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Born in 1984, after just a few years Edizioni White Star became one of the most important publishing houses operating nationally and internationally in the sector of illustrated books. Today it boasts a catalog of over 600 titles, published in various languages, with direct distribution in five countries (Italy, France, Germany, Great Britain, and the United States), and covering a wide range of subjects, including archaeology and art, nature and technology, photography and ethnology, mountaineering and marine biology, music and haute cuisine, cinema and costumes.

Along with the rapid evolution of Edizioni White Star, there has also been an exponential growth of co-editions, distributed in more than 60 countries, rising to a total of over 1000 titles in recent years from the original 230 in 1998. The international reputation of Edizioni White Star has brought about stable collaborative relationships with some of the most famous publishing houses in the field of illustrated books. Distinguished among its most prestigious partners, the National Geographic Society signed an exclusive agreement in 2001 with Edizioni White Star, which is now the representative in Italy for illustrated books, guides, and cartographic items produced by National Geographic. To reinforce its commercial presence abroad, today Edizioni White Star is directly present in Germany, under the label White Star Verlag, and in France, under the imprint Editions White Star. Lastly, in 2010, with the label White Star Publishers, it initiated a new collaboration with Sterling Publishing for sales and distribution in the United States and in Canada. In Italy, titles from Edizioni White Star are promoted and distributed by Istituto Geografico De Agostini.

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NEW TITLES FALL 2011 / SPRING 2012

52 DREAM WEEKENDS, 4

WONDERS OF THE WORLD, 38

52 DREAM WEEK-TRIPS, 5

FASCINATION OF GOLF, 42

222 EASY RECIPES PASTA, 6

CONCEPT CARS, 43

222 EASY RECIPES BREAD, PIZZA, FOCACCIA & CO, 7

FERRARI, AN ITALIAN LEGEND, 44

EGGS, 9

LEGENDARY CONVERTIBLES, 45

MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE, 10

HARLEY DAVIDSON, THE LEGENDARY MODELS, 46

SIGNATURE DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD, 12

CLASSIC SAILING YACHTS, 47

SIMPLY RAW!, 13

THE ECOLOGICAL HOUSE, 54

COCKTAILS, 14

WORLD TRADE CENTER, 56

FAMILY RECIPES, MY COLLECTION OF, 15

THE ETERNAL ARMY, 61

BABY BOY, MY FIRST MEMORIES, 16

PYRAMIDS, 64

BABY GIRL, MY FIRST MEMORIES, 16

VALLEY OF THE KINGS, 66

POP ART, 18

TALES OF MOUNTAINEERING, 83

MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN DESIGN, 19

MONT BLANC, 83

ROLLING STONES, 50 YEARS OF ROCK , 21

TIBET, 84

LEGENDARY ROCK SONGS, 22

SURF!, 86

HEAVY METAL, 23

THE MAGIC OF THE RED SEA, 89

LEGENDS OF JAZZ, 24

GENTLE GIANTS, 90

HERO DOGS, 28

WONDERS OF NEW YORK, 93, 95

48 REASONS WHY BABIES AND PUPPIES ARE ALIKE!, 29

WONDERS OF HOLY LAND, 92, 95

48 REASONS WHY MY DOG STEALS MY UNDERWEAR!, 29

WONDERS OF AMERICA, (CUBE BOOK), 92, 95

DOG PARADE, 30

AMERICA FROM ABOVE, 98

CHICKEN PARADE, 30

NEW YORK FROM ABOVE, 98

CAT PARADE, 30

THE WORLD FROM ABOVE, 99

MUTT’S LIFE!, 32

ITALY FROM ABOVE, 99

HORSES, BREADS, CULTURES, TRADITIONS, 36

LIBYA, 104

80 ISLANDS, TO ESCAPE TO... ... AND LIVE HAPPILY EVER AFTER, 37

BARCELONA, 106-107 SPAIN, 108-109

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CATALOG 2011-2012 DREAM TRAVELER

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52 Dream Weekends TEXT BY CINZIA RANDO AND ELENA LURAGHI

52 DREAM WEEKENDS Text by Cinzia Rando and elena luraghi 352 pages - 21 x 27.8 cm 442 color photographs Softcover with flaps

52 destinations in Europe’s most spectacular cities and regions. 52 ideas for passing a weekend “out of doors” in the historical, geographical, and artistic heart of the Old Continent. Evocative photographs, detailed maps made expressly for this work, accurate texts with suggestions and curiosities, lead the reader to discover time after time the extraordinary and variegated mosaic of cities and landscapes, where art and nature have assumed their fascinating diversity over the course of the centuries that no homogenization can never cancel out. Getting away, after all, is simple: all you need are two or three free days and a destination. For example, Barcelona, Paris, London, Athens, Istanbul, St. Petersburg, or Amsterdam, Europe’s most sparkling city. But also Brittany’s lighthouses, Switzerland’s glaciers, Ludwig’s romantic castles in Bavaria, or the fertile lands of Champagne, where the world’s most famous bubbles are born. By air, by car, by train, by ship, on foot, on horseback, on bicycle, or – why not – even on a sled. For a cultural, sportive, naturalistic, thermal, or ecogastronomic sojourn; to get to know the forms, flavors, colors, music and museums, architecture and traditions, civilizations and cultures, of the countries that make up the continent of Europe. A versatile and exhaustive guide, rich in detailed information about where to go, what to see, the best hotels and restaurants, shopping and stops for gourmands, well-being, excursions, and nightlife. Making the volume even richer and more interesting are the high-quality photographic images and the tailor-made maps.

CINZIA RANDO was born in 1959 and has worked in publishing for the tourist sector for a quarter of a century. She has published texts in various titles in Touring Club Italiano’s Guide Verdi d’Italia e d’Europa series, in the Dove guides published as inserts to the Corriere della Sera, and in Touring Club Italiano’s Guide Rosse available at newsstands with the daily La Repubblica. For Touring Club Italiano she has planned and edited various illustrated books and a series of guides for children dedicated to the great museums of Italy, for which the first volume, Oggi scopro il Museo Galileo di Firenze, has already come out. She has collaborated with the magazines Tuttoturismo, Weekend Viaggi, Bell’Italia, Bell’Europa, Neos, and Storica of National Geographic, for which she is currently editor for the column I percorsi di Storica.

After graduating in Architecture, ELENA LURAGHI began to write for women’s magazines, Architecture magazines and the major Design and Travel publications. She is a professional journalist, and writes in the Corriere della Sera Style-magazine, Marie Claire and In Viaggio. In addition, she is the author of a number of reportages in Italy and abroad for the newspaper Il Giornale. She has worked for web-magazines such as Mondadori.com and ViaMichelin. She coordinated the Guide di Dove for Corriere della Sera, and for some years now, she has been in charge of the in-flight magazine for Neos, the airline. She is the author of Yemen, that is part of the Grandangolo series, for White Star Publishers.

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52 Dream Week-Trips Around the world TEXT BY ETTORE PETTINAROLI

52 DREAM WEEK-TRIPS Around the world 352 pages - 21 x 27.8 cm 450 color photographs Softcover with flaps

52 dream journeys is not a list of exotic destinations. This is because dreams are not governed by rules or criteria that apply to everybody in the same way (each one of us has the right to “dream his own dreams”) and also because journeys are experiences that emerge from our innermost feelings, from our emotions, expectations and possibilities (financial, free time, family), interwoven with the individual characteristics of each one of us. 52 journeys is a tool to help us to choose our “dream journey.” There are cities and metropolises, there are itineraries for a journey seeped in Nature, History or Art that embrace the most beautiful and most famous places of the five continents, ranging from European capitals to the deserts of Tunisia and Jordan, from the Silk Road to the beaches of Bali and Java, from the seabeds of the Red Sea and Queensland to the American myth of the “Gambling City.”

After letting us dream for a while, and bearing in mind the question of time (each journey lasts around a week), the guide provides plenty of practical information: where to go, what to see, the best hotels and restaurants, where to shop and where to find the best food, well-being centers, excursions, nightlife ... all fully documented with highquality photographs and custom maps.

ETTORE PETTINAROLI was born in Milan and has been a professional journalist since 1990. He has worked for travel and tourism magazines for the last 21 years, reporting and conducting surveys in addition to his editorial work. Currently he is a freelance journalist, working mainly in the fields of tourism and the outdoors. He writes for some of the major Italian monthly publications that specialize in these fields and for various wide-distribution weeklies.

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222 Easy Recipes Pasta Italian Cuisine EDITED BY ACADEMIA BARILLA PREFACE BY CARLO CRACCO Pasta is a global food staple, but no national cuisine has pushed the possibilities of grain, flour and water further than the Italian one, with its myriad shapes with melodious names and sumptuous combinations of ingredients. This encyclopedic, lusciously illustrated compilation is the mother of all pasta cookbooks, presenting Italy’s millenniaold noodle dish traditions so rich in flavor, nutrition, and diversity. Compiled by the Academia Barilla, the prestigious culinary institute that promotes the gastronomic arts of Italy, the book serves up 222 recipes drawn from the nation’s 20 regions, each with its own distinctive terrain, climate, and history. Buon appetito!

222 EASY RECIPES PASTA Italian Cuisine Edited by Academia Barilla Preface by Carlo Cracco 520 pages - 22 x 22 cm 363 color photographs Flexibound 978 88 544 0618 6

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ACADEMIA BARILLA, launched in 2004 in Parma by the world’s largest pasta producer, is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the Italian gastronomic tradition through courses taught by renowned chefs, gastronomic tours, the hosting of meetings and culinary laboratories with noted specialists, and the publication of books like this.

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222 Easy Recipes Bread, Pizza, Focaccia & co Italian Cuisine

222 EASY RECIPES BREAD, PIZZA, FOCACCIA & CO Italian Cuisine Edited by Academia Barilla 520 pages - 22 x 22 cm 363 color photographs Flexibound

This book is all about the pleasure of making your own bread at home. Both the bread we eat every day, with its unique flavor, and fancy bread, made with infusions, herbs, vegetables, fruit or vegetables, for a special occasion, be it an important dinner, a particularly stylish aperitif, or an out of the ordinary brunch or snack. But it is also about tempting bread sticks and crackers, seasoned with many different aromas, tasty and fragrant focaccia, plain or flavored, and delicious pizzas, from the classic ones to the newer versions, created by combining products of excellence. And there are even stories about types of bread that have been selected for their gastronomic value and their current significance: regional Italian specialties and gluten-free variants. Recipes that are easy to prepare, without the need of any special equipment, that you can prepare with your own hands from start to finish, to learn the art of making bread in a playful manner: to experiment, persevere and enjoy yourself with a few simple rules that are naturally easy to follow. Like any self-respecting game.

ACADEMIA BARILLA, launched in 2004 in Parma by the world’s largest pasta producer, is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the Italian gastronomic tradition through courses taught by renowned chefs, gastronomic tours, the hosting of meetings and culinary laboratories with noted specialists, and the publication of books like this.

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222 Easy Recipes Italian Cuisine EDITED BY ACADEMIA BARILLA PREFACE BY MICHAEL WHITE Designed for food lovers with little cooking experience, this book presents 300 quick, appetizing, and tempting, yet easy, recipes from the chefs of Academia Barilla. Minimum effort and maximum flavor are required when cooking fresh, tasty, traditional Italian food. The recipes include starters, first courses, main courses, and original ideas for tantalizing menus, all with simple and genuine ingredients that contribute to the creation of rich and varied dishes.

Each recipe is clearly illustrated in a simple step-by-step manner. The fact that this work was co-created with Academia Barilla, an institution dedicated to the promotion and preservation of Italian cuisine worldwide, is its intrinsic hallmark of quality.

222 EASY RECIPES Italian Cuisine Edited by Academia Barilla 520 pages - 22 x 22 cm Flexibound 978 88 544 0557 8

ACADEMIA BARILLA is the first international center dedicated to the promotion and development of Italian Gastronomic Culture. In order to achieve this objective, on a daily basis, it appraises the wealth of Italian products and is committed to sustaining research into its own services, which are of a very high standard of quality.

For this reason, Academia Barilla is availing itself of the skills of renowned chefs, gourmets and experts in regional culinary traditions that are recognized at a national and international level who can combine a great love for the Italian gastronomic tradition with a passion for innovation.

MICHAEL WHITE spent a year and a half learning from Chef Paul Bartolotta and trained with the venerated Italian chef Valentino Marcattilii. In 2001, he returned to Spiaggia as Chef de Cuisine and in 2002, he took New York by storm as Executive Chef of Fiamma Osteria. In 2007, White partnered with New York’s accomplished restaurateur Chris Cannon and in May 2009, the two opened Marea, a restaurant devoted to the bounty of the sea. Endlessly inspired by the notion of taste memory, White strives to recreate the sensory feel of true Italian dining experiences with each dish he creates.

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Eggs 50 Easy Recipes EDITED BY ACADEMIA BARILLA

EGGS 50 Easy Recipes Edited by Academia Barilla 128 pages - 17.3 x 22 cm 57 color photographs Hardcover

This volume, produced in close collaboration with Academia Barilla is dedicated to those who wish to learn the secrets and tricks of the different methods of cooking this primordial food. Leafing through the 50 recipes covering appetizers, first courses, main courses, sauces and desserts, the reader can "taste" the different combinations of flavors and prepare simple light dishes, or rich elaborate ones, depending on the occasion. Through a selection of recipes, which include flans, blinis, souffles, pancakes, omelets, but also tagliolini, spaghetti carbonara, as well as sweets and sauces, you will learn to appreciate the culinary versatility of eggs and discover tempting suggestions for the preparation of tasty and healthy egg dishes. This richly illustrated and practical book, with an innovative and original design, will satisfy the curiosity of the most sophisticated palates as well as the uninitiated. In the same series, books on Rice, Tomatoes and Potatoes are due to be published in the fall.

ACADEMIA BARILLA is the first international center dedicated to the promotion and development of Italian Gastronomic Culture. In order to achieve this objective, on a daily basis, it appraises the wealth of Italian products and is committed to sustaining research into its own services, which are of a very high standard of quality.

For this reason, Academia Barilla is availing itself of the skills of renowned chefs, gourmets and experts in regional culinary traditions that are recognized at a national and international level who can combine a great love for the Italian gastronomic tradition with a passion for innovation.

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Mediterranean cuisine Secrets from Coastal Italian Kitchens EDITED BY ACADEMIA BARILLA PREFACE BY TODD ENGLISH The “Mediterranean diet” is a highly refined nutritional model that pairs healthful nourishment with great gustatory pleasure. This lavish book reveals the much coveted secrets of this life-affirming cuisine, sharing 120 recipes from antipasti to desserts, first courses to pizzas and focaccias, and second course dishes of meat and fish. Starting with the triad of grains/vegetables/oil, constant throughout, each culture of the Mediterranean basin has distilled its own distinctive palate. Italy, with its rich, flavor-absorbing heritage, arguably embraces the best in each. Sampling these salubrious delicacies thus enables readers to savor the culminating ambrosia of the region’s exquisite fare. Salute!

ACADEMIA BARILLA, launched in 2004 in Parma by the world’s largest pasta producer, is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the Italian gastronomic tradition through courses taught by renowned chefs, the hosting of meetings and culinary laboratories with noted specialists, gastronomic tours, and the publication of books like this.

MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE Secrets from Italy’s Costal Kitchens Edited by Academia Barilla Preface by Todd English 304 pages - 23.5 x 35 cm 221 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0605 6

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Pasta!

TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ACADEMIA BARILLA INTRODUCTIONS BY SCOTT CONANT AND MASSIMO BOTTURA The greatest quality of Italian cuisine, appreciated, sought after and imitated all over the world, lies in the variety of its products and preparations. This extreme diversity has a common denominator: wheat, flour, pasta. In promoting Italian gastronomic culture, Academia Barilla could not refrain from dedicating a book to the main national dish. This book aims to travel around all of Italy in a journey that covers 100 pasta recipes in the search of old flavors and traditions that are always as good as new.

304 pages - 23,5 x 35 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0577 6

Italy’s Great Chefs and their secrets PREFACE BY MARIO BATALI, FOREWORD BY PAUL BARTOLOTTA PHOTOGRAPHS BY LUCIO ROSSI This volume bountifully serves all who are eager to learn the secrets of genuine Italian cuisine. Gorgeous, atmospheric photographs capture the mood and aesthetics of the maestros’ dishes and illustrate how to prepare and serve their most famous and savory recipes. Also included is practical step-bystep advice on how to present the prepared specialty dishes and how to select accompanying wines.

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Signature Dishes from Around the World TEXT BY PAOLO PACI AND ROBERTO MOTTADELLI A culinary cruise around the globe, with savory stopovers in over 60 countries on five continents, this book features 120 recipes that book passage to some of the world’s most exotic and satisfying gustatory experiences. The incisive text provides insights into the origins of food choices and the evolution of gastronomy, showing how each meal recipe is a cultural artifact, a portrait of community ritual, and a snapshot of human history. Readers will appreciate the universal stock that runs through the dishes as well as the unique characteristics native to their places of origin and the human stories behind them.

PAOLO PACI is a globetrotting journalist, specializing in travel, gastronomy, and Alpine cultures. He has reported from all over the world and published a dozen books, from sporting manuals to tourist guides, photography books, and travel memoirs. He has edited several magazines, including VS Viaggiare Scoprire and La Cucina Italiana.

SIGNATURE DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD Text by Paolo Paci and Roberto Mottadelli 272 pages - 21.5 x 29.7 cm 130 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0608 7

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Simply RAW! Meal, fish, vegetable & Co. PREFACE BY SANDRO MASCI TEXT BY LILIANA BONOMI In this book that is dedicated to Raw Food cuisine, there are over a hundred recipes coming from various culinary traditions, from Mediterranean cuisine and on to American and Oriental cuisines, revisited in the light of new Raw Food trends. The book includes appetizers, entrees, first and main courses, one course meals and side dishes, and offers a rich selection of innovative ideas for preparing quick Raw Food dishes. All of the recipes undoubtedly have a certain aesthetic appeal, as illustrated by the large-format photographs accompanying the text, which provides clear and easy to follow instructions. Through a selection of recipes, including meat and fish as well as vegetables and sauces, you will learn to appreciate the intrinsic flavor of foods and how to prepare raw but tasty dishes in which the nutritional properties of the ingredients are at their best. You will find many, stimulating suggestions on how to prepare fresh ingredients quickly, full of their untainted and vital energy, and serve healthy nutritious dishes, using all your imagination.

You will experience the endless possibilities and the many variations of Raw Food, a different way of cooking that is cheerful and creative, but with aromas, flavors and colors that recall the typical dishes of different cuisines around the world and can satisfy even the most demanding palate.

SANDRO MASCI deals with food, food criticism and sensory analysis. He currently collaborates with numerous press outlets and has taught in the Gambero Rosso schools. He also holds team-building courses in the area of food and wine and is cofounder of Les Blancs Chefs, a professional and amateur culinary school. His most recent books include: Crudo e mangiato. Pi첫 di 400 ricette facili, stuzzicanti e veloci (2010) and Il mangiamondo.

Oltre 5000 ricette di ogni tempo e paese (2011).

LILIANA BONOMI has a degree in literature with a specialization in history. For several years she has exhibited intense journalistic activity, working with various newspapers and magazines, including Design Magazine, Multisala, Italian Style and Success. She is known for writing articles examining the art of gourmet cuisine, with a special focus on historical aspects. She has produced the book: Leonardo da Vinci e la cucina rinascimentale. Scenografia invenzioni ricette (Gremese, Rome 2006), published in Italy and France.

SIMPLY RAW! Meal, fish, vegetable & Co. 272 pages - 21.5 x 29.7 cm 132 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket

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Cocktails 180 recipes with delicious food pairings TEXT BY GIANFRANCO DI NISO AND DAVIDE MANZONI PHOTOGRAPHS BY FABIO PETRONI This book is presented to the Reader like a book of recipes for cocktails - aperitifs, long drinks and liqueurs - and culinary tips. The book provides easy recipes for all those who wish to become skilled bartenders and talented cooks when they entertain their guests, without having any specific expertise and without dedicating too much time and money. The recipe book includes 180 cocktails with food accompaniments and is divided into 12 chapters. Each chapter features 15 drinks from the most famous (Margaritas, Sex on the Beach, White Lady, Black Russian ...) to the most recent ones that may be particularly inviting or typical of a country or both.

Each recipe is divided into the following sections: - Origins and special features - Ingredients - Preparation - Serving suggestions At the end of each recipe there is a suggestion for a food accompaniment, with ingredients for 4 people and step by step preparation instructions. A series of pictures that were specially taken for this book illustrate each cocktail.

GIANFRANCO DI NISO is a professional bartender who has won national and international competitions and he runs professional training courses for both freestyle and cafeteria style bartenders.

Since 1986 he has worked in numerous establishments in and around Bergamo.

DAVIDE MANZONI completed his high school education at the Istituto Turistico Alberghiero in San Pellegrino Terme, Bergamo and graduated in Cinema Studies at the UniversitĂ Cattolica of Brescia. In addition to Cinema, he is also passionate about cooking and writing.

FABIO PETRONI has been a professional photographer since 1984. With a speciality in portraits and still life, his work is featured in advertising campaigns for well-known national and international brands. He is the official photographer of the International Jumping Riders Club and the author of Horses, Master Portraits (White Star Publishers) and Mutt’s Life! (White Star Publishers).

COCKTAILS 180 recipes with delicious food pairings 240 pages - 21.5 x 29.7 cm 180 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket

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My collection of NEW

Family Recipes Enjoy this amusing “house diary� where you can note your own favorite recipes and even record tricks and secrets of the family kitchen. A useful collection of simple suggestions will help you in matching wines and foods; evaluating the best methods for cooking based on ingredients and types of preparation; choosing the right type of sauce to season every shape of pasta; decking out your kitchen in colors and flavors using rare salts, exotic spices, and prized herbs; playing with creamy sauces to enrich your plates or prepare delicious desserts; and guiding you through the difficult art of pastry making. Appealing and vivacious images, all playing on the colors and forms of everyday foodstuffs, make this useful homemaking instrument all the more captivating.

My collection of

FAMILY RECIPES 96 pages 26.5 x 28.5 cm with notes holder sleeve Hardcover with elastic band

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My first memories My Friend Teddy Bear Baby Girl Baby Boy

BABY GIRL

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This amusing diary, designed for noting down and later reliving the most important events in a child’s first years of life, accompanies us page after page with a roundup of curious characters who seem to have come right out of a tale from times gone by. Teddy bears – everyone’s favorite emblems of the child’s world, and for many, highly desirable collectors’ items – are the protagonists of this volume, along with your little one, whose most important stages in growth are recorded here. There are special places for making notes or for attaching photographs and memories, from birth dates to the most important moments in the day, allowing you to collect all the most important information regarding your child’s precious early years. And what better companions for this magical journey than teddy bears, with their sense of tenderness, innocence and candor?

MY FIRST MEMORIES BABY BOY 978 88 544 0595 0

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My first steps Baby Girl Baby Boy PHOTOGRAPHS BY

BABY GIRL 978 88 544 0551 6

E LLE M ENDENHALL

This special diary will help you recall the first three years of your baby’s life, with space to record the most important events and all the exciting “firsts”. Available in both “baby girl” and “baby boy” versions, the book features pages illustrated with beautiful photographs taken by a photographer who specializes in pictures of newborn babies. There are places to insert the best photographs of your baby, so that you never forget the most important and magical moments of the first years. There is space for jotting down dates, thoughts, and feelings, and the book also has a small envelope for the first lock of hair and a cute pocket for drawings, well wishers’ cards etc. The book goes through the phases of growth, step by step, starting with a page dedicated to the birth and others reserved for the baby’s favorite lullaby, bathtime, first words, and for all of the baby’s first steps... in life.

Your photographs Your first lock of hair Baby cards Documents and mementoes

MY FIRST STEPS BABY BOY 978 88 544 0552 3

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Pop Art TEXT BY MARTINA ANGELOTTI, WITH VALENTINA CIUFFI AND VERONICA LENZA A pop-tastically compact compendium of art’s most fabulous and irreverent movement For students of modern art, advertising, and design, this compact overview of Pop Art gathers nearly 200 full-color reproductions of its masterpieces with newly commissioned texts that trace the history of the iconoclastic movement from its origins in the U.K. through its explosion in the U.S. and subsequent European incarnations. Readers are shown how “Popular Art” brought about a jarring break from earlier artistic traditions, as the new power of technical reproduction stripped away their qualities of unrepeatable uniqueness. Featuring a special introductory chapter on Andy Warhol, the genre’s most infamous figure, and brief biographies of each artist represented, the book shows how Pop Art objectified mass-produced imagery from the new media of advertising, Hollywood movies, television, comic strips, and popular literature, deftly and often hilariously breaching the gulf between high and low art.

MARTINA ANGELOTTI is an independent editor and a freelance contributor to several contemporary art magazines and Websites.

Additionally, she directs the master’s program for Design of Cultural Events, Performing Arts and New Creativity at the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Milan.

VALENTINA CIUFFI contributes articles about art, architecture, design, and the performing arts to the Italian art journals Abitare, D/La Repubblica delle Donne, Luxury24/Sole24ore, Rodeo, and Arte e Critica.

She has a degree in communication sciences (art semiotics) from the University of Bologna.

VERONICA LENZA organizes cultural events and contemporary art projects. She holds a diploma from the Academy of Fine Arts at Brera, Italy, residing in Milan and New York.

POP ART Text by Martina Angelotti, with Valentina Ciuffi and Veronica Lenza 272 pages - 22.2 x 28.8 cm 147 color photographs Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0579 0

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Masterpieces of Italian Design

Lingerie

TEXT BY DESIGN.DOC

From the crinoline to thigh highs, and from the corset to the G-string you can choose to conceal or to reveal, the important thing is to be liked and to like yourself. In this book, the history of lingerie is seen both for its elegance and from an ironic angle. Starting from the first bodices and corsets which were true instruments of constriction hidden under layers of crinolines, we come to the glittering and theatrical display of lingerie on the catwalks of the most recent fashion shows of Victoria’s Secret.

Since the 1930s, the “Made in Italy” label has been synonymous with design excellence, the very definition of style, beauty, sensuality, and whimsicality. This volume is a museum galley of Italy’s greatest designs of products for the home, including typewriters, lamps, sofas and chairs, kitchen appliances, salt and pepper services, ashtrays, and more. Over 200 photographs of classic objects by the nation’s top designers are featured with texts that describe the context of their origins and influences from around the world.

272 pages - 22.2 X 28.8 cm 165 color photographs, Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0584 4

The evolution of seduction

EDITED BY VALERIA MANFERTO DE FABIANIS TEXT BY ANNA FOLLI

256 pages - 22.2 x 28.8 cm 165 color photographs, Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0477 9

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A Matter of Style Intimate portraits of 10 women who changed fashion EDITED BY VALERIA MANFERTO DE FABIANIS PREFACE BY ANNA MOLINARI, TEXT BY PAOLA SALTARI The pages of this book bring to life ten female icons of style and elegance who have captivated entire generations; even today they are inspirational models of beauty and subjects of fascination. This book is an extraordinary photographic collection of women who have marked the history of fashion, from film stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn to controversial characters like Lady Diana and Coco Chanel.

These women helped revolutionize the concept of femininity and, through their personalities and the events in their private lives, featured prominently in the media for years. Stories of unforgettable lives and intimate portraits are celebrated in a book without precedent.

ANNA MOLINARI was born and started to work in Carpi where she still lives and works. After finishing school, she started working for her parents’ company, a famous knitwear manufacturer in Carpi, where she acquired experience and perfected her techniques. In 1977, she decided to leave her parents’ company to take the plunge into the world of fashion; together with her husband Giampaolo Tarabini, she founded Blumarine. And this is how Anna Molinari’s fairy tale began.

As a designer, she is endowed with incredible creativity and joie de vivre that she transmits to all her collections.

PAOLA SALTARI was born in Bondeno, in the Province of Ferrara in 1974. She graduated in political science at the University of Bologna with a thesis on sociology in fashion, then completed her master’s degree in communication at the European Fashion School in Milan, before becoming a professional journalist. She has worked for Edizioni Moderne Internazionali and the weekly Grazia. In 2003, she joined the editorial staff of Vanity Fair as the deputy head of style.

A MATTER OF STYLE

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THE LAST QUEEN OF JAIPUR The legendary life of maharani Gayatri Devi Text by Dharmendar Kanwar 288 pages - 25.5 x 29.5 Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0494 6

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Intimate portraits of 10 women who changed fashion Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis Preface by Anna Molinari, text by Paola Saltari 272 pages - 25.5 x 29.5 cm flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0562 2

FIDEL CASTRO El Líder Máximo, a life in pictures Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0340 6

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Rolling Stones 50 Years of Rock EDITED BY VALERIA MANFERTO DE FABIANIS TEXT BY HOWARD KRAMER For much of their 50 years, the Rolling Stones have actually lived up to the hyped-up moniker “greatest rock and roll band in the world,” a feat as remarkable as their longevity under the pressures of intense fame, endless touring, substance abuse, death threats, and extreme brushes with the law. The series of essays in this book highlights their key artistic achievements, including significant singles, landmark albums, and spectacular tours. Under a variety of guises – bad boys, jet-setters, exiles, junkies, old guard, and the team to beat – the Stones have faced every obstacle, selfmade or not, and always delivered.

VALERIA MANFERTO DE FABIANIS is an expert in photographic editing and image creation and has also written the texts of numerous photographic volumes. In 1984, together with Marcello Bertinetti, she founded Edizioni White Star where she took on the position of Editorial Director.

HOWARD KRAMER has been the curatorial director at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland, Ohio, since 1996. A cohost on VH1 Rock Collectors, he has contributed to Rolling Stone, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles, and a forthcoming Bruce Springsteen compendium.

ROLLING STONES 50 Years of Rock Text by Howard Kramer 272 pages - 25.5 x 29.5 cm 180 color photographs Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0619 3

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JOHN LENNON in His Life Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis Preface by Yoko Ono Lennon Text by John Blaney 272 pages - 25.5 x 29.5 cm 190 color photographs Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0449 6

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Legendary Rock Songs TEXT BY NATHAN BRACKETT A rave revue of rock’s greatest hits, the cream of the cream as selected by Rolling Stone

LEGENDARY ROCK SONGS Text by Nathan Brackett 272 pages - 26 x 30 cm 232 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0582 0

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This exuberant celebration of 80 unforgettable rock songs spanning the history of the genre will strike chords of personal and collective memory while it relives the spirit, fashion, and tenor of our times. Featured in critical texts, rare photos, and historic album-cover reproductions are classic hits from such subgenres as rockabilly, rhythm and blues, soul, psychedelia, glam rock, disco, heavy metal, reggae, punk, new wave, rap, techno, and hiphop. From Chuck Berry to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ray Charles to MIA, the Rolling Stones to Radiohead, Bob Dylan to Bruce Springsteen, Jerry Lee Lewis to Jay-Z, these tracks represent monumental yawps and plaints, the outcries of youth culture that made indelible impacts on society. Stories about othe epic acts and the splashes they made demonstrate the songs’ value from both a musical sensibility and in terms of their deeper meaning for generations of fans.

NATHAN BRACKETT is a deputy managing editor at Rolling Stone, where he oversees magazine’s record reviews section and other music and technology coverage. He served as the editor of RollingStone.com from 2007-2009, and is the editor of Rolling Stone’s “500 Greatest Songs of All Time” (2010). He has commented on music for ABC’s Good Morning America, CNN, MSNBC, Inside Edition, VH1, MTV and many other networks. He lives in New York City with his wife and two children.

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Heavy Metal From Hard Rock to Extreme Metal TEXT BY KORY GROW

HEAVY METAL From Hard Rock to Extreme Metal Text by Kory Grow 272 pages - 26 x 30 cm 236 color photographs Hardcover

This book is dedicated to Metal, a genre of rock music with aggressive rhythms, powerful sounds and, at times, disturbing themes. It features an in depth reconstruction of the genre’s origins and development, including all the major genres and sub-genres. An important part of the book is dedicated to Hard Rock, from which Metal derives. Indeed, it is not possible to speak of Metal without mentioning its roots, which lie in the classic Hard Rock of bands that made music history, bands like Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. With exclusive pictures and the contribution of experts in the field, this book analyzes the development of these and other Hard Rock groups that played a significant role in the evolution of Metal through their sounds, lyrics, themes, and the trends they set. Specific sections are dedicated to the various types of Metal - Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Nu-Metal, Power Metal, Death Metal and Black Metal. Minor movements and sub-genres of Metal are also discussed, to help readers understand the vastness of the whole spectrum of this musical genre. Particularly captivating graphics, designs, lettering and colors specifically designed to differentiate the various stages of this complex evolution, allow us to distinguish, at a glance, the various themes and appreciate, even at an aesthetic level, the unfolding of a development marked by recognizable milestones and unique atmospheres.

KORY GROW is the senior editor of Revolver magazine, the United States’ largest magazine covering hard rock and heavy metal. In his career, he’s interviewed artists ranging from Metallica to Ozzy Osbourne to Avenged Sevenfold to Darkthrone. He’s traveled to Norway to drink with black-metal bands and to Florida to listen to rough mixes of death-metal albums before they were released. He has also written about heavy metal for Guitar World, Metal Hammer, Decibel, Alternative Press, The Village Voice, and more.

He lives in Astoria, New York, with his wife and cat.

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Legends of Jazz PREFACE BY JOE LOVANO TEXT BY BILL MILKOWSKI Arguably America’s most profound cultural contribution, jazz has evolved for over a hundred years since its birth in the ethnic gumbo of New Orleans at the dawn of the 20th century. Like a mighty river, it has wended its way over time through geography, style, and mood, forming numerous tributaries along the way. This elegant volume is a portrait gallery of 50 eminent legends spanning jazz history, from Jelly Roll Morton, perhaps the inventor of the art form, to contemporary axman Joe Lovano, who contributes a foreword. Each figure is featured in handsome vintage photographs and a pithy, revealing biography.

LEGENDS OF JAZZ Preface by Joe Lovano Text by Bill Milkowski 272 pages - 26 x 30 cm 232 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0604 9

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JOE LOVANO is a Grammy-winning saxophonist and composer whose latest album “Bird Songs” is his 22nd for Blue Note Records.

He has won Down Beat Magazine’s Critics and Readers Polls in several categories, and is a founding faculty member of the new Global Music Institute directed by Danilo Perez.

BILL MILKOWSKI is the award-winning New York-based contributor to Down Beat, Jazz Times, Jazziz, Bass Player, Guitar Player, Modern Drummer, and Absolute Sound. He is the author of Jaco: The Extraordinary and Tragic Life of Jaco Pastorius, Swing It! An Annotated History of Jive, and Rockers, Jazzbos & Visionaries.

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Legends of Rock

Masters of Rock Guitar

The artists, instruments, myths and 50 years of youth music

FOREWORD BY JOE SATRIANI, PREFACE BY ADRIAN BELEW TEXT BY ERNESTO ASSANTE

This spectacular celebration of rock-and-roll recounts the stories and the cities, instruments, fashions, and personalities that have made this music great. Organized chronologically, this volume spotlights such pioneers as Elvis Presley, beloved storytellers like Bob Dylan, classic favorites including The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Who, punk rockers like Patti Smith and the Sex Pistols, grunge rockers including Nirvana and Pearl Jam, as well as icons Jimi Hendrix, Michael Jackson, Madonna, Bruce Springsteen, and many more. Portraits and vibrant pictures of the performers in concert as well as images of the greatest albums of all time supplement the entertaining text.

The guitar has always been a protagonist of extraordinary pages of jazz history, it was the queen of folk and blues, and in its electric embodiment, it was the basic stone of rock’n’roll.

We want to celebrate the electric guitar myth and legend, the extraordinary instrument that turned into a key to open the doors of sensation, creativity and of life itself. Lots of figures have contributed to this history: legendary musicians as Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Jimmy Page, David Gilmour, Brian May, Eric Clapton, Santana, Ben Harper, Jimi Hendrix. This volume is a handsomely illustrated tribute to the instruments that have earned these guitarists their reputations as some of the greatest musicians of all time, this volume will strike a chord with music enthusiasts of all ages.

464 pages - 26 x 30 cm - 463 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0281 2

344 pages - 26 x 30 cm - 231 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0423 6

TEXT BY ERNESTO ASSANTE

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More Than Just a Kiss The greatest love movies TEXT BY ROBERT MARICH

MORE THAN JUST A KISS The greatest love movies Text by Robert Marich 288 pages - 26 x 30 cm 186 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0572 1

More Than Just a Kiss presents a collection of the greatest love movies, etched in the public’s mind for their romantic stories featuring famous actors, framed in epic surroundings, and delivering memorable words. Fifty memorable films, from the black and white era to today, are handsomely presented and analyzed in words and pictures. The book explains their enduring appeal, provides entertaining insight on the talent that made them, and points out little known but fascinating bits of their history. The sophisticated atmosphere of English Patient, elegiac style of Out of Africa, and pageantry of Shakespeare in Love. The book has plenty of star power provided by Julia Roberts, Kate Winslet, Tom Cruise, Meg Ryan, Richard Gere, Hugh Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, Humphrey Bogart and others.

And then there are the words that inspire the romance!

From When Harry Met Sally…, the Meg Ryan character captures the sad plight of wounded hearts on the rebound with “The first date back is always the toughest, Harry.” And a non-sensual phrase from Casablanca somehow resonates forever with moviegoers as a romantic/tragic farewell in “Here’s looking at you kid.”

Film journalist/analyst ROBERT MARICH, who authored the book Marketing to Moviegoers, has a quarter century experience writing about film and media. His article have appeared in the Los Angeles Times, Variety, Hollywood Reporter and London-based Screen International. Marich recently finished editing and revising the latest edition of a college textbook about the music industry. Now based in the New York City area, he has covered film while living in Los Angeles, London and New York.

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Legendary Movies PREFACE BY FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI TEXT BY PAOLO D’AGOSTINI

LEGENDARY MOVIES Preface by Franco Zeffirelli Text by Paolo D’Agostini 600 pages - 26 x 30 cm 665 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0399 4

From Charlie Chaplin’s movie to today’s blockbusters, this superb volume chronicles our favorite films through hundreds of vibrant images and an insightful text with an introduction by legendary director Franco Zeffirelli. Organized by era, Legendary Movies delves into such genres as romance, comedy, action, sci-fi, cult movies, and musicals. The author explores such elements as the thriving Hollywood studios of the 30s and 40s, the Bollywood phenomenon, the influence of international filmmakers, and much more. Readers will be introduced to the key players behind the camera as well as movie stars through the ages who are spotlighted in superb portraits and candids. The second part of the book provides a selection of 140 movies not to be missed. Spanning the decades and a wide range of genres, the list includes beloved classics as well as eclectic examples of groundbreaking movie-making technology and techniques.

Throughout the book, reproductions of movie posters, movie stills, and other colorful graphics provide movie lovers with a wealth of information and hours of enjoyment.

FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI earned worldwide acclaimed for his Academy Award-nominated 1968 film version of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. His 1977 TV mini-series Jesus of Nazareth is still shown on Easter weekend around the world. In November 2004 he was awarded an honorary knighthood by the UK. A member of the Italian senate since 1996, he is also an opera director, designer and producer.

PAOLO D’AGOSTINI, a journalist and cinema critic, has written articles in the entertainment section of the national daily paper “La Repubblica” since its foundation in 1976. Over the years he concentrated on Latin American and East European film-making, and then passed on to Italian cinema, first the so-called Italian comedy, and then the “new” Italian cinema that became popular in the mid1970s. D’Agostini was president of the Sncci, the Italian Critics’ Union. He has also served on the screening committee of the Venice Film Festival and of the one that nominates the Italian Oscar candidate, has been a member of many film festival juries, and has held course on cinema at La Sapienza University, Rome.

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Hero Dogs TEXT BY RONALD L. AIELLO AND LANCE M. BACON From the Battle of Marathon during the Persian invasion of Greece to the May 2, 2011 mission that killed Osama bin Laden, War Dogs have served alongside the most valiant warriors in history’s most decisive battles. Today, War Dogs are a primary asset when locating improvised explosive devices. They are members of Special Operations teams conducting clandestine missions, and they help guard some of the world’s most dangerous terrorists. This photographic book opens with a salute to the history of combat canines of the past century. It then uses unprecedented illustration and insight to take the reader inside the careful selection process and months of rigorous training required to join the ranks of these elite “military working dogs.” In-depth interviews and hundreds of never-before-seen photos reveal the lifelong bonds formed in the heat of battle as tales of selfless service in Iraq and Afghanistan are told by the War Dog handlers and commanders who were there. Many of these War Dogs have earned recognition for their heroic actions. Hundreds struggle with wounds and post-traumatic stress. Dozens died in the line of duty. These are their stories.

RONALD L. AIELLO had the honor of serving with the First Marine Scout Dog Platoon. In the year 2000, Ron and four other Vietnam Veteran dog handlers formed The United States War Dogs Association, Inc. which is a nonprofit organization committed to promoting the long history of the military service dogs and establishing permanent war dog memorials.

LANCE M. BACON is senior staff writer for Army Times, an independent weekly newspaper serving U.S. Army personnel and their families. He covers Army leadership, weaponry, training and tactics.

Bacon has served as city/military editor of the Jacksonville (N.C.) Daily News and managing editor of the Kinston (N.C.) Free Press.

HERO DOGS Text by Ronald L. Aiello and Lance M. Bacon 160 pages - 21 x 27.8 cm Hardcover with Jacket

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104 pages - 22,5 x 22,9 cm 59 color photographs Hardcover

104 pages - 22,5 x 22,9 cm 94 color photographs Hardcover

48 Reasons why my dog steals my underwear!

48 Reasons why babies and puppies are alike!

TEXT BY JULI-ANN CIALONE

TEXT BY JULI-ANN CIALONE

Many people have asked me how I came up with the concept for this book. Well, to be honest, it is completely the fault of my puggle dog named P. Diddy. One day I walked into my bedroom to see my sweet dog happily atop my bed wagging his tail with my brand new super-expensive underwear wrapped around his snout. Of course he had joyfully ripped it to shreds. I looked at him and with exasperation asked, “WHY???!!!!”. So I began thinking... what would he tell me if he were to answer? And then the excuses began to flow!

After many years of photographing people and pets of all ages, I happened to notice that in particular babies and puppies create about the same level of difficulty when I photograph them.

During the sessions, the same tricks work to get their attention: squeaky toys, food bribes, fake coughing, sneezing, clapping and spitting, and of course embarrassing myself by making weird high-pitched noises, barks and squeals. But the end result is always breathtaking – beautiful, bright eyes and stunning expressions from these tiny inquisitive creatures!

