Decades\' worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki\'s work, selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate TASCHEN\'s 40th anniversary, the curation delves deep into Araki\'s best-known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful, sensual

E könyvecske 1934-ben jelent meg először. Jelen kiadvány ennek átdolgozott kiadása. A könyv eredetileg a magyar konyha iránt érdeklődő külföldi szakácsok és háziasszonyok részére íródott, s így lehetséges, hogy a mai hazai Olvasók számára talán csalódást okoz majd. De a külföldre szakadt hazánkfiainak a legegyszerűbb ételek leírása is lényeges, és az éppen főzni tanuló honleányok részére is nélkülözhetetlen.

LIFE STYLE is the first book to document Maus creative process and his studio practice, Bruce Mau Design (BMD). Since founding his Toronto-based studio in 1985, Mau has become one of the worlds most sought-after designers. He became an international figure following the publication of the groundbreaking and award-winning tome S,M,L,XL (Small, Medium, Large, Extra-Large), which he designed and co-authored

Mostly Harmless: The Hitch Hiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy Part Five The Hitch Hiker\'s Guide to the Galaxy has, in what we laughingly call the past, a great deal to say on the subject of parallel universes. Very little of this is, however, at all comprehensible to anyone below the level of Advanced God, and since it is now well-established that all known gods came into existence a good three millionths

Deep in Tehran\'s Evin Prison, Azar gives birth to a baby girl. Corridors away, Amir is making a bracelet out of date stones. He hopes that one day his daughter will hold it in her hands. As a camera shutter closes, three children are fixed in time. These children cannot remember their mothers\' faces, but their mothers will treasure the photos, daring to imagine the life that goes on beyond prison

It\'s Summer, 1991, the dawning of the New World Order; a post-MTV, pre-AOL generation. Jerome Shafir and Sylvie Green, two former New Yorkers who can no longer afford an East Village apartment, set off on a journey across the entire former Soviet Bloc with the intention of adopting a Romanian orphan. Unflinchingly dark, hilarious and moving - Torpor is at once a satire and philosophy of cultural history,

The stunning YA debut from internationally bestselling author Cecelia Ahern. Celestine North lives a perfect life. She\'s a model daughter and sister, she\'s well-liked by her classmates and teachers, and she\'s dating the impossibly charming Art Crevan. But then Celestine encounters a situation in which she makes an instinctive decision. She breaks a rule and now faces life-changing repercussions.

Only a few decades ago, Dubai was merely a tranquil Bedouin city. Today, the skyline of a boomtown rises from the desert. Reports about it are distinguished by superlatives. In particular, reports regardign new buildings in this country of little shadow overshadow anything that has been constructed before. Burj Al Arab, currently the world\'s largest luxury hotel, with its also technically unique facade

\'Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past.\' Hidden away in the Record Department of the sprawling Ministry of Truth, Winston Smith skilfully rewrites the past to suit the needs of the Party. Yet he inwardly rebels against the totalitarian world he lives in, which demands absolute obedience and controls him through the all-seeing telescreens and the watchful

A gang war is raging through the dark underworld of Brighton. Seventeen-year-old Pinkie, malign and ruthless, has killed a man. Believing he can escape retribution, he is unprepared for the courageous, life-embracing Ida Arnold. Graham Greene\'s gripping thriller was adapted into a British film noir in 1947 starring Richard Attenborough as the razor-wielding Pinkie.

After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and ability to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital - from greed, murder and nihilism to passion, vanity and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet valued for his openness and understanding, Prince

Gabriel Oak is only one of three suitors for the hand of the beautiful and spirited Bathsheba Everdene. He must compete with the dashing young soldier Sergeant Troy and the respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. And while their fates depend upon the choice Bathsheba makes, she discovers the terrible consequences of an inconstant heart.Far from the Madding Crowd was the first of Hardy\'s novels to

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This witty and irreverent collection of essays presents Eco\'s playful but unfailingly accurate takes on everything from militarism, computer jargon, Westerns, librarians and bureaucrats to meals on airplanes, Amtrak trains, bad coffee, express mail, fax machines and pornography. An uncanny combination of the profound and the profane.Upozornenie: Vzhľadom na častejšie obmeny vydaní tejto knihy v zahraničí,

Omar Khayyam Shakil had three mothers who shared the symptoms of pregnancy, as they did everything else, inseparably. At their six breasts, Omar was warned against all feelings and nuances of shame. It was training which would prove useful when he left his mothers\' fortress (via the dumb-waiter) to face his shameless future...As captivating fairy-tale, devastating political satire and exquisite, uproarious

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The #1 \"New York Times\"bestseller, which is also a major motion picture directed by Angelina Jolie, has now been adapted by the author for young adults. Beautifully illustrated throughout, this riveting biography includes more than 100 black-and-white photos, as well as exclusive content, \"In Conversation,\" with Laura Hillenbrand and Louie Zamperini. Every young person should have the chance to

13 HOURS is the true account of the events of 11 September 2012, when terrorists attacked a US State Compound and a nearby CIA station in Libya, one of the most dangerous corners of the globe. On that fateful day, a team of six American security operators stationed in Benghazi fought to repel mounting enemy forces and escalating firepower, to protect the Americans stationed there, including the US

Superman\'s life isn\'t what it used to be, and he was living with that. But now the world he has built is crumbling away because of a mysterious foe. Will he be able to salvage the life he knew before it disappears forever? Dan Jurgens, Peter J. Tomasi and Patrick Gleason--the creative talent behind ACTION COMICS and SUPERMAN--present the first monumental Superman crossover event following DC Rebirth