Research, References and Encyclopedias Books

A comprehensive look into how Macau's recent decades of gambling-related growth produced one of the wealthiest territories on the planetBetting on Macau delves into the radical transformation of what was formerly the last remaining European territory in...

The quintessential card trick handbook for expert magicians and beginners alikeIf you practice any sort of magic-or plan on giving it a try-you probably know that for most people, card tricks are often the starting point. If you have a deck of cards...

Opening with Japan's top ten favourite comfort foods-from Deep Fried Crunchy Chicken to Japanese-Style Meat and Potato Hotpot-this cookbook is packed with authentic versions of the dishes that Japanese people eat every day.In this book you'll find all...

For everyone interested in Japanese cuisine, from those encountering it for the first time to those who have eaten and perhaps misunderstood it for years. A Dictionary of Japanese Food will prove an invaluable reference source...

Japanese Culture: The Religious and Philosophical Foundations takes readers on a detailed and thoroughly researched journey through Japan's cultural history. Based on a conceptual framework known as the multilayered model, which was developed by cultural...

The German Architectural Annual, edited by the German Architecture Museum (DAM), has been documenting contemporary architectural projects in Germany for the past 40 years. This years edition of the annual presents the shortlist of 26 buildings selected...

The cycle of production and consumption, artificially accelerated by advertising and marketing, has characterised our society for decades. This cycle has recently also taken hold of the architecture of the city, leading to a waste that is both...

AA Files is the Architectural Association's (AA) journal of record. Currently under the editorship of Maria Shhrazade Giudici, AA Files looks to promote original and engaging writing on architecture. It does this by drawing both on the AA's own academic...

Better Homes & Gardens celebrates its 100th anniversary with this expanded edition of the 'red plaid' cookbook, a trusted staple in kitchens across America since 1930.All-new chapters look back at the history of Better Homes &...

So Lawrence Weschler was minding his own business, as all his stories begin, when he got a call from Gravity Goldberg. Gravity (her real name!) introduced herself as the Director of Public Programs and Visitor Experience at The Contemporary Jewish...

At a time when everything is being forced to rapidly adapt to climate change, landscape comes into focus as a subject and medium of more importance than ever. Nowhere is this better known than at the Weitzman School of Design at The University of...

An eye-opening look at the source of the current wave of Saudi Arabian-sponsored terrorism, how it spread, and why the West did nothing. Here is the truth about ISIS, al-Qaeda, Boko Haram, and more. Lifting the mask of international terrorism, Terence...

With Lunch 14, the editors of Lunch Journal wondered if they could use the frontier story itself to decenter its power. The journal is divided into 4 sections. Edges explores the form and possibilities of the edge itself, and unravels...

On February 25, 1963, Columbia Records released The Barbra Streisand Album. The first song was "Cry Me a River," and with that a star was born. Barbra Joan Streisand had a zany personality backed by a talent that Stephen Sondheim once described as "one...

Hailed as 'photography's new conscience,' photographer and psychiatrist Dr. Glenn Losack has spent a lifetime traveling the world, determined to extend healing, hope, and compassion. With a camera in hand, he goes places that tourists rarely visit,...

Your guide to the world of Glock! Gun Digest's Glock Reference Guide, 2nd Edition is the definitive resource for this amazing pistol. This well-researched book provides comprehensive, hands-on coverage and testing of all Glock pistols, including law...

The long awaited volume from Satoshi Nakamoto, renowned polymath and creator of Bitcoin is finally here! Printed on a brilliant white paper, The Official Bitcoin Coloring Book* is packed with unique, right-brain insights into this revolutionary digital...

Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight!Now in its third edition,The Mayo Clinic Dietis a practical, no-nonsense approach to weight loss. Designed to help individuals lose weight and, most importantly, keep it off,The Mayo Clinic Diet,3rd edition, offers...

A practical and extensive resource guide by Mayo Clinic Press for women who want to understand and take charge of their own health, presented in short, easy-to-digest chapters.Women do not always receive the same healthcare as men. In fact, for too long...

Incisive and confessional, Raised by Wolves collects the most acclaimed work of Taiwanese poet -filmmaker Amang. In her poems, Amang turns her razor-sharp eye to everything from her suitors ("For twenty years I've loved you, twenty years / So why not say...

How would you spend a day offline? Nowadays, being offline is a state of mind. It is a choice we can make each day--an opportunity to be present and awake. Artist Jaya Nicely's Offline Journal helps you experience the world around you. Designed...

Nicholas Ray was cinema. The legendary director of such classic films as Rebel Without a Cause was an innovative force who dramatically changed the Hollywood landscape. He was also Nicca Ray's dad, Nick. After he disappeared from her life in...

Yosemite National Park is the crown jewel of California's Sierra Nevada Mountains. This gorgeous, full-color travel guidebook reveals the highlights and hidden gems of Yosemite - detailing everything you need to make the most of your time in the park...

3 zippers included inside so you can get started right away! Learn how to make adorable zippered pouches with this collectionof 14 fun and easy projects! Best of all, the book comes with a variety ofunique zippers so you can get started sewing straight...

