With 142 photos and these short, step-by-step lessons from a master Chinese calligrapher, you can enjoy the basics of the beautiful characters of C...

Clear instructions and 148 photos welcome you to the subtle, fascinating world of Japanese calligraphy. Beginning with a summary of the art's histo...

One part photo essay, one part urban archeology adventure, and one part rally cry for historic preservation, this grand tour showcases 20th-century...

Also termed 3-D collage, shadow boxes, or assemblage, this compelling art form is based on how you choose and arrange items in a "box" (term used l...

Who hasn't dreamed of spending a night in a castle?A heavenly bed, creaking floorboards, silk wallpaper, glittering chandeliers, expansive grounds,...

A keepsake collection of maps depicting legendary and real places for the lover of literature, history, and cartography. This exploration of the "M...

Explore the natural world through Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s letters on botany—a beautifully written reflection on plants, nature, and philosophy by o...

Where is the best place to meet kind and peaceful aliens? How do we communicate with intelligent interstellar life forms, socialise with Martians, ...

Thoroughly documented, a worldwide selection of places representing many attempts made by mankind through the ages to re-create a paradise on Earth...

This new title in this bestselling series relates 37 stories of  shipwrecks,  great  discoveries,  mysteries,  and disappearances still thrilling a...

A thorough volume with extraordinary photography, detailing the past, present, and future of the legendary Lamborghini autos.Featuring never-before...

The special limited edition of this stunning book features a luxurious stamped and debossed clamshell case and includes an art print from Automobil...

A bakin' bible for potheads who'd rather eat their weed than smoke it.Serves up 35 easy-to-make, craving-busting recipes packed with every stoner’s...

This easy, accessible, and fun approach to basket making offers instructions for 18 beautiful and useful baskets. Beginning with simple basket desi...

The focus of this book is on the side of the brooch that usually isn't noticed: the reverse. When we encounter an attractive piece of jewelry, our ...

A complex and contradictory graffiti culture has been brewing over the last few decades in one of the least expected settings—China’s capital. Thro...

A rare look at the exquisite world of Russian treasures that lies beyond Fabergé. Imperial Russia evokes images of a vanished court’s unparalleled ...

Breitling. One watch has made this name famous worldwide, the Navitimer. In 1952 this watch was a real sensation, the chronograph along with the ca...

Breitling is especially known for its characteristically masculine wristwatches. This distinctive design is the main reason for its great popularit...