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Universe Publishing Greenwich Village Stories
Book SynopsisA love letter to Greenwich Village, written by artists, writers, musicians, restaurateurs, and other neighborhood habitues who each share a favorite memory of this beloved place. The sixty stories in this collection of Village memories are exuberant, poignant, original, and vivid-perfectly capturing the essence of the Village. Every corner of the Village is represented in the book: recollections of jazz clubs and existentialism on Bleecker Street, rock music at St. Mark's Place, folk singers in Washington Square Park. There are stories of Hans Hofmann teaching modern art on 8th Street and Lotte Lenya performing in The Threepenny Opera on Christopher Street. Decades later, Brooke Shields muses on renovating a brownstone and finding history behind its walls; and Mario Batali lyrically describes a Sunday morning walk through the food markets of Bleecker Street. The stories are complemented by a wide range of photographs by iconic figures such as Allen Ginsberg, Rudy BurckhaTrade Review"If neighborhoods could talk, New York’s Greenwich Village would have plenty to say. And thanks to the new book Greenwich Village Stories: A Collection of Memories, readers get to hear its tales (almost) straight from the source—namely 66 notable residents, who themselves figure into their home turf’s mystique as much as the jazz clubs, restaurants and residences do." -Departures"...a beguiling collection..." -The New York Times"It's the most famous "village" in the world, even though it actually is a neighborhood. In this wonderful collection of reminiscences, editor Judith Stonehill features mostly short pieces by architects, artists, designers, musicians, photographers and writers who offer their opinions as to what makes Greenwich Village so special." -Chicago Tribune"Greenwich Village Stories: A Collection of Memories edited by Judith Stonehill in association with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Contributors to this wonderful pastiche of recollections include Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Doonan, Calvin Trillin, Ed Koch, John Guare and Mario Batali, among many others.” -New York Daily News"The book's a lovely reminder of the reason so many of us come to New York in the first place." -Refinery29"Universe has just put out a wonderful book, Greenwich Village Stories, about the endless possibilities and multitude of personalities that have been a part of one of the most fabled neighborhoods in New York City. Traditionally a gathering spot for eccentrics and bohemians, Greenwich Village has lost some of its funkiness over the past few decades as a result of the forces of gentrification. Editor Judith Stonehill assembled several dozen artists, writers, preservationists and people from many other occupations to share their love of The Village — what drew them to it originally, and what about the area still makes it special for them. Augmenting the text are pieces of art, photographs of vanished places (such as the great Bleecker Street Cinema), jazz album covers and other visual ephemera that add up to a beautiful mosaic of Village life and history. It’s a terrific book." -Connecticut Post“Judith Stonehill, the longtime Village resident and chronicler, has produced a poignant ode to her neighborhood with a book of new essays by the writers, artists, musicians and thinkers who love it to. A tribute to the cultural heritage of her surroundings, the new book is a remarkable array of first-person recollections…” –1stdibs “Greenwich Village Stories: A Collection of Memories edited by Judith Stonehill in association with the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation Contributors to this wonderful pastiche of recollections include Malcolm Gladwell, Simon Doonan, Calvin Trillin, Ed Koch, John Guare and Mario Batali, among many others. As the late Lou Reed wrote, “My favorite moments in the Village are always with the beautiful sun drifting away over the Hudson River ... all these golden moments in the Village.” –New York Post
£19.95
New Directions Publishing Corporation Kitchen Music
Book SynopsisA cosmology of place written in the songs of whales and birds, folk tales, city streets, and the green glass seaTrade Review"Praise for Blue Pearl: It is full of whalebones and wind and melting ice, and it left me breathless." -- Nina Powles - Poetry"You cannot help thinking that this is what all poetry should do—find the truth in things, not beneath them—and how it should be produced: sensitively and with love." -- Andrew McCulloch - Times Literary Supplement"With meditations on whale hunts and lost children, Manhattan sky towers, and the sound of the gamelan in the Gulf of Bothnia, this collection is both expansive in scope and beautifully sparse in its language. Every word is savored, creating moments of stunning lyricism and powerful silence." -- Michael Welch - Chicago Review of Books"A book of poems, a book of voices. A book that is also a map, an almanac, a report - of histories, of stories, of lands and waters. A book of poems made and arranged in such a way as to create harbours and enclosures: