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Bystander: A History of Street Photography

COLIN WESTERBECK - Laurence King
Format: Hardcover

In this book, the authors explore and discuss the development of one of the most interesting and dynamic of photographic genres. Hailed as a landmark work when it was first published in 1994, Bystander is widely regarded by street photographers as the "bible" of street photography....
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Circus World: Roustabouts, Animals, and the Work of Putting on the Big Show (Working Class in American History)

Andrea Ringer - University of Illinois Press
Format: Paperback

From the 1870s to the 1960s, circuses crisscrossed the nation providing entertainment. A unique workforce of human and animal laborers from around the world put on the show. They also formed the backbone of a tented entertainment industry that raised new questions about what constituted...
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National Geographic Photo Ark Wonders: Celebrating Diversity in the Animal Kingdom

Joel Sartore - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

Joel Sartore, on a mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, now delights us with more photographs, this time selected to represent the amazing diversity of the world's animals. The book's four chapters -- Pattern, Shape, Extra, and Personality -- invite us to revel...
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Queer Nightlife

Kemi Adeyemi - University of Michigan Press
Format: Hardcover

The mass shooting at a queer Latin Night in Orlando in July 2016 sparked a public conversation about access to pleasure and selfhood within conditions of colonization, violence, and negation. Queer Nightlife joins this conversation by centering queer and trans people of color who apprehend...
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The First Time: Stories & Songs from Music Icons

Matt Everitt - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Taken from the acclaimed BBC Radio 6 Music show, The First Time invites you inside the lives of some of the music world's most notable legends.From Alice Cooper to Yoko Ono, Courtney Love to Elton John, follow their lives and careers starting with their first musical memories, first...
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Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Danny Goldberg - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew himIn early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from...
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A Mouth Is Always Muzzled: Six Dissidents, Five Continents, and the Art of Resistance

Natalie Hopkinson - The New Press
Format: Hardcover

As people consider how to respond to a resurgence of racist, xenophobic populism, A Mouth Is Always Muzzled tells an extraordinary story of the ways art brings hope in perilous times. Weaving disparate topics from sugar and British colonialism to attacks on free speech and Facebook activism...
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The Man Who Hated Women: Sex, Censorship, and Civil Liberties in the Gilded Age

Amy Sohn - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Anthony Comstock, special agent to the U.S. Post Office, was one of the most important men in the lives of nineteenth-century women. His eponymous law, passed in 1873, penalized the mailing of contraception and obscenity with long sentences and steep fines. The word Comstockery came to connote...
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The New Oil Painting: Your Essential Guide to Materials and Safe Practices

Kimberly Brooks
Format: Paperback

Here is everything you need to know about getting into oil painting - and maintaining a safe, solvent-free oil painting practice - in a slim, sophisticated guide.Oil painting is an exciting and adventurous medium, but aspiring artists can feel daunted by complex setups and the thought of using...
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This is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos

Verena Hutter - Running Press Adult
Format: Hardcover

Journey from ink to skin with This Is a Book for People Who Love Tattoos, a glorious full-color celebration of the history and craft of tattooing.. From the earliest known origins of tattooing to the latest trends, this gorgeously illustrated guide offers a deep look at the culture of American...
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