Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Contents: Essays. Collecting the image of America : Charles Willson Peale's The artist in his museum and Samuel F.B. Morse's Gallery of the Louvre / Judith Russi Kirshner -- Painting the image of America : portraiture and genre in the 19th century / Elizabeth Milroy -- Americans in the landscape / D. Scott Atkinson -- American impressionism / Elizabeth Milroy -- America and the modernist spirit / D....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Terra Museum of American Art 1987
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709.73 PROD'Oench, Nancy.
Contents: Flower arranging in the west- a very long tradition -- Ikebana- ancient art, newest influence -- Four designers and their gardens -- Tables- a feast for the eyes -- Space- defined and contained -- Pedestals- elevated elegance -- Floral fashions- botanic culture -- Museums- fine art with flowers -- Beyond the walls- new locations, fresh looks -- The flower arranging study group- spread the word,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams, in association with the Garden Club of America 2002
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 745.92 D'OENeirynck, Baudouin.
Contents: Wine and grapes through history -- Grape growing -- Wine production -- Grape classification -- White wine grapes -- Red wine grapes -- Wine service -- Wine tastings -- Wine storage and investment -- Matching wine and food -- Wine labels from around the world -- Wine and health.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Square One Publishers 2009
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Stacks, Call number: 641.2 NeiFine, Doug.
Contents: Introduction: After-school snacks before Doritos -- Hemp gets out ring around the collar -- Turning a profit even with Medieval harvesting techniques -- Want to make it in the hemp game? Two words: dual cropping -- Grow your next house (or factory or office or high-rise or school) -- Heck, grow your whole tractor out of hemp -- Fill 'er up with hemp -- A new utility paradigm; the distributed,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Chelsea Green Pub Co 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 634.4 FINCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Garden Home FineBirkerts, Sven.
Summary: "In The Art of Time in Memoir, critic, editor, and memoirist Sven Birkerts examines the human impulse to write about the self. "Memoir is, for better and often for worse, the genre of our times," Birkerts writes. But what makes one memoir memorable and another self-serving? What determines the difference between graceful disclosure and sensational self-exposure? Birkerts argues that the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graywolf Press 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 809.93592 BIRVilla, Jose
Summary: Overview: Many semi-pro and professional wedding photographers are looking to "wake up" their style, stay current, and stimulate business. And today, that means lifestyle photography, also referred to as "fine art wedding photography." Fine art wedding photography isn't just a catchy phrase; it's a modern approach in which design is paramount. Fine art wedding images are more graphic and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amphoto Books 2011
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 770 VILReed, Lou
Summary: "Lou Reed was a musician, singer, songwriter, poet, and founding member of the legendary rock band the Velvet Underground. He collaborated with many artists, from Andy Warhol and John Cale to Robert Wilson and Metallica. Reed had a groundbreaking solo career that spanned five decades until his death in 2013. Reed was also an accomplished martial artist whose practice began in the 1980s. He...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 2023
Copies Available at East Bay
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REECopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 REED, LOU REEHerman, Amy
Summary: "An art historian and lawyer who uses works of art to teach us how to hone our perceptions and visual intelligence, presents a paradigm-shattering twist on problem solving that helps us find solutions to the problems we face every day. As technology has become essential to our daily lives, our reliance on the internet and our electronic devices has exploded, short-circuiting our brains and...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Harperwave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2021
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153.4 HERShaw, Art
Summary: On Easter Sunday, April 1, 1945, 1.5 million men gathered aboard 1,500 Allied ships off the coast of the Japanese island of Okinawa, to launch the largest amphibious assault on the Pacific Theater. then-Major Shaw was the first American officer ashore, a unit commander in the U.S. Army's 361st Field Artillery Battalion of the 96th Infantry Division, nicknamed the Deadeyes. For the next three...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 SHAW, ART SHAArt Institute of Chicago
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: The Institute 1991
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 748.84 CASHorn, Art
Contents: The people in your (work) neighborhood: The worrier; The controller; The fake; The attention-seeker; The victim; The prisoner -- Hell is not just other people: The transcendence model; Here comes the judge; Our shaky foundations; How we judge -- Moving from fear to freedom: What's your operating strategy?; A case of disidentification; There goes the judge; A way of being; A better way.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: American Management Association 2004
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.13 HORFine, Karen R.
