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|  | Alan Ayckbourn:Plays One by Alan Ayckbourn
Alan Ayckbourn's work of the 1980s, with an introduction by the author. AUTHOR: Alan Ayckbourn
PUBLISHER: Faber & Faber, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Icons of Art by Prestel Staff
Prestel`s experienced editors have selected what they consider to be the 100 most important works of art created this century. Each work is reproduced in color on one full page. The facing page contains description and background of the work, concise biography and picture of the artist, and comparative art. 160 color and 140 b&w illustrations. AUTHOR: Prestel Staff
PUBLISHER: Prestel Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | A Smile in the Mind by Beryl McAlhone, David Stuart, Edward De Bono
The best graphic design does more than capture attention and make the audience linger. It prolongs the encounter, compelling the reader not only to notice, but to remember. This book is about making graphics memorable by using witty thinking. It argues that ideas which happen in the mind, stay in the mind. Beryl McAlhone and David Stuart begin by explaining what wit is and how it works. They make the case for wit in graphic design, seeing humour as the shortest distance between two people. The different routes designers can take are explainedincluding ambiguity, missing links, substitution and double-takes - to clarify the options available at the start of an assignment. A Smile in the Mind documents the power of intellectual playfulness as it invades even the corporate heartland of annual reports and the dry territory of technical literature. Designers can refer to examples for every category of graphics, from direct mail to information graphics, and for a variety of sectors from leisure and the arts to manufacturing and the law. For the finale, witty designers answer the big question: how did they get the idea? They offer a peep into their private working methods, as they check out word lists, look at things sideways, or put several jobs on the table at once. Gathering together the best examples of graphic wit over the past three decades, A Smile in the Mind shows work from over 300 designers in the USA, Britain, Europe and Japan. AUTHOR: Beryl McAlhone, David Stuart, Edward De Bono
PUBLISHER: Phaidon Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Winesburg, Ohio by Christopher Sergel, George Guidall, Glen A. Love, John H. Feres, Malcolm Cowley
The hopes, fears, and regrets of the residents of a small Ohio town in the 1890s are the stuff of this cycle of short stories. Each chapter tells the story of a different citizen of Winesburg. A thread running through the stories is George Willard, a young reporter for the town newspaper, whose wanderings take him all over the town and its surrounding area, and eventually take him away from Winesburg, in order to pursue his dreams and to avoid the life of frustrated ambition that so many of his neighbors have led. AUTHOR: Christopher Sergel, George Guidall, Glen A. Love, John H. Feres, Malcolm Cowley
PUBLISHER: N A L
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Ptown by Peter Manso
Examining the burgeoning arts community, the gay community, fishermen, and politicians, Manso portrays the diverse community of Provincetown to comment on its history and the evolution of its character. AUTHOR: Peter Manso
PUBLISHER: Simon & Schuster Trade Paperbacks
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Soft Surfaces by Judy A. Juracek
Modeled on the successful Surfaces (1996), this new collection of photographs catalogs how hundreds of varieties of textiles, grouped by structure and surface treatment, look up close and in interior and exterior applications such as window treatments, upholstery, awnings, tents, and floor coverings. Like Surfaces, the book is tailored to research needs in scope and focus, offering examples for architects, interior designers, theatrical and film designers, illustrators, and graphic designers. Interviews with professionals describe how they use visual research in their work. AUTHOR: Judy A. Juracek
PUBLISHER: Norton, W. W. & Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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