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"Earth From Above: 365 Days"
Yann Arthus-Bertrand
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0810914301/wendysmall
"Earth from Above: 365 Days" presents a resplendent view of our
complex home. Each new day reveals another breathtaking, and
sometimes heartbreaking, image from the sky: an endless field of
Kenyan flamingos, the crowded streets of Tokyo, the crisscrossing
highways of Los Angeles, or a misty blue lagoon in Iceland.
Descriptions of nature's bounty and wrath, along with human impact
both good and bad, run throughout. Against the immensity of life on
earth, each of us can sometimes feel so very small.
"In Response to Place: Photographs from the Nature Conservancy's
Last Great Places"
The Nature Conservancy
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"The Last Great Places" are the Nature Conservancy's flagship
conservation sites--some 200 biologically rich landscapes throughout
the United States, Latin America, the Caribbean, Canada, Asia, and
the Pacific. In celebration of its 50th anniversary, the conservancy
asked a dozen distinguished contemporary photographers to respond to
a site with which he or she felt a special affinity. The result is
"In Response to Place." This volume features original images by
Annie Leibovitz, Richard Misrach, Sally Mann, William Wegman, Lee
Friedlander, Mary Ellen Mark, Lynn Davis, Hope Sandrow, William
Christenberry, Fazal Sheikh, Karen Halverson, and Terry Evans.
--From the publisher
"Africa"
John Reader
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The companion volume to the PBS series "Africa" combines John
Reader's commentary about the birthplace of humanity with the lush
photographs of Michael Lewis. The book is divided into geographical
regions (savanna, desert, mountains, coast), giving glimpses of
regional ways of life and how people have adapted to local climate
and land.
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"Home Sweet Home: The House in American Folk Art"
Deborah Harding
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The house, with four sides, peaked roof, a front door, and mullioned
windows, has provided one of the most charming and enduring themes
in American folk art. The quilts, rugs, embroidered wall hangings,
and paintings in "Home Sweet Home" have been culled from collections
across the country. In addition the authors have unearthed elaborate
Victorian models and exquisite dollhouses, shown alongside sweet
coin banks, painted furniture, and even a squirrel cage.
"The Gryphon: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffen &
Sabine Is Rediscovered"
Nick Bantock
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Once again writer and artist Nick Bantock has produced a fanciful
combination of postcards and letters in an irresistible romantic
correspondence and suspenseful tour of an imagined world. Picking up
the threads of his enchanting Griffin & Sabine series through
the long-distance love story of Matthew and Isabella, "The Gryphon"
provides another enchanting epistolary journey.
"Virtue and Beauty: Leonardo's Ginevra de' Benci and Renaissance
Portraits of Women"
David Alan Brown
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"Virtue and Beauty" celebrates the extraordinary flowering of
female portraiture in Renaissance Florence. The catalog for an
exhibition scheduled to open at the National Gallery in Washington
includes paintings by Lippi, Ghirlandaio, Botticelli, Verrocchio,
and Leonardo da Vinci. This elegant, enlightening book is itself a
telling portrait not only of the art but also of the broader issues
of women's freedom, responsibility, and individuality in a most
exceptional era.
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"Hopkins 2: The Work of Michael Hopkins and Partners"
Colin Davies
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British architect Michael Hopkins applies a high-tech style to the
practical qualities of 19th-century industrial buildings. He
combines strongly contrasting elements--lightweight fabric
structures and massive load-bearing walls--to create solid but
flamboyant structures, among them Glyndebourne Opera House and the
New Parliamentary Building. The monograph "Hopkins2: The Work of
Michael Hopkins & Partners" documents the consolidation of
Hopkins's mature style over the last 10 years.
"Garage: Reinventing the Place We Park"
Kira Obolensky
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And you thought the garage was just for cars! Taunton Press has come
up with yet another addition to its library of books devoted to the
design of small residential spaces. "Garage" reimagines the space as
studio, library, soundstage, playroom, and greenhouse. Some 200
color photographs of over 50 garages show options for using existing
space and floor plans for new structures.
