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Food, Drinks & Infographics
A must-have for every 21st-century foodie, this book gathers the best infographics of all things eating, drinking, and cooking. Whether it’s the secrets of sashimi or stress-free party planning, this is gastro-guidance at its most visually appealing and expert, solving kitchen conundrums insimple and memorable graphics, while exploring visual representation of food through the ages.
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The Book of Flowers
French flower painter Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840) devoted himself exclusively to capturing the diversity of flowering plants in watercolor paintings which were then published as copper engravings, with careful botanical descriptions. The darling of wealthy Parisian patrons including Napoleon’s wife Josephine, he was dubbed “the Raphael of flowers,” and is regarded to this day as a master of botanical illustration.
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The Book of Palms
After an epic Amazonian journey through Brazil and Peru, German botanist von Martius compiled an unsurpassed catalogue of all known genera of palm. This exquisite encyclopedic treasury is a jewel of 19th-century botany, as remarkable for its meticulous classification, as it is for its maps, color landscapes, and cross-sectioned diagrams showing the architecture of these majestic trees.
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Jungle Spirits
Mit dem atemberaubenden Reichtum ihrer Tier- und Pflanzenwelt sind die Regenwälder der Erde wahre Schatzkammern der Natur. Der preisgekrönte Fotojournalist und Naturschützer Christian Ziegler hat sie für Jungle Spiritsfestgehalten. Das Buch ist mehr als eine Ode an die tropische Pracht der vielfältigsten Ökosysteme unseres Planeten – es ist ein dringender Aufruf, die tropischen Regenwälder weltweit zu bewahren. Fotografien aus 20 Ländern auf vier Kontinenten verschmelzen zu einem vollständigen Porträt berühmter Dschungelgebiete der Erde in all ihrer üppigen Vielfalt. Durch Zieglers dynamische Aufnahmen tauchen wir ein in unberührte Landschaften, entdecken faszinierende Kreaturen wie Bonobos, Chamäleons oder Fledermäuse und finden Gefallen an seltenen Pflanzen. Informative Texte von Daisy Dent, Zieglers Partnerin und Mitstreiterin in Sachen Naturschutz, komplettieren den aufwendigen Bildband.
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Warhol
Discover the artist who put soup cans in MoMA and movie stars in the Met. This introduction to Andy Warhol presents his prolific and radical oeuvre and its relentless interrogation of consumerism, materialism, and the role of the artist. The title includesmore than 100 images of Warhol’s work intop-quality reproductions that retain all of the originals’ pop.
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The Parrots
TASCHEN is proud to announce the long-awaited, latest and final publicationsfrom artist David LaChapelle: a two-volume project to complete his career-spanning anthology. Here,Good Newspicks up from Lost + Found,Part I, in a monumental curation of images never before publishedin book form. It marks a dramatic conclusion to LaChapelle’s five-book narrative, one that has captivated a generation of viewers across the globe.
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David LaChapelle
TASCHEN is proud to announce the long-awaited, latest and final publicationsfrom artist David LaChapelle: a two-volume project to complete his career-spanning anthology. Here,Good Newspicks up from Lost + Found,Part I, in a monumental curation of images never before publishedin book form. It marks a dramatic conclusion to LaChapelle’s five-book narrative, one that has captivated a generation of viewers across the globe.
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Green Architecture
Sprouting with fresh ideas and sunny outlooks, this compact edition brings together the best examples of contemporary green buildings today. Well-known architects like Frank Gehryand Norman Fostersit alongside young, up-and-coming creators. Each entry introduces akey projectthrough plans, photos, and a close reading of the sustainable and ecological nature of the design.
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Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery
Get up close to the bold brushwork and scribbled words of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most successful artists of his time. This XXL-sized monographgathers Basquiat’s major works in pristine reproduction. Texts by editor Hans Werner Holzwarthand curator and art historian Eleanor Nairneintroduce us to a legend synonymous with 1980s New York.
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Basquiat XXL
Get up close to the bold brushwork and scribbled words of Jean-Michel Basquiat, one of the most successful artists of his time. This XXL-sized monographgathers Basquiat’s major works in pristine reproduction. Texts by editor Hans Werner Holzwarthand curator and art historian Eleanor Nairneintroduce us to a legend synonymous with 1980s New York.
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100 Contemporary Wood Buildings
Travel the world to investigate one of the greatest renaissances in architecture: wood. How has this elemental material come to steal the show at luxury hot spring structures and cutting-edge urban renewal schemes? With 100 projectsfrom China, Chile, and everywhere in between, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.
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Flower Color Guide
Vous êtes-vous jamais demandé quelles fleurs sont disponibles dans quelles teintes, et quand ? Ou comment les associer harmonieusement pour un bouquet ou un événement ? Le Guide des fleurs par couleursest le premier ouvrage de référence à classer les fleurs par couleurs, en mettant l’accent sur la saisonnalité et les associations de teintes. Michael et Darroch Putnam sont réputés pour leurs compositions florales romantiques et spectaculaires, et pour leurs installations, toujours guidées par la couleur. Ils partagent ici leurs secrets et leur savoir.
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NYT Explorer – Beaches, Islands & Coasts
Whether it’s a chocolate tour of the Caribbean or a swim to the tiny monastery island on Italy’s Lago d’Orta, dive in and share the discoveries of the Beaches, Islands & Coastsedition of The New York Times Explorer. These 25 dream tripsfeature first-person narratives, postcard-perfect photography, and useful informationto help you on your way to these magical places where water rolls up to meet land.
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Florilegium
In 367 exquisite plates, this treasure of botanical literature records the flowers of the palatial grounds at Eichstätt, Bavaria, once some of the most beautiful gardens in history. The illustrations are organized by season and, following the classification system used today, show plants belonging to a total of 90 families and covering 340 genera.
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Tree Houses
Gardens designed for refined pleasure and spiritual relaxation were first perfected in ancient China. Western travelers from Marco Polo onwards saw them, and marveled at their intricacy, their elaborate garden buildings, their subtle design, and their assured use of plants, water, and natural materials. Yet for many centuries Westerners found them hard to understand and could not use the skills and concepts that they contained.
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Amy Winehouse
Photographer Blake Woodmet Amy Winehouseat the peak of her career, and for two years they became inseparable. In 85 color and black-and-white photographs, this collection records their time together, spanning private moments in London, Paris, and St. Lucia. These previously unseen photographs capture a rare and lighter side of this much-missed icon, and are an intimate homageto Winehouse as she wanted to see herself.
