本书以大量的图片，介绍了时尚写真文化。包括什么是艺术、艺术写真的“性感”、切肤之爱?贴身情人、拍摄中的亲密接触、艺术写真的艺术素质、艺术写真的创作过程等。

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As a tribute to the gardening of a unique region this volumeportrays 32 of the most celebrated gardens of the American South,ranging from the grand gardens of the Antebellum Plantations tostrikingly simple, creative plantings of the modern era. Drawingfrom primary sources as well as first-hand impressions of eachgarden featured, the author reveals the special beauty of southerngardens along with the personalities of their gardeners. Thisvolume, illustrated with 200 specially commissioned photographs incolour and many vintage prints, surveys the southern garden from1750 to the present. It includes early gardeners who introduced newplants and garden designs to the early coastal plantations;homesteaders who moved inland as far west as Tennessee and plantedsmall, practical gardens; industrialists who used new money tobuild large formal gardens, such as the Vanderbilt country estatein Asheville, North Carolina; and, finally, 20th-centuryindividuals whose rustic getaways consist of fantastic countrygrounds o

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The subversive songs of Tom Lehrer, the sardonic piano-wieldingfugitive from Harvard, have corrupted generations of Americanssince he first began recording and performing in the 1950s. Hisuniquely depraved wit has been forced again on an unsuspectingpublic' via Tomfoolery, the stage revue based on his ever-trenchantobservation of the American scene. This new songbook, with oldfavorites unavailable for years as well as never-published songs,is the most comprehensive ever assembled. It contains the words,tunes, piano accompaniments, and guitar chords for thesethirty-four classics.

' Prints, overshadowed in the past decade by the popularity ofphoto art, are back in the mainstream ' - Wall Street Journal,April 2003 Art is now part of everyday life. Museums, galleries,art fairs and exhibitions are potent crowd-pullers, the visitorslooking for enjoyment and delight as well as instruction andeducation. Financial advisors suggest art as an investment -especially at the very affordable level of original prints. Yetwhat if the enthusiastic collector finds that what they bought isnot what they thought it was? Can you be sure of the differencebetween a photographic reproduction and an original lithograph oretching? And when thousands of T-shirts are printed with silkscreenimages, when can a silkscreen be a limited edition print? And doesa signature guarantee authenticity? What about new technology, too- how are computer graphics programmes used by artists as well asfakers? Today, more than ever, these and a hundred other questionsneed accurate answers, to help the co

Includes eight full-length, award-winning plays: * Streamers by David Rabe * Marco Polo Sings a Solo by John Guare * Wings by Arthur Kopit * Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All for You by ChristopherDurang * Crimes of the Heart by Beth Henley * The Dining Room by A.R. Gurney * Painting Churches by Tina Howe * Ma Rainey's Black Bottom byAugust Wilson Edited and with an introduction by Brooks McNamara.

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Pennington tells a terrific story of the rise and fallofornamental vegetable gardening between the seventeenth andnineteenth centuries, andits comeback in the twentieth. The allureof her book is in its seamless lamination ofscholarship and lucidnarrative. The cast of supporting characters is made up ofbothfamiliar figures (Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Pope, etc.) andobscure heroes of horticul-ture and landscape architecture.Captivating and inspiring, this book will appeal to anyonewho evertried to grow something and eat it."Dean MacCannell, author of TheTourist

From Bruno Taut’s glass house to the Crystal Palace, geodesicdomes to the Millennium Dome, this lavishly illustrated explorationof lightness in architecture explains how and why the movementbegan, and shows where it will take us in the future. Architecture has been moving towards lightness since thebeginning of the twentieth century. As new building materialsbecome available, and as land disappears, architects have focusedon efficiency, impermanence and flexibility in structures.Illustrating the achievements of the most visionary architects ofthe past and present, Featherweights traces the evolution oflightness in architecture from the fantastic glass structures ofthe early twentieth century to the latest hi-tech materials for thethird millennium. Covering everything from pre-fab houses toinflatable buildings, utopian architecture to virtual cities, thisfascinating exploration illustrates the ongoing dialogue betweenshelter and society and offers exciting glimpses into a future inwhich gravity is optional

Worldwide appeal - familiar expert among readers of Better Homesand Gardens and Australia's Embroidery and Cross Stitch magazines,plus viewers of HGTV, and PBS' "Creative Living"

Abbeville Kids expands its award-winning series ofinteractive, inquiry-based books designed to teach children aboutthe world by looking at art, and about art by looking at the world.Each volume in this innovative best-selling series, with over200,000 in print, is devoted to a subject that every child alreadyknows from personal experience. In How Artists See America, sixteenworks of art show the many different ways a selection of greatartists--from Winslow Homer and Childe Hassam to Georgia O'Keeffeand Romare Bearden--have perceived the breathtaking variety oflandscapes and the diversity of people living in the four majorregions of the United States. Author Colleen Carroll's engaging,conversational text is filled with thought-provoking questions andimaginative activities that spark children's natural curiosity bothabout the subject of the artwork and about the way it was created.This direct, interactive approach to art--and to theworld--promotes self-exploration, self-discovery, andself-expression. As i

