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Discover the best-selling art books and insightful artist biographies at our online bookstore, featuring a curated selection of must-read books about art and artwork. Explore our collection to find the best books to read, from captivating artist biographies to beautifully illustrated artwork books.
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Florence: The Paintings & Frescoes, 1250-1743The most comprehensive book on the paintings and frescoes of Florence -- with nearly 2,000 beautifully reproduced artworks from the city's great museums and churches -- is now available in a practical and elegant paperback format. From the paintings on display at the Uffizi...
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The RuralAn investigation through texts, interviews, and documentation of the complex relationship between the urban, the rural, and contemporary cultural production.What, and where, is "the Rural"? From the rocks that break a farmer's plough on a field in Japan to digital infrastructures that organize geographically...
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Techniques of the Observer: On Vision and Modernity in the Nineteenth CenturyJonathan Crary's Techniques of the Observer provides a dramatically new perspective on the visual culture of the nineteenth century, reassessing problems of both visual modernism and social modernity. This analysis of the historical formation of the observer is a compelling account of the prehistory...
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Undercover Surrealism: Georges Bataille and DocumentsAn exploration of the unsettling collisions of art and culture in Georges Bataille's revolutionary journal and a new consideration of twentieth-century masterpieces by Picasso, Mir , Dal , and others against the canvas of their renegade times.In the Paris art world of the 1920s,...
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The Field of Cultural ProductionDuring the last two decades, sociologist Pierre Bourdieu has become a dominant force in cultural activity ranging from taste in music and art to choices in food and lifestyles. The Field of Cultural Production brings together Bourdieu's major essays on art and literature and...
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The Sarpedon Krater: The Life and Afterlife of a Greek VasePerhaps the most spectacular of all Greek vases, the Sarpedon krater depicts the body of Sarpedon, a hero of the Trojan War, being carried away to his homeland for burial. It was decorated some 2,500 years ago by Athenian artist Euphronios, and its subsequent...
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Ancient Egyptian Art and Architecture: A Very Short IntroductionFrom Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries. But what did Egyptian art and architecture...
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Images of the Ice AgeImages of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating and up-to-date account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent...
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Weave It! Super Simple Crafts for KidsThis title will get kids creative with string, yarn, and more. Young crafters will learn about the history of weaving and get inspired by weavers. Then they will try out some simple weaving crafts of their own. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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Aegean Art and ArchitectureThis is the first comprehensive introduction to the art and architecture of mainland Greece, Crete, and the Cycladic Islands from 3300 to 1000 BCE. Ancient Aegean culture has a particularly important place within European history and art history because of its profound links to...
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Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu: How to Perform the Ancient Japanese Art of AcupressureA growing number of Americans are discovering the pleasurable and therapeutic uses of shiatsu, a Japanese method of acupressure. In Do-It-Yourself Shiatsu, Ohashi, one of the most knowledgeable and well-known U.S.-based shiatsu experts, offers step-by-step instruction on how to perform shiatsu at home. Ohashi,...
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A Picture for Harold's RoomFrom the treasured author of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, comes an I Can Read adventure for Harold and his magical purple crayon.Harold needs a picture for his bedroom wall, so he takes his purple crayon and begins to create a whole...
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Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science FictionHugo and Locus Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018"An amazing and engrossing history...Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable." -- George R. R. MartinAstounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers--John W....
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Harry Potter: The Artifact VaultThroughout the making of the eight Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with creating fabulous chocolate-fantasy feasts, flying brooms, enchanted maps, and much more, in addition to numerous magical items necessary in a wizard's everyday life--for example, newspapers with moving photos, vicious...
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Vargic's Miscellany of Curious Maps: Mapping the Modern World"Includes oversize removeable Map of Stereotypes"--Cover.Author: Martin VargicPublisher: Harper DesignPublished: 12/01/2015Pages: 128Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 2.70lbsSize: 12.20h x 10.20w x 0.80dISBN: 9780062389220Review Citation(s): Library Journal 02/01/2016 pg. 89This title is only available via back order
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Smash Cut: A Memoir of Howard & Art & the '70s & the '80sThe author of the acclaimed City Poet returns with a searing memoir of life in 1980s New York City--a colorful and atmospheric tale of wild bohemians, glamorous celebrity, and complicated passions--with cameo appearances by Madonna, Robert Mapplethorpe, William Burroughs, and a host of others...
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Louise and Andie: The Art of FriendshipIn this stunning companion to the acclaimed Louise Loves Art, Louise has a new neighbor, the creative and offbeat Andie--but can they overcome their differences and be friends?Louise loves art more than anything. Imagine her delight when a new neighbor, Andie, moves in ....
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The Bergdorf Goodman CookbookA stylish collection of 100 recipes from the renowned BG restaurant at the singular luxury shopping emporium. Incorporating recipes from the fashion community, this charming gift volume features the whimsical four-color art of renowned illustrator Konstantin Kakanias throughout.The Bergdorf Goodman Cookbook is a collection...
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The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They InspiredAll loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros.In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing,...
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Christmas at LibertyThe enchanting story of Liberty at the most magical time of the year, told through beautiful prints to colour, exclusive poetry, and notes from the designers.Step behind-the-scenes of our magical shop this Christmas. Take time to wander between these pages and discover the enchanting...
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