Living in Luxury: Inside the World's Most Glamorous Homes

By Alexander V. G. Kraft

This book showcases twenty of the world's most luxurious properties, from historic French ch'teaux to downtown New York lofts, from palatial London residences to enchanting Moroccan oases, from vast Florida oceanfront estates to tranquil Bahamian island homes. All amenities - home gyms, libraries, tennis courts and swimming pools, as well as designer décor and antique furnishings - are lavishly covered, giving an exclusive entrée into this ultra-glamorous world. Offering substance as well as unbelievable style, property expert Alexander V. G. Kraft also contributes a lively introduction with the historical and social background to the development of the luxury real-estate market, while his extensive property guide spells out the do's and don'ts of investing in prime property. Complete with a foreword by Donald J. Trump and an afterword by Henriette von Bohlen und Halbach, this is an unforgettable look at a spectacularly opulent world.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0500514178
• ISBN13: 9780500514177
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Thames & Hudson
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 3.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.2" x 1.0" x 9.8"