Product Description: Ralph Pucci is the most innovative designer in mannequin fabrication today. This volume puts Pucci in a broader context, tracking the mannequin's origin to fifteenth-century sample dolls and dress forms, while highlighting the materials, techniques and technologies that have shaped its sophistication today...read more

Presents a series of celebritiy interiors from homes and apartments around the world decorated in a variety of glamorous and vintage styles, with separate sections on design and architecture, fashion and style, along with art and culture.

A lavishly illustrated guide to interior design and decoration celebrates the work of sixteen contemporary women trendsetters--including Victoria Hagan, Holly Hunt, Tricia Guild, and Charlotte Moss--providing a look at the striking design styles and the ways in which they use color, scale, fabrics, furnishings, and accessories to create effects.

Product Description: Modern cruse liners are floating resorts offering a care-free atmosphere where strangers become friends and romance blossoms. They cater to every taste, every age, and every budget. But how do you know which cruise is best for you? Just look inside the Single's Guide to Cruise Vacations! You'll find all the information you need to plan the perfect cruise, including:• The best cruise lines and what they offer singles• Where to go and when• Typical passenger profiles and age ranges• Tips on bargain hunting and booking passageBut there's more! You'll also get the inside story on onboard fun and excitement, including:• Surefire strategies for mixing and mingling• Do's and don'ts for the best service and enjoyment• And much, much moreA cruise is the easiest, most romantic way to vacation—and this book offers you the easiest, most romantic way to cruise!About the AuthorsJacqueline Simenauer is the author of Singles: The New Americans and is a recognized expert on the single lifestyle...read more

Relates the incredible events surrounding the unlikeliest of friendships--between a seventeen-year-old Jew and a twenty-five-year old German Army officer--during the height of the Holocaust in Poland