Artists, Architects & Photographers 11

Imagine being an artist. What it would be like to NOT be labeled a "starving" artist, to be viewed as successful instead. Imagine being able to read a book that does not rob you of your creative ene……続きを見る

One of the truly great minds of all time, the 15th-century Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was uncannily ahead of his time, giving the world not only the Mona Lisa and his other extraordinary works……続きを見る

From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron wh……続きを見る

In addition to hundreds of whimsical welded sculptures, Tom Every poured most of his effort into the Forevertron, the world's largest sculpture built by a single person, and in the process, he disco……続きを見る

The secret histories of the world’s most famous masterpieces Caravaggios, Rembrandts, Monetsーthe works of immortal artists such as these are indelibly imprinted in the public mind; they are pricele……続きを見る

One time is ending, but another is just beginning, an entirely new era in the history of the Earth: the noosphere. This is the message of José Argüelles. In this authorized Biography, Stephanie Sout……続きを見る

This book profiles five fascinating visionaries who exemplify outstanding leadership, a passion for their work, cutting-edge ideas, and a commitment to quality. All winners of the prestigious J. C. ……続きを見る

Married to Stefan Zweig by Friderike Zweig (translated from the German by Erna McArthur, with an introduction by Helen Epstein, a chronology of Stefan Zweig's life and a bibliography of works by and……続きを見る

Harold Mortimer-Lamb’s name is in the index of almost every book written on the history of Canadian art, yet his place in that world has never been clear. Photographer, writer, painter, promoterーhe……続きを見る

Leonardo da Vinci's scientific explorations were virtually unknown during his lifetime, despite their extraordinarily wide range. He studied the flight patterns of birds to create some of the first ……続きを見る

I think and feel that each camera is unique, and it could have its soul. But the soul of the photographer controls the camera. Each camera even of the the same brand has its own characteristics. Per……続きを見る

Andrew Potok is an intense, vigorous, sensual man--and a gifted painter. Then, passing forty, he rapidly begins to go blind from an inherited eye disease, retinitis pigmentosa. Depressed and angry, ……続きを見る

Meyer Schapiro: Portrait of an Art Historian by Helen Epstein (19,700 words) This is the only profile available of art historian Meyer Schapiro (1904-1996). A polymath, revered for his extraordinary……続きを見る

THE BEST POSSIBLE PLACE THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME On August 27, 2005, a Carnival cruise ship docked at the harbor of New Orleans. Amongst the arrivals were Canadian writer Marcy Italiano and her husba……続きを見る

Fallingwater Rising is a biography not of a person but of the most famous house of the twentieth century. Scholars and the public have long extolled the house that Frank Lloyd Wright perched over a ……続きを見る

The Roaring Twenties in New York was a time of exuberant ambition, free-flowing optimism, an explosion of artistic expression in the age of Prohibition. New York was the city that embodied the spiri……続きを見る

A charming memoir from one of America’s best-loved novelists, William Wharton, author of war-time classic ‘Birdy’. Before even penning his first novel, William Wharton had left his home in Los Angel……続きを見る

Everyone says Leonardo Da Vinci is one of the greatest artist whoever lived…but why? What makes him so great? At a single glance, the Mona Lisa just looks like a normal painting of a woman. Why is h……続きを見る

"In a picture I want to say something comforting as music is comforting," Vincent van Gogh confided to his friend and fellow artist, Emile Bernard. "I want to paint men and women with that something……続きを見る

Arthur Boyd's legacy is a collection of masterpieces that define the history of Australian art in the last century. But the man himself - enigmatic, inarticulate, modest - has remained in the shadow……続きを見る

Life with a filmmaker, artist and musician. Cliff Guest won Madonna's highly touted video contest"Make My Video Contest" in the 1980's. Cliff Guest and Angel Gracia won the contest and were whisked ……続きを見る

From award-winning author John McGahern, a memoir of his childhood in the Irish countryside and the beginnings of his life as a writer. McGahern describes his early years as one of seven children gr……続きを見る

Marilyn Monroe : Sex Symbol and Pop Icon Marilyn Monroe - A Short Biography for KidsMarilyn Monroe was an American actress, singer, model, and one of the most famous Hollywood icons of the twentiet……続きを見る

Robin Hood and His Adventures by Paul Creswick Illustrations by N.C. Wyeth "Robin Hood is a figure in archetypal English folk tales, whose story goes back to medieval times. In popular culture he is……続きを見る

När Peo Thyren var tolv år bildade han och några kompisar rockbandet Noice. När han var 16 hade de spelat in sin första skiva och när han var 17 var Noice, tillsamm……続きを見る

An autobiography of my time growing up with fame and travelling abroad including America and Canada where I lived for a year in San Francisco. Experiences with drugs, The Church of Scientology and t……続きを見る

Through letters, memoirs, contemporary documents, and a stunning assemblage of photographs - many of which have never before been published - author Ron McCrea tells the fascinating story of the bui……続きを見る

Thomas Nast has been called the greatest political cartoonist of all time. He was much more than that. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant attributed his presidential victory in the 1868 campaign "to the sword of……続きを見る

According to Wikipedia: "Benvenuto Cellini (3 November 1500 13 February 1571) was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor, painter, soldier and musician , who also wrote a famous autobiography. He was one of……続きを見る

“Gee, Joan, if only you were French and male and dead.” ーNew York art dealer to Joan Mitchell, the 1950s She was a steel heiress from the MidwestーChicago and Lake Forest (her grandfather built Chi……続きを見る