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1) Texas BBQ
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To Texans, barbecue is elemental. Succulent, savory, perfumed with smoke and spice, it transcends the term "comfort food." It's downright heavenly, and it's also a staff of Texas life. Like a dust storm or a downpour, barbecue is a force of Texas nature, a stalwart tie to the state's cultural and culinary history. Though the word is often shortened to "BBQ," the tradition of barbecue stands Texas-tall. Photographer Wyatt McSpadden has spent some twenty...
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"A Pictorial History" offers a compelling visual journey through the aftermath of nature's wrath, focusing on the profound impact of a hurricane on a river and its surrounding landscape. Through imagery and insightful commentary, this book vividly captures the transformation of the serene riverbanks and the imposing presence of the dam in the wake of the storm's fury.
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Subtitled "The Photographic Eye of Jack E. Thompson, Reflections Through A Special Lens is a tribute to the author's late father. Jack Thompson was a well-known photographer and newspaper editor in Parry Sound, Ontario. The author, Stephen Thompson, has assembled 50 of his father's black and white photographs of the rocks, clouds, trees, wind and water, and some birds, insects and plants, of the Parry Sound area on Georgian Bay. The photos of this...
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This beautiful volume celebrates one of the twentieth century's most important photographers, Dorothea Lange. Led off by an authoritative biographical essay by Elizabeth Partridge (Lange's goddaughter), the book goes on to showcase Lange's work in over a hundred glorious plates. Dorothea Lange is the only career-spanning monograph of this major photographer's oeuvre in print, and features images ranging from her iconic Depression-era photograph Migrant...
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Berna González Harbour firma una deslumbrante narración biográfica sobre el artista que mejor supo retratar nuestro país: Francisco de Goya
Mientras Goya pintaba su presente, también retrataba el nuestro. Por ello es considerado el padre de la modernidad. Precursor y visionario, el pintor aragonés escaló hasta la más alta cima del arte para reflejar lo más grandioso y lo más abyecto de su tiempo, capítulos que hoy regresan como las...
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In this biography, the author of the acclaimed Caravaggio examines the relationships that shaped Michelangelo's first thirty years.
In this compelling account, renowned art historian John Spike paints a vivid portrait of one of the world's greatest artists and the places and people, Lorenzo de' Medici, Leonardo, Machiavelli, that inspired and defined his early life and career. Spike's masterful text probes the thinking, evolution, and desires of...
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A biography of a Victorian-era woman who grew up as the daughter of novelist Charles Dickens-and found a creative career of her own. Katey Dickens was born into a house of turbulent celebrity and grew up surrounded by fascinating, famous, and infamous people. From a very young age, she knew her vocation was to be an artist. Lucinda Hawksley charts the life of a celebrated portrait painter who redefines our preconceptions about Victorian women. Living...
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Step into the enigmatic world of H.P. Lovecraft, the master of cosmic horror, as this compelling biography unravels the mysteries surrounding his life and delves deep into the darkness of his literary works.From his early influences and struggles to his creation of the Cthulhu Mythos, this captivating journey explores Lovecraft's unique narrative style, his enduring legacy, and the chilling impact of his stories on the horror genre.Discover the man...
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The Tail Of A Salamander: One Man's Journey to Save A Stream is a heartwarming, true story of an accomplished architect and urban planner Mark T. Wright's quest to restore and preserve a North Carolina stream. Along the way, he experiences unexpected personal transformation and revelations about the things that are most important in life. Following his daily activities, you'll want him to be your best friend, your neighbor, and the concerned citizen...
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This is the story of women caught up in the tumultuous art scene of the early twentieth century, some famous and others lost to time.
By 1910 the patina of the belle poque was wearing thin in London. Artists were on the hunt for modern women who could hold them in thrall. A chance encounter on the street could turn an artless child into an artists model, and a model into a muse.
Most were accidental beauties, plucked from obscurity to pose in the...
12) Principio Y Fin
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En este libro de la autora Maria Teresa Galdo (alias Mayte), podemos encontrar diversos capítulos los cuales son independientes unos de otros.
Sus elocuentes narraciones harán que los lectores disfruten cada capítulo de principio a fine. Estos narran, de una forma muy amena y senccilla, acontecimientos, historias y anécdotas basadas en experiencias acumuladas a través de una vida y del entorno en el cual se desarrolla.
La autora simpre...
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The 1st installment in a 3-part oral history, Welcome to the Silver Factory introduces the members of Andy Warhol's inner circle and their dazzling world of art, parties, drugs, and drama In the 1st volume of this fascinating oral history based on her documentary Andy Warhol's Factory People, Catherine O'Sullivan Shorr illuminates the early years of Andy Warhol's Factory scene through interviews with the artist's collaborators, close friends, and...
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New York Times Bestseller
"Anyone who has ever lost themselves in Monet's color-saturated gardens or swooned over Degas's dancers will enjoy this revealing group portrait of the artists who founded the Impressionist movement. . . . For the armchair dilettante, as well as the art-history student, this is lively, required reading." - People
The first book to offer an intimate and lively biography of the world's most popular group of artists, including...
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The 2nd volume of an intimate oral history, Speeding into the Future vividly recounts how Andy Warhol and his superstars revolutionized both the art world and the nature of celebrity in the mid-1960s Spanning from 1965 through 1966, 2 years that could be considered the pinnacle of Andy Warhol's creative output, Speeding into the Future features firsthand accounts of life inside the Silver Factory. Powered by a steady supply of amphetamines, Quaaludes,...
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Angela Gregory is considered by many the doyenne of Louisiana sculpture and is a notable twentieth century American sculptor. In A Dream and a Chisel, Angela Gregory and Nancy Penrose explore Gregory's desire, even as a teenager, to learn the art of cutting stone and to become a sculptor. Through sheer grit and persistence, Gregory achieved her dream of studying with French artist Antoine Bourdelle, one of Auguste Rodin's most trusted assistants and...
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Anecdotal, funny, frank, POPism is Warhol's personal view of the Pop phenomenon in New York in the 1960s.
A cultural storm swept through the 1960s-Pop Art, Bob Dylan, psychedelia, underground movies-and at its center sat a bemused young artist with silver hair: Andy Warhol. Andy knew everybody (from the cultural commissioner of New York to drug-driven drag queens) and everybody knew Andy.
His studio, the Factory, was the place: where he created...
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A breathtaking visual celebration of the award-winning landscape photographer's work, accompanied by candid commentary.
With photographs from every continent, this book from a three-time Wildlife Photographer of the Year showcases the very best of his extensive portfolio.
David Noton also offers amateurs and professionals alike the opportunity to learn about his techniques and equipment, and find out how to achieve similar results in their own work....
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HOW CAN WE HAVE PEACE WHILE LIVING IN A BROKEN WORLD?
We live in a broken world, and yet we need peace. Only one God and one alone can bring us that peace, and He is called the God of peace. Come along on a journey with the God of peace as you read this devotional, meditate on the photos, and allow the words to touch your heart and bring you His peace. "Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen." (Romans 15:33).
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On an Eardisley farm, in conservative, rural mid Wales, lives Dean Goodwin-Evans aka Boo La Croux: farmer, organiser of Hereford Pride, professional hairdresser, son of an Aston Villa footballer, husband of Paul, lover of horses, and Miss Drag UK 2021.
This book explores the day-to-day life of the UK's only known drag farmer through images taken by award-winning photographer, Billie Charity.