A tool kit, done in A–Z form, for understanding the world around us through the way we design and use things. Covering subjects that range from authenticity to…
February 2015Hardcover$25.00978-0-8478-4551-4Rizzoli Ex Libris
A fascinating illustrated tour of the fabled places in literature and folklore that have awed, troubled, and eluded us through the ages. From the epic poets of antiquity…
November 2013Hardcover$45.00978-0-8478-4121-9Rizzoli Ex Libris
Foreword by Harold Koda, Author Michele Gerber Klein
Inspired by the discovery of long-overlooked interviews conducted just before his death, this is the first biography of the visionary fashion designer Charles James. Christian Dior described him…
March 2018Hardcover$37.50978-0-8478-6145-3Rizzoli Ex Libris
Author Sylvain Tesson, Translated by Linda Coverdale
A meditation on escaping the chaos of modern life and rediscovering the luxury of solitude. Winner of the Prix Médicis for nonfiction, The Consolations of the Forest is…
September 2013Hardcover$24.95978-0-8478-4127-1Rizzoli Ex Libris
Author Pamela Golbin, Illustrated by Yann Legendre
Late legendary couturiers of modern fashion speaking eloquently about life, design, and inspiration. Vionnet, Chanel, Dior, Saint Laurent, McQueen—these names define haute couture, and long after the designers…
June 2016Hardcover$39.95978-0-8478-4903-1Rizzoli Ex Libris
An intimate exploration of inspiration and creativity, from the “parfumeur exclusif” of the house of Hermès. A scent has incantatory powers, capable of transporting you to your past,…
January 2013Hardcover$24.95978-0-8478-4042-7Rizzoli Ex Libris
From Italy’s former Minister of Economy and Finance, a provocative and galvanizing jeremiad on the Euro crisis and global economic status quo As Europe’s debt crisis persists and the…
September 2012Hardcover$25.95978-0-8478-4024-3Rizzoli Ex Libris
An award-winning writer travels the eastern front of Europe, where the push/pull between old empires and new possibilities has never been more evident. Paolo Rumiz traces the path…
March 2015Hardcover$27.95978-0-8478-4542-2Rizzoli Ex Libris
Foreword by Bill McKibben, Author Marybeth Lorbiecki
The first book to present the environmental teachings of this beloved pope—the newly canonized St. John Paul—and the hopeful words of Pope Francis, thoughtfully synthesized into a complete…
April 2014Hardcover$25.95978-0-8478-4271-1Rizzoli Ex Libris
Inspiring the global fight to revolutionize the way food is grown, distributed, and eaten. In the almost thirty years since Carlo Petrini began the Slow Food organization, he…
September 2015Hardcover$24.95978-0-8478-4685-6Rizzoli Ex Libris
For any woman who last saw forty on her speedometer comes a sparkling new primer for aging—the French way—with grace and style. Frenchwomen of a certain age (over…
October 2013Hardcover$29.95978-0-8478-4149-3Rizzoli Ex Libris
Foreword by Jean Druesedow, Author BillyBoy*, Introduction by Jean Pierre Lestrade a.k.a. Lala, Edited by Jean Pierre Lestrade a.k.a. Lala
At an early age, BillyBoy* chose two mentors: Bugs Bunny and Elsa Schiaparelli. From Bugs Bunny, he learned the basics of how to behave in society and how…
November 2016Hardcover$39.95978-0-8478-4386-2Rizzoli Ex Libris
An ideal volume for lovers of Venice and architecture aficionados, combining in-depth history of this singular city with more than 100 color photographs and maps. Of Venice’s many…
September 2013Hardcover$40.00978-0-8478-4053-3Rizzoli Ex Libris
Gorgeously repackaged, this reissue of the classic book presents the iconic photographer’s expert and witty reminiscences of the personalities who inspired fashion’s golden eras, and left an indelible…
September 2014Hardcover$29.95978-0-8478-4385-5Rizzoli Ex Libris
The long-awaited memoir from one of the most acclaimed radical writers in American literature. Described by the London Review of Books as one of “the most brilliant critics…
September 2015Hardcover$25.95978-0-8478-4686-3Rizzoli Ex Libris
