Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, Richard Green @ Art & Architecture book

Cry, the Beloved Country by Alan Paton, Richard Green
Often called the most important South African novel, this is the story of love and courage in the face of injustice.

AUTHOR: Alan Paton, Richard Green
PUBLISHER: Buccaneer Books, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

21St Century Fashion by Amy De La Haye, Mendess
From the turn-of-the-century S-bend silhouette to the bumster and bustier of today, this comprehensive survey explores all the significant developments in fashion in a century that has witnessed a growing preoccupation with personal appearance and clothing. Written by two experts in costume from the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, it explores movements and innovations in for both men and women through the work of the most original and influential designers and couturiers. Organized around crucial shifts in style and major world events, the book places exciting, even revolutionary, developments in fashion within their socioeconomic, political, and cultural contexts. International in scope, it encompasses the century's most important designers and metropolitan fashion centers, including developments in accessories, hairstyles, and make-up. The importance of mass production, advances in man-made fibers, the growth of ready-to-wear, and the major influences of postwar subcultures on contemporary fashion are also discussed. A reference section includes an extensive bibliography and a glossary of designers.

AUTHOR: Amy De La Haye, Mendess
PUBLISHER: Thames & Hudson
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Creative Room Styles by Creative Publishing International, Inc. Staff
Creative Room Styles is a comprehensive guide to recognizing the common characteristics of various interior decorating styles. The extensive use of color photographs helps readers visualize the differences between styles and also provides inspiration for developing an interior style that fits the individual.

AUTHOR: Creative Publishing International, Inc. Staff
PUBLISHER: Creative Publishing International, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Adobe Architecture by Myrtle Stedman
A guide, with floor plans ranging from a small casita to larger ones is given in this book, with several pluses. The smaller homes are so arranged that they allow for growth as the family, or purse, increases in size. Cabinet work throughout is in keeping and suggestions for furniture designed to complement the house are here. Plastering, the making of adobes, painting, plumbing, wiring--all the things that must be taken into account are dealt with in a practical manner that helps prevent costly errors.

AUTHOR: Myrtle Stedman
PUBLISHER: Sunstone Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Acting from the Ultimate Consciousness by Eric Morris
Starting with Mr. Morris' contention that ninety-five percent of our talent comes from the unconscious, this book addresses that hidden reservoir of feelings and experiences. Through a study of the unconscious, the actor is led toward the state at which the actor crosses the line between consciousness and the unconscious to reach and feed from this bottomless well of creativity.

AUTHOR: Eric Morris
PUBLISHER: Ermor Enterprises
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

No Exit & Three Other Plays by Jean-Paul Sartre
4 plays about an existential portrayal of Hell, the reworking of the Electra-Orestes story, the conflict of a young intellectual torn between theory and conflict and an arresting attack on American racism.

AUTHOR: Jean-Paul Sartre
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture