Машини, яхти, годинники

Motorcycles as motorcycles are meant to be: radical, stylish, subversive, raw. The Ride 2nd Gear continues to present the latest custom bikes and the best builders on the planet.

Men and motorcycles: a story that has vacillated somewhere between cult and cliché for years. Custom bikes, in particular, have a history that is deeply rooted in the spirit of freedom and change of the 1960s, as well as man’s primal urge to build something with his own hands — or, in this case, tools. The Ride 2nd Gear is a showcase of the power and beauty of these bikes.

The Ride 2nd Gear presents a stunning selection of recent custom motorcycles, as well as the small, local workshops around the globe in which they are built. Hotbeds of creativity and craftsmanship, these workshops are mostly run by single individuals and attract a small yet devoted community of fans and fellow builders.

The custom bike community as a whole is united by its passion for the ride — one so strong that it is now attracting a younger generation. Whether alone or in a group of like-minded friends, in a city or in the countryside, just for the weekend or embarking on a long-distance road trip, these drivers are actively sharing and celebrating pure riding pleasure on their own unique motorcycles that are lovingly crafted with time, dedication, and technical expertise.

From limited series to one-offs, The Ride 2nd Gear features the brilliant results of this process. Its pages are filled with bikes that offer extraordinary design and driving experiences. In fact, established brands are now acting on trends set by the custom scene whose bikes are often more radical and sophisticated because more attention can be paid to detail and each new idea can be fine-tuned to perfection.

Some models shown in The Ride 2nd Gear stem from or are based on classic bobbers and choppers, Italian-style racing machines, plastic Japanese motorcycles, and rare BMWs or Triumphs, which may very well be up to 80 years old. Others are art bikes made for show or futuristic visions inspired by the aesthetics of science fiction, fantasy, or anime. But whether they preserve or radically expand on traditional craftsmanship, these custom machines are more agile, faster, and therefore more fun than anything produced in the past.

Journalist and custom motorcycle expert Chris Hunter co-edited both this book and our previous release The Ride. Born in England, Hunter now lives with his family in New Zealand, where he runs the motorcycle website Bike EXIF. It is now the world’s most popular showcase of custom bikes with millions of page views every month and a passionate global following.

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6 orbiters, 140 missions, 355 astronauts, 500,000,000 miles — all in one rich and beautiful photographic journey

The Space Shuttle tells the story of NASA’s amazing Space Shuttle program and its 140 space flights (135 missions, plus five Approach and Landing Tests) in a uniquely designed and covetable way. Long before the James Webb Telescope rekindled our fascination with astronomy and our place in the cosmos, the Space Shuttle began to capture the world’s attention with its first mission (a test launch) on April 12, 1981 and continued to do so until its final mission on July 8, 2011. The program’s six orbiter vehicles are Enterprise, Columbia, Challenger, Discovery, Atlantis, and Endeavour.

Each mission has its own fascinating story, and The Space Shuttle retells these stories, in chronological order, through incredible photos taken by NASA photojournalists, fine art photographers, and the astronauts themselves. Each image is accompanied by a short text that includes quick facts such as crew members, launch date, and landing date, as well as a short overview of highlights and purpose. For example, STS-78’s mission was to study circadian rhythms in space; STS-41G’s mission was to take photographs in-flight, seen in the IMAX movie The Dream Is Alive; and famously, the first untethered space walk, taken by astronaut Bruce McCandless on STS-41B using a self-propelled backpack unit (called a Man Maneuvering Unit [MMU]), allowed astronauts to capture satellites for retrieval and repair and for the planned construction of what became the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to this mission, astronauts were attached to the shuttle with safety lines. The photo of McCandless floating above Earth’s surface is one of the most celebrated and famous space photographs ever. These are just a few of the 140 stories Miller tells in this beautiful volume.

“Any backyard astronomer or space enthusiast would be delighted to have this visual journey on their shelf.” 
—The Strategist, The Year’s Most Giftable Coffee-Table Books

A Barnes & Noble Best Gift Book of 2022
 A Publishers Weekly Holiday Gift Guide 2022 selection

About the Author:

Roland Miller, a Chicago native, worked in higher education for 30 years, first as a photography professor and later as dean. Miller’s book Abandoned in Place: Preserving America’s Space History documents deactivated space launch and test facilities around the United States. Miller’s collaborative project and book with Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli, Interior Space: A Visual Exploration of the International Space Station, documents the interior of the International Space Station. Miller’s photographs are in numerous permanent collections, including those of the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago and the NASA Art Collection in Washington, DC. Miller’s photographs have been exhibited in major art and science museums, including the Galleria del Cembalo in Rome, Italy. His work has been featured in major publications, including the New York Times and National Geographic UK.

