Herge & The Treasures of Tintin looks at the influences on Herge and the backgrounds to the stories of Tintin and how they were produced. Integrated with over 180 illustrations and around 20 beautifully reproduced facsimile documents, the book explains how Georges Remi became Herge, how his private life and interests influenced his work, how the young journalist Tintin was developed and what sparked the delightful characters of Captain Haddock, Snowy, Professor Calculus, the Thom(p)sons, Chang and Bianca Castafiore. Plus there are special information boxes on many of the numerous other individuals who appeared in the Tintin stories.

From the pioneers of the early part of the century to the experimental artists who will take us into the future, Masters of Photography is an indispensable guide to over 50 of the world's best-known and most influential photographers. Arranged in alphabetical order by photographer, from Eve Arnold to Weegee, each entry contains fascinating biographical and technical details along with sumptuous reproductions of representative and groundbreaking works.

Fans of fine architecture will welcome this lavish guide to the great buildings and structures of the modern age. Eight sections cover each architectural movement from 1900 to the present: Arts and Crafts, Classicism, Organic, Modernism, Postmodernism, Robotic, Cities, and Futures. In engaging, jargon-free prose, Jonathan Glancey discusses more than 440 landmark structures regarded as modern classics, including L'Institut du Monde Arab in Paris, the Sydney Opera House, the Swiss Re building in London, and the Parliamentary Library in New Delhi.

One of the world's most famous and intriguing twentieth-century artists, Pablo Picasso (1881-1973) produced dramatic works in a variety of styles. Best known as a co-founder of Cubism, he also created pieces in a variety of other styles, some realistic, some Surrealistic, sculptures as well as paintings. Among his best known works are the Cubist Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and the unforgettable tribute to the Spanish Civil War Guernica. This book uses original documentation from his archives to trace the life and work of an extraordinary man.