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Water Index highlights critical design projects from around the world that radically engage the fragile issues of drought, flooding, and contamination, revealing opportunistic, adaptive design strategies in response to the mounting global crisis.

The latest volume in Prestel''s "House" series explores a revolutionary movement in land use - one that doesn''t involve land at all. This study of built and yet-to-be-realised aquatic habitats shows how water has become architecture''s next frontier. Whether they''re floating on top, hovering over, or submerged beneath the water, each of the more than fifty structures examined here demonstrates an innovative use of water resources. (...)

Twenty-eight years after its first publication, the best-selling Watchmaking continues to inspire and encourage the art of watchmaking, especially among new generations of enthusiasts. As a supreme master of his art, George Daniels' advice is constantly sought by both students and watch repairers, his understanding of the problems that can beset the would-be watchmaker, especially in an age of mass production, and his expert knowledge of the history of watchmaking being second to none.Here, the making of the precision timekeeper is described step-by-step and illustrated at each stage with line drawings and brief explanatory captions. The text is easy to follow and care has been taken to avoid complicated technical descriptions. As Daniels is particularly interested in the development of the escapement - many are described in this book, several of his own design - the reader is encouraged to explore this aspect of watchmaking in even greater detail.

Stephen DavisFrom the New York Times bestselling author, the complete story of the last rock supergroup from their drugfueled blast-off in the 1980s to the turbulent life of legendary singer Axl Rose and his fifteen-year, multi-million dollar effort to make the perfect hardrock album. With 90 million of the band's records sold worldwide since 1987, Guns N' Roses prolonged rock music past its sell-by date with controversial albums and immense, often riotous world tours. But the band's complete story has never been fully tolduntil now. In his sixth major rock biography, Stephen Davis details the riveting story of a band that originated in the gutters of Sunset Strip and went on to set attendance records on the biggest stadiums on the planet. Watch You Bleed documents the improbable story of W. Axl Rose, the biggest rock star of his generation. Taken from an abusive father in his infancy, he was raised as "Bill Bailey" in a strictly religious Indiana household by a stepfather who beat him for playing Led Zeppelin songs on the family piano. After quitting high school, and on the run from the police in his hometown, Axl arrived in Los Angeles in the midst of the street battles for supremacy among the top music genres of the eightiespost-punk, thrash, hair metal, and glam. The book also charts the backgrounds of every band member, especially Slash, a Hollywood street kid whose designer mother dated David Bowie. Davis brilliantly captures the birth of Guns' raw power, whichdespite rape charges, drug-induced rampages, and a general appetite for destruction launched the band into the pantheon of rock gods such as Led Zeppelin and theRolling Stones. With a wealth of detail, Davis looks at Axl's unrelenting quest to release the long-awaited, mystery-shrouded Chinese Democracy album, as well as the further adventures of some of the Gunners under the banner of the hard-rocking band Velvet Revolver. For the first time, millions of Guns N' Roses fans will learn the whole truthsometimes funny, sometimes tragicabout the last of the great rock bands. Biography

The intricate mechanics precision and artistry behind high end watches have long been appreciated by collectors but in more recent times watches have become cultural icons Symbolising luxury wealth and success timepieces now play a key role in pop culture with celebrities like Pharrell Williams and Rihanna elevating watches through endorsements and rappers like Jay Z and Drake flaunting high end watches such as Patek Philippe Audemars Piguet and Rolex in their lyrics and public appearances turning them into status symbols Through the collections of 30 celebrities chosen by Toronto based watch writer Rhonda Riche Watch Spotting The Collectors sets out to illustrate what makes watch collecting so compelling and why timepieces have come to symbolise more than just timekeeping With its marriage to pop culture watch collecting has brought timepieces into mainstream consciousness in a fresh and bold way making these wearable works of art more popular than ever

Relojes caros, de caballero, de señora, relojes sofisticados, es así el material con el que este libro constituye a través de sus 432 paginas y sus fantásticas fotografías a todo color un libro de referencia que muestra los relojes más destacados del mundo.

Tanto como profesor como pintor Wassily Kandinsky (1869-1944) jugó un papel determinante en el desarrollo del arte moderno . Influido profundamente por la música Kandinsky pintó sus primeras composiciones abstractas durante su período en Bavaria .

Kandinsky - El fundador del arte abstracto El pintor ruso Wassily Kandinsky (1866-1944), que después vivión en Francia y Alemania, es uno de los pioneros del arte del siglo XX. Hoy día is one of the pioneers of twentieth-century art. Hoy dia es reconocido como el fundador del arte abstracto y mas todavia como el mayot teorico de su tipo de pintura.