The metabolism of travel changed more in the last century than in the previous half-millennium, a stunning transformation triggered by American wanderlust. In less than 100 years, the U.S. mass-produced the automobile, invented airplanes, freeways, motels, even sent men to the Moon. Travel grew ever faster and easier. Above all, it was democratized — enabling millions to explore distant lands, or see their own more fully. At the start of the 20th century, only people with extensive disposable income and time to spare could enjoy leisure travel. By the century`s end, journeys took hours, not days, and mass travel — especially brief air flights — became the new normal. Along the way, ocean liners broke speed records, aerodynamic...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1941-0
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: октябрь 2010
"20th Century Classic Cars" offers a lush visual history of the automobile, decade-by-decade, via 400-plus print advertisements from the Jim Heimann Collection. Using imagery culled from a century of auto advertising, this book traces the evolution of the auto from horseless carriage to rocket on wheels–and beyond. With an introduction and chapter text by New York Times automotive writer Phil Patton, as well as an illustrated timeline, this volume highlights the technological innovations, major manufacturers and dealers, historical events, and influence of popular culture on car design. Here are car trends as reflection of the zeitgeist, from the thrifty VW Beetle to the lumbering, gas-guzzling Hummer. Time-travel through the...
ISBN: 978-3-8365-1463-7
Издательство:
TASCHEN
Дата выхода: январь 2000
"21 Nights" - a first book by Prince and celebrated photographer Randee St. Nicholas is a stunning multimedia volume offering a rare glimpse into the life, lyrics and mystique of one of the most notable and prolific musicians of our time. This beautifully designed photographic essay flows from Prince`s sensational, unprecedented, record-breaking, sold-out 21 concerts in 21 Nights at London`s 02 Arena in 2007. Giving insight into his dueling worlds of performance and solitude, 21 Nights incorporates Prince`s evocative poetry and lyrics to new songs and other selections, and 124 full-color, sumptuous never-before-published images by Randee St. Nicholas. As part of the multi-dimensional experience, it will also include "Indigo Night", a CD...
ISBN: 978-1-4165-5444-8
Издательство:
Simon & Schuster UK
Дата выхода: август 2011
Alexander McCall Smith, best-selling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, has turned his hand to humour. The delightful result is a creation of comic genius. For in the unnaturally tall form of Professor Doctor Moritz-Maria von Igelfeld, we are invited to meet a memorable character whose sublime insouciance is a blend of the cultivated pomposity of Frasier Crane and of Inspecteur Clouseau’s hapless gaucherie. Von Igelfeld inhabits the rarefied world of the Institute of Romance Philology at Regensburg, a world he shares with his equally tall and equally ridiculous colleagues, Professors Florianus Prinzel and Detlev Amadeus Unterholzer. Their unlikely adventures are described in three deliciously funny instalments: Portuguese...
ISBN: 978-0-349-11850-5
Издательство:
Orion Publishers
Дата выхода: февраль 2012
Whether prompted by an uncertain global economy, a decrease in the average family size or a growing desire to tread more lightly on the land and share limited resources, more people are choosing apartment living than ever before. This trend, combined with a greater-than-ever range of construction and finishing materials, has led to a plethora of exciting new apartment builds and remodels worldwide. Today, both owners and architects are benefiting from the myriad of interior design and material options at their fingertips, making the dream apartment more attainable than ever before. This stunningly photographed digest of contemporary apartment designs is packed with ideas for making the most of any apartment layout, from small, compact...
ISBN: 978-1-86470-445-7
Издательство:
Antique Collector Club
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
The public`s appetite for new and excitingly designed hotels is insatiable. Never before have hotels been so earnestly responsive to the zeitgeist. How else can we explain the latest trends in design which at one extreme increasingly blur the border between lodging, lifestyle and living theatre, and at the other seek to reinvent the more discreet manners and style of the grand hotels of the late 19th century? 21st-Century Hotel highlights the latest examples of these trends and more as the international hotel sector finds newer and more imaginative ways to invent and reinvent itself in order to match the mood of the moment. A large-format bible of style for architects and interior designers, this book outlines the very latest...
