America's Top 10 Skyscrapers by Edward R. Riccluti @ Art & Architecture book

America's Top 10 Skyscrapers by Edward R. Riccluti
Description not available.Describes ten of the most unique and interesting skyscrapers in the United States including the Empire State Building, the Prudential Center, and the John Hancock Center

AUTHOR: Edward R. Riccluti
PUBLISHER: Gale Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Soliloquy! The Shakespeare Monologues by Michael Earley, Philippa Keil
At last, over 175 of Shakespeare's finest and most performable monologues taken from all thirty-seven plays are here in two easy-to-use volumes (Men and Women). Selections travel the entire spectrum of the great dramatist's vision, from comedies, wit and romances, to tragedies, pathos and histories.

AUTHOR: Michael Earley, Philippa Keil
PUBLISHER: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Solar Electric House by Steven J. Strong, William G. Scheller
This is the definitive book on solar electric systems for home use. Strong, who has designed more than one hundred photovoltaic (PV) systems, covers all aspects of PVs, from the history and economics of solar power to the nuts and bolts of systems and equipment.

AUTHOR: Steven J. Strong, William G. Scheller
PUBLISHER: Sustainability Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Navy Blue by Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc. Staff
Both serious artists and casual doodlers have found dozens of uses for these handsome sketchbooks, now offered in four colors and three sizes. Many choose the popular 8 1/2 x 11 format for sketching outdoors or for toting to art class. Others like to toss the smaller 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 size or the new 4 x 6 size into a purse or backpack so they are always ready to jot down visual ideas or sketch an interesting character. The archival-quality, vellum-finish paper is especially appealing to artists. It will not yellow with time, ensuring the preservation of their drawings, and its smooth surface readily accepts pencil, ballpoint, pen-and-ink, charcoal, marker, and other drawing mediums. Artists also appreciate the rounded and sewn bindings, which allow the books to lie flat while they work. The covers have a leather finish but are actually tough, waterproof Kivar. Each book is 224 pages with a Kivar over board binding.

AUTHOR: Watson-Guptill Publications, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Artist in Overalls by John Duggleby
The renowned painting American Gothic is famous around the world. This lively biography follows Grant Wood as he develops from a shy farm boy into a celebrated artist. It is complete with an instructional afterword to help young artists learn to draw and a listing of museums where Grant Wood`s work can be seen. Full color.

AUTHOR: John Duggleby
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Goya by Sarah Symmons
The career of Francisco Goya (1746-1828) was a great triumph in the history of Spanish art. The son of a peasant craftsman from rural Aragon had, by the age of forty, infiltrated the most exclusive aristocracy in Western Europe, becoming court painter to the Kings of Spain. But behind his glittering portrayals of the royal family and figures of state was another world of beggars, madmen, convicts, giants and cripples: the inhabitants of the artist`s private obsessions. His art expressed the full range of human experience and he became known in his lifetime as `the philosophical painter`. Goya`s mastery of almost every graphic technique, from tapestry cartoons to lithographs, gave him a range of pictorial clarity and expression that was at once profound, diverting and subversive. Sarah Symmons` fascinating new book places Goya within the context of his Spanish heritage, traces the immense influence of his work throughout Europe and considers the continued relevance of his art in the twentieth century. She draws on the most recent scholarship and on rediscovered works to create a comprehensive portrait of his most complex and enigmatic of artists.

AUTHOR: Sarah Symmons
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture