Collection: Art

An elegant manifesto for Rose Tarlow's approach of blending the personal with the aesthetic to create timeless, beautiful spaces.

One of the most influential designers working in America, Rose Tarlow's signature approach is as much an emotional matter as it is one of color, light, fabric, and furniture. This essential book encourages readers to decorate with elegance and personal style through simple principles of creative design that are appropriate to any home. Finely designed in a modest size, the book is powerful in its intimacy, offering insights into the mind of a master designer--as well as a glimpse into some of the extraordinary homes she has created.

Long out of print, the book is republished in its entirety from the original edition of 2001--with photography from Oberto Gili, Derry Moore, and Tim Street-Porter, among others--and updated with new images and a new afterword by the author. The Private House is a classic of modern interior design and an inspiration to creative homeowners.

A love letter to the beaches and boardwalks of the Jersey Shore, this is the first visual history of the passionate surf culture that has thrived on the Atlantic coast of New Jersey, and its influence on the worlds of surfing, skateboarding, and beyond.

Often overlooked for the warmer waters of its Hawaiian and Californian counterparts, the Atlantic coast of New Jersey has inspired a surf culture all its own, and in turn has held unsung influence over the history of the sport in America.

Drawing on archives of photographs and ephemera from private collections, and from those held in the New Jersey Surf Museum and New Jersey Surfing Hall of Fame, this is a celebration of East Coast surfing, from its pioneering beginnings at the end of the nineteenth century to its heyday in the 1980s as the scene converged with skateboarding and a shared influence on street style.

Alongside insightful texts that illuminate previously unheralded moments in the evolution of the sport, the book not only introduces some of the greatest unseen surf photography of the last century but also lets the Jersey Shore take its rightful place in the history of American surf culture.

A well-researched, concise guide to protest art, exploring what happens when artists join forces with radical political movements to foster change. The works and movements discussed in this book emerged at times of great upheaval including war, colonialism, independence, and changes of government. They reveal how art and politics have been intertwined throughout the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Jessica Lack adopts an inclusive and international approach, presenting examples from nations and societies around the globe, including Sylvia Pankhurst's paintings depicting the harsh realities faced by women manual workers in early 1900s Britain; the revolutionary aesthetic created by Emory Douglas for the Black Panthers in the 1960s, which documented and galvanized the campaign for the rights of Black Americans; Nandalal Bose's portrait of Mahatma Gandhi, which became the iconic symbol of the Indian nonviolence movement in the 1930s; and the Chilean direct action work that contributed to the collapse of General Pinochet's government.

Each of the nine chapters addresses different ways in which art has been used to effect political transformation, taking in humor and satire; performance and propaganda; art's relationships to institutions, the media, conflict, and the state; and its uses as a weapon, a galvanizing force, and a way of refusing the status quo. Artistic acts, collectives, and movements are examined in their context, revealing how they have influenced other artists and changed the wider political and artistic world.

The Bastard Instrument chronicles the history of the electric bass and the musicians who played it, from the instrument's invention through its widespread acceptance at the end of the 1960s. Although their contributions have often gone unsung, electric bassists helped shape the sound of a wide range of genres, including jazz, rhythm & blues, rock, country, soul, funk, and more. Their innovations are preserved in performances from artists as diverse as Lionel Hampton, Liberace, Elvis Presley, Patsy Cline, the Supremes, the Beatles, James Brown, Bob Dylan, Aretha Franklin, Jefferson Airplane, and Sly and the Family Stone, all of whom are discussed in this volume. At long last, The Bastard Instrument gives these early electric bassists credit for the significance of their accomplishments and demonstrates how they fundamentally altered the trajectory of popular music.

Explore the mysterious world of the Dark Arts within the Wizarding World, with this unique, officially licensed Harry Potter Dark Arts Mini Deck and Guidebook.

