Cultural icons Dick and Jane were "born" in 1927 and flourished in the late '40s and '50s when post-war affluence promised a protected world of childhood innocence. Vintage in its look and feel and complete with cut-out paper dolls and a sample primer, Growing Up with Dick and Jane reminds us, in these overinformed and overexposed times, of the ...
This investigation takes an affectionate look at the cultural role of Nancy Drew and the Hardy Boys to uncover the huge and enduring popularity of the young crime fighters. It traces the rise of the youth culture and the way the plots have changed.
""Love Is Blind" is the self-help book for anyone who's ever been in love or ever wanted to be. It's a love song in pictures for all those searching for love, yearning for love, who'll do anything to stay loved". It's a book to buy for yourself -- if you've ever sat by the phone waiting for it to ring. If you've bought the underwear, the lipstick ...
The bestselling authors of "Growing Up with Dick and Jane" take on the all-time popular teen detectives Nancy Drew and Frank and Joe Hardy, in this smart, insightful, thoroughly entertaining look at what it means to be a teenager. 180 photos.
"I write with light", Andre Kertesz once said of his work. In one of the medium's longest, most productive careers, he created a vast and lyric narrative that shaped the history of photography. The first proponent of the small-format 35-millimeter camera, Kertesz created stunning images of everyday moments, memories, and scenes. His role in the ...
Twin brothers Pavel and Paali strike a bet with each other. Paali believes that it is always better to be kind and do good, but Pavel believes that success comes only through cunning and deception. At first, Pavel wins the bet when three people they question side with him. Full color.
By the time Saint Nicholas gets to Cecile's house on Saint Nicholas Eve he is out of presents, but she remembers the wonderful chocolate boat in the nearby candy shop.
This exhibition catalogue presents the work of eight artists -- Magdalena Abakanowicz, Alan Berliner, Wendy Ewald, Leon Golub, Pepon Osorio, Gilles Peress, Fred Wilson, and Terry Winters -- based upon their research in and responses to the photographic archive of the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC). To the Rescue displays the ...
This book reports on the refugee problem from Zaire to Afghanistan. There are currently between 18 and 30 million refugees in the world, seen here as one of the great unsung human tragedies of the latter half of this century.
Jack Smith, who worked in film, photography, theatre, performance and the written word, crossed the barricades that divided acceptable behaviour from the forbidden. This volume examines his life and work.
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