Thursday, June 29, 2017

Jimmy Buffett - A Good Life All the Way


A candid, compelling, and rollicking portrait of the pirate captain of Margaritaville Jimmy Buffett. 

In Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way, acclaimed music critic Ryan White has crafted the first definitive account of Buffett’s rise from singing songs for beer to his emergence as a tropical icon and CEO behind the Margaritaville industrial complex, a vast network of merchandise, chain restaurants, resorts, and lifestyle products all inspired by his sunny but disillusioned hit “Margaritaville.”

Monday, June 26, 2017

Blind Spot Book


In this innovative synthesis of words and images, the award-winning author of Open City and photography critic for The New York Times Magazine combines two of his great passions.

One of Time’s Best Non-Fiction Books of 2017 So Far

Thursday, June 22, 2017

Talking Pictures - How to Watch Movies


Whether we are trying to impress a date after an art-house film screening or discussing Oscar nominations with friends, we all need ways to watch and talk about movies. But with so much variety between an Alfred Hitchcock thriller and a Nora Ephron romantic comedy, how can everyday viewers determine what makes a good movie?

Monday, June 19, 2017

Abstract Painting: The Elements of Visual Language and Colorist's Special Effects - color interior: Step by step guides to making your adult coloring pages POP!


Abstract Painting: The Elements of Visual Language examines and articulates a vocabulary of visual elements from which you build images, abstract or otherwise. As you examine line, shape, pattern, texture, depth, and color in detail, you become more aware of the elements that make up a painting, and better able to observe your own work without judgment and self-criticism.

Thursday, June 15, 2017

If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face? - My Adventures in the Art and Science of Relating and Communicating


Alan Alda, the award-winning actor and bestselling author, tells us the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor.

Monday, June 12, 2017

Of Potato Heads and Polaroids - My Life Inside and Out of Pearl Jam


Pearl Jam. Not many bands have achieved a status needing no adjective or description. Pearl Jam has. And fewer still have had an insider, much less a member, obsessively capture onstage and offhand pics of the experience the friends, family, and fans... and one very famous plastic toy. Luckily for us lead guitarist Mike McCready did trusty Polaroid camera in hand.

Thursday, June 8, 2017

Wonder Woman: The Art and Making of the Film and Tom Ford


Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman sees the hero brought to the big screen for the first time in her own movie, and fully realizes the breathtaking wonder, strength, and grace of such an historic character. Wonder Woman: The Art & Making of the Film celebrates the creation of this groundbreaking movie, taking fans on a voyage of discovery through the world of Wonder Woman.

Monday, June 5, 2017

Treasured Lands - A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks


Beautiful, most complete visual tour of all 59 US National Parks in a coffee-table book, with location notes for each photograph. Winner of 4 national book awards.

It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service, which was founded in 1916 and is now celebrating its centennial. In Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's National Parks, photographer QT Luong pays tribute to the millions of acres of protected wilderness in our country's 59 national parks.