'She is one of the - if not the - most stylish women living', says designer and film director Tom Ford, speaking of Daphne Guinness, the subject and co-author of this extraordinary book. From her platinum-and-black striped hair to her towering 10-inch heels, her to-die-for couture collection and ama[...]

This title helps you learn about the legendary Norse raiders, with 15 step-by-step projects and more than 350 exciting pictures. You can step back in time to the age of the seafaring Vikings - find out about the ships they sailed in, the distant lands they explored, and the wars they waged. Fact box[...]

The first printing is available as a series of "Designer Editions". Each edition is bound in a fabric from one of six designers in the book and comes in a plexiglass box. For the covers of the "Missoni Edition", limited to just 2,000 copies, the Missoni family selected and produced an iconic knit. F[...]

A close-up look at one of the greatest engineering feats of all time describes the successful laying of a cable across the Atlantic Ocean in 1866, exploring the remarkable physical, financial, and technological challenges of the project and assessing the impact of the cable on the course of twentiet[...]

This "masterful treatment of one of the most complex periods of American history" (New Republic) made history when it was originally published in 1988. It redefined how Reconstruction was viewed by historians and people everywhere in its chronicling of how Americans -- black and white -- responded t[...]

Achieve savoir faire and fit into French culture with ease Written by an internationally renowned expert in French culture, Ross Steele, this second edition of The French Way offers a uniquely impartial and fully up-to-date perspective on French attitudes, tastes, and customs regarding everything fr[...]

How well we 'do' negotiation doesn't depend on inborn gifts to any great extent - negotiation is a skill that can be learned and practiced, if not ever quite perfected. The Original It's a Deal was largely aimed at buyers because salespeople tend to receive training in negotiation - buyers by and la[...]

This authoritative reference manual provides a complete description of the C language, the run-time libraries, and a style of C programming that emphasizes correctness, portability, and maintainability. The authors describe the C language more clearly and in more detail than in any other book.[...]

Written by the inventors of the technology, The Java(r) Language Specification, Java SE 8 Edition is the definitive technical reference for the Java programming language. The book provides complete, accurate, and detailed coverage of the Java programming language. It fully describes the new features[...]

Kinky boots, corsets, underwear as outerwear, second-skin garments of rubber and leather, uniforms, body piercing. Today everything from a fetishist's dream appears on the fashion runways. Although some people regard fetish fashion as exploitative and misogynistic, others interpret it as a positive [...]

Tort Law: Text, Cases, and Materials offers a clear, thorough, and engaging guide to tort law. The author's clarity of expression enables the reader to gain a secure understanding of the fundamental principles of the subject, while also facilitating an appreciation of the more complex tensions and d[...]