• Specifications: Includes 70 Dark Arts-themed cards that are 2 1/2 x 3 1/2-inches, featuring the characters, items, spells, and more that are key to the Dark Arts
• Book included: A 48-page guidebook to the world of the Dark arts, featuring full-colored images from the films
• Collectible Keepsake Box: The deck and mini guidebook is housed in a keepsake magnetic closure box for travel and safe keeping
• Perfect gift for any fan: A magical gift for any Wizarding World fan
• Officially licensed: An authentic Harry Potter product

Discover the hidden stories of tarot and divination--traced through the lives and contributions of Lady Frieda Harris, Marie Anne Lenormand, Pamela Colman Smith, and Rachel Pollack--in this vividly illustrated popular history of the cards.

Tarot's storied history takes us from the highest circles of Italian Renaissance society through to present day card creators. And throughout that time, women have been the primary drivers of both artistic and magical innovation in the form, though they haven't always been given adequate credit for doing so. Now, for the first time, readers can explore the lives and work of some of the women who have brought us the word's most popular divinatory art.

In Women of Tarot celebrated artist and author Cat Willett traces the lives of four women who have pioneered work in tarot and divination. There is Lady Frieda Harris, the nineteenth century British artist and mystic who created the Thoth Tarot with the occultist Aleister Crowley, and Marie Anne Lenormand, the most celebrated fortune teller of eighteenth century France, who brought card reading to the masses. Then readers will meet Pamela Colman Smith, the iconic cross-continental artist whose illustrations adorn the world's most popular tarot deck--the Rider-Waite-Smith Deck--and finally Rachel Pollack, the trans woman responsible for creating scores of decks in her lifetime, as she strove to make tarot an art that was inclusive of all practitioners, especially the LGBTQIA+ community.

Woven throughout is a timeline of the development of tarot, as well as miniature profiles of women from cultures around the world whose work has impacted divination and fortune telling, including Nefertiti, Voodoo Queen of New Orleans Marie Laveau, author Zora Neale Hurston, and contemporary artist Nanse Kawashima.

Experience the extraordinary career of "The Boss" with this richly illustrated package featuring two gatefolds, exclusive pullout poster, 8" × 10" glossy, and a sturdy slipcase.

Twenty-time Grammy winner, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee, and best-selling author...Bruce Springsteen is, of course, also one of rock's most revered songwriters and performers. In Bruce Springsteen at 75, veteran rock journalist Gillian G. Gaar reveals this rock icon through 75 career releases, performances, and accolades. This exquisite volume features:

• Slipcased hardcover format
• Stunning concert and candid offstage photography
• Images of memorabilia, including gig posters, vinyl record sleeves, ticket stubs, period ads, and more
• Gatefold Bruce Springsteen timeline
• Unpublished 8" × 10" photo
• An exclusive pullout poster

Through seven-and-a-half decades, Gaar covers it all:

• Bruce's childhood in New Jersey and early garage bands, The Castiles and Steel Mill
• All 20 studio albums, including those with the E Street Band and as a solo artist
• A selection of his greatest singles, like the rock standards "Born to Run," "Hungry Heart," and "Born in the U.S.A."
• Relationships with notable bandmates Steven Van Zandt and the late Clarence Clemons
• Legendary gigs, from his early residency at New York's The Bottom Line to his longest ever concert to his more recent Broadway show
• His relationship with wife and bandmate, Patti Scialfa
• Awards like his Rock Hall induction and the Presidential Medal of Freedom
• ...and much more

Beginning with his 1973 debut LP Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and continuing through his latest release and tour, Bruce Springsteen is one of the most beloved performers and musicians in rock 'n' roll history, influencing countless acts for decades.

This book is your unprecedented retrospective of The Boss's career, from teenage Jersey garage rocker to international star and celebrity.

Anyone can learn to paint! Join popular artist and instructor Sari Shryack for approachable lessons that make painting still lifes with acrylic fun, fresh, and feasible.

