Written with candour and humour, the "Sunscreen" series offers preteens and teens advice on the topics that interest them most in a compact, highly illustrated paperback that fits conveniently in a purse, backpack, or messenger bag. Not too glib and not overly serious, the "Sunscreen" books deliver just the right information, and the freedom and protection that come with it. Being an adolescent is jam-packed with challenges, but when you're adopted, your family issues might seem different. "Adoption" uses personal testimonies and a hip, re-assuring advice-style to help kids understand the questions about their own lives. "Adoption" also discusses issues for kids who are of a different ethnic background than their adoptive parents, and includes kids who don't want to
This book presents a sensual ode to the heart, passion and love. From Sei-Shonagon to Sophocles, John Donne to Dante, Carson McCullers to EE Cummings, Bancou weaves together writings from around the world and throughout the ages, subtly revealing the universal urgings of love through profound texts. Bancou hand-calligraphs in gold ink her written selections onto fields of rich, vibrant, shimmering colour.
Based around the seasons, this work shows how to carve a perfect pumpkin, make old-fashioned popcorn in a pan, make quick yet effective Halloween costumes for kids and more. It also includes recipes such as Erbazone (Spinach and Cheese Tart), Osso Buco, Simple Risotto, Homemade Pizza, Asparagus with Fried Eggs, and Sugar Cookies.
There is no question that Leonardo da Vinci and his "Mona Lisa" are two of the most recognizable names in the world. Leonardo is the subject of much veneration and debate, but he left behind only a few paintings. The Louvre Museum, with one of the world's largest collections of art under one roof, also boasts the largest collection of Leonardo's work, including the "Mona Lisa", "La Belle Ferronniere", "The Virgin of the Rocks" and "St. John the Baptist". Leonardo was a polymath, well-versed in painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture, engineering, anatomy, philosophy and even rudimentary robotics. "The Da Vinci Book" contains everything you wanted to know about Leonardo da Vinci and "The Da Vinci Code" in nearly 100 quizzes, word puzzles and games. Who was the model
Daniel Firman is one of the leading figures in the French art scene, participating regularly in numerous exhibitions, personal and collective, in France as well as abroad. He has for more than a decade deployed a single formal language, focusing particularly on the question of bodies and their balance. Constantly exploring the territory of the sculpture, Daniel Firman stages anonymous characters and elements of everyday situations in precarious balance. The consumer society is evoked through stacks of disparate characters who have their names for identity but whose face is always hidden. His works, which often were spectacular sculptures, have eased over time with his growing interest in dance and movement. Bodies appear in his works in precarious balance, close to
As any host or hostess knows, dinner parties are often recipes for disasters. In this hilarious collection of true tales of culinary catastrophe, readers gets a dossier of vital facts about each party - the hosts, the number of guests, the menu - followed by a first-person description of the disaster. Accompanied with sidebars that offer real-life solutions, like how to prevent fires, how to get over a hangover, how to spark conversation among your guests, or how to mend broken furniture. This book guides you through the faux pas that other people have made so you don't make the same mistakes. The perfect gift for the host or hostess, these witty stories and charming illustrations will keep you chuckling from start to finish.
The follow-up to the bestselling Glamorous Rooms, Glamorous Retreats takes readers inside Jan Showers's luxurious interiors in vacation locales across North America and the Caribbean, from the mountains of Colorado, to the beaches of Florida and the Bahamas, to the ranches of Arizona and Texas. With more than 200 never-before-seen photographs, this book showcases the renowned designer's elegant eclecticism, which blends Hollywood high style, mid-century modernism, and classic 18th-century French styles, here set against the backdrop of stunning resort destinations. Mixing aspects of the local flavors and lifestyles into her own designs, Showers provides accessible and useful design tenets that will inspire readers to create their own luxurious yet relaxed homes.Praise
Innocent, Your Honor delivers colorful characters and twisted tales from "Lawyer of Arabia" to aspiring attorneys ("I shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die. After that, law school was pretty much a given."), and from a mythical past (the contract Hercules signed to be unchained: "...she gets the house, the chariot, and custody of the kids. You get to keep the lion skin."), to a terrifying future (in which "everyone will be an attorney for fifteen minutes.") Shanahan's new book featuring 125 catoons on lawyers and legal matters is the perfect gift for anyone involved in the legal profession or with an upcoming day in court.
Photographer Michael Thompson offers a grand, almost fantastical vision of fashion, glamour and style. A compelling yet enigmatic sequence of radiant images, plucked from his fashion spreads, portrait shoots, and personal projects.
Olive or Twist? serves up a cocktail of laughter, taking in top-shelf treats (Could Chianti, Burgundy, and Rioja all come from the feet of the same Frenchman?) and low-grade liquor (Bar beer options: "Import, Domestic, Micro, or Crap?"). And Ziegler is just at home in the ritziest bar ("Meanwhile at the Cafe de la Mort: Ernest Hemingway is ridiculing Oscar Wilde's wine spritzer while Truman Capote takes notes") as he is in the dingiest dive ("Slumlords Top o' the Tenement Bar & Grill"). Here's a sample of some of his other quips: one drinking bum to another: "I was once in dire straits, much as you are, my friend, and then I discovered the '97 Napa Valley Cabernets"; Jesus at the "The Last Supper": "One more round and then we should probably order"; Boozehound to
Introduces the reader to seashells in all their variety, explaining why they look as they do, as well as looking at the exotic and the familiar, from tropical corals and rare fossils to everyday clamshells and barnacles.
There is no easier, more inexpensive, more stylish, and dramatic way to quickly change the look and mood of one's living space than with candlelight. Part wish book, part practical interior design guide, this resplendently photographed volume presents dozens of innovative ideas for using candles to spruce up any home. Lush full-color photographs show candles in indoor and outdoor decor - in table settings and floral arrangements, on patios and in backyards. Candle sales in America topped $3 billion last year, and these fabulous decorating suggestions - from votives and tea lights around the tub to candle-filled lanterns illuminating garden walkways and new ideas for the living room - make it easy to see why. Arranged by season, this lovely book will be an inspiration,
Visions of Mars offers a visual tour of the main geographic features of Mars as they have been recorded by twenty years of remote-sensing missions, ranging from the Viking orbiter/lander of the late 1970s through the Pathfinder orbiter/rover of the mid-1990s and up to the twin rover missions of today. The survey is driven by images, many of which have never been seen before, which introduce the reader to the plains, volcanoes, chasms, lake beds, and polar regions of the red planet. A final section summarizes the basic data that have been gathered about the planet, comparing Earth and Mars.
Windows is the breakthrough project of Xavier Guardans, produced in 2006 while exploring the Kenyan bush, and now seven years later, published for the first time. Windows includes a stunning selection of portraiture depicting various Turkana, Samburu, Masai, Rendille, Gabra, and Pokot individuals framed through the window of a Toyota Land Cruiser 4x4. This book is the first in a series of five to be published of Gurdans' long-term photographic projects.
