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This epic photographic project – spanning 153 hotels across 31 countries – chronicles the architecture of hospitality and leisure in Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space. Many were built in imposing styles: brutalist and modernist structures emphasising scale, functionality and the power of the state. Quirkier constructions used mosaics, tiles and stained glass as cultural references, to reflect the traditions of individual countries. Collected here for the first time are an amazing range of examples, from the grand Socialist Realism and neoclassical details of the Stalinist era (such as the Interhotel, Georgia) and the Soviet Modernism that marked a shift away from excess towards austere, concrete structures (Hotel Traian, Romania) to the futuristic and gravity defying (Sevan Writers’ House, Armenia).

With lively descriptions of the releases and over 600 images, this hefty 448-page volume curates 501 albums spanning genres and subgenres—pop, hip-hop, R&B, grunge, metal, country, world music—and features:


Year-by-year organization
Knowledgeable rundowns of every album featured
Album art for each selection
Artist imagery
Record label, release date, and producer(s) for each
Soundtracks and compilation releases also included

With lively descriptions of the releases and nearly 600 images, this hefty volume curates 501 albums spanning genres and subgenres—pop, rock, hip-hop, R&B, metal, country, college and indie rock, and more—and features:


Year-by-year organization

Knowledgeable rundowns of every album featured

Album art for each selection

Artist imagery..

Richly illustrated with rare photography, concert flyers, and memorabilia, Grunge! traces the genre’s roots in the region’s earlier garage rock and punk scenes, then follows its explosion and enduring influence, year by year, from 1986 through 1996.

Read about the essential bands, including the Big Four and trailblazers such as Mother Love Bone, Mudhoney, Melvins, Screaming Trees, the Gits, 7 Year Bitch, TAD, Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, and Foo Fighters..

In addition, Gaar includes relevant quotes from her own contemporary interviews with folks who figured prominently in the story, including Steve Albini (producer/engineer), Jeff Ament (Pearl Jam), Mark Arm (Mudhoney), Carrie Brownstein (Sleater-Kinney, Portlandia), Jerry Cantrell (Alice in Chains), Chad Channing (Nirvana), Cameron Crowe (filmmaker), Tad Doyle (TAD), Jack Endino (producer), Eric Erlandson (Hole), Danny Goldberg (Nirvana manager), Dave Grohl (Nirvana, Foo Fighters), Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees, solo), Courtney Love (Hole), Mike McCready (Pearl Jam),

A gritty, inspiring, heart-wrenching memoir by the Academy Award-winning legend and icon Sylvester Stallone, about his unlikely path to stardom and the creation of the greatest underdog story ever told.

The Symbols of Art reveals how artists use these symbols to communicate ideas without relying on words. This richly illustrated visual reference includes:

Over 100 key symbols drawn from art history
Symbols from the natural world, the manmade world, the supernatural, and colours and shapes
Famous artworks used as case studies to show symbolism in context
How meanings change across cultures, movements and centuries
An easy-to-navigate, fully indexed structure designed for quick consultation as well as browsing

In No Bullsh*t Branding, James Martin (Made By James), partner at Lincoln Design Co, strips branding back to what it truly requires. No mystique. No posturing. No bloated decks. Just clear tools and creative confidence to build brands that succeed in the market, not only in portfolios.


You will learn to build brands from the inside out using the Five Idea Keys, the Minimum Viable Brand, and reputation-through-evidence frameworks. You will not be asked to reinvent yourself as a coach or consultant. You will learn to think, make, and ship brands with honesty, clarity, and conviction.

Explore 100 key concepts, theories, and guidelines that are critical for choosing and using type.

Through a mix of academic insights and real-world examples, discover how brands create emotional resonance by leveraging symbolism, storytelling, and design. Dr. Guarriello examines both luxury items and everyday essentials, analyzing how branding impacts our relationships with objects and the cultural significance these items hold.

Structured around the six official commitments of the AIGA Design Educators Community Value Design Education Pledge, this book offers designers and educators a thoughtful framework for integrating inclusion, equity, and justice into every stage of their creative process.


Each chapter centers on one of the six core values—anti-racism, historical awareness, knowledge-sharing, impact, community, and wellbeing—and features contributors from across the design world. These diverse voices share tools, real-world case studies, and provocative prompts that invite reflection and inspire action.

Brands in the Age of AI is a timely survey of how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing branding, consumer engagement, and loyalty. Through thought-provoking discussions, Kingsley reveals how AI-powered personalization, automation, and data analytics are reshaping the way brands connect with consumers.

The LogoLounge Guide to Iconic Branding blends decades of trend forecasting and practical insight to help designers build logos that last. Known for his annual trend reports and top LinkedIn Learning courses, author Bill Gardner, founder of Gardner Design, reveals the principles, patterns, and processes behind enduring brand marks.

Through a Western cultural lens, he examines how branding has transitioned from simple logos and trademarks to complex systems of identity and meaning that connect with consumers on a global scale.

In the four years before his untimely death at age 27, Jimi Hendrix created a groundbreaking musical legacy, one that includes revered classics such as "Purple Haze" and "Voodoo Child." His signature guitar playing, provocative songwriting, and charismatic performances have continued to inspire legions of musicians and fans alike.
This book is the ultimate tribute to the greatest guitar player in rock and roll history.This comprehensive visual celebration is an official collaboration with Jimi's sister, Janie Hendrix,

Antoni Gaudí's architecture is unique and has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Impressive forms, rich colors, and ingenious structural solutions create syntheses of natural inspiration and technical innovation, of styles both historic and contemporary, and of Gaudí's own original genius.

