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Forget Me Not: Photography & Remembrance, by Geoffrey Batchen Before digital cameras, Photoshop, and Flickr, it appears that people actually printed pictures on paper. According to this lovely book, it also seems that there was a time when people put... See more

Forget Me Not: Photography & Remembrance, by Geoffrey Batchen Before digital cameras, Photoshop, and Flickr, it appears that people actually printed pictures on paper. According to this lovely book, it also seems that there was a time when people put a lot of love and creative energy into embellishing these printed photos with all sorts of curious accoutrements. Who knew? Here's the real blurb from the publisher: Forget Me Not explores the curious and centuries-old practice of strengthening the emotional appeal of photographs by embellishing them—with text, paint, frames, embroidery, fabric, string, hair, flowers, bullets, cigar wrappers, butterfly wings, and more—to create strange and often beautiful hybrid objects. Available now in paperback, this spellbinding book features color photographs of eighty such objects, extraordinary works of art, part memento, part obsessive assemblage, created by ordinary people from the mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century. This paperback book... See less

Added on 03/10/08

What REALLY turns women on? Here are the answers to that age-old question in this hysterical book. Prepare to enter a fantasy world. A world where clothes get folded just so, delicious dinners await, and flatulence is just not that funny. Give the... See more

What REALLY turns women on? Here are the answers to that age-old question in this hysterical book. Prepare to enter a fantasy world. A world where clothes get folded just so, delicious dinners await, and flatulence is just not that funny. Give the fairer sex what they really want beautiful PG photos of hunky men cooking, listening, asking for directions, accompanied by steamy captions: "I love a clean house!" or "As long as I have two legs to walk on, you'll never take out the trash." Now this is porn that will leave women begging for more! The Cambridge Women's Pornography Cooperative asked women, young, old, rich, and poor, "What really, really gets you hot?" Armed with their findings, they worked day and night to create Porn for Women. Susan Anderson is a Los Angeles-based photographer who believes the future of porn shouldn't be in the hands of men alone. Porn For Women measures 6" x 6". Paperback, 96 pages with full-color photographs. Item #067370 Price : $12.95 See less

Added on 11/29/07

Revolting Librarians Needed, More Now than Ever I am one of thousands of librarians who read the original book that was published in 1972 - I read it in 1978 when I first came to work in a library. I had a difficult time getting through library... See more

Revolting Librarians Needed, More Now than Ever I am one of thousands of librarians who read the original book that was published in 1972 - I read it in 1978 when I first came to work in a library. I had a difficult time getting through library school, and Don Roberts, one of the original authors, kept me going. After I began my first job ever in a library, I instantly had doubts about continuing given the conformism, lack of pay, etc. - until I found a copy of Revolting Librarians and discovered that many other librarians and library staff had exactly the same feelings I did. Now, 30 years latter, a second version has come out. I think that it is vastly superior to the first for several reasons. One, I love the cover art much better. The hammer and books is perfect. Second, I love the pieces by Sandy Berman and even better, the piece detailing how he was forced into early retirement. Third, I love Bruce Jensen's piece on providing library services to day laborers. It was amazing - I... See less

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Added on 11/29/07

Imported from France Started in 1972, Marc Vidal has been making the finest, fanciest wooden pencils one can find. Made in Brunoy, France, these are eight 7" pencils in a handsomely charming wooden box -- complete with a multiplication table on the... See more

Imported from France Started in 1972, Marc Vidal has been making the finest, fanciest wooden pencils one can find. Made in Brunoy, France, these are eight 7" pencils in a handsomely charming wooden box -- complete with a multiplication table on the top. What's cooler than cool pencils? Cool pencils in a smart box that you can continue to use long after the pencils have sketched out their wisdom. Colors: Black, brown, red, pink, purple, green, yellow and blue. See less

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Added on 11/29/07

The Artists Within: (as described in the Artist Guide's own words) Andy Rementer is in Italy at Benetton’s Fabrica. I think he used to live in Brooklyn since I see his stickers and drawings on various bathroom walls. He was the first to submit his... See more

