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There is nothing on earth that matches the freedom of a yacht. Travelling to the furthest corners of the world, all in the utmost luxury and comfort is a reality that most of us can only dream of. With SILVERYACHTS, that dream is brought to life. Slipping effortlessly through the water, the vessels in the Silver fleet are distinctive in their timeless, yet modern elegance and striking profiles. Able to cruise clear warm waters, or cross oceans in record time, SILVERYACHTS are the ultimate go-anywhere Superyachts. Suitable for every type of exploration, they allow guests the freedom to see the world from a spacious yet intimate base. Explore an untouched beach; haggle in exotic markets; sample fresh local foods; swim with whales; watch the sunset; or sit under a sky full of stars, all in privacy and comfort.
 
When the idea of a large and fast long-range world cruiser was born, critics said it could not be done. On the launch of SILVER in 2007, followed by SILVER ZWEI in 2009, the naysayers had to eat their words, and the world sat up and took notice. SILVERYACHTS presence as a trendsetting market leader was affirmed.
 
No other yachts afloat marry style and performance like the SILVERYACHTS. Blending beauty with the highest levels of operational excellence, each Individual yacht is a masterpiece of design and technology. Easily recognizable by their striking lines and design, they prove that it is possible to achieve unrivalled performance and speed without any compromise in appearance and comfort. The work of an expert design team, led by Espen Øino together with SILVERYACTS' naval architects, engineers and designers, no aspect of build-process is ever compromised upon. And imagine all created by skilled craftsmen as a one-off piece with their hands.
 
SILVERYACHTS is a world leader in the design and manufacture of lightweight, high-speed and fuel-efficient yachts. It was founded in 2003 by German Industrialist Guido Krass with top yacht designer Espen Øino. Since then, it has garnered a host of press coverage and awards for its elegant lines and premium technical specifications.
 
In our in-depth insider’s look at this deluxe artisanal brand, readers gain a keen understanding of the care, exacting precision, and sophisticated knowledge behind every luxury vessel. Respected and admired worldwide for their meticulous design, construction, and finish, these craft feature only the highest quality materials, with excellence apparent in every single detail — whether it be its engineering, performance, or fine features.
 
Visually striking, stylish and sleek, SILVERYACHTS aretrendsettes- aerodynamic and fuel-efficient-yachts, that present the future of green yachting.

- A prime example of hand-crafted luxury at its most outstanding
- The first volume of the new Brands by Hands series on bespoke manufacturing

A captivating tribute to one of the best-loved performers the world has ever known

Frank Sinatra was an entertainer of mesmerizing talent, charisma and style. As well as being one of the bestselling musical artists of all time, he was an Academy Award-winning actor who starred in over sixty movies, and a cultural icon of seismic influence.

Published as part of the celebrations to commemorate Frank Sinatra’s one-hundredth birthday, Sinatra 100 follows the full trajectory of his remarkable life, from his childhood in 1930s New Jersey through legendary Las Vegas performances in the 1960s to world tours that extended into his late seventies.

Created in close collaboration with the Sinatra family and Frank Sinatra Enterprises, this momentous book captures the man in public and private, with exclusive unseen photographs and memorabilia from the family archives, as well as the most iconic images, outtakes and contact sheets from celebrated photo shoots.

In candid accounts from his closest friends and associates, a portrait emerges of a man who was intensely loyal to his friends, enthusiastically devoted to charity and who demonstrated exceptional stamina and resilience in a career that spanned an incredible six decades.

Featuring afterwords by Nancy Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr. and Tina Sinatra, Sinatra 100 is the definitive celebration of the ultimate entertainer, whose unique and enduring legacy continues to win him fans in every generation, all over the world.

Charles Pignone is a producer and writer. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Sinatra Treasures, The Sinatra Family Photo Album and co-author of The Copa: Jules Podell and The Hottest Club North Of Havana. He has produced numerous albums including Frank Sinatra: Nothing But The Best and the television special Sinatra Sings. Pignone has been associated with the Sinatra family for over thirty years.

Tony Bennett is a singer and painter. In terms of his artistry and accomplishments, Mr. Bennett is in a class of his own.

Steve Wynn who contributes a forward, is the founder of Wynn Resorts Ltd. Mr. Wynn is a visionary and legendary figure in the hotel and casino industry.

In this stunning collection of homoerotic images, noted photographer Anthony Gayton presents a provocative body of work based on the history of gay culture.

Inspired by sources as diverse as mythology, renaissance and baroque painting and early photography, his pictures are always highly stylized and masterfully composed. Whether painterly images of bacchanals, straightforward evocations of Hollywood beefcake from the 1940s and 1950s, or sepia-toned allusions to Victorian nudes, these rich and varied images celebrate the iconography of the male throughout history.

About the Author

>Anthony Gayton studied photography in England before becoming an assistant to acclaimed photographer Andreas H. Bitesnich. Although his inspiration is derived from multiple sources and his style is diverse, his singular focus during the past several years has been on male beauty. He lives in Vienna.

