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Ciao, Carpaccio!: An Infatuation
Jan Morris · Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Jan Morris returns to Venice in this loving tribute to one of the great Renaissance masters.In the course of writing Venice, her 1961 classic, Jan Morris became fascinated by the historical presence of a sometimes-overlooked Venetian painter. Nowadays the name of Vittore Carpaccio (1460-1520)... |
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Pet Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Alan Hess · Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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This new entry in the From Snapshots to Great Shots series will teach readers everything they need to know about photographing their pets. Like all books in the series, the book will offer instruction on basic photographic technique, discussing exposure settings, lighting, equipment, etc.... |
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Wear Your Dreams: My Life in Tattoos
Joel Selvin · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Book
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The memoir of iconic tattoo artist Ed Hardy from his beginnings in 1960s California, to leading the tattoo renaissance and building his name into a hugely lucrative international brand“Ed Hardy” is emblazoned on everything from t-shirts and hats to perfumes and energy... |
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Softly, With Feeling: Joe Wilder and the Breaking of Barriers in American Music
Edward Berger · Temple University Press
Pages: 378
Format: Hardcover
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"Joe Wilder set the table. His struggles made it easier for me and many others."--From the Foreword by Wynton Marsalis Trumpeter Joe Wilder is distinguished for his achievements in both the jazz and classical worlds. He was a founding member of the Symphony of the New World,... |
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The American Song Book: The Tin Pan Alley Era
Philip Furia · Oxford University Press
Pages: 280
Format: Print book
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The American Song Book, Volume I: The Tin Pan Alley Era is the first in a projected five-volume series of books that will reprint original sheet music, including covers, of songs that constitute the enduring standards of Irving Berlin, Jerome Kern, the Gershwins, and other lyricists and composers... |
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Where Are the Women Architects?
Despina Stratigakos · Princeton University Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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For a century and a half, women have been proving their passion and talent for building and, in recent decades, their enrollment in architecture schools has soared. Yet the number of women working as architects remains stubbornly low, and the higher one looks in the profession,... |
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The World of Musicals
Mark A. Robinson · Greenwood
Format: Hardcover
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Written with high school students in mind, The World of Musicals: An Encyclopedia of Stage, Screen, and Song encompasses not only Broadway and film musicals, but also made-for-television musicals, a genre that has been largely ignored. The two volumes cover significant musicals in easily... |
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The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History
Thomas Harding · Picador USA
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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A Finalist for the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year byThe Times (London) * New Statesman (London) * Daily Express (London) * Commonweal magazine In the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small... |
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music
Jan Swafford · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible... |
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World War II From Above: An Aerial View of the Global Conflict
Jeremy Harwood · Zenith Press
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In World War II From Above, historian Jeremy Harwood profiles the fascinating story, unknown to many, of the battle waged by Allies and Axis spies in the skies to obtain accurate aerial intelligence during World War II. This book features dozens of eye-catching aerial reconnaissance photographs... |
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The art of Beatrix Potter
Emily Zach · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems - ranging from character sketches and notebook... |
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Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World's Favorite Band
JOHN PRING · Dey Street Books
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover
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Foreword by Rob SheffieldFilled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course... |
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The Art of Noise: Conversations with Great Songwriters
Daniel Rachel · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book
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A collection of brand-new, in-depth, and revealing conversations about songwriting with some of the world's most-noted hitmakersTHE ART OF NOISE offers an unprecedented collection of insightful, of-the-moment conversations with twenty-seven of the great songwriters. They discuss everything... |
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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts
John D. Barrow · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating exploration of maths connection to the arts. At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinityafter all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world... |
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Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great War
Martin Pegler · Osprey Publishing
Format: Print book
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Have you ever "gotten dirty at the crossroads" in a "knocking shop"? Or been in a "bun-fight"? Can you sing "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now?", "Bicycle Built for Two" or "Danny Boy"? Soldiers' Songs and Slang of the Great... |
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