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52 BAL HARBOUR PHOTO BY ROBERT BENSON (NYBG); © STEFAN BOGNER (PORSCHE); COURTESY ASSOULINE (FERRARI) IN BLOOM HIGH OCTANE PURSUITS A trio of high-powered tomes spotlighting some of the auto industry's most iconic models races into stores this fall. BMW celebrates its half- century association with performance specialist Alpina in "OAL-BB 50: The Alpina Book" (Delius Klasing Verlag). A legendary auto is lovingly restored, piece by rare piece, in "Ferrari: 275 GTB #08011" (Assouline). And it takes three books packaged together to tell the story of the "Porsche 918 Spyder" (Delius Klasing Verlag), a limited-edition Hypercar. Meanwhile, enthusiasts won't want to miss the first annual Bal Harbour Shops Collectors Weekend, November 3-6. Alongside an exhibition of prized show cars and exotic new models, this exclusive four-day event will also highlight limited-edition watches from the Shops' top luxury retailers. For more information, visit balharbourshops.com. —EN This year marks the New York Botanical Garden's 125th anniversary—a milestone already heralded by the serendipitous summer blooming of the rare corpse flower. NYBG plans to celebrate by reviving their successful 2014 show "Kiku: The Art of the Japanese Garden" on October 8. "Kiku," the Japanese word for "chrysanthemum," can't prepare you for the mountains of yellow, pink, white and purple blooms. Don't wait too long, however: Flowers, even hardy ones, don't last forever. —KH The 1965 Alpina 1800 TI, featured in "OAL-BB 50: The Alpina Book." The Porsche Carrera 906 and 918 Spyder zipping around the Swiss mountain passes of Andermatt. Porsche, Ferrari and BMW Alpina are each releasing books this fall celebrating their iconic cars.