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Series: Sticker Seurat Bathers at Asnieres Dot Art Paperback Yoni Alter 9783791385747 $19.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Oct 08, 2019

Relax with Seurat’s bathers along the Seine while you recreate the artist’s colorful masterpiece with stickers.Georges Seurat’s Bathers at Asnières is one of the most famous and popular paintings in London’s National Gallery. This activity books allows adults and children to understand how the artist used colors to create vibrant and luminous scenes. Opening with a brief informative essay, this book contains thousands of colored round stickers and a poster “canvas” of colored outlines - readers simply need to match the stickers to the outlines ... + Read More
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Series: Sticker Van Gogh Dot Art Paperback Yoni Alter 9783791385754 $19.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Oct 08, 2019

Immerse yourself in the summery French countryside while you recreate Van Gogh’s colorful wheat fields with stickers.Van Gogh’s A Wheatfield, with Cypresses is one of the most famous and popular paintings in London’s National Gallery. This activity book allows adults and children to understand how Van Gogh used colors to create vibrant and luminous scenes. Opening with a brief informative essay, this book contains thousands of colored round stickers and a poster “canvas” of colored outlines - readers simply need to match the stickers to the out... + Read More
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Series: Street Art Paperback Makoto Azuma 9780500294338 $22.95 ART Oct 29, 2019

A comprehensive history and interpretation of the street art movement, featuring all of the key practitioners in a colorful combination of sharp images and insightful commentary.Street art is a phenomenon and subculture movement that reaches from the darkest urban backstreets to the most glamorous international art fairs. Despite having earned a place in the canon of twentieth-century art history, its qualifications are often disputed by both the art establishment and practitioners themselves, all concerned with notions of authenticity. This bo... + Read More
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Series: Impressionism Paperback Ralph Skea 9780500294369 $22.95 ART Oct 29, 2019

An introduction to the impressionist movement, highlighting the great artists, their masterpieces, and impressionism’s enduring influence.It is often forgotten just how provocative and unsettling impressionist canvases seemed when they were first exhibited in 1874. Critics, professional artists, and gallery visitors alike were shocked to encounter the unorthodox paintings on display, with their seemingly unfinished surfaces and lack of any elements of traditional composition. The advocates of this new approach rejected nearly all the establishe... + Read More
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Series: Cherry Blossoms Sakura Collections from the Library of Congress Hardcover Mari Nakahara 9781588346841 $24.95 NATURE Feb 11, 2020

A beautiful gift book commemorating the nation’s most cherished springtime tradition, the National Cherry Blossom Festival, through original works of art from the Library of Congress collectionsExperience the splendor of the annual spring viewing of the nation’s sakura (cherry blossoms) with this stunning keepsake book. Original artwork, photographs, and objects from the Library of Congress collections illuminate the story of these landmark trees and how they came to the nation’s capital as a symbol of friendship with Japan. More than one milli... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Bosch Masters of Art Paperback Brad Finger 9783791386256 $19.95 ART Mar 19, 2020

Explore Hieronymus Bosch's fantastic illustrations of the afterlife and other religious concepts and narratives.Although Bosch's known works amount to no more than two dozen paintings and a handful of drawings, the artist had an enormous impact on religious imagery during his lifetime and for centuries afterward. His enigmatic and mind-bending depictions of humans, animals, and nature undoubtedly influenced the surrealist movement of the 20th century. This book explores Bosch's works in terms of medieval morality, the religious beliefs of his t... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Freud Masters of Art Paperback Brad Finger 9783791386270 $19.95 ART Apr 07, 2020

Get to know the master figurative painter Lucian Freud who depicted humanity with a poet's gaze and a perfectionist's eye for detail.Lucian Freud dedicated his life to portraying the people in his world without flattery or refinement. Although his technique and style evolved tremendously over the decades, Freud never wavered in his uncompromising standards or unsentimental approach to his subjects. This introduction to Freud's life and oeuvre opens with an illuminating essay that explores how Freud's adherence to realism and focus on the human ... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Schiele Masters of Art Paperback Isabel Kuhl 9783791386263 $19.95 ART Apr 07, 2020

An elegant introduction to Egon Schiele’s career, this book untangles the mysteries and misunderstandings behind his genius. Egon Schiele left an enormous artistic legacy that is all the more powerful for the brevity of his career. Isabel Kuhl’s lively text follows Schiele’s trajectory from an artist in the Art Nouveau style to a powerful interpreter of human sexuality and considers the many hardships, including exile and even imprisonment, faced by Schiele as a young and rebellious artist with a singular vision. Gorgeous reproductions of his m... + Read More
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Series: Monet Paperback James H. Rubin 9780500204474 $25.95 ART Apr 14, 2020