the contained order of narrative brought to a wild scattering of events; a careful arrangement of whale bones on a gallery floor to tell the tale of that great singing creature now stilled to silence." -- Kirsty Gunn"This is a book of precise and uncompromisingly beautiful writing about northern place: Orkney, Iceland, far seas of the imagination. A few words, brilliant and disquieting in choice and cadence, transport the reader to distant islands and their weather. As you read, you are alone in a remote stone house at nightfall, with the wind rising from the sea below the windows." -- Peter Davidson"A great poem consists of alternate measures of words and silence; and in the greatest work the silence is as important as the words to which it gave birth. Lesley Harrison is a writer of consistent brilliance, who with just a handful of words can conjure song from silence. These are warnings, elegies and celebrations... Kitchen Music is a meticulously crafted Northern Hymnal...a brilliantly conceived orison to the flora and fauna of the higher latitudes. This collection is essential reading for anyone keen to understand why poetry remains a unique force for change on this planet." -- John Glenday"Her work exists on the border between language of natural clarity and human silence, where white space buffs against stanza to produce its own music. … Like the whale, which serves as the cetaceous heart of this book, Harrison’s primary mode of communication is sound, whether it be daylight or rain clouds, old prayer or the birth of a new island." -- Connor Harrison - Chicago Review of Books"The poems evoke a color palette of slate, sea glass, and silvered green, and float in a soft-focus reverie." -- Sylee Gore - Poetry Foundation
£13.49
Texas Christian University Press,U.S. Literary Austin
Book SynopsisBrings together the history, color, and character of Texas' capital city since 1839 when it was selected as the site for a new capital of the then - Republic of Texas. This work includes essays, fiction, and poetry which reveal the variety of literary responses to Austin through the decades.
£24.65
Texas Christian University Press Big Bend Vistas
Book SynopsisA superb souvenir of this exotic terrain, Big Bend Vistas takes you on five journeys that begin at Panther Junction and travel to Study Butte; then on to the Chisos Basin, Santa Elena Canyon, Boquillas Canyon, and finally to Persimmon Gap. Easy to read and understand, Big Bend Vistas describes how volcanoes created some of the most striking scenery in Texas.
£20.85
WW Norton & Co The Soul of Vermont
Book SynopsisRichard Brown’s window onto the soul—of Vermont.Trade Review"Brown is my favorite upcountry artist with a camera. His photographs have such crisp luminosity I think I would recognize them anywhere." -- Maxine Kumin - The New York Times Book Review"Nearly every place has its own unique beauty, and Brown perfectly captures that." -- USA Today"The beauty of Richard Brown’s photos makes us think about what we are doing to our state. His is an important vision: much of Vermont is still beautiful, but we need to see and appreciate the ideal if we are to preserve it. [His] photography expresses that ideal superlatively well." -- Tom Slayton - Vermont Life
£21.00
WW Norton & Co The Colors of Fall
Book SynopsisThe perfect keepsake for those who cherish the most colorful time of the year in New England.
£14.99
WW Norton & Co Photographing Austin San Antonio and the Texas
Book SynopsisNew in the exciting series that combines wanderlust with the art of photography!
£12.86
WW Norton & Co Oregon Coast Memories
Book SynopsisA beautiful photo essay of the majestic purples of the Oregon coast, the perfect memento for any visitor to this unforgettable place.
£12.99
Albatross Publishing Islands of Eden StVincent and the Grenadines
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£34.55
MacMillan Collector's Library SELECTED POEMS
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£10.33
Thomas Dunne Books Ireland A Luminous Beauty
Book SynopsisIsland light is magical. And none more so than Ireland''s. Ireland''s light floods the landscape, luring the senses with a restless presence. The water surrounding and carving through the island reflects back to us the ever-changing movement of the wind-blown clouds and light. Stop for a minute and the settings change: what was straight is bent, light is dark, still is in motion. It is as though an unseen hand directs the wind, the clouds, and the light to harness our attention.Ireland: A Luminous Beauty is a collection of stunning full-color photographs by some of Ireland''s finest landscape photographers with concise text blending history, myth, and a sense of place. Many of the photographs were taken in the early morning light or as the sun set. That hour after sunrise and before sunset, with the sun low in the sky, is known to photographers as the golden hour and favored for its soft, diffused light.We take a journey to one of the most beautiful places in
£32.00
WW Norton & Co Razzle Dazzle
Book SynopsisOne of Literary Hub's Most Anticipated Books of 2023 An exuberant collection of two decades of Major Jackson's passionately intelligent poetry.
