Archive for Items Categorized 'Other Genres', only excerpts shown, click title for full entry.
500 Days: Secrets and Lies in the Terror Wars
by Kurt Eichenwald
In the aftermath of 9/11 political leaders scramble to appear as if they’re on top of the situation. Bending the truth, torturing informants, skeptics be damned—Constitution? What Constitution? And all of a sudden, we’re at war.
R. Crumb: The Complete Record Cover Collection
by Robert Crumb
The creator of Fritz the Cat drew hundreds of record covers for both new artists and forgotten masters back to the 1920s. In the latter case, his cover art, in turn, served to revive interest in the music itself.
Figureheads of the Royal Navy
by David M. Pulvertaft
The open sea is a massive force and notoriously superstitious sailors sought to appease it by mounting an offering on the stems of their ships. Thus was born what would evolve into the nautical figurehead, here examined on 350 years of British warships.
Batmobile: The Complete History
by Mark Cotta Vaz
Meet the caped crusader and his primary toy, the Batmobile. From its comic book origins to today’s Hollywood blockbuster all the various models are examined.
Claude and Francois-Xavier Lalanne: Art. Work. Life.
by Paul Kasmin
Have your own “Alice in Wonderland” moment with this intimate look at the artists’ home and studio that are brimming with nature-inspired sculptural pieces that look familiar but really aren’t.
Life Magazine
This weekly news magazine launched by Henry Luce (he also published Time and Fortune) in 1936 was the first all-photographic American news magazine and dominated the market for more than 40 years, selling as much as 13.5 million copies a week.
Wittelsbach State & Ceremonial Carriages
by Rudolf H. Wackemagel (ed.)
From the Louis XIV period to Bavarian Swan King Ludwig II and from state coaches to children’s sleighs, these books present a first-ever look at some remarkable confections of stunning craftsmanship in use by the royal house of Wittelsbach.
It’s About That Time: Miles Davis On and Off Record
by Richard Cook
This original book about an original musician is partly biography and partly discography and looks at 14 major albums to examine the life of the “Evil Genius of Jazz.”
Louis Vuitton: Architecture and Interiors
by Edelmann, Luna, Magrou, Mostafavi
Just as Apple in our age considers its store design part of “brand management” so did that purveyor of luxury travel goods and accessories, Louis Vuitton, many years before.
Forward: The First American Unsupported Expedition to the North Pole
by John Huston and Tyler Fish
Forward, ever forward. This journey across the ice is also a journey into the characters of the two seasoned adventurers who test the limits of their physical endurance, willpower, and friendship.
The Adventurous Motorcyclist’s Guide to Alaska
by Lee Klancher
The only guidebook you’ll ever need. Really. Written specifically with the needs of the motorcyclist in mind, this book is useful to any traveler, even the armchair variety.
The Automobile and American Life
by John Heitmann
It’s complicated . . . what aspect of life is not affected by the car? It’s a big topic and this little book can get you started.
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