From a world authority on impressionism and nineteenth-century French art comes this new addition to the World of Art series on the art and life of Claude Monet.One of the most famous and admired painters of all time, Claude Monet (1840– 1926) was the architect of impressionism—a revolution that gave birth to modern art. His technique of painting outside at the seashore or in city streets was as radically new as his subject matter: the landscapes and middle-class pastimes of a newly industrialized Paris. Working with unprecedented immediacy and... + Read More
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Series: Voysey's Birds and Animals Hardcover Karen Livingstone 9780500480601 $25.95 ART Apr 28, 2020

An elegant and informative gift book devoted to designs by C. F. A. Voysey that incorporate birds, animals, and plants.Charles Francis Annesley Voysey (1857–1941) is, with William Morris, one of the most enduringly popular designers of the Arts and Crafts Movement. A practicing architect, Voysey also designed a broad range of applied arts objects, from furniture, ceramics, and metalwork to wallpaper, carpets, tiles, and fabrics. His pattern designs, created from the 1880s to the early 1930s, are among his best- known works today. His wallpaper ... + Read More
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Series: Aubrey Beardsley Decadence and Desire Hardcover Jan Marsh 9780500480595 $25.95 ART Apr 28, 2020

A beautiful and informative gift book devoted to the work of Aubrey Beardsley, one of the defining artists of the Art Nouveau style.Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898) was only twenty-five when he died from tuberculosis, but in his short life he established a reputation as one of the most accomplished—and controversial—illustrators of his day. Astonishingly, all his work was created in the course of only six years, yet his contribution to the visual language of Art Nouveau was profound; today, his work is instantly recognizable for its use of black in... + Read More
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Series: Bata Shoe Museum A Guide to the Collection Paperback Elizabeth Semmelhack 9780847867868 $26.95 DESIGN Apr 29, 2020

The Bata Shoe Museum has an extraordinary collection of more than 14,000 artifacts, dating from as far back as 4,500 years to the present day. Founded by Sonja Bata, the museum is one of the largest shoe collections in the world and is a wonderful source of inspiration for designers across the globe, including Manolo Blahnik, Christian Louboutin, Nicholas Kirkwood, and Sophia Webtser, among others. The forty-four shoes featured in this volume are among the most important in the collection and display a fantastic array of styles.The Bata Shoe Mu... + Read More
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Series: Who's Afraid of Contemporary Art? Paperback Kyung An 9780500295731 $19.95 ART May 05, 2020

A smart and playful introduction to the often-mystifying world of contemporary artWhat is contemporary art? What makes it contemporary? What is it for? And why is it so expensive? From museums and the art market to biennales and the next big thing, Who’s Afraid of Contemporary Art? offers concise and pointed insights into today’s art scene, decoding “Artspeak," explaining what curators do, demystifying conceptual art, exploring emerging art markets, and more. In this easy-to-navigate A to Z guide, the authors’ playful explanations draw on key ... + Read More
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Series: The Book of Kells An Illustrated Introduction to the Manuscript in Trinity College Dublin Paperback Bernard Meehan 9780500480243 $25.95 ART May 05, 2020

A new book by the Keeper of Manuscripts at Trinity College Library that represents the glories of the Book of Kells for today’s readers, revealing the astounding detail and richness of one of the greatest treasures of medieval Europe.One of the most remarkable manuscripts to survive from the early Middle Ages in Europe, the Book of Kells was probably painted around 800 in a monastery at Iona in Scotland or Kells in Ireland, or perhaps in both places. Extraordinarily inventive and intricate imagery accompanies the texts of the four Gospels: full... + Read More
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Series: Greek & Roman Art Paperback Susan Woodford 9780500295250 $22.95 ART May 05, 2020

A fascinating and accessible introduction to the art of ancient Greece and Rome. For everyone from casual museumgoers to students.For more than two thousand years the art of Greece and Rome has been hugely influential throughout the Western world. This book recaptures the passion and inspiration that first drove ancient artists to create the art that continues to captivate us to this day. It traces the daring innovations of those who, defying traditional wisdom, explored new ideas; it describes the noble struggles of sculptors and painters to p... + Read More
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Series: Global Art Art Essentials series Paperback Jessica Lack 9780500295243 $22.95 ART May 19, 2020

