The Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture

The Day of the Dead: Art, Inspiration & Counter Culture 

by Russ Thorne 

Language: English 

London: Flame Tree Publishing, 2015. 

191 pages : colour illustrations ; 29 x 30 cm. 

ISBN: 9781783616091, 9781783619283, 1783616091, 1783619287 

Summary: The Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos) is a festival of culture and youth, a feast of the senses and celebration of life in death. Originating in Mexico and the Latin American countries, it began as a way of remembering departed relatives, as a means of embracing rather than fearing death. The rituals, the sugar skulls, the costumes and the festivities have grown into a massive counter culture across the Western world. Art, movies, cartoons and literature have been consumed by the brilliant power of the Day of the Dead, tendered here in this lively book.

Homage to Humanity

Homage to Humanity 

by Jimmy Nelson 

Language: English 

New York: Rizzoli, 2018. 

525 pages : map, color illustrations ; 38 cm + 1 pair virtual reality glasses (cardboard ; 10 x 14 x 9 cm.) 

ISBN: 9780847862146, 0847862143 

Summary: Acclaimed British photographer Jimmy Nelson presents his latest collection of 400 evocative photographs revealing an inclusive look at the people and cultures of over thirty iconic tribes from around the world. From the Himalayas with the Laylap in Bhutan to the last hidden outposts of Africa with the Mundari in isolated South Sudan, these tribal cultures, many which have long been hidden from the world's eyes, are documented with an intimacy and knowledge that only Nelson can conjure. This new assemblage of voyages is accompanied by insightful, engaging interviews with tribe leaders, infographics on the locations and cultures of each destination, and a new mobile application that allows readers to view; film material, behind the scenes video, storytelling, and interviews from all the journeys--inviting readers on a journey to the remotest places on earth. Before They Pass Away II celebrates each tribe's distinct aesthetic cultural heritage and is a visual document, perhaps even the last record, that reminds us and future generations of the beauty and harmony of these tribes and the purity of their way of life. This unique volume--truly an invaluable time capsule of the last surviving tribes--is an essential for travel and photography enthusiasts. Nelson's large-plate field camera captures every minute detail, vivid colour, and dramatic light to produce awe-inspiring portraits of tribal members: from head-on shots, to visual narratives documenting quotidian life, rituals, and rites of passage, and striking pictures of marvellous and sometimes harsh landscapes.

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood

Mother, Daughter, Sister, Bride: Rituals of Womanhood 

by Joanne Bubolz Eicher, Lisa Ling 

Language: English 

Washington, D.C., National Geogrpahic, ©2006. 

223 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 27 cm. 

ISBN: 9780792241843, 0792241843 

Summary: Celebrates the defining connections among women and honors their differences. Each chapter reveals the actions through which a woman connects with herself, with her family, with members of her community, and with other women--from quinceañera parties commemorating a Hispanic girl turning 15, to pre-wedding henna ceremonies in the Middle East, where the hands and feet of the bride and her party are lavishly painted for her special day. Readers also will learn about such American traditions as the debutante ball, as well as the coming of age rituals of Mende girls in Sierra Leone. Photographs from the National Geographic archive portray these women and their customs across time and around the world; stories and anecdotes from anthropologist Joanne Eicher complement profiles written by Lisa Ling, observing and documenting rituals both ancient and emerging.--From publisher description

Reviews: Utne

The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington : picturing the promise

779/.9975300496073
E185.93.D6 S38 2009
National Museum of African American History and Culture in collaboration with the National Museum of American History
The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington : picturing the promise
Washington, D.C. : Smithsonian Books, c2009.
224 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
9781588342621 (hardcover)
$35.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Booklist

The American resting place

929/.50973
E159 .Y35 2008
Yalom, Marilyn
The American resting place
Boston : Houghton Mifflin Co., 2008.
xv, 336 p., [64] of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.

ISBN: 9780618624270

$30.00 (trade cloth)

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Look close, see far : a cultural portrait of the Maya

972.81
F1435.3.S7 M367 2007
Martin, Bruce T.
Look close, see far : a cultural portrait of the Maya
New York : George Braziller, c2007.
147 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
ISBN: 9780807615898 (hc)
$34.95 (trade cloth)

Fiction tie-in:

Colibri / Ann Cameron

Imagining Isabel / Omar S. Castañeda
Among the volcanoes / Omar S. Castañeda

Chasing the jaguar / Michele Dominguez Greene

Kichi in jungle jeopardy / by Lila Guzmán ; illustrations by Regan Johnson

Tree Girl / Ben Mikaelsen

Lady of Palenque : flower of Bacal / by Anna Kirwan

The Well of Sacrifice / by Chris Eboch ; illustrated by Bryn Barnard.
Picture Book tie-in:

Itza : the boy who rode a jaguar / by Leonard Bernard ; illustrated by Sheli Petersen

Me oh Maya! / by Jon Scieszka ; illustrated by Adam McCauley.