This glorious visual celebration of train travel keeps you on the right track with stop-offs at the most important and incredible rail routes from all over the world.

Your first stop in The Train Book is the groundbreaking steam locomotives of the 19th century and your final destination is the high-speed bullet trains of today. From the Union-Pacific Railroad to the Trans-Siberian Railway, you'll cross the continents to experience epic journeys and staggering scenery. You'll pick a seat on the most iconic locomotives, including the Orient Express, the Blue Train, and the Eurostar.

You can also inspect the engines of famous British trains, such as Rocket, Mallard, and Javelin, and international trains, such as India's Palace on Wheels and America's Thatcher Perkins. You'll meet the true pioneers of train and track, including "Father of the Railways" George Stephenson, engineering legend Isambard Kingdom Brunel, and Métro maestro Fulgence Bienvenüe.

For train-spotters and transport enthusiasts everywhere, this is your trip of a lifetime.

Остаточна стандартна робота над брендом Rolex виходить у нове видання. «Книга годинників Rolex» вже давно беззаперечно є однією з найкращих книг для журнальних столиків, коли мова заходить про розкішний бренд годинників.У цій чудовій книзі для журнальних столиків Гісберт Л. Бруннер, відомий серед експертів як «папа римський», висвітлює історію хронометричної легенди Rolex. У своєму звичному художньому стилі він пояснює, що робить цей бренд унікальним і в якій мірі він зробив внесок у технічний розвиток наручних годинників. Від перших офіційно сертифікованих наручних годинників до водонепроникного корпусу «Oyster» і до технічно складних моделей сучасності, Гісберт охоплює все, що читачеві потрібно знати про бренд Rolex, у вражаючих зображеннях і дуже інформативних, але цікавих текстах.

До третього виправленого видання успішний автор тепер також включив останні моделі легендарних серій Submariner і Daytona, традиційних ліній бренду, які вже святкують 70-річчя та 60-річчя.Але в цьому виданні Гісберт також розглядає конкретні виклики, з якими стикається годинникарство в наступаючому 21 столітті. Бізнес відчуває дедалі більшу нестачу кваліфікованих працівників. Автор висвітлює інноваційні проекти та програми, за допомогою яких люксовий бренд протистоїть цій тенденції, щоб мати можливість підтримувати власні стандарти гарантії та обслуговування в майбутньому. Абсолютно новим і особливим смаком для справжніх шанувальників годинників є додатковий цифровий контент, до якого мають ексклюзивний доступ лише власники журнальної книги «The Watch Book Rolex» через додаток teNeues.Можна з повним правом сказати, що ця вражаюча журнальна книга знову зуміла продовжити свій розвиток у третьому виданні. Таким чином, предмет колекціонування продовжує заслуговувати на почесне перше місце серед найкращих найменувань, які існують навколо Rolex.

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Любителі годинників і шанувальники Rolex в захват! У цьому новому виданні The Watch Book Rolex експерт Гісберт Л. Бруннер проведе вас крізь дивовижний світ цього бренду розкішних годинників із пристрастю, увагою до деталей і незмінно вражаючим досвідом.

Водонепроникний «Oyster», «Datejust» або «Submariner» для дайверів, якому понад півстоліття: любитель годинників Бруннер розповідає читачам про інноваційні технології та дизайн, що лежать в основі культових моделей Rolex. Абсолютно нові речі з колекції Rolex 2020 і 2021 років відзначають останні досягнення Rolex.

Завдяки тримовним текстам німецькою, англійською та французькою мовами та близько 400 кольоровим і чорно-білим фотографіям ця книга стане насолодою для любителів годинників, колекціонерів годинників і прихильників Rolex по всьому світу.

