In September 2009, Fabienne Verdier embarked on the execution of four monumental murals for the walls of the Palazzo Torlonia in Rome. The photographer Philippe Chancel installed himself in Verdier's
From Kiwi Collectionthe world's most trusted resource on luxury travelcomes Overnight Sensations, a lavish, three-volume tour of the best hotels on the planet. Stunning photography and witty narrative
In the aftermath of January’s horrific earthquake, the world’s attention is focused on Haiti. In this full narrative history of the Caribbean nation, historian Philippe Girard offer
This is a unique approach to noise theory and its application to physical measurements that will find its place among the graduate course books. In a very systematic way, the foundations are laid and
This book makes available to the English-speaking world the most authoritative single survey of the geography of France yet published. Pinchemel's work embraces every aspect of the relationship betwee
More than a quarter-century before September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center was immortalized by an act of unprecedented daring and beauty. In August 1974, a young Frenchman named Philippe Petit
In 1952 Le Corbusier was commissioned "to dwell in the silence of men of prayer and study and to construct a church for them". The result was his impressive Convent of La Tourette, marking a significa
During a long hot summer on the French Mediterranean shore, Perpignan police officer Gilles Sebag must put aside his personal issues, including his heart murmur and his wife's possible infidelity, to
Le Liban est le seul pays au monde (a l'exception du Vatican) ou la religion chretienne est une religion d'Etat. Etre Chretien au Liban est un droit.Le Liban a ete aussi concu au ciel pour propager l
Take a glimpse inside the archive of the founder of the Memphis Group and designer of the Olivetti Valentine typewriter in ETTORE SOTTSASS, a lavishly illustrated monograph chronicling the life and wo
A quality manager for an oilfield services center in Texas, Theys explains the principles of acquiring data and validating it in the well log, primarily for earth scientists who use log data, but also
