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The Sopranos Family Cookbook by Allen Rucker, Michele Scicolone
The Southern Italian culinary traditions enjoyed each season by the SOPRANOS characters--Carmela`s ziti, for one, and Bobby Bacala`s cannoli--are explored and recreated in this cookbook, which also includes a gallery of stills from the show.

AUTHOR: Allen Rucker, Michele Scicolone
PUBLISHER: Warner Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

David & Neo-Classicism by Chris Miller, Peter Snowdon, Sophie Monneret
In his Journal, Delacroix wrote that Jacques-Louis David was the painter of every modern school of painting and sculpture . This monograph traces David's growth into the recognized master of Neoclassicism and explores why his work represented a profound renewal of the pictorial tradition. A brilliant colorist and a skillful draftsman, David excelled at both historical painting and psychological portraits. Considering politics and aesthetics part of the same struggle. David drew inspiration from the turbulent changes in France during and after the Revolution. He interpreted this turbulence with neoclassic imagery -- drawing upon Greek and Roman history and culture to represent his own. Color reproductions of David's major works are accompanied by a thorough account of the great master's career -- from his outset as a student influenced by rococo, to his artistic and political contemporaries and rivals, to his neoclassic masterpieces of the Revolution and Napoleonic eras.

AUTHOR: Chris Miller, Peter Snowdon, Sophie Monneret
PUBLISHER: Terrail, Pierre Editions
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Romeo & Juliet by Alan Durband, Barbara Mowat, Billy Aronson, Brian Gibbons, Carol Hegarty
Set during five of the most intensely dramatic days ever portrayed, ROMEO AND JULIET was probably written in 1594 or 1595, and first published in a 1597 edition, as transcribed by actors who had performed it. Other editions appeared later, but even the more authoritative versions, such as that of 1599--probably drawn from Shakespeare`s own manuscript copies--lack the detailed stage directions present in the actors` transcription; thus, modern editions incorporate several sources. ROMEO AND JULIET is among the most oft performed of Shakespeare`s works, and it has been among the most beloved since its earliest days on the stage. Though the title page of the 1597 edition declares that ROMEO AND JULIET had been performed and enjoyed many times prior to its publication, the first extant direct record of the events of a production refer to a 1662 staging, in which the play was probably adapted or altered--adaption was particularly popular in the 17th century. One London stage ran different conclusions on alternative nights; audiences who went home glum on Friday could be uplifted by the play`s ending if they returned on Saturday night. The story of ROMEO AND JULIET was derived by Shakespeare from many sources. The version most contemporary to his own was the 1562 poem The Tragicall History of Romeus and Iuliet by Arthur Brooke, which itself was an adaptation of a French piece by Pierre Boaistuau, which Boaistuau had adapted from the Italian. Indeed, aspects of the tragic story have recurred throughout Western literature since at least the third century. Shakespeare greatly intensified the pace by compressing a piece which had unfolded over the course of several months into the space of five days--a period in which much transpires at daybreak, including the famous balcony scene where Romeo declares, But soft, what light through yonder window breaks?/It is the east, and Juliet is the sun. Romeo is forced to approach Juliet in secret because of the impassioned rivalry be

AUTHOR: Alan Durband, Barbara Mowat, Billy Aronson, Brian Gibbons, Carol Hegarty
PUBLISHER: Naxos of America, Incorporated
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Cornell/Duchamp...In Resonance by Ann Temkin, Ecke Bonk, Lynda R. Hartigan, Susan Davidson, Walter Hopps
This extraordinary volume chronicles the friendship, working relationship, and synchronicity between two of the 20th-century's most innovative and influential artists--Marcel Duchamp (1887-1968) and Joseph Cornell (1903-1972). 110 color photos. 200 duotones.

AUTHOR: Ann Temkin, Ecke Bonk, Lynda R. Hartigan, Susan Davidson, Walter Hopps
PUBLISHER: Edition Cantz
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Frank Lloyd Wright by David Larkin
Thirty-eight of Wright's architectural designs, ranging from his early work in the 1890s to his daring creations of the 1940s, show each building's evolution from conceptual sketch, plan, or drawings to finished masterwork. Over 300 illustrations, 275 in color.

AUTHOR: David Larkin
PUBLISHER: Rizzoli International Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Watercolor Workbook by Anne Elsworth
In this complete guide for beginners, Anne Elsworth show you all you need to know to discover the jobs of successful watercolor painting.

AUTHOR: Anne Elsworth
PUBLISHER: Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture