English founder Ann Lee and a small group of followers brought the Shaker faith to New England in 1774. Dedicated to a simple, communal lifestyle o...

Ceramics, made in Japan for export in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, are fascinating collectibles, possessing an almost endless variety of...

This book tells the story of Art1, a computer program developed in 1968 at the University of New Mexico by electrical engineer Richard Williams wit...

Vivienne Maricevic's desire to reveal, challenge, and transform the imbalance between the frequent representation of the naked female form and the ...

Born of color and light in Long Beach, a protégé of legendary lowbrow icon The PIZZ, Candy has struck a fever in the landscape of pop surrealism. H...

Explore fashion history with legs at center stage—from the dawn of civilization through current-day trends. This book examines society’s role in mo...

Never before have sheet music covers of America's beloved song writer Irving Berlin been presented in a single volume. Over 540 beautiful color pho...

This book celebrates a number of artistic endeavours: music, painting and the skill of making in general with particular reflection upon Japanese a...

From coastal retreats to city streets, the modern shingle style home offers residents a wide range of specialized features, including the ability t...

Shingle Style homes began in New England in the late 1800s. They were the vacation "cottages" for the wealthy who summered in resorts along the Atl...

A UNIQUE STORY BOOK FOR GROWN-UPS. Desolate Star brings together award-winning novelist Paula Morris and distinguished photographer Haru Sameshima....

Shirley Temple remains the best-known child Hollywood movie star of all time and the Shirley Temple Doll (Still being manufactured today) continues...

Homes that sit on the water’s edge offer tranquility and tradition that have long been part of the American dream. For those looking to pursue that...

The show runner is the television producer who commands a show's moment-to-moment, day-to-day details. The show runner hires and supervises the sta...

Travel coast to coast and witness many of the country’s premier decorator events. Though decorator showhouses are open to the public for a few week...

Over 370 beautiful color photos capture dynamic and often fantastic rooms created by today's innovative interior designers in elegant homes across ...

The recent works of talented interior designers at twenty Decorator Showhouse events around the country revealed in 330 striking color photos. Inte...

In this continuing, successful series, over 200 beautiful and inspiring color photos reveal the recent contributions to the field of interior desig...

Nothing sparkles like downtown San Antonio at Christmastime. Dazzling color photographs take readers on a magic carpet ride to this multicultural c...

Non-wrinkling, silk jersey clothing, with bold and colorful prints signed by the most distinguished fashion designers of the day, became popular in...

The Weintraubs Syncopators, international musical celebrities of the 1930s, embarked on a four-year journey across Europe, Russia and the Far East ...

Antique silver objects made for specific uses often reside in curio cabinets but are little understood today. In the late 19th century, many unusua...

Thaddeus Holownia travelled to the many salmon rivers of eastern Canada, in all seasons, to capture their essential qualities. Harry Thurston's acc...