|
|
|
|  | The Rise of the Nouveaux Riches by J. Mordaunt Crook
In this history of English buildings, Britian`s leading architecture historian Mordaunt Crook applies a sociological perspective to the luxurious homes of affluent Edwardians and Victorians. His profiles of the nouveaux riches include the Rothschilds, the Guinnesses, the Barings, and the Wernhers. AUTHOR: J. Mordaunt Crook
PUBLISHER: Murray, John Publishers, Limited
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
|
 | Bare by Elisabeth Eaves
Description not available.Provides a firsthand, inside look at the world of strippers, describing each dancer's motivations, behavior, personal relationships, and attitudes toward their work, and assesses the role of women's sexuality in context of modern-day sexual values and mores. 25,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Elisabeth Eaves
PUBLISHER: Random House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
|
 | King Lear by Alan Durband, Bob Stotts, Celeste Flower, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
Description not available.An edition of Shakespeare's tragedy, including discussion of its plot, themes, characters, language, production, and author. AUTHOR: Alan Durband, Bob Stotts, Celeste Flower, David Bevington, David Scott Kastan
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
|
 | Leonardo da Vinci by Sherwin B. Nuland
Nuland finds clues in his subject's art, relationships, and scientific studies as well as in the manuscripts spot lighted by their sale at auction to Bill Gates. Nuland detects the siren voice that lured the great artist so often into the arms of science his fascination with anatomy, first as the basis for his paintings and then as the crucial component in his aim to systematize all knowledge of nature. Scholarly and passionate, Nuland's LEONARDO DA VINCI takes us deep into the first truly modern, empirical mind, one that was centuries ahead of its time. AUTHOR: Sherwin B. Nuland
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
|
 | The Idiot by Alan Myers, Constance Garnett, David Fishelson, David Magarshack, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Dostoyevsky wanted to create a portrait of a good man in Prince Myshkin, a Christlike figure who is the heir to a large fortune and whose simple goodness has a profound impact on those around him. Myshkin's saintly impulses occasionally backfire, as when the prostitute Natasha, believing he loves her, is devastated to learn his love is only pity; she runs away with the evil Rogozhin, who murders her. At times the plot reads like a thriller, though throughout the novel Dostoyevsky probes the meaning of human suffering and the nature of true compassion. In spite of the fact that he felt he didn't achieve his stated goal, THE IDIOT was Dostoyevsky's favorite among his novels. AUTHOR: Alan Myers, Constance Garnett, David Fishelson, David Magarshack, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
PUBLISHER: Knopf, Alfred A. Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
|
 | A Box of Rain by Robert Hunter
This collection features 250 song texts by Robert Hunter, the primary lyricist for the Grateful Dead. In addition to sharing both his Grateful Dead and non-Grateful Dead lyrics, Hunter reveals his sources of inspiration and discusses the ways in which certain songs evolved. AUTHOR: Robert Hunter
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
|
|
|