84 color and 12 duotone photographs, 3 gatefolds

-  A stunning collection of homoerotic images by a former student of Andreas H. Bitesnich that celebrates the iconography of the male throughout history
-  Photographic themes are inspired by such diverse sources as mythology, renaissance and baroque painting and early photography<

Highly Artistic Black & White Photography

“These are moments I usually experience with eyes closed in rapture, moments that say “Yes! Take me, touch me, have me!” And because I know what I see in the pictures actually feels like, I experience a range of different emotions while browsing through it: the memory of recent events is re-awakened, my intellect is stimulated and my physical awareness heightened. It is discovery and recognition at the same time.

I am still coming across photos that show rare perspectives and capture unusual moments never seen before, despite the fact that, in the area of erotic photography, there is really nothing new under the sun. Perhaps Norbert Guthier’s secret is to avoid repeating erotic stereotypes to allow something new to emerge. And the fact that I am familiar with this new thing, but virtually never see it in visual form, is what makes this book truly artistic.”

Sophie Andresky

Norbert Guthiers hohe Kunst der Schwarzweiß-Fotografie

„Es sind diese Momente, die ich sonst mit geschlossenen Augen erlebe, diese Ja-ich-will-es-fass-mich-an-Momente. Und weil ich weiß, wie sich das anfühlt, was ich auf den Paar-Bildern sehe, mischen sich beim Blättern durch diesen Bildband Sehen und Fühlen, aktuelles Erleben und Erinnern, Intellekt und Körpergedächtnis, Entdecken und Wiederkennen zugleich.

Immer wieder finden sich Perspektiven und Momentaufnahmen, die ich so noch nicht gesehen habe, dabei sollte man doch meinen, dass auf dem Erotiksektor alles schon in Szene gesetzt wurde, aber vielleicht ist das genau das Geheimnis: Norbert Guthier wiederholt eben keine erotischen Stereotypen, sondern lässt Neues zu. Und dass dieses Neue das Bekannte ist, das, was ich selbst kenne, aber selten bis nie verbildlicht finde, macht die große Kunst dieses Buches aus.“

Sophie Andresky

Acclaimed photographer Richard Berenholtz's brilliant portfolio of New York City skyline photographs.

For thirty-five years, best-selling photographer Richard Berenholtz has captured the iconic skylines of New York and all of its buildings and bridges. Skylines of New York wonderfully showcases the city that never sleeps in grand style with this collection of 75 breathtaking skyline images.

From the tip of Lower Manhattan, Battery Park, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brooklyn Bridge to Central Park and the Hudson River--and dozens of locations in between--every well-known NYC site is featured here. To really bring the Big Apple home, some of the city's most memorable skyline panoramas are featured on gatefold pages that open to two-and-a-half feet wide.

Designed in a handsome yet affordable package, Skylines of New York is the perfect gift for all who love New York.

About the Author:

Richard Berenholtz graduated from Columbia University in 1974 with a master's degree in architecture and spent the next four years working for I. M. Pei. By 1984, he had become a professional photographer and, over the past thirty-five years, has had three photography books published in five languages.

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Jean-Paul Goude, Jahrgang 1940, Franzose mit amerikanischer Mutter und Kindheit in New York, gilt als der Crack seines Metiers. Und sein Metier ist nichts weniger als die schillernde, sich ständig neu erfindende Welt von Werbung, Mode, Design und Image Making. Ein künstlerisch hochbegabtes Multitalent mit Hang zu Exotik und Provokation, hält er die Medienszene jetzt schon seit über 30 Jahren in Atem. Grace Jones, sein berühmtestes »Geschöpf«, wurde durch ihn zur Ikone der 80er Jahre; seine legendären Werbekampagnen für Chanel, Kodak oder Perrier wirken bis heute nach; er illustriert und photographiert Mode mit soviel Witz und Dynamik wie keiner vor ihm, hat Unmengen innovativer Video-Clips, TV-Spots und Filme gedreht – und die grandiose Parade zum 200. Jahrestag der Französischen Revolution inszeniert. So weit, so Goude ist die von ihm selbst zusammengestellte Monographie zu Leben und Werk eines genialen Alleskönners, der auch noch schreiben kann: launig und amüsant schildert er, unterstützt von dem französischen Schriftsteller Patrick Mauriès, seinen erstaunlichen Werdegang.

352 Tafeln in Farbe und Duotone.

Through never-before-seen photographs and intriguing personal diaries, this beautiful book provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of Countess Sophia Tolstoy and her husband, Leo Tolstoy - one of the greatest authors of all time - set against the grand and terrifying backdrop of aristocratic Russia on the brink of its demise.

Between 1885 and 1910, Countess Tolstoy made more than a thousand photographs representing her entire world - from artists to aristocrats to peasants to family, from the Crimea to Moscow to the family estate 100 kilometers to the south. She also kept detailed diaries, which sweep us into fashionable balls and local gossip...magical scenes of winter in Russia...and devastating famine in the countryside. Sophia's works deepen our understanding of the era as well as of this amazing woman, who had thirteen children, battled a troubled marriage, and, though blessed with a creative life of her own, was so devoted to her husband's career that she hand-copied his great works Anna Karenina and War and Peace many times over.