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Інформативний текст і сотні фотографій є доречним свідченням всесвітньо відомого бренду Rolex. Шановний фахівець із наручних годинників та історик Гісберт Л. Бруннер знову ділиться своїми великими знаннями з предмету. Необхідний атрибут для колекціонерів годинників, ентузіастів і всіх, хто хоче ними стати.

Безсумнівно, Rolex є хронометричною легендою. Компанію заснував у 1905 році Ганс Вільсдорф, баварський геній маркетингу, який зосереджувався на інноваціях. Любителі годинників мають подякувати Wilsdorf за багато видатних моделей і технічних досягнень, у тому числі за перші офіційно сертифіковані наручні годинники, водонепроникний корпус Oyster, Datejust і спортивні годинники, такі як годинник для дайверів Submariner, який існує понад п’ятдесят років тому.

Хоча ця книга віддає належне неймовірним традиціям компанії, вона також приділяє достатньо місця сучасності. Різноманітність годинників Rolex, створених власними силами відповідно до точних специфікацій, поєднує в собі вишукану розкіш із високою точністю. Усім цим та багатьом іншим ви зможете насолоджуватися в третьому томі успішної серії The Watch Book.

Про автора:

Гісберт Л. Бруннер, народжений у 1947 році, працює з наручними годинниками, годинниками з маятником та іншими точними інструментами для відліку часу з 1964 року. Під час кризи кварцових годинників у 1970-х роках він також відкрив нову любов до механічних годинників. Його талант і пристрасть до колекціонування хронографів спонукали його опублікувати свої перші статті на цю тему в журналах, зокрема GQ, ZEIT Magazin і Chronos, у 1980-х роках. Відтоді він написав більше двадцяти книг про всі аспекти цієї галузі.

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Для всіх шанувальників хронохронографа, колекціонерів і ентузіастів годинників тепер є блискуче й повністю переглянуте нове видання «The Watch Book Compendium». Ця всеохоплююча журнальна книга замінює попередній «The Watch Book Compendium» і поєднує в собі «The Watch Book I» і «The Watch Book II». Як завжди, успішний автор Гісберт Л. Бруннер блищить своїм багатим досвідом і наближає своїх читачів до історії наручних годинників за допомогою понад 1000 фотографій з високою роздільною здатністю. Маючи понад 40 екземплярів, навряд чи будь-яка інша ілюстрована книга збирає під одним дахом більше брендів годинників преміум-класу.

Попередники "The Watch Book Compendium - Revised Edition" протягом тривалого часу вважалися стандартними роботами серед експертів. Тому що жодна інша фотокнига не зображує більше шляхетних годинників. Автор показує розкішні годинники не лише спереду та збоку, як пропонують багато каталогів. Читач часто може безпосередньо побачити витончену механіку цих маленьких шедеврів надзвичайної майстерності. Немає більш красивого та художнього способу представити досягнуту технологію.

Гісберт Л. Бруннер запрошує свого зацікавленого читача у подорож у часі у світі годинника. Починаючи з найдавніших початків годинникарського мистецтва, ми супроводжуємо його частина за частиною в сучасну епоху. Бо й сьогодні годинники преміум-класу є ознакою стилю, смаку та символом статусу. Презентація дорогоцінних матеріалів, красивий дизайн і розуміння складної технології зачаровують справжніх шанувальників годинників і роблять «The Watch Book Compendium - Revised Edition» ідеальним подарунком.

Про автора:

Гісберт Л. Бруннер, народжений у 1947 році, з 1960-х років працює над точними годинниками всіх типів, в першу чергу з наручними годинниками. Під час кризи кварцових годинників у 1970-х роках його любов до, здавалося б, вмираючих механічних годинників ще більше зросла. Його пристрасть до колекціонування привела до його перших статей на початку 1980-х років. Тим часом Бруннер опублікував більше 15 книг на цю тему. Він затребуваний у всьому світі як викладач.

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Комплексна робота над вищою дисципліною годинникарського мистецтва: ускладнення

Від секундомірів і будильників до світових годинників і функцій календаря, до турбійонів, які протидіють впливу гравітації, ці так звані ускладнення були вінцем слави вишуканого годинникарства протягом століть. The Watch Book - More than Time — це ілюстрований збірник годинникарства, який досліджує найскладніші елементи ремесла годинника через хронометраж, астрономію та виготовлення ударів. Цей том є унікальним і вражаючим доповненням до книжкового ринку та щедрою даниною майстерності годинника.