£20.90
National Geographic Society National Geographic Treasures of Alaska
Book SynopsisThe book captures Alaska’s splendor with an astonishing combination of prose and photographsTrade Review“Michael Melford's stunning photography makes this attractive book an especially good bargain.” –Book News “National Geographic has a particular genius for publishing inexpensive books that combine lively, well-written text and glorious color photographs in the service of introducing readers to a subject or place. This new book on Alaska is an especially good example of the genre.” –Book News
£13.15
National Geographic Society Wide Angle National Geographic Greatest Places
Book SynopsisIn 250 glorious photographs Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Places documents the beauty and depth of every part of the world. Delving deeply into a picture archive that houses over ten million images, with many photographs being published for the first time, this new book-the third and final in the greatest photographs series-presents the world's amazingly diverse places with epic grandeur, unparalleled intimacy, romantic beauty, and gritty realism. The photographs are landscapes, cityscapes, famous landmarks, and unfamiliar spots that reveal special qualities of geography or culture one might otherwise never see. Spanning more than eleven decades, the images in Wide Angle are divided into twelve chapters, each depicting a unique geography—including East and Southeast Asia, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Polar Regions. Each chapter is introduced by award-winning cultural writer and critic Ferdinand Protzman, whose essays accent the stunning
£16.10
National Geographic Society The Ansel Adams Wilderness
Book SynopsisAUTHOR/PHOTOGRAPHER PETER ESSICK is a top National Geographic photographer, named by Outdoor Photography magazine as one of the world's 40 most influential nature photographers. His images have been exhibited worldwide and he has won numerous awards.Trade Review"Besides being beautiful, this book is instructive as well...For anyone who enjoys excellent black-and-white photography of wilderness areas, this book is a must have." --San Francisco Book Review"In addition to the photographs, the book features insights from naturalists and conservationists. The piece is ultimately a visually stunning celebration of wilderness and its preservation." --Mother Nature Network
£18.04
National Geographic Society Yellowstone
Book SynopsisThis monumental book is an incredible journey through Yellowstone, America's first national park.
£18.99
National Geographic Society America the Beautiful
Book SynopsisFeaturing more than 300 magnificent National Geographic images of all 50 states--and inspiring words from luminaries across the country--this collection is a gift-worthy celebration of America's unique natural and cultural treasures. America the Beautiful showcases the stunning spaces closest to our nation's heart--from the woods in the Great Appalachian Valley that Davy Crockett once called home to the breathtaking sweep of California's Big Sur coast to the wilds of Alaska. It also celebrates the people who have made this country what it is, featuring a wide range of images including the Arikara Nation in the early 1900s and scientists preparing for travel to Mars on a Hawaiian island. Culled from National Geographic's vaunted photo archives, spanning a period of more than 130 years, this provocative collection depicts the splendor of this great nation as only National Geographic can, with a dramatic combination of modern and historical imagerTrade Review“For those yearning to hit the road for the first time or maybe the hundredth, National Geographic provides an alternative way to see the wonders of the U.S. This incredible collection of photographs, assembled from National Geographic's archives of more than 20 million images, begins with an introduction by historian and best-selling author Jill Lepore describing Katharine Lee Bates’ journey across the U.S. in 1893. This tour by train inspired Bates to write “America, the Beautiful,” the poem that became the country’s unofficial anthem…Organizedgeographically, America the Beautiful begins in the West as stunning photographs guide readers from one region to another. Each picture highlights the distinct landscape and unique culture ofevery state and territory alongside a descriptive caption or personal message from one of its well-known offspring: Barack Obama, Maya Rudolph, Wayne Newton, Eva Longoria, and manyothers. These aren't just beautiful images; they're momentary encapsulations of people, wildlife, environment, and emotion at their essence. Readers will be transported as they experience the expansiveness of the nation and the connectedness of its people.” –Booklist, Starred Review “A photographic homage to the natural and cultural treasures of the U.S…The consistently high-quality, striking photos are as diverse as the country’s citizenry: aurora borealis shining over a snow-covered Alaskan highway; scientists scaling a 3,200-year-old tree in Sequoia National Park; bison and elk roaming the frozen ranges of Wyoming; farmers harvesting wheat in Kansas; children enjoying a fountain in Chicago’s Millennium Park; massive waves crashing on the rocks next to Maine’s oldest lighthouse; Martin Luther King Jr. standing with other civil rights leaders during the 1963 March on Washington; blues legend B.B. King playing in a small club in Mississippi; and Mexican American students standing for the Pledge of Allegiance in Brownsville, Texas. This outstanding collection meets the high standards that readers have come to expect from National Geographic, providing a wonderful representation of the country’s rich and diverse culture, heritage, and landscape. A stunning celebration of a country’s beauty.” –Kirkus, Starred Review
£31.50
National Geographic Kids No Boundaries
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£12.99
Amberley Publishing Secret Portsmouth
Book SynopsisExplore Portsmouth's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs.
