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

Flowers come in an unbelievable array of shapes and colors. Yet, their leaf and fruit forms surpass even their floral splendor. From Acanthaceae to...

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...

Colorful, cheerful -- and in some cases downright funky -- vintage dinette sets from the 1950s to the 1970s will bring a nostalgic smile to your fa...

Hollywood movie monsters are enduring pop culture standards. Kids and adults around the world recognize Frankenstein, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and th...

Aurora slot cars are legendary. These tiny racing cars captured and held the imagination of American kids for over a decade and their unparalleled ...

Australia has wildly differing topographies and climates, and its best residential architecture draws on those site conditions in inventive ways. T...

Stenciling as space decoration is more up-to-date today than ever before. This book illustrates 140 historic ornaments spanning the past century. E...

Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago.\nThe homes vary from small to large,...

With more than forty international examples of practical yet architecturally fascinating solutions, this one-of-a-kind book shows innovative, beaut...

The worldwide interest in automatic organs is larger now than ever before. From delicate and musically sublime little organs contained in musical c...

The era of the self-playing or automatic piano embraced the first three decades of the 20th century. Piano-playing cabinets were followed by the pn...

This book is long overdue documentation on automatic wristwatches from countries other than Switzerland. These watches were always considered super...

An exciting area of collecting for clock and watch enthusiasts is literally opened up with this book. On the outside the automatic wristwatch is li...

What's "automobilia?" It's all the great go-with items that accompanied the evolution of our auto history. It's the signs that hung in dealerships ...

When Will Newcomb’s father loses his job at the Port of Baltimore things at home start falling apart. The family moves to Grampa’s farm in Pennsylv...

Avon's 1875 Cape Cod pattern glass dinnerware, made from 1975 to 1993, is one of the most beautiful deep ruby patterns. Over 130 photos show the sh...

One of the nation's biggest suppliers of costume jewelry since the 1970s, Avon's vast body of work is omnipresent in the antiques and collectibles ...

Explore the art of basketry in this idea-filled book for weavers at all levels. Over 300 how-to photographs, guidance on using a fascinating select...

Over 100 beautiful, informative photos display the green roofs technology that is quickly becoming a fundamental element of the emerging practice o...

This book documents a great American story, that of B.B. King, the King of the Blues, and one of America’s most important popular musicians. With f...

Baby birds are some of the cutest creatures on this earth!” So begins Rosalyn Daisey’s latest adventure into fine carving. In this new book she lea...

The toys of the 1950s and 1960s are currently among the most sought after collectibles, and some of the most popular examples are covered in this b...