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Accurate in every detail, this splendid overview of fashions from the second half of the 20th century features the age's most prominent and influential designers. Each of the 140 outfits is identified with the name of the designer, type of costume, and year of its creation. An additional eight-page supplement describes late-20th-century fashions and offers further details about the era's fashions and designers.

Photographs, plans and descriptions illustrate Caparn's designs for luxurious private estates, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, the Bronx Zoo and historic Village One. His writing vigorously supports parks--city, state, and national: Central Park, NY, Palisades Interstate Park, NY-NJ, and Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. Some of his work, shown here, can still be seen.

From a squad car and fire truck to a supersonic airliner and stealth ship, All About Drawing Cool Cars, Fast Planes & Military Machines is filled with all things fueled for action. Kids will spend hours completing the easy-to-follow step-by-step drawing projects in this 80-page lesson-packed book. Each drawing project begins with simple shapes and then slowly develops into a true-to-life picture of an aircraft, watercraft, or land vehicle. Not only will children learn how to draw the awe-inspiring vehicles and machines that help our armed forces and hometown heroes accomplish their missions, but they will learn fun and interesting facts and see action-packed photos as they work their way through the pages of this beautifully illustrated book.