Added on 11/05/09

REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE: THIS FALL, ISSUE 33: Issue 33 of McSweeney’s Quarterly will be a one-time-only, Sunday-edition sized newspaper—the San Francisco Panorama. It'll have news (actual news, tied to the day it comes out) and sports and arts coverage,... See more

REASONS TO SUBSCRIBE: THIS FALL, ISSUE 33: Issue 33 of McSweeney’s Quarterly will be a one-time-only, Sunday-edition sized newspaper—the San Francisco Panorama. It'll have news (actual news, tied to the day it comes out) and sports and arts coverage, and comics (sixteen pages of glorious, full-color comics, from Chris Ware and Dan Clowes and Art Spiegelman and many others besides) and a magazine and a weekend guide, and will basically be an attempt to demonstrate all the great things print journalism can (still) do, with as much first-rate writing and reportage and design (and posters and games and on-location Antarctic travelogues) as we can get in there. Expect journalism from Andrew Sean Greer, fiction from George Saunders and Roddy Doyle, dispatches from Afghanistan, and much, much more. We're going to try to sell this thing on the street in San Francisco, but it'll also go out to our subscribers and be in bookstores all over—sign up now to ensure you see it. DURING THE SPRING... See less

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Super-smart Julian Calendar thinks starting junior high at a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image–but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself! The three form a secret club, complete with a high-tech lair. There,... See more

Super-smart Julian Calendar thinks starting junior high at a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image–but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself! The three form a secret club, complete with a high-tech lair. There, they can work to their hearts content on projects like the Stink-O-Meter, the Kablovsky Copter, and the Nightsneak Goggles. All that tinkering comes in handy when the trio discovers an evil scientist's dastardly plan to rob a museum. Can three inventors, armed with their wacky creations, hope to defeat this criminal mastermind? See less

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Product Description Andiamo Men's Padded Skins made of a lightweight polyester crepe fabric with elastic at the thigh. Color:Black, Season:Warm Weather, Chamois:Yes, Material:Polyester, Fit:Men's

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Product Description An introduction to the work of a new artist not to be missed Characterized by an intriguing disjointed rhythm and delicious pencil-smudged style, The Bun Field is defined by a surreal ebb and flow, possessing a deep sense of... See more

Product Description An introduction to the work of a new artist not to be missed Characterized by an intriguing disjointed rhythm and delicious pencil-smudged style, The Bun Field is defined by a surreal ebb and flow, possessing a deep sense of foreboding and hurt, yet maintaining a biting sense of humor. Amanda Vähämäki’s first graphic novel is infused with a sense of abbreviated adolescence and a kind of gray-sky banality. In this story, a young girl dreams of a dinosaur eating Donald Duck; wakes to find a bald, hulking stranger sharing her breakfast; leaves to take a car trip with a bear; falls and breaks a tooth, to have it replaced by an impatient dentist—from his dog’s mouth no less; and pays back the favor by plowing a field of buns. Young people and anthropomorphic animals commingle in dreamy landscapes, performing mundane tasks that are skewed with an absurd and fantastic edge. Vähämäki’s unique ideas are equally matched by her tactile drawings, creating a palpable world that... See less

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Product Description “Full of what you might call conversation starters: tricky propositions about morality... politics, privilege, runaway nationalist fantasies, collective guilt, and art as a force for change (or not)...It’s a treat to hear him... See more

Product Description “Full of what you might call conversation starters: tricky propositions about morality... politics, privilege, runaway nationalist fantasies, collective guilt, and art as a force for change (or not)...It’s a treat to hear him speak his curious mind.”—O Magazine “His observations about class and culture are searing—a reminder of our complacency about the gaps between rich and poor, free and oppressed.”—Washinton Post In these beautiful essays, Wallace Shawn takes us on a revelatory journey in which the personal and political become one. Whether writing about the genesis of his plays, such as Aunt Dan and Lemon; discussing how the privileged world of arts and letters takes for granted the work of the “unobtrusives,” the people who serve our food and deliver our mail; or describing his upbringing in the sheltered world of Manhattan’s cultural elite, Shawn reveals a unique ability to step back from the appearance of things to explore their deeper social meanings. He... See less

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Review ' Junky Styling is a unique brand of sustainable fashion and the book aims to explore the concept of the brand and offer step-by-step projects encouraging readers to perform a little " wardrobe surgery" of their own ' Womenswear Buyer (July... See more

Review ' Junky Styling is a unique brand of sustainable fashion and the book aims to explore the concept of the brand and offer step-by-step projects encouraging readers to perform a little " wardrobe surgery" of their own ' Womenswear Buyer (July 2009) Product Description This book records the rise and rise of Junky Styling, the fashion label and at the same time shows readers how to recycle their own good quality second-hand clothing, deconstructing, re-cutting and completely transforming it into a new product that belies the former identity of the raw material. Junky Styling: Wardrobe Surgery is a beautifully designed and illustrated publication, designed to show fashion students, hobby-sewers, textiles fanatics and anyone with an interest in ecological and recycling issues how to reconstruct stylish, individual clothing from things they no longer wear, and how two women with a passion for fabrics and a flair for stylish design built a thriving and successful business doing just... See less

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Added on 09/26/09

From Booklist Part of the allure of perennial gardening is the fact that a gardener can plant something once and enjoy it for several years, a benefit that has rarely been extended to vegetable gardeners. Save for such stalwarts as asparagus and... See more

From Booklist Part of the allure of perennial gardening is the fact that a gardener can plant something once and enjoy it for several years, a benefit that has rarely been extended to vegetable gardeners. Save for such stalwarts as asparagus and rhubarb, most edible crops can be used only annually. Thanks to Toensmeier, gardeners need no longer be frustrated by such limitations. From air potatoes to water celery, Turkish rocket to Malabar gourd, there are more than 100 new species of edible plants. After addressing such cultural basics as site selection and preparation, Toensmeier explains why each plant is an excellent perennial vegetable crop. Now that such items are making their way onto trendy restaurant menus and health-store shelves, Toensmeier's groundbreaking guide is destined to become the bible for this new class of edible gardening. Carol Haggas Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved Review Part of the allure of perennial gardening is the fact that a... See less

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Added on 09/26/09

Clocks, calendars, timetables and guidebooks assure us: there is an order to things. You can tell the time, organise your days, plan your weeks, cultivate your garden, plot your travels. Reality rules! In Dr Clock's absurd world, on the contrary,... See more

Clocks, calendars, timetables and guidebooks assure us: there is an order to things. You can tell the time, organise your days, plan your weeks, cultivate your garden, plot your travels. Reality rules! In Dr Clock's absurd world, on the contrary, things are not always what they seem. Logic leads to surprise, paradox reigns with looking-glass rules, things slide quickly from the sublime to the ridiculous. It's a world turned upside down and back to front. And it all makes perfect sense. This is the first definitive handbook to the absurd. Contributors include: J. G. Ballard, Glen Baxter, Joan Brossa, Maurizio Cattelan, Adam Dant, Damien Hirst, Franz Kafka, Daniil Kharms, Flann O'Brien, Cornelia Parker, Simon Patterson, Richard Prince, Ed Ruscha, David Shrigley and many others. See less

Added on 09/25/09

From Publishers Weekly Noë turns Descartes's famous statement on its head: I am, therefore I think, says Noë. The author, a philosopher at UC-Berkeley, challenges the assumptions underlying neuroscientific studies of consciousness, rejecting popular... See more

From Publishers Weekly Noë turns Descartes's famous statement on its head: I am, therefore I think, says Noë. The author, a philosopher at UC-Berkeley, challenges the assumptions underlying neuroscientific studies of consciousness, rejecting popular mechanistic theories that our experience of the world stems from the firing of the neurons in our brains. Noë (Action in Perception) argues that we are not our brains, that consciousness arises from interactions with our surroundings: Consciousness is not something that happens inside us. It is something we do or make. Noë points out that many of our habits, like language, are foundational aspects of our mental experience, but at the same time many, if not most, habits are environmental in nature—we behave a particular way in a particular situation. He goes on to challenge popular theories of perception, in particular the claim that the world is just a grand illusion conjured up by the brain. Readers interested in how science can intersect... See less

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From Library Journal These two volumes, consisting of 164 essays written by American and European specialists, provide an original and outstanding overview of French literature from 842 to the present. Each essay is introduced by a date and arranged... See more

From Library Journal These two volumes, consisting of 164 essays written by American and European specialists, provide an original and outstanding overview of French literature from 842 to the present. Each essay is introduced by a date and arranged in chronological order. A brief headline follows the date, relating the essay to a major literary event. Essays, however, follow no specific format. Some are devoted to a genre, others to a major literary movement or historical event. Large surveys are also included. Social and cultural perspectives are present, including essays on women in French literature and art, viewed from philosophical as well as theoretical perspectives. Such a compilation runs the risk of being disjointed and uneven. What emerges, however, is a rich mosaic covering over 1000 years of French literature, beginning with the Serments de Strasbourg . Most of the scholars writing for these volumes bring to the task years of specialized research concerning areas and... See less

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Review The full national-literary character of the United States is on display in this mighty history and reference work for our time. Written by a distinguished team, under the sure-handed editorship of musicologist and historian Marcus and... See more

Review The full national-literary character of the United States is on display in this mighty history and reference work for our time. Written by a distinguished team, under the sure-handed editorship of musicologist and historian Marcus and Sollors...this volume begins with America's first appearance on a map and concludes with the election of President Obama. Among the more than 200 contributors are Bharati Mukherjee (on The Scarlet Letter), Camille Paglia (on Tennessee Williams) and Ishmael Reed (on The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn)...This is an astounding achievement in multiculturalism and American studies, which in the age of Google and the Internet lights the way toward serious interpretive reference publishing. (Starred Review) (Publishers Weekly ) Marcus and Sollors trace through literature the dynamism of American society and culture spanning 500 years, from the first time the name America appears on a map (1507) to the election of Barack Obama as president...No single... See less

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Product Description The most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. When Carl Jung embarked on an extended self-exploration he called his “confrontation with the unconscious,” the heart of it was The Red Book, a large, illuminated... See more

Product Description The most influential unpublished work in the history of psychology. When Carl Jung embarked on an extended self-exploration he called his “confrontation with the unconscious,” the heart of it was The Red Book, a large, illuminated volume he created between 1914 and 1930. Here he developed his principle theories—of the archetypes, the collective unconscious, and the process of individuation—that transformed psychotherapy from a practice concerned with treatment of the sick into a means for higher development of the personality. While Jung considered The Red Book to be his most important work, only a handful of people have ever seen it. Now, in a complete facsimile and translation, it is available to scholars and the general public. It is an astonishing example of calligraphy and art on a par with The Book of Kells and the illuminated manuscripts of William Blake. This publication of The Red Book is a watershed that will cast new light on the making of modern... See less

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Added on 09/18/09

* Hardcover: 224 pages * Publisher: St. Martin's Press (October 27, 2009) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0312608950 * ISBN-13: 978-0312608958 * Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,571 in Books (See... See more

* Hardcover: 224 pages * Publisher: St. Martin's Press (October 27, 2009) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 0312608950 * ISBN-13: 978-0312608958 * Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #88,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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Added on 09/15/09

Product Description The Moleskine Watercolour Large notebook is the portable atelier for painting and drawing with watercolours. A heavy 200-gram cold-pressed paper is identical on the both sides and was created especially for Moleskine. Every... See more

Product Description The Moleskine Watercolour Large notebook is the portable atelier for painting and drawing with watercolours. A heavy 200-gram cold-pressed paper is identical on the both sides and was created especially for Moleskine. Every Moleskine product is thread bound and has a cardboard bound cover with rounded corners acid free paper a bookmark an elastic closure and an expandable inner pocket that contains the Moleskine history. See less

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Added on 09/10/09

Product Description The acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a roar with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in their own delusions, desires, and lies. Chase Insteadman, a handsome,... See more

Product Description The acclaimed author of Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude returns with a roar with this gorgeous, searing portrayal of Manhattanites wrapped in their own delusions, desires, and lies. Chase Insteadman, a handsome, inoffensive fixture on Manhattan's social scene, lives off residuals earned as a child star on a beloved sitcom called Martyr & Pesty. Chase owes his current social cachet to an ongoing tragedy much covered in the tabloids: His teenage sweetheart and fiancée, Janice Trumbull, is trapped by a layer of low-orbit mines on the International Space Station, from which she sends him rapturous and heartbreaking love letters. Like Janice, Chase is adrift, she in Earth's stratosphere, he in a vague routine punctuated by Upper East Side dinner parties. Into Chase's cloistered city enters Perkus Tooth, a wall-eyed free-range pop critic whose soaring conspiratorial riffs are fueled by high-grade marijuana, mammoth cheeseburgers, and a desperate ache for... See less

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Added on 09/10/09

* Hardcover: 296 pages * Publisher: Rodale Books (October 13, 2009) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1594869219 * ISBN-13: 978-1594869211 * Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #424,804 in Books (See... See more

* Hardcover: 296 pages * Publisher: Rodale Books (October 13, 2009) * Language: English * ISBN-10: 1594869219 * ISBN-13: 978-1594869211 * Shipping Information: View shipping rates and policies * Amazon.com Sales Rank: #424,804 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books) See less

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Added on 09/10/09

Product Description When it comes to cleaning products, society often values convenience over personal and planetary health, thanks to decades of advertising propaganda from the chemical companies that market overpriced and dangerous concoctions. But... See more

Product Description When it comes to cleaning products, society often values convenience over personal and planetary health, thanks to decades of advertising propaganda from the chemical companies that market overpriced and dangerous concoctions. But awareness is changing: Not only are homemade and nontoxic cleaners strong enough for the toughest grunge, they are often as convenient as their commercial counterparts. Nontoxic Housecleaning—the latest in the Chelsea Green Guide series—provides a way for people to improve their immediate environment every day. Pregnant women, parents of young children, pet owners, people with health concerns, and those who simply care about a healthy environment—and a sensible budget—can all benefit from the recipes and tips in this guide. Included are tips for: * The basic ingredients: what they are, and why they work. * Specific techniques for each room and cleaning need in the house. * Detailed recipes for homemade cleaners, including floor polishes,... See less

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From Publishers Weekly Margherita Dolce Vita, the eccentric 14-year-old heroine of Benni's Italian bestseller, has a "fusilli farm" of blonde curls and lives at the "colorless and necessary outskirts of town" with her quirky family. Like her... See more

From Publishers Weekly Margherita Dolce Vita, the eccentric 14-year-old heroine of Benni's Italian bestseller, has a "fusilli farm" of blonde curls and lives at the "colorless and necessary outskirts of town" with her quirky family. Like her collector-of-aged-junk father, Margherita prefers the magic and mystery of the past to the digital flash of contemporary youth. So when the Del Benes family suddenly arrives next door in a blaze of gaudy gadgets, it jars her sensibilities, especially after it seems as though Margherita's parents and older brother have blindly fallen for the Del Beneses' "plasma megascreen" and other trappings. Resolving to break their spell, Margherita enlists her science-genius little brother, Heraclitus; her gentle and erratic grandfather Socrates; and her loyal, narcoleptic dog Sleepy, and wages war. That Margherita's is an allegorical war for modern, suburbanizing Italy's soul—indeed for la dolce vita—won't be lost on U.S. readers: Benni is sly and spiky in his... See less

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Added on 09/05/09

Review Admitting that “so much has been written on drug use and American culture that it would take weeks to roll all of that paper up and smoke it,” journalist Grim plunges into the counterculture, the literature, the research, the opposition, the... See more

Review Admitting that “so much has been written on drug use and American culture that it would take weeks to roll all of that paper up and smoke it,” journalist Grim plunges into the counterculture, the literature, the research, the opposition, the pharmaceutical interests, the media coverage, the kids and users, the heroes and the hypocrites to chart the evolution of drug use in America, covering every illegal high, taking on well-entrenched myths and turning up fascinating stories on current trends—beginning with the end of LSD. Backed by plenty of startling facts (i.e., 1984's drug-related criminal population was 30,000; by 1991 it was more than 150,000), Grim fashions a sharp critique of anti-drug programs (“exposure to [anti-drug] ads led to higher rates of first-time drug use among certain groups, such as fourteen-to-sixteen year olds and whites”) and other policy decisions (President Clinton's approval of NAFTA led to an unprecedented influx of drugs across the Mexican border).... See less

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Added on 09/01/09

From Publishers Weekly Zibners, an emergency room pediatrician who divides her time between London and New York, claims that about 75% of all nighttime Emergency Department visits are unnecessary. To forestall them, she's written a book that every... See more

From Publishers Weekly Zibners, an emergency room pediatrician who divides her time between London and New York, claims that about 75% of all nighttime Emergency Department visits are unnecessary. To forestall them, she's written a book that every parent needs at 4 a.m. when the baby has a bellyache or fever, and a decision must be made about whether to call the doctor, go back to bed or head for the hospital. Zibners walks parents through all the body parts and processes, including The ABCs: Airway, Breathing and Circulation; The Noggin and Nervous System; Seeing and Hearing: The Eyes and Ears; Bite and Sniff: The Nose, Mouth and Throat and so forth, with a chapter devoted to such newborn issues as the soft spot and the umbilicus. Along the way she answers such questions as what would happen if a child ate a decoration pebble from the fish tank, whether a Barbie shoe fits up a nostril, and how to deal with bites, stings, falls, allergic reactions, household poisonings and other... See less

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Added on 09/01/09

Amazon.com: Camera Ready: How to Shoot Your Kids (9780789301031): Arthur Elgort: Books

Amazon.com: Camera Ready: How to Shoot Your Kids (9780789301031): Arthur Elgort: Books See less

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Added on 08/31/09

Amazon.com Review Author and illustrator Calef Brown is a blue elephant, we're told on the back flap of the book, and we half-believe it, judging from this exuberant, unforgettable collection of 14 ultra-hip rhyming stories about everything from... See more

Amazon.com Review Author and illustrator Calef Brown is a blue elephant, we're told on the back flap of the book, and we half-believe it, judging from this exuberant, unforgettable collection of 14 ultra-hip rhyming stories about everything from sleeping fruit to a funky--and we mean funky--snowman. In comical folk-art paintings, bathed in truly delicious colors, we meet Ed. "Introducing Ed, / with cherries on his head. / He says, 'I like the color,' / So all his stuff is red..." One odd hamlet is described like this: "Clementown is greenish, / the people tall and leanish, / the dogs bark very loudish, / but not because they're meanish." Brown sings the praises of "Snails" as well: "...they don't make threats, / they don't eat meat, / they don't place bets, / they almost always pay their debts / and never puff on cigarettes." These poems are as nonsensical as Edward Lear's, but clearly for modern hipster kids, and, well, adults, too. (Click to see a sample spread. Illustrations © 1998... See less

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Added on 08/27/09

Based on popular request, we've created the Book Release Club. This club is similar to a book-of-the-month club, but in this case, we will send our subscribers the next 10 new McSweeney's books for just $100!

Based on popular request, we've created the Book Release Club. This club is similar to a book-of-the-month club, but in this case, we will send our subscribers the next 10 new McSweeney's books for just $100! See less

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Added on 08/27/09

Amazon.com Review In a previous incarnation, writer Dominick Dunne was the toast of Hollywood--entertaining movie stars and socialites and invited by moguls to clambakes and black-tie dances. Long before he started churning out his romans à clef set... See more

Amazon.com Review In a previous incarnation, writer Dominick Dunne was the toast of Hollywood--entertaining movie stars and socialites and invited by moguls to clambakes and black-tie dances. Long before he started churning out his romans à clef set in the private recesses of Hollywood and penthouses of New York City and his dispatches from notorious murder trials, he spent his days on movie sets, producing films like Ash Wednesday and working as an executive at various studios. In the off-hours, he and his wife Lenny ate dinner with Vincente Minnelli, Jack Benny, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Montgomery. They went to beach parties hosted by Jane Fonda and Roddy McDowall--and threw not a few bashes of their own, attended by, well, everyone and often photographed for Vogue magazine. Dunne seemed to carry his camera with him everywhere and "was always sticking [it] into someone's face." Kirk Douglas biting into an oversized hotdog, a scantily clad Paul Newman perusing a picnic table,... See less

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Added on 08/25/09

From Publishers Weekly O'Neill notes that he has a friendship with each of the celebrities included in this first collection of his photographs; indeed, he is married to one of them, Faye Dunaway. The black-and-white portraits, revealing of their... See more

