Assouline - Adventure Hotel Stories. Adventure is a state of mind, an addiction that stems from the unexpected, the unknown, freedom, and risk. It is Steve McQueen in France, driving his speeding bullets during the shooting of Le Mans; Dian Fossey with her gorillas in Rwanda; Lawrence of Arabia fascinated by the Jordanian desert; Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda crossing New Mexico on their mythical Harleys; and Harry Potter at Hogwarts.In this book, Francisca Matteoli follows the paths of these adventurers and brings legendary films back to life, as she associates an unusual hotel to each story. Furthermore, having traveled to these places herself, she is able to provide us with all the details necessary for anyone tempted by adventure. An unusual and personal guidebook, full of anecdotes, information, and souvenirs. More Info...

American Hotel Stories. From Big Sur to Boston, this enticing volume follows in the footsteps of Jim Morrison, Marilyn Monroe, Tennessee Williams, Al Capone, Clint Eastwood, Esther Williams, and some of America's most famous personalities and hotel guests. More Info...

Assouline - Hotel Stories. Revealing the myths and mystery behind legendary hotels and their famous guests, Hotel Stories transports you to the most talked about haunts across the globe: Greta Garbo was "born" in a Berlin palace; "James Bond" was created in a house in Jamaica; Al Capone lived his last days in a hotel in Miami; Frida Kahlo escaped with Leon Trotsky to a hacienda in the Mexican countryside. Throughout the world, mansions, domains, palaces, and haciendas have been transformed into hotels where magic and history float in the air. From Rome to Hong Kong, Nairobi, Chile and Mexico, stories of incredible adventures, unsolved mysteries, political intrigues, film shoots and illicit liaisons are collected in this colorful book. Travel the world from your couch, or use the detailed hotel guide information provided to go see the rooms for yourself. Either way, Hotel Stories is a trip you will never forget. Hardcover, Jacket 208 Pages 7 3/4 x 11'' 19.7 x 27.9 cm 100 Illustrations More Info...

Assouline - In the Spirit of Aspen. Eclectic, eccentric, and smart, Aspen has always been a pioneer of style. More Info...

Assouline - In the Spirit of Capri. In a colorful tribute to the isle adored by literary icons and the jet set alike, author Pamela Fiori explains with resonant texts and vibrant images the effortless charm of this fabled island. More Info...

Assouline - In the Spirit of Venice. There is no lack of books about Venice. This one is not another guide, but rather a personal and very lively inside view of a bon vivant, art historian, author, musician, and world traveler. More Info...

Assouline - Island Hotel Stories. Following the success of Hotel Stories (Legendary Hideaways of the World), Island Hotel Stories by Francisca Matteoli is a book for dreamers as well as an original and practical guide. More Info...

Assouline - Paris Hotel Stories. From the most luxurious to the most romantic, each has a story, a character and a style. All of them are exceptional, all unique; each captures the very soul of Paris. Lovers ans stars, the famous and the nameless, they've all felt the quickened heartbeat, the accelerated tempo of life at these grand architectural gems resplendent with the intimate history of private lives and dazzling energy of Paris. Abundant illustrations from the great photographer Daniel Aron allow us to get into the spirit of each place, discovering its style and decorators, its specialities and its surroundings, for there's a lot more to a hotel than rows of room opening off a corridor ... Ritz . Meurice . Costes . Westminster . Normandy . Regina . Park Hyatt . Pavillon de la reine . Lutetia . L'Hôtel . La Villa Saint-Germain . Bel-Ami . Montalembert . Plaza Athénée . Bristol . George V . Crillon . Lancaster . Pershing Hall . La Trémoille . Concorde Saint-Lazare . Raphaël . Saint-James . Villa Royale . Square. Hardcover, Jacket 240 Pages 7 3/4 x 11'' 19.7 x 27.9 cm 150 Illustrations More Info...

Assouline - The Well Lived Life. Few magazines can lay claim to a century of history or to having published work by some extraordinary and distinguished photographers and writers as House & Garden. More Info...

Assouline - Weddings of Style. An intimate tour of 15 of the world's most stylish wedding. More Info...

This is Australia by M. Sasek. The seventeenth book in the series has Sasek visiting a land down under. It is characteristic of the later books in the series in that the colours are slightly duller, there are fewer pictures of people, and more pictures of places. More Info...

This is Britain by M. Sasek. This is Historic Britain is the last book in the This is series, reissued in 2008 as This is Britain. More Info...

This is Edinburgh by M. Sasek. This is Edinburgh was one of Sasek's three favourite titles (along with This is Venice and This is Hong Kong). As Sasek focuses on the small details like shops and individual streets, he seems to have picked things that have endured. It is a very Scottish book that captures the essence of Edinburgh as it still is today. More Info...

This is Greece by M. Sasek. M. Sasek's ode "to the glory that was (and is) Greece " captures the flavor and tradition of the birthplace of Western civilisation in a fascinating, colorful picture tour for young and old. In his unique style, sasek portrays the magnifiecence of ancient Greece. Land of gods and heroes, philosophers and statesmen - This is Greece! More Info...

This is Hong Kong by M. Sasek. This is Hong Kong, was one of Sasek's three favourite books (along with This is Venice and This is Edinburgh) because it was such an unusual book to do. The fun he had writing it shows in the illustrations: it is a particularly joyful book. A non-western location (like This is Israel) seems to suit Sasek's drawings and there are some wonderful illustrations of people and streets with ornate writing carefully copied. More Info...

This is Ireland by M. Sasek. This book is notable for being the greenest book that ever existed. Everything in it is green. It is very Irish, in the same way that This is Edinburgh is very Scottish. It is a superb book, whether or not you've been to Ireland. More Info...

This is Isreal by M. Sasek. M. Sasek takes a bright and breezy trip through Israel. It is a lovely, colourful book with plenty of typical Sasek illustrations. This was the first This is book to be devoted to a a whole country, albeit a small one. It is also one of the few Sasek books to be made into a film. More Info...

This is London by M. Sasek. This is London is the second This is book and undoubtedly one of the best. Sasek concentrates on the things he likes best: people, costume, transport and local details that somehow come together to form a whole impression of the city that still seems quite accurate today. More Info...

This is New York by M. Sasek. The This is series wouldn't have been complete without New York. The book is the first of 3 on American cities (followed by This is San Francisco and This is Washington, D.C.) It was also the first of 4 titles (with This is Venice, This is Israel and This is Ireland) to be made into a film. More Info...

This is Paris by M. Sasek. The first in the series of This is books, This is Paris is a delightful tour of 1950s Paris from a child's eye view. More Info...