Arts

The Cemeteries of New Orleans

by Peter B. Dedek

In The Cemeteries of New Orleans, Peter B. Dedek reveals the origins and evolution of the Crescent City’s world-famous necropolises, exploring both their distinctive architecture and their cultural impact....

In Search of the Lost Chord

by Danny Goldberg

"Danny Goldberg is a relentless tracker of people. However elusive this Lost Chord may be, Danny G. searches it out and nails it to the tree flesh. Eternity now! 1967 forever!"

--Wavy Gravy

"Danny Goldberg’s...

Traditional Chinese Architecture

by Xinian Fu, Alexandra Harrer & Nancy S. Steinhardt

Translated by Alexandra Harrer

Fu Xinian is considered by many to be the world's leading historian of Chinese architecture. He is an expert on every type of Chinese architecture from every period through the...

Grimm Reapers

by Michael E Berg

In 18th-century Germany, mythological beasts still roam the Black Forest.   Werewolves, giants, trolls, and other fantastical monsters hide in the shadows or in faraway places, posing a danger to anyone who...

Supermodels!

by Colin Costello

Chloe, Max, Francesca, and Tania are successful supermodels.  Despite promising careers, paranoia about their future plagues them as they age.  

To counter the effects of aging, Van Swoon Cosmetics is developing...

Spooked

by Michael E Berg

Three teenage boys decide to break into an abandoned, haunted mansion and come face-to-face with a demonic apparition.  Terrified, they run as far as they can, as fast as they can.

Years have passed.  As adults,...

In Their Lives: Great Writers on Great Beatles Songs

by Andrew Blauner

For readers who loved Tune In and Nick Hornby’s Songbook, an anthology of essays from a chorus of twenty-nine luminaries singing the praises of their favorite Beatles songs.

The Beatles’ influence—on their...

When we dead awaken

by Henrik Ibsen

Ibsen’s last play and his most confessional work, it is an examination of the problem that had obsessed him throughout his career: the struggle between art and life. Arnold Rubek, a famous sculptor, is vacationing...

The Calligrapher's Business Handbook

by Molly Suber Thorpe

The Calligrapher’s Business Handbook is a guide to best business practices and pricing strategies for calligraphers and lettering artists. Whether you’re starting out in creative freelancing, transitioning...

This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information

by Kyle Cassidy

In 2014, author and photographer Kyle Cassidy published a photo essay on Slate.com called "This is What A Librarian Looks Like," a montage of portraits and a tribute to librarians. Since then, Cassidy has made...

Kimono Design

by Keiko Nitanai

Kimono Design: An Introduction to Textiles and Patterns uses hundreds of photographs and a wealth of information on colors, fabrics and embellishments to paint a portrait of Japanese culture, art and thought....

Guillermo del Toro's Pan's Labyrinth

by Guillermo Del Toro, Nick Nunziata & Mark Cotta Vaz

Discover the dark secrets of Guillermo del Toro’s masterpiece, Pan's Labyrinth, in this thrilling exploration of the film’s creation.

Released in 2006, Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth was hailed...

Pantsuit Nation

by Libby Chamberlain

An inspiring collection of stories and photographs that capture what it means to live, work, love, and resist in America—from the Facebook group with millions of engaged and impassioned members.

In October...

Freud's Trip to Orvieto

by Nicholas Fox Weber

“Freud’s Trip to Orvieto is at once profound and wonderfully diverse, and as gripping as any detective story. Nicholas Fox Weber mixes psychoanalysis, art history, and the personal with an intricacy and spiritedness...

Family Don't End with Blood

by Lynn Zubernis

How a Show, and the Support of Its Fandom, Changed—and Saved—Lives

May 2017 marks the end of the twelfth season of the CW hit Supernatural, a television show about two demon-hunting brothers (and an angel)...

Listening for the Secret

by Ulf Olsson

Listening for the Secret is a critical assessment of the Grateful Dead and the distinct culture that grew out of the group’s music, politics, and performance. With roots in popular music traditions, improvisation,...

Spellbound

by David Kwong

A professional magician and illusionist—the head magic consultant for the hit film Now You See Me—reveals how to bridge the gap between perception and reality to increase your powers of persuasion and influence....

The Great Exhibition, 1851

by Jonathan Shears

The Great Exhibition, 1851: A sourcebook is the first anthology of its kind. It presents a comprehensive array of carefully selected primary documents, sourced from the period before, during and after the Exhibition...

The Mariposa Folk Festival

by Michael Hill

A history of the Mariposa Folk Festival, from its humble roots in Orillia in 1961 to international acclaim and legendary status as a premier folk-music gathering.

Mariposa began in the heyday of the early sixties...

Musique classique en 30 secondes

by Joanne Cormac & Élisa Guenon

Savez-vous distinguer la musique de Bach de celle de Beethoven ? Une sérénade d’une symphonie ? À l’aide de ce livre, vous apprendrez en un rien de temps l’itinéraire de création qu’a suivi la musique...