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Galapagos: A Traveler's Introduction
WAYNE LYNCH - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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In 1979, the Galapagos Islands was one of the earliest World Heritage Sites to be selected by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) , a designation intended to protect and preserve sites of cultural and natural heritage around the world. Today, there... |
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Between the Lines: Stories from the Underground
Uli Beutter Cohen - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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For the better part of a decade, Uli Beutter Cohen rode the subway through New York City's underground to observe society through the lens of our most creative thinkers: the readers of books. Between the Lines is a timely collection of beloved and never-before-published stories that... |
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization - or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times... |
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The Hirschfeld Century: Portrait of an Artist and His Age
Al Hirschfeld - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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I am down to a pencil, a pen, and a bottle of ink. I hope one day to eliminate the pencil. Al Hirschfeld redefined caricature and exemplified Broadway and Hollywood, enchanting generations with his mastery of line. His art appeared in every major publication during nine decades of the twentieth... |
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Catholica: The Visual Culture of Catholicism
Suzanna Ivanic - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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This richly illustrated book provides the visual keys for any art lover to decode and understand the iconography, tenets, sites, and rituals of the Catholic faith through accessible analysis of its visual and material culture.Focusing on a carefully curated selection of Catholic art and artifacts,... |
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Why? Because We Still Like You: An Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club
Jennifer Armstrong - Grand Central Publishing; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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This book will tell the behind-the-scenes story of how The Mickey Mouse Club paved the way for all that came after, from its humble beginnings as a marketing ploy, through its short but mesmerizing run, to the numerous resurrections that made it one of television's first true cult hits--all... |
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Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonc Knowles-Carter
Veronica Chambers - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the editor of the bestselling anthology The Meaning of Michelle, a celebration of one of the greatest stars of our timeThe Ultimate Beyonce Collectible Beyonc. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous with beauty, glamour, power, creativity, love, and romance.... |
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Footnotes: The Black Artists Who Rewrote the Rules of the Great White Way
Caseen Gaines - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover
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"A major contribution to the culture." -- Brian Jay Jones, New York Times bestselling author of Jim Henson: The BiographyThe triumphant story of the all-Black Broadway musical that changed the world foreverOpening night was going better than any of them could have expected, but the performers... |
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