This collection combines humour and mystery to present a view of contemporary urban life. It features photographs from many cities including London, New York, Paris, Rome, Auckland and Sydney. Directed by signs, lights, warnings, we are encouraged to conform. But there are signs of dissent - small anarchies for the observant - unexpected intrusions by the untamed world into this controlled and controlling environment. The author sets out to illuminate these intrusions and offer up their mystery and their intrigue. He also maps the ambiguities and tensions in the urban environment of the late 20th-century.

A visual journey through Indian cities from a rare non-western point of view, this account of street life, kitsch and popular culture moves through the spaces and signs of the city-both imaginative and physical, commenting on the complex and often surreal forms of human arrangements.

An informative series that provides, in a concise format, better understanding of animals and their habitats. Fascinating in its diversity, the natural world comes to life on the pages of these spec tacularly illustrated volumes.

Hotel Seventeen on Manhattan's 17th Street is one of the more affordable hotels in New York City, yet has gained cult status. Celebrities use it as a backdrop for photo shoots and film scenes but it is the young actors, designers, models, film college students, punk and rock musicians and drag queens who stay there as they chase their dreams of fame in the Big Apple.