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Between the lines Between the lines Stephen Young,Joseph Parisi,Joseph Parisi,Stephen Young "Virtually all of the nearly five hundred letters in Between the Lines have never been printed before. Mr. Parisi's introductions and commentaries set the stage for the lively drama of contemporary p… OL17754477W
Testimony Testimony Arthur C. Danto,Kinshasha Conwill . "For the past two decades, African-American vernacular art of the South - noted for its powerful imagery and colorful palette - has attracted growing art-world interest. This book and its accompanyi… OL18487108W
American decorative arts and sculpture American decorative arts and sculpture Nonie Gadsden,Kelly L'Ecuyer "American Decorative Arts and Sculpture features over one hundred carefully selected masterpieces of furniture, silver, glass, ceramics, metals, coins, basketry, and sculpture from one of the world's… OL18520641W
Taking Haiti Taking Haiti Mary A. Renda "The U.S. invasion of Haiti in July 1915 marked the start of a military occupation that lasted for nineteen years - and fed an American fascination with Haiti that flourished even longer. Exploring t… OL221930W
The curvature of the earth The curvature of the earth Alvaro Cardona-Hine,Gene Frumkin This is a book of poetry by Gene Frumkin, a former creative writing teacher at the University of New Mexico OL2775368W
Makars' dozens Makars' dozens Paul Trachtenberg,Robert Peters,Robert Peters,Barbara Hauk **MAKARS' DOZENS** stands for a baker's dozen meaning sandwiched between the covers of this book you get the verses of three distinctive voices: poet Robert Peters(the best known among three), Paul … OL2907303W
Eric Fischl, 1970-2007 Eric Fischl, 1970-2007 Arthur C. Danto,Robert Enright,Eric Fischl "This volume is an examination of the contemporary figurative painter Eric Fischl. More than 250 works, selected in conjunction with the artist, present the scope of Fischl's career: the formative wo… OL3809779W
Hermine Hermine Jaimy Gordon,Maria Beig 186 pages : 21 cm OL4167631W
Kenneth Callahan Kenneth Callahan Kenneth Callahan,Thomas Orton,Patricia Grieve Watkinson "Kenneth Callahan's life spanned most of the twentieth century, and during that time he made many contributions to the art of the Pacific Northwest and the nation. Although Callahan traveled widely, … OL471292W
American folk American folk Gerald W. R. Ward,Sue Welsh Reed,Pamela Parmal,Abaigeal Duda,Gilian Ford Shallcross,Gerald W.R. Ward,Carol Troyen,Pamela A. Parmal "Folk art has been part of the American idiom for nearly as long as America has been a nation. Today it remains one of the best-loved and most fervently collected forms of American art, a diverse and… OL5281630W
Foul play Foul play Rick Walton,Ann Walton A collection of jokes about sports. OL57667W
Magical mischief Magical mischief Rick Walton,Ann Walton A collection of jokes about magic. OL57669W
Pastoral Pastoral Carl Phillips Carl Phillips is the author of nine previous books of poems, including "Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems, 1986-2006";" Riding Westward"; and "The Rest of Love," a National Book Award finalist. He tea… OL58302W
Heartsongs Heartsongs Mattie J. T. Stepanek,Jose Maria Verger Fransay A new edition of the beloved poetry collection includes sixteen pages of new poems and illustrations, written by eleven-year-old muscular dystrophy patient Mattie Stepanek, sharing his feelings and t… OL5851519W
American Poets of the 20th Century American Poets of the 20th Century Mary Ellen Snodgrass This literary companion carries you into the lives and poetic lines of 41 of America's most admired poets from the last century. From popular favorites such as Robert Frost and Carl Sandburg to the m… OL6046022W
Harlan Ellison Harlan Ellison Gary K. Wolfe,Ellen Weil "A blend of memoir and narrative, Invisible Author consists of an interview with Christine Brooke-Rose and a series of lectures Brooke-Rose presented in which she discusses her own work. By publishin… OL6208956W
American anthem American anthem American Folk Art Museum.,Brook Davis Anderson,Stacy C. Hollander "A song of praise to the nation, American Anthem celebrates the symbols of liberty, ingenuity, and refuge indelibly embedded in American folk art from colonial days through the present. This glorious… OL6211072W
Hatch Show Print Hatch Show Print Jim Sherraden,Jim Sherrarden,Elek Horvath,Paul Kingsbury "For more than a century, Nashville's Hatch Show Print has produced show-posters for entertainers of all stripes, from country musicians to magicians, professional wrestlers to rock stars. Hatch Show… OL7798090W
Whatever shines Whatever shines Kathleen McGookey,Robert Alexander 76 p. : 23 cm OL7799758W
Why we read what we read Why we read what we read John Heath,Lisa Adams What do weight loss, evil emperors and tales of redemption have in common? We readers have many dirty little secrets—and our bestselling books are spilling them all. We can’t resist conspiratorial cr… OL8701990W
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