Art of the Florida Seminole and Miccosukee Indians by Dorothy Downs
$16.00 NZD
Category: History & Theory | Reading Level: very good
"A superbly readable piece of cultural history. . . . Downs proves that graphics and narrative can be intertwined in an entertaining and informative historical presentation. . . . Delightful and intellectually enriching."--Southern Historian "Excellent. . . . Well-documented with both historical and an ...Show more
The Traffic in Culture - Refiguring Art and Anthropology by George E. Marcus (Editor); Fred R. Myers (Editor)
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Category: History & Theory | Reading Level: very good
The essays in this collection signal a new relationship between anthropology and the study of art. The authors explore the boundaries and affinities between art, anthropology, representation, and culture, casting a critical, ethnographic light on the art worlds of the contemporary West and their "traffi ...Show more
Creativity for Life - Practical Advice on the Artist's Personality, and Career from America's Foremost Creativity Coach by Eric Maisel
$15.00 NZD
Category: Self-help | Reading Level: very good
As a therapist and creativity coach, Eric Maisel has worked with thousands of creative people. He knows firsthand the struggles that writers, musicians, artists, dancers, and actors face and has helped them find balance in their lives while pursuing their artistic endeavors. His new book presents a comp ...Show more
Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes - The Anthropology of Museums by Michael M. Ames
$12.00 NZD
Category: History & Theory | Reading Level: very good
Cannibal Tours and Glass Boxes poses a number of probing questions about the role and responsibility of museums and anthropology in the contemporary world. In it, Michael Ames, an internationally renowned museum director, challenges popular concepts and criticisms of museums and presents an alternate pe ...Show more
Fragrant - The Secret Life of Scent by Mandy Aftel
$14.00 NZD
Category: Fashion | Reading Level: very good
Mandy Aftel is widely acclaimed as a trailblazer in natural perfumery. Over two decades of sourcing the finest aromatic ingredients from all over the world and creating artisanal fragrances, she has been an evangelist for the transformative power of scent. In Fragrant, through five major players in the ...Show more
The Warner Loughlin Technique - An Acting Revolution by Warner Loughlin
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Category: Theatre | Reading Level: very good
For the first time in print, comes the revolutionary acting technique from the premiere acting coach of our era. Not a copy of the old masters, The Warner Loughlin Technique empowers the actor to create rich, nuanced and unique characters. Discover the technique used to help create some of the most rema ...Show more
The Art of Walt Disney from Mickey Mouse to the Magic Kingdoms
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Category: Film | Reading Level: good-very good
Sacred Threads - Ceremonial Textiles of Southeast Asia
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Category: Antiques | Reading Level: very good
Making Architecture - The Getty Center by Harold M. Williams; Ada Louise Huxtable; Stephen D. Rountree; Richard Meier
$16.00 NZD
Category: Architecture | Series: Introduction to Ser. | Reading Level: very good
This volume completes the documentation of the planning, design, and construction of the Getty Center begun in The Getty Center (1991). Designed by Richard Meier and Partners, the Getty Center sits atop a stunning 110-acre hilltop in west Los Angeles and is the new home for the Museum, the five Institut ...Show more
Drawing Dynamic Hands by Burne Hogarth
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Category: Practical Art | Reading Level: very good
The most comprehensive book ever published on drawing hands uses a revolutionary system for visualizing the hand in an almost infinite number of positions.
Stephen Sondheim - Finishing the Hat - Collected Lyrics (1954-1981) with Attendant Comments, Principles, Heresies, Grudges, Whines and Anecdotes by Stephen Sondheim
$25.00 NZD
Category: Music | Reading Level: very good
Stephen Sondheim has won seven Tonys, an Academy Award, seven Grammys, a Pulitzer Prize and the Kennedy Center Honors. His career has spanned more than half a century, his lyrics have become synonymous with musical theater and popular culture, and in "Finishing the Hat"--titled after perhaps his most au ...Show more
Foucault for Architects by Gordana Fontana-Giusti
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Category: Architecture | Series: Thinkers for Architects | Reading Level: very good
From the mid-1960s onwards Michel Foucault has had a significant impact on diverse aspects of culture, knowledge and arts including architecture and its critical discourse. The implications for architecture have been wide-ranging. His archaeological and genealogical approaches to knowledge have transfor ...Show more