ISBN: 978-1-85669-401-8
Издательство:
Thames & Hudson
Дата выхода: октябрь 2011
Kitchens are a central feature in any home and this new book showcases everything that is new in well-designed kitchens. Featuring the latest finishes and materials, Kitchens demonstrates how pivotal the kitchen has become. Many of the kitchens included in this book are sleek and minimal. Others are slightly eclectic, with both new and recycled materials cleverly interwoven. Many of the homes that are featured have two kitchens, one that can be used for preparation, the other used as `front of house`.
ISBN: 978-1-86470-376-4
Издательство:
Antique Collector Club
Дата выхода: декабрь 2011
Who is this hero striding across the red desert? Sheep shearer, beer drinker, bush ranger, and someone who`ll even eat a Meat Pie Floater when he`s sober. A man in a hat whose luggage follows him on little legs. Yes, it`s Rincewind, the inept wizard who can`t even spell wizard. He`s the only hero left. worries, eh?
ISBN: 0-552-14614-5
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
The only way to stand out in today`s and tomorrow`s - cluttered marketplace is to build your product or service into a brand. The renowned marketing guru and author of The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing demonstrates how to build any product or service into a world-class brand.
ISBN: 978-1-86197-605-5
Издательство:
Profile Books
Дата выхода: август 2011
In "23 Things They Don`t Tell You About Capitalism" one of today`s most iconoclastic thinkers destroys the biggest myths about the world we live in. There`s no such thing as a `free` market. Globalization isn`t making the world richer. We don`t live in a digital world - the washing machine has changed lives more than the internet. Poor countries are more entrepreneurial than rich ones. Higher paid managers don`t produce better results. This galvanizing, fact-packed book about money, equality, freedom and greed proves that the free market isn`t just bad for people - it`s an inefficient way of running economies too. Here Chang lays out the alternatives, and shows there`s a better way.
ISBN: 978-0-14-104797-3
Издательство:
Penguin Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2012
SAM VIMES IS A MAN ON THE RUN. YESTERDAY HE WAS A DUKE, A CHIEF OF POLICE AND THE AMBASSADOR TO THE MYSERIOUS, FAT-RICH COUNTRY OF UBERWALD. Now he has nothing but his native wit and the gloomy trousers of Uncle Vanya (don't ask). It's snowing. It's freezing. And if he can't make it through the forest to civilization there's going to be a terrible war. But there are monsters on his trail. They're bright. They're fast. They're werewolves - and they're catching up. The Fifth Elephant is Terry Pratchett's latest instalment in the Discworld cycle, this time starring dwarfs, diplomacy, intrigue and big lumps of fat.
ISBN: 0-552-14616-1
Издательство:
Corgi Books
Дата выхода: апрель 2004
Предлагаемый курс развития навыков и умений устной речи на основе прочитанного текста рассчитан на слушателей курсов иностранных языков и студентов неязыковых вузов. Курс призван максимально стимулировать развитие соответствующих компетенций в условиях ограниченного количества аудиторных часов. Пособие состоит из 24 уроков, каждый из которых посвящен отдельной грамматической и лексической теме....
ISBN: 978-5-98421-166-6
Издательство:
НВИ-Тезаурус
Дата выхода: февраль 2013
The is the latest addition to the best-selling 25 series, all of the the apartments and lofts featured here are under 1,000 square feet and highlight the latest architecture and design innovations. A range of styles, from modern to traditional, are showcased, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone.
Features apartments and lofts that highlight the architecture and design innovations, with an emphasis on open space and materials such as glass, plastic, steel, and stone. Including designs, this book explores the joy of living in the carefully designed spaces, showcasing a range of styles from modern to traditional.
ISBN: 978-0-06-114989-4
Издательство:
HarperCollins USA
Дата выхода: июль 2011