Can’t get enough of the King? A lively romp through all thingsPresley, this sassy guide covers what you really want toknow about the man who continues to leave generations of females“All Shook Up.” “It’s just like being in junior high again. This book offers thescoop on Elvis’s way with women–the wives, the girlfriends, thescreaming fans–and leaves plenty of room for ever important hairand wardrobe discussions...[and] films and concert highlightstoo.”– Time The first book explicitly fashioned forElvis Presley’s largest fan base, The Girls’ Guide to Elvis offers a fabulously fun look at the man who begged us to love himtender. This kitschy, dishy, gossip-filled guidebook is packed withnever-before-seen photographs and tasty tidbits about the King ofRock and Roll and his insatiable appetite for females, finery, andgood old down-home food. Discover Elvis’s bedroom do’s anddon’ts. Dig into details about his relationships with Priscilla,Ann-Margret, and Na

Tradition has it that the young American republic had anatural affinity with the 17th-century Dutch oligarchy--they sharedconcepts of democracy, religious freedom, the rise of the middleclass, and a protestant work ethic. Bostonians from the 18thcentury to the present have turned this affinity into a passion forcollecting Dutch painting. Landscapes that capture the subtletiesof southern light, cityscapes and church interiors, seascapes,portraits, genre scenes, and still lifes are among the humble,precious, everyday subjects that have appealed to them. This booktraces the history of Boston's remarkable collection of Dutchpainting, including little-known works by Rembrandt, Balthasar vander Ast, Jan van der Heyden, and Jacob van Ruisdael, bringingtogether works from private collections usually seen only in theirowner's homes. Essay by Ronni Baer. Artists include: Balthasar van der Ast,Franz Hals, Jan van der Heyden, Rembrandt, Jacob Ruisdael.

对于提琴制作的业内人士来说，本书可以说是书。读了本书，才会知道斯特拉蒂瓦里这个人以及他的琴是怎么回事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》对所有知名的斯特拉蒂瓦里琴，它的出处，流传，以及它的特点都有描述。一些重要的琴都有尺寸。书后有索引，可以找到你要查的琴。对于拉琴的人来说，你应当了解你拉的琴是怎么回事。小提琴绝非只是一件乐器那么简单。它有深刻的文化内涵，有许多讲究，有许多故事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》就是好的入门。对音乐爱好者来说，看《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》可以知道许多关于琴的知识。小提琴是一种艺术品，她诞生于文艺复兴时期，成为乐器之王，为什么她会迷倒那么多人，为什么一把斯特拉蒂瓦里的琴现在动辄几百万

《不朽的小提琴家》再现了历史上不朽小提琴家的魅力，简要而有趣地叙述其生活、个性与事业。作者就他们对作曲者、公众品味的影响以及演奏技巧的贡献等各个方面，讲述了这些小提琴家的特殊成就。作者玛格丽特·坎贝尔参阅了大量的书信和私人文件，并且访问许多著名音乐家，很多人为《不朽的小提琴家》提供了从未发表过的回忆录和珍贵照片。《不朽的小提琴家》是一本献给音乐会听众、唱片收藏者（有“唱片目录”）、弦乐演奏者和学生等所有爱好小提琴演奏艺术者的书。

对于提琴制作的业内人士来说，本书可以说是书。读了本书，才会知道斯特拉蒂瓦里这个人以及他的琴是怎么回事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》对所有知名的斯特拉蒂瓦里琴，它的出处，流传，以及它的特点都有描述。一些重要的琴都有尺寸。书后有索引，可以找到你要查的琴。对于拉琴的人来说，你应当了解你拉的琴是怎么回事。小提琴绝非只是一件乐器那么简单。它有深刻的文化内涵，有许多讲究，有许多故事。《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》就是最好的入门。对音乐爱好者来说，看《小提琴巨匠斯特拉蒂瓦里：他的生平和作品（1644-1737）》可以知道许多关于琴的知识。小提琴是一种艺术品，她诞生于文艺复兴时期，成为乐器之王，为什么她会迷倒那么多人，为什么一把斯特拉蒂瓦里的琴现在动辄几百

Greene shows artists how to achieve a variety of effects withwater-soluble pencils - from loose, watercolour like washes toprecise airbrush looks. Greene, along with six guest artists, showhow they use the medium in 18 painting demonstrations.'

Piano Lessons is Noah Adams's delightful and movingchronicle of his fifty-second year--a year already filled withlong, fast workdays and too little spare time--as he answers atlast a lifelong call: to learn to play the piano. The twelvemonthly chapters span from January--when after decades of growingaffection for keyboard artists and artisans he finally plunges inand buys a piano--through December, when as a surprise Christmaspresent for his wife he dresses in a tuxedo and, in flickeringcandlelight, snow falling outside the windows, he attempts theirfavorite piece of music, a difficult third-year composition he'sbeen struggling with in secret to get to this very moment. Among the up-tempo triumphs and unexpected setbacks, Noah Adamsinterweaves the rich history and folklore that surround the piano.And along the way, set between the ragtime rhythms andboogie-woogie beats, there are encounters with--and insightsfrom--masters of the keyboard, from Glenn Gould and Leon Fleisher("I was a bit embarrassed," he wr