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Mystical Landscapes: From Vincent van Gogh to Emily Carr
Katharine Jordan Lochnan · DelMonico Books Prestel
Pages: 354
Format: Print book
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This richly illustrated volume explores mystical themes in European, Scandinavian, and North American landscape paintings from the late 1800s to the early 1900s. This book features works by Emily Carr, Marc Chagall, Arthur Dove, Paul Gauguin, Lawren Harris, Wassily Kandinsky, Gustav Klimt,... |
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Frank Lloyd Wright: Unpacking the Archive
John Desmond · The Museum of Modern Art
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Unpacking Wright's archive of more than two million objects, on the 150th anniversary of the master architect's birthPublished for a major exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art, this catalog reveals new perspectives on the work of Frank Lloyd Wright, a designer so prolific and familiar... |
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Capturing Music: The Story of Notation
Thomas Forrest Kelly · W. W. Norton & Company; Har/Com edition
Format: Hardcover
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An entertaining history of how musicians learned to record music for all time, filled with art that sings. In today's digital landscape, we have the luxury of experiencing music anytime, anywhere. But before this instant accessibility and dizzying array of formats -- before CDs, the eight-track... |
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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views
Matteo Pericoli · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover
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Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of homeAll of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in... |
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Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste
Nolan Gasser · Flatiron Books
Pages: 720
Format: Hardcover
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From the chief architect of the Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking examination of how your mind, body, and upbringing influence the music you love.Everyone loves music. But what is it that makes music so universally beloved and have such a powerful... |
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Marijuana: A Reference Handbook, 2nd Edition
David E. Newton · ABC-CLIO
Pages: 372
Format: Hardcover
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This single-volume resource provides sound, up-to-date information and authoritative resources for research on the controversial topics of the use of marijuana for medical and recreational purposes and the effects of marijuana use on society.* Provides readers with an in-depth understanding... |
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Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl.
Evelyn McDonnell · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A stellar and unprecedented celebration of 104 musical artists, WOMEN WHO ROCK is the most complete, up-to-date history of the evolution, influence, and importance of women in music. A gorgeous gift book, it includes a stunning, specially commissioned, full-color illustrated portrait of every... |
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Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
William J. Mann · Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerEdgar Award winner for Best Fact CrimeThe Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern... |
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Treasures of Asian Art: The Asia Society Museum Collection
Denise Patry Leidy · Prestel
Pages: 431
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrating the 60th anniversary of Asia Society in New York, this elegant book explores the breadth and depth of the venerable museum's collection of traditional and contemporary Asian art. Reflected in the holdings of Asia Society, this book shows how contemporary artists from Asia... |
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Dressing the Decades: Twentieth-Century Vintage Style
Emmanuelle Dirix · Yale University Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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An authoritative and visually stunning look at the fashion of the 20th century, Dressing the Decades examines in depth the origins of the most important luxury garments. Each sumptuously illustrated chapter features a detailed overview of a particular decade, including the historical events,... |
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Robert Dawson · Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,... |
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Sargent: The Masterworks
STEPHANIE L HERDRICH · Rizzoli Electa
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A lush new volume devoted to the best works by beloved American Impressionist and portraitist John Singer Sargent, whose dazzling use of light and color depicts modern subjects with arresting intimacy.An ideal introduction to the painter's work, Sargent: The Masterworks features 100 of his most... |
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Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
HANNAH FRY · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them.If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence -- a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What... |
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Berlin Calling: A Story of Anarchy, Music, The Wall, and the Birth of the New Berlin
Paul Hockenos · The New Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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An exhilarating journey through the subcultures, occupied squats, and late-night scenes in the anarchic first few years of Berlin after the fall of the wallBerlin Calling is a gripping account of the 1989 "peaceful revolution" in East Germany that upended communism and the tumultuous... |
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