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Eden Weiss, Bikesnobnyc
A Bike Snob Abroad: Strange Customs, Incredible Fiets, and the Quest for Cycling Paradise
$15.00
vEden Weiss, Bikesnobnyc
A Bike Snob Abroad: Strange Customs, Incredible Fiets, and the Quest for Cycling Paradise
$15.00
Visit product page →Bike Snob is all grown up! After two books and thousands of miles under his tires, Bike Snob is back with a book that takes his family on the road - 2 year old son in tow - on an international cycling adventure into the wild and tweedy bike-share lanes of London, the Bakfiet equipped cycling utopia of Amsterdam and the back roads of Switzerland and Italy.
But all roads lead home eventually, and the Snob takes a close look at the
state of American cycling after a decade of advocacy, infrastructure development and backlash have frankensteined us into some semblance of a bike-friendly nation. But is it working?
With humorous anecdotes and his trademark biting wit and wisdom,
Bike Snob takes us on his most personal narrative journey yet and ultimately
shines a light on the growing-pains that exist in any culture that asks the two-wheeled, four-wheeled and smartphone-text-happy pedestrians to share the road. -
Massimo Vacchetta
A Handful of Happiness Ninna, the tiny hedgehog with a big heart
$27.00
A feel-good memior about a man and his hedgehogVisit product page →
Massimo Vacchetta, an Italian veterinarian specializing in large animals, is recently divorced and feeling heartbroken and depressed--until the day that someone brings an orphaned baby hedgehog into his clinic. As the tiny hedgehog cries and whimpers, Massimo immediately understands the extent of the animal's vulnerability and isolation. Recognizing her helplessness and desperation in himself, he connects with her in a way he's never connected with any other animal.
In caring for this hedgehog, Massimo uncovers her vibrant personality, and rediscovers his own. Soon, another sick hedgehog lands in his lap. And then another. As people begin to seek him out to heal and care for their injured or orphaned animals, Massimo finally discovers his life's mission.
As other sick hedgies are healed and released, Massimo continues to dote on Ninna like a child, constantly fretting about her health and happiness, caring about her in a way he's never cared about anyone or anything else. But the cage that once kept her safe soon becomes a prison, and as much as it breaks Massimo's heart to let her go, he knows she longs to be free.
Through this life-affirming story of a man and his hedgehog, we learn that no love is too great and no creature is too small. -
Jon Hammer, Karen McBurnie
A Manhattan Bar for All Reasons
$12.00
This handy guide to New York City bars lists 31 great places to have a drink whatever your mood, from a quick beer to an elaborate cocktail. It is a guide for the connoisseur as well as the thirsty, taking in fancy bars and dive bars, bars with views and bars with history, bars to play bocce, and bars to get into trouble. And, of course, there are bars to forget those troubles too.Visit product page → -
Olivier Dupon
Art Flowers : Contemporary Floral Designs and Installations
$55.00
Visit product page →Monumental and modern. Intimate and rustic. Living sculptures. Created by thirty-eight of the world's most renowned designers, these are flowers as you have never seen them before.
Once upon a time, flowers were merely beautiful. Now, they can be breathtaking (Rebecca Louise Law's installation of 7,000 roses strung from the Royal Opera House ceiling), mind-bending (Harijanto Setiawan's floral kaleidoscope),
or surprising (Azuma Makoto's candy-colored bottled flowers).
With an exquisite cover and monumental size, this elegant tome is both a gorgeous object to anchor a coffee table and a trip around the world of contemporary floral design.
Through the work of 38 artists from 14 countries--from Amsterdam to Japan and from Spain to the United States--this collection shows the ingenuity possible for every occasion: decorations for weddings, arrangements for banquets, installations for shops and hotels, accessories for fashion shows, art gallery exhibits, and more intimate but no less memorable displays for the home. -
Noemi Vola
Bear With Me
$30.00
There are bears when they arrive, they do not want to leave anymore. Ther’s nothing you can do when a bear comes to stay. He follows you everywhere, and the more you try to send him away, the more he sticks to you: on the couch, while you are having a bath, or when you try to sleep. He even would get on a boat with you! This book created by the illustrator Noemi Vola tell us that sometimes it is possible to live with those who are heavy, dark and cumbersome; we just need to find our balance. Because eventually everyone has a bear on the stomach with whom he has to deal everyday.Visit product page → -
Stephan Fussel
Bodoni The Complete Manual of Typography
$40.00
Alphabet legend: The complete reproduction of a typographical masterworkVisit product page →
Official printer for the Duke of Parma, Giambattista Bodoni (1740-1813) declared that well-designed type derived its beauty from four principles: uniformity of design, sharpness and neatness, good taste, and charm. In his Manuale tipografico, published posthumously in 1818, he distilled these principles into a comprehensive catalog of type and set the standard for printing the alphabet thereafter.
TASCHEN’s meticulous reprint of Bodoni’s masterwork celebrates what was an unprecedented degree of technical refinement and visual elegance, as well as exploring the origins of the much-loved Bodoni typeface, still much deployed in both print and digital media. Like the original, the book features 142 sets of roman and italic typefaces, a wide selection of borders, ornaments, symbols, and flowers, as well as Greek, Hebrew, Russian, Arabic, Phoenician, Armenian, Coptic, and Tibetan alphabets.
About the series:
Bibliotheca Universalis — Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe at an unbeatable, democratic price! Since we started our work as cultural archaeologists in 1980, the name TASCHEN has become synonymous with accessible, open-minded publishing. Bibliotheca Universalis brings together nearly 100 of our all-time favorite titles in a neat new format so you can curate your own affordable library of art, anthropology, and aphrodisia. Bookworm’s delight — never bore, always excite! -
Gingko Press
Bon Appetit : Complete Branding for Restaurants, Cafes and Bakeries
$90.00
International and diverse in scope, Bon Appetit showcases establishments that have gone the extra mile, providing cohesive brand identities that make use of every possible advantage to strengthen their appeal. Dark and elegant industrial fantasies compete with bright, colourful pop suites and stark modern masterpieces to capture consumer loyalty in this comprehensive volume.Visit product page → -
Rodolfo Guzman
Borago
$80.00
Visit product page →Internationally acclaimed star chef Rodolfo Guzman of Borago introduces the exciting world of high-end Chilean gastronomy.
"It isn't every day that a restaurant knocks your socks off, but Borago managed it with ease." -Financial Times
Chef Rodolfo Guzman serves a dynamic, wildly imaginative tasting menu at his acclaimed Santiago restaurant Borago, using only native Chilean ingredients - often reinventing his courses mid-service.
The book combines his fascinating narratives about Chilean geography and ingredients, his never-before-published notebook sketches of dishes and creative processes, and gorgeous landscape and food photographs that introduce readers to the distinctive pleasures of Chilean culture and cuisine.This is rounded off by Guzman's selection of 100 savoury and sweet recipes exclusively chosen from the menu at Borago.
