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The rainbow goblins 37 reviews
Ul De Rico
Thames and Hudson, 1978
Stunning!
I have all the same things to say as everyone else. I loved this as a kid, my copy was all torn apart, the artwork is stunning, etc., etc.
The story is lovely and teaches a lesson. My 2-year old likes this story because of the illustrations and the COLORS. He likes to name the colors of the goblins. Of course, he does not really understand the story, which is good, because it might be a ...
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Frank Lloyd Wright13 reviews
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1993
A brief comment
I've seen a lot of books on Wright over the years, and read a number of them, but for sheer enjoyment and the celebration of his work, this work is the best I've seen. It strikes the best balance between the photos and text, but the photos are truly magnificent and worth the price of the book by themselves. Much of the information, as another reviewer has commented, is available in other books on ...
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The Complete Valley of the Kings16 reviews
Nicholas Reeves, Richard H. Wilkinson
Thames & Hudson, 2008
A True Complete Book on the Valley of the Kings
It is the best book on the Valley of the Kings. In it you can find not just information but a treasure, a treasure showing the magnificent treasures of ancient Egypt.
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Subway Art28 reviews
Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1984
THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I'M 34
Subway Art. What can I say? This, Style Wars, Beat Street, Break Dance... they all had their influence on me (& a whole generation) back in the day.
Hip Hop isn't what it used to be, though. Most of what we hear these days is mixed up with R'n'B, commercialised, repackaged and shipped for your dissatisfaction. If you ask me... when it comes to Hip Hop, stick with the old school.
I was ...
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Pet Shop Boys Catalogue15 reviews
Thames & Hudson, 2006
The perfect retrospective of a stellar career...so faf.
You can easily forget that Chris and Neil, Pet Shop Boys have been making fantastic music together for close to 30 years now. This large volume is an authoritative visual representation of what the PSB have done throughout their career. If there is one problem (not really) it would be that since they Boys are still active, the book will be outdated nearly immediately following its publication.
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Tuscany (Most Beautiful Villages)19 reviews
James Bentley
Thames & Hudson, 1997
Tuscany
Great service and beautiful pictures of Tuscany but somewhat dissapointed at the lack of an organized route map for efficient traveling to the various villages.
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Sagmeister: Made You Look20 reviews
Peter Hall
Thames & Hudson, 2001
Made You Look
Stephen Sagmeister is one of the most entertaining and innovative personalities in the design field. This book is an excellent showcase of his amazing and vast body of work. The book itself is an amazing piece of design. Highly recommended.
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MAJOR TRENDS IN JEWISH MYSTICISM.17 reviews
Gershom G. Scholem
Thames&Hudson, 1955
The Best Starter
Kabbalah is one of those things that everyone seems to want to be part of, and something that enjoys a high level of fashionability at the moment. While this is great, it also means that there is a lot of rubbish out there with "Kabbalah" printed on it. For the beginner or the curious, this can make getting at the real thing a bit daunting and difficult.
Scholem's book "Major Trends in Jewish ...
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The Complete Roman Army23 reviews
Adrian Goldsworthy
Thames & Hudson, 2003
Complete coverage
Adrian Goldworthy's The Complete Roman Army gives a pretty complete coverage of the Roman legions during their heydays during the late Republican and early Imperial periods. It reflects on the gradual evolution of the Roman army as it developed from a semi-professional civilian army of the Senate to a permanent professional forces under the Caesars.
The book gives a pretty complete coverage ...
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Creative Advertising, Second Edition21 reviews
Mario Pricken
Thames & Hudson, 2008
Creative Advertising
This book has become one of my favorite books in my library. Extremely creative ideas and large, colorful photos. I am very pleased to have this book.
