Browser Book Beat Issue 150
Brazilian photojournalist Salgado documents the history of human migration in 35 countries at the end of 20th century and beginning of the 21st century. Read More
$150.00
East of Russia’s Ural mountains, Siberia is known for its harsh winters and vast landscape. Inhabitants range from nomads herding reindeer to scientists in state-of-the-art laboratories and urbanites. Read More
$50.00
Lambert was a Swiss German polymath. He was a genius responsible for many innovations in many fields. For his work in the study of heat and light a measurement of light intensity was named, “The lambert.” French Text. Read More
$70.00
Arnold explores the historical context in which secret and social societies emerged. He traces their evolution from ancient mystery cults to modern-day fraternal organizations. Read More
$300.00
A classic children’s book of manners from the Fifties. It covers the simple virtues of truthfulness, kindness, and cheerfulness. Great illustrations. Read More
$20.00
The story of a young girl’s determination to save a desert canyon from commercial development. Elaborately illustrated by Doolittle’s paintings and drawings. Read More
$35.00
Chronicles the fractured, dystopian state of America. Montgomery has received numerous awards, including the National Magazine Award for feature photography. Read More
$180.00
In a series of 15 paintings, Richter commemorates October 18, 1977, the day on which three young German radicals were found dead in a Stuttgart prison. Read More
$60.00
The more than 600 color illustrations are accompanied by incisive essays, a bibliography, and a checklist of the 1,200 items in the full collection. Read More
$60.00
Highlights the extraordinary impact of new technologies and evolving social mores on women’s clothing for sport from the beginning of the 19th century to 1960. Read More
$80.00
Luigi Barzini was an Italian journalist, writer and politician. In 1928, together with Richard Washburn Child, he ghostwrote The Autobiography of Benito Mussolini. Whether dealing with heroes or villains, he never loses sight of how Italy became a distinct nation. Read More
$28.00
Nikolenka (aka Childhood) captures the idyllic and carefree nature of a young boy’s early life in rural Russia during the 19th century. It is the first in a series of three novels, followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was 23 years old. Read More
$40.00
Presents four essays that reposition Bontecou’s work within the history of recent art. Features some 50 sculptures and more than 100 drawings from the late 1950s to 2003 Read More
$100.00
Betram Hasenauer’s works mainly focus on portraits, landscapes and still lifes. He uses a muted black, white and grey tones palette as well as intense red, blue and yellow. Read More
$80.00
Revelstoke began as an outpost on the transcontinental railway line in the 1800s. The Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) drove west from the prairies with the goal of linking Canada coast-to-coast. Read More
$18.00
The sharpshooters fought in every Eastern battle up until autumn of 1864. They were noted for their service in the battles of Yorktown, Gettysburg, Spotsylvania and Petersburg. Read More
$25.00
The first comprehensive work on mining in Europe. Originally published in 1556. Covers every aspect from finding the seam to purifying the product. Despite title, not confined to metals. Read More
$40.00
Cai Guo-Qiang gained worldwide recognition for his contribution to the Beijing Olympics fireworks. He utilizes pyrotechnics, with gunpowder and fireworks in many of his works. Read More
$50.00
Dureau was an American artist whose long career was most notable for charcoal sketches and black and white photography of poor white and black athletes, dwarfs, and amputees. Read More
$80.00
Ill, drinking, suffering writer’s block, noted French author Duras was holed up on the French coast until a chance correspondence with Steiner, 36 years younger, turned into a restorative affair Read More
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