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African Art in Cultural Perspective: An Introductionby William Russell BascomISBN 0393093751 (0-393-09375-1)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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American Women Artistsby Charlotte RubensteinISBN 0380611015 (0-380-61101-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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› Find signed collectible books: 'American Women Artists'Book summary:Avon Books, 1986. Paperback. Book Condition: Escellent. Light shelf wear [via]
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Another Way of Tellingby John Berger, Jean MohrISBN 0394739981 (0-394-73998-1)
Softcover, Pantheon
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Another Way of Telling'Book summary:"There are no photographs which can be denied. All photographs have the status of fact. What is to be examined is in what way photography can and cannot give meaning to facts." With these words, two of our most thoughtful and eloquent interrogators of the visual offer a singular meditation on the ambiguities of what is seemingly our straightforward art form.
As constructed by John Berger and the renowned Swiss photographer Jean Mohr, that theory includes images as well as words; not only analysis, but anecdote and memoir. Another Way of Telling explores the tension between the photographer and the photographed, between the picture and its viewers, between the filmed moment and the memories that it so resembles. Combining the moral vision of the critic and the pratical engagement of the photgrapher, Berger and Mohr have produced a work that expands the frontiers of criticism first charged by Walter Benjamin, Roland Barthes, and Susan Sontag. [via]More editions of Another Way of Telling:
The Anthropology of Turquoise: Reflections on Desert, Sea, Stone, and Skyby Ellen MeloyISBN 0375708138 (0-375-70813-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Art and Politics in the Weimar Period: The New Sobriety, 1917-1933by John WillettISBN 0394739914 (0-394-73991-4)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Artists by Themselves: Renoirby Rachel BarnesISBN 0394589084 (0-394-58908-4)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Beatles Illustrated Lyricsby Alan AldridgeISBN 039559426X (0-395-59426-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin Company
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics'Book summary:First published in 1969, this reissued collection of illustrated lyrics for 200 Beatles songs will be a treasure for any fan of the Fab Four. Editor and Beatle-buddy Alan Aldridge states in his introduction to the original edition: "What I have tried to do is present a book [that] is as entertaining to the eye and the imagination as a Beatles album is to the ear." Indeed, he more than succeeds, creating a lavish pageant of art and music that embraces not only the Beatles but also the psychedelic spirit of the entire era.
In 320 photos and illustrations, renowned artists offer their interpretations of various songs. "Help" is visualized by Ronald Searle; "Fixing a Hole," by Tomi Ungerer; "Glass Onion," by Peter Max; "I'm So Tired," by David Hockney; and "Oh, Darling," by Ralph Steadman. Aldridge also contributes his own trippy illustrations, which reflect the bold, bulbous, cartoons-on-acid style of 1960s poster art. This rich compilation also has brief quotes from the Beatles explaining the origins of the themes and lyrics of certain songs. For example, despite the buzz that "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" is about LSD, according to Paul, "What happened was that John's son Julian did a drawing at school and brought it home, and he has a schoolmate named Lucy, and John said, 'What's that?' and he said 'Lucy in the sky with diamonds.'" Band members also share their thoughts on superstardom, including this now weighty comment from John: "I don't intend to be a performing flea anymore. I was the dreamweaver, but although I'll be around I don't intend to be running at 20,000 miles an hour trying to prove myself. I don't want to die at 40." It can't bring them back, but The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics can take you on a long and winding road of nostalgia. --Brangien Davis [via]
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Beauty of Fractals: Images of Complex Dynamical Systemsby Heinz-Otto PeitgenISBN 0387158510 (0-387-15851-0)
Hardcover, Springer Verlag
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The Best of Lifeby David E. SchermanISBN 0380449099 (0-380-44909-9)
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The Birth Projectby Judy ChicagoISBN 0385187106 (0-385-18710-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Black Mountain: An Exploration in Communityby Martin DubermanISBN 0393309533 (0-393-30953-3)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Book of Kells: Reproductions from the Manuscript in Trinity College, Dublinby Francoise HenryISBN 039449475X (0-394-49475-X)
Hardcover, Knopf
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Born Under Saturn: The Character and Conduct of Artistsby Rudolf Wittkower, Margot WittkowerISBN 0393004740 (0-393-00474-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Breakfast of Championsby Kurt VonnegutISBN 0385334206 (0-385-33420-6)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Breakfast of Champions'Book summary:"We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane." So reads the tombstone of downtrodden writer Kilgore Trout, but we have no doubt who's really talking: his alter ego Kurt Vonnegut. Health versus sickness, humanity versus inhumanity--both sets of ideas bounce through this challenging and funny book. As with the rest of Vonnegut's pure fantasy, it lacks the shimmering, fact-fueled rage that illuminates Slaughterhouse-Five. At the same time, that makes this book perhaps more enjoyable to read.
