The Men's Style Guide illustrates the basic, generally appropriate and long-term fundamentals of a good fashion style for every man, and gives practical tips for all situations from business meetings and festive occasions to recreational activities. Outfit examples assist with the right combinations of clothing. The Men s Style Guide thus will actually be a style advisor and should be in every men's pocket. There is a Digital Code with book for link to E Book download.

With understatement, high-class individuality, and conservative reliability, the Aston Martin takes its place among the ranks of the most exclusive sports cars.Only an illustrated book of the highest quality can do justice to the charm and elegance of this exclusive British car, making this volume an absolute must-have for every Aston Martin fan. Aston Martin is a feast for the eyes in the truestsense of the word. Lavishly illustrated with more than 400 color photographs, which were shot especiallyfor this book, it covers the entire history of this automobile a history full of passion. With 320 pages and anabundance of information, the exciting textconsolidates the total picture.

Chocolate makes you happy! Whether in a cake, or ice-cream or a classical bar of chocolate, it stands for sensual enjoyment and is the favored sweet treat the world over. Chocolate fans will find everything in this book that they always wanted to know about the food of the gods. Chocolate will inform the reader about the origins of chocolate and its history until its industrial production, with extensive and entertaining background information. Approximately 60 recipes prepare a feast of enjoyment. From chocolate cakes to mousse au chocolat, from brownies to parfait and hot chocolate beverages, no wish is left unfulfilled for the worshipper of the dark delicacy. For every recipe there are step-bystep instructions, entertaining short explanations and tips for serving. Chocolate is the perfect book for every chocolate lover!

Do you fancy a cocktail party? Then this book is the best basis for a successful evening with your friends. 124 classic and innovative recipes invite you to mix and experiment. Organized into the chapters Cocktails, Short Drinks, Frozen Cocktails, Shots, Long Drinks, Hot and After-Dinner Drinks, and Nonalcoholic Drinks, the book offers cocktails and mixed drinks for differing tastes and occasions. Each recipe comes with a short informative text with interesting facts about the drink s history or other background information. Plus, there are tips for the presentation and modification of the recipes. Modern photographs show how to present the drinks originally and elegantly. The book is completed with an informative appendix with a register for spirits and names and an overview table for the 58 most important liquors, their ingredients and flavors.

From the glamour of the 30s to the extremes of the 80s, from the corsets of the Belle Époque to the kaftans of the 70s, this volume offers an impressive pictorial overview of the fashion world of the entire twentieth and the beginning of the twenty-first century. Chanel s jersey suits, Dior s new look, Mary Quant s minis and Alaïa s stretch bodies are high fashion developments that also had an impact on everyday clothing. In addition to the great designers, prominent icons like Marlene Dietrich and Madonna provided impulses. People are not the only source of fashion trends: political events also make their mark on what we wear, and thus the book presents many fashions in terms of their historical context. Decades of Fashion captures the world of fashion in hundreds of photographs drawn both from the fashion runways and from everyday life.

It all began in Maranello, a small town south of Modena, Italy, where Enzo Ferrari created a make of car that would conquer the realm of automobile enthusiasts for a long time to come. A love for Ferrari lasts a lifetime: anyone who has entered the magic triangle of power, speed, and beauty under the sign of the prancing horse remains captivated. Ferrari fascination: the aim of this updated edition is to convey a little of its allure to the reader and the viewer. This book presents the long series of models in chronological order, from the Spider Touring of 1948 to the new LaFerrari of 2013. With 424 pages, more than 550 photographies, and an abundance of information, the exciting text consolidates the total picture.

In this manual, 15 young designers demonstrate today s craft activities. With the right techniques and materials you can create practical and visually appealing objects for all sorts of contexts. The palette ranges from fashionable accessories such as felt handbags and jewellery by way of furniture ideas andt able decorations to practical hints for daily life and little surprises that can be created at lightning speed. All the techniques are explained precisely, step by step, and where necessary accompanied by patterns, so that they can be easily executed even by beginners. And the results are truly impressive!

From tents to legendary, eternally popular accommodation on wheels such as caravans and campers; from trailer homes to state of the art mobile structures for events or emergency situations, to the use of containers as ready-mades for contemporary pre-fab architecture: cheap, easy to build and environmentally conscious. You will find all this and more in this fascinating, original book, with beautiful colour images and detailed information. This book is a must have for all those who succumb to the appeal of mobile accommodation, but also for those who design and construct homes on wheels, as an essential source of reference.

Impressionist painting, which originally developed in France in the late 19th century, is regarded as the forerunner of modern art. This book presents the most significant influences on this style, the stages in its evolution and the personalities who put their stamp on it, such as the painters Manet, Monet, Renoir and Degas. Furthermore, the text spotlights the impact of Impressionism on trends in art outside of France. A separate chapter is devoted to the women artists of the time, who are increasingly attracting the interest of art historians and art lovers. Special chapters about the music, literature and photography of the period turn this book into a comprehensive survey of the art and culture of this era.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

e volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

The volumes in this bibliophile series provide unique portraits of European art history. Readers gain fascinating insights into the artists biographies and their styles of working: Dürer and his famous portraits and altarpieces, the vivid rural scenes of Pieter Bruegel, the great painters of the Italian Renaissance and the mysterious chiaroscuro paintings of Caravaggio.

Ever since its discovery by traders and seamen in the Early Modern age, the world of Islam has been an important source of cultural inspiration for Western civilization. Geographically so near, culturally so different, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula and North Africa have influenced both the Oriental vogue of the baroque period and also the popular Oriental genre in the fine arts. At the same time, the mysterious aura of the Orient has repeatedly served as a romantically idealized counterpoint and escape route for European fantasies and longings. From the early turquets to the glory of the 19th century to the Tunisian images of August Macke and Paul Klee, this elaborately appointed volume presents the history of Oriental images in painting and follows the traces of a phenomenon that remains fascinating even today.

Noblesse oblige this has been true for nearly 80 years now. The cult brand and the Made in Germany cars have stood for the perfect balance of power and elegance and rightly so: about 70 percent of all Porsches ever built are still on the road today, and to this day, all the generations of those striking cars are still eyecatchers in the streets of the world. The small corporation has been defending its pole position with a great sense of quality and passion. This book portrays both Porsche s unique success stories in the motor sports arena and their boldly innovative design and style from the 356 Alu of 1948 to the new Porsche 911 and Boxster. The plentiful highquality illustrations by renowned photographer Rainer W. Schlegelmilch will fascinate any fan of cars and motor sports.

The face is characterized by a specific expressiveness and is thus an important part of composition. To be able to draw it correctly requires considerable prior knowledge. One must understand the art of measuring, the rules of perspective, and the intricacies of drawing simple forms. The capturing and recreation of character attributes are special challenges requiring knowledge and use of the rules. András Szunyoghy s decades of experience as an artist and teacher predestines him for the compilation of a ground-laying system of rules for the learning of this art. This book provides not only beginners but also advanced artists comprehensive assistance.