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Street – The Nylon Book of Global Style, 2006, Universe Publishing, ISBN 978-0-7893-1501-4

Edie Factory Girl

To many, Edie Sedwig remains a style-icon who epitomised the swinging sixties. Her beauty, open personality and individual style drew people to her. Her apparent vulnerability and eventual tragic demise made her unforgettable. As a socialite, she partied with the decade's in-crowd and was catapulted to fame in her role as Andy Warhol's muse.

In this book, intimate images of Edie, many of them showing her at Warhol's legendary New York studio, the Factory, are dispersed with quotes from those who knew her. Fashion designer Betsey Johnson, who was part of Warhol's underground scene, and journalist and author Danny Fields, who lived with Edie, both offer their insights into the myth which surrounded her.

The book is written by David Dalton, one of Warhol's assistants, and Nat Finkelstein, who was part of the Factory's crowd. It's format makes it ideal for dipping in and out of, with each read offering a glimpse into Edie's world.

Edie Factory Girl, 2006, Nat Finkelstein and David Dalton, VH1 Press, ISBN 1-57687-346-3

Modern Art

This book covers the artistic styles and movements which are commonly referred to as Modern Art. It offers an insight into Expressionism, Cubism and Surrealism to Abstract, Pop Art and Futurism.

The work's featured in the book are categorised in one of five sections, including Still Life, Portrait and Sculpture. Accompanying each work, is a short description of the artist who created it and how they did so. The work's are also put in context of the movement they belong to.

This guide is packed full of knowledgeable commentaries on modern art, put together in an accessible format and filled with images of works that define the past century.

Modern Art, 2005, Flame Tree Publishing, ISBN 1-84451-266-5

The Fashion Book

A run down of the movers and shakers of the fashion world's past century-and-a-half is given through a series of pictures and brief captions.

Designers, models and fashion photographers and icons such as Cecil Beaton, Ralph Lauren, Kate Moss and Madonna are featured among countless others.

Striking imagery captures pivotal moments in fashion, complete with brief explanations of their significance. How David Bowie inspired the New Romantic Movement and models like Iman and Kate Moss took the fashion world by storm is all in here.

The Fashion Book, 1998, Phaidon Press Inc, ISBN 9780714841182

Love Hotels: The Hidden Fantasy Rooms of Japan

While the Japanese may be commonly thought of as having a conservative and formal culture, this book reveals a more underground aspect of their culture.

It brings together a fascinating collection of images of the rooms in Japan's Love Hotels. These hotels rent rooms by the hour, where their guests can indulge in their sexual fantasies. The rooms are decorated to cater for a diverse range of tastes and the is décor is eclectic to say the least. There are subway cars, churches, space ships, libraries and yes there is even a Hello Kitty room.

Excerpts from comments left in the hotels' guest books add to the humour of this artistic collection of images.

Love Hotels: The Hidden Fantasy Rooms of Japan, 2007, Misty Keasler and Natsuo Kirino Chronicle Books, ISBN-10: 0811856410

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