Coffee Table Books and Documentary Photography Books for Reluctant Readers: 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

Amazing insects : images of fascinating creatures

595.7022/2

QL466 .C475 2008

Chinery, Michael

Amazin insects : images of fascinating creatures

Buffalo : Firefly Books, 2008.

287 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 27 cm.

ISBN: 9781554073528 (pbk.)

$29.95 (perfect)

Reviews: Publishers Weekly

Sunday, November 30, 2008

Aerial atlas of the Holy Land : discover the great sites of history from the air

915.694
Bowker, John
The aerial atlas of the Holy Land : discover the great sites of history from the air
256 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 9781845333409 (hbk.)
$49.95 (trade cloth)

Adventures in Tornado Alley : the storm chasers

551.5530977
QC955 .H74 2008
Hollingshead, Mike
Adventures in Tornado Alley : the storm chasers
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson Ltd., 2008.
187 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 20 x 25 cm.
ISBN: 0500514046 (hbk.)
$29.95 (trade paper)

Friday, November 28, 2008

100 Baseball Icons: From the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archive

796.3570973

GV863.A1 2008

Heffernan, Terry

100 baseball icons : from the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archive

Berkeley, CA : Ten Speed Press, c2008

109 p. : 1iil (chiefly col.) ; 24 cm.

ISBN: 9781580089166

$19.95

I have risen : essays by African-American youth

378.1/982996073

LC2781 .I2 2006

I have risen : essays by African-American youth

Charlottesville, Va. : CAP Charitable Foundation : Distributed by Ron Brown Scholar Program, c2006.

128 p. : ill. ; 31 cm.

ISBN: 0977289508

$35.00 (trade cloth)

Reviews: Voice of Youth Advocates

Saturday, August 23, 2008

Hair Wars

779/.93915
TR679
Yellen, David
Hair Wars
Brooklyn, NY : powerHouse Books, 2007.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 1576873994
$39.95 (trade cloth)

H20: The Beauty and Mystery of Water

553.7
GB671.S55 2001
Silvester, Hans Walter
H20: The Beauty and Mystery of Water
New York : Abrams, c2001.
217 p. : col. ill. ; 34 cm.
ISBN: 0810945665
$49.50 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Publishers Weekly

Still Waters: Images, 1971-1999

779/.3/092
TR670.L63 2000
Lockwood, C. C.
Still Waters: Images, 1971-1999
Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2000.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 30 x 32 cm.
ISBN: 0807125709
$39.95 (trade cloth)

Secret Worlds

779.3092
Dalton, Stephen
Secret Worlds
Willowdale, Ont. : Firefly Books, c1999.
159 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1552093840
$35.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Books in Canada, Publishers Weekly

The Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water

779/.3/092
TR721.W656 2004
Wolfe, Art
The Elements: Earth, Air, Fire, and Water
Seattle, Wash. : Sasquatch Books, c2004.
169 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1570614059
$45.00 (trade cloth)

365 ways to save the earth

779/.3092
TR721.B68 2005
Bourseiller, Philippe
365 ways to save the earth
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2005.
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 16 x 23 cm.
ISBN: 0810959518
$29.95 (trade cloth)

Life: A Journey Through Time

TR721
Lanting, Frans
Life: A Journey Through Time
Cologne : Taschen, 2006.
303 p. : chiefly col. ill., photos ; 37 cm.
ISBN: 9783822839942
$59.99 (trade cloth)

God's Art

Smith, Greg, wanderer
God's Art
Mesa, Ariz. : Grand Canyon Pub., c2006.
vii, 241 p. : col. photos. ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 0976715406
$34.95

Galen Rowell: A Retrospective

TR659.5.G35 2006
Galen Rowell: A Retrospective
San Francisco : Berkeley : Sierra Club Books ; Produced and distributed by University of California Press, 2006.
287 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 34 cm.
ISBN: 9781578051151
$50.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

Microcosmos: Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images from 20 X to over 22 Million X Magnification

TR835
Broll, Brandon
Microcosmos: Discovering the World Through Microscopic Images from 20 X to over 22 Million X Magnification
Buffalo, New York : Firefly Books, c2007.
422 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 15 x 23 cm.
ISBN: 9781554072378
$29.95 (trade cloth)

Gardenscapes

778.934
TR662.G44 2003
Geesaman, Lynn
Gardenscapes
New York : Aperture, c2003.
111 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 1931788200
$40.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

The Metamorphosis of Flowers

779/.34
TR724.N87413 1998
Nuridsany, Claude
The Metamorphosis of Flowers
New York : H.N. Abrams, 1998.
141 p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.
ISBN: 0810936259
$39.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical

635.9/3432
SB413.T9B35 1999
Baker, Christopher
Tulipa: A Photographer's Botanical
New York : Artisan, c1999.
307 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 1579651224
$65.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal

Flowers: Portraits of Intimacy

779/.34/092
TR724.K84 2001
Kufeld, Adam
Flowers: Portraits of Intimacy
New York : Stewart, Tabori & Chang, c2001.
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1584790792
$30.00 (trade cloth)

Flora

779/.34
TR724.K56 2001
Knight, Nick
Flora
New York : Harry N. Abrams, 2001, c1997.
1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 37 cm.
ISBN: 0810929880
$29.95 (trade paper)
Reviews: Booklist

Tulip: 70 Stunning Varieties of the World's Favorite Flower

635.9/3432
SB413.T9D63 2003
Dobbs, Liz
Tulip: 70 Stunning Varieties of the World's Favorite Flower
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2003, c2002.
104 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0312310552
$19.95 (trade cloth)

