

'This important back is written in many tones - lyrical, sardonic, angry, heartbroken.' Raimond Gaita, author of Romulus, My Father In Leave to Remain- A Memoir, Abbas El-Zein tells his...

Describes how southern businessman Joseph Warren became the leader of a satanic cult, covering his early indoctrination through his father and his subsequent abuse of his own children.

The fireplace has long been the focal point of the family home -- so much so that the word "focus" itself comes from the Latin for "hearth". Often a significant...

A great speech has the power to define the times, to inspire, to stir and to motivate. This collection of ancient and modern speeches includes the words of activists, politicians,...