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Barren red deserts dotted with post-colonial ghost towns, dilapidated inner city factories, discarded country homesteads and a succession of dormant, soot-filled power stations are just a handful of the desolate, yet visually rich narratives that form part of the abandoned Australia landscape. Digging beneath the sun-baked soil, Shane Thoms uncovers the modern ruins scattered over this arid continent and reveals a series of beautifully broken abodes hiding in the crevices of the Great Southern Land. Whispering of both long-gone happy family moments and human darkness, of working lives and the everyday pursuits of living, these atmospheric scenes allow us to reconstruct the stories of the past. Prompting conversations about a growing, diverse country with a complicated history, these abandoned places both connect as well as contrast the past and the present and chronicle the hidden remnants of the evolving Australian story.

¿Cuántas veces has dicho «esto da para una serie»? ¿Y si la mejor serie fuera la vida misma? ¡Ahora tienes el libro que lo demuestra! Más de 900 títulos, cientos de emociones compartidas y una certeza: esto da para una serie. Desde aventuras adolescentes sobre bicis llenas de barro hasta culebrones sentimentales dignos de telenovela, pasando por momentos laborales tan surrealistas como los de The Office o reuniones de vecinos más tensas que un capítulo de Aquí no hay quien viva. La vida —la tuya y la de todos— está hecha de escenas que parecen sacadas de una ficción. Porque a veces lo cotidiano se convierte en comedia, en drama, en thriller o en romance... y todo cabe en el mismo capítulo.

¿Cómo se prende la mecha de una polémica en Hollywood? ¿Cómo es sentarse frente a una estrella mundial y estrecharle la mano antes de empezar a ametrallarle con preguntas? ¿Qué es lo más raro que puede pasar cuando entrevistas a Tom Cruise? ¿Cómo fue el verano de Brangelina versus Bennifer desde el mismo centro del huracán? ¿Sabías que Spielberg no se pierde un solo capítulo de las Kardashian? Adéntrate en el universo más exclusivo del mundo del espectáculo. Con un estilo directo y sin filtros, María Estévez nos desvela lo que no se ve en la alfombra roja: egos, excesos, rivalidades… pero también momentos únicos, cercanía inesperada y la verdadera esencia de quienes mueven los hilos del entretenimiento global. Todo lo que siempre has querido saber sobre el lugar donde los sueños se hacen realidad, sin filtros.

A flâneur and photographer at once, Eugène Atget (1857–1927) was obsessed with walking the streets. After trying his hand at painting and acting, the native of Libourne turned to photography and moved to Paris. He supplied studies for painters, architects, and stage designers, but became enraptured by what he called “documents” of the city and its environs. His scenes rarely included people, but rather the architecture, landscape, and artifacts that made up the societal and cultural stage.

French artist, designer, and talented antique hunter Marin Montagut celebrates the joy of collecting everything from textiles to barware to architectural details, taking readers inside a dozen private homes, flea markets, and unusual ateliers to discover the most whimsical treasure troves in France. From a film prop house’s array of leather sporting goods and playing cards to a travel buff’s vintage maps and globes, and from a sculpture studio’s Grecian plaster casts to an amateur designer’s spiral staircase models, and from Montagut’s own wonder wall assemblages to a cook’s haven filled with porcelain dessert molds and copper pots—objects, when presented together as a series, create unforgettable interiors that radiate charm. Inspiration comes in repetition: wooden zigzag rulers with engraved numbers aligned on a wall in a herringbone pattern create an artful space. The spare wooden forms of capipotes—devotional statues used in religious processions, their eyes turned heavenward in ecstasy—and silver ex-votos can be the point of departure for the theme of an entire room. Montagut’s mood boards for each chapter provide endless ideas for the home.

Explore the emotional connection that a home can have to a person’s life with Feels Like Home from Lauren Liess, the TV and social media star and author of Habitat and Down to Earth A house is a feeling. That is the conceit behind designer Lauren Liess’s third book, which explores the emotional connection between the way we decorate our homes and our daily lives. She advises readers to think beyond just the objects in their homes and explore how design informs an intentional, happy, and authentic life. The book includes practical design information, with never-before-seen case studies on a variety of homes including a farmhouse, a home in the woods, a Spanish colonial, and other more traditional homes. Each case study explores a hardworking design aspect (such as proportion, scale, and color), while also focusing on the emotional aspect of the home. With chapters inspired by the themes of comfort, calm, excitement, belonging, carefree, love, and contentment, Feels Like Home provides inspiration while also serving as a beautiful object itself.