An essential guide to the multifaceted and increasingly connected global art community from 1900 to today.Global Art introduces some of the most significant art movements of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries that have challenged the status quo. Featuring fifty artistic developments from every continent, this volume covers movements born of decolonization, marginalization, and conflict. Ranging from the Saqqakhaneh artists of Iran to the Stridentists of Mexico, Experimental Workshop of Japan to America’s AfriCOBRA, it chronicl... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Picasso Masters of Art Paperback Rosalind Ormiston 9783791386287 $19.95 ART May 19, 2020

Discover the motifs, masterpieces, and driving forces behind the artist Pablo Picasso.Picasso was arguably the most influential artist of the 20th century. Over the course of a career that spanned seven decades—and included thousands of paintings, sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints, and tapestries—his work continued to evolve in response to his own life and to events in the world around him. This elegant introduction to Picasso offers lively artistic and biographical commentary, as well as beautiful reproductions of key works. Readers will ... + Read More
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Series: Impressionist Cats Paperback Susan Herbert 9780500295571 $17.50 HUMOR Jun 02, 2020

This irresistible volume features illustrations of Impressionist masterpieces—with a feline twist.Cats playing a quiet game of cards, cats at the ballet, cats having a leisurely lunch on the grass, cats boating on the river…These are the quintessential Impressionist cats, painted with vivid, joyous colors in their favorite haunts, at their ease in various ordinary activities. With their pensive, brooding expressions, cats lend themselves perfectly to reimagining the great works of the Impressionist masters, whether strolling among Claude Monet’... + Read More
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Series: Gauguin New Edition Paperback Belinda Thomson 9780500204719 $28.95 ART Sep 08, 2020

This authoritative account of the life and work of Paul Gauguin, one of the most original artists of the late nineteenth century, is revised and updated with color illustrations throughout.Artist Paul Gauguin achieved a high public profile during his lifetime and was one of the first artists of his generation to achieve international recognition. But his prominence has always been tangled up with the dramatic and problematic events of his life—his self-imposed exile on a remote South Sea island and his turbulent relationships with his peers—as ... + Read More
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Series: Bauhaus New Edition Paperback Frank Whitford 9780500204627 $28.95 ART Sep 08, 2020

An accessible history of the Bauhaus, tracing the ideas behind its conception and its highly influential teaching methods.The aesthetic of our contemporary environment, including everything from housing estates to furniture and newspapers, is partly the result of a school of art and design founded in Germany in 1919, the Bauhaus. While in operation for only fourteen years, shut down by the Nazis in 1933, the school left an indelible mark on design and the practice of art education throughout the world. Placing Bauhaus into its sociohistorical c... + Read More
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Series: Cats in Art A Pop-Up Book Hardcover Corina Fletcher 9780500023594 $25.95 HUMOR Oct 06, 2020

A new compilation of Susan Herbert’s enchanting feline reimaginings of famous paintings brought to life in pop-ups.Cats in Art celebrates the work of Susan Herbert, whose paintings have been delighting cat fans and culture buffs for decades. Her trademark blend of humor and feline enthusiasm makes her art instantly recognizable to cat lovers everywhere. Since her first collection, The Cats Gallery of Art, was published in 1990, her work has appeared in numerous books that feature cats in iconic works of art, scenes from operas, Shakespearean pl... + Read More
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Series: Abstract Art Art Essentials Paperback Stephanie Straine 9780500295755 $22.95 ART Oct 27, 2020

The Art Essentials Series continues with a vivid introduction to the ever-evolving story of abstract art told through the work of more than seventy-five groundbreaking artists.While it is considered by many artists to be a pure and simplistic form of expression, abstract art is also often thought of as vague or exceedingly theoretical. This new installment in the Art Essentials series demystifies the concept and history of abstraction, taking the reader on a journey that spans the globe and examines the pioneering artists of the last century wh... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Kahlo Masters of Art Paperback Eckhard Hollmann 9783791386577 $19.95 ART Nov 10, 2020

Discover the life and work of Frida Kahlo in this introduction to the iconic Mexican artist.Although her body of work is relatively small, Frida Kahlo has inspired adoration and admiration that few other artists have attained. This accessible and elegant book offers full page reproductions of a selection of her works, allowing for a broad appreciation of Kahlo’s use of color, composition, and texture. The biographical text informs readers of her early career, when a bus accident left her bedridden and plagued by pain, but also afforded her the ... + Read More
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Series: Modigliani Masters of Art Paperback Olaf Mextorf 9783791386591 $19.95 ART Nov 10, 2020

