Art

Books that showcase particular types of art.

Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s
Landscape with Invisible Hand
The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits
What We See in the Stars: An Illustrated Tour of the Night Sky
The Mosaic
Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton
Imagine That!: How Dr. Seuss Wrote the Cat in the Hat
A Charm of Goldfinches and Other Collective Nouns
Cromorama: Come il colore ha cambiato il nostro sguardo
The Art of Rick and Morty
Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go
The Art of the Witcher: Gwent Gallery Collection
The Readymade Thief
Impossible Views of the World
I'd Rather Be Reading: A Library of Art for Book Lovers

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  • Written by Hand by Erica Tighe
    Written by Hand: An Introduction to the Art of Beautiful Handwriting
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    Release date: Oct 03, 2017
    In a world where typing on keyboards and screens is the norm, focusing on the art of handwriting will allow us to grow a deeper appreciation for the w ...more
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    Availability: 2 copies available, 1234 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Oct 01 - Oct 31, 2017

    Countries available: US and CA

  • Hardware Helper by Steve Ettlinger
    Hardware Helper: The DIYer's Reference to the Most Important Tools & Hardware
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    Release date: May 15, 2017
    From first-time homebuyers to frequent hardware store customers, anyone who owns or rents a home will benefit from knowing their way around building a ...more
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    Format: Print book

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    Availability: 2 copies available, 747 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Oct 10 - Oct 31, 2017

    Countries available: US and CA

  • Georgia O'Keeffe at Home by Alicia Guzman
    Georgia O'Keeffe at Home
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    Release date: Oct 05, 2017
    Despite Georgia’s own assertions that a biographic interpretation of her work will yield little insight, it is plain to see that the various places Ge ...more
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    Availability: 2 copies available, 622 people requesting

    Giveaway dates: Oct 13 - Nov 03, 2017

    Countries available: US and CA

  • Little Fires Everywhere
    Autumn
    A Piece of the World
    I'll Give You the Sun
    The Long Way Home (Chief Inspector Armand Gamache, #10)
    The Girl You Left Behind
    The Muse
    You Say It First (Happily Inc, #1)
    Everyone's a Aliebn When Ur a Aliebn Too: A Book
    The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto
    The Collectors (His Dark Materials, #0.6)
    The Marriage of Opposites
    Landscape with Invisible Hand
    A Question of Inheritance (A Very English Mystery #2)
    Paperbacks from Hell: A History of Horror Fiction from the '70s and '80s
    On Writing by Stephen KingLetters to a Young Poet by Rainer Maria RilkeBird by Bird by Anne LamottThe Artist's Way by Julia CameronBeing and Time by Martin Heidegger
    Best Books on Creative Life
    379 books — 553 voters
    Pure by Jennifer L. ArmentroutHalf-Blood by Jennifer L. ArmentroutOf Poseidon by Anna BanksStarcrossed by Josephine AngeliniSilence by Becca Fitzpatrick
    Breathtaking Book Covers
    268 books — 242 voters

    Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy ChevalierThe Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar WildeThe Da Vinci Code by Dan BrownThe Birth of Venus by Sarah DunantGirl in Hyacinth Blue by Susan Vreeland
    Art & Artists in Fiction
    652 books — 931 voters
    Blood River by Tim ButcherMartin Heidegger by Rüdiger SafranskiAgainst the Flow by Peter AbbsConfessions by Jean-Jacques RousseauBeing and Time by Martin Heidegger
    Non-fiction - Something for Everyone
    1,372 books — 557 voters

    Take by Ella FrankFull Disclosure by Kindle AlexanderPaint the Sky by Lily G. BluntDangerously Happy by Varian KrylovBeing Sawyer Knight by Nicola Haken
    Best M/M Book Covers of 2014
    257 books — 553 voters
    The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern1Q84 by Haruki MurakamiThe Sisters Brothers by Patrick deWittThe Peach Keeper by Sarah Addison AllenThe American Heiress by Daisy Goodwin
    Best Cover Art 2011 (Non-YA)
    291 books — 1,649 voters

    The Story of Art
    Wall and Piece
    Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative
    Girl with a Pearl Earring
    The Art Book
    The Artist's Way
    Art and Fear: Observations on the Perils (and Rewards) of Artmaking
    The Goldfinch
    Seven Days in the Art World
    M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work
    History of Beauty
    Understanding Comics: The Invisible Art
    The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
    The Art Forger
    On Photography

    Peter Sís
    Peter Sís The Conference of the Birds
    His Favorite Illustrated Books: Take flight into the richly drawn worlds of these recs from the artist behind a new adaptation of The Conference of the Birds.
    More Good Minds Suggest…
    Robert A. Heinlein
    “ Anybody can look at a pretty girl and see a pretty girl. An artist can look at a pretty girl and see the old woman she will become. A better artist can look at an old woman and see the pretty girl that she used to be. But a great artist-a master-and that is what Auguste Rodin was-can look at an old woman, protray her exactly as she is...and force the viewer to see the pretty girl she used to be...and more than that, he can make anyone with the sensitivity of an armadillo, or even you, see that t ...more ”
    ― Robert A. Heinlein

    Vincent van Gogh
    “ I dream my painting and I paint my dream. ”
    ― Vincent van Gogh

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