A Year of Style by Frederic Fekkai @ Art & Architecture book

A Year of Style by Frederic Fekkai
In this guide to grooming, famed style consultant Frederick Fekkai explains how any woman can establish her personal style, expressing herself through haircuts, cosmetics, accessories, and clothing. Drawing on his experiences of painting numerous famous faces--including those of Liv Tyler, Martha Stewart, and Mira Sorvino--he shares his secrets for creating low-maintenance celebrity images. He also lists his fashion faux-pas, warning women that he considers wearing red nail polish during the day to be tasteless and that the results of impulsive plastic surgery can be ghastly.

AUTHOR: Frederic Fekkai
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Lost Masters by Brendan Pittaway, Peter Harclerode
In this history of World War II, a BBC reporter describes how the Nazis looted Europe`s museums and galleries and sent hundreds of confiscated paintings and priceless artifacts to Germany. In doing so he reveals the villains who participated in these robberies and mourns the numerous treasures that remain lost or were destroyed due to mishandling. He also details the Nazis` degenerate art exhibition.

AUTHOR: Brendan Pittaway, Peter Harclerode
PUBLISHER: Welcome Rain Publishers
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Silence by Shusaku Endo, William Johnston
A novel of faith and doubt set in medieval Japan. Endo relates the history of the Japanese Christians who were persecuted after the rise to power of the samurai in the 17th century, and in particular the plight of Japanese priests who were forced to choose between their identity as Christians and as Japanese.

AUTHOR: Shusaku Endo, William Johnston
PUBLISHER: Taplinger Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Defining Vision by Joel Brinkley
This is the story of the creation of HDTV (high-definition television), how it was developed, and the business and politics behind the issues surrounding its development.

AUTHOR: Joel Brinkley
PUBLISHER: Harcourt Trade Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

The Savvy Screenwriter by Susan Kouguell
This real-life guide to surviving in the film industry offers advice from an industry player on being a financially and artistically successful screenwriter.

AUTHOR: Susan Kouguell
PUBLISHER: TL Hoell Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

South Africa by David Goldblatt
South Africa The Structure of Things Then is the culmination of fifteen years of photography, research, and writing by acclaimed South African photographer David Goldblatt. In 136 evocative black and white photographs Goldblatt probes the relationships between South African structures and the forces that shaped the society from 1652 to 1990, a period he calls the Era of Baasskap or White domination. His is a seminal exploration that compels the reader to look afresh at South Africa's cultural heritage and to ask 'What do these structures signify? What convictions, what hopes and fears went into their building?'. In his introduction and the extended captions to the duotone images, Goldblatt gives fascinating insight into the meaning of the structures, and the context from which each photograph emerged. The work is complemented by Neville Dubow's illuminating critical appraisal, 'Constructs: Reflections on a Thinking Eye'.

AUTHOR: David Goldblatt
PUBLISHER: Monacelli Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Other
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture