Steel and shade: the architecture of Donald Wexler

By Bricker, Lauren Weiss

Publishing Date: c2011

Classification: 700

Call Number: 720.92 BRI

Tiny homes: simple shelter : scaling back in the 21st century

By Kahn, Lloyd

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 700

Call Number: 728.3 KAH

"Here are some 150 builders who have created tiny homes (under 500 sq. ft.). Homes on land, homes on wheels, homes on the road, and homes on water, and homes in the trees. There are also studios, saunas, garden sheds, and greenhouses. Here is a rich variety of small homemade shelters, with 1,300 photos, along with stories of people who have chosen to provide their own roofs overhead."--P. [2] of cover.

Saul Steinberg: a biography

By Bair, Deirdre

Publishing Date: c2012

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.092 BAI

Explores the life and career of graphic artist and The New Yorker magazine mainstay Saul Steinberg.

Dr. Seuss goes to war: the World War II editorial cartoons of Theodor Seuss Geisel

By Geisel, Theodor Seuss

Publishing Date: 2001

Classification: 700

Call Number: 741.5973 GEI

Examines Theodor Geisel's early work as a political cartoonist during World War II and reproduces two hundred of his best cartoons from that time. - (Baker & Taylor)

Crochet prayer shawls: 15 wraps to share

Publishing Date: c2010

Classification: 700

Call Number: 746.434

The art of the handmade quilt

By Daniel, Nancy Brenan

Publishing Date: c2008

Classification: 700

Call Number: 746.46 DAN

Turner

By Crepaldi, Gabriele

Publishing Date: 2011

Classification: 700

Call Number: 759.2 CRE

This generously illustrated volume on the work of Turner makes the world's greatest art accessible to readers of every level of appreciation. - (Prestel Publishing)

Dylan goes electric: Newport, Seeger, Dylan, and the night that split the sixties

By Wald, Elijah

Publishing Date: [2015]

Classification: 700

Call Number: 781.6609 WAL

One of the music world's preeminent critics takes a fresh and much-needed look at the day Dylan "went electric" at the Newport Folk Festival, timed to coincide with the event's fiftieth anniversary. On the evening of July 25, 1965, Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival, backed by an electric band, and roared into his new rock hit, Like a Rolling Stone. The audience of committed folk purists and political activists who had hailed him as their acoustic prophet reacted with a mix of shock, booing, and scattered cheers. It was the shot heard round the world-- Dylan's declaration of musical independence, the end of the folk revival, and the birth of rock as the voice of a generation-- and one of the defining moments in twentieth-century music. In Dylan Goes Electric!, Elijah Wald explores the cultural, political, and historical context of this seminal event that embodies the transformative decade that was the Sixties. Wald delves deep into the folk revival, the rise of rock, and the tensions between traditional and groundbreaking music to provide new insights into Dylan's artistic evolution, his special affinity to blues, his complex relationship to the folk establishment and his sometime-mentor Pete Seeger, and the ways he reshaped popular music forever. Breaking new ground on a story we think we know, Dylan Goes Electric! is a thoughtful, sharp appraisal of the controversial event at Newport and a nuanced, provocative, analysis of why it matters.

Louie, take a look at this: my time with Huell Howser

By Fuerte, Luis

Publishing Date: 2017

Classification: 700

Call Number: 791.4502 FUE

"Huell Howser, the exuberant, hugely popular host of California's Gold and other California public television shows, was always exclaiming to the camera, 'Louie, take a look at this!' Now, four years after Huell's death, Louie--aka Luis Fuerte, a five-time Emmy-winning cameraman--shares stories of their adventures together as they explored California and made great television that showcased Huell's infectious love for the Golden State. Luis (with help from David Duron) takes readers from Huell's early days--as well as his own--to the creation of California's Gold and Visiting with Huell Howser, and the many adventures that ensued. From the top of the Golden Gate Bridge to the bottom of the sea in a diving bell, from See's chocolates to Pink's hot dogs, and from the historic missions to the spectacular poppy fields, Luis and Huell experienced the best of California together."--Cover.

Olivier

By Ziegler, Philip

Publishing Date: 2014

Classification: 700

Call Number: 792.02 ZIE

A finalist for the Sheridan Morley Prize that has been called "probably the best Olivier book for general readers" (Kirkus Reviews), Philip Ziegler's Olivier provides an incredibly accessible and comprehensive portrait of this Hollywood superstar, Oscar-winning director, and one who is considered the greatest stage actor of the twentieth century. The era abounded in great actor -- Gielgud, Richardson, Guinness, Burton, O'Toole - but none could challenge Laurence Olivier's range and power. By the 1940s he had achieved international stardom. His affair with Vivien Leigh led to a marriage as glamorous and as tragic as any in Hollywood history. He was as accomplished a director as he was a leading man: his three Shakespearian adaptations are among the most memorable ever filmed.

Last girl before freeway: the life, loves, losses, and liberation of Joan Rivers

By Bennetts, Leslie

Publishing Date: 2016

Classification: 700

Call Number: 792.7602 BEN

"Joan Rivers was more than a legendary comedian; she was an icon and a role model to millions, a fearless pioneer who left a legacy of expanded opportunity when she died in 2014. Her life was a dramatic roller-coaster of triumphant highs and devastating lows: the suicide of her husband, her feud with Johnny Carson, her estrangement from her daughter, her many plastic surgeries, her ferocious ambition and her massive insecurities. But Rivers' career was also hugely significant in American cultural history, breaking down barriers for her gender and pushing the boundaries of truth-telling for women in public life. A juicy, intimate biography of one of the greatest comedians ever-a performer whose sixty year career was borne, simply, out of a desire to make people laugh so she could feel loved-LAST GIRL BEFORE FREEWAY delves into the inner workings of a woman who both reflected and redefined the world around her,"--Amazon.com.

The hard way

By Jenkins, Mark

Publishing Date: ℗♭2002

Classification: 700

Call Number: 796.5 JEN

The author shares his adventures of climbing the ice-rimmed Italian ridge of the Matterhorn, sea kayaking along the Turkish coast of Gallipoli, and sneaking across Tibet to reach Buddhism's holiest lake deep in the Himalayas.