The Artists Within: (as described in the Artist Guide's own words) Andy Rementer is in Italy at Benetton’s Fabrica. I think he used to live in Brooklyn since I see his stickers and drawings on various bathroom walls. He was the first to submit his artwork (and it's great!). Andy updates his website often. Fighting is Niall McClelland and Lukas Geronimas in Canada. We first saw them on the sketchel project and checked out their site. We were blown away by their amazing lettering and textures. They've done a lot of cool work. Jessica Lynch lives on an island in Washington state. We e-mailed each other years ago and traded some prints. She sells the best shirts you can get on the net at www.slowshirts.com (act quick—they always sell out). Marcus Oakley lives in London and enjoys listening to the Beach Boys and drinking tea. Recently he's building creatures out of scraps of wood. He's nice and agreeable. He's got a band, a portfolio, and a blog. August Heffner keeps his home in Brooklyn... See less

Highlights: Price: $16.00 Pages: 112

Added on 11/29/07

DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films Wholphin, from the minds of McSweeney's, is an awesome DVD magazine featuring rare aand unseen short films. This is where it all started; issue number one. The DVD features short films by Spike Jonze, David... See more

DVD Magazine of Rare and Unseen Short Films Wholphin, from the minds of McSweeney's, is an awesome DVD magazine featuring rare aand unseen short films. This is where it all started; issue number one. The DVD features short films by Spike Jonze, David O. Russell, Miranda July, and the National Clean Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Bureau. It's wrapped in plastic with McSweeney's #18 - a silver embossed maze cover. Even beyond Edmund White's youthful hustler, Joyce Carol Oates's fatherly killer, and Roddy Doyle's Rwandan refugee, Issue 18 will not stay at home. Bears, clouds, assassinations, and demons lurk in a high-concept labyrinth of stories. See less

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Added on 11/29/07

Large Format Collection of Nikki's Work We're excited to introduce the largest collection of Nikki's work gathered in this fabulous new book. We worked with Nikki and Abrams to get this book published, collecting images from her calendars and other... See more

Large Format Collection of Nikki's Work We're excited to introduce the largest collection of Nikki's work gathered in this fabulous new book. We worked with Nikki and Abrams to get this book published, collecting images from her calendars and other works dating back to 1998. Collect Raindrops goes season by season with some of her best work on display in this large-format, hard-cover art book. Nikki McClure’s hand-cut images exude an optimism that revolves around community, sustenance, parenting, and appreciating both the urban and rural landscape through a visual language that is uniquely her own. Size: 10.25" wide x 13" tall x .7 thick. See less

Highlights: Price: $28.00 Pages: 112

Added on 11/29/07

FBI versus Filiberto Ojeda Rios Amnesty International said that the killing described in this book should be considered an extra-judicial execution if the FBI deliberately killed Ojeda Rios or deliberately left him to die, when they could have... See more

FBI versus Filiberto Ojeda Rios Amnesty International said that the killing described in this book should be considered an extra-judicial execution if the FBI deliberately killed Ojeda Rios or deliberately left him to die, when they could have arrested him. This tiny, saddlestich zine printed on newsprint is packed with a ton of information. Size: 5" wide x 4" tall See less

Highlights: Price: $1.50 Pages: 32

Added on 11/29/07

The Art of the Advertising Character This amazing little book has over 500 color images of advertising characters of our past. It presents a history of pop-culture that makes today look boring and, well, un-animated. In Meet Mr. Product you’ll find a... See more

The Art of the Advertising Character This amazing little book has over 500 color images of advertising characters of our past. It presents a history of pop-culture that makes today look boring and, well, un-animated. In Meet Mr. Product you’ll find a vibrantly colorful tribute to such pop-culture icons as the Jolly Green Giant, natty Mr. Peanut, the cute little Morton Salt Girl, and the countless other advertising characters who have been helping us navigate the grocery aisles and choose our products for years. It's a book where every few pages you'll be like "hey, check out this one" to your friend, coworker or the poor fellow sitting next to you on the subway. See less

Highlights: Price: $15.00 Pages: 272

Added on 11/29/07

Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean and Fair By now most of us are aware of the threats looming in the food world. Fast Food Nation and other books have alerted us to such dangers as genetically modified organisms, food-borne diseases, and industrial... See more

Why Our Food Should Be Good, Clean and Fair By now most of us are aware of the threats looming in the food world. Fast Food Nation and other books have alerted us to such dangers as genetically modified organisms, food-borne diseases, and industrial farming. Now it is time for answers, and Slow Food Nation steps up to the challenge. Here the charismatic leader of the Slow Food movement, Carlo Petrini, outlines many different routes by which we may take back control of our food. The three central principles of the Slow Food plan are these: food must be sustainably produced in ways that are sensitive to the environment, those who produce the food must be fairly treated, and the food must be healthful and delicious. Features a cover by Nikki McClure. See less

