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The Art of Rivalry: Four Friendships, Betrayals, and Breakthroughs in Modern Art
SEBASTIAN SMEE · Random House Trade
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
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Pulitzer Prize-winning art critic Sebastian Smee tells the fascinating story of four pairs of artists - Manet and Degas, Picasso and Matisse, Pollock and de Kooning, Freud and Bacon - whose fraught, competitive friendships spurred them to new creative heights. Rivalry is at the heart of some... |
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The Generals: Patton, MacArthur, Marshall, and the Winning of World War II
Winston Groom · National Geographic
Pages: 512
Format: Paperback
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Celebrated historian Winston Groom tells the intertwined and uniquely American tales of George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, and George Marshall - from the World War I battle that shaped them to their greatest victory: leading the allies to victory in World War II. These three remarkable men-of-arms... |
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Churchill and Orwell: The Fight for Freedom
Thomas E Ricks · Penguin Press
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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From #1 New York Times bestselling author Thomas E. Ricks, a dual biography of Winston Churchill and George Orwell, whose farsighted vision and inspired action preserved democracy from the threats of authoritarianism, from the left and right alikeBoth George Orwell and Winston Churchill... |
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Passchendaele: The Lost Victory of World War I
Nick Lloyd · Basic Books
Pages: 368
Format: Print book
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Passchendaele. The name of a small, seemingly insignificant Flemish village echoes across the twentieth century as the ultimate expression of meaningless, industrialized slaughter. In the summer of 1917, upwards of 500,000 men were killed or wounded, maimed, gassed, drowned, or buried in this... |
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Objects of Devotion: Religion in Early America
Peter Manseau · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover
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Objects of Devotion: Religion in Early America tells the story of religion in the United States through the material culture of diverse spiritual pursuits in the nation's colonial period and the early republic. The beautiful, full-color companion volume to a Smithsonian National... |
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The Silhouette: From the 18th Century to the Present Day
Georges Vigarello · Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Pages: 184
Format: Hardcover
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From bone-crushing corsets to modern 'slimming' creams, our preoccupation with the silhouette has shaped centuries of fashion and culture. The contours of the body can convey everything from physical health and beauty to social class - and both men and women have long sought to mold... |
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Ohio's Haunted Crimes: An Exploration of Ten Haunted Crime Scenes
Kat Klockow · Schiffer Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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Ohio has seen countless true crimes committed, but the cases presented here are uniquely fascinating as they have left ghosts behind in their wake. Join paranormal author and radio host Kat Klockow on an exploration of ten haunted crime scenes across Ohio. With interviews of paranormal... |
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Pirate Nests and the Rise of the British Empire, 1570-1740
Mark G Hanna · University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover
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Analyzing the rise and subsequent fall of international piracy from the perspective of colonial hinterlands, Mark G. Hanna explores the often overt support of sea marauders in maritime communities from the inception of England's burgeoning empire in the 1570s to its administrative consolidation... |
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From Slaves to Soldiers: The 1st Rhode Island Regiment in the American Revolution
Robert A Geake · Westholme Publishing
Pages: 171
Format: Hardcover
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Known as the "black" regiment, the story of the first Continental army unit composed of African American and Native American enlisted men In December 1777, the Continental army was encamped at Valley Forge and faced weeks of cold and hunger, as well as the prospect of many troops... |
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