Summary: "All Creatures Great and Small meets Being Mortal in this compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian in a field historically dominated by men, and how, through her work both with her patients and their people, she comes to better understand humanity, mortality, and the unique role animals play in our lives. Karen Fine always knew that she wanted to be a vet and wasn't going...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a Division of Penguin Random House, LLC 2023
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 636.089 FINNational Gallery of Art (U.S.)
Summary: "Lavishly illustrated with hundreds of full color images, this family-oriented art resource introduces children to more than 50 great artists and their work, with corresponding activities and explorations that inspire artistic development, focused looking, and creative writing. This treasure trove of artwork from the National Gallery of Art includes, among others, works by Raphael, Rembrandt,...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Peninsula
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 704.153 NATHall, Jake
Summary: "The history of drag has been formed by many intersections: fashion, theatre, sexuality and politics--all coming together to create the show stopping entertainment millions witness today. In this extensive work, Jake Hall delves deep into the ancient beginnings of drag, to present day and beyond. Vibrant illustrations enhance the rich history from Kabuki theatre to Shakespearean, the...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Nobrow Press 2020
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 791.45 HALGarner, Art.
Summary: "Just before high noon on May 30th, 1964, the Indy 500 stopped for the first time in history. Seven cars had crashed in a fiery accident, killing two drivers, and threatening the very future of the 500. In this tight, fast-paced narrative, Art Garner expertly reconstructs the events, circumstances, and fatal decisions leading up to the sport's blackest day. Recalling a bygone era when drivers...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St Martins Pr 2014
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.72 GAREditors of Fine Woodworking
Summary: Stylish side table is a great lesson in getting the most out of your lumber. Fine Woodworking's Michael Pekovich demonstrates the importance of wood selection to avoid mismatched boards and chaotic grain. Follow him through this project and see how cutting all components from a single board results in a nicely matched tabletop and straight grain on every leg face. You'll also find a modern...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2015
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 684.1 FINMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Metropolitan Museum of Art 1989
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 232.9 LIFMetropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N. Y.)
Summary: Presents artworks from the Metropolitan Museum of Art arranged by such themes as animals, family, music, dance, play, and country.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books For Young Readers 2019
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 709.747 IBailey, Martin
Summary: This is the story of one of the world's most iconic images. Leading British specialist on Van Gogh, Martin Bailey explains how and why Van Gogh painted a series of sunflower still lifes in Provence. He then explores the subsequent adventures of the seven pictures and their impact on artists including Gustav Klimt and Henri Matisse. Based on original research, the book presents a fresh view of...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2013
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 759.9492 BAISunzi
Summary: For more than two thousand years, Sun-tzu's "The Art of War" has provided leaders with essential advice on battlefield tactics, managing troops and terrain, and employing cunning and deception. An elemental part of Chinese culture, it has also become a touchstone for the Western struggle for survival and success.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Books 2009
Copies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 355.02 SUNSmithsonian American Art Museum
Contents: From distant shores -- This other Eden -- Liberty more than life -- Ever westward -- Hand to the plow -- Brother against brother -- The rise of industry -- An eye for beauty -- Seeing the city -- The Harlem renaissance -- South by southwest -- The Great Depression -- Folk traditions -- Americans at midcentury -- The abstract impulse -- Toward the millennium -- Catalogue.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams 2006
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 709 SLOTatum, Art
Summary: Documents the career of jazz pianist Art Tatum through interviews, rare footage, and photographs.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: MVD Visual 2008
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Music DVDs, Call number: DVD MUSIC ARTHawley, George
Summary: During the 2016 election, a new term entered the mainstream American political lexicon: "alt-right," short for "alternative right." Despite the innocuous name, the alt-right is a white-nationalist movement. Yet it differs from earlier racist groups: it is youthful and tech savvy, obsessed with provocation and trolling, amorphous, predominantly online, and mostly anonymous. And it was energized...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Columbia University Press 2017
Copies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 305.8 HAWDalai Lama XIV
Summary: Dr. Howard Cutler walks readers through the Dalai Lama's philosphy on how to achieve peace of mind and come to terms with life's inherent suffering. Together the two examine the roots of many of the problems facing the world and show us how we can approach these calamities in a way that alleviates suffering and helps us along in our personal quests to be happy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2009