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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens
CHRISTOPHER WOODS · Timber Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover
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A steep hillside garden in Singapore. A garden defined by shape and light in Marrakech. A haunting tree museum in Switzerland. These are just a few of the outstanding gardens featured in Gardenlust, a sumptuous exploration of the world's best new gardens. Intrepid plant expert Christopher... |
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Look Closer, Draw Better: Expert Techniques for Realistic Drawing
Kateri Ewing · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Capture your subjects on paper like never before. Look Closer, Draw Better will transform the way you see the subjects of your artwork, lighting the way with practical techniques in a range of mediums. Are you looking to make a leap in the quality of your artwork? Are you looking for new perspectives... |
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Dogs: 500 Pooch Portraits to Brighten Your Day
MICHELLE PERKINS · Amherst Media
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Ask any dog lover: dogs and puppies are the best thing ever! Dogs lift our moods, lower our blood pressure, and improve our sense of well-being. In fact, people who have pets in their lives even live longer! In this book, we've collected 500 photos that capturing the beauty and personality... |
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American Dance: The Complete Illustrated History
Margaret Fuhrer · Voyageur Press; Ill edition
Format: Hardcover
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The most comprehensive, beautiful book ever to be published on dance in America. We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This... |
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Photoshop Elements 12: The Missing Manual
Barbara Brundage · O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Whether you’re a photographer, scrapbooker, or aspiring graphic artist, Photoshop Elements 12 is an ideal image-editing tool—once you know how to use it. This bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free advice and step-by-step guidance, you’ll get the most... |
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Talking Pictures: Images and Messages Rescued from the Past
Ransom Riggs · It Books; Original edition
Format: Paperback
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With the candid quirkiness of Awkward Family Photos and the confessional intimacy of PostSecret, Ransom Riggs's Talking Pictures is a haunting collection of antique found photographs—with evocative inscriptions that bring these lost personal moments to life—from the author... |
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Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music
ADAM OCKELFORD · Pegasus Books
Pages: 332
Format: Hardcover
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How does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn't) music? We are all instinctively musical, but why? Adam Ockelford has the answers. A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explores... |
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Listening to Stone: The Art and Life of Isamu Noguchi
Hayden Herrera · Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout the twentieth century, Isamu Noguchi was a vital figure in modern art. From interlocking wooden sculptures to massive steel monuments to the elegant Akari lamps, Noguchi became a master of what he called the "sculpturing of space." But his constant struggle-as both... |
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Beautiful Old Dogs: A Loving Tribute to Our Senior Best Friends
David Tabatsky · St. Martin's Press
Format: Book
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A charming, delightfully photographed tribute to the older dog, with essays and poetry. Gandhi once said, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way that its animals are treated." How people regard older animals is especially revealing. Beautiful... |
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Crossroads: How the Blues Shaped Rock 'n' Roll
John Milward · Northeastern; 1St Edition edition
Format: Book
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The blues revival of the early 1960s brought new life to a seminal genre of American music and inspired a vast new world of singers, songwriters, and rock bands. The Rolling Stones took their name from a Muddy Waters song; Led Zeppelin forged bluesy riffs into hard rock and heavy metal;... |
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