Tony Wilson was the co-founder of Factory Records and The Hacienda, he kick-started the careers of Joy Division, Happy Mondays and New Order, he put the Sex Pistols on television for the first time and was the inspiration behind the film 24 Hour Party People. From his unique childhood growing up w...

Cursum Perficio: Marilyn Monroe's Brentwood Hacienda--The Story of Her Final Months
Author: Gary Vitacco-Robles
ISBN: 0595010822
Recommended Retail Price: $20.95
Cursum Perficio is the name of Marilyn Monroe's last home. Cursum Perficio, the book, is author Gary Vitacco-Robles' exploration of Marilyn's last home as a touchstone to her brief and extraordinary life. A definitive testament of Marilyn Monroe's modest nature, simple tastes and spirituality was her selection of a hou...

The Hacienda in Mexico
Author: Daniel Nierman, Ernesto H. Vallejo
ISBN: 0292705263
Recommended Retail Price: $34.95
"Never in our country has an architectural study of the haciendas been made; never before was there a typological study of all the spaces. Now, with the work of Nierman and Vallejo, we are able to return to the daily life of the hacienda as it was: the equipment, the carriage, the daily awakening, the humid night, and ...

Mexico Chic: Hotels, Haciendas, Spas (Chic Destinations)
Author: Foo Mei Zee, Barbara Kastelein
ISBN: 9814155012
Recommended Retail Price: $25.00
Mexico now has an abundance of wonderful, secret resorts and contemporary boutique-style city hotels. As travellers look for the latest places, mexicochic provides an elegant guide to the most luxurious and alluring hotels, resorts and spas in the country.