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Language
English
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In a future totalitarian state where books are banned and destroyed by the government, Guy Montag, a fireman in charge of burning books, meets a revolutionary schoolteacher who dares to read and a girl who tells him of a past when people did not live in fear ... This sixtieth-anniversary edition commemorates Ray Bradbury's masterpiece with a new introduction by Neil Gaiman ; personal essays on the genesis of the novel by the author; a wealth of critical...
Author
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of the Wicked Years series presents a visual tribute to the art of Maurice Sendak, in a book that examines Sendak's aesthetic influences from William Blake to Walt Disney; looks at recurring motifs in his work, as well as his profound understanding of the imaginations and emotions of children; and more.
5) Cézanne
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes the career of French painter Paul Cézanne, and presents and briefly discusses more than forty of his masterpieces.
Author
Publisher
Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Profusely illustrated with nearly 200 photos, color illustrations by celebrated "Dark Tower" artist Michael Whelan, and black-and-white drawings by Maine artist Glenn Chadbourne; supplemented with interviews with friends, colleagues, and mentors who knew King well; looking at King's formative years in Durham, when he began writing fiction as a young teen, his college years in the turbulent sixties, his struggles with early poverty, working full-time...
9) Van Gogh
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes the career of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh, and presents and briefly discusses more than forty of his masterpieces.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
The poetry columnist for "The New York Times" examines the beloved Robert Frost poem, its history, cultural influence, and artistic complexity, and explores the controversy between the two diverging opinions on the poem's meaning.
Author
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"Nature Matrix: New and Selected Essays contains sixteen pieces that encompass the philosophy, ethic, and aesthetic of Robert Michael Pyle. The essays range from Pyle?s experience as a young national park ranger in the Sierra Nevada to the streets of Manhattan; from the suburban jungle to the tangles of the written word; and from the phenomenon of Bigfoot to that of the Big Year?a personal exercise in extreme birding and butterflying. They include...
13) Monet
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2005
Language
English
Description
Describes the career of Impressionist painter Claude Monet, and presents and briefly discusses more than fifty of his masterpieces.
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Series
Publisher
Cavendish Square
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Learn about one of the most prolific writers of the twentieth century, Ray Bradbury, and his experiences in youth, his passion for writing captivating and unknowingly prophetic stories, and the Cold War era that shaped him.
18) King Lear
Author
Language
English
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Description
Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, discusses the author and the theater of his time, and provides quizzes and other study activities.
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