Discover the dramatic life and work of Amedeo Modigliani, a pioneer of modern figurative painting.Amedeo Modigliani experimented with sculpture and drawing, but is primarily known for his paintings of nudes and portraits characterized by elongated figures, faces, and necks. He began painting in his youth in Italy before moving to Paris in 1906, during the height of the avant-garde movement. Influenced by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec and Paul Cézanne, Modigliani developed his own unique, uncharacterizable style. His nudes upended traditions at the ... + Read More
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Series: Masters of Art Rubens Masters of Art Paperback Michael Robinson 9783791386614 $19.95 ART Nov 10, 2020

Arguably the greatest artist of the Baroque period, Peter Paul Rubens was an accomplished painter and draftsman, as well as a valued diplomat. This accessible examination of his life and work looks at every aspect of Rubens’s oeuvre; from his commissioned portraits of royalty and the nobility to his magnificent representations of ancient myths, Biblical stories, and historical events. This incisive biography traces his life as a student in Venice, where he encountered the works of Titian and Tintoretto, the establishment of his studio in Antwer... + Read More
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Series: Florals By Hand How to Draw and Design Modern Floral Projects Paperback Alli Koch 9781944515775 $24.95 ART Dec 04, 2018

Create your own floral and plant illustrations, with no previous artistic experience necessary! Each project in this beautiful book is broken into easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, making how to draw leaves and flowers (including poppies, pansies, and cherry blossoms!) as easy as 1-2-3. You’ll also learn the process of creating patterns and digitizing your illustrations!Florals by Hand features: • A luxe presentation with premium, high-quality paper• A large format and lay-flat binding for easy drawing• 200+ pages of step-by-step guida... + Read More
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Series: Henry Moore From the Inside Out Paperback Claude Allemand-Cosneau 9783791385037 $25.95 ART Feb 05, 2019

Now available again, this collection of Henry Moore's plasters, drawings, and wood and stone sculptures offers a unique perspective on the artist's creative and technical process.Henry Moore is most celebrated for his monumental outdoor sculptures which can be seen in many major cities around the world. Lesser known are the sculptor's plaster pieces, which represent an important stage in the development of his work leading up to the final bronze sculptures. In this book Moore's sculptures are presented alongside a generous selection of his draw... + Read More
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Series: Hokusai Prints and Drawings Paperback Matthi Forrer 9783791385044 $25.95 ART Feb 05, 2019

Now available again, this book presents a selection of Hokusai's work known for its exquisite style and marvelous inventiveness.This volume includes full-color reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by Hokusai, one of Japan's most revered artists. His landscapes--including the famous views of Mount Fuji--portraits of lovers and kabuki actors, nature and animal illustrations, as well as scenes of daily life in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Japan reveal the artist's genius for rendering a wide variety of subjects. Author Matthi Forre... + Read More
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Series: Paul Klee Life and Work Paperback Boris Friedewald 9783791385051 $25.95 ART Feb 05, 2019

This beautiful volume offers high-quality reproductions and the latest biographical information on Paul Klee, who helped pave the way for Modernism.Readers of this book will find much to discover and relish in Paul Klee's art. Reproductions of his iconic works as well as those that are more rarely exhibited are featured alongside in-depth biographical information that looks beyond his many artistic achievements to explore the life and times of the artist. Photographs of Klee and his circle, as well as entertaining and enlightening anecdotes, of... + Read More
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Series: The Pre-Raphaelite Language of Flowers Paperback Debra N. Mancoff 9783791385020 $25.95 ART Feb 12, 2019

Containing a stunning array of romantic paintings, this book brings together two important aspects of Victorian culture--the Pre-Raphaelite movement and the meaning of flowers.Few artistic movements capture classic notions of beauty as romantically as the Pre-Raphaelites--a group of nineteenth-century painters and poets who aimed to revive the purer art of the late medieval period. In this beautiful volume, Debra N. Mancoff, an expert on Pre-Raphaelite art and the floral lexicon, presents forty breathtaking works, which illuminate the meaning ... + Read More
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Series: Islamic Geometric Patterns Paperback Eric Broug 9780500294680 $28.95 ART Mar 19, 2019

