The best of Japanese graphic poster design, from the 1964 Tokyo Olympics to the Issey Miyake logoThis book brings together the best of Japanese graphic poster design--from the 1964 Toky...
This richly illustrated, easy-to-navigate sourcebook of surface pattern and three-dimensional ornamentation presents more than one thousand historic and contemporary examples from around the world,...
Photography: The Whole Story leads you through the world’s most iconic photographs – those images that have become key reference points in our conception of ourselves and the world arou...
Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reader series for learners of English as a foreign language. With carefully adapted text, new illustrations and language learning exercises, the print edition also ...
"Collage by Women" presents 50 international women artists working in the field of collage today through a rigorous selection of their works. Curated by the Spanish collage artist Rebeka ...
Diese wunderschöne Ausgabe ist eines der berühmtesten naturkundlichen Bücher aller Zeiten.John James Audubons Die Vögel Amerikas, zwischen 1827 und 1838 erstmals pub...
Salvador Dalí’s surrealist cookbook“Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste … If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters w...
Man Ray, multitalented master of modernist imageryMan Ray (1890–1976) was a polymath modernist, working in painting, sculpture, film, printmaking, and poetry. But it was his work in pho...
Showcasing more than sixty pieces from the Pierre Bergé-Yves Saint Laurent Foundation and the Museum of Lace and Fashion collections, Sheer highlights the designer’s mastery over trans...
Over 60 images relating to the U.S. Capitol building in a full-color paperback. Part of Applewood's Pictorial America series, the book features images drawn from historical sources and include prin...
Originally published in 1867, the book is a collection of songs of African-American slaves. A few of the songs were written after the emancipation, but all were inspired by it.
Niniejszy album to wyjątkowa, bogato ilustrowana publikacja powstała w siedemdziesiątą rocznicę narodzin zjawiska nazywanego polską szkołą plakatu. Zdzisław Schubert, autor książki, szczegół...
How do we identify the "queer auteur" and their queer imaginings? Is it possible to account for such a figure when the very terms "queer" and "auteur" invoke aesthetic surprises and disorientati...
A beautifully photographed collection of vintage roadside signs throughout Utah, including historic cafes, motels, theaters, and beyond. More than 200 original photographs depict signs from the ...
All too often, the movies of Sofia Coppola have been dismissed as 'all style, no substance.' But such an easy caricature, as this engaging and accessible survey of Coppola's oeuvre demonstra...
Upon its release in 2008, Matt Reeves's Cloverfield revitalized the giant creature, a cinematic trope that had languished for over a decade. The film addressed the attacks of September 11, 2...
"You won't put this poetry book down!", says Jim Peera, the author of 'The Healium Way' who experiences what he calls "My 40-year mindf*ck," referring to his four-decade old healthy marriage gon...
Foundations of Design by Jeff Davis provides a straightforward examination of the basic principles of two-dimensional design. Written in a clear and concise style, this...
THE IDEA is a manual for conquering the most important part of the screenwriting or fiction writing process — the first part. Most writers rush too quickly through choosing a story idea, s...
Music Theory and Composition: A Practical Approach presents a pragmatic, accessible approach to music theory through an emphasis on melody and counterpoint. This focus explains the "why" of musical...