Останній твір із серії Watch Book присвячено лише їм, що робить його єдиним подібним компендіумом на книжковому ринку.

More than a fashion accessory or means to tell the time, the wristwatch has become a statement of identity; politician or celebrity, scientist or sportsman, what you choose to wear on your wrist speaks volumes about who you are. 

The World’s Most Expensive Watches presents some of the most extravagant, intricate, collectable, decadent, or just plain interesting modern-day timepieces that sit at the top of the price spectrum. Starting at a threshold price of about $200,000, it is a trip through the last decade or so of watches whose values soar incredibly to prices of $5 million dollars or more. Additionally, there is a selection of notable watches that yielded extremely high prices at auction – many of which are historically relevant.

A stunning collection that is both informative and entertaining; with detailed descriptions of individual watches and articles that usefully deconstruct the price tag with an explanation of the relevance of craftsmanship and complexity of design, as well as the importance of exclusivity, prestige and collectability. Prepare to be impressed by a larger-than-life-look at some relatively small items that command not only huge prices but kudos and respect, in all areas of a global society fascinated with using accessorising to create identity.

This is the second expanded and updated edition.

About the Author:

Ariel Adams is the owner and editor of aBlogtoWatch.com - the world's largest and most popular wristwatch blog, and regularly contributes to other important media such as Forbes, Centurion, Tech Crunch, and more.

- Published in collaboration with aBlogtoWatch.com - the world's most popular watch blog
- A beautifully constructed volume that lends itself to intimate visual horological voyeurism; witness the craftsmanship, design and sheer luxury of some of the world's most exclusive wristwatches

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Despite the functional obsolescence of the mechanical wristwatch (our phones and computers tell more accurate time) the early 21st Century has seen a boom in the development, production, and appreciation of all things horological. Whether it is presented to the collector as an alternative investment, as a feat of micro-mechanical technology, or as a showcase of artisanal mastery, the mechanical wristwatch has never possessed more forms, functions or facets than it does today. The Wristwatch Handbook is written from the epicentre of a renaissance, a place in time between the Quartz revolution and the rise of the smart device – where the mechanical wristwatch is the antidote to the microprocessor and the permanent buzz of your inbox. From the multi-axis tourbillion, to the split-second chronograph, to the sidereal sky chart, The Wristwatch Handbook covers it all and does so with more than 470 rich illustrations from over 90 of the World’s leading brands.

The book is separated into two sections. The first section provides the reader with a comprehensive understanding of mechanical movement. Its chapters explore power, transmission, distribution and regulation illustrating the basic concepts before considering the innovation and complexity that takes place further toward the cutting edge. From the fifty-day power reserve, to the constant force mechanism, and the 1,000Hz mechanical escapement, section 1 will allow the reader to understand and appreciate what is happening beneath the dial of their watch. Section two allows the reader to take this understanding and apply it to the vast range of complications (functions) that exist in modern horology. Each chapter showcases a distinct category of complication. For example, the regatta timer, pulsometer, and monopusher chronograph join a host of others in a chapter entitled ‘Recording Lapses of Time’; The power reserve indicator, dynamograph, and crown position indicator are featured in a chapter for ‘Power and Performance Indication’; The moon phase indicator, annual calendar, and planetarium can be found in the ‘Astronomical Complications’ chapter. Once the functional categories are exhausted, the final three chapters explore whimsical complications that have little regard for practical function, novelty time indication, and the ‘super-complicated’ watch – a rare breed of timepiece that houses an intimidating host of complications featured throughout the book. Upon completion of The Wristwatch Handbook the reader will be able to identify even the most exotic complication from across the room, and be able to share their appreciation and understanding of what makes it so useful and compelling. 

The Wristwatch Handbook is “brand agnostic”, using only those watches that most aptly illustrate the given subject matter. As a consequence, the book places equal emphasis on the classic and the cutting edge, on watches produced in large volume or exclusive runs, by industry-leading technology or at the hand of a master. In doing so the book provides an unparalleled range of watches from over 90 brands, allowing the reader to determine for themselves which brands, complications, and styles they will build their collection from.

