Скачать книгу (размер 728 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 144) Аннотация: Not since Brian Froud's conceptual design work with Jim Henson on the classic films The Dark Crystal and Labyrinth has he created a faerie world with such imagination, dimension, depth, and detail. Trolls features new and classic work by both Brian and his wife, Wendy, woven together along with artifacts and symbols of the natural world to create a fascinating revelation about the world of…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 217 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 240) Аннотация: Prefabrication offers a simple path to the green home of your dreams, and in her latest book, Prefabulous author Sheri Koones highlights the many ways of using prefabrication to create almost-off-the-grid homes-houses that are not only environmentally friendly but often operate at nearly zero annual energy cost. Taking energy from the grid when necessary and returning any excess energy produced,…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Puppyhood showcases adorable puppies in life-size photographs taken at six weeks old. The book itself is oversize at 13 by 11 inches, allowing enough space to bring each of these little ones to life. Twenty-five breeds are captured in engaging photographs, showing all the details that make puppies so irresistible, from their pink bellies to their tiny teeth, soft ears, and oversize paws. The book…
Скачать книгу (размер 320 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 64) Аннотация: From the writer and photographer who brought us the bestselling Cattitude series, here comes a uniquely canine perspective on living the good life. Through charming photographs and clever aphorisms, Dogplay: The Canine Guide to Being Happy takes a light-hearted look at how our four-legged friends embrace the everyday and maintain their eternal optimism. Whether it's advice about enjoying food…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 789 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 352) Аннотация: Celebrated exploration photographer George Steinmetz takes his art to a new level in Desert Air, the first comprehensive photographic collection of the world's extreme deserts, which receive less than four inches of precipitation per year. Steinmetz has spent 15 years on this epic body of work, capturing remarkable and surreally beautiful visions of deserts, from China's great Gobi Desert to the…
Скачать книгу (размер 3 788 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 744) Аннотация: With the launch of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Gene Roddenberry somehow managed to recapture lightning in a bottle. This new incarnation of Star Trek was an instant hit, and its popularity inspired four films and three spin-off television series. To commemorate the show's 25th anniversary, Star Trek: The Next Generation 365 provides a fresh, accessible overview of the entire series, including…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: W Magazine (W stands for World of Style) will celebrate its 40th anniversary in 2012 with a book featuring the most fabulous high points over the last 40 years. W is an award winning publication, one of the world's greatest and best known fashion magazines. It was founded in 1971 as a sister publication to Women's Wear Daily and was owned by Fairchild Publications until it was purchased by Conde…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 156 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 228) Аннотация: Colour is where it's all happening in photography today, and New York City is colour photography's greatest subject. New York in Colour presents the best colour photography of New York over the last century and celebrates one of the world's most visually vibrant cities. From such iconic landmarks as Times Square, Central Park, and Coney Island to neighbourhoods and locales unknown even to many…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 136 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 224) Аннотация: Mars Attacks is a series of science fiction trading cards produced by Topps in 1962, depicting the gruesome invasion of Earth by Martians. The story unfolds over the course of the 55 card series, showing futuristic battle scenes with Martians, and their cruel, often bizarre methods of attack and torture. The series culminates with a human insurrection and the destruction of Mars. The short lived…
Скачать книгу (размер 886 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 175) Аннотация: The unprecedented box office success of 1977's Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, and the ensuing pop culture phenomenon, took Lucasfilm by surprise. Fans had to wait nearly a year for the first action figures to appear. But as of 1978, an industry unto itself was born, consisting of Star Wars books, trading cards, magazines, video games and merchandise. Thirty five years later, these printed book…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 625 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 320) Аннотация: Harper’s Bazaar is America’s longest-running fashion magazine, revered for its style-setting contributions to fashion, photography, and graphic design. Under the direction of Glenda Bailey in this decade, the magazine has maintained its position as a prominent cultural icon. Bailey is known for commissioning dazzling visual features that frame fashion in the context of contemporary pop culture…
Скачать книгу (размер 646 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 128) Аннотация: Compiled by photographer and blogger Nichole Robertson, PARIS IN COLOR is a journey through the world's most romantic city, colour by magnificent colour. At once a work of art and a window into the heart of Paris, these vibrant photographs will surprise and delight anyone who loves the City of Light.
Скачать книгу (размер 3 788 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 744) Аннотация: John Knoll was 14 years old when the first Star Wars film (Episode IV) came out in 1977, and it changed his life. By the time the first prequel, The Phantom Menace, was released in 1999, he was its visual effects supervisor — in charge of all special effects — a position he held through Episodes II (Attack of the Clones) and III (Revenge of the Sith). With Knoll as tour guide, this deluxe…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: The complete behind-the-scenes story of the three monumental Christopher Nolan Batman films. Based on in-depth interviews with Nolan and all of the films' key cast and crew, the book reveals the films' creative process with lavish art and never-before-seen photography.
Скачать книгу (размер 197 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 40) Аннотация: Seventy years after his father left to be a mapmaker for the war in Europe, Emerson Johansson received a package that had been lost in the mail for decades. The parcel contained a most extraordinary gift: an exquisite book Johansson's father lovingly made by hand, detailing an unforgettable adventure they shared together just months before his departure. With maps, drawings, watercolors and…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 381 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 272) Аннотация: Everywhere we turn, experts are telling us to eat more whole grains, for heart health (whole grains are of course rich in the fibre that reduces cholesterol), weight loss (they're filling and don't lead to blood sugar spikes), even cancer prevention (whole grains were recently found to be chockfull of antioxidants). Whole Grains for a New Generation capitalises on this growing interest in whole…
Скачать книгу (размер 809 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 160) Аннотация: With Dwight attending Tippett Academy this semester, the kids of McQuarrie are on their own, no Yoda to help them navigate the treacherous waters of school. Then Sara gets a gift from Dwight; a cootie catcher (fortune teller) in the form of Chewbacca. It's a Fortune Wookiee, and it seems to give just as good advice as Yoda, even if, in the hands of the girls, it seems too preoccupied with…
Скачать книгу (размер 1 544 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 304) Аннотация: Every color has many aspects, many variations, and many meanings. Red, for instance, can mean passion, or suffering, or anger. How are these aspects represented in works of art from Titian and Bosch to Matisse and Warhol? Painters use colors to convey a message as much as they do for surface appeal. In design and fashion, color is omnipresent as well, but incredibly varied in its significance.…
Скачать книгу (размер 238 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 48) Аннотация: No punches are pulled in this fascinating biography that covers the life and work of the prolific artist George Bellows. Having spent most of his adult life in New York City, Bellows left behind an extraordinary body of work that captures life in this dynamic city: bustling street scenes, ringside views of boxing matches, and boys diving and swimming in the East River. Art reproductions and…
Скачать книгу (размер 850 Kb , формат fb2, страниц 168) Аннотация: In 1972, the Rolling Stones marked their first decade as a band with the release of Exile on Main St. and a summer concert tour of America that set new standards for magnificence in live performance. Covering the tour for Life magazine, photographer Jim Marshall captured indelible moments of the Stones in their glory onstage, as well as the camaraderie behind the scenes. Featuring a foreword by…