Peter Murray

Linda Murray

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Connecticut

World of Art Series Art of the Renaissance

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John Maeda

Book is in excellent condition, fading on the dust jacket. See photos.

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Rhode Island School of Design on Creative Practice

Describes the world's leading approach to art and design taught at Rhode Island School of Design At Rhode Island School of Design students are immersed in a culture where making questions, ideas, and objects, using and inventing materials, and activating experience all serve to define a form of critical thinking—albeit with one's hands—i.e. "critical making." The Art of Critical Making, by RISD faculty and staff, describes fundamental aspects of RISD's approach to "critical making" and how this can lead to innovation. The process of making taught at RISD is deeply introspective, passionate, and often provocative. This book illuminates how RISD nurtures the creative process, from brief or prompt to outcome, along with guidance on the critical questions and research that enable making great works of art and design. Explores the conceptual process, idea research, critical questions, and iteration that RISD faculty employ to educate students to generate thoughtful work Authors are from the faculty and staff of the Rhode Island School of Design, which consistently ranks as the number one fine arts and design college in the United States The Art of Critical Making shows you how context, materials, thought processes, and self-evaluation are applied in this educational environment to prepare creative individuals to produce dynamic, memorable, and meaningful works.

The Art of Critical Making

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First Edition. Signs of wear on the cover due to age, see photos. 

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

The Pocket Book of Great Drawings (1951)

Mary R. Lefkowitz

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

What We Can Learn from Myths

Insightful and fun, this new guide to an ancient mythology explains why the Greek gods and goddesses are still so captivating to us, revisiting the work of Homer, Ovid, Virgil, and Shakespeare in search of the essence of these stories. (Mythology & Folklore)

Greek Gods, Human Lives

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First edition, binding is tight, visible wear on the spine. See photos 

A History of Rome (1923)

Published in London in 1894.  Damage to binding, see photos.

Virgil’s Works

Classics

Ben Hogan

The Modern Fundamentals of Golf

A timeless classic with nearly one million copies in print, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons outlines the building blocks of winning golf from one of the all-time masters of the sport--fully illustrated with drawings and diagrams to improve your game instantly.

Ben Hogan, one of the greatest golfers in the history of the sport, believed that any golfer with average coordination can learn to break eighty--if one applies oneself patiently and intelligently. With the techniques revealed in this classic book, you can learn how to make your game work from tee to green, step-by-step and stroke by stroke.

In each chapter, a different experience-tested fundamental is explained and demonstrated with clear illustrations--as though Hogan were giving you a personal lesson with the same skill and precision that made him a legend. Whether you're a novice player or an experienced pro, Ben Hogan's Five Lessons is a must-have reference for anyone who knows that fundamentals are where champions begin.

Ben Hogan's Five Lessons

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Lee Pearce

This unique logbook offers the means to record all parts of your golf-game—your shots, scores, putts, penalties, and more—so that you can analyze your progress after each round and build up a valuable personal record. After a few rounds, you will begin to recognize patterns in your game and areas where you can improve. This is what the rest of the book is about: It targets problem areas and provides practical solutions and all the advice you need to lower your handicap. Action photography and step-by-step illustrations guide you through all aspects of the game and show you how to improve your performance in key areas, including: how to hit the perfect drive hitting greens from the fairway sinking long and short putts consistently playing successfully from the rough getting out of traps—every time how to improve your mental game.

Golfer's Logbook

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Gary Player

Desmond Tolhurst

Playing the Lifetime Game Better Than Ever

Winner of 133 tournaments in twelve nations, Gary Player is one of only four men ever to have won all golf's major championships. He shows how he has adapted his game as he's gotten older, recommending techniques for senior golfers. 70 photos, 40 drawings.

Golf Begins at Fifty

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Golf

Edward Robb Ellis

Hand written mark indicating it was gift on the inside cover, see photos

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

A Narrative History

From the author of A Diary of a Century', this text presents a history of New York City. When Edward Robb Ellis's Epic of New York City first appeared in 1966, it was immediately hailed by readers as lively and informative. The irresistibly readable narrative focuses on the significant events and individuals that have shaped New York: Giovanni da Verrazano, who sailed into New York Harbor in 1524 and declared Manhattan 'a pleasant looking place'; the Revolutionary War, when New York saw the worst defeats suffered by Washington's army; the Civil'

The Epic of New York City

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Robert M. Edsel

Bret Witter

Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History

At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy: "degenerate" works he despised. In a race against time, behind enemy lines, often unarmed, a special force of American and British museum directors, curators, art historians, and others, called the Momuments Men, risked their lives scouring Europe to prevent the destruction of thousands of years of culture. Focusing on the eleven-month period between D-Day and V-E Day, this fascinating account follows six Monuments Men and their impossible mission to save the world's great art from the Nazis.

The Monuments Men

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William Beinart

The book concludes with an analysis of black reactions to apartheid, the rise of the ANC, and an assessment of the chances of a stable political future for a post-apartheid South Africa.

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