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Tectum Publishers
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The ultimate photo book for car lovers who appreciate the beauty of automotive design. This exquisite collection of photographs portrays the most iconic cars in history, from classic models to more recent super cars. |
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Beijing, one of the four Great Ancient Capitals of China, is a metropolis in every sense of the word. It has a great history and is at the same time on tip of the 21st century as a hip and happening city. Destination Beijing shows you, in 300 pages of gorgeous photography and quotes, the greatest treasures of the centre of Chinese art and culture. From ancient monuments as the Tiananmen, the Temple of Heaven, Beihai Park, the University and other palaces, temples and gates, to the newest districts and buildings. We visit the National Stadium (built for the 2008 Olympic Games), the Beijing Financial Street and the 798 Art Zone, which mixes old and new styles of architecture. Take a walk with us through one of the most mysterious, intriguing and flat-out cool places on earth! |
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The world's most compelling love affairs don't end in happily ever after. They end tragically, and by doing so, achieve immortality, reminding us of the fact that even though lovers may die, love itself remains forever. Whether on film, in literature or in real life, there have been many enduring tales of love found and lost. Romeo and Juliet, Sid and Nancy, Heathcliff and Catherine, John and Yoko, Ennis Del Mar and Jack Twist — their names are etched in golden letters in the history of mankind, as their stories reinforce the belief that true love is worth sacrificing everything. |
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Bimbos and machos. A match made in heaven: both are twentieth century cultural phenomena that are unrivalled in their straightforwardness. With examples from tv, film, comics, games, literature, music and real life, this book attempts to explore the bimbo and macho universe and pay tribute to the greatest bimbos and machos of all time. Kelly Bundy, David Hasselhof, Lolo Ferrari, Poncherello, Britney Spears, Julio Iglesias, Sabrina... get ready to meet them as you have never seen them before! |
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How about an incentive in an igloo, a wedding in a submarine or a birthday party in the world's biggest toy store? From traditional to contemporary, intimate to large-scale — Extreme Venues sought and found the most unique, eccentric and unusual venues on earth. More than 40 radically original gathering locations from all over the world in words and images. |
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Auctions are a kind of business. People have something they want to sell and auction it to the person who offers the most. Regarding business: the domain business.com has been auctioned for $7.5 million and therefore as the most expensive web address ever. But the real gems are, inconspicuously at first, among the totally normal auctions. Bizarre, funny, astonishing, unexpected, shocking-Not 'business as usual' but — just amazing! |
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Lavishly illustrated, this amazing photo book offers an almost inadvertent glimpse into celebrities' lives and their close relationship with cars. With more than 160 pictures, film stills and memorable paparazzi shots, the reader will be driven on a fanta. |
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Surely one of the most seductive images in the collective imagination is a white sail crossing the blue line of the horizon, heading towards some emptiness of space and time E The Mini Yacht Bible is the ultimate photobook for those who know how to appreciate the beauty of sailing. This exquisite collection of photographs shares with you a feeling of limitless freedom that can only be experienced in the open sea. Join us on a journey through almost 400 pages filled to the brim with pure images of approximately 50 sailing ships. |
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After the success of Toys for Boys and Toys for Girls, this edition focuses on the most valuable part of our lives — our children. Toys for Kids introduces the most impressive luxury products for children. More than 150 products show the reader how sweet growing up can be. From birth to a child's first steps into a fascinating world that waits to be discovered, to the teenage years, this amazing book reveals the most beautiful and exclusive toys. You will want to be a child again! |
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An exclusive design or a special edition can make almost any object into a luxury item. But there is only one item in each category that can call itself the most expensive in the world. The Barbie doll with a diamond dress or the unique office chair by a top designer. There is even the most expensive hamburger. This book doesn't forget the classics, of course: the priciest luxury car... The most expensive luxuries reveal a world full of oddities that sometimes make you smile, or else dream with yearning. |
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Drag has become a diverse form of expression that challenges, entertains, and educates by pushing boundaries, while embracing beauty, comedy and glamour. The performers in this book are evidence of that diversity, captured by some of the top photographers working in today's world. |
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This beautifully illustrated book takes you through 300 pages of breathtaking photographs of the Hospital San Pau, the Barcelona Museum of Modern Art, Montjuïc park and the Plaça Catalunya. |
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The interesting history of BMW, one of the most famous German car manufacturers in the world, is revealed in this stunning Fall title of our Icons of Style series. Discover the story behind BMW's legendary models throughout 200 amazing photographs. |
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Flying cars, impossibly-shaped homes, transport that travels at ultrasonic speeds... Imagining the future has always fascinated man and the fact of the matter is that futuristic style is still in fashion. This book aims to demonstrate how designers and architects imagine and create tomorrow's world. |
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Art restorer Poncelet has a passion for nineteenth century ancestral portraits and a love for dogs. This blends into an unlikely but fascinating union: he changes the heads on the paintings into those of matching dogs. |
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Mercedes-Benz is held in awe by many other manufacturers, for its engineering integrity. The magnificent sports and racing cars of the 1920s and 1930s gave way to the up-market executive saloons and coupes of the 1950s and 1960s, resulting in a half century of excellence. ICONS OF STYLE is a brand new series of compact illustrated books which celebrate the most iconic car designs of the 20th century. Each book focuses on a different classic car, or car marque and documents its concept and development, launch and production, its variants and derivatives. The photographs are a mix of archive and factory shots, images from advertising and brochures, and location portraits, all of which exemplify the iconic style of the era. |
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The 'new' Fiat 500 of 1957 was destined to be a motoring classic. Building upon the company's pre-war reputation for small utility vehicles, the 500 combined engineering simplicity and Italian design genius. This is the complete illustrated history of the little car that helped Italy grow in the post-war reconstruction of Europe. ICONS OF STYLE is a brand new series of compact illustrated books which celebrate the most iconic car designs of the 20th century. Each book focuses on a different classic car, or car marque and documents its concept and development, launch and production, its variants and derivatives. The photographs are a mix of archive and factory shots, images from advertising and brochures, and location portraits, all of which exemplify the iconic style of the era. |
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The immortal Citroen Deux Chevaux — the 'corrugated chicken shed on wheels' has been a French style icon since it was conceived before the war as a cheap utilitarian town-and-country vehicle. This is the complete illustrated history of the 2CV, its variants and successors from 1948 to the current day. ICONS OF STYLE is a brand new series of compact illustrated books which celebrate the most iconic car designs of the 20th century. Each book focuses on a different classic car, or car marque and documents its concept and development, launch and production, its variants and derivatives. The photographs are a mix of archive and factory shots, images from advertising and brochures, and location portraits, all of which exemplify the iconic style of the era. |
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Learn to draw fifty different animals and dinosaurs step-by-step with this detailed book, from the preliminary sketch to the final piece of art in full colour. The book includes tips on shadows, sizes, colours and anatomy, plus tricks and advice for amateurs and professionals alike. |
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You will be captivated by an impressive compilation of photographs in a wide range of very diverse hotels, giving you a glimpse of the quality time you could expect when staying in these interiors, created with great vigour and imagination. |
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