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by Kevyn Aucoin (Author)The classic -- and gorgeous -- bestseller from one of the most influential makeup artist in history. Kevin Aucoin shares his secrets, explaining not only the basics of makeup application and technique but also how to use the fundamentals to create a wide range of different looks. Number of Pages: 160 Dimensions: 0.6 x 11.9 x 9 IN Illustrated: Yes Publication Date: September 02, 1999

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Lesy (Author)First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik.Front JacketA shocking portrait of a small town crumbling--socially, morally, physically and emotionally--under the impact of the great depression of the 1890s. This "cult classic" is no...

Queer Moderns: Max Ewing's Jazz Age New York

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Report copyright infringementby Alice T. Friedman (Author)A richly illustrated history of the glittering world of queer artistic life in the 1920s and '30s In Queer Moderns, Alice Friedman tells the fascinating story of the queer avant-garde of the 1920s and '30s in New York, Paris, and Venice, as seen through the eyes of Max Ewing (1903-1934), a young musician, photographer, and man-about-town who, although virtually unknown today, moved in extraordinary circles. In his photographs and lette...

Small Wonders - Life Portrait in Miniature - Hardcover

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by Tatsuya Tanaka (Author)You can row a boat made of chili. You can enjoy an easy morning stroll among asparagus trees. You will be excited alongside the racetrack, which is actually the surface of a vinyl record. In this miniature world life looks ordinary--yet from a different perspective. Japanese photographer Tatsuya Tanaka started posting miniature pictures every day in in 2011, calling it "Miniature Calendar." Since then more than 2,000 images have been posted on his website, and he no...

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by Lisa Hostetler (Text by (Art/Photo Books))In the late 1970s, the George Eastman Museum approached a group of photographers to ask for their favorite recipes and food-related photographs to go with them, in pursuit of publishing a cookbook. Playing off George Eastman's own famous recipe for lemon meringue pie, as well as former director Beaumont Newhall's love of food, the cookbook grew from the idea that photographers' talent in the darkroom must also translate into special skills in the k...

Unseen: Unpublished Black History from the New York Times Photo Archives - Hardcover

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by Dana Canedy (Author), Darcy Eveleigh (Author), Damien Cave (Author)Hundreds of stunning images from Black history have been buried in the New York Times photo archives for decades. Four Times staff members unearth these overlooked photographs and investigate the stories behind them in this remarkable collection. New York Times photo editor Darcy Eveleigh made an unwitting discovery when she found dozens of never-before-published photographs from Black history in the crowded bins of the Ti...

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by Reuel Golden (Editor)Samuel Johnson famously said that: "When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life." London's remarkable history, architecture, landmarks, streets, style, cool, swagger, and stalwart residents are pictured in hundreds of compelling photographs sourced from a wide array of archives around the world. London is a vast sprawling metropolis, constantly evolving and growing, yet throughout its complex past and shifting present, the humor, unique character, and bulldog sp...

Interiors: Styled by Mieke Ten Have - Hardcover

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by Mieke Ten Have (Author), Frank Frances (Photographer)Leading interiors stylist Mieke ten Have shares her techniques for teasing out the elements of a home that make it compelling, beautiful, and alive How does a renowned stylist approach personalizing a space? In this beautiful new book, Mieke ten Have identifies and explains the four principal elements that she always takes into account: Color Theory, Pattern Play, Wild and Tame, and Flowers for Living. She illustrates each of these pri...

Endurance: The Discovery of Shackleton's Legendary Ship - Hardcover

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by John Shears (Author), Nico Vincent (Author)This is the amazing story in words and images of the historic discovery of the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's Endurance, deep beneath the ice of Antarctica. In March 2022, an international polar expedition team made an astonishing find: the wreck of Ernest Shackleton's legendary Endurance, lost in 1915 after being crushed by ice and then swallowed by the Weddell Sea. The harrowing story of Shackleton's survival and rescue of all 27 men aboard is wel...

On This Day in New Jersey History - Paperback

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by Joseph G. Bilby (Author), James M. Madden (Author), Harry Ziegler (Author)The history of the Garden State is filled with well-known events and forgotten happenings. German Americans opened the nation's first kindergarten in Hoboken on February 11, 1861. Prohibition brought more than two hundred bootleggers together in Sea Bright on August 15, 1924, to discuss a fixed price on their product. As America fought World War I and desperately needed ammunition, the T.A. Gillespie Shell plant expl...

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Report copyright infringementby James M. Saslow (Author)Public Displays of Affection: Fifty Years of the Leslie-Lohman Museum of Art recounts the half-century crusade of an intrepid and foresighted gay couple who, weeks before 1969's Stonewall riot, kicked off today's vibrant queer art scene by opening their SoHo loft to exhibit works by queer artists who were contemptuously barred from mainstream galleries and museums. From their private home to a public gallery, then a non-profit foundation...

