Category Archives: Travel Guides
Magnum Cycling
This book draws upon the Magnum archive to present a celebration of the great photographers who have captured those most fugitive of moments in cycling: the personalities, emotions and human endurance. It is grouped into thematic chapters, with works by a range of photographers, showing carefully picture-edited images with discursive captions. Each chapter also features
While the Fires Burn: A Glacier Odyssey
Begun in 2009, Daniel Schwartz`s latest photographic art project considers visible evidence of the disappearance of glaciers around the world as a starting point for reflections on climate history and the relationship between glacial cycles and human lifespan, on natural ecology and human `progress`. The project`s geographical field of interest extends from today`s Alpine cryosphere
The Earth from the Air
The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and sixty countries, The Earth from the Air is the bestselling and most popular book of aerial photography ever published. This updated edition of the internationally acclaimed original features an updated text and over 100 breathtaking new photographs. New editorials by such renowned authors as
LA NY: Aerial Photographs of Los Angeles and New York
LA NY is a dazzling visual tale of two cities, Los Angeles and New York, as seen from the air. Photographed straight down at a ninety-degree angle to emphasize the particular patterns of place, how the urban grid adapts to local topography, and how the topography itself adapts to human purposes, these two cities are
Henri Cartier-Bresson: China 1948-1949, 1958
In December 1948, Henri Cartier-Bresson travelled to China at the request of Life magazine. He stayed for ten months and captured some of the most spectacular moments in China`s history: he photographed Beijing in `the last days of the Kuomintang`, and then headed back to Shanghai, where he recorded the new regime`s takeover. Moreover, in
Sergio Larrain: London. 1959.
In 1958, Sergio Larrain`s photographs of a smoggy, down-at-heel London captured an extraordinarily powerful vision of the city. Larrain`s London is a fast-moving blur of activity. He revealed the signs of the emergence of a new, post-war London society – in its streets, parks, pubs and clubs – and captured the class divisions, the burgeoning
Henri Cartier-Bresson: Paris Revisited
Henri Cartier-Bresson was `the eye of the 20th century` and one of the world`s most acclaimed photographers. Paris was his home, on and off, for most of his life (1908-2004). The photographs he took of the city and its people manage to be both dreamlike and free of affectation. Here are around 160 photographs taken
Space Academy: How to Fly Spacecraft Step by Step
Space Academy is an astronaut training course that shows children how to pilot different kinds of space craft. The second in the series, the book is divided into three types of spread that encourage the child to imagine their journey into space. Astronaut School looks at the science and technology of space and space travel.
The Flying Machine Kit: Make 5 Planes!
Flying Machines is a spectacular interactive guide to aerodynamics that has five fabulous flying machines to make. There are two specially designed paper planes, a rubber-band-powered single-prop plane, a unique, superspeedy twin-prop plane and a vertical take-off helicopter. Flying hints and tips suggest how to manipulate your machines speed, distance and flight direction, demonstrating the
Paris Up, Up and Away
The Eiffel Tower is bored…so it decides to cut loose and fly over Paris! Sailing through the night air, it glides over the Seine; a short hop away, its Opera. It weaves through the crowd and department stores, falls asleep in the sun, and wakes up to the jangling bells of Notre Dame. This beautifully
The Big Book of Bugs
Introductory spreads explain that bugs live nearly everywhere on Earth and give tips on how to become a young bug spotter. The book is divided into key groups of bugs, including beetles, moths, butterflies, bees, snails, crickets, grasshoppers, worms and spiders, all illustrated with scenic compositions. Some spreads approach the world of bugs thematically, such
Megalopolis: And the Visitor from Outer Space
Stanford`s Children`s Book of the Month February 2016.The story of the alien visitor’s adventures in the great city of Megalopolis quite literally unfolds along with the single continuous and meticulous three metre long illustration. There’s even a challenge to find every single giraffe, bicycle, ghost cake and more when you’ve finished reading.The combination of intricately
Panorama of the Thames: A Riverside View of Georgian London
This historical gift book is a reincarnation of a guide to the river Thames first published 1829 by Samuel Leigh. The original was a concertina of 45 printed and hand-coloured sheets, glued together to form a magnificent 60ft depiction of the rivers north and south banks or Middlesex and Surrey banks, as they were then
Greek Mythology: A Traveller`s Guide from Mount Olympus to Troy
The Greek myths have a universal appeal, reaching far beyond the time and physical place in which they were created. But many are firmly rooted in specific settings: Thebes dominates the tragedy of Oedipus; Mycenae broods over the fates of Agamemnon and Electra; Knossos boasts the scene of Theseus` slaying of the Minotaur; Tiryns was
The Lives of the Great Gardeners
Throughout history great gardeners have risen from all walks of life. Some have been aristocratic amateur gardeners, others professional designers with an international practice. Some have come to garden-making from sister arts such as sculpture or painting; some have been hands-on nurserymen or botanists. What they all have in common, no matter where or when
Architecture Matters
Architecture matters. To our cities, to our planet, to our personal lives. How we design and what we build has an impact that usually lasts for generations. The more we understand the importance of architecture, and the thinking and decisions behind the buildings we create, the better world we will construct. Who better to guide
Creative Living Country
The countryside has always held appeal for those trapped in the urban jungle, as it can be difficult for artful minds to isolate themselves from the 24/7 stimuli that cities bring. With a greater appetite for `authentic` experiences, working practices and creative inspiration, metropolitan talents are setting up studios far from the madding crowd. Combining
Eva Neurath Recollections
`…the elegant joy with which she lived her life came to her so naturally – in the delight she took in the highest forms of culture, especially music, in her house in Italy surrounded even in the hottest summer by its cool green lawn, in her always beautifully styled appearance, but above all in producing
Androgyne: Fashion and Gender
In January 2011, Jean Paul Gaultier`s haute couture runway show ended with the image of a willowy blonde bride in a diaphanous gown. The bride was a man, and one of the first models to walk for both men`s and women`s collections. The event marked the start of a trend. “This ad is gender neutral,”
The World Atlas of Street Food
Street food is one of the most amazing culinary success stories of the twenty-first century, defying globalization and the spread of multinational fast-food franchises. Fresh, cheap, plentiful, and varied, street food offers urban residents a cornucopia of choices. Food that was once obtainable only on Saharan roadsides is now available in New York City, and