Featuring new patterns with detailed explanatory texts, this revised edition is an inspirational guide for craftspeople and artists alike.The marvels of Islamic patterns—the most recognizable visual expression of Islamic art and architecture—are not just a beautiful accident. The ancient practitioners of this craft used traditional methods of measurement to create dazzling geometric compositions, often based on the repetition of a single pattern. The results are magnificent in their beauty and awe-inspiring in their execution. Now, with the aid... + Read More
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Series: Color Your Own Masterpiece 30 Paintings from the Renaissance to Expressionism Hardcover Marion Augustin 9780789336668 $12.98 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 26, 2019

A delightful coloring book for any age, offering a range of masterpiece paintings that any art enthusiast can bring to life. This beautiful book brings together thirty major works of art history, from the fifteenth to the twentieth centuries, to discover and make one’s own through the creative and meditative act of coloring. Each artwork is accompanied by fun and interesting facts that explain the style of each painter and his or her signature techniques and trace the artistic influences and the historical context of their work and time. Pain... + Read More
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Series: Women Artists Paperback Flavia Frigeri 9780500294352 $22.95 ART Apr 16, 2019

A chronological introduction to women artists throughout history, this book provides a rich understanding of key female artists from the Baroque to the present day.In 1971, in an essay that has now become one of the touchstones of feminist art history, Linda Nochlin raised the question heard round the world: “Why have there been no great women artists?” Since the 1970s, as a result of this kind of consciousness-raising, the feminist discourse around art has expanded, addressing forms of activism, the idea of a feminist aesthetic, the female bod... + Read More
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Series: Surrealism Paperback Amy Dempsey 9780500294345 $22.95 ART Apr 23, 2019

An incisive overview of surrealism, introducing the movement’s key artists and enduring concepts as well as tracing its precursors and continuing influence.Surrealism was launched as a literary and artistic movement by French poet Andre´ Breton in 1924, and by the time of his death in 1966 it had become one of the most popular and recognizable art movements of the twentieth century. Contrary to common belief, surrealism was created in contrast to the chaos and spontaneity of Dada. Surrealism was a highly organized movement with doctrinaire theo... + Read More
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Series: Look Again How to Experience the Old Masters Paperback Ossian Ward 9780500239674 $25.95 ART May 14, 2019

An approachable guide to Old Master paintings from a new perspective that offers a simple aid to looking at and demystifying the often obscure strategies of the greatest painters of all time.This book engages with some of history’s greatest art, from the spectacular theatrics of Bosch to the luminous scenes of Giotto, and starts with the idea that the art of the past can and should be seen from the viewpoint of a contemporary observer of visual culture—rather than just an elitist, academic interpretation. Ossian Ward’s simple, ten-step guide ac... + Read More
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Series: Gustav Klimt Landscapes Paperback Stephan Koja 9783791385440 $25.95 ART Jun 18, 2019

Now available again, this visually stunning collection of Gustav Klimt's landscape paintings brings to light a lesser-known aspect of the Viennese painter's oeuvre.While Gustav Klimt is largely revered for his opulent, symbolladen portraits of the Viennese bourgeoisie, these works were just one aspect of his artistic expression. His landscapes represent an important facet of his career and are a valuable contribution to the school of European nature painting. For many years the artist travelled to the Austrian and Italian countryside during the... + Read More
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Series: William Morris's Flowers Hardcover Rowan Bain 9780500480458 $25.95 ART Sep 03, 2019

A beautiful and informative gift book devoted to designs by William Morris that incorporate flowers—a central motif in his oeuvre and one that played a part in the majority of his designs.The leading figure of the Arts and Crafts Movement, William Morris (1834–1896) is one of the best-known and most popular of all British designers. A passionate advocate of craftsmanship over mass production, he designed a huge variety of objects, but it is his spectacular carpet, fabric, and wallpaper patterns that have continued to capture the popular imagina... + Read More
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Series: Vincent van Gogh Paperback Isabel Kuhl 9783791385983 $25.95 ART Sep 03, 2019

At once a beautiful art book and a biography, this volume brings into sharp focus the life of Vincent van Gogh as well as his mesmerizing paintings, such as The Starry Night and Bedroom in Arles.Anyone studying a Van Gogh painting with its heavily articulated brushstrokes, dazzling color, and hypnotic perspective will wonder about the artist who created such masterpieces. Although some details of the Dutch artist’s brief and tragic life have been mythologized into popular culture, this book takes a deeper look at Van Gogh’s personal history and... + Read More
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Series: Pop Art Art Essentials Paperback Flavia Frigeri 9780500293584 $22.95 ART Sep 04, 2018