Breakfast of Champions is a slippery, lucid, bleakly humorous jaunt through (sick? inhumane?) America circa 1973, with Vonnegut acting as our Virgil-like companion. The book follows its main character, auto-dealing solid-citizen Dwayne Hoover, down into madness, a condition brought on by the work of the aforementioned Kilgore Trout. As Dwayne cracks, then crumbles, Breakfast of Champions coolly shows the effects his dementia has on the web of characters surrounding him. It's not much of a plot, but it's enough for Vonnegut to air unique opinions on America, sex, war, love, and all of his other pet topics--you know, the only ones that really count. [via]
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Cameraworksby David HockneyISBN 0394537335 (0-394-53733-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Carrington: A Lifeby Gretchen Holbrook GerzinaISBN 039331328X (0-393-31328-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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A Child's Garden of Versesby Robert Louis StevensonISBN 0394837398 (0-394-83739-8)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Childe Hassam: An Island Garden Revisitedby David Park CurryISBN 0393028690 (0-393-02869-0)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Cityby David MacaulayISBN 0395349222 (0-395-34922-2)
Softcover, Walter Lorraine
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Colorsby Philip YenawineISBN 0385302541 (0-385-30254-1)
Hardcover, Random House Children's Books
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The Complete Poetry and Prose of William Blakeby David V. Erdman, William Blake, Harold BloomISBN 0385152132 (0-385-15213-2)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Courage to Createby Rollo MayISBN 0393311066 (0-393-31106-6)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Courage to Create'Book summary:What if imagination and art are not, as many of us might think, the frosting on life, but the fountainhead of human experience? What if our logic and science derive from art forms, rather than the other way around?
In this trenchant volume, Rollo May helps all of us find those creative impulses that, once liberated, offer new possibilities for achievement.
A renowned therapist and inspiring guide, Dr. May draws on his experience to show how we can break out of old patterns in our lives. His insightful book offers us a way through our fears into a fully realized self.
