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|  | Three Comedies by Kaufman & Ferber by Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman
Edna Ferber and George S. Kaufman inebriated America during the Prohibition Twenties, then made everyone forget the Depression in the Thirties via gales of sophisticated laughter. The dynamic playwriting duo had three smash hits together: The Royal Family (1927), Dinner at Eight (1932), and Stage Door (1936). All three plays were promptly made by Hollywood into equally famous films -- Dinner at Eight with Jean Harlow; Stage Door with a young Katharine Hepburn and Lucille Ball; and The Royal Family of Broadway with Fredric March. These three masterpieces have been collected here to stand as permanent and hilarious testament to the cream of an epoch. And whipped cream at that. AUTHOR: Edna Ferber, George S. Kaufman
PUBLISHER: Applause Theatre Book Publishers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Red House by Kent Bexleyheath
These houses are beautiful studies in Arts and Crafts design. The influential Red House, designed for William Morris in 1859, is a seminal 'modern' building, conceived as a whole both inside and out. Melsetter House was designed by William Lethaby, a disciple of Morris and Webb; it embodies the principles of simplicity, strength and harmony with nature. Goddards was one of several Arts and Crafts houses which Lutyens designed in Surrey, and is notable for his subtle handling of materials and colours. While the three buildings vary in setting, they share common themes and studying them together allows the reader a deeper insight into the development of Arts and Crafts domestic architecture. AUTHOR: Kent Bexleyheath
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Trickster Makes This World by Lewis Hyde
Hyde traces the role of the Trickster, who appears in the myths of many cultures as Coyote, Hermes, Loki, Eshu, Raven, Krishna, etc. In the modern world, he finds the Trickster in the work of its artists who show society the truth about itself. Among others, he chooses Picasso, John Cage, Allen Ginsberg, Maxine Hong Kingston, and Robert Mapplethorpe for this role. AUTHOR: Lewis Hyde
PUBLISHER: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Long Bomb
Description not available.Traces the hype-fueled rise and spectacular fall of the XFL from the perspective of the Outlaws, the league's Las Vegas franchise, offering insightful profiles of such key characters as the WWF's Vince McMahon and NBC's Dick Ebersol, as well as broadcasters, celebrities, league officials, coaches, and players. 25,000 first printing.
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Architecture of the Italian by Peter Murray
Well-illustrated, undeniably useful, Murrays book is truly welcome. --Architectural Design Informed in content and concise in style . . . a perfect introduction to the architecture of the Italian Renaissance. --Richard Stapleford, Cooper Union School of Architecture A classic guide to one of the most pivotal periods in art and architectural history, The Architecture of the Italian Renaissance remains the most lucid and comprehensive volume available. From Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Palladio, and Brunelleschi to St. Peters in Rome, the palaces of Venice, and the Medici Chapel in Florence, Peter Murray's lavishly illustrated book tells readers everything they need to know about the architectural life of Italy from the thirteenth through the sixteenth centuries. AUTHOR: Peter Murray
PUBLISHER: Knopf Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Treasure Island by A. J. McAllister, Ara Watson, Dan Danko, David Frankland, Deidre S. Laiken
Jim Hawkins, who narrates Stevenson's classic tale, is rewarded for his assistance to an old pirate, Billy Bones, with a map showing the way to buried treasure. He and his associates set sail for the island on a ship manned by a band of pirates--a fact they discover en route. The pirate king is the notorious one-legged cook Long John Silver, one of Stevenson's most delightfully conceived villains. The pirates are vanquished, the treasure is retrieved, and Stevenson's novel is widely loved, and admired as one of the great adventure novels of all time. AUTHOR: A. J. McAllister, Ara Watson, Dan Danko, David Frankland, Deidre S. Laiken
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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