style dictionary by ruben toledo

With an irreverent wit, a sharp eye, and a brilliant palette of colors, Ruben Toledo both celebrates and skewers fashion trends down through the ages, capturing a wide range of possible looks, from the attractive to the absurd, from thrift-shop chic to the purely surreal. 138 illustrations.

the 12th planet

by zacharia sitchin

 

Written in the 70's, the twelfth planets is about modern science catching up with ancient knowledge. Sitchin brilliantly transcribes ancient sumerian texts, revealing the origins of man and machine.

ducasse france by alain ducasse

This is a book you'll want to leave out on a coffee table. It is more than beautiful--left open, it has the power to transform the nature of a room with its exquisite photographs and recipes, which are as good to read as they are to cook from. Taken into the kitchen, the power is inherent in Ducasse to transform any meal well beyond the exemplary. Alain Ducasse, the imaginative and exacting master of contemporary Mediterranean cuisine, is hailed internationally as the greatest chef of his generation. The son of farmers who bred geese and duck for fois gras, he is simultaneously chef of two restaurants: Michelin three-star Louis XV in Monte Carlo and three-star Alain Ducasse in Paris.