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Kerrigan (Author)Illustrated with more than 200 photographs, Amazing Churches includes more than 100 chapels, basilicas and cathedrals dating from the Middle Ages to the present-day.Every great church makes a statement, and it is seldom simply theological. An offering of thanks to a beloved minister, a monument to a powerful ruler, a colonialist vaunt - a church is never really just a church. Ornate or spartan, immense or intimate, from the Middle East ...

Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People: (Learn Top Photography Tips and How to Take Good Pictures of People) - Paperback

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by Henry Carroll (Author)Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People is one of the best photography books to read if you want to learn how to take good pictures of people. This straight-talking guide will give you top portrait photography tips and is ideal for users of any camera who have a basic knowledge of photography. - Learn top portrait photography tips from 50 famous photographers - Take great portrait photography and pictures of people - A must-have guide for amateur ...

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Brudnizki (Author)Martin Brudnizki's maximalist style and ability to transform high-profile venues into iconic spaces have earned him a prestigious reputation internationally. This debut book explores how the celebrated designer uses the language of color to create glamorous interiors that are both opulent and deeply resonant, where every shade tells a singular story. For Brudnizki, color is an essential ingredient for storytelling and conjuring atmosphe...

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Report copyright infringementby Jonathan K. Windham (Author)Photos of Home is a collection of 70 photographs that exhibit the nostalgic beauty of rural landscapes found in the Pee Dee Region of South Carolina. As land development continues to erode the rustic charm found in the American South, scenes like the ones in this book are quickly disappearing. Moved by a desire to commemorate rural life in the face of unrelenting progress, photographer Jonathan Windham has spent over a decade capturi...

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Report copyright infringementby Anne Valentine (Author)It's a book of essays and poems based on my observations, experience, growth and lack of growth over the last 45 years. This includes a number of decades, a new century and a new millennium. In tone, it is somewhere on the scale between the sarcasm of Erma Bombeck and the sweetness of Chicken Soup for the Soul. It is very much a sliding scale, depending on the essay Number of Pages: 210 Dimensions: 0.57 x 9 x 6 ...

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by Masahisa Fukase (Photographer), Tomo Kosuga (Text by (Art/Photo Books))A tender and joyful portrait of cat companionship from the author of The Solitude of RavensIn 1977, photographer Masahisa Fukase turned his lens toward a new companion: his cat, Sasuke. "That year I took a lot of pictures crawling on my stomach to be at eye level with a cat and, in a way, that made me a cat. It was a job full of joy, taking these photos playing with what I liked, in accordance with the changes of nature...

Flaco: The Owl Who Escaped Captivity and Won the Hearts of the World - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Hollingsworth (Editor), Carl Safina (Foreword by)Flaco the Eurasian eagle-owl had spent the first twelve years of his life in a small enclosure in the Central Park Zoo, unable to fly, until the night of February 2nd, 2023, when an unknown liberator cut a hole in the steel mesh of his cage and set him free. Flaco eluded the nets and traps of zoo authorities and park rangers who feared that Flaco couldn't survive on his own, and instead, proved them all wrong, learning to hunt, fly,...

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Report copyright infringementby Mike Butler (Author)Author Mike Butler has included over 180 photographs depicting the rich history of Taos and the Enchanted Circle Byway in this stunning collection.New Mexico is known as the Land of Enchantment, so it is appropriate that the state has an Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway. The 84-mile circular route crosses the Sangre de Cristo Mountains twice and is anchored in Taos. While the creation of the byway is a modern-day tourist development, the histor...

Forever Beautiful: All-American Style All Year Long - Hardcover

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by Mark D. Sikes (Author), Amy Neunsinger (Photographer)Bestselling author Sikes, now the "standard bearer of great American design" (Architectural Digest), returns with a new book of fresh yet classic American decorating. AD100 and Elle Decor A-List designer and tastemaker Sikes believes there's beauty everywhere: all we have to do is look for it. His classic, livable looks are beloved by celebrities and notables from Reese Witherspoon to Dr. Jill Biden, who hired him to redesign her White H...

From Forest to Steppe: The Russian Art of Building in Wood

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Report copyright infringementby William Craft Brumfield (Author)Throughout Russian history, local craftsmen have shown remarkable skill in fashioning wood into items of daily use, from bridges and street paving to carts and boats to household utensils and combs. Russia has the largest forested zone on the planet, so its architecture was also traditionally made from timber. From homes to churches to forts, Russian buildings are almost all, underneath, constructed with logs, often covered by pl...

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Report copyright infringementby Damon Murray (Editor), Stephen Sorrell (Editor), Jonathan Meades (Foreword by)Soviet vernacular architecture across 18,000 miles in 14 countriesPhotographer Christopher Herwig first noticed the unusual architecture of Soviet-era bus stops during a 2002 long-distance bike ride from London to St. Petersburg. Challenging himself to take one good photograph every hour, Herwig began to notice surprisingly designed bus stops on otherwise deserted stretches of road. T...