JULI-ANN CIALONE is an internationally acclaimed photographer based in New York, U.S.A., known for her images featuring both people and pets. She has received some of the photography industry’s highest awards – including Master Craftsman, Kodak and Fuji Gallery Awards and PPA International Diamond Photographer of the Year. In 2004, she established the Images to Inspire Program, giving families of potentially terminally ill children free photography sessions, prints and albums. Juli, who only began competing professionally in 2005, has won PPA International Photographer of the Year every year (both in the U.S.A. and in Europe) for her many portraits, photojournalism and albums.

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ANIMALPARADE NEW

A new series of illustrated books dedicated to the animal world offers an opportunity to observe the amusing expressions and behavior of various species close up, with original pictures and special perspectives. This is a collection of books in a handy format to be looked at again and again.

Interpret the animals’ behavior and their habits with the help of brief captions and quotations.

CHICKEN PARADE

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978 88 544 0590 5

CAT PARADE

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Photographs by Jane Burton 978 88 544 0592 9

DOG PARADE Photographs by Araldo De Luca 978 88 544 0591 2

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L FOR LABRADOR Photographs by Araldo De Luca 978 88 544 0553 0

WHAT A COW! 978 88 544 0554 7

ANIMAL PARADE SERIES PINKY PIGGIES

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Mutt’s Life!

PHOTOGRAPHS BY FABIO PETRONI Contrary to popular opinion, multi-breed dogs are neither less attractive nor less intelligent or virtuous than their purebred brethren that compete in best-in shows and boast noble pedigrees. As exotic, beautiful, and unique as any pairing of two discrete sets of genes can produce, mutts are as capable of great outbursts of affection and heroism, providing wonderful companionship, and striking as hammy or statuesque a pose as any canine. In this book, portrait and still-life master Fabio Petroni portrays the true essence of mongrels with precision and sensitivity. His photographs of lovable hounds have strong emotional impact and artistic panache.

FABIO PETRONI has been a professional photographer since 1984. With a speciality in portraits and still life, his work is featured in advertising campaigns for well-known national and international brands. He is the official photographer of the International Jumping Riders Club and the author of White Star’s Horses, Master Portraits.

MUTT’S LIFE! Photographs by Fabio Petroni 208 pages - 172 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0606 3

THROUGH THE LENS OF A MASTER PHOTOGRAPHER

67 AMAZING PORTRAITS 67 UNFORGETTABLE TRUE STORIES

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KITTENS & KITTENS Photographs by Jane Burton 208 pages 138 color photographs 978 88 544 0578 3

PUPPIES Wet noses and fuzzy bellies Photographs by Jane Burton 224 pages 133 color photographs 978 88 544 0538 7

A CAT’S LIFE! Photographs by Jane Burton 240 pages 212 color photographs 978 88 544 0392 5

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FUR AND FEATHERS...

AN UNUSUAL FARM Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis 240 pages 267 color photographs 978 88 544 0478 6

A DOG’S LIFE! Photographs by Araldo De Luca 240 pages 231 color photographs 978 88 544 0331 4

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Horses Master portraits PHOTOGRAPHS BY FABIO PETRONI FOREWORD BY OLIVIERO TOSCANI PREFACE BY MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM The history of horses is tightly interwoven with that of humanity, which owes its equine friends a great deal, from fieldwork to transport, from traveling and discovering to sports. This volume is a tribute to mankind’s tireless companion. Clever use of light, which comes from Petroni’s long experience as a still life and portrait photographer, has enabled him to create original images, with a style that is somewhat unusual for animal photographs—a style that is spectacularly enhanced thanks to the book’s large format. The thing that, above all, has enabled the photographer to communicate so directly the true essence of these magnificent quadrupeds is undoubtedly his emotional closeness to his models, the result of love and knowledge developed over so many years. Here, in front of the camera, are smart, timid, aggressive, proud, indolent, protective, curious, and gentle horses, in an explosion of emotions.

FABIO PETRONI lives and works in Milan. After studying photography, he turned professional in 1984, since then he has worked with some of the most famous names in international photography. He works with some of the top advertising agencies and has been involved in campaigns for well known national and international brands. His particular focus is on portraits and still life, areas in which he has demonstrated his intuitive and rigorous style. He is the official photographer of the IJRC (International Jumping Riders Club), and is responsible for the public image of major international horse-riding.

OLIVIERO TOSCANI is known as the creative force behind the world's most famous newspapers and brands, and as a conceiver of successful corporate images and publicity campaigns. The recipient of prestigious international awards and recognition, he is Accademico d’Onore at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Florence. He lives in Tuscany, where he produces olive oil and wine and raises horses.

MEREDITH MICHAELS-BEERBAUM is a German horse riding champion. She has been devoted to show jumping since she was a young girl, and has become one of the most successful athletes at both European and international levels. She has won various medals both in team and individual competitions. She was the first woman ever to rank number one in the international show jumping ranking of the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).

HORSES Master portraits Photographs by Fabio Petroni Foreword by Oliviero Toscani Preface by Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum 176 pages - Large format 34 x 41.5 105 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0561 5 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

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Horses Their temperament and elegance in the photographs of Gabrielle Boiselle PHOTOGRAPHS BY BY GABRIELLE BOISELLE TEXT BY AGNÈS GALLETIER Gabrielle Boiselle nurtures a passionate love for horses, which she photographs with unrelieved ardor. Her pictures are never trite, but capture the very soul of these extraordinarily sensitive creatures that exude a powerful and untamed energy and unrivaled grace and nobility. The reader joins the author-photographer in the supremely rewarding but always challenging attempt to capture on film the poetry and beauty that horses radiate, as well as the deep emotions they convey. Reader and author together take an unforgettable journey through the harmony and the sheer joy of equine life.

After working for a few years as a journalist, GABRIELLE BOISELLE returned to her two first loves: photography and horses. In 1984 she published her first calendar, illustrated with splendid photos of Arabian horses. Her exceptional artistic sensitivity combined with an impeccable technique have made the German photographer famous: she is now one of the world’s most renowned artist in the challenging and very special sphere of equine photography.

Journalist, writer and horse lover, AGNÈS GALLETIER continues to pay tribute to these magnificent animals with her books, striving to enable the public at large to understand them better, and thus love them. She has published many works in conjunction with Gabrielle Boiselle, particularly in France.

HORSES Their temperament and elegance in the photographs of Gabrielle Boiselle 300 pages - 29.5 x 31.5 cm 280 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0155 6

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Horses Breeds, cultures, traditions TEXT BY SUSANNA COTTICA AND LUCA PAPARELLI Certain to inspire unbridled pleasure in horse lovers and nature photography enthusiasts, this magnificent volume celebrates 50 horse breeds and the preeminent institutions of equestrian culture around the globe. The book visits the most renowned riding schools, the most spectacular sporting events, and the most moving, evocative, and colorful folkloristic events. Included are the ancient traditions of the Palio di Siena, snow polo in St. Moritz, the Riding School of Vienna, the Queen’s horses and the Olympia Horse Show in London, rodeos in the USA, the Litang Horse Festival in China, and the world’s richest race, the Dubai World Cup. SUSANNA COTTICA is an equestrian journalist for the magazines Cavalli & Cavallieri and Il Mio Cavallo and the editor of the Italian translation of Carnet de Champion by French Olympic rider Michel Robert. She is a third level F.I.S.E. (Italian Equestrian Federation) instructor and a rider specializing in show jumping.

LUCA PAPARELLI has nearly twenty years’ professional journalism experience in the field of equestrian sports and horse breeding, covering related news for Cavalli & Cavalieri and Il Mio Cavallo magazines. As one of the world’s leading experts, he is a frequent speaker at major breeders’ events.

HORSES Breeds, Cultures, Traditions Text by Susanna Cottica and Luca Paparelli 272 pages - 26 x 36 cm 230 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0617 9

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80 Islands to escape to... ... and live happily ever after TEXT BY JASMINA TRIFONI True as it may be, as the poet John Donne said, that "No man is an island", it is equally true that for Man, an island - in the philosophical sense, as well as the geographical sense - symbolizes the ultimate escape destination for a dream vacation or the dream of a lifetime on holiday, far away from everything and everybody. The book, 80 Dream Islands indulges this innate desire in all of us. The islands selected from the five continents, have a common denominator: the beauty of the sea, a mild climate and the fact that together they offer a variety of landscapes, cultures and sensations that can satisfy any desire. From the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean, from the Atlantic to the Pacific, via the Caribbean, this "inventory for dreamers," features in words and stunning images, famous locations renowned for their luxury and worldliness and secret hideaways to live like Robinson Crusoe even in the twentyfirst century, places that are rich in history and others where the only distraction is the music of Nature. In short, a book that is an irresistible invitation to travel. Even if it is just with your imagination.

JASMINA TRIFONI was born in 1966 and graduated in Political Sciences at the University of Padua. She is a journalist specialized in the sphere of tourism. For ten years she worked in the editing department of Meridiani. She now works as a freelance journalist and contributes to the major Italian magazines in the field. Together with Marco Cattaneo, she is the author of Afghanistan: le donne, la guerra, l’Islam (2001), published by Emergency. She has also written the three volumes on - I Tesori dell’Arte (2002), I Santuari della Natura (2003) and Antiche Civiltà (2004) - from the Unesco World Heritage List as well as Città del Mondo (2005), all published by White Star Publishers. She is a traveler both by profession and by vocation and has gained considerable ethnic and cultural experience, particularly in India, the countries of Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

80 ISLANDS to escape to... ... and live happily ever after Text by Jasmina Trifoni 272 pages - 26 x 36 cm 230 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket

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Spectacular images and comprehensive text accompany the reader in exploring the world in all its myriad facets. The places, the peoples, the natural paradises, grandiose cities, and monuments collected among the pages of these splendid volumes allow you to undertake an unforgettable journey around our fascinating planet, told in all its many aspects.

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WONDERS OF THE WORLD Masterpieces of architecture from 4000 B.C. to the present Edited by Alessandra Capodiferro 320 pages - 574 color photographs 978 88 544 0465 6

CLOSE TO GOD The holy places of the Christian religion Text by Pietro Tarallo 288 pages - 26 x 36 cm 224 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0575 2

SMALL TOWNS AND VILLAGES OF THE WORLD Text by Paolo Paci 288 pages - 26 x 36 cm 271 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0569 1

AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 WONDERS Text by Carla Serra and Silvia Bombelli 304 pages - 574 color photographs 978 88 544 0099 3

TIMELESS WONDERS A fantastic journey through the world’s natural beauties Robert J.Moore 320 pages - 614 color photographs 978 88 544 0308 6

DREAM VACATIONS AROUND THE WORLD Text by Simona Stoppa 304 pages 522 color photographs 978 88 544 0481 6

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GREAT CITIES OF THE WORLD Text by Marco Cattaneo and Jasmina Trifoni 320 pages - 574 color photographs 978 88 544 0096 2

CASTLES OF THE WORLD Gianni Guadalupi and Gabriele Reina 272 pages - 431 color photographs 978 88 544 0097 9

GOLF - Around the world: the great game and its most spectacular courses Preface by Adam Scott Text by Fulvio Golob and Giulia Muttoni 304 pages - 522 color photographs 978 88 544 0400 7

THE GREAT NATIONAL PARKS OF THE WORLD Text by Angela S. Ildos and Giorgio G. Bardelli 320 pages - 596 colour photographs 978 88 544 0470 0

SAILING AROUND THE WORLD Text by Elisabetta Eördegh and Carlo Auriemma 304 pages - 590 colour photographs 978 88 544 0444 1

GREAT RIVERS OF THE WORLD Paolo Novaresio 304 pages - 610 color photographs 978 88 544 0144 0

THE WORLD’S GREATEST ROYAL PALACES Marcello Morelli 304 pages 860 color photographs 978 88 8095 462 0

PEOPLES OF THE WORLD Edited by Mirella Ferrera 320 pages 683 color photographs 978 88 544 0220 1

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Masterpieces of Nature TEXT BY ABI BURNS This photographic book is an invitation to discover a series of extraordinary natural wonders. It involves the reader in a close contact exploration of nature’s primordial force and the treasures of incredible beauty that it holds. The book provides a surprising portrait of the Earth’s environmental resources and presents a great wealth of themes, which vary with the changing eco-systems, climates, geological formations, flora and fauna.

MASTERPIECES OF NATURE Text by Dr. Abi Burns 272 pages - 27.5 x 34 cm 133 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0571 4

VANISHING WILDERNESS OF ANTARCTICA Text by Colin Monteath 228 color photographs 978 88 544 0487 8

TIMELESS NORTH AMERICA Text by Francesco Petretti 409 color photographs 978 88 544 0214 0

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TIMELESS EUROPE Text by Franco Andreone 404 color photographs 978 88 544 0157 0

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VANISHING WILDERNESS OF AFRICA Text by Giovanni G. Bellani 312 color photographs 978 88 544 0426 7

VANISHING WILDERNESS OF ASIA Text by Stefano Brambilla 383 colour photographs 978 88 544 0460 1

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Vanishing Animals

Global 200

PREFACE BY FULCO PRATESI TEXT BY BARBARA FRANCO AND SIMONA GIORDANO

Places that must survive

A stunning visual call to action to save the endangered species of the world. A poignant chronicling of the vulnerability of the animal life supported by the world’s ecosystems, this important book presents an overview of the principal animal species that are threatened with extinction. For each species, it presents the challenges involved in conservation and explores the actions WWF is taking in the field. Above all, it examines the connection between the protection of a certain species and the survival of the local populations.

Preface by Fulco Pratesi Text by Barbara Franco and Simona Giordano 304 pages - 27.5 x 34 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0397 0

PREFACE BY FULCO PRATESI This book was created thanks to the enthusiastic support of the WWF, which saw it as a means of raising public awarness of the need to preserve the delicate ecosystems underpinnig our every survival. The book highlights some of the areas most at risk, which often extend over more than one country. Stunning picturesreveal the unique features of each area and the nature of the threat they are facing, with the purpose of conveying a universal message, capable of bestriding borders and influencing political priorities, in the interests of protecting nature.

Preface by Fulco Pratesi 304 pages - 27.5 x 34 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0301 7

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Fascination of Golf PREFACE BY LEE WESTWOOD TEXT BY MARIA PIA GENNARO This beautiful gift tome celebrates the unique qualities that drive the ever-intensifying global fascination with golf, in texts by one of the world’s foremost golf writers together with splendid images by leading sport photographers. The book explores the history of the sport from its origins in medieval Scotland, the evolution of related fashion, the grand tournaments, the great courses in some of the world’s most breathtaking sites, and the players whose victories, personal challenges and the life stories behind them arouse great passions in the collective imagination, thus compelling a love for the game for burgeoning legions of obsessive fans.

LEE WESTWOOD achieved the number one spot in the World Golf Ranking in 2010. He is now (jointly) the second most prolific English winner on the European Tour with 18 event titles to his name.

He has played in the last six successive Ryder Cups, undefeated in two of them.

MARIA PIA GENNARO is, as one of just 80 members of the Association of Golf Writers, one of the world’s top golf journalists. Her work has appeared in Parliamo di Golf, Golf News, Tee Shot, and Golf & Turismo, the magazine for which she has been operational manager since 2007.

FASCINATION OF GOLF Preface by Lee Westwood Text by Maria Pia Gennaro 272 pages - 25.5 x 31 cm 224 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0603 2

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Concept Cars TEXT BY JON STROUD This pictorial history of the concept car has over 200 highly stylized portraits that are certain to rev up automotive historians, novelty car freaks, NASCAR dads, and anyone interested in design, engineering innovation, and experimental technology. From the futuristic, Hollywood-inspired Buick Y-Job of the 1930s through the space-age stylings of the Fifties, the wedge-shaped supercars of the Seventies, and on to the ecological, family-friendly designs of the new millennium, the book features rarely seen vehicles by Harley Earl, the father of the concept car, and one-off models of the Jaguar, Firebird, Alfa Romeo, Pontiac Bonneville, and several other makes.

CONCEPT CARS Text by Jon Stroud 272 pages - 22.2 x 28.8 cm 250 color photographs Flexibound with flaps and jacket 978 88 544 0621 6

JON STROUD is a UK-based writer/photographer who covers major motor sports events such as Formula One and the Superbike World Championship. He is the author, among other titles, of Greatest Moments of Grand Prix. When not behind his laptop or camera, he can be found racing motorcycles at high speed.

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Ferrari An Italian legend TEXT BY ROBERTO BONETTO Ferrari is synonymous with sleek sensuality and refined luxury in an automobile, its inimitable red chassis a symbol of Italian design excellence. From the first Ferrari 125S in 1947 to the Ferrari 590 GTO of 2010, the racing cars and highperformance sports cars of the Cavallino Rampante (Ferrari’s distinctive prancing horse logotype) are dreams come true for lovers of four-wheeled vehicles, and cult objects for appassionati and collectors around the world. This gleaming tome is a veritable showroom of some of the most coveted automobiles in history, the peak output of Enzo Ferrari’s prestigious firm since its 1929 inception.

FERRARI An Italian Legend Text by Roberto Bonetto 272 pages - 27 x 31 cm 250 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0622 3

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ROBERTO BONETTO studied at Milan Polytechnic and began his journalism career at Quattroruote in the 1960s. He has written several books about cars, including one about Ferrari racing teams and a Ferrari encyclopedia. He currently teaches at Domus Academy and the Polytechnic School of Design in Milan.

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Legendary Convertibles TEXT BY SAVERIO VILLA, MARK COLETTO AND ANDREA RAPELLI For over a century, the convertible car has been considered the epitome of sporting luxury. No other form of motoring is able to offer such an unparalleled connection to the driving experience – the thundering tones of the engine amplified ten-fold, the rush of hot air through your hair, the warmth of the Mediterranean sun on the back of your neck.

It is also the car of choice for the glitterati and celebrity of the world from movie stars to sporting heroes and even for royalty. From the ostentatious and leviathan pre-war Hispano Suizas, Delahayes and Auburns, through the beautiful curves and sweeping lines of the iconic Jaguars, Lancias and Ferraris of ’50s and ’60s and on to the computer-designed technology-laden open-top hyper-cars of the new millennia, the convertible car is forever the ultimate representation of automotive excitement!

LEGENDARY CONVERTIBLES Text by Saverio Villa, Mark Coletto and Andrea Rapelli 272 pages - 27 x 31 cm 259 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket

SAVERIO VILLA is a journalist who is specialized in the field of cars and motors in general, with a particular interest in the historical and technological aspects, and in vintage cars. He is currently Editorial Director of the monthly magazine Autorama, of the TV program “Yellow TV” and the Asapress agency, and he also works with Auto, AM, and Corriere della Sera.

MARCO COLETTO is an expert on cars and sport. He started his professional career at Auto oggi and currently works with the magazines Panoramauto and Evo. He also writes for the Panorama.it and Panorama-auto.it web sites, in addition to Autorama and the TV program “Yellow TV”.

ANDREA RAPELLI has always loved motors and he is specialized in production cars and road tests, but he is also interested in vintage cars and motorcycles. Today he writes for Evo, Panoramauto and edits the motoring page of PC Professionale.

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Harley-Davidson The legendary models TEXT BY PASCAL SZYMEZAK For over a century the Harley-Davidson motorcycle has earned its status as an icon of American rugged individualism by fulfilling the promise of pleasure, power, freedom and adventure on two wheels. In spite of competition, the HarleyDavidson enterprise has prevailed because of the innovations it has introduced and because it has diversified its family of motorcycles to meet the high standards that cycling aficionados have come to expect. This book invites you to climb into the saddle and discover the glory of engineering and design that is Harley-Davidson, on a ride through the history of the brand’s most storied models.

HARLEY-DAVIDSON The legendary models Text by Pascal Szymezak 272 pages - 27 x 31 cm 264 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0620 9

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PASCAL SZYMEZAK is an author, journalist, and editor specializing in motorcycles, with a particular expertise in Harley-Davidson. He writes a weekly motorcycle column for the Nice Matin, produces motorcycle-related documentaries, and is the author of several books on Harley-Davidson, including White Star Publishers’ HarleyDavidson: A Way of Life.

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Classic Sailing Yachts TEXT BY JILL BOBROW The book is dedicated to all lovers of classic and vintage yachts, but also to anyone who harbors a passion for the sea and a taste for the unmistakably classic sport that is sailing. Through a fascinating series of images, you will get to know the timeless charm of the most luxurious yachts with their sails, prestigious finishing and many surprising details - and you will discover the amazing J-Class. An ideal book for those who love to perpetuate the ancient traditions of sailing and for those who think that the ancestral challenge between man and sea still has meaning and dignity.

CLASSIC SAILING YACHTS Text by Jill Bobrow 272 pages - 27 x 31 cm 264 color photograph Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0580 6

JILL BOBROW is currently Editor-At-Large for Yachts International magazine. She is the former Editor-in-Chief of ShowBoats International and was the founding Editor of Boat International USA Magazine and Editor of the Megayachts USA book series. She has had a long career of writing, publishing, and the yachting world. She spent her post university years working on boats, crewing, cooking on charter boats, and living in the West Indies. She wrote her first story for Wooden Boat Magazine in 1974. She worked at Motor Boating and Sailing Magazine in 1978, and then in 1980 started Concepts Publishing with photographer Dana Jinkins. She co-authored more than a dozen books creating high-end yachting-related titles such as Classic Yacht Interiors; The World’s Most Extraordinary Yachts; Harbors of Enchantment, a Yachtsmen’s Anthology; Sprit of Tradition, Old And New Classic Yachts; St. Vincent and the Grenadines; Antigua and Barbuda, and Outrageous Yachts. Several of these books have become classics and collector’s items. Over the course of her career, she has cruised on numerous famous yachts in countless locales the world over.

