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by David Kenward, The Mental Coach In last month’s column we talked about the law of expectation (that what we expect to happen tends to happen – at least with things under our control). This month, let’s talk about the ...

Evolution of an automotive masterpiece – exciting, unique, effortlessly superior The heart of automotive luxury beats in the Center of Excellence in Sindelfingen, Germany. It is here at the Manufaktur that each Maybach vehicle is produced according to customers individual ...

Would all your troubles be over? Would you be the same person if you were ten times as wealthy as you are now? How many of you think that is true of you? Jack Whittaker who won what was in ...

If I squinted, it looked like I was moving to paradise with my soul mate to start a new life in the first days of this millennium. In my no- bullshit- core, I knew I was fleeing the failure of ...

Ralph Lauren’s cars caused a stir in the art world six years ago when they were displayed at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. Critics questioned whether automobiles, even ones as prized as Lauren’s, belonged among the museum’s collections of sculptures, antiquities, Monets, and Old Masters; naysayers found dubious the very ...

With its launch of Cakewalk last August, Derecktor Shipyards set the record for the largest U.S.-built yacht by volume. At 281 feet, the six-deck motor yacht—which displaces an astonishing 2,998 gross tons of water—is also the longest American-made yacht since J.P.

1930 Cord L-29 Phaeton Sedan The Auburn-Cord-duesenberg triumvirate was Errett Lobban Cord’s ambitious attempt to merge three tiers of luxury automobiles. The venture also afforded him his long-sought opportunity to create an eponymous marque, which fell between the more moderately priced Auburn and the flagship Duesenberg.

Toscana has long been a favorite gathering place for power brokers, epicures, entertainment personalities, and residents of the Los Angeles neighborhood of Brentwood. For more than two decades, these loyal patrons have flocked to the contemporary trattoria to enjoy its casual atmosphere and the flavorful output of its wood-burning oven. ...

While many vacation homes offer golf course views, few look out over the game’s seminal playground: the Old Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. Next summer, however, a handful of individuals will be able to call the world’s oldest and most famous links home when Hamilton Grand—a collection of 26 luxury ...

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Our introduction to the new Mercedes-Benz CLS63 AMG took place this winter in the mountains of Southern California, where broad interstates leaving San Diego become two-lane byways. We dawdled past avocado farms, blasted along straight and empty roads between small towns, and challenged the brakes and suspension by taking 25 ...

An appearance by the "Bathing Suit Bike" will be among the highlights of the third-annual Quail Motorcycle Gathering (www.quaillodge.com) May 14 at the Quail Lodge Golf Club in Carmel, Calif.

The mill-shaped sign hanging out front of the shop and the massive scales inside are holdovers from Berry Bros. & Rudd’s early days, when, at the close of the 17th century, the Widow Bourne opened the Coffee Mill on St

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Pagani, the Modena, italy, maker of supercars in league with high-profile exotics from Bugatti, Ferrari, and Lamborghini, has finally gained access to America. The U.S.-street-legal, $1.5 million Pagani Huayra (www.pagani.com) is the follow-up to the Zonda, which set N