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Women Who Read Are Dangerous
Stefan Bollmann · Abbeville Press, 2016.
Pages: 156
Format: Print book
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What is it about a woman reading that has captivated hundreds of artists over the centuries? Stefan Bollmann's Women Who Read Are Dangerous explores this popular subject in more than 70 artworks - drawings, paintings, photographs, and prints - by iconic artists such as Henri Matisse,... |
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Paradise of the Pacific: Approaching Hawaii
Susanna Moore · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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"The dramatic history of America's tropical paradise. The history of Hawaii may be said to be the story of arrivals--from the eruption of volcanoes on the ocean floor 18,000 feet below, the first hardy seeds that over millennia found their way to the islands, and the confused birds... |
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A Most Improbable Journey: A Big History of Our Planet and Ourselves
Walter Alvarez · W W Norton
Pages: 288
Format: Print book
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Famed geologist Walter Alvarez expands our view of human history by revealing the cosmic, geologic, and evolutionary forces that have shaped us. Big History, the field that studies the entire known past of our universe to give context to human existence, has so far been the domain of historians.... |
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West of the Revolution: An Uncommon History of 1776
Claudio Saunt · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This panoramic account of 1776 chronicles the other revolutions unfolding that year across North America, far beyond the British colonies. In 1776, Thomas Paine published Common Sense, the Continental Congress declared independence, and Washington crossed the Delaware. We are familiar with... |
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Not to be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film
Kenneth Turan · PublicAffairs
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover
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The images and memories that matter most are those that are unshakeable, unforgettable. Kenneth Turan's fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the world's most satisfying romances and funniest comedies, the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers.Turan discovered... |
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Chester B. Himes: A Biography
Lawrence P Jackson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 640
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive biography of the groundbreaking African American author who had an extraordinary legacy on black writers globally.In his Chester B. Himes (1909-1984) , Lawrence P. Jackson depicts the improbable life of the controversial writer whose novels confront sexuality, racism, and social... |
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Hunting Hitler: New Scientific Evidence That Hitler Escaped Nazi Germany
Jerome R. Corsi · Skyhorse Publishing; 1 edition
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover
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In 2009, three US professors with access to Adolf Hitler's alleged remains startled the world with scientific DNA proof that the skull and bones that Russia had claimed since the end of World War II were Hitler's actually belonged to a middle-aged woman whose identity remains unknown. This... |
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War of the Whales: A True Story
Joshua Horwitz · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 426
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2015 PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award: "Horwitz's dogged reporting ... combined with crisp, cinematic writing, produces a powerful narrative ... . He has written a book that is instructive and passionate and deserving a wide audience" (PEN Award... |
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Firearms: an Illustrated History
DK Publishing · DK
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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Published in conjunction with the Smithsonian Institution, Firearms: An Illustrated History charts the evolution of the gun, from the pistol and rifle, to the machine gun and revolver. Detailed catalogs profile more than 300 firearms spanning over 700 years. With virtual tours detailing... |
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