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Prisoners' Objects: Collection of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum

Paul Bouvier · 5 Continents Editions
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Museum in Geneva, Switzerland, houses an extraordinary collection of works made by political prisoners. These works, made from whatever was available, were presented to visiting Red Cross/Red Crescent delegates. Spanning more than a century,...
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane

GUCCI MANE · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The highly anticipated memoir from Gucci Mane, "one of hip-hop's most prolific and admired artists" (The New York Times) .For the first time Gucci Mane tells his story in his own words. It is the captivating life of an artist who forged an unlikely path to stardom and personal...
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Goodnight, L.A.: The Rise and Fall of Classic Rock--The Untold Story from inside the Legendary Recording Studios

Kent Hartman · Tantor Audio
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-scenes journey through the rise and demise of the '70s and '80s classic rock eraBefore disco, punk, hair metal, rap, and eventually grunge took it all away, the music scene in Los Angeles was dominated by rock 'n' roll. If a group wanted to hit it big, L.A....
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Shooting Lincoln: Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and the Race to Photograph the Story of the Century

Nicholas Pistor · Da Capo Press
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

They took the most memorable photographs of the Civil War. Now their long rivalry was about to climax with the spilled blood of an American president--an event that would usher in a new age of modern media.Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner were the new media moguls of their day. With their...
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TreeGirl: Intimate Encounters with Wild Nature

Julianne Skai Arbor · TreeGirl Studios LLC
Pages: 191
Format: Hardcover

We enjoy being lost -- or perhaps found -- in wildness and the grandness of nature. TreeGirl brings us there. In TreeGirl: Intimate Encounters with Wild Nature, Julianne Skai Arbor, a.k.a. TreeGirl -- photographer, certified arborist, conservation educator and forest ecotherapist -- invites...
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Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition

Hieronymus Bosch · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 396
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive look at the work of Jheronimus Bosch, published to coincide with the 5th centenary of the artist's death and in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museo del PradoJheronimus van Aken (1450-1516) was born and lived in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)...
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World War II Shipbuilding in Duluth and Superior

Gerald Sandvick · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

World War II hinged on the Allies having enough ships to both fight the enemy and to carry millions of tons of war goods across the world's oceans. Shipyards on the Atlantic, Gulf, and Pacific Coasts built thousands of vessels, but America's sometimes forgotten Fourth Coast, the Great...
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U-Boats off the Outer Banks: Shadows in the Moonlight

Jim W Bunch · The History Press
Pages: 191
Format: Paperback

From January to July 1942, more than seventy-five ships sank to North Carolina's "Graveyard of the Atlantic" off the coast of the Outer Banks. German U-boats sank ships in some of the most harrowing sea fighting close to America's shore. Germany's Operation Drumbeat,...
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How to Read European Armor

Donald J La Rocca · Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate...
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Skin Deep: Women on Skin Care, Makeup, and Looking Their Best

Bee Shapiro · Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In this collection of more than 40 columns, New York Times beauty writer Bee Shapiro gets the world's most photographed people to share their most intimate rituals: daily skin care regimens, opinions on makeup, hair care, diet and exercise, and the way beauty has evolved for each person...
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