This new installment in the Art Essentials series is an indispensable guide for anyone fascinated by the pop art movement. Pop Art refers to a post-war movement connecting art with popular culture. Billboard signs, comic books, and movie stars were just some of the subjects chosen by pop artists, such as Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, James Rosenquist, and Claes Oldenburg, to name a few, to illustrate the contemporary world in which they lived. Largely characterized by bold and strident colors combined with a cool-eyed appropriation of contempo... + Read More
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Series: 50 You Should Know 50 Art Movements You Should Know From Impressionism to Performance Art Paperback Rosalind Ormiston 9783791384573 $25.95 ART Sep 18, 2018

The latest volume in this beautifully produced and affordable series introduces readers to the major developments in the history of modern art—from Realism to the New Leipzig School. The story of modern art begins with a revolution—when the realists started rejecting romanticism in favor of depicting life as it really was. Since that movement began in the mid- 19th century, painters have been rebelling, rethinking, deconstructing, and challenging notions of what art is. Filled with stunning reproductions of some of the world’s greatest masterpi... + Read More
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Series: Treasures of the Art Institute of Chicago Paintings from the 19th Century to the Present Hardcover James Rondeau 9780789212887 $17.50 ART Jul 03, 2018

From Seurat’s A Sunday on La Grand Jatte to Hopper’s Nighthawks, one of the world's greatest collections of paintings in the palm of your hand. The Art Institute of Chicago houses some of the most celebrated paintings from the nineteenth century to the present. Included in this collection are numerous masterpieces of realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, Surrealism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism, and contemporary art. Today a number of these paintings are revered as icons of modern culture, emblems of the inspired experimentation that ... + Read More
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Series: Vincent's Portraits Paintings and Drawings by van Gogh Hardcover Ralph Skea 9780500519660 $25.95 ART Apr 17, 2018

An intimate collection of Vincent van Gogh’s portraits and self- portraits—perhaps the work for which he is best knownDespite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still lifes, gardens, landscapes, and city scenes, Vincent van Gogh himself believed that his portraits constituted his most important works. Like other post-Impressionists, Van Gogh sought to capture the essential character of his models by means of expressive color and brushwork. Vincent’s Portraits reflects the strong visual impact with which the artist captured the energy ... + Read More
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Series: Smile Sharing Happiness With Notes of Love, Peace, & Friendship Hardcover Romero Britto 9781944515577 $12.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Apr 26, 2018

24 fun postcards for any occasion!Remember the feeling of getting a letter in the mail? Sure to brighten anyone’s day, these one-of-a-kind postcards celebrate love and friendship. Write personal notes to spread happiness and cheer to those you care about most!•24 postcards featuring vibrant artwork by internationally renowned Brazilian artist Romero Britto. •4x6 card size that requires only a regular USPS stamp.•Heavy grade, matte finish paper designed specifically for mailing.•Postcards are conveniently kept together in perforated pages for ea... + Read More
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Series: Art Essentials Modern Art Art Essentials Series Paperback Amy Dempsey 9780500293225 $22.95 ART May 22, 2018

A compact, introductory guide to modern art that explains styles, schools, and movements from Impressionism to the present dayThe first in a new series of essential introductions to art, Modern Art guides the reader through individual movements from Impressionism to Conceptual Art, situated within five broader chronological eras. Starting with Impressionism in 1860, art historian Amy Dempsey explains the essentials of Modernism, the postwar New Disorder, and beyond. Carefully arranged material explores seventy essential topics of modern art in ... + Read More
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Series: 50 You Should Know 50 Impressionist Paintings You Should Know Paperback Ines Janet Engelmann 9783791384436 $25.95 ART May 22, 2018

Now available in a new edition, this array of masterpieces by the luminaries of the Impressionist movement is the next best thing to viewing them in person.No artistic education is complete without a healthy dose of Impressionism. Here fifty of the most important works from the early nineteenth through the early twentieth centuries are gorgeously reproduced, including the best of Monet, Degas, van Gogh, Renoir, Cézanne, Cassatt, Manet, Seurat, and Pisarro. Each piece is given a brief overview establishing its place in the Impressionist pantheon... + Read More
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Series: 50 You Should Know 50 Contemporary Artists You Should Know Paperback Christiane Weidemann 9783791384429 $25.95 ART May 22, 2018

This survey of great contemporary artists is the perfect introduction to the exciting world of art today. Artists working after the Second World War faced a confounding array of challenges, as stylistic barriers were broken, technology advanced, and issues of sexuality and race came to the forefront. From painters and photographers to sculptors and performance artists, fifty of the most influential contemporary artists are profiled in this colorful and engaging book that traces the various artistic movements and radical changes of the second ha... + Read More
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Series: 50 Women Artists You Should Know Paperback Christiane Weidemann 9783791383613 $25.95 ART Nov 28, 2017

