This luxury album is one of the most comprehensive and probably the most spectacular guide-books of the Hungarian House of Parliament

It is the aim of this book to help the reader to discover or learn more about certain aspects of the work of the Court of Justice by inviting him on a guided tour of its new buildings

The Guggenheim today encompasses venues on two continents: the museum in New York, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, the Deutsche Guggenheim in Berlin and the Guggenheim Hermitage Museum in Las Vegas. This volume is published on the occasion of a major exhibition at the Kunst-und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Bonn, and the Kunstmuseum Bonn. With its comprehensive presentation of masterworks from the Guggenheim's extended holdings, it provides insight into Modern and Contemporary art movements--from Impressionism to Cubism, Surrealism to Abstract Expressionism, Pop art and Minimalism to the most recent developments--and the distinctive features of the collection. The selection emphasizes the Guggenheim's ongoing commitment to acquiring the work of particular artists in depth, including Vasily Kandinsky, Paul Klee, Pablo Picasso, Robert Rauschenberg, Richard Serra and Matthew Barney, among many others

The book contains ancient art Аsia: sculpture and ceramic products

Singapore: a clean and efficient country that has received numerous accolades for excellence. True? Certainly. But does this mean that Singaporeans are a plain or boring bunch, used only to the comforts and conveniences of modern living? Certainly not. In fact, nothing could be further from the truth. This book is a collection of images captured by Singaporeans as a gift to the nation on its 40th birthday. It bears testimony to the fact that Singaporeans are a lively people with a remarkable variety of interests and a unique way of life

Invaluable tips can help you to gain a vital competitive edge, from goal-setting and motivation to running psychology and race tactics. Assess and develop your technique under clear no-nonsense guidance with detailed visuals to help you understand what your body is going through. Key pre- and post-run step-by-step stretches help you to protect yourself from injury and core and resistance-training exercises can help you to run faster and further

True Love is an honest and revealing personal diary with hard-won lessons and heartfelt recollections and an empowering story of self-reflection, rediscovery, and resilience

Photographer Yann Arthus Bertrand spent several months in a helicopter all over Turkey, photographing its renowned Greco-Roman ruins in Ephesus and Pergamon, dramatic mountains, and dazzling coastline that is a mecca for international yachtsmen. Also here are the stunning mosques, churches and palaces of Istanbul--once capital of the Ottoman sultans and center of one of the most powerful empires of all time

Indonesia's textile culture includes a large repertoire of techniques, the best-known of which is perhaps the dye-resist technique universally referred to as ikat weaving

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) possessed one of the greatest minds of all time; his importance and influence are inestimable. This XXL-format comprehensive survey is the most complete book ever made on the subject of this Italian painter, sculptor, architect, engineer, scientist and all-around genius. With huge, full-bleed details of Leonardo's masterworks, this highly original publication allows the reader to inspect the subtlest facets of his brushstrokes