"Whoever does not visit Paris regularly will never really be elegant." - Honoré de Balzac Paris has always been the home of high fashion. The epicenter of classic chic, whether haute couture or street style, designers and fashion lovers travel from across the world...

Little Book of Hermès tells the story of the evolution of the House of Hermès, through beautiful illustrations of the most coveted items and authoritative text by fashion historian Karen Homer.

To have a named after you is one of the highest accolades in fashion. Valentino Garavani is one such icon. Since the founding of the House of Valentino in 1950s Rome, Garavani has been celebrated for the desirability of his designs. His stunning gowns...

The second installment in the Little Guides to Style series, featuring four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set. Includes Little Book of Christian Louboutin, Little Book of Louis Vuitton, Little Book of Schiaparelli and Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent - telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses and...

A complete and essential guide to the magical movies of Studio Ghibli.  Adapted from the acclaimed podcast, Ghibliotheque offers a well-balanced and highly informed critique of some of the greatest animated movies of all time, including Spirited Away, My Neighbour Totoro and Princess Mononoke. From Nausicaä of the Valley of the...

The definitive anatomical coloring book is now back and freshened up with a new cover and an updated interior design. Each year, thousands of students studying to be doctors, physical therapists, and medical technicians have to master the art of anatomy—and prospective artists also want...

WE DESIGN TO ELICIT RESPONSES from people. We want them to buy something, read more, or take action of some kind. Designing without understanding what makes people act the way they do is like exploring a new city without a map: results will be...

You are trying to be a brilliant parent, but life’s busy and although your kids are the biggest priority in your life, you can’t do everything. If only you knew what things will have the biggest impact and make the most significant difference to...

Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from her...

G. T. Karber, the creator of the popular online daily mystery game Murdle, presents a collection of 100 original murder mystery logic puzzles - the perfect gift for armchair detectives and puzzlers to hone their minds and solve a crime.- Who committed the ghastly...

Revised and updated fourth edition The world today rests on increasingly unstable fault lines. From the conflict in Ukraine or fresh upheavals in the Middle East to the threats posed to humanity by a global pandemic, climate change and natural disasters, the world's danger...

'In an era where innovation is like oxygen, this is a riveting read' Gopi Kallayil, GoogleIt is a myth to consider innovation the domain of the special few inspired by 'eureka!' moments that always result in brilliant new products. In reality, anyone with the...

The story of iconic jewellery brand, CartierCartier: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world's most iconic brands.From the brand's inception in Paris in 1847, Cartier has been the go-to jeweller for the world's most stylish...

Very Short Introductionsb: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring.Our self-image as moral, well-behaved creatures is dogged by scepticism, relativism, hypocrisy, and nihilism, and by the fear that in a Godless world science has unmasked us as creatures fated by our genes to be selfish and tribalistic, or...

A streetwear collab and sneaker legend, Jeff Staple is known the world over for his work with brands, including Nike, The Fader, and Hypebeast. This monograph documents the past twenty-five years of Staple’s most iconic work. In 1997, Jeff Staple walked into a boutique in New York...

Psychology is part of everyone's experience: it influences the way we think about everything from education and intelligence, to relationships and emotions, advertising and criminality. People readily behave as amateur psychologists, offering explanations for what people think, feel, and do. But what exactly are...

Rather than presenting a conventional chronology of Russian literature, Russian Literature: A Very Short Introduction explores the place and importance in Russian culture of all types of literature. How and when did a Russian national literature come into being? What shaped its creation? How have the...

Break down your fears into manageable parts.Whether you suffer from panic attacks or feelings of crippling dread, A Practical Guide to Overcoming Phobias offers proven techniques to help you stand up to your fears and free yourself from avoidance behaviours.Psychologist Patricia Furness-Smith teaches the reader to...

The must-have guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches. Complete information—including prices—on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands.The eighteenth edition of what has become a classic for afficionados of fine watchmaking once again looks at the developments in the watch...

The must-have guide for the collector of mechanical wristwatches. Complete information—including prices—on over 1,400 models made by more than 130 international brands.This edition of what has become a classic for afficionados of fine watchmaking once again looks at the developments in the watch industry....

The definitive book on the creations, career, and legacy of one of the world’s greatest sneaker designers. Often called the father of modern running and basketball sneakers, Jacques Chassaing has shaped and influenced sports and street fashion like few designers ever will. For the...

Journalism entered the twenty-first century caught in a paradox. The world had more journalism, across a wider range of media, than at any time since the birth of the western free press in the eighteenth century. Western journalists had found themselves under a cloud...

The Jewelry Recipe Book takes materials available at large craft stores (as well as specialty shops and artisan shops on Etsy)—beads, shrink plastic, leather, lace, pearls, sequins, polymer clay, yarn, and pinecones, to name a few—and transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry. Each of...

A BOOK OF THE YEARGUARDIAN , THE ECONOMIST , NEW STATESMAN , FINANCIAL TIMES , BLOOMBERGAnil Seth's radical new theory of consciousness challenges our understanding of perception and reality, doing for brain science what Dawkins did for evolutionary biology.A brilliant beast of a book....

WINNER OF THE 2016 LEARNING MAGAZINE TEACHERS' CHOICE AWARD! Modeling is one of the most effective of all teaching strategies and yet many teachers overlook this powerful tool in writing instruction. When teachers think aloud and then craft a piece of writing in front...

Crime is big news. From murder to theft to drug gangs, crime and criminal justice affect the lives of millions of people worldwide. Hardly surprisingly, crime has been pushed high up the public policy agenda across the world. But how can we measure crime,...

