Collects many of the most visually significant photographs taken during the first forty-one years of orbital space travel, in a volume that reflects the achievements of the space program, the natural wonders of the planet, and the consequences of pollution. Reprint.

Contains Candida Hofer's famously ascetic images of the Escorial in Spain, the Whitney Museum and the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York, Villa Medici in Rome and the Hamburg University Library, among others. Umberto Eco contributes an essay on libraries.

Presents a collection of National Geographic magazine photographs, the facts behind them, and the inside stories of the men and women who took them. This book describes the photographers' achievements from technical, journalistic, and artistic points of view.

Offering a collection of images - from the great reading room of the Bibliotheque Nationale in Paris and the now vanished library of Sarajevo to the humble train depot that serves as the library in Cleveland, Mississippi, this title shows that these places are much more than just books on shelves.

The result of a five-year airborne odyssey across five continents and sixty countries, The Earth from the Air is the bestselling book of aerial photography ever published. This vibrant new edition of the internationally acclaimed original features an updated design and nearly sixty stunning new photographs.

It's the dark side that most cat owners never see. The side that wouldn't be caught dead purring. Here, in colour, in all their infamy, are hundreds of trouble makers and moggy delinquents. They're bad cats, with bad intentions and bad attitude. So the next time your cat misses the litter tray, ask yourself - was it really an accident?

Documents the arc of Leibovitz's relationship with her companion, Susan Sontag, who died in 2004; the birth of her three daughters; and many events involving her large and robust family, including the death of her father. This book also features the portraits of public figures including the pregnant Demi Moore, and Nelson Mandela in Soweto.

This series depicts worldwide events of the twentieth century in a novel way. Fascinating black-and-white photographs from the Getty Images collection put images of the power of an event or the zaniness of new trends right before the viewers eyes. The force of wars and political conflicts is just as important a theme in these comprehensive volumes as world-shaking innovations in science and ...

Covers Anne's life before she was forced into hiding. This work features photographs and excerpts from her diaries that expose the worsening political situation and oppressive conditions that marked the last years of her life. Finally, the testimony of the people who last saw Anne and her sister Margot alive reveals the tragedy that followed.

Guides us through centuries of changing life in the US. From the Mayflower to the gold rush, the jazz age to Pearl Harbour, with portraits of figures as varied as Buffalo Bill, John D Rockefeller and Martin Luther King, this book presents the American story in all its triumphs and failures, grandeurs and tragedies.

Features photographs that capture people reading in many parts of the world. This volume presents readers in various conceivable places - on rooftops, in public parks, on crowded streets, and waiting in the wings of the school play.

From El Escorial in Spain to the Congress in Washington, from Trinity College, Cambridge to the Abbey of Saint-Gall, this volume reveals an exceptional heritage: nearly 20 shrines to culture, entirely devoted to the presentation of knowledge, stacked with writings and shrouded in silence.

With over 100 adorable, appealing, heart-warming images of babies whose characters and personalities shine out in every image, this is the ultimate gift for new parents and grandparents alike.

Photographs of familiar outdoor scenes illustrate pairs of opposites.

The result of nature photographer, Thomas Marent's 16-year journey across five continents, this title celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest animals and plants - from resourceful leaf-cutter ants to the multi-hued clouds of butterflies and birds that flutter high in the tree tops.

When college student Laurel Estabrook is attacked while cycling through the forest trails in Vermont, her life is changed forever. So begins Chris Bohjalian's stunning new novel which travels between Jay Gatsby's Long Island and rural New England, between the Roaring Twenties and the twenty-first century.