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Lives of the Artists
Henry Holt and Co.
Whether writing about Jasper Johns or Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman or Richard Serra, Calvin Tomkins shows why it is both easier and more difficult to make art...
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Coltrane
The Story of a Sound
Picador
John Coltrane left an indelible mark on the world, but what was the essence of his achievement that makes him so prized forty years after his death? What were...
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Loot
The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World
Times Books
A journey across four continents to the heart of the conflict over who should own the great works of ancient art Why are the Elgin Marbles in London and not...
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The Painted Word
Picador
"America's nerviest journalist" (Newsweek) trains his satirical eye on Modern Art in this "masterpiece" (The Washington Post) Wolfe's style has never been...
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A Very New York Christmas
St. Martin's Press
The experience of New York City at Christmas time has enthralled residents and visitors alike since Clement C. Moore wrote The Night Before Christmas in his...
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ABC3D
Roaring Brook Press
"Easily the most innovative alpabet book of the year, if not the decade... Beyond clever."—The Washington Post Prepare to be amazed. From the...
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How Fiction Works
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
What makes a story a story? What is style? What’s the connection between realism and real life? These are some of the questions James Wood answers in How...
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The Chemical Muse
Drug Use and the Roots of Western Civilization
Thomas Dunne Books
“The last wild frontier of classical studies.” ---The Times (UK) The Chemical Muse uncovers decades of misdirection and obfuscation to reveal the history of...
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Why You Should Read Kafka Before You Waste Your Life
St. Martin's Press
Everybody knows the face of Franz Kafka, whether they have read any of his works or not. And that brooding face carries instant images: bleak and threatening...
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What People Wore When
A Complete Illustrated History of Costume from Ancient Times to the Nineteenth Century for Every Level of Society
St. Martin's Griffin
What People Wore When combines the studies of two classic nineteenth-century illustrators Auguste Racinet and Friedrich Hottenroth for the first time. Their...

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The Animator's Survival Kit
A Manual of Methods, Principles and Formulas for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion and Internet Animators
Faber & Faber
The definitive book on animation, from the Academy Award-winning animator behind Who Framed Roger Rabbit? Animation is one of the hottest areas of...
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On Photography
Picador
Winner of the National Book Critics' Circle Award for Criticism. One of the most highly regarded books of its kind, On Photography first appeared in 1977...
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Drawing Words and Writing Pictures
Making Comics: Manga, Graphic Novels, and Beyond
First Second
"A gold mine of essential information for every aspiring comics artist. Highly recommended." --Scott McCloud Drawing Words and Writing Pictures is a course...
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How to Survive and Prosper as an Artist, 5th ed.
Selling Yourself Without Selling Your Soul
Holt Paperbacks
The classic handbook for launching and sustaining a career that "explodes the romantic notion of the starving artist", with new and expanded resources for...
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Betty Page Confidential
St. Martin's Griffin
Curvaceous, friendly and wholesome-looking, Playboy pinup Betty Page was the perfect compliment to the still-innocent fantasies of young men during the...
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Subway Art
Holt Paperbacks
Two gifted photographers have documented every aspect of this extraordinary urban subculture, complete with 239 full-color photographs.
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Camera Lucida
Reflections on Photography
Hill and Wang
This personal, wide-ranging, and contemplative volume--and the last book Barthes published--finds the author applying his influential perceptiveness and...
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Suburban Nation
The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
North Point Press
A manifesto by America's most controversial and celebrated town planners, proposing an alternative model for community design. There is a growing movement...
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Jackie
Her Life in Pictures
St. Martin's Griffin
A legendary life shown in rare, mostly never before published photographsArguably the most famous woman of the century, certainly one of its most photographed,...
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The Visual Dictionary of American Domestic Architecture
Holt Paperbacks
Architectural historian Rachel Carley offers a richly detailed guide to 500 years of American home design. More than 600 precisely detailed illustrations show...
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The Art of Getting Over
Graffiti at the Millennium
St. Martin's Press
What started as simple street movement, a way to assert individuality and pride, has blossomed into much more: Graffiti is everywhere. From Sprite...
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How to Draw Animals
Famous Artists School, Step-By-Step Method
Cortina
This book introduces you to an exciting approach to animal drawing. It was especially created by a group of America's most eminent artists who have...
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The Monster Show
A Cultural History of Horror
Faber & Faber
Illuminating the dark side of the American century, The Monster Show uncovers the surprising links between horror entertainment and the great social crises of...
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Shopping for Vintage
The Definitive Guide to Vintage Fashion
St. Martin's Griffin
This definitive guide to vintage clothing and accessories covers every major fashion epoch and designer from the 1880s to today--from Charles Worth to Vivienne...