The Kama Sutra gives detailed instructions on how to spank it. Contemporary Italians touch it for luck before placing a bet. Americans are having it cosmetically enhanced at rates approaching those for breast enlargement surgery... Zobraziť viac
The Polaroid Corporation's photography collection is the greatest portfolio of Polaroid images in the world. Begun by Polaroid founder Edwin Land and photographer Ansel Adams, the collection now includes some 23,000 images ... Zobraziť viac
As a blind person might see the world if the gift of sight were suddenly returned—this is how we might describe the effect of William Turner's paintings on the observer... Zobraziť viac
TASCHEN's Decorative Art series, whose six installments span the 20th century up through the 1970s, carefully reproduces the best of Decorative Art, The Studio Yearbook... Zobraziť viac
With an inspirational richness and diversity of styles, these homes, residences, hideaways, and studios will astound and astonish, no matter the taste; be it rustic country cottage, New York–style loft, or bohemian bungalow... Zobraziť viac
A dairy that features a fresh picture every week, every week a new page. It comes with year planners, and all national holidays. It is spiral-bound, and it opens flat. Zobraziť viac
In June of 1938, Action Comics debuted with a new kind of comic-book character on its cover: a costumed man with two identities, who possessed extraordinary strength and powers-a man able to protect the public when ordinary measures would not do.... Zobraziť viac
Zen, soothing, mystical, meditative-words cannot do justice to Asia's most beautiful interiors. Whether it's a gilded Tibetan monastery, a plantation in Sri Lanka, or a private villa in Thailand, each of the havens featured ... Zobraziť viac
Part design history, part trip down musical memory lane, this anthology of Jazz album artwork is above all a treasure trove of creative and cultural inspiration. Spanning half a century, it assembles the most daring and dynamic Jazz cover ... Zobraziť viac
When is a house ecological? Does the use of natural materials and solar cells on the roof make a building an example of "green" architecture?... Zobraziť viac
The Female Pleasure Principle. Volume Two in the Embrace Your Fantasies series focuses on orgasmic empowerment. Between 1987 and 2001, Dian Hanson, then editor of Leg Show magazine, ... Zobraziť viac
Eco-friendly building in the world today The most exciting new buildings in the world are now almost all environmentally aware, sustainable, and conceived to consume far less energy than ever before... Zobraziť viac
Designing private homes offers architects more freedom than corporate projects to express their ideas and try out new concepts. Conceiving living spaces is not without its own set of challenges, for which architects are forever looking... Zobraziť viac
Who are the Norman Fosters, Richard Meiers, and Tadao Andos of tomorrow?.. Zobraziť viac
The extraordinary significance of the painter and sculptor Henri Matisse in the history of modern art, but also his influence, was no less decisive than that of his main rival, Pablo Picasso... Zobraziť viac
It s Raining Men: Two volumes and two decades of top physique modelsIn 1945 Bob Mizer began taking photographs of strapping young men on Muscle Beach in Venice, California. In December of that year he formed the Athletic Model Guild to market his photos.. Zobraziť viac
From Rio to London, Cusco to Seville, Mario Testino is renowned for his free-spirited chronicles of dress and demeanor. In SIR, his largest book to-date, the influential photographer presents over 300 photographs in his search to define ... Zobraziť viac
On the Verge of History An inside look into John F. Kennedy's 1960 campaign for America With his Hollywood good looks, boundless enthusiasm, and mesmeric media presence, John F. Kennedy was destined to capture the imaginations of the more than... Zobraziť viac
This Art Now 25th anniversary special edition brings together recent work and biographical information for over 80 of today's most influential artists, forming a broad and vibrant spectrum of the work that has shaped the art world in recent years... Zobraziť viac
The bigger picture. An essential illustrated collection of earth and human scienceHuman beings are extraordinary creatures. Intelligent, agile, and curious, we have adapted and invented our way to becoming the most important species on the planet... Zobraziť viac