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Painting Indiana III: Heritage of Place

Rachel Berenson Perry - Indiana University Press
Format: eBook

The work of T. C. Steele, William Forsyth, J. Ottis Adams, Otto Stark, and Richard Gruelle, known collectively as the Hoosier Group, established plein air ("in the open air") painting as a major art form in Indiana. The vitality of this style is represented in Painting Indiana...
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The Jewelry Recipe Book: Transforming Ordinary Materials into Stylish and Distinctive Earrings, Bracelets, Necklaces, and Pins

Nancy Soriano - Artisan Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The Jewelry Recipe Book takes materials available at large craft stores (as well as specialty shops and artisan shops on Etsy) - beads, shrink plastic, leather, lace, pearls, sequins, polymer clay, yarn, and pinecones, to name a few - and transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry....
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Lost Cincinnati

Jeff Suess - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Print book

Cincinnati earned its nickname of Queen City of the West with a wealth of fine theaters and hotels, a burgeoning brewery district and the birth of professional baseball. Though many of these treasures have vanished, they left an indelible mark on the city. Revisit the favorite locales from...
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Love in the Elephant Tent: How Running Away with the Circus Brought Me Home

Kathleen Cremonesi - ECW Press
Format: Hardcover

If you live life without a net, what happens when you fall?Kathleen Cremonesi knew early on she wanted to be different. Determined to avoid following in her mother's footsteps to an ill-fated marriage, Kathleen left Oregon in her early 20s to travel across Europe. On a whim, this former...
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion

Derek Hough - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Derek Hough, the dashing Emmy Award-winning fan favorite, and only five-time champion of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, tells the inspiring story of his life and career, and shares insider tips of how he transforms his celebrity dance partners into confident, charismatic...
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Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs from America's Wild Places

Ansel Adams - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

With more than two hundred photographs - many rarely seen and some never before published - this is the most comprehensive collection of Ansel Adams' photographs of America's national parks and wilderness areas. For many people, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, and other...
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: Relating to and Communicating with Others

Alan Alda - Random House
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor."Invaluable."...
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Jeter Unfiltered

Derek Jeter - Gallery Books
Format: Hardcover

The only authorized full-color book commemorating Derek Jeter's iconic baseball career with the New York Yankees, featuring archival images and original photos of his final 2014 season from renowned photographer Christopher Anderson.Derek Jeter's twentieth and final season in Major...
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