£15.99
Amberley Publishing Kent Britains Frontline County
Book SynopsisA fascinating insight into Kent's long and distinguished military defence heritage.
£15.99
Chronicle Books Forest Walking among trees
Book SynopsisBrimming with engaging writing and stirring photography, Forest is an ode to the natural world and a celebration of the relationship between humans and trees.Discover the secrets hidden within the Earth''s lush woodlands and wild landscapes through photographs and stories about enchanting forests, magnificent trees, and people who live off the land.Journeying across North America, the United Kingdom, and Europe, writer Matt Collins and photographer Roo Lewis capture the history, science, and human stories behind some of the most enchanting natural environments in the world. • Explores the captivating history behind some of the world''s most enchanting forests• Organized by tree species, including the hearty pines in Spain''s Tamada forest, the towering firs of the American West, the striking Birch groves of Germany''s Elbe Valley, and beyond• A blend of beautiful photographs, scientific trivia, and engaging human storiesForest is an arresting tribute to the magnificence of the natural world and a wonderful gift for anyone who enjoys spending time in the outdoors.Complete with gorgeous photography and engaging stories of people living in harmony with nature, readers will learn everything they dream of knowing about the forests of the world. • A handsome gift for photographers, travel and outdoor enthusiasts, environmentalists, and science lovers• A stunning way to learn about the world and the trees that surround us• Great for readers who couldn''t get enough of The Hidden Life of Trees by Peter Wohlleben, Ancient Trees by Beth Moon, and Wise Trees by Diane Cook and Len Jenshel
£29.25
Pelican Publishing Co The Story Behind the Stone
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£17.84
Pelican Publishing Co A Fire in My Lens
Book SynopsisSee the Crescent City through a photographers eyes! Through the vibrant images captured in his compositions, photographer Armand J. Sheik Richardson lures the viewer into the city that lives within his imagination. Richardson passionately relates the experimentation that first brought to life the magical world he saw through his cameras lens. His fascinating anecdotes accompany each picture providing context to the images while conveying the rich pallet of colors and textures that makes New Orleans such a unique place. From personal moments of his childhood, family, and friends to professional shoots and casual snapshots of the hidden life and everyday events in the city, Richardson presents a captivating visual record of New Orleans.
£28.79
Arcadia Publishing Legendary Locals of Coppell
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Legendary Locals of Bend
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Ski Patrol in Colorado
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing Orangeburg
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing (SC) The 1910 Wellington Disaster
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing Cincinnati Art Museum
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Lost Resorts of the Iowa Great Lakes Images of
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing Hudson River Lighthouses Postcards of America
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£7.59
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Meharry Medical College Campus History
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£19.99
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Mantua Images of America
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£21.24
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Tampas Westshore
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Corolla and the Currituck Outer Banks
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Camp Glenn
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Concord
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Remembering Boone
£20.25
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Princeton University
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Fort de Soto Park
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Little Greenbrier School
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Davie
£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Nahant Revisited
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Florence
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Lesourdsville Lake and Americana Amusement Park
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£19.19
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Kalmar Nyckel
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) East Brunswick Through the Years
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£20.39
Arcadia Publishing (SC) Strasburg
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£20.39
