Renaissance Architecture (Oxford History of Art (Paperback))

Arts & Photography

Bates Lowry

Architecture

George Braziller, Inc.

365 Days

History

Glassner, Ronald J.

Asia

A new edition of Ron Glasser's classic. In this gripping account, Glasser offers an unparalleled description of the horror endured daily by those on the front lines. “The best book to come out of Vietnam.” David Mamet Assigned to Zama, an Army hospital in Japan in September 1968, Glasser arrived as a pediatrician in the U.S. Army Medical Corps to care for the children of officers and high-ranking government officials. The hospital's main mission, however, was to support the war and care for the wounded. “They all came through the hospitals of Japan … the chopper pilots and the RTO's, the forward observers, the cooks, the medics and the sergeants... the heroes and the ones under military arrest, the drug addicts and the killers.” At Zama, an average of six to eight thousand patients were attended to per month, and the death and suffering were staggering. The soldiers counted their days by the length of their tour―one year, or 365 days―and they knew, down to the day, how much time they had left. Glasser tells their stories―of lives shockingly interrupted by the tragedies of war―with moving, humane eloquence.

Glasser M.D., Ronald J.

A brazenly funny, poignant memoir. 
This gutsy collection offers a brilliant reflection on life as a young lesbian and breast cancer survivor. Through discussions of madness, religion, gender and feminism, Allison Gruber captivates with heartbreaking candor and wit. From her teenage Dian Fossey to her Virginia Woolf of Drama Club, the author invites us into a world of brash, bookish hilarity, as she navigates an unusual life, interrupted. In You’re Not Edith, Gruber asks herself how best to live and finds answers big enough for all of us.

You're Not Edith: Autobiographical Essays

Biographies & Memoirs

Gruber, Allison

Professionals & Academics

George Inness and the Visionary Landscape

The essential book on the innovative American landscape painter, with a new preface by the author. A “rare, valuable and luminously illustrated monograph.” (Booklist)
This eloquent examination of Inness' most important paintings illuminates the artist’s philosophical and religious preoccupations. It provides an overview of his life and situates Inness within the contexts of key issues in American history, such as the Hudson River School, Transcendentalism, Swedenborgianism, and the work of William James. It explains for the first time how Inness treated landscape painting as a form of philosophical inquiry that could communicate his holistic belief in the unity of nature and spirit. “Bell’s handsomely illustrated, eloquently written, and well-documented text considerably expands previous scholarship. ..[A] first-rate study. Highly recommended.” (Choice) 40 full color illustrations and 19 black and white illustrations

Bell, Adrienne Baxter

History & Criticism

“The literature of Juan Villoro…is opening up the path of the new Spanish novel of the millennium.” Roberto Bolano A brilliant, prize-winning collection of stories by Mexico’s most important living writer. From the semiotics of pet iguanas to the disillusionment of mariachi singers, Villoro reveals the deep dissatisfactions and absurdities of life in Mexico and its carnivalesque capital. We encounter a border trucker making a movie about illegal migrants, a cuckolded football superstar, and a gluten-free American journalist seeking the authentic Mexican experience. A master of the post-modern narrative, Villoro gives us contemporary Mexico through a complex interplay of culture and character psychology in the most surprising, fresh and humorous ways.

The Guilty: Stories

Literature & Fiction

VILLORO, JUAN

United States

The classic book on a major modern theory Bertalanffy’s selected writings on his theory of laws applicable to virtually every scientific field. This conceptual approach has had a profound impact on biology, economics, psychology, and demography, with new relevancies today. The new foreword by University of Vienna system theory professor, Wolfgang Hofkirchner, and Centre for Systems Philosophy director, David Rousseau, discusses the theory’s contemporary applications.

General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications

Politics & Social Sciences

Von Bertalanffy, Ludwig

Philosophy

In this memoir, legendary publisher George Braziller captures his life in a collection of candid, often humorous vignettes. In his memoir, Encounters, completed at age 99, George Braziller, the groundbreaking independent publisher, describes in vivid detail going to work at age 16 in Depression-Era Brooklyn, his political awakening with the Spanish Civil War, his service in World War II, and his bold adventures in publishing. He recounts his start as a shipping clerk, his founding of book clubs and then his time at the helm of his publishing house, which for 60 years has brought influential books on art, architecture, poetry, fiction and non-fiction to many readers. Encounters offers glimpses behind the scenes with artists and authors, including Picasso, Orhan Pamuk, Arthur Miller and Marilyn Monroe. 29 Color Illustrations, 20 B&amp;W Photographs

Encounters: My Life in Publishing

Braziller, George

A new high quality, compact version of the original Teriade edition. Late in his life, confined to a chair or bed, Matisse transformed a simple technique into a medium for the creation of a major art. “I have attained a form filtered to its essentials.” Cutting dynamic shapes from painted paper, Matisse created his images. While producing pieces for Jazz, the artist used a large brush to write notes to himself on construction paper. The simple visual appearance of the words pleased Matisse, and he suggested using his reflective handwritten thoughts in juxtaposition with the images. The original edition of Jazz was an artist’s book, printed in a limited quantity. This selection from the original is an exquisite suite of color plates and text that, like the music it was named for, was invented in a spirit of improvisation and spontaneity. These magnificent cut-outs of pure color celebrate the radiance and emotional intensity of the artist’s oeuvre.

Jazz

Matisse, Henri

On the centennial of the National Park Service, this richly illustrated book offers invaluable advice on exploring America’s national park system. 
The book delves into issues affecting an array of parks: the iconic western national parks like Yellowstone; the urban parks such as Golden Gate National Recreation Area; historic sites including the Statue of Liberty National Monument and Gettysburg National Military Park; and cultural areas like Mesa Verde National Park that are among America’s over 400 national parks. 
Twenty-three essays from contributing authors with deep personal and professional connections to the national parks serve as expert guides to places in the park system where: 
<ul>
<li>much of the nation’s biological and cultural diversity is represented;</li>
<li>ideas such as freedom, civil rights, and conservation were conceived;</li>
<li>vast wilderness offers solitude and reflection;</li>
<li>storied landscapes preserve a sense of place;</li>
<li>the balance between recreation and preservation is tested;</li>
<li>research and learning engage the next generation;</li>
<li>the dynamics of nature are being shaped by a changing climate; and </li>
<li>innovations in technology, sustainability, and stewardship provide a sense of purpose and hope.</li>
</ul> 300 Color Illustrations

A Thinking Person's Guide To America's National Parks

Americas

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