_A fantastic reference work for the novice or the seasoned watch enthusiast
_Fully illustrated with 470 colour photographs
_Brand-Agnostic. Features a vast array of timepieces from over 90 manufacturers

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In a 2021 study, McKinsey describes Certified Pre-Owned (CPO) within the watch market as ‘the industry’s fastest-growing segment’. The trade in pre-owned watches is expected to overtake that in new watches by the middle of the decade. ‘Certified Pre-Owned’ is thus a booming trend. Pre-owned watches are becoming increasingly popular for various reasons: CPO makes classic watches and exclusive rarities accessible to connoisseurs, but also to new customers. Since the fine pieces are authenticated by experts, the market offers security. Above all, however, the CPO business enables an emotional approach: buyers get watches with a history that they can perpetuate themselves and then pass on to the next generation. Dive into the fascinating world of watches and watch collecting with Timeless Treasures.

Does a good watch really have to be expensive? What factors determine the condition of a watch? What should I look for when buying? Are CPO watches a good investment? These and many other questions are answered here by leading experts in the field.

But you will not only find useful information for building your own high-quality collection. You will feel the passion for elegant timepieces on every page of this book. Discover first-class photographs of classic and current watch models from the major brands, of celebrities professing their passion for this accessory, or of legendary film scenes in which special watch models play supporting and leading roles.

The reading is rounded off with a ‘style guide’, which offers watch lovers inspiration on how to perfectly stage their favourite pieces in every situation or also answers the question: What type of watch am I?

The result is an emotional all-round portrait of the impressive world of CPO watches, perfectly attuned to an ever larger and more diverse fan community. It’s time to let a little luxury into your life with this book!

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Innovation, exclusivity, and elegance define Patek Philippe, a family-owned company with a single and passionate calling: to perfect the watch. These lavishly illustrated books present some of the most important timepieces from the more than 3,000 watches exhibited at the Patek Philippe Museum in Geneva. These precious timepieces have been passionately assembled over more than 40 years by Philippe Stern, Honorary President of the company, and include some of the most valuable pieces in watchmaking history. The books allow you to take the Patek Philippe Museum’s exhibition home with you, or, alternatively, to get a preview of its treasures before you visit.

From the collection of historic watches featuring the first portable timepieces dating back to the 16th century to innovative milestones in Patek Philippe’s portfolio since its founding in 1839, each watch is reproduced with such beauty and precision that you can almost hear it ticking. With expert curatorial insight and context from Peter Friess, Conservateur of the Patek Philippe Museum, these intricate mechanisms are not only presented for themselves; they also offer a unique perspective into the cultural history of the last 500 years. True to the trust and excellence of the Patek Philippe brand, the presentation, the extraordinary book design by Birgit Binner, and content of these sumptuous publications meet the highest professional standards. They are the perfect books for the “perfect watch.”

- Two richly illustrated books presented in a slipcase — the result of a unique collaboration between teNeues and one of the most sought-after watch brands of our time
- 235 rare watches from the history of watchmaking
- Two lavish books for collectors and lovers of luxury watches
- Take home your own version of the “Temple to Watchmaking”

About the Author:

In directing and curating the Patek Philippe Museum, Peter Friess, a master watchmaker, patented inventor, educator, and art historian, found his dream job, which, he says, “put me into direct contact with the world’s most creative watchmakers and skilled craftsmen of all kinds. For me, Patek Philippe is not only a manufacturer of watches, but a protector of world heritage, keeping alive crafts like enamel painting, which would not have survived without the company’s efforts to preserve them.”

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An epic motorcycle journey 20,000 miles across the Americas, from Brooklyn to the end of Patagonia.

Come along for the adventure of a lifetime: revel in the freedom of a road trip, and join two friends riding into the unknown — traveling 20,000 miles south on their trusty BMW air-cooled G/S overland haulers. From the Guatemalan jungle, to the magical, desolate Bolivian salt flats, the high roads of the Peruvian Andes, all the way to Ushuaia, the Land of Fire.

About the Author:

Born in Barcelona, Matias Corea moved to Brooklyn in 2002 to further his career as a designer and entrepreneur. In 2006 he co-founded Behance. His deep passion for motorcycles, travel, and photography drive his curiosity and his constant search for opportunities to learn, grow, and adapt through new adventures.