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The Dance, Art, and Ritual of Africaby Jean Laude, Jean-Louis Paudrat, Michelle HuetISBN 0394502728 (0-394-50272-8)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Democratic Forestby William EgglestonISBN 0385266510 (0-385-26651-0)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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A Documentary History of Artby Elizabeth Basye Gilmore HoltISBN 0385093209 (0-385-09320-9)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Draw 50 Airplanes, Aircraft and Spacecraftby Lee J. AmesISBN 0385236298 (0-385-23629-8)
Softcover, Doubleday
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Edward Hopper: Forty Masterworksby Heinz Liesbrock, Schirmer Visual LibraryISBN 0393307646 (0-393-30764-6)
Softcover, Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
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Such paintings as House by the Railroad, Early Sunday Morning, and Nighthawks seem to embody the loneliness of the individual in the cities and open spaces of America. Hopper strongly influenced contemporary American art, and there are countless photographs and films inspired by his work. The forty paintings in this volume give a representative overview of Hopper's art. [via]More editions of Edward Hopper: Forty Masterworks:
Etcher's Studioby Arthur GeisertISBN 0395797543 (0-395-79754-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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Everybody Was So Young: Gerald and Sara Murphy, a Lost Generation Love Storyby Amanda VaillISBN 0395652413 (0-395-65241-3)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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The Fantastic Art of Viennaby Alessandra CominiISBN 0394502639 (0-394-50263-9)
Hardcover, Knopf
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Georgia O'Keeffe, in the Westby Georgia O'Keeffe, Nicholas Callaway, Doris BryISBN 0394579712 (0-394-57971-2)
Hardcover, Knopf in association with Callaway
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Henri Matisseby Henri Matisse, Ernest Lloyd RaboffISBN 0397322380 (0-397-32238-0)
Hardcover, Lippincott
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Hidden in Plain View: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroadby Jacqueline L. Tobin, Raymond G. DobardISBN 0385497679 (0-385-49767-9)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hidden in Plain View: The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad'Book summary:When quiltmaker Ozella McDaniels told Jacqueline Tobin of the Underground Railroad Quilt Code, it sparked Tobin to place the tale within the history of the Underground Railroad. Hidden in Plain View documents Tobin and Raymond Dobard's journey of discovery, linking Ozella's stories to other forms of hidden communication from history books, codes, and songs. Each quilt, which could be laid out to air without arousing suspicion, gave slaves directions for their escape. Ozella tells Tobin how quilt patterns like the wagon wheel, log cabin, and shoofly signaled slaves how and when to prepare for their journey. Stitching and knots created maps, showing slaves the way to safety.
The authors construct history around Ozella's story, finding evidence in cultural artifacts like slave narratives, folk songs, spirituals, documented slave codes, and children's' stories. Tobin and Dobard write that "from the time of slavery until today, secrecy was one way the black community could protect itself. If the white man didn't know what was going on, he couldn't seek reprisals." Hidden in Plain View is a multilayered and unique piece of scholarship, oral history, and cultural exploration that reveals slaves as deliberate agents in their own quest for freedom even as it shows that history can sometimes be found where you least expect it. --Amy Wan [via]
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Hidden in Plain View : The Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroadby Raymond G. Dobard, Jacqueline L. TobinISBN 0385491379 (0-385-49137-9)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Presentby Romare Bearden, Harry HendersonISBN 0394570162 (0-394-57016-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present'Book summary:A landmark work of art history: lavishly illustrated and extraordinary for its thoroughness, A History of African-American Artists -- conceived, researched, and written by the great American artist Romare Bearden with journalist Harry Henderson, who completed the work after Bearden's death in 1988 -- gives a conspectus of African-American art from the late eighteenth century to the present. It examines the lives and careers of more than fifty signal African-American artists, and the relation of their work to prevailing artistic, social, and political trends both in America and throughout the world.
Beginning with a radical reevaluation of the enigma of Joshua Johnston, a late eighteenth-century portrait painter widely assumed by historians to be one of the earliest known African-American artists, Bearden and Henderson go on to examine the careers of Robert S. Duncanson, Edward M. Bannister, Henry Ossawa Tanner, Aaron Douglas, Edmonia Lewis, Jacob Lawrence, Hale A. Woodruff, Augusta Savage, Charles H. Alston, Ellis Wilson, Archibald J. Motley, Jr., Horace Pippin, Alma W. Thomas, and many others.
Illustrated with more than 420 black-and-white illustrations and 61 color reproductions -- including rediscovered classics, works no longer extant, and art never before seen in this country -- A History of African-American Artists is a stunning achievement. [via]More editions of A History of African-American Artists: From 1792 to the Present:
James McNeill Whistler at the Freer Gallery of Artby James McNeill Whistler, David Park CurryISBN 0393018474 (0-393-01847-4)
Hardcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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John James Audubon: The Making of an Americanby Richard RhodesISBN 037571393X (0-375-71393-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Joseph Beuys: Early Watercolorsby Joseph BeuysISBN 0393307670 (0-393-30767-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Jumbliesby Edward Lear, Ted RandISBN 0399216324 (0-399-21632-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Kama Sutra Of Vatsyanaby Richard F. Burton, Called Mallanaga VatsyayanaISBN 0375759247 (0-375-75924-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Kama Sutra stands uniquely as a work of psychology, sociology, Hindu dogma, and sexology. It has been a celebrated classic of Indian literature for 1,700 years and a window for the West into the culture and mysticism of the East.