South Street

974.7/10430222
F128.67.S65 M47 2007
Mensch, Barbara
South Street
New York : Columbia University Press, c2007.
180 p. : ill., map ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 9780231139328 (cloth : alk. paper)
$29.95 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Choice

The spirit of Harlem : a portrait of America's most exciting neighborhood

974.7/1
F128.68.H3 M29 2003
Marberry, Craig
The spirit of Harlem : a portrait of America's most exciting neighborhood
New York : Doubleday, c2003.
xx, 209 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 0385504063
$27.50 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal, Booklist, Publishers Weekly


Fiction tie-in:

Rucker Park setup / by Paul Volponi

What they found : love on 145th street / Walter Dean Myers

Harlem Hustle / Janet McDonald

Street love / Walter Dean Myers

Brother hood / Janet McDonald

The Beast / Walter Dean Myers
Picture Book tie-in:

My feet are laughing / Lissette Norman ; pictures by Frank Morrison

Long time coming : a photographic portrait of America, 1935-1943

973.91
E169 .L597 2002
Lesy, Michael
Long time coming : a photographic portrait of America, 1935-1943
New York : Norton, c2002.
479 p. : ill. ; 26 x 29 cm.
ISBN: 0393049434
$65.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News, Library Journal



Fiction tie-in:

River’s edge / Marie Bostwick

Children of the West : family life on the frontier

978/.02
F596 .L84 2001
Luchetti, Cathy
Children of the West : family life on the frontier
New York : W.W. Norton, c2001.
253 p. : ill. ; 24 x 28 cm.
ISBN: 0393049132
$39.95 (trade cloth)
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Primary Source tie-in:

A covered wagon girl : the diary of Sallie Hester, 1849-1850 / edited by Christy Steele with Ann Hodgson ; foreword by Suzanne L. Bunkers.
Series tie-in:

Billy Blackfeet in the Rockies : a story from history / by Marc Simmons ; illustrations by Ronald Kil.

Westward bound! / Ellen Weiss

Cora Frear : a true story / Susan E. Goodman ; illustrated by Doris Ettlinger.
Picture Book tie-in:

Apples to Oregon : being the (slightly) true narrative of how a brave pioneer father brought apples, peaches, pears, plums, grapes, and cherries (and children) across the plains / by Deborah Hopkinson ; illustrated by Nancy Carpenter.
Fiction tie-in:

The stout-hearted seven : orphaned on the Oregon Trial [sic] / Neta Lohnes Frazier.

The Post's New York : celebrating 200 years of New York City through the pages and pictures of the New York Post

974.7/1
F128.36 .P67 2001b
The Post's New York : celebrating 200 years of New York City through the pages and pictures of the New York Post
New York : HarperResource, c2001.
260 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm.
ISBN: 0066211352
$18.00 (trade paper)
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News, Kirkus Reviews

Life : century of change : America in pictures, 1900-2000

973.91
E741 .L5 2000
Life : century of change : America in pictures, 1900-2000
Boston : Little, Brown, and Co., c2000.
vii, 391 p. : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 0821226975
$60.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Library Journal

Popular

972.91/24

F1799.H35L44 2000
Le Gouès, Thierry
Popular
New York : PowerHouse Books, 2000.
1 v. (unpaged) : chiefly ill. (some col.) ; 31 cm.
ISBN: 1576870758
$75.00 (trade cloth)

Paris : 500 photos

944.3/61/084

DC708

Subervie, Maurice
Paris : 500 photos
[Paris] : Flammarion, c2003.
487 p. : col. ill., col. map ; 21 cm.
ISBN: 2080110772 (pbk.)

$24.95 (trade paper mixed media)

Himalaya

915.496/0022/2

DS485.H6V25 2004

Valli, Eric
Himalaya
New York : Harry N. Abrams, c2004.
399 p. : chiefly ill. (chiefly col.), col. map ; 38 cm.
ISBN: 0810956128 (hardcover)

$50.00 (trade cloth)

Reviews: Publishers Weekly, PW Annex Reviews, Publishers Weekly

Flamenco!

793.3/1946
GV1796.F55 H33 2000
Haas, Ken
Flamenco!
New York : Thames & Hudson, c2000.
176 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 32 cm.
ISBN: 9780500510186
$40.00 (trade cloth)

Black : a celebration of a culture

Black : a celebration of a culture
Irvington, N.Y. : Hylas Pub., c2004.
319 p. : chiefly ill. ; 29 cm.
ISBN: 1592580513
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News, Choice

Angel's world : the New York photographs of Angelo Rizzuto

770/.92
TR140.R55 L47 2006
Lesy, Michael
Angel's world : the New York photographs of Angelo Rizzuto
New York : W.W. Norton& Co., c2006.
127 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
ISBN: 9780393061116 (hardcover)
$35.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Choice

Passages

390/.0967/022
GN645 .B43 2000
Beckwith, Carol
Passages : photographs in Africa
New York : H.N. Abrams, c2000.
112 p. : col. ill. ; 35 cm.
ISBN: 0810929481 (pbk.)
$24.95 (trade paper)
Reviews: Reference & Research Book News

Natural fashion : tribal decoration from Africa

GN650.5.E8 S5213 2008
Silvester, Hans Walter
Natural fashion : tribal decoration from Africa
London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2008.
167 p. : chiefly col. ill. ; 30 cm.
ISBN: 9780500543580 (hbk.)
$45.00 (trade cloth)
Reviews: Publishers Weekly