Song Without Words showcases the photographs by theme, with Sophia's writings providing emotional context for many of the images. Commentary by author Leah Bendavid-Val weaves through the book, linking diaries with pictures and placing each in its historical and literary setting.

Autobiographical in nature, yet global in its true scope, Song Without Words brings to light the gifts of a major figure whose previously unknown works enrich our knowledge of literature, photography, and history.

One of the first cinematic sex symbols, Sophia Loren's charisma and voluptuous figure attracted many admirers. Despite this, she was a faithful and dedicated family woman. Committed to just one man - film producer Carlo Ponti, she considered her two children her greatest accomplishments.

Loren came from impoverished roots, yet she was possibly the greatest Italian actress of her time. Her many films included Houseboat, Two Women (for which she won the Academy Award), The Fall of the Roman Empire and The Millionairess. She also loved to sing, adding to her sex appeal with a seductive voice.

'Sophia Loren: A Life in Pictures' illustrates the variety and contrasts in Loren's private and public persona, with wonderful pictures and an incisive biography.

* The Japanese artist Sorayama is a global phenomenon and has the reputation of being an enfant terrible. At last, there is a new and considerably expanded edition of his COMPLETE MASTERWORKS in enhanced print quality and at a very reasonable price.

* This thick tome is a reference catalogue to Sorayama’s rich work, including a lot of new illustrations. Printed in high density and the best possible quality, his MASTERWORKS sparkle with extraordinary talent, wondrous imagination and impeccable skill. Enjoy!

Chapters include:

Safe+Sound – inspirational stories of people who have come through difficult times in a positive way.

Mark Markov-Grinberg (1907–2006) is one of the Soviet era’s greatest photographers, ranking alongside Aleksandr Rodčenko and Gustav Klutsis in his energetic portrayals of an optimistic, rapidly changing country as it segwayed into the Stalin years. Markov-Grinberg learned photo-journalism in the mid-1920s, while working at the newspaper Sovyetski Yug (Soviet South). In the early 1930s he moved to Moscow to become a correspondent for the Soyuzfoto agency. Today he is perhaps best known for his photographs of red stars replacing double-headed eagles on the Kremlin towers, or his portraits of Nikita Izotov (Coal and Roses series), Yuri Gagarin, Maksim Gor'kij, David Oistrakh, Ilya Ehrenburg and Sergej Ėjzenštejn - photographs that helped to define the culture of the USSR in the 1930s, and all of which are included here. Often juxtaposing the march of industrialization with rural scenes, this volume reproduces those iconic images of those heady times alongside numerous previously unseen pictures, recording a pivotal and dramatic half-century of Russian history.

The follow up to Soviet Cities by acclaimed Russian photographer and Instagram sensation Arseniy Kotov. A photography book featuring four areas of the post-Soviet republics seen over four different seasons

The follow up to Soviet Cities by acclaimed Russian photographer and Instagram sensation Arseniy Kotov. A photography book featuring four areas of the post-Soviet republics seen over four different seasonsIn Soviet Seasons Kotov’s photographs reveal unfamiliar aspects of the post-Soviet terrain. From snow-blanketed Siberia in winter, to the mountains of the Caucasus in summer, these images show how a once powerful, utopian landscape has been affected by the weight of nature itself.

This uniquely broad perspective could only be achieved by a photographer such as Kotov. Singularly dedicated to exploring every corner of his country, Kotov often hitch-hikes across vast distances. On these journeys he chronicles not only the architectural achievements of the Soviet empire, but also its overlooked or simply undocumented constructions.

Arseniy Kotov: ‘In this book I want to show how beautiful and diverse are the cities and nature of this vast region at different times of the year. I have travelled widely across Russia and neighbouring countries, where I captured the landscape of post-Soviet cities and witnessed the seasonal changes.’

About the Authors:

Born in Samara in 1988, Arseniy Kotov grew up in an urban landscape consisting of standardised Soviet-era housing blocks and industrial towers. He has been taking photographs of city landscapes since he was a teenager. At the age of 25 he decided to hitch-hike across Russia and then on to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Ukraine. During 2016-20 Arseniy Kotov visited all of the post-soviet republics, where he photographed more than two hundred cities. Damon Murray and Stephen Sorrell have been publishing critically acclaimed books on Soviet culture since 2004 with their Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedia. More recent titles include Chernobyl; A Stalkers’ Guide, Spomenik Monument Database and Soviet Bus Stops.

French photographer Jason Guilbeau has used Google Street View to virtually navigate Russia and the former USSR, searching for examples of a forgotten Soviet empire.

From remote rural roadsides to densely populated cities, the photographs reveal traces of history in plain sight: a Brutalist hammer and sickle stands in a remote field; a jet fighter is anchored to the ground by its concrete exhaust plume; a skeletal tractor sits on a cast-iron platform; a village sign resembles a Constructivist sculpture. Passers-by seem oblivious to these objects.

This collection of photographs portrays a surreal reality: it is a document of a vanishing era, captured by an omniscient technology that is continually deleting and replenishing itself – an inadvertent definition of Russia today.