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Added on 11/29/07

30 Postcards Book You can easily lose yourself in Jordan Crane's work. Collected from his screen-prints and comics, these cards are apocalyptic, melancholic, baleful and bittersweet. You will be torn between mailing these postcards to your friends... See more

30 Postcards Book You can easily lose yourself in Jordan Crane's work. Collected from his screen-prints and comics, these cards are apocalyptic, melancholic, baleful and bittersweet. You will be torn between mailing these postcards to your friends and framing them to hang on your wall. Either will work well. Jordan Crane is the author of numerous works including The Clouds Above (nominated for the Eisner award), The Last Lonely Saturday, and the comic book series Uptight. See less

Highlights: Price: $9.95 Postcards: 30

Added on 11/29/07

A Do-It-Yourself Primer This is a thick, hardcover book that serves as a guide to get going on some amazing DIY projects. Put out by the first big DIY magazine, ReadyMade, it is broken into sections of raw materials, from paper, plastic and wood to... See more

A Do-It-Yourself Primer This is a thick, hardcover book that serves as a guide to get going on some amazing DIY projects. Put out by the first big DIY magazine, ReadyMade, it is broken into sections of raw materials, from paper, plastic and wood to metal, glass and fabric. From creating a recycled CD rack out of a FedEx mailing tube to creating a lamp out of ripped jeans. It's also sprinkled with non-projects like "How To Break Through Your Own Glass Ceiling" and "Heavy Metal: The History of Headbanging is Way More Interesting Than You Thought." Bonus: The spine doubles as a ruler. Both metric and english. See less

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Added on 11/29/07

Children's Novel with Nikki McClure Cover At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children's book and a perfect Christmas treat. Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards... See more

Children's Novel with Nikki McClure Cover At once a thriller, a romp, and a spellbinding fantasy, The Box of Delights is a great English children's book and a perfect Christmas treat. Strange things begin to happen the minute young Kay Harker boards the train to go home for Christmas and finds himself under observation by two very shifty-looking characters. Arriving at his destination, the boy is immediately accosted by a bright-eyed old man with a mysterious message: "The wolves are running." Soon danger is everywhere, as a gang of criminals headed by the notorious wizard Abner Brown and his witch wife Sylvia Daisy Pouncer gets to work. What does Abner Brown want? The magic box that the old man has entrusted to Kay, which allows him to travel freely not only in space but in time, too. See less

Highlights: Price: $15.95 Pages: 312

Added on 11/29/07

Children's Book The Octonauts are cute undersea explorers in search of adventure and fun! From their base "the Octopod", these eight animals are always ready to embark on a new exciting voyage. In their second amazing episode, the crew realizes all... See more

Children's Book The Octonauts are cute undersea explorers in search of adventure and fun! From their base "the Octopod", these eight animals are always ready to embark on a new exciting voyage. In their second amazing episode, the crew realizes all their shadows in the ocean have disappeared! The brave team must make the incredible journey to the mysterious Sea of Shade. Once there, can the Octonauts convince the proud Shade King to let all the shadows go? Stay tuned to find out! See less

Highlights: Price: $14.95 Pages: 36

Added on 11/29/07

Essays by Carlo Petrini, Michael Pollan and More How are seeds cultivated and saved? How far must food travel before reaching our plate? Who gets paid for the food we eat? Why does our food taste like this? We live in a world where of the 80,000... See more

Essays by Carlo Petrini, Michael Pollan and More How are seeds cultivated and saved? How far must food travel before reaching our plate? Who gets paid for the food we eat? Why does our food taste like this? We live in a world where of the 80,000 edible plants used for food only about 150 are being cultivated, and just 8 are traded globally. A world where we produce food for 12 billion people when there are only 6.3 billion people living, and, still, 800 million suffer from hunger and malnutrition and many more suffer diseases that could be eliminated easily with better food. A world where food is modified to travel long distances rather than to be nutritious and flavorful. Features a cover by Nikki McClure. See less

Highlights: Price: $10.00 Pages: 136

Added on 11/29/07

A Catalog of Type Hand Job collects groundbreaking work from fifty of today's most talented typographers who draw by hand. Graphic designer and hand typographer Michael Perry selects work representing the full spectrum of design methods and styles.... See more

