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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
Carl Hoffman · William Morrow
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover
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Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization - or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times... |
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Creative Pep Talk: Inspiration from 50 Artists
Andy J. Miller · Chronicle Books
Pages: 128
Format: Print book
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Every artist needs a little pep talk now and then. An inspiring tool and beautiful art book in one, Creative Pep Talk offers illustrated words of wisdom from 50 of today's leading creative professionals. With full-color, typographic prints and explanatory statements from a host of creative... |
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Style Tribes: The Fashion of Subcultures
Caroline Young · Frances Lincoln
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Style Tribes: The Fashion of Subcultures explores the style, fashions and ideology of youth movements of the last 100 years, including flappers, swing kids, mods, rockers, surfers, hippies, punks, disco, hip hop, Harajuku and hipsters. Fully illustrated, it delves into the stories behind... |
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Cats in Art
DESMOND MORRIS · Reaktion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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The cat - that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals - has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls... |
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Armenians of the Merrimack Valley
E Philip Brown · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 127
Format: Print book
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When one thinks of the Merrimack Valley, shoe shops and mills come to mind. For that reason, it was a hotbed for Armenian immigrants following World War I and the genocide that robbed Armenia of half its population, with some 1.5 million victims lost at the hands of the Ottoman Turkish... |
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Rock Art!: Painting and Crafting with the Humble Pebble
Denise Scicluna · Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Great uses for rocks: throwing, skipping, kicking ... how about painting? Rock painting is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression known to man. The varied surfaces, shapes, and sizes of rocks also make them perfect for crafts. From brooches to bookends, paperweights to place cards,... |
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Manet Paints Monet: A Summer in Argenteuil
Willibald Sauerländer · Getty Research Institute; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Manet Paints Monet focuses on an auspicious moment in the history of art. In the summer of 1874, Édouard Manet 18321883 and Claude Monet 18401926, two outstanding painters of the nascent Impressionist movement, spent their holidays together in Argenteuil on the Seine River. Their growing... |
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Songs of the 2010s: The New Decade Series with Online Play-Along Backing Tracks
Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 480
Format: Musical score
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . The New Decade Series provides great synopses of the musical decades and lets you play the iconic songs along with optional orchestrated backing tracks that make you sound great! The audio is accessed online for download or streaming and features PLAYBACK... |
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33 Artists in 3 Acts
Sarah Thornton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command... |
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Turner Classic Movies: Must-See Musicals: 50 Show-Stopping Movies We Can't Forget
Richard Barrios · Running Press
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback
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Spanning nine decades and showcasing the most memorable songs, dazzling dancing, and brightest stars ever to grace the silver screen, Must-See Musicals is the guide to the greatest musicals of all time from the most trusted authority on film-Turner Classic Movies. Movie musicals have been... |
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Venice: A Travel Guide to Murano Glass, Carnival Masks, Gondolas, Lace, Paper & More
Laura Morelli · Authentic Arts Publishing
Format: Print book
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Going to Venice, Italy? Dont buy anything in Venice until you read this book! If youre traveling to Venice, Italy, you want to go home with a special souvenir a piece of Murano glass, a work of Burano lace, a carnival mask, or one of the citys famous luxury fabrics. But selecting which... |
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Monty Python's Flying Circus: Complete and Annotated...All the Bits
Luke Dempsey · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Complete and annotated ed edition
Format: Hardcover
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Every script, every episode of the innovative, hilarious, and absurd Monty Python's Flying Circus, one of the most influential television series of all time, is include here, plus hundreds of annotations, behind-the-scenes stories, interviews, and more, as well as photographs, drawings,... |
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