This Modern Library Paperback Classic reprints the authoritative text of Sir Richard F. Burtons 1883 translation. [via]More editions of The Kama Sutra Of Vatsyana:
LA Oruga Muy Hambrienta / The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric CarleISBN 0399219331 (0-399-21933-1)
Hardcover, Philomel Books
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Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in Americaby Eugene R. GaddisISBN 0394587774 (0-394-58777-4)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America'Book summary:It's hard to pinpoint the exact location of the center of the art world. It has resided most famously at one time in Paris and then New York, with other major cities making claim to the title at different times throughout the years. However fleeting this title may be, it still seems surprising that once upon a time Hartford, Connecticut, a town most known for its insurance companies, served as the unofficial gateway and capital of modern art in America. Beginning in the late 1920s, a young and somewhat rebellious Harvard graduate began a career at Hartford's Wadworth Atheneum that would make waves throughout the country and help shape the American artistic climate for years to come. Magician of the Modern: Chick Austin and the Transformation of the Arts in America is the biography of this creative museum director (and amateur actor) whose energy and romantic visions inspired so many. The story is one of a charmed life full of upper-class indulgences like transatlantic trips, short-lived college suspensions, lavish parties, and country houses.
Underneath the shiny surface was a real-life soap opera, from an overbearing mother and distant father to a blissful marriage that very slowly crumbled under the pressures of an ever-changing lifestyle--and through it all Austin remained steadfast in his commitment to art and theater. Not every endeavor was successful: a failed collaboration with arts patron Lincoln Kirstein to bring George Balanchine to Hartford was a crushing blow, and his mounting of a Picasso show brought much neighborly criticism. Yet, whatever the project, Austin was always way ahead of the cultural curve, and in Hartford that meant that much of the community was playing a constant game of catch-up. Austin's life is a complex story of travel, art, family, romance, and an ever important group of friends. --J.P. Cohen [via]
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A Midsummer Night's Dreamby William ShakespeareISBN 0395775434 (0-395-77543-4)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Modern Paintersby John RuskinISBN 039456846X (0-394-56846-X)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Monet by Monetby Monet, Rachel BarnesISBN 0394589068 (0-394-58906-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Monumentby Gary PaulsenISBN 0385305184 (0-385-30518-4)
Hardcover, Dell Books for Young Readers
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The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spiritby Don CampbellISBN 0380974185 (0-380-97418-5)
Hardcover, Harpercollins
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Where Campbell's ideas become more provocative is in the realm of music. Supported by much anecdotal evidence, he proposes that Classical music with a big "C" (the music of Mozart's period) can reach out to those who are mentally isolated from their fellows, like the autistic, and can help infants react and think better. (Will prenatal music classes be the next big trend for yuppie babies?) In addition, the music of Mozart contributes to the improved functioning of the higher cerebellar functions, including the ability to deal with logical and mathematical concepts, while contemporary rock actually decreases mental acuity. [via]
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The Mysteries of Harris Burdickby Chris Van AllsburgISBN 0395827841 (0-395-82784-1)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Mysteries of Harris Burdick'Book summary:Since its publication in 1984, The Mysteries of Harris Burdick has stimulated the minds of readers of all ages and backgrounds. Now the original fourteen drawings are available in a large portfolio edition of loose sheets. In addition, a newly discovered fifteenth drawing, titled The Youngest Magician, has been added, as well as an updated introduction by the author. The puzzles of these mysterious drawings will be even more provocative because of the larger size and the exceptional printing quality. For the first time, the drawings can be shared with groups or displayed singly. The Mysteries of Harris Burdick was a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of 1984.[via]More editions of The Mysteries of Harris Burdick:
