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Hamptons Bohemia by Constance Ayers Denne, Helen A. Harrison
This celebratory tome recalls how artists and writers have long found inspiration in scenic East Hampton, and illuminates their presence there, from the Barbizon painters of the 19th century, through the tenure of Jackson Pollock and his circle of painters and writers including Frank O'Hara, and into the 1970s when Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein were in residence.

AUTHOR: Constance Ayers Denne, Helen A. Harrison
PUBLISHER: Chronicle Books LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

One on One by Jack Temchin
You have finally met your match in Jack Temchin's new collection. Somewhere among the 150 monologues Temchin has recruited, a voice is sure to beckon to you -- strange and alluring -- waiting for your own voice to give it presence on stage. One On One is no dating service for lazy actors scrambling for a last-minute monologue. Temchin has organized a demanding workout for the actor in search of challenge and an opportunity to stretch and grow. These monologues require your full imaginative and practical involvement. Not content with the warhorses of recent audition books. Temchin has scouted out new work by major writers, much of which hasn't even been staged yet! One On One puts you on the cutting edge of American and British theatre today.

AUTHOR: Jack Temchin
PUBLISHER: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Images of Enchantment by Sherifa Zuhur
By dealing in one volume with dance, music, painting, and cinema, as experienced and practiced not only within the Middle East but also abroad, Images of Enchantment breaks down the artificial distinctions -- of form, geography, high and low art, performer and artist -- that are so often used to delineate the subjects and processes of Middle Eastern artistic culture. These eighteen essays cover themes as diverse as Bedouin dance, the music of Arab Americans, cinema in Egypt and Iran, Hollywood representations of the Middle East, and contemporary Sudanese painting. The contributions come from scholars and critics and from the artists themselves. Together, they present a wide-ranging and holistic view of the arts in their social, political, anthropological, and gender contexts.

AUTHOR: Sherifa Zuhur
PUBLISHER: American University in Cairo Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Purple by Mary E. Salzmann
Description not available.Simple text and photographs present a variety of purple things, including a baseball uniform, inner tube, and swimsuit.

AUTHOR: Mary E. Salzmann
PUBLISHER: ABDO Publishing Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

Village of the Nubas by George Rodger
In 1949 the Englishman George Rodger, one of the founding members of Magnum photo agency, learned of the Nuba tribe while travelling in the Kordofan region of the Sudan. The Nubas were a people living in a state of primitivism, exactly as their ancestors had centuries before. Remarkably, he was granted permission by the Sudanese government not only to spend time with the tribe, but to be the first. Westerner to photograph its rituals.

AUTHOR: George Rodger
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture

China Chic by Judith Regan, Vivienne Tam
In this lavishly-illustrated guide, renowned fashion designer Vivienne Tam, who was born in Hong Kong and spent much of her adult years in the United States, offers tips for combining Eastern and Western styles. In addition to revealing the inspirations for her clothing, she shows readers how to incorporate Asian art and housewares into Western-style homes.

AUTHOR: Judith Regan, Vivienne Tam
PUBLISHER: HarperTrade
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture