Photographs: collections

Louise Larocque Serpa often said she was born ';in the wrong place, to the wrong woman, at the wrong time.

Rethink, revitalize and reinvent the way you shoot portraits.

Unique perspectives from an acclaimed art historian on the relationship between drawing and paintingFrom Drawing to Painting interweaves biographical information about five renowned French artists-Nicolas Poussin, Antoine Watteau, Jean-Honore Fragonard, Jacques-Louis David, and Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres-with a fascinating look at dozens of their drawings and the links that they have to their paintings.

In this adorable book all about the famous golden retriever that won over the Internet, Kicker and his human, Andrew, take readers on exciting adventures all across the world.

Groundbreaking photographer Betty Kuhner truly revolutionized the American family portrait, taking it from the staid arrangement of mother, father and children dressed in their Sunday best, carefully arranged in front of the living room mantelpiece or on a sofa.

Yorkies, Retrievers, Pit Bulls, Great Danes, French Bulldogs, and more!

Celebrating the lifework of the much-loved icon of Country French design.

The Day of the Dead Celebration is the most important holiday of the year in Mexico and parts of the American Southwest, a joyful time when families remember their dead.

The winner of the Glenfiddich Best Food Book Award leads is on a dazzling culinary tour around the world and through history - from the fifth century BC to the present day.

Alexander Barabanov, a key figure in the Russian dance world, has sifted through many thousands of photographs of dance to accumulate an extraordinary collection of pictures, ranging from historical ballet photographs to shocking avant-garde imagery.

'This is a very worthwhile book.

Discover the tales behind the ties in Stephen Fry's witty companion to our most distinguished accessory'A well-tied tie is the first serious step in life' Oscar Wilde'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?

Captain Scott perished with four of his fellow explorers on their return from the South Pole in March 1912.

How a famous painting opens a window into the life, times, and philosophy of Rene DescartesIn the Louvre museum hangs a portrait that is considered the iconic image of Rene Descartes, the great seventeenth-century French philosopher.

A groundbreaking account of the role of writing in Michelangelo's artMichelangelo is best known for great artistic achievements such as the Sistine ceiling, the David, the Pieta, and the dome of St.

The young Thomas Eakins's most revealing letters-published here for the first timeThe most revealing and interesting writings of American artist Thomas Eakins are the letters he sent to family and friends while he was a student in Paris between 1866 and 1870.

Do you want to reignite your passion for the local church and see your congregation live out the Great Commission by growing and making disciples?

Do you wish you had more qualified, committed, and mission-oriented leaders in your church to share the ministry workload?

Biblical Guidance for Ministering God's Love in a Sexually Diverse Culture In a time when sexual norms are changing rapidly, how can a local church be a place of gracea loving community for all kinds of peoplewhere everyone can flourish and disagreements are overcome in a Christlike spirit while at the same time stay true to biblical standards?

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Former poet laureate of the United States Donald Hall's final collection of essays, from the vantage point of very old age, once again ';alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny.

Everything you need to know to take amazing photographs using your new DSLR The Nikon D5300 Digital Field Guide is filled with everything you need to know to take fantastic photos with your new Nikon.

Everything you need to know to take amazing photographs using your new DSLR The Nikon D5300 Digital Field Guide is filled with everything you need to know to take fantastic photos with your new Nikon.

Tips, techniques, and inspiration for creating perfect poses Effectively posing the human body is a challenge for nearly every photographer, from amateur to professional.

100 of the greatest cars from 1886 to the present day.

The Romance of Lust: A Classic Victorian erotic novel - Anonymous - The Romance of Lust, or Early Experiences is a Victorian erotic novel written anonymously in four volumes during the years 1873-1876 and published by William Lazenby.

Go Backwards is the first book of a series called Words, that can be spoken out loud.

This new collection of essays shares insights drawn from more than fifty years of traveling.

Thoughts and Transmission brings together essays that originally appeared as introductions to works produced by Dharma Publishing.

"Once you invite the blessings of the Dharma into your heart, you may not have much need of teachers or traditions.

Beginning in 1847, Henry David Thoreau made three trips to the mostly unexplored Maine woods.

Joyce Tenneson,s detailed photographic studies of luminous sea shells adrift on a velvet-soft background remind us that startling beauty exists even in the most ordinary places.

Photographer Patrisha McLean moved to the coastal town of Camden, Maine, 18 years ago and found it to be full of characters, in the quirky sense of the word and in terms of the word's other meaning, too-people of character.

Regarded as the "e;crown jewel of the Himalayas,"e; the Kingdom of Bhutan is the last remaining independent country to support Buddhism as the official state religion.

Stenciled on many of the deactivated facilities at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the evocative phrase ';abandoned in place' indicates the structures that have been deserted.

The photographs taken by Charlotte T.

The race to space between the United States and the Soviet Union captured the popular imagination.

The distinguished American Indian photographer Lee Marmon has documented over sixty years of Laguna history: its people, customs, and cultural changes.

Best known for his Civil War photographs, Alexander Gardner also documented the construction of the Union Pacific Railway, Eastern Division (later the Kansas Pacific Railroad), across Kansas beginning in 1867.

Shooter is a visual portrait of war--the perseverance, heroism, and survival--narrated through stunning photographs and powerful essays from a female combat photographer.

John Bramblitt makes his living as a visualartist.

LeRoy Neiman was arguably the world's most recognizable contemporary artist until his passing in June 2012.