Sari Shryack runs the popular social media channels @not_sorry_art. She teaches painting classes online and in person, offers painting retreats domestically and internationally, hosts a podcast, and writes a blog. Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls is her first book and the ideal opportunity for Sari to do what she does best: make painting accessible to all, something that Sari is especially passionate about. You will learn:

• Why to paint still lifes
• How to use acrylic paints, as well as tools like brushes and canvases
• To be open, curious, and forgiving of your own mistakes as an artist
• About drawing for painting
• How to compose objects for a still life
• Color mixing and how to use color palettes to create different moods and styles
• How to use other painting media besides acrylic, including oil paints
• And much more!

Then take your new skills and paint your own still lifes. In addition to the foundational information listed above, this book features complete step-by-step painting projects for creating disco balls, unexpected everyday objects, and more in Sari's signature dynamic style. You can also personalize the pieces using your own items and colors.

There's no need to go out and buy expensive art tools and props for painting. Modern Still Life: From Fruit Bowls to Disco Balls shows you how easy and fun it is to paint what you have on hand.

Start painting fresh, bold still lifes with this friendly and accessible guide.

Mic check! Learn your opposites with Biggie Smalls in the Legends of Hip-Hop board book series.

In this accessible series perfectly crafted for babies (and adult fans), music producer Pen Ken and 3x Emmy Award-nominated animation director Saxton Moore introduce mini emcees to some of hip-hop's biggest and brightest luminaries with fun facts about each rapper, organized by a teachable concept.

In this book, children will meet Biggie and learn all about opposites!

Check out other books in the series, including Legends of Hip-Hop: 2Pac and Legends of Hip-Hop: Queen Latifah.

From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty, My Favorite Things, and Women Holding Things comes a moving meditation in words and pictures on remorse, joy, ancestry, and memory.

Maira Kalman's most autobiographical and intimate work to date, Still Life with Remorse is a beautiful, four-color collection combining deeply personal stories and 50 striking full-color paintings in the vein of her and Alex Kalman's acclaimed Women Holding Things.

Tracing her family's story from her grandfather's birth in Belarus and emigration to Tel Aviv--where she was born--Maira considers her unique family history, illuminating the complex relationship between recollection, regret, happiness, and heritage. The vibrant original art accompanying these autobiographical pieces are mostly still lifes and interiors which serve as counterpoints to her powerful words. In addition to vignettes exploring her Israeli and Jewish roots, Kalman includes short stories about other great artists, writers, and composers, including Leo Tolstoy, Franz Kafka, Gustav Mahler, and Robert Schumann.

Through these narratives, Kalman uses her signature wit and tenderness to reveal how family history plays an influential role in all of our work, lives, and perspectives. A feat of visual storytelling and vulnerability, Still Life with Remorse explores the profound hidden in the quotidian, and illuminates the powerful universal truths in our most personal family stories.

Tuned In is an inspiring story of one man's relentless pursuit of a dream, and a revealing testimony to the power of music in all our lives.
The unique confluence of Jim Wilson's two careers - piano technician/confidant to the stars and a globally successful recording artist - has led to extraordinary experiences with some of the world's most exalted music legends: singing Beatle songs with Paul McCartney, limo rides with Elton John, road trips with Carole King, and horseback riding with Dan Fogelberg. But beyond this everyman's unique telling of intimate celebrity tales, Tuned In is an inspiring story of one man's relentless pursuit of a dream, and a revealing testimony to the power of music in all our lives.
Emerging from a troubled childhood in a broken West Texas home, a young man moves to Los Angeles to pursue fame and fortune as a singer-songwriter. He soon strays from his mission when his piano tuning sideline blossoms into a career as piano technician to the entertainment industry's biggest names. His help in the development of the world's first MIDI-adapter for acoustic piano leads to him sharing adventures, sessions, meals, and laughs with dozens of his childhood heroes. His front row seat provides him with a rare and fascinating view into their creative processes.
But when his world is shattered by his dearest friend's sudden and untimely death, he is forced to question the true meaning of success. He returns to his heart's purpose, takes a leap into the unknown, and sets out on a solo career, recording and performing his signature style of piano-featured instrumentals. Along the way he battles countless obstacles, including crippling panic attacks.
After four Billboard Top-20 albums, two PBS specials, and over 75 million worldwide streams of his compositions, Jim reflects on his life in music. He offers us a candid, humorous, insider's account of the raucous LA scene and shares engaging tales of his time spent with music legends.
Tuned In is an inspiring story of one man's relentless pursuit of a dream, and a revealing testimony to the power of music in all our lives.