From Publishers Weekly O'Neill notes that he has a friendship with each of the celebrities included in this first collection of his photographs; indeed, he is married to one of them, Faye Dunaway. The black-and-white portraits, revealing of their subjects, show O'Neill to be a gifted artist. He captures private momentsJanis Joplin preparing to perform, Jane Fonda resting between takes at a filming, Albert Finney exercisingand special timesa pregnant Sharon Tate showing off baby clothes 10 days before her death, Peter Sellers hamming with Lord Snowdon, the first meeting between Elizabeth Taylor and David Bowie. There are shots of Mick Jagger dressed in a business suit, Frank Sinatra on location in Florida with his bodyguards, Sammy Davis Jr. rehearsing, Lawrence Olivier in drag. A glittering photo album of stars. O'Neill's work has appeared in such magazines as Life, Newsweek, People and Vogue. First serial to Playboy. Foreign rights: Jonathan Cape Ltd. November Copyright 1985 Reed... See less

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Added on 08/25/09

Review “Dive into this book to marvel at Fischl’s swathes of sun-washed color, the way the casual bend of a torso suggest a figure by Degas; then, at midpoint, stop and read the shrewdly observant A.M. Homes short story…” ~O, The Oprah Magazine... See more

Review “Dive into this book to marvel at Fischl’s swathes of sun-washed color, the way the casual bend of a torso suggest a figure by Degas; then, at midpoint, stop and read the shrewdly observant A.M. Homes short story…” ~O, The Oprah Magazine Product Description This beautifully designed volume of 200 of Eric Fischl’s beach-inspired works is a celebration of life at the beach by one of the most significant American painters of nudes and figurative works today. This collection of the artist’s beach paintings—the first book to bring together this exceptional body of work—unites paintings, photographs, watercolors, charcoals, and more in a sumptuous volume that is an ode to beach culture and a book to treasure long after summer ends. With a short story by critically acclaimed American novelist A. M. Homes, this book is a remarkable pairing of painterly aesthetic and literary style. See all Editorial Reviews See less

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Added on 08/24/09

Review "I have seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny." -- —Tom Robbins, author of Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, Another Roadside Attraction, and Skinny Legs and All "This irreverent manifesto puts the... See more

Review "I have seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny." -- —Tom Robbins, author of Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, Another Roadside Attraction, and Skinny Legs and All "This irreverent manifesto puts the 'pro' in 'protest' ... insightful and puzzling as a Zen koan ... I Ching on Ecstasy...." -- Frances Lefkowitz, Body + Soul --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review "I have seen the future of American literature and its name is Rob Brezsny." —Tom Robbins, author of Still Life with Woodpecker, Jitterbug Perfume, and many more "With this work—an instant pop classic—Rob Brezsny offers a positive, participatory, proactive vision of the workings of our inner and outer universe, which will only give us as much pleasure, love, and ecstasy as we are prepared to accept." —Daniel Pinchbeck, author of 2012: The Return of Quetzalcoatl "This wild, wise, and subversive book is a must read for those who want to live a more imaginative and free life... See less

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Added on 08/20/09

From Publishers Weekly Covering 30 years in 40 chapters, Montandon's anthology of reviews and interviews stretches from a Waits-penned press release (1974) through an interview that the singer-cum-cult-figure did for Magnet in November 2004. In... See more

From Publishers Weekly Covering 30 years in 40 chapters, Montandon's anthology of reviews and interviews stretches from a Waits-penned press release (1974) through an interview that the singer-cum-cult-figure did for Magnet in November 2004. In between, readers can follow Waits and Elvis Costello through some absurd leaps of logic in a conversation they recorded at a Chinese restaurant in 1989, hear Waits tell Terry Gross "I couldn't wait to be an old man," and peruse a 1987 Toronto Star review of a gritty, mood-shifting concert. "Waits was forever turning the show into something new," the critic says, "revealing another nook in his low-rent pantry." Despite the conspicuous gap between 1993 and 1999, the volume gives a vivid portrait of Waits as a person, with glimpses into the life of a composer and performer who has referred to his songs as "travelogues." Word-for-word transcriptions of some interviews make for difficult reading, but the book will nonetheless be welcomed by Waits's... See less

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Added on 08/11/09

An illustrated collection of fifty hilarious and dubious recipes written by children. We put a call out to friends and family to ask their children to explain how to make their favorite dish and here are the results. The book is divided into... See more

An illustrated collection of fifty hilarious and dubious recipes written by children. We put a call out to friends and family to ask their children to explain how to make their favorite dish and here are the results. The book is divided into sections: Breakfast; Soups & Salads; Pasta & Pizzas; Dinner; Dessert; Cookies. Illustrations are by Mark Fisher. See less