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Chronicle BooksPlayboy: The Complete Centerfolds -- Following the remarkable success of last year's limited deluxe edition, we're pleased to present The Complete Centerfolds in a new compact package. The content remains the same-every Centerfold from every issue. That's over 600 beauties. We've also added the Centerfolds from 2007 to make this Playboy's most complete photographic volume to date. Hefner introduces the book and literary luminaries including Paul Theroux, Jay McInerney, and Daphne Merkin comment on the social mores and cultural climate of each decade. This chronological collection provides an unparalleled view of our evolving appreciation of the female form: from the fifties fantasy of voluptuous blondes to the tawny beach girls of the seventies to the groomed and toned women of today. The Complete Centerfolds is a breathtaking tour de force.

Travel photographer Barbara Lloyd captures the heart of Thailand in this text: its temples, hill tribes, ancient sites, festivals, silks, spices and islands. She introduces a new colour for the theme of each chapter, demonstrating the individual mood, personality, symbolic meaning and uses of colour in the everyday lives of the people of Thailand.

Far away from the Taj Mahal, the Red Fort and other tourist destinations of the north of India lies another India: the lush and beautiful Southern States. In Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and Goa, brilliantly coloured hues are a natural result of a hot climate and fertile landscape, but they are also symbolic of what is one of the world''s most spiritual countries. In these pages, blue is for both Vishnu and brilliantly coloured saris, red is for Lakshmi and blazing hot chillies, yellow is for good luck and golden tumeric, and green is for Hanuman and vibrant rice fields. Swaying palms and garlands of flowers, painted bullock carts and caparisoned elephants - these are but a few examples of Barbara Lloyd''s photographs.

New additions to the automotive market are judged primarily by efficiency or fuel consumption. Things are quite different for historical cars. Major car shows, from Pebble Beach to Villa d'Este, feature classic cars, which, although they may not achieve top marks in the wind tunnel, have a timeless elegance that makes the hearts of all aficionados skip a beat. The photographer Ansel Adams, who was an honorary judge at Pebble Beach, once de- fined them as follows: "The type of vehicle I would like to be buried in." From the Maserati Ghibli to the Ford Thunderbird, Rene Staud has shot automotive classics in settings ranging from the subtle to the spectacular. As co-organizer and head of the Car Selection Committee for Schloss Bensberg Classics, Jurgen Lewandowski provides authoritative texts. The Classic Cars Book conveys a real passion for these spectacular vehicles, appealing to existing fans and those yet to fall under their spell.

Un concours d'élégance en forme de livre : René Staud met en scène une sélection de classiques de l'automobile de façon parfois discrète, parfois spectaculaire, de la Maserati Ghibli à la Rolls-Royce

Una excelsa edición que resume la historia del mayor espectáculo del mundo a través de numerosos dibujos y fotografías de las diferentes épocas de esplendor y decadencia del arte circense. Una obra imprescindible para los amantes de la historia, el arte, la fotografía y el circo

Penetrate the world of 20th century adult underground with publisher, film producer, and archivist Kim Christy. Compiled from extensive private collections, The Christy Report brings you a plethora of images tracing the evolution of porn as we know it, from beginnings in early photography, illustration, and film, through the glory days of the 70s porn explosion and up to today's expanded digital-age market. A history book unlike any you ever had in school, The Christy Report is more than eye candy, it's also educational (wink, wink)

This book represents 100 of the finest and most fascinating examples of body-centred photography from the 20th century. Art photographers included are Stieglitz, Man Ray, Brassai, Cunningham, Brandt and Mapplethorpe, alongside greats of scientific image-making like Nilsson and Hutchings.