Mixing spectacular imagery and crisp layouts (courtesy of design maestro Bruce Mau), Spectacle is architect David Rockwell's collection of the most outlandish and visually arresting man-made events from around the world. A travel guide for adrenalin junkies (and those who don't suffer from demophobia), this cavalcade of carnivals, festivals and celebrations includes everything from bull-running to the enormous Hindu Kumbh Mela, which occurs once every 12 years and attracts literally millions of people. Essays are pitched in by all sorts of notables.
