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Publisher
37 INK/Atria, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the award-winning entrepreneur, culture leader, and creator of the BLACK GIRLS ROCK! movement comes an inspiring and beautifully designed book that pays tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world."--
A diverse collection of black women trailblazers-- artists, writers, activists and more-- pay tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world. The result is an ode to black girl ambition,...
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 14
Language
English
Description
A young man's quest for eternal youth and beauty ends in scandal, depravity and death. Enthralled by his own exquisite portrait, Dorian Gray exchanges his soul for eternal youth and beauty. Influenced by his friend Lord Henry Wotton, he is drawn into a corrupt double life, indulging his desires in secret while remaining a gentleman in the eyes of polite society. Only his portrait bears the traces of his decadence. The picture of Dorian Gray was a...
Publisher
Distributed to the trade by Macmillan
Pub. Date
©2009
Language
English
Description
An intimate look into the inner lives of our most prominent cultural figures pulled from the celebrated Proust Questionnaire page in Vanity Fair magazine. The probing set of questions originated as a 19th-century parlor game popularized by contemporaries of Marcel Proust, the French essayist and novelist, who believed that an individual's answers reveal his true nature. Illustrated by Risko, Vanity Fair's Proust Questionnaire Edited by Graydon Carter...
Author
Language
English
Description
"For the first time ever, legendary singer-songwriter Dolly Parton brings you behind the lyrics of 175 of her songs to reveal the personal stories and vibrant memories that have inspired sixty years of songwriting. Lushly illustrated and told in Dolly's inimitable voice, this rich collection offers an intimate, exclusive look at the colorful life, prolific career, and rags-to-rhinestones journey of one of the most revered entertainers of our time"--...
6) Pop trash
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Pop artist Jason Mecier creates playful, insanely detailed portraits of celebrities using trash candy, and other items, making sculptural celebrations of his subjects and our fascination with fame. Here is Amy Sedaris assembled from her own trash, David Bowie made out of cosmetics and feathers, Snoop Dogg sculpted out of weed, Justin Timberlake and Miley Cyrus crafted out of candy, and Kevin Bacon made out of bacon. The meticulously created images...
Author
Publisher
Sasquatch Books
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Providing a new and illuminating look at 27 women who've changed the world, Dead Feminists ties these historical women and the challenges they faced into the most important issues of today. Based on the cult-following limited edition Dead Feminists letterpress poster series by illustrator Chandler O'Leary and letterpress artist Jessica Spring, the book combines new art and lettering, archival photographs and ephemera, and revisits the original poster...
Author
Publisher
Angel City Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
At last, the story of how Hollywood shaped a myth and determined a young woman's reality.
A town, a remarkable town, became the backdrop for one of Hollywood's most incredible stories, a life rife with glamour, pleasure, power, and-in the end-utter sorrow. When Jean Harlow became the Blonde Bombshell, it was all Hollywood's doing. She was the first big-screen sex symbol, the Platinum Blonde, the mold for every famous fair-haired superstar who would...
11) Haiti my country
Publisher
Fifth House
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Features poems inspired by the Haitian landscape written by students from Camp Perrin, Haiti.
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
This book showcases the exquisite collage work of internationally acclaimed artist Lorna Simpson. Combining vintage advertising images of black women and men with colorful ink washes, striking geological formations, and dreamy skyscapes, Simpson creates fantastical coiffures that pay homage to the beauty of black hair. A lyrical introduction by eminent poet Elizabeth Alexander rounds out this volume.
Publisher
Watson-Guptill
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Based on the popular international collaborative art project, this guide to creating portraiture in multiple mediums and styles teams hundreds of portraits with tips and insights on the artistic process.Drawing from the works of thousands of artists across a variety of mediums and techniques, Portrait Revolution demonstrates how portraiture is interpreted in many different and creative ways, making it an accessible artistic subject matter for anyone"--...
Author
Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"This book is an exploration of contemporary witchery told through photographs and short essays written by the 'Terry Gross of witches,' Pam Grossman, and the subjects themselves. From occultists and Neo-pagans, to herbalists and Wiccan High Priestesses, Denny's portraits capture the face of modern American witchcraft and challenge our assumptions about who and what a witch really is"--Amazon.com.
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
1838: Northumberland, England, Longstone Lighthouse. When Grace Darling and her father rescue shipwreck survivors in a furious storm, Grace becomes celebrated throughout England, the subject of poems, ballads, and plays. As visiting artist George Emmerson captures Grace with his brushes, she in turn captures his heart. 1938: Newport, Rhode Island. Pregnant teenager Matilda Emmerson has been sent away from Ireland in disgrace. She is to stay with Harriet,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
"Set against the backdrop of well-known works by the artist, Pablo Picasso, rhyming text explores the expressions and activities of various people, from a young girl catching a dove to a serious boy steering a donkey"--P. [3] of cover
17) Humans
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Brandon Stanton's new book, Humans ... shows us the world. Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions began following HONY daily. Over the next several years, Stanton broadened his lens to include people from across the world. Traveling to more than forty countries, he conducted interviews across continents,...
19) Quantum criminals: ramblers, wild gamblers, and other sole survivors from the songs of Steely Dan
Author
Series
Publisher
University of Texas Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Steely Dan was a somewhat unusual band that still inspires unusually strong devotion in its fans. Formed in the late '60s in New York, they released seven albums between 1971 and 1981, two of which were nominated for a Grammy. Part of what's unusual about them is that each of those albums was made by a different group of musicians--founding members Walter Becker and Donald Fagen had no issues swapping players from record to record in order to get...
Author
Publisher
Abrams Image
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
"For over a year, the photographer and journalist Gabriele Galimberti visited more than 50 countries and created colorful images of boys and girls in their homes and neighborhoods with their most prized possessions: their toys. From Texas to India, Malawi to China, Iceland, Morocco, and Fiji, Galimberti recorded the spontaneous and natural joy that unites kids despite their diverse backgrounds. Whether the child owns a veritable fleet of miniature...
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