FOREWORD INDIES Book of the Year Awards — 2017 GOLD Winner for ArchitectureOne of the most important and authoritative books to celebrate mosque architecture and Islamic design, featuring many exquisite newly commissioned photographs. This visually striking volume illustrates over sixty of the most venerated mosques from historic...

A must-have for adults who want their children to love and understand art, this guide provides valuable tips for making your visit to a museum or gallery with children a success. It anticipates how kids might react to paintings by artists as diverse as Kandinsky,...

Release your inner happiness and learn to live your best life with this guided journal, filled with activities and inspiration for finding joy in every day! Self-care is such an important part of life, yet it can be the last thing we prioritize in...

This book is dedicated to the history of the Royal Oak from 1972 to 2020 from the perspective of collectors and enthusiasts around the globe.The Royal Oak by Audemars Piguet is one of the watch models most coveted and sought-after by collectors all over...

An architectural journey through the three most significant decades—1950s, 1960s, and 1970s—of urban development in Doha, Qatar, since the oil discovery.Encompassing a superb collection of rare photographs, drawings, and reproductions, this volume unlocks the architectural changes that took place in Doha from urban transition...

As we find ourselves at the cusp of an economic downturn, there has been a clear reinvigoration of Keynesian economics as governments are attempting to stimulate the market through public funds. Forming his economic theories in the wake of the Great Depression, John Maynard...

A brand new take on how to write with style - from The Economist's language columnist, Lane Greene OVER A MILLION COPIES SOLDWhy are the best words short and old?Why are full stops a writer's best friend?How can we simplify, then exaggerate?And what exactly...

From the widely acclaimed HOW TO TALK series, discover tried and tested communication strategies to survive - and thrive - with kids ages 2-7. How do you respond to the toddler who won't brush his teeth? The five-year old who pinches the baby? The...

Illustrator Jules Scheele teams up with Dr Laura Locker in this comic-book introduction to the political history of the Land of Opportunity.How did a political outsider like Trump win the 2016 presidential election? Why do some Americans feel so strongly about gun rights? Is...

This richly illustrated Tiny Folio™ volume surveys British painting, watercolors, and sculpture from the sixteenth century to the present.With masters such as William Blake, William Hogarth, George Stubbs, Thomas Gainsborough, Joseph Mallord William Turner, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, James McNeill Whistler, John Singer Sargent, Henry...

An unprecedented publication showcasing Gucci as never before, including thought-provoking essays, commentaries, and authoritative anecdotes along with previously unpublished contemporary and archival photographs. Published in conjunction with the opening of the new Gucci Museum in Florence, Gucci is the ultimate celebration of the world-renowned...

On a hot summer night in August of 1973 DJ Kool Herc and his sister Cindy put on a ‘back to school jam’ in the recreation room of their apartment block at 1520 Sedgwick Avenue in the west Bronx. The rest is history. The...

Louis Vuitton, the global luxury fashion house, and world-famous artist Yayoi Kusama partner again, and in the storied history of the brand’s epic collaborations with artists, this is the most ambitious to date.In this important volume about this powerhouse collaboration, artwork by trailblazing artist...

This is a high-level overview of the legendary watch brand, A. Lange & Söhne. In 1845 Ferdinand Adolph Lange convinced the Saxon government to build a pocket watch factory in Glashütte, a quaint town in the East Ore Mountains now known as the birthplace...

Budding interior designers are encouraged to unleash their creativity in this book that shows them everything they need to know about the exciting world of interior design. Follow along as Taylor, an interior designer, turns the unfinished attic of her home into a beautiful...

Social meets fashion history in the tantalizing story of the boot from the Roaring Twenties and Prohibition to online shopping and fashion blogs. Weaving together such unlikely elements as Glam Rock, the martyrdom of Joan of Arc, and the Iran-Contra scandal, it shows how...

Offers unprecedented access into the most innovative high-rise living spaces around the world More people than ever before are living in apartment buildings high above cities. To meet the growing demand for dynamic urban environments, striking new buildings have become “vertical villages” that offer...

Go behind the scenes to explore the history, racing, celebrity fans, and after hours of racing's most glamorous and prestigious round in the F1 championship with The Life Monaco Grand Prix.Monaco sponsored its first race in 1929 and the circuit has been part of the Formula...

Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951) was an extraordinarily original thinker, whose influence on twentieth-century thinking far outside the bounds of philosophy alone. In this engaging Introduction, A.C. Grayling makes Wittgenstein's thought accessible to the general reader by explaining the nature and impact of Wittgenstein's views. He...

Discover all of life's silver linings with this guided journal, filled with activities and inspiration to help you find your inner strength and resilienceLife doesn't always turn out as we expected, and it can sometimes feel like a series of setbacks that are hard...

Mindfulness is a journey, and even the best explorers need a little guidance along the way Filled with contemplative quotes, centering statements and simple exercises, this journal guides you to daily mindfulness, allowing you to truly live in the present moment. Taking you through...

The history of Dior as seen through the mythical Parisian address of 30, avenue Montaigne, home to the House’s headquarters and ateliers.Celebrating 30, avenue Montaigne, this sophisticated volume—published on the occasion of the House’s 75th anniversary in 2022—presents the public and unseen life of...

Awaken your senses and learn to be present with this guided journal, filled with activities and inspiration for finding peace in every day In a busy, high-pressure world! It can be difficult to live in the moment. Mindfulness can help you become more aware...

Film is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on society as well as its future in the digital age.  As...