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The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Adam Moss - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From former editor of New York magazine Adam Moss, a collection of illuminating conversations examining the very personal, rigorous, complex, and elusive work of making art. What is the work of art? In this guided tour inside the artist's head, Adam Mosstraces the evolution of transcendent... |
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A Patriot's Promise: Protecting My Brothers, Fighting for My Life, and Keeping My Word
Senior Master Sergeant (Ret.) Israel "DT" Del Toro Jr. - Macmillan Audio
Format: Hardcover
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An inspiring memoir of promises kept, overcoming obstacles, and what it means to sacrifice for others, written by a special ops paratrooper with the Air Force.When Israel "DT" Del Toro, Jr.'s Humvee rolled over a roadside IED in Afghanistan, he had one thought as he lost consciousness:... |
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A Natural History of New York
John Kieran - Fordham University Press
Format: Paperback
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This has been called "the side-walk superintendent's guide" to the inner workings of New York. |
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Natural Allies: Women's Associations in American History
Anne Firor Scott - ?University of Illinois Press; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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America's female benevolent societies took root in the 1790s. Initially founded on notions of Christian duty and hope of heavenly reward, these groups produced volunteers dedicated to providing aid to unfortunates in general and women and children in particular. Anne Frior Scott explores... |
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Twentieth-Century Music in the West: An Introduction
Tom Perchard - Cambridge University Press
Format: Hardcover
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This is the first introductory survey of western twentieth-century music to address popular music, art music and jazz on equal terms. It treats those forms as inextricably intertwined, and sets them in a wide variety of social and critical contexts. The book comprises four sections - Histories,... |
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Meditaciones de cine (Spanish Edition)
Quentin Tarantino - RESERVOIR BOOKS
Format: Paperback
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Llega el esperado y ansiado primer libro de no ficción de Quentin Tarantino.Su libro más personal: un viaje íntimo por sus películas favoritas, relatado con una voz inconfundible.«La crítica cinematográfica de Tarantino [es] tan rotunda, inteligente y asombrosa como sus películas».The... |
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Voting in Indian Country: The View from the Trenches
Jean Reith Schroedel - University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Hardcover
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Among the American public, there is a collective amnesia about the U.S. government's shameful policies toward the continent's original inhabitants and their descendants. Only rarely, such as during the Wounded Knee standoff in the 1970s and the recent Dakota Access Pipeline protests,... |
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