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Egon Schiele: Drawings and Watercolors10 reviews
Jane Kallir
Thames & Hudson, 2003
Egon Shiele: the book to own if you only want one
Jane Kallir (also the author of Egon Schiele's 'catalogue raisonne' -- usually a HUGE expensive book which includes a picture of every known available representation of an artist's work) says 'Since completing the catalogue raisonne, I have always yearned to combine the story of Schiele's life and his artistic development into a single book'. And wow, what a beautiful job she has done.
This ...
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Oriental Carpet Design: A Guide to Traditional Motifs, Patterns and Symbols10 reviews
P. R. J. Ford
Thames & Hudson, 2008
This is a terrific resource
This book has the best information I've found on distinguing one type of rug from another. Many books give information about the major types of rugs...they're a dime a dozen. Ford breaks everything down into what specific tribes and villages weave, and tells us what the weavers use for warps and wefts, distinguishing colors, area motifs and designs, and more.
This book is definitely academic ...
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History of Italian Renaissance Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture12 reviews
Frederick Hartt
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1970
Simply One Of The Best Books Ever!
I don't give 5-star ratings very often. I reserve them for only the best, and this is indeed the best Italian Renaissance book. I received my undergraduate degree in art history and this was the text used in my Italian Renaissance class. Now, I am completing my master's and we are using the same text, updated edition. It does not read as a textbook for those considering leisure reading. It ...
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Surfaces12 reviews
Judy A. Juracek
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1996
Additional Note
I think I was a little hard on Judy Juracek with reference to the included CD. What Ms. Juracek has done in the way of cataloguing is nothing short of miraculous and one should not expect that every image on the CD would be photographed dead on and shadow-perfect. I was just really irked by the image quality of a CD I had such high hopes for. I purchased this book when it first came out for a ...
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Laurie Anderson9 reviews
Roselee Goldberg
Thames & Hudson, 2000
Monograph template
Wow. This sumptuously illustrated monograph has redefined the manner in which monographs will probably be executed in the twenty-first century. How fitting that RoseLee Goldberg, who penned and organized the equally breath-taking "Performance: Live Art Since 1960," has joined forces with maverick Laurie Anderson. Ms. Goldberg not only unravelled the complexity of Laurie Anderson's works, but ...
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Elephant!10 reviews
Steve Bloom
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2006
Elephant beautiful book!
This book has beautiful photograpy and so well written. I had borrow the book from a friend a few pages into the text and seeing the photo's I knew I had to have it. Right then and there went to Amazon to place my order. Awsome!!!!!
LV Costa
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Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change9 reviews
Victor Papanek
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 1985
An inspiring book on environmental design
I first heard a lecture by Victor Papanek about 20 years ago, shortly before this revised edition was released. He was a very impressive speaker, drawing from a seemingly bottomless well of ecological design ideas. His work has taken him far and wide and in the process allowed him to revamp many of his views on environmental design. This book is an extensively updated version of his seminal ...
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Marlene Dietrich11 reviews
Jean Jacques Naudet, Maria Riva
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2001
La Dietrich
If you were a fan of Dietrich and were allowed to own only ONE book about this woman, then this should be the book to own. To reiterate another reviewer's thought -- it is EXQUISITE.
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The Aloha Shirt11 reviews
Dale Hope, Gregory Tozian
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2002
Profusely and beautiful illustrated
Dale Hope grew up in the Hawaiian garment industry, taking over his father's clothing business at the age of 26. As the art director of Kahala Sportswear, Hope oversees the creation and manufacturing of 150 new Aloha shirt designs annual. In The Aloha Shirt: Spirit Of The Islands, Hope collaborates with writer Gregory Tozian to offer a magnificent, coffee-table artbook dedicated to the history of ...
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New French Country11 reviews
Linda Dannenberg, Guy Bouchet
Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2004
Love this book!
Really a wonderful book - both beautiful to look at and informative. Very interesting reading, as well as artistically lovely with wonderful, colorful photography. I am not a decorator or designer by trade, but go to this type of book for creative inspiration, and this one was a winner.
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