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The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Studyby Kimon NicolaidesISBN 0395205484 (0-395-20548-4)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Notre-Dame of Parisby Allan TemkoISBN 039330664X (0-393-30664-X)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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O'Keeffe and Stieglitz: An American Romanceby Benita EislerISBN 0385261225 (0-385-26122-5)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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Orientalismby Edward W. SaidISBN 039474067X (0-394-74067-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Orientalism'Book summary:For generations now, Edward W. Said's "Orientalism" has defined our understanding of colonialism and empire, and this "Penguin Modern Classics" edition contains a preface written by Said shortly before his death in 2003. In this highly-acclaimed work, Edward Said surveys the history and nature of Western attitudes towards the East, considering orientalism as a powerful European ideological creation - a way for writers, philosophers and colonial administrators to deal with the 'otherness' of eastern culture, customs and beliefs. He traces this view through the writings of Homer, Nerval and Flaubert, Disraeli and Kipling, whose imaginative depictions have greatly contributed to the West's romantic and exotic picture of the Orient. Drawing on his own experiences as an Arab Palestinian living in the West, Said examines how these ideas can be a reflection of European imperialism and racism. Edward W. Said (1935-2003) was a Palestinian-American cultural critic and author, born in Jerusalem and educated in Egypt and the United States. His other books include "The Question of Palestine", "Culture and Imperialism" and "Out of Place: A Memoir". If you enjoyed "Orientalism", you might like Frantz Fanon's "The Wretched of the Earth", also available in "Penguin Modern Classics". "Stimulating, elegant and pugnacious". ("Observer"). "Beautifully patterned and passionately argued". ("New Statesman"). "Very exciting ...his case is not merely persuasive, but conclusive". (John Leonard, "New York Times"). "Magisterial". (Terry Eagleton). [via]
Pablo Picassoby Hans Ludwig C. JaffeISBN 0385170130 (0-385-17013-0)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Pablo Ruiz Picasso: A Biographyby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0393311074 (0-393-31107-4)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Pagan Mysteries in the Renaissance.by Edgar WindISBN 0393004759 (0-393-00475-9)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Phantom Of The Operaby Gaston LerouxISBN 0375761136 (0-375-76113-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Picasso: Pablo Ruiz Picasso A Biographyby Patrick O'BrianISBN 0399116397 (0-399-11639-7)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Picasso: Pablo Ruiz Picasso A Biography'Book summary:A scholarly, passionate and brilliantly-written biography of Pablo Picasso by Patrick O'Brian, the famous author of the much-loved Aubrey-Maturin series, reissued in a stunning new cover. Patrick O'Brian's outstanding biography of Picasso explores comprehensively the life of this awe-inspiring artist. Enormously productive and hugely successful, Picasso continues to attract avid, insatiable public interest. O'Brian was a close friend and a neighbour of Picasso's, and the book reflects the closeness of their friendship and the immense erudition and warm wit of Patrick O'Brian. The man that emerges from the pages is full of contradictions: hard yet tender, mean yet generous, affectionate but cold, professing communism but retaining an essentially Catholic mentality, private despite his relish of fame. Critically, O'Brian's is the only biography to fully appreciate the distinctly Mediterranean origins of Picasso's character and art. Sex and money, eating and drinking, friends and quarrels, comedies and tragedies, suicides and wars tumble over each other in the vast chaos of Picasso's experience, He was 'a man almost as lonely as the sun, but one who glowed with much the same fierce, burning life.' [via]