Dreamwheeling. The stories behind 100 of the world’s most coveted automobiles

Famous First Edition: First printing of 10,000 numbered copies

From the adrenaline-filled 24 Hours of Le Mans to the legendary Goodwood Festival of Speed, Lake Como’s famed Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este to the premier Monterey Car Week, the collector car calendar and market has shown one of the most extraordinary growth trajectories of recent years. As thousands flock to specialized meet ups, rallies, auctions, and Concours d’Elegance around the globe, asking prices for the rarest motors have revved higher and higher. So much so, that the value of the 100 cars included in this book exceeds a staggering $ 1 billion.

For the seasoned car collector or the awestruck newcomer, this double-volume is the unrivaled collector car anthology. Curating 100 of the most exquisite, remarkable, and desirable cars of all time to tell a spellbinding story of automotive design-and-engineering endeavor in the tireless pursuit of ever-greater performance both on and off the track, from the first Indy 500-winning 1910 Marmon Wasp to the futuristic 2020 Aston Martin Valkyrie.

Laps ahead of any generic catalog, this superlative volume exudes authority and elegance, settling for nothing less than the very best of the best, and presenting each model with the lavish spreads it deserves, complete with stunning imagery taken by the world’s leading car photographers alongside rare archival treasures, from original factory photos to famous motorsports event posters. Each entry is also accompanied by expert descriptive texts and specs, detailing each car’s make, model, year, engine size, horsepower, top speed, transmission, and all-important production numbers.

By passionately tapping into their transatlantic expertise and insider knowledge of car auctions, museums, and collections around the world, design authors Peter and Charlotte Fiell survey the autoworld's finest cars of all time. Their carefully curated selection spans the whole history of the automobile, taking in such rare models as a 1912 Stutz Model A Bearcat, as well as lesser-known jewels such as the astonishing 1937 Talbot-Lago T150-C SS “Goutte d’Eau” Coupé by Figoni et Falaschi.

This definitive compendium includes a foreword from Rob Myers, the founder of RM Sotheby’s, and includes an introduction from the authors that gives a unique perspective on the ins and outs of car collecting at the highest level. The main content is interspersed with interviews with Dr. Frederick Simeone, founder of the Simeone Foundation Automotive Museum; The Duke of Richmond and Gordon, founder of the Goodwood Festival of Speed and Goodwood Revival; Sandra Button, Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance; John Collins, leading dealer of historic Ferraris; and Shelby Myers, global head of Private Sales at RM Sotheby’s, which offer key personal insights into the car-collecting world.

The editor and author:

Charlotte & Peter Fiell are well known design writers, having written over sixty books on the subject. Among their various areas of specialization is the realm of transportation design in all its diverse forms. They have also lectured widely, guest taught courses, curated exhibitions, and consulted to manufacturing companies, museums, salerooms, and major private collectors around the world. Together they have written numerous TASCHEN books, including 1000 Chairs, Design of the 20th Century, Industrial Design A–Z, 1000 Lights and Scandinavian Design. They also edited TASCHEN's Decorative Art series and the 12-volume domus 1928–1999 and have most recently authored the double-volume Ultimate Collector Cars.

Святкуйте понад 100 років легендарним мотоциклам Harley-Davidson.

Повноцінний путівник по мотоциклам досліджує спадщину цього культового бренду, від його витоків у сараї на задньому дворі до величезного міжнародного бренду, яким він є сьогодні. Байкери можуть ознайомитися з найкращими мотоциклами Harley Davidson, починаючи від спортивних мотоциклів, v-rodів і чопперів.

Досліджуйте історію мотоциклів за допомогою цієї книги Harley Davidson. Всередині ви знайдете:

- Данина пам'яті найнеймовірнішій у світі мотоциклетної компанії, написана фахівцем із Harley Davidson і постійним шанувальником - Хьюго Вілсоном
- Каталоги понад 70 найбажаніших Harley, які будь-коли створювалися, включаючи гоночні моделі, спеціальні одноразові моделі, обмежені видання та останні моделі, включаючи Pan-America 1250
- Оновлений каталог, що містить технічні дані та ключові дизайнерські інновації для кожного велосипеда

Понад 100 років Harley-Davidson формує світ мотоциклів і є синонімом прагнення до пригод і бунтарського духу. Розвороти галереї на двох сторінках демонструють понад 70 найкращих коли-небудь зроблених Harley, підкреслюючи та досліджуючи їхні визначальні особливості.

