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Make fun and straightforward papercraft models with this easy origami book!World-renowned origami author and expert Florence Temko brings you Origami for B...

in This Technology-driven Age, It’s Tempting To Believe That Science Can Solve Every Mystery. After All, Science Has Cured Countless Diseases And Even Sen...

Annie Dillard has written eleven books, including the memoir of her parents, An American Childhood; the Northwest pioneer epic The Living; and the nonficti...

A National Book Critics Circle Finalist for Criticism A deeply Malcolmian volume on painters, photographers, writers, and critics. Janet Malcolm's In the F...

A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art. The Barnes & Noble Review ...

In 1939, fifty million Americans went to the movies every week, Louis B. Mayer was the highest-paid man in the country, and Hollywood produced 530 feature ...

“Art mattered in the Renaissance... People expected painting, sculpture, architecture, and other forms of visual art to have a meaningful effect on thei...

A stunning full-color, illustrated, behind-the-scenes guide to the Good Omens television series, adapted for the screen by Neil Gaiman himself and starring...

Since Operation Desert Storm Against Iraq, Few Have Questioned The Notion That Countries Sometimes Go To War For Control Of Natural Resources. However, This...

Review\'Here's what I love about Russ Ramsey's latest project--it understands down deep that Truth is exclusive to no party or sect; that Goodness arrives i...

"This book combines stories about dogs with drawings of dogs, both by the famous Canadian artist and writer Emily Carr." "Starting with her decision to begi...

P.g. O'neill. English And Japanese. Cover Title: Nihon Jinmei Chimei Jiten.Categories: Reference Language Study & ReferenceGeneral

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Who Gave Jonathan Van Ness Permission To Be The Radiant Human He Is Today? No One, Honey. The Truth Is, It Hasn't Always Been Gorgeous For This Beacon Of Po...

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award The cast of characters includes Hitler and Goering, Gertrude Stein and Marc Chagall—not to mention work...

Nicholas Fox Weber, for thirty-three years head of the Albers Foundation, spent many years with Anni and Josef Albers, the only husband-and-wife artistic ...

Elegant representations of nature and the four seasons populate a wide range of Japanese genres and media―from poetry and screen painting to tea ceremonie...

Sakahàn: To Light A Fire / Albert Dumont -- Introduction : At The Crossroads Of Indigeneity, Globalization And Contemporary Art / Christine Lalonde -- On O...

Brilliantly exploring the life and work of American artist Joseph Cornell, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Simic utilizes a series of short prose pieces that sc...

With 32-pages of full-color inserts, and black-and-white illustrations throughout. Alex Danchev gives us the first comprehensive assessment of the revoluti...

A Key To The Interpretation Of Rock Art Of The American Southwest, Providing Descriptions And Illustrations Of Rock Art Symbols, Along With Their Ascribed M...

Now In Paperback, The #1 New York Times Bestselling Chronicle Of The Rise And Fall Of A Legendary American Dynasty, From Cnn Anchor And Journalist Anderson ...

The Actress Best Known For Her Work On Parks And Recreation And Saturday Night Live Reveals Personal Stories And Offers Her Humorous Take On Such Topics As ...

The best-selling autobiography of America’s most controversial celebrity icon, Marilyn Manson (with a bonus chapter not in the hardcover). In his twenty...

This Book Revisits A Major Figure From A Somewhat Neglected Generation Which Dominated The British Art Scene In The 1930s And 1940s. Focusing On The Period ...

In Today's Art World Many Strange, Even Shocking, Things Qualify As Art. In This Very Short Introduction Cynthia Freeland Explains Why Innovation And Contro...

Pioneering work by the great modernist painter, considered by many to be the father of abstract art and a leader in the movement to free art from traditiona...

Many Individuals Agree That Art Is Important Even If They Don't Know What It Is. Most Agree That Art Matters And Has Value But Are Unable To Provide A Reaso...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE directed by Marjane Sartrapi, starring Rosamund Pike and Sam Riley. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST “Vivid and ethereal”...

The discoveries in Crete, Greece, and the Aegean islands that began a century ago were nothing less than stunning, and seemed to give shape and substance ...

In The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart, Cameron again draws from her extensive artistic and teaching experience to lead readers toward ever-...

Renown writer and artist Douglas Coupland's valentine to Canada looks at how it feels to be a Canadian now and imagines what it might feel like to be a Cana...

With this sweet compilation of Rumi's heartfelt work, take a journey into the heart with Rumi's love poems & quotes. Sit with your favorite cup of tea...

Friendswithyou Is A Contemporary Fine Art Collective That Has Been Spreading Their Unifying Message Of Magic, Luck, And Friendship Worldwide Since Their Fou...

Sidney Poitier is One of the Most Revered actors in the history of Hollywood. He has overcome enormous obstacles in extraordinary times and is a role model...

Preface -- The Good Red Road -- Anodynes And Amulets -- Keep The Drum Playing -- Recovery And Transformation -- From The Inside: Looking At You -- Physical ...

The Country Music Legend Shares The Story Behind His Meteoric Rise To Fame, Including The Highs And Lows, And The Secrets Behind His Biggest Hits. Rogers De...

The Diverse Essays Collected Here Constitute An Exploration Of The Emerging Interdisciplinary Field Of Visual Culture, And Examine Why Modern And Postmodern...

Few American artists are as enduringly popular as Frederic Remington (1861-1909). His bronzes and paintings of the American West have become iconic images,...

A Personal, Intimate, Photographic Celebration Of President Barack Obama In The Years Prior To His Presidency, From Friend And Former Aide David Katz From 2...

Pt. 1. The Historical Context -- Pt. 2. Theories Of World Politics -- Pt. 3. Structures And Processes -- Pt. 4. International Issues -- Pt. 5. Globalization...

“[A] vivid and lively account of those hectic and historic three days….The best fly-on-the-wall account, tantamount to having had a backstage pass to a...

Le Cinéma Français is an irresistible illustrated guide and primer to the best of French films, starting with the 1950s, through the spectrum of French Ne...

Now the FX limited series Fosse/Verdon starring Sam Rockwell and Michelle Williams with Lin-Manuel Miranda executive producing. “Wasson is a smart and s...

Review “Generously illustrated and beautifully produced, it will be a welcome addition to many collections.” -- Roy Cronin ― Billie Magazine ...

Traces a tradition of ironic and irreverent environmentalism, asking us to rethink the movement’s reputation for gloom and doom Activists today strive to...

Lawren Stewart Harris's artistic career began in the first decade of our century. Well known for the nationalist-inspired landscapes that he painted between...

Painter, sculptor, writer, and filmmaker, Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) was one of the century’s greatest exhibitionists and eccentrics―and was rewarded...