A Catalog of Type Hand Job collects groundbreaking work from fifty of today's most talented typographers who draw by hand. Graphic designer and hand typographer Michael Perry selects work representing the full spectrum of design methods and styles. Each hand-drawn work is entirely shaped by the artist's unique process—every one a carefully executed composition enhanced by unplanned "accidents" of line, color, and craft. Hand Job also includes photographs of found type, artists studios, and the tools that help make typography come to life. Whether you are looking to invigorate your design work or are just in need of a little offbeat inspiration, Hand Job will have you reaching for your favorite pen. See less

Highlights: Price: $30.00 Pages: 256

Added on 11/29/07

Spellbinding Picturebook A little girl falls asleep and dreams vividly about a strange bear adventure. This spellbinding picture book of dreamscapes is about the hours when people sleep and imagination awakens. While the bears (and the rest of the... See more

Spellbinding Picturebook A little girl falls asleep and dreams vividly about a strange bear adventure. This spellbinding picture book of dreamscapes is about the hours when people sleep and imagination awakens. While the bears (and the rest of the outside world) growl at the girl and try and frighten her, she finds empowerment in her own voice. Recommended for ages 4 and up. See less

Highlights: Price: $16.95 Pages: 32

Added on 11/29/07

AVAILABILITY: In Stock, will ship in 2 business days Product Number: 120511216 Tell a friend about this product!

AVAILABILITY: In Stock, will ship in 2 business days Product Number: 120511216 Tell a friend about this product! See less

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Added on 11/29/07

Sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions, workplaces, and locations offer practical advice on a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career prospective librarians, M.L.S. students,... See more

Sixty-four information professionals from diverse positions, workplaces, and locations offer practical advice on a wide variety of career issues. The advice is aimed at librarians in various stages of a career prospective librarians, M.L.S. students, and entry-level librarians, as well as experienced information professionals. See less

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Added on 11/23/07

Nearly 200 characteristic and colorful traditional folk and fairy tales are brought together in the only comprehensive edition available in English. Of the original 1945 edition, Eudora Welty wrote, "These Russian tales are rambunctious, full-blooded... See more

Nearly 200 characteristic and colorful traditional folk and fairy tales are brought together in the only comprehensive edition available in English. Of the original 1945 edition, Eudora Welty wrote, "These Russian tales are rambunctious, full-blooded and temperamental. They are tense with action, magical and human, and move in a kind of cyclone of speed....These tales are gorgeous." See less

Added on 11/23/07

This page is entirely dedicated to the folk tales of Russia and Ukraine. Tales are the part of culture, traditions, customs and history of people. Many generations of Russian (and not Russian only!) children have been brought up by these glorious and... See more

This page is entirely dedicated to the folk tales of Russia and Ukraine. Tales are the part of culture, traditions, customs and history of people. Many generations of Russian (and not Russian only!) children have been brought up by these glorious and magnificent tales. I hope that you and your children will enjoy them too. For quick search use a search form - enter word or combinations of words and press button "Search" See less

Added on 11/23/07

Twelve powerful works of fiction for students of Russian literature and devotees of great writing. Contents: Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," Gogol's "The Overcoat," Turgenev's "The District Doctor," Dostoyevsky's "White Nights," Tolstoy's "How Much... See more

Twelve powerful works of fiction for students of Russian literature and devotees of great writing. Contents: Pushkin's "The Queen of Spades," Gogol's "The Overcoat," Turgenev's "The District Doctor," Dostoyevsky's "White Nights," Tolstoy's "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," plus "The Clothes Mender" by Leskov, "The Signal" by Garshin, "The Lady with the Toy Dog" by Chekhov, "The White Mother" by Sologub, "Twenty-Six Men and a Girl" by Gorky, "The Outrage" by Kuprin, and "Lazarus" by Andreyev. Dover original selection. See less

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Added on 11/22/07

"This is a brave book. Kessler says things that need to be said, and she says them clearly, concisely, and with respect for the people whose lives are most affected by the questions she confronts. A must read for anyone concerned with intersex... See more

