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Americans

Americans more books like this

by Robert Frank

Previously published in 1959, Frank's most famous and influential photography book contained a series of deceptively simple photos that he took on a trip through America in 1955 and 1956. These pictures of everyday people still speak to us today, 40 years and several generations later.

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A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005

A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005 more books like this

by Annie Leibovitz (Photographer)

This inspired and original photographic narrative is composed from Liebovitz's personal pictures and her work as a professional photographer. 300 Photos.

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Family of Man

Family of Man more books like this

by Edward Steichen (Editor)

This now classic book is the permanent embodiment of Edward Steichen's masterpiece - a creation that has been hailed as the most successful and inspiring exhibition of photography ever assembled. The Family of Man opened at The Museum of Modern Art, New York, in January 1955 and thereafter traveled throughout the United States and much of the ...

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Pedro Páramo

Pedro Páramo more books like this

by Juan Rulfo

Juan Preciado made a promise to his mother, who is dying, that he would go to her birthplace and look for his father, Pedro Paramo. She remembers a village, robust and full of life, that no longer exists--Comala is a decaying town, surrounded by mirages. Pedro Paramo may or may not be alive; he is described by one traveler as "living bile," who ...

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Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs

Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs more books like this

by Leah Bendavid-Val (Editor)

National Geographic's biggest and most sumptuous photography book ever--a celebration of more than a century of collecting and publishing photographs, with remarkable images from around the world. 150,000 first print.

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Sisters

Sisters more books like this

by Carol Saline, Sharon J Wolhmuth

A national bestseller in hardcover, "Sisters" spent more than a year on the "New York Times" list. Now this tribute to the unbreakable bonds of sisterhood is available in paperback. Featuring tales of sacrifice, love, support, jealousy, and devotion by Dixie Carter, Coretta Scott King, Chris Evert, and many others, it's the perfect gift for ...

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Earth from Above

Earth from Above more books like this

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand

After five years of traveling the planet, Arthus-Bertrand presents the fruits of his labors: 170 color photographs, shot from a helicopter, of the farthest reaches of the Earth. EARTH FROM ABOVE also offers Arthus-Bertrand's thoughts on the the planet, its future, and who we are as a global population.

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The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes

The Lost Amazon: The Photographic Journey of Richard Evans Schultes more books like this

by Wade Davis, Richard Evans Schultes (Photographer), Andrew Weil, M.D. (Foreword by)

The work of Harvard anthropologist Richard Evans Schultes (1915-2001), who surveyed the Amazon basis almost continuously for 12 years beginning in 1945, is examined through his own photographs and field notes. With text written by Schultes' protg, explorer Wade Davis, this book is published to coincide with a traveling exhibition. 150 photos.

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Costume and Fashion: A Concise History

Costume and Fashion: A Concise History more books like this

by James Laver

From the momentous invention of the needle some 40,000 years ago to the development of blue denim; from Neolithic weavers to the biggest names in the fashion industry today - here is a matchless guide to landmarks of costume history, to the forms and materials used through the ages, as well as to the underlying motives of fashion and the ways in ...

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Wisconsin death trip

Wisconsin death trip more books like this

by Michael Lesy

First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small, turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected photos taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik, and juxtaposed them against newspaper accounts and state asylum and police records.

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Without Sanctuary: Lynching Photography in America more books like this

by Twin Palms Publishers

The Tuskegee Institute records the lynching of 3,436 blacks between 1882 and 1950. This is probably a small percentage of these murders, which were seldom reported, and led to the creation of the NAACP in 1909, an organization dedicated to passing federal anti-lynching laws. Through all this terror and carnage someone -- many times a professional ...

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Down in the garden more books like this

by Anne Geddes

Charming photographs of children dressed as flowers, plants, and animals.

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In Focus: National Geographic Greatest Photographs more books like this

by Various, National Geographic Society (Editor)

In this sequel to the"New York Times" bestseller "Through the Lens," "National Geographic" showcases the world's peoples in stunning photographs. A beautiful collection of more than 280 imagesQnever-before-seen alongside award-winning favoritesQculled from the magazine's extensive archives, this volume presents a powerful retrospective of portrait ...

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The West : an illustrated history more books like this

by Geoffrey C. Ward

The companion volume to the eight-part television series. The book focuses on the 19th century and features over 450 photographs, newly commissioned maps, first-person accounts and letters, and commentary by noted historians.

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Tulsa more books like this

by Larry Clark

When it first appeared in 1971, Larry Clark's groundbreaking book Tulsa sparked immediate controversy across the nation. Its graphic depictions of sex, violence, and drug abuse in the youth culture of Oklahoma were acclaimed by critics for stripping bare the myth that Middle America had been immune to the social convulsions that rocked America in ...

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Frontier more books like this

by Louis L'Amour

L'Amour offers readers a personally guided tour across the broad sweep of the North American continent. In more than 25 essays written especially for this book--finally available in trade paperback--he provides close-up encounters with this vast country's wonder, splendor, and danger. 140 color photographs.

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I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America more books like this

by Brian Lanker

Maya Angelou wrote the introduction to this volume of eloquent photographs of black women who struggled to effect change in a world that was often hostile to them.

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In the American West more books like this

by Richard Avedon (Photographer)

A book of 120 full-page photographs capturing people at country fairs, rodeos, mining caps, drilling sites, as well as a journal of Avedon's adventures through the West by Laura Wilson, who accompanied him.

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Full moon more books like this

by Michael Light

This coffee-table book and photographic sampling of the 12 Apollo lunar space missions contains over 100 color and black-and-white photos chosen from NASA's archives. Many of the images have never been published; they present amazing details of the moon's surface as well as document life in space. With informative essays on the Apollo project, ...

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The Mississippi and the Making of a Nation: From the Louisiana Purchase to Today more books like this

by Professor Stephen E Ambrose, Douglas G Brinkley, Sam Abell (Photographer)

Historians Stephen Ambrose and Douglas Brinkley celebrate the historic river and its region, accompanied with pictures by National Geographic photographers.

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Suburbia more books like this

by Bill Owens, Robert Harshorn Shimshak (Editor), David Halberstam (Introduction by)

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One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001 more books like this

by Life Magazine (Editor)

The events of September 11, 2001--the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon--and the nation's response are covered in photographs and text by the staff of Life magazine.

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Women in the Material World more books like this

by Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel, CCH Pounder (Read by)

Under the direction of former television producer Faith D'Aluisio, a team of female photojournalists and interviewers was formed to take a closer look at the lives of women on the eve of the 21st century. The rewarding result is a multicultural portrait in words and images that illuminates the hopes, dreams, sorrows, and joys of women around the ...

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Crowns: Portraits of Black Women in Church Hats more books like this

by Michael Cunningham, Craig Marberry, Dr. Maya Angelou (Foreword by)

Photographer Michael Cunningham and journalist Craig Marberry collaborate on a look at a group of amazing black women and their equally amazing hats. Many own dozens of the gorgeous creations, and all are photographed in evocative black and white.

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Portraits: 9/11/01: The Collected "Portraits of Grief" from the New York Times more books like this

by New York Times

This compilation of the "Portraits of Grief" that appeared in the New York Times in response to the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center are based on interviews with friends and family. Not meant to be complete or encyclopedic, these brief sketches attempt to capture the personalities and character of their subjects, and to convey ...

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