Arranged into ten distinct chapters, each one concentrating upon a specific interior style or theme, this book is a style bible for anyone interested in design and the home.

From the moment Cecil Beaton arrived at Cambridge University in 1922 wearing evening jacket, red shoes, black-and-white trousers, to his appearance forty years later at Truman Capote's 1970 Black and White Ball, Beaton expressed a flamboyant sartorial nonchalance - a sprezzatura. This title deals with the changes in his wardrobe over the years.

An arresting, intimate collection of photographs taken by Paul Child to document his life in France with his wife Julia, the beloved doyenne of culinary arts in America.

Accompanied by Oliviers beautiful, moving photographs of Latin Americas people and places, from Central America to the tip of Chile, from Popocatepetl to Patagonia, this volume presents the wise words of a leading personality in Latin American literature for every day of the year.

Takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride through Americas Civil Rights Movement. This book includes photographs of Americas dramatic journey through racial conflicts include evocative and penetrating portraits of ordinary people rallying under some of the most charismatic leaders.

From pollution to carbon dioxide emissions and endangered plants, from disappearing languages to glaciers, this book details the ways in which people affect their environment and how a more stable balance can be achieved, informing readers about the reality of the earth's ecosystem and inspiring them to do what they can to help save the planet.