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Legendary Motorcycles

Automobiles

PREFACE BY GIACOMO AGOSTINI, TEXT BY LUIGI CORBETTA

Legendary models of history and innovation

A superbly illustrated chronicle of the most influential and innovative motorcycle models from the past 100 years.

TEXT BY SAVERIO VILLA

Packed with archival and specially commissioned photographs, this stunning volume chronicles the evolution of the motorcycle, from early 1910's until today, documenting the major milestones in this illustrious history and spotlighting the most influential models that have emerged over the last century. Among the manufacturers whose bikes are represented are BMW, Ducati, Harley-Davidson, Honda, Moto Guzzi, Suzuki, Triumph, Yamaha, and many more, all showcased in hundreds of brilliant color photographs. Accompanying the extraordinary photographs are the stories behind the vehicles, with a wealth of technical information about each motorcycle.

Many cars have simply traveled on the road. Some models, on the other hand, have contributed to the history of fourwheeled transportation. An innovative and captivating line, an original design, the introduction of new elements, and the verve to ride in fashionable and trendy cars are the ingredients that led to the success of these legendary vehicles. They were sold in the millions, produced and re-produced for decades, and restyled or elevated to the role of a status symbol. These cars have now become an integral part of our motorized world. This book, enriched with splendid photographs of the cars and featuring exclusive period pictures, follows the history, evolution and success of car models that have left their mark on the pavement.

Preface by Giacomo Agostini, Text Luigi Corbetta 300 pages 250 color photographs 978 88 544 0448 9

Text by Saverio Villa 288 pages 276 color photographs 978 88 544 0570 7

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LEGENDARY GERMAN CARS Text by Peter Ruch 300 pages 370 colour photographs 978 88 544 0447 2

LEGENDARY ITALIAN CARS Preface by Giorgetto Giugiaro Text Enzo Rizzo 300 pages 212 color photographs 978 88 544 0492 2

LEGENDARY AMERICAN CARS Text by Matt DeLorenzo 324 pages 389 color photographs 978 88 544 0039 9

LEGENDARY CARS Cars that made history from the early days to the 21st century Text by Larry Edsall 288 pages 262 color photographs 978 88 544 0098 6

MASTERS OF CAR DESIGN Text by Larry Edsall 320 pages 350 color photographs 978 88 544 0337 6

CONCEPT CARS From the 1930s to the present Text by Larry Edsall 264 pages 494 color photographs 978 88 544 0469 4

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Harley Davidson A way of life PHOTOGRAPHS AND TEXT BY ALBERT SALADINI AND PASCAL SZYMEZAK This book reviews the history of Harley-Davidson and reveals its many secrets, describing its evolution and the great bikes that won resounding fame. Readers of this book will explore the history of the firm from its origin to nowadays; they will also get a peek behind the scenes into Harley-Davidson’s inner world, learning how it operates and about the lives of its most important personalities. Numerous full-color photographs display the most famous examples of the customizers’ craft. At the dawn of the new century Harley-Davidson responded to the creativity and innovativeness of the industry’s technical specialists with its own custom motorcycle, the V-Rod, incorporating revolutionary technology. Discussion of this model fills the final pages of this detailed chronicle of Harley-Davidson’s history and its association since 1909 with the V-Twin motor.

ALBERT SALADINI is currently working as a journalist for France 3.

Saladini is an expert in cars and motorcycles. An avid HarleyDavidson enthusiast, he has written numerous books on the subject, often in collaboration with Pascal Szymezak.

PASCAL SZYMEZAK is a journalist who specializes in motorcycles and works for various motorcycle and motorcycle travel magazines. He has been editor-in-chief of a monthly devoted to HarleyDavidson, its history, news from America and travel in the States.

HARLEY DAVIDSON A way of life Photographs and text by Albert Saladini and Pascal Szymezak 368 pages - 26 x 36 cm 598 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0549 3

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HARLEY DAVIDSON Customizing the legend Photographs and text by Albert Saladini 208 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 408 8

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THE GREAT BOOK OF HARLEY DAVIDSON 528 pages - 26 x 36 cm 865 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0356 7

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AUTOMOBILES Elegance on wheels Text by Matt DeLorenzo Photographs by Ron Kimball 208 pages - Large format 34 x 41.5 cm 148 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0424 3 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

CONVERTIBLES History and evolution of dream cars Text by Giuseppe Guizzardi and Enzo Rizzo 352 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 305 0

CLASSIC CARS From 1945 to the present Text by Michael Bowler 304 pages - 26 x 36 cm - 246 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 652 5

THE GREAT BOOK OF AUTOMOBILES Text by Michael Bowler, Giuseppe Guzzardi and Enzo Rizzo 632 pages - 26 x 36 cm 1080 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 983 0

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TRAINS From steam locomotives to high-speed rail Text by Franco Tanel 320 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0277 5

THE BICYCLE The myth and the passion Text by Francesco Baroni Foreword by Felice Gimond 304 pages - 26 x 36 cm 350 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0336 9

HISTORY OF FLIGHT From the flying machine of Leonardo da Vinci to the conquest of the space Text by Riccardo Niccoli 320 pages - 26 x 36 cm 696 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0211 9

HOT AIR BALLOONS History, Evolution and Great Adventures Photographs by Roberto Magni and Daniela Comi Introduction by Bertrand Piccard Text by Jean Becker 304 pages - 26 x 36 cm 359 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0489 2

SAILING YACHTS Text by Franco Giorgetti 328 pages; 26 x 36 cm 576 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0327 7

THE GREAT SAILING SHIPS The history of sail from its origins to the present Text by Franco Giorgetti 304 pages; 26 x 36 cm 582 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0633 9

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CENTURY OF WAR Introduction by Wolf Blitzer Text by Luciano Garibaldi 496 pages - 25.5 x 31 cm - 573 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0388 8 also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 26 cm

Complete book of WORLD WAR II COMBAT AIRCRAFT Text by Enzo Angelucci and Paolo Matricardi Drawings by Pierluigi Pinto 416 pages - 26.5 x 37 cm Hardcover with jacket

The Great Book of COMBAT AIRCRAFT Text by Paolo Matricardi 432 pages - 27 x 31 cm - 411 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0151 8 also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 24.5 cm

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The Ecological House Sustainable Architecture around the World TEXT BY MARCO MORO AND BEATRICE SPIRANDELLI When people say “ecological house,” they can be referring to any one of an infinite number of project plans destined to produce the least predictable outcomes you could possibly imagine. Ecological architecture measures itself with and adapts, above all, to the place – whether the context is urban, suburban, rural, or natural – with its environmental features, landscape, available resources, culture, and characteristic social and economic dynamics. If one were simply to call it “conscious architecture,” one could not go wrong. This volume’s objective is to illustrate some of the most prominent tendencies and lines of research that have emerged, and to introduce some of their advocates – pioneers, masters, or budding youth – through a broad review of projects dedicated to the most widespread way of living in the world: the individual or single-family home. But sustainability in architecture does not refer only to individual homes that are immersed, ideally, in verdure. Accordingly, one section of the book is dedicated to illustrating the best realizations of ecological buildings for a wide variety of uses. Ecological architecture has a new, polycentric geography, where ideas diffuse and develop in a multidirectional manner. Planners from every part of the world, of every age and background, have succeeded in distilling the poetics of living in harmony with the environment. Together they present a fascinating panorama of “architectural biodiversity.”

MARCO MORO architect, was born in Padua in 1961 and lives and works in Milan. After collaborating with a number of different professional studios, including Angelo Mangiarotti’s studio in Milan, he became involved in communications and publishing. Since 1997 he has been editor-in-chief of L’architettura naturale, Europe’s first magazine dedicated exclusively to sustainable architectural projects. He has also been a member of the directive committee of ANAB (National Association for Bioecological Architecture) as well as its communications manager. He heads the editorial section for Edizioni Ambiente, a Milanese publishing house specializing in environmental themes and sustainable development.

BEATRICE SPIRANDELLI was born in Badia Polesine, and she now lives and works in Milan as a freelance architect. She deals primarily with planning and consultation in sectors relating to sustainable architecture. She is an expert in landscape-environmental conservation and collaborates actively with the ANAB in training activities, particularly in organizing study travels. She freelances for numerous enterprises in the sector.

THE ECOLOGICAL HOUSE Sustainable Architecture around the World Text by Marco Moro and Beatrice Spirandelli 272 pages - 26 x 36 cm 322 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0594 3

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ECO STRUCTURES Forms of sustainable architecture Edited by Gianpaola Spirito Preface by Antonino Terranova Text by Sabrina Leone, Gianpaola Spirito and Leone Spita 322 color photographs 978 88 544 0497 7

MASTERPIECES OF MODERN ARCHITECTURE Text by Matteo Agnoletto, Francesco Boccia, Silvio CassarĂ , Alessandra di Marco, Guya Elisabetta Rosso, Marco Tagliatori 695 color photographs 978 88 544 0145 7

BUILDING ARABIA Expanding the Limits of Architecture Text by Laura Daglio and Oscar Eugenio Bellini 406 color photographs 978 88 544 0450 2

MUSEUMS Masterpieces of architecture in the world Text by Giulia Camin 686 color photographs 978 88 544 0280 5

NEW FRONTIERS IN ARCHITECTURE the United Arab Emirates between vision and reality Text by Oscar Eugenio Bellini and Laura Daglio 370 color photographs 978 88 544 0550 9

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The world’s greatest

World Trade Center PREFACE BY MIKE WALLACE - TEXT BY PETER SKINNER This volume is an emotional tribute to the Twin Towers, for a quarter of a century a symbol of peace and progress. An entire chapter is dedicated to a dramatic account of its tragic end. Yet World Trace Center is also a message of hope for the future: the book illustrates the reconstruction, and the work underway.

Readers will be drawn into the heart of New York, a city that never gives up and is very successfully reinventing itself in a still more thriving form.

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Lighthouses TEXT BY ANNAMARIA MARIOTTI This book is dedicated to the most attractive lighthouses in the world, the lighthouses of our dreams, history, legends, films and novels: the small, slender lighthouses isolated amongst the rollers on a stormy coast, reachable only by boat, visited only by seagulls and inhabited by an old retired sailor. This volume describes the individual characteristics, location and history of these extraordinary coastal monuments, now on the way to extinction.

176 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 160 color photographs, Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0088 7

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NEW URBAN GIANTS The Ultimate Skyscrapers Text by Gianpaola Spirito and Antonino Terranova 216 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 250 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0332 1

CATHEDRALS OF THE WORLD Text by Leyla CiagĂ 216 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 224 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0178 5

CITY SQUARES OF THE WORLD Text by Maria Teresa Feraboli 216 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 208 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0276 8

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SKYSCRAPERS Text by Antonino Terranova 312 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 361 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 230 5

BRIDGES Text by Angia Sassi Perino and Giorgio Faraggiana 184 pages - 20 x 37.5 cm 223 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0032 0

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CATALOG 2011-2012 WORLD HERITAGE SITES

The Great Book of World Heritages Sites TEXT BY MARCO CATTANEO AND JASMINA TRIFONI In 1972 UNESCO adopted the Convention for the Protection of the Cultural and Natural Heritage, which was signed by over 150 countries. This work examines 110 of the most significant sites presented in White Star’s original three volumes dedicated to architectural, natural and archaeologycal treasures, respectively. Photographs by the world’s top professionals and maps indicating the locations of these sites are accompanied by scientifically up-to-date desciptive texts. This in a tribute to our Planet and a catalog of its unparalleled beauty.

MARCO CATTANEO is a professional journalist, assistant editor of the Italian edition of Scientific American, and author of the book Heisenberg and the Quantum Revolution. An avid traveler and photographer, he has written for the Italian nature magazine Airone and currently contributes to Meridiani.

THE GREAT BOOK OF WORLD HERITAGE SITES Text by Marco Cattaneo and Jasmina Trifoni 512 pages - 26 x 36 cm 1165 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0100 6

THE TREASURES OF ART Marco Cattaneo and Jasmina Trifoni 432 pages - 26 x 36 cm 921 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 829 1

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JASMINA TRIFONI is an experienced travel journalist who often contributes to Meridiani and also writes for several other publications. She has traveled extensively and specializes in the ethnic and cultural issues specific to India, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East.

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NATURE SANCTUARIES Marco Cattaneo and Jasmina Trifoni 400 pages - 26 x 36 cm 901 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 228 2

ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS Marco Cattaneo and Jasmina Trifoni 400 pages - 26 x 36 cm 896 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0061 0

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Archaeology from Above TEXT BY MARILIA ALBANESE, DAVIDE DOMENICI, GIORGIO FERRERO AND STEFANO MAGGI The first book to portray the world's foremost archaeological sites exclusively from the air.

The opportunity to see the beauty and grandeur of the world's foremost archaeological sites in their totality, as complete architectural units, is impossible on foot. From above, whether in a plane, helicopter or hot-air balloon, the entrenched fields seem to breathe new life, the cities recover the largeness of their dimensions, and the thermal baths and theaters seem ready to host their patrons again. This spectacular volume records the fabulous journey by a group of renowned specialist photographers, never before made, over the Pyramids of Egypt and elsewhere in the Middle East, over the sites where the great Mediterranean civiliza?tions arose, then hovering over the architectural jewels of the ancient Mesoamerican civilizations, beholding the complex struc?ture of the historic cities of the Far East, and tracing the sinuous stone snake of the Great Wall of China.

MARILIA ALBANESE is Director of the Italian Institute for Africa and the Orient and the Education Coordinator at the Civic School of Oriental Cultures and Languages in Milan. She is the author of several books including the recent Siddhartha - The Prince who became Buddha.

DAVIDE DOMENICI is an archaeologist specializing in Mesoamerica.

He has participated in excavations in Peru, Chile, and Mexico, and has headed up the Rio La Venta archaeological project in Chiapas. He is currently on the faculty of Paleography and Medieval Studies at the University of Bologna.

STEFANO MAGGI is Professor of Archaeology in the Roman Provinces, Department of Sciences of Antiquity, at the University of Pavia. He specializes in the development of city-planning and architecture in the ancient world. His publications include a book on the layout of the forums in the cities of the Roman Cisalpine Republic, a monograph on the Roman amphitheaters of northern Italy, and various essays on the theaters and amphitheaters of the Roman world.

GIORGIO FERRERO, after obtaining a degree in Egyptology with a study on Ancient Nubia, collaborates with Egyptology department of UniversitĂ degli Studi di Milano and with Civiche Raccolte Archeologiche e Numismatiche in Milan. For White Star Publishers he edited several books on archaeological subjects and published Egypt - History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilization.

ARCHAEOLOGY FROM ABOVE Text by Marilia Albanese, Davide Domenici, Giorgio Ferrero and Stefano Maggi 192 pages - 30.5 x 42.5 cm 185 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0493 9 also available in reduced format: 26 x 36cm

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Great Discoveries in Archaeology The past revealed TEXT BY MARK J. ROSE AND ETI BONN-MULLER What did English archaeologist Howard Carter say and how did he feel when opening the door to Tutankhamun’s tomb for the first time? Which of Homer’s footsteps did the German Heinrich Schliemann follow when making the dreams of every scholar come true by identifying the ruins of Troy?

This book, which includes period photographs of the great dig sites and the objects found there, recalls the events surrounding the most important archaeological discoveries of all time, from the sands of Egypt and the forests of Central America to the ancient cities of the Mediterranean and the palaces of the Middle East. This is an enthralling work that accompanies the reader through stories of great archaeologists, and some regular people who, thanks to their intuition, tenacity or good fortune, have revealed some of the great wonders of antiquity to the world.

MARK J. ROSE received his MA and PhD in classical archaeology from Indiana University and specialized in Aegean prehistory. He has studied faunal remains from numerous sites throughout the eastern Mediterranean, including Kommos, Crete; Franchthi Cave, Greece; and Hala Sultan Tekke, Cyprus. He has worked for the Archaeological Institute of America for more than two decades and published on a wide variety of topics, ranging from Predynastic Egypt to the ethics of archaeology and the media. He is currently researching the death of Seqenenre Taa II. He has been the online editorial director of Archaeology magazine and the AIA since 2000.

ETI BONN-MULLER received her MA in eastern Mediterranean archaeology from K.U. Leuven, Belgium. Her research subjects on the Bronze Age have included the art of body painting and tattooing in the Aegean, which was the subject of her undergraduate thesis at Harvard University, and a comparison of ivories from Greece, Cyprus, and the Near East. She has participated in excavations at Palaikastro on Crete and Sagalassos in Turkey. After working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, she joined the staff of Archaeology magazine, where she has written on the archaeology of China, Crete, Egypt, Germany, and Israel. She is currently the AIA online senior editor.

GREAT DISCOVERIES IN ARCHAEOLOGY The past revealed Text by Mark J. Rose and Eti Bonn-Muller 288 pages - 26 x 36 cm 258 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0560 8

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PETRA Splendors of the Nabatean civilization Preface by Barbara A. Porter Text by Francesca Ossorio 304 pages 201 color photographs 978 88 544 0445 8

THE TREASURES OF IMPERIAL BEIJING Text by Nicoletta Celli and Mario Sabattini 312 pages 272 color photographs 978 88 544 0234 8

THE GREAT BOOK OF ARCHAEOLOGY 512 pages 950 color photographs 978 88 544 0038 2

HIDDEN TREASURES OF ANTIQUITY Edited by Alberto Siliotti 432 pages 639 color photographs 978 88 544 0150 1

POMPEII The history, life and art of the buried city Edited by Marisa Ranieri Panetta 416 pages 417 color photographs 978 88 544 0030 6

LOST CITIES From the Ancient World Text by Maria Teresa Guaitoli and Simone Rambaldi 312 pages 556 color photographs 978 88 544 0186 0

THE DWELLINGS OF ETERNITY Edited by Alberto Siliotti 304 pages 978 88 8095 448 4

LOST CIVILIZATIONS Rediscovering the Great Cultures of the Past Edited by Fabio Bourbon 352 pages 978 88 8095 701 0

THE ETERNAL ARMY The terracotta soldiers of the forst emperor Edited by Roberto Ciarla Photographs by Araldo De Luca 288 pages 346 color photographs 978 88 544 0627 8

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CATALOG 2011-2012 HISTORY AND TREASURES OF ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS

History and Treasures of Ancient Civilizations The great adventure of humankind related in an extraordinary series that brings the world’s stunning archaeological heritage to the bookstores – from the the Mayas and the

Romans to the Etruscans, the Khmer, the Assyrians, the Chinese Empire and more. Sixteen brilliantly illustrated journeys in space and time.

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THE ASSYRIANS AND THE BABYLONIANS Text by Alfredo Rizza 274 color photographs 978 88 544 0268 3

ANCIENT THAILAND Text by Nicoletta Celli 206 color photographs 978 88 544 0407 6

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ANCIENT ISLAM Text by Francesca Romana Romani 232 color photographs 978 88 544 0372 7

ANCIENT PERSIA Text by Anna Vanzan 254 color photographs

THE AZTECS Text by Davide Domenici 266 color photographs 978 88 544 0239 3

THE CELTS Text by Daniele Vitali 254 color photographs 978 88 544 0321 5

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CHINA Text by Stefania Stafutti and Federica Romagnoli 234 color photographs 978 88 544 0330 7

GREECE Text by Stefano Maggi 254 color photographs 978 88 544 0202 7

EGYPT Text by Giorgio Ferrero 280 color photographs 978 88 544 0250 8

THE INCAS Text by Carolina Orsini 228 color photographs 978 88 544 0365 9

INDIA Text by Maria Angelillo 266 color photographs 978 88 544 0306 2

THE KHMERS Text by Stefano Vecchia 264 color photographs 978 88 544 0311 6

THE PHOENICIANS Text by Enrico Quadro and Paola De VIta 244 color photographs 978 88 544 0366 6

THE ETRUSCANS Text by Antonella Magagnini 264 color photographs 978 88 544 0322 2

THE MAYA Text by Davide Domenici 228 color photographs 978 88 544 0148 8

ROME Text by Maria Teresa Guaitoli 232 color photographs 978 88 544 0147 1

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Pyramids Treasures, mysteries and new discoveries in Egypt EDITED BY ZAHI HAWASS This awe-inspiring and revelatory volume is a comprehensive and authoritative presentation of the most recent archaeological findings on the Egyptian Pyramids. Illustrated with stunning specially commissioned photographs, maps, plans and reconstructions, the book gathers texts by the world’s preeminent Egyptologists that throw new light on the secrets of the numinous, architecturally magnificent monuments. Gleaning the newest interpretations from the latest excavations and research, yet written with clarity for the non-specialist, the book takes readers on a journey of discovery that unveils intriguing insights into the ever-mysterious nexus between heaven and earth for the ancients on the banks of the Nile.

ZAHI HAWASS is Egypt’s and perhaps the world’s most famous archaeologist. He has made major discoveries at the Pyramids, appeared in numerous documentaries, published extensively, and earned many awards and honorary degrees. In 2006 he was named one of Time Magazine’s Top 100 Most Influential People.