Now available in a new edition, this book offers more than 500 years of achievements in art by women. This beautifully produced, richly detailed, and comprehensive survey of fifty influential women artists from the Renaissance to the Post-Modern era details their vast contributions to the art world. From the Early Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi and the seventeenth-century illustrator Maria Sibylla Merian to Impressionist Mary Cassatt and Berthe Morisot, and to modern icons such as Frida Kahlo, Georgia O’Keeffe and Louise Bourgeois, the m... + Read More
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Series: Go!Games Brain Building Word Search Paperback John Samson 9781623540852 $8.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Feb 06, 2018

When you want to build your mental muscle, these 188 word search puzzles are just what you need.Every search centers on a theme. Know all about music? Try "Rock & Roll Greats," "Golden Oldies," "The Rolling Stones," and "The Beatles." How about food? From "Pizza and Jellybeans" to "Wine," you won't have a minute to eat or drink. Love language and a good play on words? Linguists will savor solving puzzles like "The English language," "from A to Z," and "Spelling "B" Words." There's something for history buffs, too, with "Signers of the Constitut... + Read More
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Series: The Beautiful Book of Exquisite Corpses A Creative Game of Limitless Possibilities Paperback Gavin Edwards 9780143132486 $23.00 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Aug 28, 2018

A star-studded twist on the creativity-sparking game that invites players to complete drawings and stories—without knowing where they started—to produce surprising collaborations The game of Exquisite Corpse is simple: two or more people create an unpredictable artwork by folding the paper to hide each contribution, leaving only small connective lines for clues. The unfolded page reveals a finished collaboration—sometimes wacky, sometimes twisted, and always unique. With this book, you can create your own Exquisite Corpses, with friends or on y... + Read More
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Series: Puzzle Workouts: Word Search (Book One) Paperback Christy Davis 9781623540883 $10.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Sep 04, 2018

An entertaining collection of word searches to tone mental muscles and provide engaging exercise for your brain.Love word searches? This challenging collection by expert puzzler Christy Davis will surely flex your grey matter and engage puzzlers of all skill levels. Weighing in at 126 puzzles and produced on high-quality, erasable paper, searchers will be delighted by themes such as "Mine Your Business,"Q Foods," and "Blank of the Blank." Includes 20 hidden clues puzzles sure to challenge the most experienced of word searchers.
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Series: The Riddler Fantastic Puzzles from FiveThirtyEight Paperback Oliver Roeder 9780393609912 $22.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Oct 16, 2018

“A modern, smart puzzle book, unlike anything I’ve seen before, whose math and logic challenges will stretch your brain in new ways.”—Will Shortz, New York Times crossword editor and NPR puzzlemaster The most mind-bending puzzles on the internet appear weekly in Oliver Roeder’s “The Riddler” column. Presented by Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight, this first-ever collection features the column’s most popular problems, along with six never-before-published puzzles, all exploring the math implicit in everyday occurences. The simplest require a mere fl... + Read More
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Series: Mindzone Boost your IQ Tips and Techniques for a Sharper Mind Paperback Ron Bracey 9781786781765 $16.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Dec 18, 2018

Expand your mind power with this easy to follow guide to improving your IQWould you love a higher intelligence rating? Would you like to work your mind to its limits? This book will help you with these aims as well as enhance your reasoning powers and increase your ability to absorb and analyze information. With a range of enjoyable and engaging exercises you’ll soon be boosting your brain to peak e!ciency, and you’ll also discover that achieving this goal will bring advantages in all aspects of life – from working out your finances or helping ... + Read More
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Series: Mindzone Brain Workout Tips and Techniques to Train your Mind Paperback Gareth Moore 9781786781789 $16.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Dec 18, 2018

Use it or lose it! Your mind needs exercise to stay in top condition, just as your body does. By working up a cerebral sweat in this ‘mental gymnasium’ you will soon have a lean, mean thinking machine on your shoulders.Your mind is what makes you tick, so keeping it in tip-top condition is as important as taking care of your body. By performing mental workouts you can build your brain power and keep your mind alert and agile well into old age. Brain Workout offers a mental gymnasium to keep your brain in trim. Here are dozens of tips for buildi... + Read More
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Series: Mindzone Instant Recall Tips And Techniques To Master Your Memory Paperback Michael Tipper 9781786781758 $16.95 BUSINESS & ECONOMICS Dec 18, 2018