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The Polar Expressby Chris Van AllsburgISBN 0395389496 (0-395-38949-6)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Polar Express'Book summary:One couldn't select a more delightful and exciting premise for a children's book than the tale of a young boy lying awake on Christmas Eve only to have Santa Claus sweep by and take him on a trip with other children to the North Pole. And one couldn't ask for a more talented artist and writer to tell the story than Chris Van Allsburg. Allsburg, a sculptor who entered the genre nonchalantly when he created a children's book as a diversion from his sculpting, won the 1986 Caldecott Medal for this book, one of several award winners he's produced. The Polar Express rings with vitality and wonder. [via]
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Portraits : Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre and Elsewhereby Michael KimmelmanISBN 0375754830 (0-375-75483-0)
Softcover, Random House Publishing Group
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The Poster in Historyby Charles Flowers, Max Gallo, Arturo Carlo QuintavalleISBN 0393322378 (0-393-32237-8)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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Quattrocentoby James N. McKeanISBN 0385721307 (0-385-72130-7)
Softcover, Random House Espanol
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The Recognitionsby William GaddisISBN 038000030X (0-380-00030-X)
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Robert Louis Stevenson's a Child's Garden of Versesby Robert Louis Stevenson, Henriette Willebeek Le MairISBN 0399218181 (0-399-21818-1)
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Robert Louis Stevenson's a Child's Garden of Verses to Colorby Diane DegroatISBN 0394872754 (0-394-87275-4)
Softcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Round Buildings, Square Buildings and Buildings That Wiggle Like a Fishby Philip M. IsaacsonISBN 0394893824 (0-394-89382-4)
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The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyamby Edward Fitzgerald, Edmund Dulac, John FitzgeraldISBN 0385001460 (0-385-00146-0)
Hardcover, Doubleday Publishing
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The Rule Of Fourby Ian Caldwell, Dustin ThomasonISBN 0385337116 (0-385-33711-6)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Rule Of Four'Book summary:An ivy league murder, a mysterious coded manuscript, and the secrets of a Renaissance prince collide memorably in The Rule of Four-a brilliant work of fiction that weaves together suspense and scholarship, high art and unimaginable treachery.It's Easter at Princeton. Seniors are scrambling to finish their theses. And two students, Tom Sullivan and Paul Harris, are a hair's breadth from solving the mysteries of the Hypnerotomachia Poliphili-a renowned text attributed to an Italian nobleman, a work that has baffled scholars since its publication in 1499. For Tom, their research has been a link to his family's past-and an obstacle to the woman he loves. For Paul, it has become an obsession, the very reason for living. But as their deadline looms, research has stalled-until a long-lost diary surfaces with a vital clue. And when a fellow researcher is murdered just hours later, Tom and Paul realize that they are not the first to glimpse the Hypnerotomachia 's secrets. Suddenly the stakes are raised, and as the two friends sift through the codes and riddles at the heart of the text, they are beginnning to see the manuscript in a new light-not simply as a story of faith, eroticism and pedantry, but as a bizarre, coded mathematical maze. And as they come closer and closer to deciphering the final puzzle of a book that has shattered careers, friendships and families, they know that their own lives are in mortal danger. Because at least one person has been killed for knowing too much. And they know even more.From the streets of fifteenth-century Rome to the rarified realm of the Ivy League, from a shocking 500 year-old murder scene to the drama of a young man's coming of age, The Rule of Four takes us on an entertaining, illuminating tour of history-as it builds to a pinnacle of nearly unbearable suspense. [via]
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Sculptural Programs of Chartres Cathedralby Adolf KatzenellenbogenISBN 0393002330 (0-393-00233-0)
Softcover, W W Norton & Co Inc
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The Secret Paris of the '30sby BrassaiISBN 0394408411 (0-394-40841-1)
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The Secret Paris of the Thirtiesby Gyula Halasz Brassai, Richard MillerISBN 0394733843 (0-394-73384-3)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Talking With Artistsby Pat CummingsISBN 0395891329 (0-395-89132-9)
Hardcover, Clarion Books
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Through the Looking-Glass and What Alice Found Thereby Lewis Carroll, John TennielISBN 0394869168 (0-394-86916-8)
