Rockypedia 2004-2005

Photography and pop-culture buffs, get out your crayons and colored pencils! Martin Parr’s colorful and tongue-in-cheek photographs―his comedy of contemporary manners―have been transformed into a coloring book. Here is Parr’s affectionate and hilarious catalogue of human foibles―our bad fashion choices, messy foods, trashy souvenirs and the tourists who buy them, and all the often-overlooked silly […]

From leaves to liquids, caves to crystal formations, nature has always been a major source of inspiration for architects. This book examines how nature can act as a precedent for design solutions through twelve case studies. Packed with computer drawings, sketches, models and photographs, this will be an ideal resource of ideas for students in […]

Discover 50 expressions you never knew you needed in your life in this charming, illustrated collection of Japanese sayings. What do cats have to do with rice ladles? What do the moon and soft-shell turtles have in common? And why is your boss like a crane? You’ll find out the answers to these and so […]

The open road has long been a symbol of freedom and adventure, allowing travelers to explore new landscapes, cultures, and experiences. For those who dream of discovery, the journey is as enriching as the destinations. Life on the Road follows a family on a seven year circumnavigation of our globe, overland in a converted truck […]

När bluesartisten Nils pappa dör kan han inte komma till begravningen. Några veckor senare tar han sig ändå dit, till minnena av en ort han lämnade tjugofem år tidigare.

Anatomy: Exploring the Human Body is a visually compelling survey of more than 5,000 years of image-making. Through 300 remarkable works, selected and curated by an international panel of anatomists, curators, academics, and specialists, the book chronicles the intriguing visual history of human anatomy, showcasing its amazing complexity and our ongoing fascination with the systems […]

A timeless travelogue from the leading light of the Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac’s Lonesome Traveller is a jubilant celebration of human discovery As he roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. Standing on the engine of a train as it rushes past fields […]

I Raderad skildrar kriminologen Sven Granath i spänningsromanens form den verklighet han under många år studerat som forskare och analytiker vid Stockholmspolisen.