"Every Room Tells a Story: Tales from the Pages of Nest Magazine"
Joseph Holtzman
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"Nest" magazine explodes traditional approaches to both interior
design and shelter magazines--and that's an understatement. "Every
Room Tells a Story" collects the best of "Nest" since its inception
in 1997. Among the surprises you'll find: Muriel Spark on
bed-sitters, the Unabomber's cabin, a nursery for grown-up babies, a
letter to the editor from Rem Koolhaus, a visit with the Doll Lady
in Little Italy, a visit to an igloo and a yak-hair tent, plus
outlandish collections, more nudes than you'd expect, and
award-winning magazine design.
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Here are some of the visually arresting books just out, including a
gorgeous book of cakes, graphic design bibles, and more interiors.
* "Objects for Use: Handmade by Design"
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* "The Art of Looking Sideways"
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* "Advertising's Top 10"
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* "Divinely Decadent"
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* "Cakewalk: Adventures with Sugar"
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* "Alberto Pinto: Classics"
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* "Design Secrets: Products: 50 Real-Life Product Design Projects
Uncovered"
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* "Exhibit A: Guy Bourdin"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/082122669X/wendysmall
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"Vanity Fair's Hollywood"
Graydon Carter
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One of the hit photo books of last year is now out in paper. "Vanity
Fair's Hollywood" is like the ultimate movie party. Flip through the
thick, glossy pages and greet the greats of all ages. Lillian and
Dorothy Gish share a spread with Blythe Danner and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Ms. Deneuve, resplendent in scarlet, meet Mr. Valentino, in classy
black and white. Claudette Colbert as Cleopatra, meet Liz Taylor as
Cleopatra (and if it's not too catty, did you notice Claudette was
better dressed?). And like any good party, this vast book offers
sparkling talk as well as gobs of eye candy.
"Maeda @ Media"
John Maeda
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0789305259/wendysmall
Among other innovative design projects, John Maeda is known for "The
Reactive Square," a simple black square on a computer screen that
changes shape if you yell at it. "Maeda @ Media" is a chunky
compendium of his oeuvre, which consists of a computer language that
sits artfully between abstraction, craftsmanship, and pure
communication. Coming together in a massive 464 pages, printed in a
dazzling array of color combinations on three different kinds of
paper, the result is a manifesto, a finely crafted manual and
inspiration sourcebook all in one.
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"Midsummer Snowballs"
Andy Goldsworthy
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It would be a wonderful summer treat to wake up one morning and see
giant snowballs in the middle of the city, but when they're Andy
Goldsworthy's snowballs--which reveal such surprises as feathers,
seeds, and pinecones as they melt--the effect is even more
delightful. Pre-order "Midsummer Snowballs" for delivery when it
comes out in November.
PHOTOGRAPHY BESTSELLERS
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* "National Geographic Photography Field Guide"
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* "Ansel Adams at 100"
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* "Kodak Guide to 35mm Photography"
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* "Women"
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* "Black and White Photography: A Basic Manual"
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ART BESTSELLERS
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* "Wayne Thiebaud: A Paintings Retrospective"
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* "History of Art: Sixth Edition"
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* "Art History: Second Edition"
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* "Art & Fear"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0961454733/wendysmall
* "The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from
Prehistoric to Post-Modern"
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DESIGN BESTSELLERS
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* "The Elements of Typographic Style"
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* "Designing with Type: A Basic Course in Typography"
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* "2002 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1582970467/wendysmall
* "Idea Index: Graphic Effects and Typographic Treatments"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1581800460/wendysmall
* "Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for
Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers Techniques"
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0471292451/wendysmall
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In Edward Lucie-Smith's lucid and coherent history of modernism,
"Visual Arts in the Twentieth Century," the author examines the
historical, social, and intellectual contexts that have surrounded
and supported individual creativity.
* "Visual Arts in the Twentieth Century"
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* "Unknown Terrain: The Landscapes of Andrew Wyeth"
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* "Vogue Women"
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