Hardcover, A.A. Knopf
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To the Hiltby Dick FrancisISBN 0399141855 (0-399-14185-5)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Tracking the Marvelous: A Life in the New York Art Worldby John Bernard MyersISBN 0394534131 (0-394-53413-1)
Hardcover, Random House
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Treasures of Britain and Treasures of Irelandby Automobile Association Great BritainISBN 0393087433 (0-393-08743-3)
Hardcover, Norton
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Tuesdayby David WiesnerISBN 0395870828 (0-395-87082-8)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Tuesday'Book summary:"Tuesday evening, around eight"--a deceptively mundane beginning for what proves to be a thrilling, miraculous, and surreal amphibian journey. Slowly and quietly on this particular Tuesday, a few fat frogs begin hovering over a swamp, riding lily pads like magic carpets. Clearly satisfied and comfortable, the floating frogs are as serene as little green buddhas. Gradually, the flying fleet grows in momentum and number, sailing over the countryside and into an unsuspecting town. These frogs know how to have fun--startling the occasional bird, waving webbed feet at late-night snack-eaters, and even changing the channels on a sleeping granny's television. As day breaks, the frogs lose their lily pads, head back to the pond, and wait impatiently for their next scheduled departure.
Tuesday won the 1992 Caldecott Medal and, among other honors, was named as an ALA Notable Children's Book. The critical acclaim will come as no surprise to anyone who opens the pages of this beautiful and humorous book. With hardly any words (except those noting the time), David Wiesner creates a wondrous romp as silent as the middle of the night. Using the rich purples, blues, and greens of late evening, Wiesner draws readers into the warm, incandescent world of frog flight. "Read" this wordless wonder to children and savor it for yourself as well. Chances are, you and the youngsters will both find yourselves poised at the window, hoping to catch a few airborne frogs in the act. (Ages 4 and older) [via]
The Unique World of Mitsumasa Annoby Mitsumasa AnnoISBN 0399207430 (0-399-20743-0)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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Van Gogh by Vincentby Vincent Van Gogh, Rachel BarnesISBN 0394589092 (0-394-58909-2)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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The Very Hungry Caterpillarby Eric CarleISBN 0399208534 (0-399-20853-4)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar'Book summary:One sunny Sunday, the caterpillar was hatched out of a tiny egg. He was very hungry. On Monday, he ate through one apple; on Tuesday, he ate through three plums--and still he was hungry. Strikingly bold, colorful pictures and a simple text in large, clear type tell the story of a hungry little caterpillar's progress through an amazing variety and quantity of foods. Full at last, he made a cocoon around himself and went to sleep, to wake up a few weeks later wonderfully transformed into a butterfly! Brilliantly innovative designer and artist Eric Carle has dramatized the story of one of Nature's commonest yet loveliest marvels, the metamorphosis of the butterfly, in a picture book to delight as well as instruct the very youngest reader or listener. Cleverly die-cut pages show what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to 10 objects and also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the transformation of the caterpillar. The final, double-page picture of the butterfly is a joyous explosion of color, a vibrant affirmation of the wonder and beauty of Nature. By Eric Carle ISBN 9780399213014 | 32 pages | 06 Mar 1986 | Philomel | 3.81 x 5.11in | 1 - 6 years [via]
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William Morris: A Life for Our Timeby Fiona MacCarthyISBN 0394585313 (0-394-58531-3)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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William Morris: Romantic to Revolutionaryby E.P. ThompsonISBN 0394411366 (0-394-41136-6)
Hardcover, Pantheon Books
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Writings and Drawingsby Bob DylanISBN 0394482433 (0-394-48243-3)
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Yoruba: Sculpture of West Africaby John Pemberton, Bryce Holcombe, William Buller FaggISBN 039452358X (0-394-52358-X)
Hardcover, Smithmark Pub
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