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The seventh in Wilson`s intended 10-play cycle of works depicting African-American culture during each of the decades of the 20th century, JITNEY is set in Pittburgh`s Hill District during the 1970s. The lives of jitney chauffeurs are dramatized against the larger backdrop of the famous black neighborhood. The 2000 New York Production of JITNEY won Wilson--already a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner--the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play. AUTHOR: August Wilson
PUBLISHER: Overlook Press, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Cymbeline by Roger Warren, William Shakespeare
This is the first new, full-scale edition of Cymbeline in 37 years. One of Shakespeare`s final works, Cymbeline uses virtuoso theatrical and poetic means to dramatize a story of marriage imperiled by mistrust and painfully rebuilt in the context of international conflict. Roger Warren`s commentary emphasizes the play`s theatrical impact and pays close attention to its complex, evocative language. AUTHOR: Roger Warren, William Shakespeare
PUBLISHER: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Lolita by James Mason, Vladimir Nabokov
This intellectually dazzling novel is the tongue-in-cheek account of Professor Humbert Humbert`s erotic obsession with sexually precocious Lolita. Conceived as satire, it is now considered a classic of modern literature. AUTHOR: James Mason, Vladimir Nabokov
PUBLISHER: Random House Audio Publishing Group
FORMAT: Audio
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | From Clay to Bronze by Tuck Langland
Going beyond theory straight to hands-on practice, this studio workbook is devoted to the creation of a large, realistic bronze figure, from initial studies through the complex processes of enlarging, modeling, molding, casting, and finishing. First the book deals with preparing the clay, building the armature, developing the figure study, and enlarging it. Then casting is explored, plaster waste, flexible molds. systems of lost-wax casting, metal chasing, welding, mounting, and patinas. Tips on the maintenance and restoration of bronze sculpture are included. AUTHOR: Tuck Langland
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | William Steig by William Steig
The well-known author/illustrator of such picture books as SYLVESTER AND THE MAGIC PEBBLE and SHREK! shares memories of growing up in the Bronx during the early 1900s. Watercolor and ink-line illustrations accompany the text. AUTHOR: William Steig
PUBLISHER: HarperCollins Children's Book Group
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Soul of the North by Neil Kent
The Soul of the North A Social, Architectural and Cultural History of the Nordic Countries (1700-1940) Neil Kent Examines the social history of the Nordic Region (Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Iceland, Greenland), focusing on spiritual values, social identities, attitudes towards family life and sexual identity, as well as the effects of climate and natural geography on these societies. The book also provides an architectural, artistic and cultural history of Scandinavia. AUTHOR: Neil Kent
PUBLISHER: Reaktion Books, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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