Palmento: A Sicilian Wine Odyssey
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Inspired by a deep passion for wine, an Italian heritage, and a desire for a land somewhat wilder...

Ridley Plays 2: Vincent River, Mercury Fur, Leaves of Glass Piranha Heights
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This second volume of Ridley's stage plays confirms him as one of the most imaginative, daring and...

The Golden Number: Pythagorean Rites and Rhythms in the Development of Western Civilization
Paul Valery and Matila C. Ghyka
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The Golden Number, or Phi (PHI), is a geometric ratio found throughout nature, often underlying the...

Iron, Steam & Money: The Making of the Industrial Revolution
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In late eighteenth-century Britain a handful of men brought about the greatest transformation in...

Sharing Cities: A Case for Truly Smart and Sustainable Cities
Duncan McLaren and Julian Agyeman
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The future of humanity is urban, and the nature of urban space enables, and necessitates, sharing --...
Music, Evolution, and the Harmony of Souls
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Music is central to human cultural and intellectual experience. It is vitally important for the...

The Gone World: A Novel
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"I promise you have never read a story like this."--Blake Crouch, New York Times bestselling author...

Cy Twombly
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The American artist Cy Twombly (1928-2011) was one of the seminal artists of the second half of the...

David LaChapelle: Heaven to Hell
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"LaChapelle Heaven to Hell" is the long-awaited third volume in an exhilarating trilogy that began...
Face and Mask: A Double History
Hans Belting, Thomas S. Hansen and Abby J. Hansen
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A cultural history of the face in Western art, ranging from portraiture in painting and photography...