PYRAMIDS Treasures, mysteries and new discoveries in Egypt Edited by Zahi Hawass 320 pages - 23.5 x 32.5 cm 340 color photographs Hardcover with Jacket 978 88 544 0607 0

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The Queens of ancient Egypt

The Realm of the Pharaohs TEXT BY ZAHI HAWASS

A fascinating survey of the role and status of the female rulers of Egypt documented with hundreds of superb reproductions and graphics, this authoritative volume provides an enthralling exploration of the role and status of the queens of ancient Egypt. The book compares images and stories of queens from different eras with images and stories of monarchs who were their contemporaries, using historical reconstruction based on written sources and on archeological documentation. Over 250 color reproductions of statues, carvings, and much more supplement the text.

“If you could spend a day at the Giza Pyramids, you would watch the sun rise over the Eastern Desert and see its light caressthe face ofthe Sphinx... Just this one day would convince you that the allure and mystery of ancient Egypt are still alive.” This is how Zhai Hawass, one of the world’s greatest Egyptologists, introduced his journey along the Nile to discover and explore the thousand of years of the civilizations of the pharaos. With pictures by the most prestigious international photographers and charts and explanatory drawings to clarify and supplement text, Hawass eloquently introduced readers to the treasures of ancient Egypt.

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416 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0161 7

PREFACE BY SUZANNE MUBARAK, TEXT BY ROSANNA PIRELLI

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VALLEY OF THE KINGS The Tombs and the Funerary Temples of Thebes West text by Kent R. Weeks Photographs by Araldo De Luca 326 pages - 26 x 36 cm 502 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 712 6

RAMESSES II Text by T.G.H. James 320 pages - 26 x 36 cm 340 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 826 0

THE TREASURES OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM Edited by Francesco Tiradritti Photographs by Araldo De Luca Preface by Suzanne Mubarak 416 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket

THE GREAT PHARAOHS Text by T.G.H. James 640 pages - 26 x 36 cm 779 picture and drawings Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0037 5

THE PYRAMIDS AND THE SPHINX Text by Corinna Rossi 280 pages - 24.5 x 34 cm Hardcover with jacket

THE TREASURES OF TUTANKHAMUN and the Egyptian Museum in Cairo text by Alessia Amenta Photographs by Araldo De Luca 280 pages - 24.5 x 34 cm 378 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0068 9

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LUXOR AND THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS Text by Alessandro Bongioanni 192 pages - 26 x 36 cm 153 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0009 2

ABU SIMBEL, ASWAN AND THE NUBIAN TEMPLES Text by Marco Zecchi 160 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket

ANCIENT EGYPT Art and Archaeology in the Land of the Pharaohs Text by Giorgio Agnese and Maurizio Re 256 pages - 26 x 36 cm 461 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0408 3

TUTANKHAMUN Text by T.G.H. James 320 pages - 26 x 36 cm 700 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 451 4

ROYAL MUMMIES Immortality in Ancient Egypt Introduction by Zahi Hawass Text by Francis Janot 368 pages - 26 x 36 cm 250 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0389 5

ANCIENT EGYPT Artist and explorers in the Land of Pharaos Text by Catherine H. Roehrig 328 pages - 26 x 36 cm 411 color drawings Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 244 2

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CATALOG 2011-2012 EXPLORERS AND ARTISTS

Egypt and the Holy Land Yesterday and Today Lithographs and diaries by David Roberts R.A. TEXT BY FABIO BOURBON PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANTONIO ATTINI David Roberts (1796-1864) was born in Edinburgh into a very humble family but, thanks to his artistic gifts, he succeeded in becoming one of the most appreciated landscape painters of his time. After traveling in Europe, in 1838 he departed for Egypt and the following year he visited the Sinai Peninsula, Petra, Jerusalem and Palestine, the Lebanese coast and Baalbek. Using the drawings from his travels, the Belgian engraver made splendid lithographs which made him famous. This is a collection of the original plates, published for the first time between 1846 and 1848 accompanied by some excerpts from Roberts's travel diary. In addition, every illustration is accompanied by a photograph which shows the same view as it appears today. As well as offering a sample of Roberts's techniques and taste, this book is an excuse for a journey in time through the artistic treasures and the wonderful landscapes of Egypt and the Holy Land.

EGYPT AND THE HOLY LAND YESTERDAY AND TODAY Lithographs and diaries by David Roberts R.A. Text by Fabio Bourbon Photographs by Antonio Attini 528 pages - 21.2 x 29.4 cm 611 illustrations Flexibound with flaps 978 88 544 0555 4

IN THE SAME SERIES:

EGYPT YESTERDAY AND TODAY Lithographs and diaries

by David Roberts R.A. Text by Fabio Bourbon Photographs

by Antonio Attini 272 pages - 26 x 36 cm 230 pictures and drawings Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0049 8

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THE HOLY LAND YESTERDAY AND TODAY Lithographs by David Roberts R.A. Text by Fabio Bourbon Photographs by Antonio Attini 272 pages - 26 x 36 cm 230 pictures and drawings Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0060 3

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The art of David Roberts R.A. A PRESTIGIOUS SLIPCASE CONTAINING:

Text by George Croly 320 pages in color

THE LIFE, WORKS AND TRAVELS OF DAVID ROBERTS

EGYPT AND NUBIA

Text by Fabio Bourbon 32 pages in color

THE HOLY LAND

Text by William Brockedon 288 pages in color

ANCIENT EGYPT Lithographs by David Roberts R.A. Text by Fabio Bourbon 128 pages - 30.5 x 24 cm 168 pictures and drawings Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0090 0

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THE HOLY LAND Lithographs by David Roberts R.A. Text by Fabio Bourbon 64 pages - 30.5 x 24 cm 85 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0384 0

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THE LOST CITIES OF THE MAYAS The life, art and discoveries of Frederick Catherwood Text by Fabio Bourbon 200 pages 978 88 8095 334 0

AMERICAN INDIANS The art and travels of Charles Bird King, George Catlin and Karl Bodmer Text by Robert J. Moore 280 pages 978 88 8095 275 6

CHINA REVEALED The west encounters the Celestial Empire Text by Gianni Guadalupi 336 pages 978 88 8095 229 9

THE DISCOVERY OF ANCIENT EGYPT Text by Alberto Siliotti 368 pages 978 88 8095 312 8

THE DISCOVERY OF THE NILE History, adventure and discovery Text by Gianni Guadalupi 352 pages 978 88 8095 799 7

THE EXPLORERS From the Ancient World to the present Text by Paolo Novaresio 312 pages 978 88 8095 836 9

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Dreaming of Africa TEXT AND WATERCOLORS BY DENIS CLAVREUL With the hand of an artist, the the understanding of a scientist, and the awarnesses of a naturalist, Denis Clavreul has created these enchanting watercolors of the endless grasslands of East Africa.

200 pages in color - 36 x 26 cm Handmade rigid cloth slipcase Ten loose plates 978 88 8095 696 4

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Oriental treasures in the Mediterranean From Damascus to Granada TEXT BY HENRI STIERLIN PHOTOGRAPHS BY HENRI AND ANNE STIERLIN Over 400 color photographs convey readers to the Mediterranean’s shores to discover the gems of Islamic art and architecture, ranging from miniatures to splendid mosques. This extraordinary journey passes through the centers of Western Islam. With its rich arrey of illustrations this work reveals the mirage of a subtle art, and offers readers a better understanding of the works created by a culture extending from the Pillars of Hercules to the Middle East.

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Islamic art The influence of Persian Architecture from Isfahan to the Taj Mahal TEXT BY HENRY STIERLIN From its very origins, Islamic art has created extraordinary works. The Friday Mosque in Esfahan, the Registan in Samarkand, the Red Fort and the Taj Mahal at Agra reflect the enchantment of the most exquisitely refined artwork. In this work, over 400 photographs , historical documents and prints illustrate the masterpieces created over thousand years by the great dynasties of Eastern Islam.

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SIDDHARTHA The Prince who became Buddha Text by Marilia albanese Photographs by Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone 348 pages - 28.5 x 33.5 cm 400 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0395 6

THE HOLY BIBLE Places and stories from the Old and New Testament Text by Gianni Guadalupi 304 pages - 26 x 36 cm 311 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0628 5

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THE TREASURES OF THE MONASTERY OF SAINT CATHERINE Photographs by Araldo De Luca Foreword by Archibishop Damianos of Sinai Text by Corinna Rossi 208 pages - 26 x 36 cm 201 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0142 6

TREASURES IN GOLD Masterpieces of Jewelry from Antiquity to Modern Times Edited by Gianni Guadalupi 336 pages - 26 x 36 cm 725 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0320 8

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The populations that influenced the ancient development of the Mediterranean (the cradle of Western civilization), and of the Middle and the Far East, and those who wrote the history of the Americas, are described in ten substantial and elegantly bound volumes. Written by the most highly regarded archaeological scholar-researchers, these works feature unparalleled illustrations, from photographs to drawings and maps, and embark on a series of enthralling journeys through time and space to seek the far-reaching and spectacular traces of these ancient, magnificent civilizations.

ISRAEL A journey through the art and history of the Holy Land Text by Sarah Kochav 292 pages 978 88 8095 904 5

EGYPT Temples, Men and Gods Text by Alberto Siliotti 292 pages 978 88 8095 542 9

ANCIENT GREECE The dawn of the western World Text by Furio Durando 292 pages 978 88 544 0045 0

ANCIENT ROME History of a civilization that ruled the World Text by Anna Maria Liberati and Fabio Bourbon 292 pages 978 88 544 0043 6

SPLENDORS OF ANCIENT PERSIA Photographs and text

by Henri Stierlin 288 pages 978 88 544 0146 4

ANGKOR Splendors of the Khmer Civilization Text by Marilia Albanese 296 pages 978 88 8095 830 7

ANCIENT INDIA From the origins to the XIII century A.D. Text by Marilia Albanese 296 pages 978 88 8095 657 0

ANCIENT CHINA Chinese civilization from the origins to the Tang Dynasty text by Maurizio Scarpari 292 pages 978 88 8095 459 8

THE INCAS and other Andean Civilizations Text by Maria Longhena and Walter Alva 292 pages 978 88 8095 330 2

ANCIENT MEXICO History and culture of the Maya, Aztecs and other pre-columbian populations Text by Maria Longhena 292 pages 978 88 544 0129 7

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The Art of the Pharaohs

The art of Pompeii

PREFACE BY ZAHI HAWASS, TEXT BY GIORGIO FERRERO PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARALDO DE LUCA

PHOTOGRAPHS BY ARALDO DE LUCA TEXT BY ANTONELLA MAGAGNINI

Thanks to its large format, this magnificently illustrated book shows portraits and monuments that are considered to be artistic masterpieces of antiquity in a new light. It traces the profiles of several sovereigns, presenting an accurate and in-depth picture of the history and art of Ancient Egypt and its undisputed protagonists: the Pharaohs. “King of Upper and Lower Egypt,” “Lord of the Two Lands,” and “Son of Ra,” are some of the titles held by the sovereigns who ruled over one of the richest and most powerful states of antiquity for more than 3,000 years. The history of Ancient Egypt through the millennia is marked by a succession of sovereigns and dynasties.

The catastrophic eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79 freeze-framing a ripe moment in time - bestowed upon posterity an incalculable heritage of art and knowledge in the miraculously well-preserved remains of the city of Pompeii.

This volume of lush color images taken by renowned photographer Araldo De Luca, takes readers inside the houses and into the secrets of one of the most charming sites of classical antiquity. Accompanying the photos, which are presented in a distinguished oversized format, are accessible texts that elucidate the daily life, the mythic and heroic imagination, and the religious customs and beliefs of the ancient Romans.

176 pages - 35.5 x 43.5 Large format 131 color photographs, Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0568 4 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

176 pages - 35.5 x 43.5 Large format 95 color photographs, Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0501 1 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

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Masterpieces of art

Wonders of the World

TEXT BY LUCIA GASPARINI AND SERENA MARABELLI

TEXT BY FRANCESCO BOCCIA

This authoritative volume traces more than two thousand years of timeless masterpieces that have become universal symbols of the genius of humankind, from the mask of Tutankhamun to “The Scream” by Edward Munch. Organized chronologically, each work of art is presented through a meticulously researched text that analyzes the techniques employed by the artist and places each art work in its historical context. Throughout the book, fine quality photographs from the archives of the world’s foremost museums reveal the mastery of each artist through pictures that depict each work in its entirety as well as details that are discussed in the text.

Organized chronologically, Wonders of the World starts with the pyramids at Giza which were built in 2560 BC and ends with the Experience Music Project in Seattle, a museum of rock and roll memorabilia and technology-intensive multimedia displays designed by Frank Gehry and built in 2000. Among the countless other buildings featured in this book are The Parthenon in Athens, Angkor Thom in Siem Reap, Cambodia, The Taj Mahal in India, The Capitol of the United States in Washington, DC, The Opera House of Sydney, and The Sagrada Família, in Barcelona.

176 pages - 35.5 x 43.5 Large format 264 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0432 8 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

176 pages - 35.5 x 43.5 Large format 260 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0371 0 also available in reduced format: 28.5 x 34.9 cm

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Last African Warriors TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY GIANNI GIANSANTI This large format photography book, with its striking visual impact, is a collection of work by the late Gianni Giansanti. The material comes from his travels in Africa, the cradle of humanity, where ancestral ties to nature still exist. It chronicles the lifestyle and social structure of Ethiopian tribes in the Omo Valley, looking at populations of warriors as well as peaceful peoples, highlighting the pride and strength of these individuals so accustomed to physical hardship and suffering. Enhanced by these extraordinary images, this volume also pays homage to the skill of a photographer who was always present for history in the making, and who never gave up on his search for the origins of man.

A photography exhibit will open in September 2010 at the National Museum of Science and Technology in Milan including pictures taken from this book.

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GIANNI GIANSANTI began his career as a freelance photographer in Italy in 1978. He provided exclusive coverage for important events in Italian history and won many international prizes for his reporting. His photo essays often became bestsellers; among the most successful were John Paul II and Benedict XVI, published by White Star Publishers. In 2009, Giansanti also created an exhibit called “Twenty Italians Who Are Changing Italy.�

This photographic retrospective, presented in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi, was a great public and critical success.

LAST AFRICAN WARRIORS Text and photographs by Gianni Giansanti 216 pages 276 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0472 4

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Once Upon a Time in Africa 50 years of explorations and adventures TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANGELO AND ALFREDO CASTIGLIONI PREFACE BY GIOVANNA SALVIONI AND ALESSANDRO ROCCATI

ONCE UPON A TIME IN AFRICA 50 years of explorations and adventures Text and photographs by Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni 272 pages - 25.5 x 29.5 cm 507 color photographs hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0485 4

The last heirs of the great explorers of the 19th century, twins Angelo and Alfredo Castiglioni have collected, during the long decades of field research, precious documents, exceptional photos and new evidence of a continent that no longer exists. Entered with strength in the Third Millennium and in the global communication routes, Africa travels, today, towards modernity, wiping out, day after day, every heritage of its own composite cultural and ethnic identity. For this reason the precious archeological and anthropological work made by the Castiglioni brothers is particularly important today. This volume reconstructs, through the almost 50-year career of the two Italian explorers, the deep identity of the Black Continent, from the most ancient traditions to the surprising passing rituals. An important part of the volume is dedicated to the archeological expeditions in Africa, starting with the discovery in the Nubian Desert in Sudan of Berenice Panchrysos, the “entirely gold” city of pharaohs, quoted by Pliny the Elder in his Naturalis Historia whose traces were lost. A find that the French Academician, Jean Vercoutter considered “among the great discoveries of archeology.”

ANGELO and ALFREDO CASTIGLIONI carried out, for nearly 50 years, research expeditions in the archeological, anthropological and ethnologic field, most of all making accurate cine-photographic documentations. They have published several books and made five films, distributed in the national and international circuits: Africa segreta (1969); Africa Ama (1971); Magia Nuda (1975) with Alberto Moravia’s commentary; Addio Ultimo Uomo (1979) with Vittorio Suttafava’s commentary; and Africa dolce e selvaggia (1982).

GIOVANNA SALVIONI teaches Cultural Anthropology and Ethnology at the Catholic University of Milan. Her training initially cultivated an interest in traditional African cultures. This was followed by an interest in the culture of the Roma ethnic group, in light of the general fight against all forms of poverty, discrimination, and racism.

ALESSANDRO ROCCATI holds the Chair of Egyptology at the University of Turin. He has taught at several universities, both in Italy and abroad, and participated in numerous archeological missions in Egypt and Sudan. He has also organized international exhibits and conventions, and published many scientific works. From the start, his interests lay in the field of philology, language, literature, and culture of pharaonic Egypt.

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CATALOG 2011-2012 PEOPLE, EXPLORATION AND DISCOVERIES

Japan

The Last Man

Light and shadows in the land of the rising sun

Journey amog the tribes of New Guinea

TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY IAGO CORAZZA AND GRETA ROPA PREFACE BY SUSANNA MARINO, MARCO GUIDI, KEIKO ICHIGUCHI, PAOLO CAPPONCELLI, SCILLA ALECCI

TEXT BY IAGO CORAZZA, NICOLA PAGANO AND GRETA ROPA PHOTOGRAPHS BY IAGO CORAZZA

The result of years of research, numerous journeys and excellent contributions, this book offers an in-depth view into the fascinating contrasts and the behavior of a population that has always appeared impenetrable to Western curiosity and logic. Hundreds of spectacular and previously unpublished pictures lead directly to the heart of Japan. This is a journey through images and facts that bear witness to a country that can still amaze and fascinate, a country that can ask new questions and provide equally new solutions, in an extraordinary kaleidoscope of preservation and breaking from the past, the clash of tradition and the avant-garde.

A pictorial exploration of a wild and untamed region and of a population untouched by time and nature. Irian Jaya and Papua New Guinea have somehow remained untouched by "civilization". This volume introduces readers to this place that is the reign of the last men of the earth. This heritage of humanity, which will probably not withstand the advance of modernity, is examined thoroughly in a compelling text written by a journalist who specializes in in-depth anthropological research. Hundreds of specially commissioned pictures taken by a photographer famous for his daring reportage from every corner of the globe bring to life this remarkable vestige of prehistory.

272 pages - 29.5 X 31.3 cm 182 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0574 5

288 pages - 29.5 x 31.3 cm 400 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0398 7

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CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS and the Mystery of the Bell of the “Santa Maria” Historical text by Consuelo Varela Chapter: The Bell of the Santa Maria edited by Roberto Mazzara 224 pages - 25.5 x 31 cm - 220 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0396 3

VANISHING AFRICA Photographs and Text by Gianni Giansanti and Paolo Novaresio 504 pages - 310 color photographs

A PHOTOGRAPHERS’S PILGRIMAGE 30 years of great reportage Text by Kazuyoshy Nomaci 504 pages

ZHENG HE Tracing the epic voyages of china’s greatest explorer Text and photographs by Michael Yamashita Introduction by Gianni Guadalupi 448 pages

EXTREME NATURE Images from the world’s edge Photographs and Text by Bill Curtsinger 408 pages

MARCO POLO A photographer’s journey Photographs and Text by Michael Yamashita Historical introduction by Gianni Guadalupi 504 pages 978 88 544 0005 4

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CATALOG 2011-2012 EMOTIONS

Italy from above

China from above

PREFACE BY FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI INTRODUCTION BY GIULIANO URBANI TEXT BY ALBERTO BERTOLAZZI PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANTONIO ATTINI AND MARCELLO BERTINETTI

PREFACE BY LIU JIAQI TEXT BY SU RONGYU AND LI HUOMIN

In this book, Italy and its natural, historic and cultural heritage are presented from an intriguing viewpoint: the sky. In addition to the extraordinary images by two famous aerial photographers, Marcello Bertinetti and Antonio Attini, this prestigious book also features an introduction by Giuliano Urbani and a preface by Franco Zeffirelli.

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This huge country, full of natural wonders, is illustrated and recorded from the inside for the first time thanks to special permits granted to Chinese photographers and writers. Stunning pictures of places never photographed before make this a unique and fascinating book, describing the country with superb artistry and real depth of understanding.

400 pages - 28.5 x 33.5 cm 368 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0307 9

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The emotional impact conveyed by photography is wonderfully exemplified in the books dedicated to Berlin, Germany and Switzerland. The natural, cultural, and histori-

GERMANY The heart of Europe Text by Sabine Kieslich 428 pages - 28.5 x 33.5 cm - 390 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0163 1

cal heritage of these places is brought into relief by gorgeous photos accompanied by commentary by various personalities.

SWITZERLAND FROM ABOVE Photographs by Antonio Attini Preface by Bertrand Piccard Text by Erwin Dettling 408 pages - 28.5 x 33.5 cm - 327 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0406 9

BERLIN A city for the future Preface by Walter Momper - Text by Klaus Hartung 304 pages - 26 x 37 cm - 380 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0484 7

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CATALOG 2011-2012 THE WANDERER

AUSTRALIA The new frontier Text by Alessandra Mattanza 300 pages 403 color photographs 978 88 544 0126 6

CHINA The Kingdom of the Dragon Text Marco Moretti 300 pages 284 color photographs 978 88 544 0080 1

CUBA La Isla Grande Edited by Martino Fagiuoli preface by Alfredo Guevara 300 pages 396 color photographs 978 88 8095 755 3

IRELAND Érin, Land of Saints and Giants Text by Elisabetta Canoro 300 pages 359 color photographs 978 88 8095 954 0

PARIS City of light and fascination Text by Guy Pierre Bennet 300 pages 325 color photographs 978 88 544 0017 7

SAHARA An immense ocean of sand Text by Paolo Novaresio and Gianni Guadalupi 300 pages 380 color photographs 978 88 8095 832 1

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HIGH ALTITUDE CATALOG 2011-2012

TALES OF MOUNTAINEERING Text by Stefano Ardito 336 pages 719 colour photographs 978 88 544 0154 9

EXTREME ALTITUDE The Worlds Greatest Mountains Text by Stefano Ardito 304 pages 615 color photographs 978 88 544 0279 9

MONT BLANC Discovery and conquest of the giant of the alps Text by Stefano Ardito 308 pages 386 color photographs 978 88 544 0152 5

EVEREST History of the himalayan giant Text by Roberto Mantovani and Kurt Diemberger 176 pages, 334 color photographs 978 88 544 0205 8

HIMALAYAS Text by Marco Majrani 144 pages

K2 A challange to the sky Text by Roberto Mantovani and Kurt Diemberger 144 pages

Many great feats are described in these volumes, which provide a through and at the same time thrilling account of how some of the world’s peaks, such as Mont Blanc, K2, and the great summits in the Himalayas were conquered, as well as chronicling the adventures of the greatest climbers in history.