Never forget a name or occasion again with this guide to improving your powers of memorization that will make you a hit at home and at work. Foreword by Dominic O'Brien.Do you find names, events and facts reaching the tip of your tongue but going no further? Well help is at hand, memory master Michael Tipper guides you through his tried-and-tested techniques to boost your powers of memorization to astonishing new levels. Warm up by assessing your memory strength and the extent to which you can develop it. Stretch yourself a little more by pract... + Read More
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Series: Puzzle Workouts: Word Search (Book Two) Paperback Christy Davis 9781623540890 $10.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Feb 05, 2019

An entertaining collection of word searches to tone mental muscles and provide engaging exercise for your brain.Love word searches? This challenging collection by expert puzzler Christy Davis will surely flex your grey matter and engage puzzlers of all skill levels. Weighing in at 126 puzzles and produced on high-quality, erasable paper, searchers will be delighted by themes such as "Mine Your Business,"Q Foods," and "Blank of the Blank." Includes 20 hidden clues puzzles sure to challenge the most experienced of word searchers.
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Series: 100 Maddening Mindbending Puzzles Hardcover Rob Eastaway 9781911622130 $18.95 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Mar 01, 2019

A fiendish collection of over 100 super-tricky brainteasers from puzzle-maestros Rob Eastaway and David Wells.Puzzles have intrigued and entertained generations of children – and their parents – for over 2,000 years. Here is an irresistible assortment of 100 challenging puzzles, in a sumptuous new edition of this classic book. These brilliant brainteasers range from the neatly lateral to the downright perplexing. From chopping the chocolate to crossing the moat, mystifying matchsticks and a teasing typewriter, 100 Maddening Mindbending Puzzles ... + Read More
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Series: PUZZLE BARON Puzzle Baron Cryptograms 100 Brain-Challenging Puzzles--From Easy to Hard! Paperback Stephen P. Ryder 9781465483829 $18.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Jul 09, 2019

Can you solve these encrypted messages? Cryptogram puzzles use a substitution code to scramble messages. To decipher them, you’ll need to figure out the encryption key—but remember, this changes for every puzzle. You’ll also probably need to use your pencil eraser a lot. (You are using a pencil, right?) Puzzle Baron’s Cryptograms includes these features: • More than 600 puzzles with blanks for writing the letters • Three hints (a.k.a. cheats) for every puzzle • An answer section to check your work The Puzzle Baron has scoured the world fo... + Read More
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Series: Where's Bowie? Search for David Bowie in Berlin, New York, Outer Space and more ... Hardcover Kev Gahan 9781925811193 $19.95 MUSIC Sep 03, 2019

Scour these intricately illustrated pages for our most beloved icon of pop culture, the late and great David Bowie.This book is a reverent and interactive homage to David Bowie, with dense illustrations of the many real and imagined universes of his own making. Hidden somewhere on each of these double-page spreads, a Bowie is patiently waiting to be spotted by the well-trained eye of a fan.As the chameleonic Bowie took on so many iconic personas across his illustrious career, each moment is celebrated chronologically in this book. You will have... + Read More
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Series: The Train Your Brain Mind Exercise 156 Puzzles for a Superior Mind Paperback Peter De Schepper 9781623545369 $7.99 GAMES & ACTIVITIES Sep 10, 2019

Unusual puzzles take difficulty to new heights, asking puzzlers of all skill levels to condition their brain cells, test their mental endurance, and flex their smarts.This newest addition to the Train Your Brain collection includes 156 unique visual puzzles in a variety of styles that will stretch, engage, and entertain. These puzzles go beyond your average word search or crossword and include brainteasers, binarios®, golf mazes, letter blocks, anagrams, word pyramids, connects, doodle puzzles, sudoku, and more.
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Series: Brain Dump Become a Genius on the Loo Paperback Geoff Tibballs 9781529102574 $21.99 HUMOR Sep 24, 2019

Also works well as emergency loo roll.While you're not going anywhere, why not expand your mind with Brain Dump?Learn thousands of fascinating facts, stats and trivia. Guaranteed to boost your brain, this bumper compendium covers every subject from football to phobias, mountains to the Muppets and spiders to Shakespeare.It features hundreds of mind-blowing entries from Types of Cloud to the Longest Song Titles. And it's not just for the bathroom but the bedroom too! Struggling to sleep? Turn to the Fascinating Facts About Sheep and other gems t... + Read More