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Report copyright infringementby Tom Ang (Author)This practical guide from photography expert, Tom Ang, will help you achieve the best shot possible in every scenario - from creating a silhouette to impromptu still lifes. In our online world, taking a good photograph has become an essential life skill. Full of essential advice, hints, and tips, How to Photograph Absolutely Everything gives you straightforward step-by-step guidance on what equipment you will need, the best approach for each su...

The Doré Illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy: 136 Plates - Paperback

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by Gustave Doré (Author)Gustave Dor (1832-83) was perhaps the most successful illustrator of the nineteenth century. His Dor Bible was a treasured possession in countless homes, and his best-received works continued to appear through the years in edition after edition. His illustrations for Dante's Divine Comedy constitute one of his most highly regarded efforts and were Dor 's personal favorites.The present volume reproduces with excellent clarity all 135 plates that Dor produced for The ...

The Wonderful World of Women's Watches: Beauty Beyond Time

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Report copyright infringementby Teneues Teneues (Editor) The only up-to-date book focussing solely on high-end women's watches on the market An inspiring blend of craftsmenship, innovation, pop culture and style Perfect gift for your favorite female Timepiece, jewelry and investment in one. In times of increasing digitalization, when anyone can tell the time with a glance at their phone, analogue timepieces have become a real treasure. They look good and are an incredibly versatile access...

Let's Find Momo!: A Hide-And-Seek Board Book - Board Book

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by Andrew Knapp (Author)Everyone's favorite hide-and-seek dog returns in this colorful, kid-friendly photography board book. Beloved border collie Momo is back...if you can find him Look for Momo hiding on a farm, in a bookstore, at a construction site, and in other unlikely locations. In this sturdy board book kids can keep the game going--and learn new words--by searching for objects in each picture. Perfect for bedtime reading, car trips, playtime, or anytime, Let's Find Momo is part art ...

Stephen Shore: Uncommon Places: The Complete Works - Hardcover

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by Stephen Shore (Photographer), Stephen Shore (Author), Stephan Schmidt-Wulffen (Text by (Art/Photo Books))Originally published in 1982, Stephen Shore's legendary "Uncommon Places" has influenced more than a generation of photographers. Shore was among the first artists to take color beyond the domain of advertising and fashion photography, and his large-format color work on the American vernacular landscape inaugurated a vital photographic tradition. "Uncommon Places: The Complete Works," p...

To Photograph Is to Learn How to Die: An Essay with Digressions - Paperback

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by Tim Carpenter (Author)A book-length essay about photography's unique ability to ease the ache of human mortalityDrawing on the writings of Wallace Stevens, Marilynne Robinson and other poets, artists, musicians and thinkers, Brooklyn-based photographer Tim Carpenter (born 1968) argues passionately--in one main essay and a series of lively digressions--that photography is unique among the arts in its capacity for easing the fundamental ache of our mortality; for managing the breach that sep...

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by Taschen (Editor)"Les diners de Gala is uniquely devoted to the pleasures of taste ... If you are a disciple of one of those calorie-counters who turn the joys of eating into a form of punishment, close this book at once; it is too lively, too aggressive, and far too impertinent for you."--Salvador Dalí Food and surrealism make perfect bedfellows: sex and lobsters, collage and cannibalism, the meeting of a swan and a toothbrush on a pastry case. The opulent dinner parties thrown by Salvador...

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by Nobuyoshi Araki (Illustrator)Decades' worth of images have been distilled down to 512 pages of photographs in this ultimate retrospective collection of Nobuyoshi Araki's work, selected by the artist himself. First published as a Limited Edition and now back in a new format to celebrate TASCHEN's 40th anniversary, the curation delves deep into Araki's best-known imagery: Tokyo street scenes; faces and foods; colorful, sensual flowers; female genitalia; and the Japanese art of kinbaku, or ...

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by Frans Lanting (Author), Chris Eckstrom (Editor), Frans Lanting (Photographer)Journey Into Africa through the lens of National Geographic photographer Frans Lanting, whose images have created an enduring vision of Africa's diverse landscapes and wildlife. Experience the wonders of wild Africa as seen through the eyes of master photographer Frans Lanting, whose images have created an enduring vision of the continent's primeval natural heritage--and what is at stake in the twenty-first centur...

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by David LaChapelle (Illustrator)TASCHEN presents Lost + Found and Good News, the latest and final publications from artist David LaChapelle. The books are the fourth and fifth installments of LaChapelle's five-book anthology, which began with LaChapelle Land (1996), continued with Hotel LaChapelle (1999), and followed by Heaven to Hell (2006).Good News follows David LaChapelle's creative renaissance as he surrenders to contemplations of mortality, moving beyond the material world in a quest ...