PEAKS OF GLORY Climbing the world’s highest mountains Text by Stefano Ardito 144 pages 978 88 8095 610 5

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CATALOG 2011-2012 JOURNEYS THROUGH THE WORLD AND NATURE

TIBET The roof of the world between past and present Text by Maria Antonia Sironi Diemberger Introduction by Kurt Dienberger 224 pages

THAILAND Temples and Traditions Text by Maria Grazia Casella 224 pages 440 color photographs 978 88 544 0353 6

THE SACRED HEART OF RAJASTHAN Text and photographs by Tiziana and Gianni Baldizzone 176 pages

IRELAND The emerald island Text by Peter Skinner 128 pages

BANGKOK The Queen of Siam Text by Maria Grazia Casella 128 pages

PACIFIC ISLANDS Myths and wonders of the southern seas Text by Marco Moretti 224 pages 349 color photographs 978 88 544 0011 5

PHUKET - The pearl of the andaman sea Text by Maria Grazia Casella Photographs by Livio Bourbon 128 pages

SINAI - Holy mountains and a coral sea Text by Fabrizio Calzia and Marco Maroccolo 144 pages

The Marvellous Landscape of the ARTIC WORLD Text by Marco Nazarri 224 pages - 26 x 36 cm

NORTH AMERICA The Beautiful Photographs

by Galen Rowell 320 pages 400 color photographs 978 88 544 0108 2

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JOHN PAUL II

JOHN PAUL II

The Great Photographs by Gianni Giansanti Text by Marco Tosatti 224 pages - 24.2 x 33.5 cm 206 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0104 4 also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 29.7 cm

The Pope Who Changed the World Photographs by Gianni Giansanti Text by Valentina Alazraki 176 pages - 26 x 30 cm 111 color photographs Softcover with flaps 978 88 544 0103 7

Gianni Giansanti, who has covered the Vatican for 20 years, photographed John Paul II and Benedict XVI during many public and private occasions. He has created fascinating reports that use the language of photography – an extraordinary instrument that has grasped the expressions and feelings of the two popes – to paint uncommon portraits of these two important figures. The books examine memoirs, new reports, and pictures of their public and private life to show the official face as well as the private and human side of these great pontiffs. What clearly emerges is the multifaceted figure of John Paul II, a charismatic Christian leader who powerfully shaped the last decades of the 20th century, and a truthful portrait of Benedict XVI, ‘the German pope’, with, above all, his extraordinary love of life.

BENEDICT XVI The dawn of a new papacy Photographs by Gianni Giansanti Text by Jeff Israely 176 pages - 28 x 32.5 cm 160 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0162 4

GIANNI GIANSANTI began his career as a freelance photographer in Italy in 1978. He provided exclusive coverage for important events in Italian history and won many international prizes for his reporting. His photo essays often became bestsellers; among the most successful were John Paul II - The Great and John Paul II - The Pope Who Changed the World and Benedict XVI - The dawn of a new papacy, published by White Star Publishers. In 2009, Giansanti also created an exhibit called “Twenty Italians Who Are Changing Italy.” This photographic retrospective, presented in Florence at Palazzo Strozzi, was a great public and critical success.

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NEW

Surf !

In the water with wave hunters TEXT BY GUILLAUME DUFAU

SURF! In the water with wave hunters Text by Guillaume Dufau 208 pages - 26.5 x 31 cm Hardcover with jacket

Surfing: sport of Hawaiian kings and king of aquatic sports.

Practiced since time immemorial in the South Pacific, in the 20th century it has conquered beaches all around the world and given rise to many sports born from the imagination and passion of those practicing it. From windsurfing to kite surfing, passing through bodyboarding or tow-in surfing -which allows surfers, using jet skis, to conquer vertiginous aquatic peaks, impossible to face in the past with just the force of the arms -- numerous technical innovations have allowed the tribe of wave-hunters to increase their numbers. Creative technology goes hand-in-hand with profound respect for the traditional “cavalcades” inherited from the past, such as Body Surfing, a movement of the body upon the wave inspired by dolphins, or Standup Paddling, done with a huge board maneuvered on foot with the aid of a paddle. Riders is a magnificent photographic journey through the history of gliding on waves, enriched by testimonies from top champions in each of the disciplines.

Originally from Landes, the department in the southwest of France famous all around the world for the quality of its waves, GUILLAUME DUFAU discovered surfing on the beach break waves of Hossegor in the 1980s. In 1997, after his studies in journalism, he became part of the Surf Saga magazine team, becoming editorin-chief a year later at the age of 24. After that, for 10 years he was head of the editing department for the monthly Surf Session, at Biarritz, for whom he produced numerous documentaries from the four corners of the world, particularly Tahiti. A great reporter, he regularly publishes articles on the so-called sport de glisse, travel, and environment, for the French and international press.

TEAHUPOO Tahiti’s mythic wave Preface by Jack McCoy Text by Tim McKenna 192 pages - 34.5 x 24 cm 18 b/w + 160 color photos Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0309 3

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The Perfect Storm TEXT BY ORNELLA D’ALESSIO

THE PERFECT STORM Text by Ornella D’Alessio 28.5 x 33.5 cm - 208 pages 106 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0576 9 also available in reduced format: 24.5x29 cm

This is a volume rich in powerful images, dedicated to the most overwhelming and intoxicating aspects of the sea, the incredible violence unleashed during storms, and the extraordinary force of waves with their disturbing beauty. The sea is life, pure energy expressed in ways that evoke the most diverse states of mind. The sea is movement. Nothing embodies certain explosive sensations, feelings or uncontrollable urges better than waves breaking on rocks during a storm, exploding in white clouds of salt water, or the violence of a storm in the open sea, when nature’s irrepressible fury is unleashed in all of its unpredictability. In these pages, the sea is also revealed as the symbol of nature as a friend, as a positive force running through the white swirls of waves. It is ridden with mastery and audacity by adventurous surfers, protagonists of an extraordinary gallery of images. They venture patiently and fearlessly into the midst of frightfully powerful waves up to 17-feet (5-m) high, in order to ride their clear blue surface with an unmatched thrill. And there they go, leaping onto the crest of the wave at precisely the right moment, to finally dominate the wave and, in doing so, to exercise the same control over themselves, their emotions, and their own lives. Just as captivating are the images of other men battling against the force of the sea; famous sportsmen or common workmen caught in the vortex of a storm, with all their senses alert and the tension that comes from feeling all their remaining energy put to the test. Giant waves rise high and menacing, then crash down on the seamen with an infernal roar. The waves strike the ship with increasing speed and intensity,while the air resonates with the strident sounds of the storm. This book evokes the voice of the storm through a collection of powerful photographs that arouse strong emotions, both in those who know the sea well through direct experience, and in those who dream of it, like a mirror of their own soul and the expression of multiple states of their own conscience.

ORNELLA D’ALESSIO, a great traveler by vocation, D’Alessio is a freelance journalist and author of guides and books. She collaborates with leading weekly and monthly travel magazines. Since adolescence, her curiosity and nomad spirit have led her to discover distant places and their cultures. But her greatest love is the sea, which has motivated her to cross oceans and face storms—only sometimes perfect. She’s often accompanied by her children, Marianna and Pietro. Her passion for the Mediterranean led her to return to Liguria, her only true land, where she has chosen to live.

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Dive to adventure Exploring the world’s best-known wrecks

Dive the World The most fascinating diving sites

TEXT BY EGIDIO TRAINITO

TEXT BY EGIDIO TRAINITO

Even if the memory of their sinking fades or is lost forever, the wrecks remain on the seabed, immersed in silence, bearing visual witness to moments of tragedy or moments of history.

This book seeks to show readers these incredible underwater treasures, and highlights a range of underwater destinations and data that will enable readers to explore some of the world’s most evocative wrecks. Highly skilled photographers have contributed the dramatic images of wrecks, and renowned scuba divers have provided the detailed practical information needed for preparing dives.

This up-to-date scuba diving guide to the “classic” destinations provides an introduction to the 58 most beautiful places to dive, with detailed descriptions, spectacular photographs, maps of the diving zones, and plates giving a three-dimensional picture of the favorite routes. The guide gives access to the most fascinating dives in the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans, the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

256 pages - 23.3 x 25.8 cm 537 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0466 3

300 pages - 23.3 x 25.8 cm 729 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0216 4

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RAINBOW UNDER THE SEA Photographs and text by Jeffrey L. Rotman 224 pages - 26 x 33.7 cm 326 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0203 4

UNDERWATER PARADISE Red Sea, the Maldives, Malaysia and the Caribbean 384 pages - 21.5 x 29.5 cm 322 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0333 8

updated 2011

JOURNEY TO THE UNDERWATER WORLD Photographs and text by Jeffrey L. Rotman 160 pages - 26 x 33.7 cm 126 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 982 3

The Magic of the RED SEA Text by Giorgio Mesturini and Gianni Guadalupi 240 pages - 27.5 x 30.5 cm 412 color photographs Hardcover with jacket also available in reduced format: 23.3 x 25.8 cm

EYES INTO SECRET SEAS Photographs and text by Jeffrey L. Rotman 208 pages - 33 x 24.5 cm 184 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 8095 659 4

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CATALOG 2011-2012 WILDLIFE

NEW

Gentle Giants An emotional face to face with Dolphins and Wales TEXT BY ISABELLE GROC A volume of photographs that invites you to discover cetaceans, this book provides a surprisingly intense portrait of dolphin and whale life, and a fascinating journey through images (which does justice to these amazing animals, who are a symbol of the struggle involved in the preservation of the marine environment). The texts, which are scientifically rigorous but still pleasant to read, are accompanied by a rich and accurate set of illustrations, the work of experienced professionals specializing in nature reporting, who can turn a simple photograph into a wondrous creation, involving the reader in an experience of intimate contact with nature and its primitive force.

ISABELLE GROC is a freelance writer and photographer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She writes about wildlife, conservation, and environmental issues. Her articles and photographs have been published in many publications including Canadian Wildlife, Canadian Geographic, Discover, High Country News, Planning, and British Columbia magazine. Her wildlife photography achievements have been honored through the 2005 CBC David Suzuki Nature in Focus Environmental Photography Competition and the 2010 Art Wolfe International Conservation Photography Awards. She was awarded several environmental reporting fellowships, including the Puget Sound Institute for Journalism and Natural Resources fellowship, the Scripps Howard Institute on the Environment fellowship, and the Great Waters Institute fellowship from the Institutes for Journalism and Natural Resources. She has a Master’s degree in Journalism from Columbia University, New York.

GENTLE GIANTS An emotional face to face with Dolphins and Wales Text by Isabelle Groc 272 pages - 26 x 32 cm 221 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0581 3

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WILD HORSES Text by Paolo Manili 240 pages - 24.2 x 33.3 cm 206 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0480 9

CATS, CATS ... AND MORE CATS! Photographs by Adriano Bacchella Text by Angela Scipioni 256 pages - 24.2 x 33.3 cm 206 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0479 3

SAFARI IN WILDEST AFRICA Photographs and text by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot 256 pages - 26 x 36 cm 354 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0204 1 also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 29.7 cm

THE ART OF BEING... SERIES: 220 Pages - 27.5 x 30.5 cm - Hardcover with jacket The books of the series are also available in reduced format: 22.3 x 24.7 cm

BEARS the solitary rulers Photographs by Eric Baccega Text by Elisabeth Mauris 210 color photographs 978 88 544 0227 0

THE LORDS OF THE SAVANNAH Leopards and Cheetahs Photographs and text by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot 316 color photographs 978 88 544 0089 4

The Art of Being a ELEPHANT Historical introduction by Gianni Guadalupi Photographs and text by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot 228 color photographs 978 88 8095 935 9

The Art of Being a WOLF Historical introduction by Gianni Guadalupi Text by Anne MĂŠnatory 197 color photographs 978 88 544 0018 4

The Art of Being a LION Historical introduction by Gianni Guadalupi Photographs and text by Christine and Michel Denis-Huot 247 color photographs 978 88 8095 752 2

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NEW

CATALOG 2011-2012 CUBEBOOK

Wonders of the Holy Land Wonders of America TEXT BY CARLO GIORGI

TEXT BY ELIZABETH HEATH

The Holy Land is a prophetic place where history, faith, and tradition are deeply rooted and in glorious evidence, a crossroads of peoples and armies, contested since its beginnings and inflamed by political and religious conflicts.

This stirring primer on the geographical area comprised, roughly, of Israel, the Palestinian Territories, Jordan, and parts of Lebanon, is illustrated with photographs that inspire reverence and curiosity. Featured are marvellous archaeological sites, monuments sacred to one or more of the three Abrahamic religions, as well as arid deserts, verdant agricultural regions, and resorts that satisfy the modern tourist’s desires for pleasure and enchantment.

The true American identity is hard to define, as the nation has so many faces and moods. “America” is many places, and no one book of photographs can capture all its beauty and diversity. But the photos in this volume provide keen insight into the true character of the USA, as seen in its cities and towns, on its beaches and deserts, and in its forests and rivers. In these pages, we discover the America that has inspired centuries of human exploration and development, that has brought waves of immigrants to its shores in search of better lives, that has spawned passionate environmental movements, and that has forever held a place of fascination with people around the world.

CARLO GIORGI is a journalist and the editor of the Italian magazine Terrasanta (Holy Land), published by the Franciscan Custody of the Holy Land. He has traveled to the Middle East numerous times, and edited a book on Pope Benedict XVI’s recent visit to Jordan, Israel, and the Palestinian Territories.

ELIZABETH HEATH is an American-born freelance writer and editor.

She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, was raised in Florida and lived for several years in Washington, DC. She has written art, entertainment, interior design, outdoors, lifestyle and travel articles for national and regional magazines, newspapers and websites.

504 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm 392 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0609 4

504 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm 392 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0586 8

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CUBEBOOK CATALOG 2011-2012

Wonders of New York TEXT BY ALESSANDRA MATTANZA New York does not pause and it has no limits, despite being ravished by the wound of the World Trade Center. Its response to this injury was a magnificent rebirth from the ashes, expressed in art, architecture and design. A rebirth that is expressed in new neighborhoods within the city itself, which were born, and which grow and develop from ideas and creativity, from the solidarity of the people, that sense of great freedom, the true strength of the City: the New New York. New York is like an infinite onion, that you discover layer after layer, never tiring of peeling. You get to know it step by step, in the shadow of its breathtakingly tall skyscrapers, its buildings, its townhouses, in the elegance and glamor, in the flavors of cuisines from around the world, in the formality of its museums, in the magic of evocative moments and glimpses of street life.

ALESSANDRA MATTANZA lives in New York. As a writer, journalist and photographer, she feels multi-faceted like the City that she loves and adores from its most insignificant sidewalk to the top of its stunning skyscrapers. She writes for the major Italian and German magazines and for several publishers, including Sperling & Kupfer, White Star and Giunti. She is also the author of a work of fiction “Storie di New York�, FBE Edizioni (2010).

WONDERS OF NEW YORK Text by Alessandra Mattanza 504 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm Hardcover

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Cubebook

Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis 504 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm - Hardcover

BABY ANIMALS Text by Angela Serena Ildos 978 88 544 0002 3

CARS Text by Enzo Rizzo 978 88 544 0598 1

CATS Text by Caterina Gromis di Trana 978 88 544 0076 4

CHILDREN Text by Beatrice Toro 978 88 544 0153 2

DOGS Text by Vito Buono 978 88 544 0110 5

FLOWERS Text by Ovidio Guaita 978 88 544 0226 3

FORESTS Text by Fabrizio Bulgarini 978 88 544 0464 9

GARDENS Text by Ovidio Guaita 978 88 544 0375 8

HORSES Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0051 1

MOTORCYCLES Text by Enzo Rizzo 978 88 544 0271 3

MOUNTAINS Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0075 7

MOVIE STARS Text by Gabriele Barrera 978 88 544 0380 2

PEOPLE Text by Fabrizio Finetti 978 88 544 0243 0

SAILING Text by Simone Perotti 978 88 544 0179 2

SPORT Text by Elio Trifari 978 88 544 0539 4

THE EARTH Text by Alberto Bertolazzi 978 88 544 0001 6

THE SEA Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0000 9

THE SKY Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0124 2

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WOMAN Text by Valeria Serra 978 88 544 0438 0

WONDERS OF AMERICA Text by Gabriele Atripaldi 978 88 544 0586 8

WONDERS OF NEW YORK Text by Alessandra Mattanza

WONDERS OF THE WORLD Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0599 8

WONDERS OF EGYPT Texts by Giorgio Ferrero 978 88 544 0544 8

WONDERS OF HOLY LAND Text by Carlo Giorgi 978 88 544 0609 4

SPRING 2012

WILD LIFE Text by Various Authors 978 88 544 0195 2

NEW

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CUBEBOOK CATALOG 2011-2012

WONDERS OF ITALY Text by Gabriele Atripaldi 978 88 544 0545 5

Mini Cubebook

Edited by Valeria Manferto De Fabianis 768 pages - 6.0 x 6.0 x 6.0 cm - Hardcover

GARDENS 978 88 544 0468 7

SAILING 978 88 544 0436 6

BABY ANIMALS 978 88 544 0199 0

CATS 978 88 544 0200 3

CARS 978 88 544 0315 4

FLOWERS 978 88 544 0383 3

HORSES 978 88 544 0215 7

MOTORCYCLES 978 88 544 0386 4

MOUNTAINS 978 88 544 0201 0

PEOPLE 978 88 544 0385 7

THE EARTH 978 88 544 0198 3

THE SEA 978 88 544 0197 6

THE SKY 978 88 544 0317 8

WILD LIFE 978 88 544 0418 2

CHILDREN 978 88 544 0316 1

DOGS 978 88 544 0223 2

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TO MY SWEETHEART Edited by Valeria manferto De Fabianis 144 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0335 2

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Edited by Valeria manferto De Fabianis 144 pages - 16.5 x16.5 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0441 0

DEAR DAD Edited by Valeria manferto De Fabianis 144 pages - 16.5 x 16.5 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0443 4

WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS Edited by Valeria manferto De Fabianis 144 pages - 16.5 x16.5 cm Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0402 1

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FLYING HIGH CATALOG 2011-2012

EUROPA Text by Guido Barosio 540 pages 568 color photographs 978 88 544 0463 2

ICELAND Photographs by Klaus D. Francke Text by Giuseppe Brillante 416 pages 396 color photographs 978 88 544 0428 1

MOROCCO Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Paolo Galliani 432 pages 400 color photographs 978 88 544 0342 0

NORWAY Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Graziano Capponago del Monte 504 pages 350 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0283 6

ISRAEL Photographs by Itamar Grinberg Text by Hanit Grinberg 464 pages 400 color photographs 978 88 544 0272 0

THE WORLD Text by Enrico Lavagno 640 pages 586 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0077 1

PARIS Photographs by Philippe Guignard Text by Dominique PaulvĂŠ 520 pages 368 color photographs 978 88 544 0341 3

MEXICO Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Pino Cacucci 640 pages 586 color photographs 978 88 544 0273 7

AUSTRALIA Photographs by Klaus D. Francke Text by Ian Brown 640 pages 496 color photographs 978 88 544 0224 9

CANADA Text by Erin McCloskey 640 pages 503 color photographs 978 88 544 0175 4

AFRICA Text by Paolo Novaresio 640 pages 568 color photographs 978 88 544 0107 5

TUSCANY Photographs by Antonio Attini 408 pages 332 color photographs 978 88 544 0131 0

NEW YORK Photographs by Michael Yamashita Text by Elizabeth Bibb 408 pages 384 color photographs 978 88 544 0194 5

EGYPT Photographs by Marcello Bertinetti Text by Corinna Rossi 640 pages 519 color photographs 978 88 544 0004 7

Rights: Except Egypt

IRELAND Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Erin McCloskey 640 pages 572 color photographs 978 88 544 0050 4

AMERICA Photographs and text

by Jim Wark 640 pages 564 color photographs 978 88 544 0003 0

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CATALOG 2011-2012 FROM ABOVE

America from Above

New York from Above

TEXT AND PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM WARK

PHOTOGRAPHS BY MICHAEL YAMASHITA TEXT BY ELIZABETH BIBB

This photo album of America as seen from the sky portrays the spectacular grandeur of the nation’s diverse and dramatic landscape from a special perspective. The author, a pilot and geologist, conceived the project as an exercise in freedom, flying just a quarter-mile above the ground inside a stealthy, single-engine bush plane into remote and intimate locales and all kinds of weather. From the craggy coasts of Maine to the island paradise of Hawaii, from soaring peaks to placid valleys, he captured unusual expressions of the earth, the geometric beauty of rural fields, and the humming hyperactivity of big-city highways.