★★★★★ "Everything is on point. I don't know if she is a little bit psychic, I don't know if she is a psychiatrist or a feng shui expert...actually she is all those things in one!" - client Kimora Lee Simmons, one of the thousands of people whose lives who have been touched by Reiko Home's innovative designs

More Than Just a Pretty Space is MORE than an average home decor book! Create a perfectly styled home for YOUR unique body, mind, and soul with this professional, one-of-a-kind interactive guide by expert feng shui specialist Reiko Gomez.

Reevaluate and rejuvenate yourself and your surroundings with this easy visualization guide that uses spiritual fulfillment, psychological research, and scientifically proven design principles to change your life. Reiko Gomez - professional interior designer of 23 years and owner of the renowned design company Reiko Home - uses her expertise from the Parsons School of Design and the American Feng Shui Institute to walk beginners through her signature Dream Design Process.

More Than Just a Pretty Space will teach you to...

- find and visualize your UNIQUE design identity

- free yourself from the burden of the past by decluttering

- tune into your environment by beautifying your home with plants, flowers, and other natural elements

- elevate your spirit by enhancing your living space

- use Feng Shui and other home design systems to manifest holistic wellness

This book dives into your psyche to illuminate your specific home design and interior decoration needs, whether you're a beginner or a seasoned expert. It discusses design themes, signature pieces, colors, flooring, lighting, accessories, materials, and furniture styles so powerful you can create the life of your dreams with the help of something as simple as a shower curtain!

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Designed for photographers who haven't memorized every button, dial, setting, and feature on their Fujifilm X-T5, Rocky Nook's handy and ultra-portable quick reference Pocket Guide helps you get the shot when you're out and about.- Confirm that your camera is set up properly with the pre-shoot checklist- Identify every button and dial on your camera- Learn the essential modes and settings you need to know- Dive deeper with additional features of your camera- Execute step-by-step instructions for shooting multiple exposures, in-camera HDR, time-lapse movies, and more- Follow tips and techniques for getting great shots in typical scenarios (portrait, landscape, freezing action, low light, etc.)

Use this Chocolate Frog(TM)-inspired sticky notepad whenever you need a note, reminder, or a touch of magic. Includes a chunky Chocolate Frog(TM)-shaped notepad and a collectible lenticular wizard card housed in a keepsake box that smells like chocolate!

Anything from the trolley, dears? Come prepared for any note-taking situation with this sweet Chocolate Frog(TM)-shaped sticky notepad inspired by the magic of the Wizarding World (TM)

350 SHEETS: This chunky sticky notepad comes with 350 sheets for you to tear off and stick wherever you need a note or reminder.

REPLICA BOX: Modeled after the iconic Chocolate Frog(TM) boxes in the Harry Potter(TM) films, these boxes are complete with the same stunning gold-foil details and a rich chocolate aroma within.

COLLECTIBLE CARD: Just like any other Hogwarts(TM) student, you will also find a unique, collectible lenticular card in your Chocolate Frog(TM) box. As if by magic, the image on the card shifts before your eyes.

ADD TO YOUR COLLECTION: Add more fun Wizarding World(TM) stationery products from Insight Editions to your collection with Harry Potter: Hedwig Plush Journal, Harry Potter: Hedwig Plush Accessory Pouch, Harry Potter Memory Journal: Reflect, Record, Remember, Harry Potter: Chamber of Secrets Hardcover Journal, Harry Potter: Hogwarts Crest Hardcover Journal, and more!