Flower Portraits: The Life Cycle of Beauty

779/.343
TR724
Tenneson, Joyce
Flower Portraits: The Life Cycle of Beauty
Boston : Bulfinch Press, c2003.
151 p. (some fold.) : chiefly ill. ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 0821228536
$50.00 (trade cloth)

Bloom

779.343092
TR724.D66 2007
Dongen, Ron van
Bloom
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, 2007, c2006.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly col. ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 9780811857567
$35.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: SciTech BookNews

Men at Sea

779.96392
HD8039.F65G38 2002
Gaumy, Jean
Men at Sea
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c2002.
[288] p. : chiefly ill. ; 30 cm.
ISBN: 0810911981
$39.95 (trade cloth)

The family of black America

779/.26
TR681.F28F365 1996
The family of black America
New York : Crown Trade Paperbacks, c1996.
189 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 051788822X
$20.00 (trade paper)
Reviews: Library Journal

One Family

779/.2/092
TR681.F28S54 2001
Sills, Vaughn
One Family
Athens : University of Georgia Press, c2001.
xxii, 163 p. : ill. ; 23 x 28 cm.
ISBN: 0820321990
$29.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal

Family history memory : recording African American life /

770.89
Willis, Deborah
Family history memory : recording African American life
New York : Hylas Pub., c2005.
256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 1592580866
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News

New York Dogs

779/.32/092
TR729.D6M64 1997
Mohin, Andrea
New York Dogs
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1997.
1 v. (unpaged) : ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 0811816583
$14.95 (trade cloth)

If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs

779/.329772/092
TR729.D6S53 1998
Shaff, Valerie
If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You: True Portraits of Dogs
Boston : Little, Brown, c1998.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN: 9780821224977

Dog Dogs

636.7/0022/2
Erwitt, Elliott
Dog Dogs
[London] : Phaidon, [c1998]
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 0714838055
$9.95 (trade paper)

William Wegman polaroids

779/.329772
TR729.D6W435 2002
Wegman, William
William Wegman polaroids
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c2002.
230 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 34 cm.
ISBN: 0810934809
$49.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly

My love unleashed : a dog's gift of comfort and cheer

779/.329772
TR729.D6D78 2002
Drysdale, John
My love unleashed : a dog's gift of comfort and cheer
New York : St. Martin's Press, c2002.
78 p. ; 16 cm.
ISBN: 0312291035
$9.95 (trade cloth)

Woof

779.32
Erwitt, Elliott
Woof
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c2005.
165 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 9780811851121
$22.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal, Publishers Weekly

Men and Dogs: A Personal History from Bogart to Bowie

920.02
CT105.W38 2006
Watt, Judith
Men and Dogs: A Personal History from Bogart to Bowie
New York : Atria Books, 2006.
160 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 19 cm.
ISBN: 9780743288422
$15.00 (trade paper)

Towards a Promised Land

779.9942 E
Ewald, Wendy
Towards a Promised Land
Göttingen : London : Steidl ; Artangel, 2006.
183 p. : ill., ports. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 9783865212870
$30.00 (trade paper)

Funny cats

779/.32
SF446.F85 1995
Funny cats
New York, NY : Welcome Enterprises : Distributed by Stewart, Tabori & Chang, c1995.
78 p. : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 1556704119
$15.95 (trade cloth)

Cat shots

779/.329752
SF446.S57 1998
Slung, Michele B.
Cat shots
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c1998.
107 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0792273982
$25.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News

Wildlife: Iwago's Animals

590/.22/2
QL46.I83 1998
Iwago, Mitsuaki
Wildlife: Iwago's Animals
San Francisco : Chronicle Books, c1998.
605 p. : col. ill., map ; 21 x 22 cm.
ISBN: 0811818586
$40.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

National Geographic: The Wildlife Photographs

779/.32
TR729.W54M57 2001
Mitchell, John G.
National Geographic: The Wildlife Photographs
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic Society, c2001.
304 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 0792263561
$50.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

Untamed

779/.32/092
TR729.W54B56 2004
Bloom, Steve
Untamed
New York : H.N. Abrams, c2004.
421 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 38 cm.
ISBN: 081095611X
$55.00 (trade cloth)

Reviews: Publishers Weekly

Friday, August 22, 2008

Little Polar Bears

779.9599786
TR729
Milse, Thorsten
Munich : Bucher, 2006.
Little Polar Bears
175 p. : chiefly col. ill., 1 map ; 25 x 30 cm.
ISBN: 9783765815867
$45.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

Animal Portraits

779.32092
TR729.W54
Rouse, Andy
Animal Portraits
Cincinnati, OH : David & Charles, 2006.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. ; 20 cm.
ISBN: 9780715325582
$19.99 (trade cloth)

Shooting Bears: The Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer

779.3/2978
Pezzenti, John
Shooting Bears: The Adventures of a Wildlife Photographer
New York : Rizzoli, c2001.
192 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 0847823784
$50.00 (trade cloth)

So Cute You Could Die!: Puppies, Kitties, Bunnies Galore!

779/.32
Summers, Jennie
So Cute You Could Die!: Puppies, Kitties, Bunnies Galore!
Philadelphia : San Francisco : Quirk Books ; distributed in North America by Chronicle Books, c2007.
1 v. (unpaged) : all col. ill ; 13 cm.
ISBN: 1594741506
$9.95 (trade cloth)

Pony kids

779/.25/0941835
TR681.Y6O33 1999
Ogden, Perry
Pony kids
New York : Aperture, c1999.
1 v. : chiefly ill. ; 28 cm.
Reviews: Booklist

The fourth sex : adolescent extremes /

779.9305 F
The fourth sex : adolescent extremes
Milano : Charta, c2003.
434 p. : ill. (some col.), ports. ; 26 cm.
ISBN: 8881584042
$39.95 (trade paper)