Discover the culture, history, and people that define the city that never sleeps in this stunning book of photographs.Discover the culture, history, and people that define the city that never sleeps in this stunning book of photographs. Founded in Paris in 1994 by Prosper and Martine Assouline, Assouline is the first luxury brand on culture. It began with the desire to create a new, contemporary style of book, using the couple's experienced eye for visually rich stories and compelling narratives, and has expanded to cover over 1,700 titles.