Age 14 +Everything you need to start quilling today!Quilling paper, and tool included with the book! No prior quilling experience is necessary More than 30 projects featured in book This collection of over 30 gorgeous projects also includes vibrantly...

Learn how to draw just about everything under the sun from bumblebees and broccoli to pianos and pizza. With over 1000 cute and easy illustrations, there's something for everyone!Inside these pages, you'll find endless inspiration for drawing people,...

Roberto Valenzuela is a photographer and educator who has a talent for identifying areas where photographers regularly hit roadblocks and a passion for developing clear and concise systems that allow photographers to break through those barriers and...

With just a rudimentary understanding of exposure and composition, one can capture fairly competent images of attractive subjects. But is that image remarkable in any way? Does it really say anything? How does one capture, edit, and share images that...

Mastering the Nikon D810 by Darrell Young provides a wealth of experience-based information and insights for owners of the new D810 camera. Darrell is determined to help the user navigate past the confusion that often comes with complex and powerful...

Today's photographic equipment allows amateurs to take pictures of the stars that far surpass images taken just a few decades ago by the largest observatories-and this book will teach you how. Author and world-renowned astrophotographer Thierry Legault...

World Literature Today Editor's Pick "Enchanting. . . . The Poetic Species is a wonderful read in its entirety, short yet infinitely simulating." -MARIA POPOVA, Brain Pickings In this shimmering conversation (the outgrowth of an event co-sponsored by the...

GRAPHITE 9 is 104 pages of the most inspiring and beautifully presented content focused on traditional drawing and illustration. As always, in this issue readers will be guided through the creative processes of a diverse selection of the best and most...

An inspiring collection of dark and macabre drawings and articles exploring the sketchbooks and artistic practices of 50 talented artists.Sketching and drawing are fundamental to creating great art; the simple doodle is often where the artist first...

AA Files 75 features essays by Freya Wigzell, Kristina Jaspers, Claire Zimmerman, Laila Seewang, Roberta Marcaccio, Rebecca Siefert, Shantel Blakely, Francesco Zuddas, Joanna Merwood-Salisbury, Victor Plahte Tschudi, Francisco Gonzalez de Canales, Ross...

AA Files 73 features contributions on Patrick Hodgkinson and essays and conversations by Matthew Mullane, Mariana Siracusa, Eva Branscome, Nicholas Olsberg, Mike Dempsey, Helen Thomas, Thomas Weaver, Jonathan Sergison, Alberto Ponis, Timothy...

Religion is a term that is often used in the media and public life without any clarification. However, it is a word that encompasses hundreds of different beliefs. It is a loaded word that has a different meaning for every person; religion can be seen as...

This is the ultimate identification guide to the nightjars, potoos, frogmouths, Oilbird, and owlet-nightjars of the world. Covering all 135 known species of these elusive and cryptically plumaged birds, this illustrated guide features more than 580...

This is an encyclopedic, large-format book containing hundreds of illustrations. While not geared toward making conventional instruments, Musical Instrument Design provides all the information that anyone (amateur or professional) should ever need to...

The University Archives was established in 1634. Based in the Bodleian Library, it is the institutional archive of Oxford University, holding records which span just over 800 years, documenting the University's activities and decisions throughout that...

Built between 1855 and 1860, Oxford University Museum of Natural History is the extraordinary result of close collaboration between artists and scientists. Inspired by John Ruskin, the architect Benjamin Woodward and the Oxford scientists worked with...

How did a library founded over 400 years ago grow to become the world-renowned institution it is today, home to over thirteen million items? From its foundation by Sir Thomas Bodley in 1598 to the opening of the Weston Library in 2015, this...

Bursting with quirky facts, intriguing statistics, lists and legendary curators, this is the perfect gift for all those who love to visit museums and galleries.Which are the oldest museums in the world? What is a cabinet of curiosities? Who haunts...

Since this handbook was first published in 1994, interest in the book as a material object, and in the ways in which books have been owned, read and used, has burgeoned. Now established as a standard reference work, this book has been revised and...

This lavishly illustrated book features highlights from the collections ranging from the iconic Dodo and the giant tuna to crabs collected by Darwin during his voyage on the Beagle, David Livingstone's tsetse fly specimens and Mary Anning's ichthyosaur...

What can be found in the Vatican's Secret Archive? How many books did Charles Darwin's library aboard the Beagle hold? Which library is home to a colony of bats? Bursting with potted histories, quirky facts and enlightening lists, this book explores...

Accompanied by a range of arresting images, this book is a compilation of some of Lenin's most famous sayings, taken from speeches, tracts, letters and recorded conversations. These proclamations offer an insight into the atmosphere of Revolutionary...

Epitaphs are words to be remembered by, short poems or phrases literally written in stone. They can be practical, carrying some variation of the familiar "Here Lies," but they can also be brilliantly creative with personally meaningful quotes or words...

Over the last three-and-a-half centuries this glamorous, twenty-four hour city has attracted a multitude of thinkers, poets, novelists and playwrights, many of whom have brilliantly encapsulated its unique spirit through verse, prose or the ultimate...