The full grandeur of New York is too difficult to take in at street level. It’s just too congested, even if it is so in the most stimulating way, with its polyglot mix of bustling peoples, styles, and energies. The only way to get a full picture of what the city looks like is to follow photographer Michael Yamashita’s axiom – “Go high.” In this book, the award-winning National Geographic shooter showcases Gotham neighborhood by neighborhood, capturing characteristic street scenes and stunning city structures from the vantage point of what every New Yorker would kill for: a room with a view.

JIM WARK is an aerial photographer specializing in unusual landscapes and cultural sites throughout North and Central America. A former naval aviator, airshow pilot, geologist, and mining engineer, he set out in 1990 to document his vision of America from on high, using a Christen Husky high-wing bush aircraft.

MICHAEL YAMASHITA is an award-winning photographer for National Geographic for whom shooting aerials is often the most exciting part of his job. Among his many books are The Great Wall (Sterling) and Marco Polo: A Photographer’s Journey (White Star Publishers). When at home in New Jersey, he’s a volunteer firefighter.

Text and photographs by Jim Wark 224 pages - 29.5 x 21 cm - 150 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0611 7

Photographs by Michael Yamashita - Text by Elizabeth Bibb 224 pages - 29.5 x 21 cm - 180 color photographs Hardcover 978 88 544 0612 4

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SPRING 2012

FROM ABOVE CATALOG 2011-2012

Italy from Above

The World from Above

TEXT BY SIMONA STOPPA

TEXT BY ENRICO LAVAGNO

Italy is enchanting, bewitching. It casts a spell. It is easy for visitors to fall in love with Italy because every minute of every day they spend there has something to offer them to appeal to all of their senses, whether they are visiting museums or flying over its rooftops, bell-towers, domes, endless plains, rolling hills and majestic mountains. A wealth of beauty unfolds, the work of Man and Nature that belongs to all: visible, accessible and famous. Beauty that lies in the historical, architectural and natural heritage. A heritage to protect and hand down to future generations, and to all those future travelers who will always come to Italy.

Our planet contains countless treasures both of natural beauty and of the work of humankind, portrayed from above and immortalized thanks to the art and skill of the world’s best photographers: the deep canyons of North America, the dense forests of South America, the dizzying peaks of the Himalayas and the Alps, the pearls of sand and the atolls of Polynesia, the burning furnaces of still-active volcanoes, the immense glaciers of the poles, the lunar colors of the boundless. Add to this the medieval villages of Europe, the ancient cities of the Maya and the Romans, the great works of humankind.

SIMONA STOPPA is a professional journalist who specializes in the fields of nature, tourism, marine life and anthropology. She creates and develops new television program formats and produces custom corporate films for companies in various sectors. In addition, she has written tourist guides for Touring Club Italiano and White Star.

ENRICO LAVAGNO is an expert in Oriental cultures. For many years he has worked for White Star publishers, especially in the fields of archaeology, history and art. He has also translated many works on these subjects from English and French into Italian.

Text by Simona Stoppa 224 pages - 29.5 x 21 cm 150 color photographs Hardcover

Text by Enrico Lavagno 224 pages - 29.5 x 21 cm - 180 color photographs Hardcover

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CATALOG 2011-2012 THE WORLD FROM THE AIR

America

Ireland

A view from abobe

A view from abobe

TEXT BY PETER SKINNER PHOTOGRAPHS BY JIM WARK

TEXT BY CHRISTOPHER MORIARTY PHOTOGRAPHS BY ANTONIO ATTINI

This volume whisks us over familiar sights that become extraordinary when viewed through the lens of Jim Wark, and rarely seen wonders that are all the more incredible for the aerial vantage point from which we experience them. We soar over the majestic Grand Canyon, the craggy peaks of the Rocky Mountains, and the magnificent Great Lakes, marvelling at colors, patterns, and textures evoked in Wark’s images.

The lush Hawaiian Islands tempt us from above, while the glaciers of Alaska loom large, even when viewed from this lofty viewpoint. The patchwork of farmland in the Midwest, the necklace of lights created by New York City’s bridges at night, and the wonders of national parks like Yellowstone all come to life when admired from above, in this spectacular volume.

Glorious full-color aerial photographs accompanied by informative captions transport us to this land of Celtic and Viking memories. Antonio Attini, one of the masters of this art form, takes us on a guided tour that depicts the vivid colors and incomparably lush landscapes of the Emerald Isle. We are transported over gentle valleys and the verdant hills that give the island its affectionate nickname.

Designed to recreate an extraordinary plane trip over Ireland, this volume reveals the unique patterns and colors that only become apparent when viewed from above, and uncovers hidden corners of the country that we could not experience without the benefit of Antonio Attini as our skillful guide.

240 pages - 38.5 x 26.1 cm 307 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0377 2

240 pages - 38.5 x 26.1 cm 249 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0376 5

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THE WORLD FROM THE AIR CATALOG 2011-2012

AMERICA FROM THE AIR Text by Robert J. Moore Photographs by Antonio Attini 304 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 29.7 cm

EGYPT FROM THE AIR Text by Maria Sole Croce Photographs by Marcello Bertinetti 320 pages - 26 x 36 cm Hardcover with jacket also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 29.7 cm

FRANCE FROM THE AIR Text by Jean-Luis Houdebine Photographs by Guido Alberto Rossi 240 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

IRELAND FROM THE AIR Text by Federica De Luca Photographs by Antonio Attini 240 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

ISRAEL FROM THE AIR Text by David Kriss Photographs by Itamar Grinberg 240 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

ITALY FROM THE AIR Text by Carlo Grande Photographs by Guido Alberto Rossi 240 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

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High above Venice PHOTOGRAPHS BY MARCELLO BERTINETTI TEXT BY SIMONA STOPPA Packed with colorful photographs, this book takes readers on tour above one of Italy’s most popular city.

Featuring hundreds of birds-eye photographs, this volume expands our perceptions of a city that already looms large in our mind’s eye. Taking readers on an aerial adventure above this ever-fascinating city and its surrounding, the images in High Above Venice depict a city that is as breathtakingly beautiful in reality as it is in our imagination. A wide variety of panoramas depict the sights that are distinctly Venetian: the emerald-green Lagoon with its picturesque islands of Burano, Torcello, and Murano, the brightly-colored homes of Burano, the network of canals branching out from the S shaped Grand Canal, the venerable palaces, centuriesold homes, and world-famous monuments which are all the more compelling when viewed from above. For anyone who has experienced the magic of Venice, this volume is a souvenir to be cherished. And for anyone who hopes to travel to this city, it will serve as inspiration.

Acclaimed photographer MARCELLO BERTINETTI has been published in many major magazines and periodicals. In addition, his work has been published in numerous books and used in major advertising campaigns. In 1984, he founded White Star Publishers and he currently works as publisher of the company as well as continuing to work as a professional photographer.

SIMONA STOPPA is a travel journalist who specializes in the environment, nature, marine studies and anthropology. She is a regular contributor to Italian television as a writer and director. She has created new television programs and videos for companies working in a broad range of activities, and has contributed content for them. She writes illustrated books and guidebooks for the Italian Touring Club and also for White Star Publishers. Stoppa also contributes to a number of travel magazines, such as Meridiani, Tuttoturismo and In Viaggio; she has also created videos for the Focus.it and GenteViaggi.it websites. In addition to teaching at Brescia’s Catholic University, she provides consulting services to corporations, using audiovisual instruments for empowerment, teambuilding and team-working.

HIGH ABOVE VENICE Photographs by Marcello Bertinetti Text by Simona Stoppa 192 pages - 30.5 x 42.5 cm 225 color photographs - Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0412 0

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HIGH ABOVE NEW YORK Text by Peter Skinner Photographs by Antonio Attini 208 pages Hardcover with jacket

HIGH ABOVE LONDON Text by Barbara Roveda Photographs by Jason Hawkes and Nathan McConnel 192 pages

HIGH ABOVE SAN FRANCISCO Text by Fabrizio Guglielmini Photographs by Antonio Attini 192 pages

HIGH ABOVE WASHINGTON Text by Elysa Fazzino Photographs by Antonio Attini 160 pages

CHICAGO FROM THE AIR Text by M. Colombo and G. Peroncini Photographs by Antonio Attini 160 pages

HAWAII FROM THE AIR Text by Erin Mc Closkey Photographs by Antonio Attini 192 pages

30.5 x 42.5 cm Hardcover with jacket

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NEW

Libya An ancient country looks towards the future TEXT BY GIORGIO GALANTI

LIBYA An ancient country looks towards the future Text by Giorgio Galanti 144 pages - 24.5 x 30.5 cm Hardcover with jacket

If the earth and sand could conserve the imprints of the passing conquerors, the soil of Libya would never cease revealing its traces of forgotten epics. But what do we truly know about Libya beyond the megalomaniac figure of Colonel Qaddafi?

We must not forget that this vast desert region bordered by Algeria, Chad, and Egypt is a an enchanting beauty: ruins of ancient cities; cave paintings that bear witness to a fertile age in the middle of the desert of Fezzan, where millennia ago a now-vanished civilization once flourished; magical landscapes of the region of the great lakes; Ghadames, one of the most ancient cities in the world and an oasis located on the Spice Route; the Tuareg, nomadic lords whose culture is still alive...

This richly illustrated book presents an introduction framing the country in terms of geography, landscape, and socio-cultural aspects. It also includes a chapter on the history of Libya from antiquity to present day, embracing even the most recent events regarding the Civil War. This volume offers a look at a country and a people who aspire to nothing more than to live in peace and with dignity.

- A book that captures the current international issues.

- A chapter dedicated to the country’s history, from ancient times to the most recent events of the Civil War. - A rich iconographic apparatus, with 215 photos.

GIORGIO GALANTI is a freelance journalist and contributes to many Italian periodicals and newspapers. He has traveled all over the world and is a specialist on travel themes and locations.

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THE GREAT BOOK OF ITALY Text by Maria Laura Della Croce and Annie Sacerdoti 544 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

THE BEST OF ITALY Text by Laura Delli Colli, Danilo Reato, Chiara Libero and Giuseppe Lazzaro Danzuso 560 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

ITALY THE BEAUTIFUL Text by Gaetano Cafiero, Piero Oddone and Cosimo Zappelli 480 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

WONDERS OF ITALY Text by Annie Sacerdoti 320 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket The series is also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 28.9 cm

MASTERPIECES OF ITALIAN ART Text by Maria Laura Della Croce 252 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

THE GREAT CASTLES OF EUROPE 384 pages - 24.5 x 30.5 cm Hardcover with jacket also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 26.8 cm

WONDERFUL CITIES OF ITALY Text by Piero Bairati 240 pages - 24.5 x 33 cm Hardcover with jacket

ANCIENT ITALY A journey through art and history Edited by Furio Durando 368 pages - 24.5 cm x 33 cm 700 color photographs Hardcover with jacket

THE BEST OF FRANCE Text by Milena Ercole, Thierry Jigourel and Silvana Rizzi 512 pages - 24.5 x 30.5 cm Hardcover with jacket also available in reduced format: 21.5 x 26.8 cm

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updated 2011

Barcelona Places and History TEXT BY FABRIZIO FINETTI Featuring the photography of Fabrizio Finetti, one of the world’s foremost travel photographers and a resident of the city, Barcelona, Places and History presents an insider’s view of the vibrant capital of Catalonia. Taking readers on an intimate tour of Barcelona, this handsome volume journeys to the city’s world-famous monuments, legendary shoreline and thriving neighborhoods. Through Finetti’s revealing photographs, readers discover a rapidly changing city that is powerfully projecting new and unconventional concepts against the backdrop of its Gothic and modernist heritage.

BARCELONA Text by Fabrizio Finetti 978 88 544 0625 4

Places and History series The places and history of different lands and cities are featured in these explorations of the world’s most picturesque and interesting sites, ancient and modern. This series ofers readers the chance to encounter - and understanding - nature and humanity around the world.

ANDALUSIA 277 color photographs 978 88 544 0254 6

CALIFORNIA 166 color photographs

CASTLES OF SCOTLAND 279 color photographs 978 88 544 0140 2

CUBA 274 color photographs 978 88 544 0040 5

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EGYPT 278 color photographs 978 88 544 0373 4

GREECE 254 color photographs 978 88 544 0141 9

IRELAND 259 color photographs 978 88 544 0255 3

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ISRAEL 283 color photographs 978 88 544 0 319 2

JERUSALEM 260 color photographs 978 88 544 0378 9

LONDON 260 color photographs 978 88 544 0139 6

MEXICO 268 color photographs 978 88 544 0063 4

MOROCCO 283 color photographs 978 88 544 0256 0

NEW YORK 260 color photographs

PARIS 266 color photographs 978 88 544 0249 2

PRAGUE 229 color photographs

ROME 278 color photographs

SAINT PETERSBURG 273 color photographs 978 88 544 0299 7

SWITZERLAND 262 color photographs 978 88 544 0138 9

THAILAND 229 color photographs 978 88 544 0058 0

TIBET 225 color photographs

TUSCANY 312 color photographs

TUNISIA 166 color photographs 978 88 544 0258 4

136 pages 24.5 x 30.5 cm Hardcover with jacket

TURKEY 225 color photographs 978 88 544 0257 7

VENICE 278 color photographs

VIENNA 278 color photographs 978 88 544 0373 4

VIETNAM 229 color photographs

CASTLES OF LOIRA HUNGARY PROVENCE

SICILY NEW ENGLAND WASHINGTON

The series is also available in reduced format: 20.8 x 25.9 cm

IN THE SAME SERIES ALSO AVAILABLE:

AMERICA SOUTH WEST ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA

BRASIL BRITTANY CASTLES OF BAVIERA

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updated 2011

Spain Culture and passion TEXT BY FABIO BOURBON In this fascinating journey through Spain, the readers experience the natural and manmade beauty that make this country one of the most popular destinations for travelers.

Hundreds of full-color photographs transport us to modern cities such as Barcelona and Madrid as well as cities such as Malaga, Toledo, and Segovia that bear stronger traces of Roman or Arab domination, medieval grandeur, and the colonial flavor of Spain’s past. From the beaches of Costa Brava to the plateau of La Mancha, from its superb art treasures to its vivacious people, Spain comes alive through an engaging text that provides fascinating insights into the country’s artistic, architectural, natural, and human legacies.

SPAIN Text by Fabio Bourbon 978 88 544 0626 1

Countries of the World series Created as photo reports from the most intriguing countries in the world, the books in the “Countries of the World” propose illustrated itineraries to spark the imagination of the armchair traveler.

ARGENTINA 214 color photographs 978 88 544 0266 9

AUSTRALIA 137 color photographs 978 88 544 0374 1

BRAZIL 130 color photographs 978 88 544 0047 4

CARIBBEAN 199 color photographs 978 88 544 0286 7

CHINA 128 color photographs 978 88 544 0293 5

COSTA RICA 214 color photographs 978 88 544 0363 5

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CUBA 171 color photographs 978 88 544 0362 8

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CZECH REPUBLIC 223 color photographs 978 88 544 0132 7

DENMARK 229 color photographs 978 88 544 0133 4

EGYPT 128 color photographs 978 88 544 0287 4

FINLAND 176 color photographs 978 88 544 0064 1

GERMANY 129 color photographs 978 88 544 0328 4

ICELAND 152 color photographs 978 88 544 0357 4

INDIA 171 color photographs 978 88 544 0207 2

IRELAND 192 color photographs 978 88 544 0289 8

ISRAEL 189 color photographs 978 88 544 0288 1

ITALY 158 color photographs 978 88 544 0116 7

MEXICO 180 color photographs 978 88 544 0114 3

NEW ZEALAND 107 color photographs 978 88 544 0091 7

NORWAY 137 color photographs 978 88 544 0259 1

PERU 183 color photographs 978 88 544 0135 8

PORTUGAL 192 color photographs 978 88 544 0262 1

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IN THE SAME SERIES ALSO AVAILABLE:

RUSSIA 147 color photographs 978 88 544 0070 2

SCOTLAND 151 color photographs 978 88 544 0156 3

SOUTH AFRICA 118 color photographs 978 88 544 0290 4

AUSTRIA CANADA FRANCE GREAT BRITAIN GREECE ISTANBUL JORDAN KENYA LIBYA MOROCCO

SINGAPORE SWEEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND THE NETHERLANDS TUNISIA TURKEY UNITED STATES OF AMERICA YEMEN

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ANCIENT ITALY Photographs by Antonio Attini and Marcello Bertinetti Text by Enrico Lavagno 978 88 544 0324 6

BOLOGNA Photographs by Antonio Attini and Giulio Veggi Text by Silvia Battistini 978 88 544 0352 9

CITIES OF ITALY Photographs by Antonio Attini and Marcello Bertinetti Text by Clara Sella 978 88 544 0267 6

FLORENCE Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Gianni Guadalupi 978 88 544 0368 0

ITALIAN COUNTRYSIDE Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Francesco Petretti 978 88 544 0404 5

MILAN Photographs by Antonio Attini and Marcello Bertinetti Text by Barbara Roveda 232 pages 978 88 544 0251 5

MOUNTAINS OF ITALY Photographs by Marcello Bertinetti Text by Stefano Ardito 978 88 544 0367 3

NAPLES Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Raffaella Piovan 978 88 544 0369 7

PUGLIA Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Carlos Solito 978 88 544 0370 3

ROME Photographs by Antonio Attini and Marcello Bertinetti Text by Stefano Ardito 978 88 544 0237 9

SARDINIA Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Egidio Trainito 978 88 544 0252 2

SICILY Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Maria Cristina Castellucci 978 88 544 0222 5

THE COAST OF ITALY Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Alberto Bertolazzi 240 pages 978 88 544 0193 8

TURIN Photographs by Antonio Attini and Marcello Libra Text by Marco Moretti 978 88 544 0323 9

VENICE Photographs by Marcello Bertinetti Text by Alberto Bertolazzi 978 88 544 0221 8

VILLAGES OF ITALY Photographs by Antonio Attini Text by Gabriele Reina 978 88 544 0192 1

ITALY FROM ABOVE 224 pages - 29.5 x 21 cm Hardcover with jacket

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The wonders of Portofino and the Italian Riviera TEXT BY GIULIANA MANGANELLI Spectacular photographs and an evocative text combine in this book dedicated to the wonders of Liguria, a land of natural contrasts, squeezed as it is between the mountains on one side and the sea on the other, which at times hurls itself onto its shores with furious power and at others soothes them with its gentle surf playing among the boats and nets of the local fishermen. The different chapters add up to produce a full and up-to-date picture of this region.

GIULIANA MANGANELLI was born in Genoa in 1949. After graduating in English Language and Literature, she taught at the University of Genoa for several years. Between 1978 and 1992 she worked as a producer and presenter for the Ligurian branch of RAI1, and hosted several different cultural and entertainment shows, including Week End, a program of artistic itineraries exploring the region. For the past several years she has been a regular contributor to the culture and entertainment section of the Genoa newspaper Il Secolo XIX.

THE WONDERS OF PORTOFINO and the Italian Riviera 192 pages - 26.5 x 35.7 cm 304 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0270 6

The wonders of the

TREASURES OF UMBRIA

AMALFI COAST

Text by Maria Laura Della Croce Photographs by Giulio Veggi 176 pages - 26.5 x 35.7 cm 304 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0106 8

and Capri Ischia Naples Pompeii Sorrento Text by Paolo Rubino 176 pages - 26.5 x 35.7 cm 304 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0086 3

THE TREASURES OF FLORENCE AND TUSCANY Text by Chiara Libero 192 pages - 26.5 x 35.7 cm 304 color photographs Hardcover with jacket 978 88 544 0416 8

IN THE SAME SERIES ALSO AVAILABLE: TRENTINO ALTO ADIGE PUGLIA EMILIA ROMAGNA

CAMPANIA ISLANDS OF ITALY LAKES OF ITALY

LOMBARDIA PIEDMONT SARDINIA

SICILY VENETO TURIN

ROME MILAN GENOA

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POMPEII

ROME

THE HOLY LAND

Text by Salvatore Ciro Nappo 168 pages - 978 88 544 0559 2

Text by Sofia Pescarin 168 pages - 978 88 544 0564 6

Text by Fabio Bourbon and Enrico Lavagno 228 pages - 978 88 544 0453 3

GREECE

THE PYRAMIDS OF EGYPT

NORTHERN INDIA

Text by Furio Durando 216 pages

Preface by Zahi Hawass Text by Alberto Siliotti 168 pages

Text by Marilia Albanese 168 pages

MEXICO

PETRA

VALLEY OF THE KINGS

Text by Davide Domenici 192 pages - 978 88 544 0042 9

Text by Fabio Boubon 144 pages

Text by Alberto Siliotti 168 pages - 978 88 544 0496 0

ARCHAEOLOGICAL GUIDES

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THE TREASURES OF ANGKOR

THE TREASURES OF GREECE

Text by Marilia Albanese 288 pages

Text by Stefano Maggi and Cristina Toso 608 pages

THE TREASURES OF ANCIENT EGYPT Edited by Alessandro Bongioanni 632 pages

GREAT GUIDES FOR GREAT PLACES. WRITTEN BY FAMOUS HISTORIANS, THESE BOOKS ARE FULL OF INFORMATIONS, ILLUSTRATIONS, RECONSTRUCTIONS, MAPS AND FACT SHEETS.

