Product Description: In the summer of 1958, a twelve-year-old girl took the world by storm—Lolita was published in the United States. This child, so fresh and alive, yet so pitiable in her abuse at the hands of the novel's narrator, engendered outrage and sympathy alike, and has continued to do so ever since...read more

Product Description: This fascinating and in-depth biography of Neal Cassady takes a look at the man who achieved immortality as Dean Moriarty, the central character in Jack Kerouac’s On the Road. A charismatic, funny, articulate, and formidably intelligent man, Cassady was also a compulsive womanizer who lived life on the edge...read more

Product Description: Newly built hotels are being admired throughout the world by travelers and architects, and this strikingly illustrated survey features the best new designs. In the past several years, hoteliers have responded ever more boldly to their guests’ demands for both luxury and aesthetic sophistication...read more

Product Description: This book charts the history of design and advertising over the last forty years. Covering a range of design disciplines - including graphic design, press advertising, radio and television, new media and retail packaging - a narrative-style essay sets out the historical framework and describes the main developments in design practice since the 1960s...read more

Product Description: While many architectural firms have an uncomfortable relationship with the idea of incorporating commercial branding into their work, The Unit, and exciting young firm based in Austria, has actively embraced branding as an essential component of their architecture...read more

Product Description: Key Moments in Architecture offers a spectacular tour through the world's cities, from approximately 9000 B.C. to the present day. This illustrated history uses specific buildings and cities to examine the architectural, geographical, social, and economic development of the metropolis...read more