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The Devil in the White City
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2004; US$ 15.95Erik Larson?author of #1 bestseller IN THE GARDEN OF BEASTS?intertwines the true tale of the 1893 World's Fair and the cunning serial killer who used the fair to lure his victims to their death. Combining meticulous research with nail-biting storytelling, Erik Larson has crafted a narrative with all the wonder of newly discovered history and the thrills... more...
Daily Rituals
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013; US$ 24.95Franz Kafka, frustrated with his living quarters and day job, wrote in a letter to Felice Bauer in 1912, ?time is short, my strength is limited, the office is a horror, the apartment is noisy, and if a pleasant, straightforward life is not possible then one must try to wriggle through by subtle maneuvers.? Kafka is one of 161 inspired?and inspiring?minds,... more...
Coco Chanel
Penguin Group US 2011; US$ 9.99The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon. Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her extraordinary and unconventional journey-from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour- helped forge the idea of modern woman. Unearthing an astonishing... more...
Walt Disney
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2006; US$ 22.00The definitive portrait of one of the most important cultural figures in American history. Walt Disney was a true visionary whose desire for escape, iron determination and obsessive perfectionism transformed animation from a novelty to an art form, first with Mickey Mouse and then with his feature films?most notably Snow White, Fantasia, and ... more...
Frank Lloyd Wright
Reaktion Books 2006; US$ 20.95Kenneth Bendiner journeys from the Renaissance to the present day?through the works of artists from Rembrandt to Manet to Warhol?to make the case that, though understudied, paintings of food are so important that they should be considered a separate classification of art, a genre unto themselves. more...
The Hare with Amber Eyes
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2010; US$ 15.99The Ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and respected as the Rothschilds, who ?burned like a comet? in nineteenth-century Paris and Vienna society. Yet by the end of World War II, almost the only thing remaining of their vast empire was a collection of 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox. The renowned ceramicist... more...
Strangeland
Hodder & Stoughton 2013; US$ 18.11The intimate memoirs of one of the most acclaimed and controversial artists of her generation. more...
Strangeland
Hodder & Stoughton 2013; Not AvailableThe intimate memoirs of one of the most acclaimed and controversial artists of her generation. more...
Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 199.95Makers of 20th-Century Modern Architecture is an indispensable reference book for the scholar, student, architect or layman interested in the architects who initiated, developed, or advanced modern architecture. The book is amply illustrated and features the most prominent and influential people in 20th-century modernist architecture including Wright,... more...
Why Drawing Naked Women Is Good For The Soul
The Word Machine 2013; US$ 8.74What makes a man move from wrongdoing to do-gooding? From thieving to philosophizing? In the case of Bird it was the pursuit of art. It was the drawing of women in bedrooms and art rooms, on beaches and in bed and breakfasts. Bird grew civilized through his pursuits, moving on to found an international movement that works with troubled people: ex... more...