Gustav Klimt, well known for his sensual, arresting depictions of women (The Kiss, Fulfillment, The Tree of Life), was a founder of the Viennese Secession movement at the turn of the 20th century, Vienna's own Art Nouveau. His extravagant work, was an obsessive manifestation of the dazzling intellectual society of his time and he painted very large canvases combining oils with gold foil.

A Times, Resident and Rough Trade Book of the Year

Longlisted for the Penderyn Music Book Prize 2026 The long overdue reflection of life in The Smiths from their legendary drummer.

For more than thirty years, Jazz Hot, the world's oldest jazz magazine (launched in 1935, as DownBeat), has regularly published Pascal Kober's photos, breakfast interviews, album and festival reviews and feature articles. Over the years, he has built up a unique catalogue of more than 35,000 jazz photos.In alphabetical order: Jorge Ben, Joao Bosco, Stanley Clarke, Miles Davis, Gil Evans, Joao Gilberto, Dizzy Gillespie, George Gruntz, Jon Hendricks, Elvin and Hank Jones, Joachim Kuhn, Michel Legrand, Manhattan Transfer, Branford and Ellis Marsalis, Mike Stern, Sam Rivers, Linda Womack...

Full of Michael Jackson's personal writings, essays, poetry and over one hundred glorious photographs, drawings, and paintings from his own collection, this book is a must have for all fans of an incredible, inspiring man who died as he lived – dancing his dream.

Raised inside filmmaking’s strange machinery, Sofia Coppola appeared in The Godfather films and grew up surrounded by cinema, yet her work rejects Hollywood bombast.

From The Virgin Suicides through Lost in Translation, Marie Antoinette and Priscilla, Coppola’s films explore youth, alienation, fathers and daughters, beauty and loss – each in a visually curated style that is unmistakably her own.

Nature Logo celebrates the enduring influence of the natural world on contemporary logo design. Featuring over 200 thoughtfully curated symbols from leading studios worldwide, the book explores how designers distil trees, water, weather and landscapes into striking, minimalist marks.

The Iconic Interior features over 100 of the most spectacular interiors from around the world, spanning the entire 20th century to the present day.

Including spaces created by leading artists and fashion designers, architects, interior and set designers, this essential collection brings together diverse design talents from Piero Fornasetti to Alvar Aalto, Coco Chanel, Marc Newson and Matthew Williamson.

In Girl in a Band Kim Gordon, a founding member of Sonic Youth and role model for a generation of women, tells her story.
She writes frankly about her route from girl to woman to pioneering icon within the music and art scene of New York City in the 1980s and 90s, as well as marriage, motherhood, and independence.

Through the gripping stories, insightful dramas, and thrilling, mindless escapism 100 Movies of the 2000s gathers the best of the best around the globe - from the blockbuster Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings installments to cult classics Lost in Translation, Inglourious Basterds, No Country for Old Men, The Lives of Others, and And Your Mother Too.

To travel through Italy is as close as one gets to being in paradise. For centuries, writers, artists, architects, and merchants have been drawn here, inspired by the beauty of Venice, Florence, Naples, and Rome.
Here, some of Italy’s most amazing landscapes and diverse regions are honored, like Tuscany, Umbria, the Amalfi Coast, and, no less magical, the Aeolian Islands off the coast of Sicily.
In these mythical surroundings are legendary hotels full of atmosphere, where novels are set, movies are made, weddings are celebrated, and famous love stories consummated: Villa d’Este on Lake Como, the Pellicano Hotel in Porto Ercole, the Il San Pietro on the Amalfi Coast, and the Palazzo Margherita in Basilicata—to name just a few.

How has Nolan become an Oscar-winning director? Is he the new Kubrick? What do audiences get out of his films?

Visually, he offers a steely science-fiction noir with the highlights of big stars and a magician’s flourishes. In narrative terms, his films twist and turn, provoking as many questions as they answer.


Since the 2022 edition, Nolan has secured his place among cinema’s greats, earning Academy Awards for Best Director and Best Picture for Oppenheimer. This new edition delves into the film’s extraordinary cultural impact and offers an early preview of The Odyssey, Nolan’s 2026 Greek epic.

As well as this, veteran film writer, Ian Nathan, uncovers:

A film‑by‑film analysis from Following to Oppenheimer, revealing Nolan’s signature visual style and narrative innovations.
New insights into The Odyssey (2026) and how it marks the next evolution in Nolan’s filmmaking.
Behind‑the‑scenes stories, influences and critical reception of each major work.
Explorations of recurring themes, collaborators and Nolan’s enduring legacy in modern cinema.
Striking imagery that illuminates the worlds Nolan builds on screen.

For more than three decades, Madonna has been generating headlines and topping charts. Now J. Randy Taraborrelli has written the definitive biography of one of the richest and most successful pop stars in the world, whose music has constantly evolved and who has remained relevant even as she hits her sixtieth year.

In this comprehensive telling of the Oasis story through their spectacular back catalogue, Kessler and MacBain focus on the enduring power of the music, exploring the tales behind the lyrics and revealing the background to the writing, recording and impact of all the songs, from megahits like ‘Live Forever’, ‘Wonderwall’ and ‘Champagne Supernova’ to the fan-favourite B-sides and deep cuts such as ‘Acquiesce’, ‘The Masterplan’ and ‘Half the World Away’.

Veteran rock critic Martin Popoff leaves no stone unturned in taking apart Pink Floyd's generation-spanning masterpiece, The Dark Side of the Moon, while exploring each of the album's 10 tracks and their themes of madness, anxiety, and alienation.

In this new edition of Iron Maiden: Album by Album, prolific rock journalist Martin Popoff pays tribute to Iron Maiden’s discography through a series of in-depth, frank, and fascinating conversations about all of the legendary heavy metal band’s studio al