"This is a brave book. Kessler says things that need to be said, and she says them clearly, concisely, and with respect for the people whose lives are most affected by the questions she confronts. A must read for anyone concerned with intersex issues." --Holly Devor, author of Gender Blending: Confronting the Limits of Duality and FTM: Female-to-Male Transsexuals in Society. "While the physician's response to an infant with ambiguous genitalia has been to produce categories like the 'successful vagina' and the 'good enough penis,' Kessler takes her cues from intersexuals themselves. This book is a brilliant and long overdue call for the reevaluation of gender variability." --Judith Halberstam, author of Female Masculinity "Fascinating in what it tells us not only about situation in which sex assignment is uncertain but about the astonishingly weak empirical foundations on which the medical orthodoxies of binary sex and gender are built. A must for anyone interested in the ways widely... See less

Added on 11/22/07

It's not only the south Asian languages that have fused with English to take on a new identity. There is Spanglish, used in parts of the United States where people shift seamlessly between Spanish and English, and where hybrid words are created -... See more

It's not only the south Asian languages that have fused with English to take on a new identity. There is Spanglish, used in parts of the United States where people shift seamlessly between Spanish and English, and where hybrid words are created - such as a sign "No hangear" meaning "No hanging around." in the Far East use a form of fractured English too, as much for its visual impact as its meaning. this pick and mix approach should be embraced not resisted, says Ms Mahal. It's natural and inevitable that languages will adapt and change to whatever is around. might be puritans in any culture who say you can only be the master of one language, and that you shouldn't try to cross two languages. But do we only have one fixed identity? I don't think so, I think we can step in and out of different identities - and we can do the same with languages. might say this is my language, this is way it has always been. Well, it hasn't. Shakespeare's English was different from Chaucer's. The... See less

Added on 11/22/07

Amazon.com What began as a fortuitous discovery, when BBC researcher Adam Jacot de Boinod noticed that an Albanian dictionary contained 27 different words each for eyebrows and mustache, has become, after his obsessive 18-month journey through... See more

Amazon.com What began as a fortuitous discovery, when BBC researcher Adam Jacot de Boinod noticed that an Albanian dictionary contained 27 different words each for eyebrows and mustache, has become, after his obsessive 18-month journey through hundreds of foreign dictionaries, a very funny and genuinely informative guide to the world's strangest--and most useful--words. There are many books out there that invent, Sniglets-style, the words that the English language doesn't have but needs. What The Meaning of Tingo shows is that, like natural cures waiting to be found in the plants of the rainforest, many of the words already exist, in the languages of the world's other cultures. Who couldn't find a use for "neko-neko," an Indonesian word for "one who has a creative idea which only makes things worse," or "skeinkjari," a term from the Faroe Islands for "the man who goes among wedding guests offering them alcohol"? Some words that Jacot de Boinod has found are bizarre--"koro," the... See less

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Interior designer Vicente Wolf puts his keen eye to a viewfinder to capture the interplay of architecture, color and composition in different cultures around the world. * Paper, cardstock * 232 pages * Monacelli Press

Interior designer Vicente Wolf puts his keen eye to a viewfinder to capture the interplay of architecture, color and composition in different cultures around the world. * Paper, cardstock * 232 pages * Monacelli Press See less

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Added on 11/20/07

This pocket-sized guide is chock full of easy steps each of us can take to help reduce our negative impact on the environment. Even the book is doing its part: it's printed with vegetable-based inks on paper from sustainably-managed forests. * Paper,... See more

This pocket-sized guide is chock full of easy steps each of us can take to help reduce our negative impact on the environment. Even the book is doing its part: it's printed with vegetable-based inks on paper from sustainably-managed forests. * Paper, cardstock * 5"L, 4.25"W * 384 pages * Chronicle Books See less

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Added on 11/20/07

Bernhard Edmaier's breathtaking collection of aerial photographs of Earth not only celebrates our planet's beautiful terrain, but also documents the toll of humans on the landscape. Perfect for those interested in photography or environmental causes.... See more

Bernhard Edmaier's breathtaking collection of aerial photographs of Earth not only celebrates our planet's beautiful terrain, but also documents the toll of humans on the landscape. Perfect for those interested in photography or environmental causes. * Paper, cardstock * 232 pages * Phaidon See less

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Added on 11/20/07

This slim manual for applying eco-conscious principles to your daily life is chock full of easy-to-follow tips for sustainable living, from which foods you must buy organic to reducing water consumption. By Greg Horn. * Paper, cardstock * 171 pages *... See more

This slim manual for applying eco-conscious principles to your daily life is chock full of easy-to-follow tips for sustainable living, from which foods you must buy organic to reducing water consumption. By Greg Horn. * Paper, cardstock * 171 pages * USA See less

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