THE TREASURES OF LUXOR AND THE VALLEY OF THE KINGS Text by Kent R. Weeks 564 pages

ART GUIDES

THE TREASURES OF VENICE Text by Antonio Manno 624 pages

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CATALOG 2011-2012 UNDERWATER AND DIVE GUIDES

DOLPHINS AND WHALES

CORSICA

THE CORAL REEF

text by Maurizio Wurtz and Nadia Repetto

text by Kurt Amsler

text by Angelo Mojetta

MEDITERRANEAN SEA

SHARKS

THE CAYMAN ISLANDS

text by Angelo Mojetta

text by Angelo Mojetta

text by Stephen Frink and William Harrigon 192 pages

HONDURAS AND BELIZE

THE MALDIVES

THE RED SEA

text by Roberto Rinaldi

text by Kurt Amsler and Claudio Cangini 160 pages

text by Andrea Ghisotti and Alessandro Carletti

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WRECKS OF THE RED SEA 140 pages

SHARM EL-SHEIKH text by Claudio Cangini

WRECKS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN

SARDINIA text by Egidio Trainito

SHELLS

SNORKELING IN THE RED SEA

text by Giorgio Gabbi

text by Claudio Cangini

IN THE SAME SERIES ALSO AVAILABLE: CARIBBEAN

MALTA

CRUISING AT THE MALDIVES

MALAYSIA

FLORIDA KEYS

NORTHERN EUROPE

GREAT BARRIER REEF

PAPUA NEW GUINEA

HURGADA

FRENCH POLINESIA

UNDERWATER AND DIVE GUIDES

168 PAGES - 18 x 25 cm - Flexibound

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CATALOG 2011-2012 WALL CALENDARS

Wall calendars 2012 Format: 30.5 x 30.5 cm 14 color pages

MUTT’S LIFE!

DOGS & CATS

978 88 540 1723 8

978 88 540 1722 1

AUTOMOBILES

KITTENS

978 88 540 1726 9

978 88 540 1725 2

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MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE

HORSES

978 88 540 1727 6

978 88 540 1724 5

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CATALOG 2011-2012 DESK CALENDARS

Desk calendars 2012 Format: 16 x 16 cm 27 color pages with stand

DOGS & CATS

HORSES

978 88 540 1728 3

978 88 540 1730 6

MUTT’S LIFE!

AUTOMOBILES

978 88 540 1729 0

978 88 540 1732 0

KITTENS

ITALY FROM ABOVE

978 88 540 1731 3

978 88 540 1733 7

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WEEKLY AGENDA CATALOG 2011-2012

Weekly Agenda 2012 Format: 15 x 9.3 cm 134 pages with ribbon mark Pocket card holder Hardcover with elastic band

HORSES 978 88 540 1738 2

MUTT’S LIFE! 978 88 540 1737 5

VESPA 978 88 540 1740 5

DOGS & CATS 978 88 540 1736 8

ITALY FROM ABOVE 978 88 540 1741 2 set t emb re 2 012

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KITTENS 16

978 88 540 1739 9

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CATALOG 2011-2012 NOTEBOOK

Notebook

DOGS & CATS

MUTT’S LIFE!

LABRADOR

KITTENS

978 88 540 1742 9

978 88 540 1743 6

978 88 540 1752 8

978 88 540 1745 0

HORSES

FLOWERS

AUTOMOBILES

TRICOLORE

978 88 540 1744 3

978 88 540 1747 4

978 88 540 1746 7

978 88 540 1753 5

Format: 15 x 9.3 cm 134 writing pages Ribbon mark Pocket card holder Hardcover with elastic band

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NOTEBOOK CATALOG 2011-2012

Notebook NOTEBOOK DOGS & CATS

NOTEBOOK THE SEA

NOTEBOOK DOGS

NOTEBOOK MOUNTAINS

NOTEBOOK CATS

Large format: 13 x 21 cm 290 writing pages with ribbon mark 16 pages with color photographs Pocket with removable addres book Hardcover with magnet

Small format: 9.5 x 14.1 cm 178 writing pages with ribbon mark Pocket card holder Hardcover with magnet

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CATALOGUE 2011-2012 INDEX

222 Easy Recipes Bread, Pizza, Focaccia & co, 7 222 Easy Recipes Pasta, 6 222 Easy Recipes, 8 48 Reasons why babies and puppies are alike!, 29 48 Reasons why my dog steals my underwear!, 29 52 Dream Weekends, 4 52 Dream Week-Trips, 5 80 Islands, to escape to... and live happily ever after, 37 A Abu Simbel, Aswan and the Nubian temples, 67 Africa (Flying High), 97 Africa, Vanishing wilderness of, 40 Amalfi coast, The wonders of the , 111 America (Flying High), 97 America from Above, 98 America from the air, 101 America South West (Places & History), 106-107 America, a view from above, 100 American Indians, 70 Ancient China (The Great Civilisations), 73 Ancient Civilizations (World Heritage Sites), 58 Ancient Egypt (Art and Archaeology), 67 Ancient Egypt (Litographs by D. Roberts), 69 Ancient Egypt, artists and explorers, 67 Ancient Egypt, The treasures of (Art Guide), 113 Ancient Greece (The Great Civilisations), 73 Ancient India (The Great Civilisations), 73 Ancient Islam (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 Ancient Italy (Italy from above), 110 Ancient Italy, a journey through art and history, 105 Ancient Mexico (The Great Civilisations), 73 Ancient Persia (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 Ancient Rome (The Great Civilisations), 73 Ancient Thailand (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 Andalusia (Places & History), 106-107 Angkor (The Great Civilisations), 73 Angkor, The treasures of (Art Guide), 113 Antarctica, Vanishing wilderness of , 40 Archaeology from Above, 59 Archaeology, The Great Book of , 61 Argentina (Countries series),108-109 Argentina (Places & History), 106-107 Around the World in 80 Wonders (Around the World), 38 Art of David Roberts, The , 69 Art of the Pharaohs, The , 74

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Artic World, 84 Asia, Vanishing Wilderness of , 40 Assyrians and the Babylonians, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 Australia (Countries series), 108-109 Australia (Flying High), 97 Australia (Places & History), 106-107 Australia (The Wanderer), 82 Austria (Countries series), 108-109 Automobiles, elegance on wheels, 51 Automobiles, legendary models, 48 Automobiles, The Great Book of , 51 Aztecs, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 B Baby Animals (Mini Cube Book), 95 Baby Animals (Cube Book), 94 Baby Boy , my first memories, My Friend Teddy Bear, 16 Baby Girl , my first memories, My Friend Teddy Bear, 16 Bangkok, 84 Barcelona (Places & History), 106-107 Bears, 91 Benedict XVI, 85 Berlin, 81 Bicycle, 52 Bologna (Italy from above), 110 Brazil (Countries series), 108-109 Brazil (Places & History), 106-107 Bridges, 57 Brittany (Places & History), 106-107 Building Arabia, 55 C California (Places & History), 106-107 Campania (Italian Regions), 111 Canada (Countries series), 108-109 Canada (Flying High), 97 Caribbean (Countries series), 108-109 Caribbean (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Cars (Cube Book), 94 Cars (Mini Cube Book), 95 Castles of Baviera (Places & History), 106-107 Castles of Europe, The Great, 105 Castles of Loira (Places & History), 106-107 Castles of Scotland (Places & History), 106-107 Castles of the World, 39 Cat parade (Animal Parade), 30

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Cathedrals of the World, 57 Cats (Cube Book), 94 Cats (Mini Cube Book), 95 Cat’s Life!, A , 33 Cats, Cats... and more Cats!, 91 Cayman Islands (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Celts, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 62 Century of War, 53 Chicago from the air, 103 Chicken Parade (Animal Parade), 30 Children (Cube Book), 94 Children (Mini Cube Book), 95 China (Countries series), 108-109 China (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 China (The Wanderer), 82 China from above, 80 China Revealed, 70 Christopher Columbus, 79 Cities of Italy (Italy from above), 110 Classic Cars, 51 Classic Sailing Yachts, 47 Close to God, (Around the World), 38 Coast of Italy, The (Italy from above), 110 Cocktails, 14 Combat Aircraft, The Great Book of, 53 Concept Cars, 43 Concept Cars, 49 Convertibles, 51 Coral Reef, The (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Corsica (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Costa Rica (Countries series), 108-109 Croatia (Countries series), 108-109 Cruising at the Maildives (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Cuba (Countries series), 108-109 Cuba (Places & History), 106-107 Cuba (The Wanderer), 82 Czech Republic (Countries series), 108-109 D Dear Dad, 96 Denmark (Countries series), 108-109 Desk Calendars, 119 Discovery of Ancient Egypt, The , 70 Discovery of the Nile, The , 70 Dive the World, 88 Dive to Adventure, 88 Dog parade (Animal Parade), 30

Dogs (Cube Book), 94 Dogs (Mini Cube Book), 95 Dog’s Life!, A, 33 Dolphins and Whales (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Dream Vacations Around the World , 38 Dreaming of Africa, 70 Dwellings of Eternity, The , 61 E Earth, The (Cube Book), 94 Earth, The (Mini Cube Book), 95 Eco Structures, 55 Ecological House, The, 54 Eggs, 9 Egypt (Countries series), 108-109 Egypt (Flying High), 97 Egypt (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Egypt (Places & History), 106-107 Egypt (The Great Civilisations), 73 Egypt and the Holy Land Yesterday and today, 68 Egypt from the air, 101 Egypt Yesterday and Today, 68 Egyptian Museum, The Treasures of the , 66 Elephant, (The Art of Being a …), 91 Emilia Romagna, 111 Eternal Army, The , 61 Etruscans, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Europe (Flying High), 97 Europe, Timeless , 40 Everest, 83 Explorers, The, 70 Extreme Altitude, 83 Extreme Nature, 79 Eyes into Secret Seas, 89 F Family Recipes, My collection of, 15 Farewell to the Last Man, 78 Fascination of Golf, 42 Ferrari, An Italian legend, 44 Fidel Castro, 20 Finland (Countries series), 108-109 Florence (Italy from above), 110 Florence and Tuscany,The Treasures of , 111 Florida Keys (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Flowers (Cube Book), 94 Flowers (Mini Cube Book), 95

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Forests (Cube Book), 94 France (Countries series), 108-109 France from the air, 101 France, The best of, 105 French Polinesia (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Heavy Metal, 23 Fur and Feathers... An Unusual Farm, 33 G Gardens (Cube Book), 94 Gardens (Mini Cube Book), 95 Genova, 111 Gentle Giants, 90 Germany (Countries series), 108-109 Germany, the hearth of Europe 81 Global 200, 41 Golf around the World, 39 Great Barrier Reef (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Great Britain (Countries series), 108-109 Great Cities of the World, 39 Great Discoveries in Archaeology, 60 Great National Parks of the World, The , 39 Great Pharaohs, The ,66 Great Rivers of the World, 39 Greece (archaeological Guide), 112 Greece (Countries series), 108-109 Greece (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Greece (Places & History), 106-107 Greece, The treasures of (Art Guide), 113 H Happy Birthday, 96 Harley Davidson A way of life, 50 Harley Davidson Customizing the Legend, 50 Harley Davidson, The Great Book of, 50 Harley Davidson, The legendary models, 46 Hawaii from the air, 103 Hero Dogs, 28 Hidden Treasures of Antiquity, 61 Himalayas, 83 History of Flight, 52 Holy Bible, The , 72 Holy Land (Litographs by D. Roberts), The, 69 Holy Land Yesterday and Today, The , 68 Holy Land, The (archaeological Guide), 112 Honduras and Belize (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115

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Horses (Cube Book), 94 Horses (Mini Cube Book), 95 Horses, Breads, cultures, traditions, (Around the World), 36 Horses, by Gabrielle Boiselle, 35 Horses, Master Portraits, 34 Hot Air Balloons, 52 Hungary (Places & History), 106-107 Hurgada (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 I Iceland (Countries series), 108-109 Iceland (Flying High), 97 Incas, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Incas, The (The Great Civilisations), 73 India (Countries series), 108-109 India (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Ireland (Countries series), 108-109 Ireland (Flying High), 97 Ireland (Places & History), 106-107 Ireland (The Wanderer), 82 Ireland from the air, 101 Ireland, a view from above, 100 Ireland, the emerald island, 84 Islamic Art, 71 Islands of Italy, 111 Israel (Countries series), 108-109 Israel (Flying High), 97 Israel (Places & History), 106-107 Israel (The Great Civilisations), 73 Israel from the air, 101 Istanbul (Countries series), 108-109 Italian Countryside (Italy from above), 110 Italy (Countries series), 108-109 Italy from above, (Emotions), 80 Italy from Above, (From Above), 99 Italy from the air, 101 Italy the beautiful, 105 Italy, The best of, 105 Italy, The great book of, 105 Italy, Wonderful Cities of, 105 Italy, Wonders of 105 Italy’s Great Chefs, 11 J Japan, 78 Jerusalem (Places & History), 106-107

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John Lennon, 21 John Paul II The Great, 85 John Paul II, 85 Jordan (Countries series), 108-109 Journey to the Underwater World, 89 K2, 83 Kenya (Countries series), 108-109 Khmers, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Kittens & Kittens, 33 L L for Labrador (Animal Parade), 31 Lakes of Italy, 111 Last African Warriors, 76 Last Queen of Jaipur, The, 20 Legendary American Cars, 49 Legendary Cars, 49 Legendary Convertibles, 45 Legendary German Cars, 49 Legendary Italian Cars, 49 Legendary Motorcycles, 48 Legendary Movies, 27 Legendary Rock Songs, 22 Legends of Jazz, 24 Legends of Rock, 25 Libya (Countries series), 108-109 Libya, an ancient country looks towards the future, 104 Lighthouses, 56 Lingerie, 19 Lion (The Art of Being a ‌), 91 Lombardia (Italian Regions), 111 London (Places & History), 106-107 London, High above, 103 Lost Cities of the Mayas, The , 70 Lost Cities, 61 Lost Civilizations, 61 Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, 67 Luxor and the Valley of the Kings, The treasures of (Art Guide), 113 M Malaysia (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Maldives, The (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Malta (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Marco Polo, 79 Masterpieces of art, 75 Masterpieces of Italian Art, 105

Masterpieces of Italian Design, 19 Masterpieces of Modern Architecture, 55 Masterpieces of Nature, 40 Masters of Car Design, 49 Masters of Rock Guitar, 25 Matter of Style, A , 20 Maya, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Mediterranean Cuisine, 10 Mediterranean Sea (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Mexico (archaeological Guide), 112 Mexico (Countries series), 108-109 Mexico (Flying High), 97 Mexico (Places & History), 106-107 Milan (Italian Regions), 111 Milan (Italy from above), 110 Monastery of Saint Catherine, The Treasures of the, 72 Mont Blanc, 83 More Than Just a Kiss, 26 Morocco (Countries series), 108-109 Morocco (Flying High), 97 Morocco (Places & History), 106-107 Motorcycles (Cube Book), 94 Motorcycles (Mini Cube Book), 95 Mountains (Cube Book), 94 Mountains (Italy from above), 110 Mountains (Mini Cube Book), 95 Movie Stars (Cube Book), 94 Museums, 55 Mutt’s Life!, 32 My first steps Baby Boy, 17 My first steps Baby Girl, 17 N Naples (Italy from above), 110 Nature Sanctuaries (World Heritage Sites), 58 Netherland, The (Countries series), 108-109 New England (Places & History), 106-107 New frontiers in Architecture, 55 New Urban Giants, 57 New York (Flying High), 97 New York (Places & History), 106-107 New York from Above, 98 New York, High above, 103 New Zealand (Countries series), 108-109 North America the Beautiful, 84 North America, Timeless, 40

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Northern Europe (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Northern India (archaeological Guide), 112 Norway (Countries series), 108-109 Norway (Flying High), 97 Notebooks, 120-121 O Once Upon a Time in Africa, 77 Oriental Treasures in the Mediterranean, 71 P Pacific Islands, 84 Papua New Guinea (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Paris (Flying High), 97 Paris (Places & History), 106-107 Paris (The Wanderer), 82 Pasta!, 11 Peaks of Glory, 83 People (Cube Book), 94 People (Mini Cube Book), 95 Peoples of the World, 39 Perfect Storm, The , 87 Persia, Splendors of Ancient (The Great Civilisations), 73 Peru (Countries series), 108-109 Petra (archaeological Guide), 112 Petra, 61 Phoenicians, The (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Phuket, 84 Piedmont (Italian Regions), 111 Pilgrimage, A photographers’s, 79 Pinky Piggies (Animal Parade), 31 Pompeii (archaeological Guide), 112 Pompeii, (Timeless Treasures), 61 Pompeii, The Art of , 74 Pop Art, 18 Portofino, The wonders of, 111 Portugal (Countries series), 108-109 Prague (Places & History), 106-107 Provence (Places & History), 106-107 Puglia (Italian Regions), 111 Puglia (Italy from above), 110 Puppies, 33 Pyramids and the Sphinx, The , 66 Pyramids of Egypt, The (archaeological Guide), 112 Pyramids, 64

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Q Queens of ancient Egypt, The , 65 R Rainbow under the Sea, 89 Rajasthan, The sacred heart of, 84 Ramesses II, 66 Realm of the Pharaohs, The , 65 Red Sea, The (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Red Sea, The Magic of the, 89 Rolling Stones, 50 Years of Rock , 21 Rome (archaeological Guide), 112 Rome (History and Treasures of an Ancient Civilisation), 63 Rome (Italian Regions), 111 Rome (Italy from above), 110 Rome (Places & History), 106-107 Royal Mummies, 67 Royal Palaces, The World’s Greatest, 39 Russia (Countries series), 108-109 S Safari in Wildest Africa, 91 Sahara (The Wanderer), 82 Sailing (Mini Cube Book), 95 Sailing (Cube Book), 94 Sailing around the World, 39 Sailing Ships, The Great, 52 Sailing Yachts, 52 Saint Petersburg (Places & History), 106-107 San Francisco, High above, 103 Sardinia (Italian Regions), 111 Sardinia (Italy from above), 110 Sardinia (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Scotland (Countries series), 108-109 Sea, The (Cube Book), 94 Sea, The (Mini Cube Book), 95 Sharks (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Sharm-el-Sheik (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Shells (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Sicily (Italian Regions), 111 Sicily (Italy from above), 110 Sicily (Places & History), 106-107 Siddhartha, 72 Signature Dishes from Around the World, 12 Simply Raw!, 13 Sinai, 84 Singapore (Countries series), 108-109

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Sky, The (Cube Book), 94 Sky, The (Mini Cube Book), 95 Skyscrapers, 57 Small Towns and Villages of the World (Around the World), 38 Snorkeling in the Red Sea (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 South Africa (Countries series), 108-109 Spain (Countries series), 108-109 Sports (Cube Book), 94 Squares of the World, City , 57 Surf!, 86 Sweeden (Countries series), 108-109 Switzerland (Countries series), 108-109 Switzerland (Places & History), 106-107 Switzerland from above, 81 T Tales of Mountaineering, 83 Teahupoo, 86 Thailand (Countries series), 108-109 Thailand (Places & History), 106-107 Thailand, temples and traditions, 84 The Lords of the Savannah, 91 The World from Above, 99 Tibet (Journey through the World and Nature), 84 Tibet (Places & History), 106-107 Timeless Wonders, 38 To My Sweetheart, 96 Trains, 52 Treasures in Gold, 72 Treasures of Art, The (World Heritage Sites), 58 Treasures of Imperial Beijing, The, 61 Trentino Alto Adige, 111 Tunisia (Countries series), 108-109 Tunisia (Places & History), 106-107 Turin (Italian Regions), 111 Turin (Italy from above), 110 Turkey (Countries series), 108-109 Turkey (Places & History), 106-107 Tuscany (Flying High), 97 Tuscany (Places & History), 106-107 Tutankhamun, 67 Tutankhamun,The Treasures of, 66

V Valley of the Kings (archaeological Guide), 112 Valley of the Kings, 66 Vanishing Africa, 79 Vanishing Animals, 41 Veneto (Italian Regions), 111 Venice (Italy from above), 110 Venice (Places & History), 106-107 Venice, High above, 102 Venice, The treasures of (Art Guide), 113 Vienna (Places & History), 106-107 Vietnam (Places & History), 106-107 Villages of Italy (Italy from above), 110 W Wall Calendars, 116-117 Washington (Places & History), 106-107 Washington, High above, 103 We Wish You a Merry Christmas, 96 Weekly Agenda, 118 What a Cow! (Animal Parade), 31 Wild Horses, 91 Wildlife (Cube Book), 95 Wildlife (Mini Cube Book), 95 Wolf, (The Art of Being a ‌), 91 Woman (Cube Book), 95 Wonders of America (Cube Book), 92, 95 Wonders of Egypt (Cube Book), 95 Wonders of Holy Land (Cube Book), 92, 95 Wonders of Italy (Cube Book), 95 Wonders of New York (Cube Book), 93, 95 Wonders of the World (Around the World), 38 Wonders of the World (Cube Book), 95 Wonders of the World (Oversized Art and Wonders), 75 World Heritages Sites, The Great Book of , 58 World Trade Center, 56 World War II Combat Aircraft, Complete book of , 53 World, The (Flying High), 97 Wrecks of the Mediterranean (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Wrecks of the Red Sea (Underwater and Dive Guide), 114-115 Yemen (Countries series), 108-109 Zheng He, 79

U Umbria, Treasures of, 111 Underwater Paradise, 89 United States of America (Countries series), 108-109

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