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Mathew Brady: Portraits of a Nation
Robert Wilson - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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In the s and s Brady of Broadway was one of the most successful and acclaimed Manhattan portrait galleries Henry Clay Daniel Webster Dolley Madison Henry James as a boy with his father Horace Greeley Edgar Allan Poe the Prince of Wales and Jenny Lind were among the dignitaries photographed... |
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Coney Island: Visions of an American Dreamland, 1861–2008
Robin Frank - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Called “America’s playground,” Coney Island is a world-famous resort and national cultural symbol that has inspired music, literature, and films. This groundbreaking book is the first to look at the site’s enduring status as inspiration for artists throughout the ages,... |
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Mendelssohn: Violin Sonatas
Alina Ibragimova
Format: Audio CD
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Mendelssohn may have published only one violin sonata (the early Op.4) , but that does not signify any lack of inspiration in the others - left in manuscript. The F major sonata which, opens this program from Alina Ibragimova and Cédric Tiberghien is a particularly substantial and ambitious... |
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Fauxliage
Annette LeMay Burke - Daylight Books
Format: Hardcover
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Fauxliage documents the proliferation of disguised cell phone towers in the American West. For me, the fake foliage of the trees draws more attention than camouflage. The often-farcical tower disguises belie the equipment's covert ability to collect all the phone calls and digital information... |
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Beyonc in the World: Making Meaning with Queen Bey in Troubled Times
Christina Baade - Wesleyan University Press
Format: Hardcover
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From Destiny's Child to Lemonade, Homecoming, and The Gift, Beyonc Knowles-Carter has redefined global stardom, feminism, Black representation, and celebrity activism. This book brings together new work from sixteen international scholars to explore Beyonce's impact as an artist... |
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Wild Dances: My Queer and Curious Journey to Eurovision
William Lee Adams - Astra House
Format: Hardcover
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A memoir of glitz, glamour, geopolitics, and the power of pop music, following a misunderstood queer biracial kid from small-town Georgia who became the world's foremost Eurovision Song Contest blogger.. As a boy, William Lee Adams spent his days taking care of his quadriplegic brother,... |
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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession
Ian Bostridge - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, Schuberts Winter Journey Winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themesliterary, historical, psychologicalthat weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece.Completed... |
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