Шанувальники цих культових мотоциклів можуть переглянути оновлений каталог кожної серійної моделі. Ознайомтеся з технічними даними та ключовими специфікаціями кожного мотоцикла, включаючи гоночні моделі, унікальні одноразові та обмежені випуски. Цей наочний посібник також містить зображення основних двигунів Harley-Davidson великим планом, щоб побачити, як працювали мотоцикли.

Про автора:

Г’юго Вілсон є автором кількох бестселерів про велосипеди, усі видані DK. Він також є редактором Bike, провідного мотоциклетного журналу Великобританії.

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From two of the world’s leading experts on watch collecting, this supremely elegant and informative selection of one hundred watches traces the timepiece’s evolution as it highlights the most unusual, important, and beautifully crafted watches of the past half a millennium.

For centuries people have been captivated by watches — whether for their technical precision, their unique design, or their historic importance. Each of the one hundred watches profiled in this elegant book stands out for one or more of these qualities. Organized chronologically and divided by century, the watches are presented in spacious, double-page spreads, featuring exquisite photography with engaging, incisive texts. Readers will discover examples of the earliest watch forms; an astonishing Elizabethan-era watch with astrolabic dial; an early 17th century watch encased in a single emerald; two of the earliest watches to incorporate the balance spring — a feature that revolutionized the portable timekeeper; and some of the first repeating and perpetual calendar watches.

These are followed by the first lever watch, invented by Thomas Mudge; important precision watches; early 19th century enamel and automaton watches; highly complex watches by Breguet and Patek Philippe; Sir Winston Churchill’s yellow gold World Time Victory watch; a Rolex wristwatch made to commemorate Indian Republic Day; an Omega Speedmaster that went into space; and a Roger Smith wristwatch completed in 2023. Featuring exquisitely reproduced photographs that are appearing for the first time together in book form, this historic collection will appeal to sophisticated collectors, amateur watch enthusiasts, and anyone with an interest in the art and science of horology.

About the Authors:

Alexander Barter spent more than a decade at Sotheby’s watch division, becoming its Deputy Worldwide Head in 2005. In 2009 he founded his own company, Black Bough. He is a member of the Antiquarian Horological Society and is a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Clockmakers, the oldest surviving horological institution in the world.

The Chairman of Sotheby’s International Watch Division, Daryn Schnipper is one of the world’s leading experts in the field of watches and has played a pivotal role in the sale of numerous important single-owner watch and clock collections.

A glorious and nostalgic celebration of a defining period in American car culture — the 1950s to the 1970s, the golden age of Detroit’s icons of the road — when automobile design was at its peak and the car itself was synonymous with a vision of success in America.

Auto America offers a compelling look at three decades (the 1950s, ’60s, and ’70s) of America’s fascination with the automobile. At a time when self-driving vehicles and climate change are transforming driving around the world, John G. Zimmerman’s pictures capture the optimism and even utopianism of a beloved period in American car culture.

Many of Zimmerman’s photographs were originally taken for Life, Time, and Sports Illustrated magazines and highlight diverse aspects of America’s auto industry at its zenith; they feature not only iconic cars of the era, which Zimmerman chronicled comprehensively at car shows and in-studio assignments throughout the period, but also a behind-the-scenes look at the people who designed, built, collected, exhibited, and raced them.

With more than 200 photographs and drawing on the John G. Zimmerman Archive’s collection — including his best-known photographs of Fords, Chryslers, and GMs in their heyday alongside ephemera, tear sheets, and outtakes from his assignments — the book celebrates the automobile’s central place in American culture during those decades when the timeless silhouettes of classic cars ruled the roads.

About the Author:

John G. Zimmerman (1927–2002) has been recently rediscovered as a unique chronicler of twentieth-century American culture. His photographs appeared frequently in Sports Illustrated, Life, and other major newspapers and magazines from the 1950s through the 1980s, and his work has been published in books including America in Black and White and Crossing the Line: Arthur Ashe at the 1968 US Open. Linda, Greg, and Darryl Zimmerman are the children of John G. Zimmerman and the curators of the photographer’s archive. Terry McDonell is a writer and editor, and the former Editor of the Time Inc. Sports Group.

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