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Asylum
Inside the Closed World of State Mental Hospitals
by Christopher Payne
"Payne is a visual poet as well as an architect by training, and he has spent years finding and photographing these buildings—often the pride of their local communities and a powerful symbol of humane caring for those less fortunate. His photographs are beautiful images in their own right, and they also pay tribute to a sort of public architecture that no longer exists. They focus both on the monumental and the... (more)
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USMC: A Complete History (U.S. Military Series)
by Jon J. Hoffman
Published in conjunction with the Marine Corps Association, this is the definitive chronology of the 225-year-old elite fighting force. Building on official Marine Corps chronologies, the magnificently illustrated large-format book presents year-by-year summaries of significant Marine activities, with sidebars on historical events, major operations, technological advances, and instrumental people.
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Elvis: The Illustrated Biography
by Marie Clayton
Elvis Presley Unseen Archives This book charts the life and achievements of the boy from Tupelo, Mississippi, from his first taste of fame in the early 1950s to his untimely death in 1977. Over 400 fabulous photographs document the important events in his life and career. The pictures are accompanied by informative captions, adding context and depth to his amazing story, and an appendix of facts and figures... (more)
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Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer
The Complete Marketing, Business, and Legal Guide
by Tad Crawford
Here is a virtual treasury of advice, insight, and guidance for every freelance photographer! From creating a portfolio and promoting your work to winning the first client and running a healthy, profitable business, Starting Your Career as a Freelance Photographer provides crucial marketing, business, and legal know-how for every step of the process. New entrepreneurs will discover in-depth information on... (more)
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Funny Cats
by Jean-Claude Suares
The perfect gift for animal lovers everywhere, these unique books abound with adorable cats and dogs on postcards that are easily removed for mailing. 30 postcards.
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The Sartorialist
by Scott Schuman
Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog ('the bellwether American site that turned photo blogging into an art form' - "New York Times") was an attempt to showcase the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people - not only those of the fashion industry. The book is a beautiful anthology of Scott's favourite shots from around the world.... (more)
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American Surfaces
by Stephen Shore
In 1972, Stephen Shore left New York City and set out with a friend to Amarillo, Texas. He didn’t drive, so his first view of America was framed by the passenger’s window frame. He was taken aback by the fact that his experience of life as a New Yorker had very little in common with the character and aspirations of Middle America. Later that year he set out again, this time on his own, with a driver’s licence and... (more)
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PHOTO:BOX
by Roberto Koch
PHOTO:BOX presents a collection of 250 photographs by 200 of the world's most prominent photographers, ranging from legendary masters to contemporary stars, in an appealing format with a portfolio binding. Photographers include Ansel Adams, Richard Avedon, Yann Arthus-Bertrand, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Frank, Nan Goldin, David LaChapelle, Annie Leibovitz, Helmut Newton, and many more. Each... (more)
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Absinthe
History in a Bottle
by Barnaby Conrad
One hundred forty-four proof, notoriously addictive, and the drug of choice for 19th-century poets, absinthe is gaining bootleg popularity after almost a century of being banned. Due to popular demand, this book is back in a new paperback edition. 60 color photos. 100 illustrations.
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Fat Cats
by H. D. R. Campbell, Jean-Claude Suares
A companion volume to Cool Mutts, Suares' delightful collection of canine portraits, Fat Cats features 50 duotone photographs of felines in their most lovable and hilarious poses.
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The Lucky One
by Nicholas Sparks
Logan thibault finds a picture of a girl on the beach. The picture brings him all kinds of luck. So he decides to take a journey and walk all the way to North Carolina trying to find the girl who has brought him all kinds of luck.For Beth is struggling with problems of her own....her volatile ex-husband wont accept their relationship is over... despite a growing attraction between them... (more)
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The Oxford Project
by Stephen G. Bloom, Peter Feldstein
In 1984, photographer Peter Feldstein set out to photograph every single resident of his town, Oxford, Iowa (pop. 676). He converted an abandoned storefront on Main Street into a makeshift studio and posted fliers inviting people to stop by. At first they trickled in slowly, but in the end, nearly all of Oxford stood before Feldstein's lens. Twenty years later, Feldstein decided to do it again. Only this time he... (more)
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If Only You Knew How Much I Smell You
True portraits of dogs
by Roy Blount Jr., Valerie Shaff
This charming collection teams up dog portraits by Valerie Shaff with verse by humorist Roy Blount Jr., to give us an original and entertaining portrayal of what dogs really think. Who hasn't looked into a dog's eyes and wondered what's going on in that furry head? What do dogs make of us? The answers are found in this hilarious book of 50 evocative canine countenances giving voice to the inner dog. Roy Blount's... (more)
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Stephen Shore
by Lynne Tillman, Stephen Shore
Published by Aperture in 1982 and long unavailable, Stephen Shore's legendary Uncommon Places has influenced a generation of photographers. Among the first artists to take color beyond advertising and fashion photography, Shore's large-format color work on the American vernacular landscape stands at the root of what has become a vital photographic tradition. Uncommon Places: The Complete Works presents a... (more)
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A Russian Journal
by John Steinbeck
Just after the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck and acclaimed war photographer, Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Union to report for the "New York Herald Tribune". This rare opportunity took the famous travelers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - now Volgograd - but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. A "Russian Journal" is the distillation of their journey and remains a... (more)
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Hotel Lachapelle
by David LaChapelle
" Hotel LaChapelle takes the reader another step deeper into the shocking world of David LaChapelle. Each full-color page is metaphorically, a room in a crazy hotel. Hotel LaChapelle is full of neon, sex, and strange people;and the result is a beachy postcard from that nuns-with-guns place in the sun that could only exist in the vision of David LaChapelle. Hotel LaChapelle will be luxuriously printed and... (more)
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Creative Nature & Outdoor Photography
by Brenda Tharp
Professional and amateur photographers alike will find an array of surefire strategies in Creative Nature and Outdoor Photography , an indispensable guide that demonstrates how to use classic visual design principles to create strong, compelling, nature photos. Veteran photographer and naturalist Brenda Tharp presents a full-color guide that incorporates classic design principles with a deeper understanding of... (more)
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Bond Girls are Forever
The Women of James Bond
by John Cork, Maryam D'Abo
"Before Bond, the parts I used to play in films were demure, sweet, antiseptic and antisex. I wasn't even allowed to think like a woman. Pussy Galore and 007 worked wonders for me."-Honor Blackman, Pussy Galore, Goldfinger Sexy, stunning, bold, and brazen, the women in James Bond movies are among the most interesting females in films. Attacked by some feminists in the 1960s and 1970s as sex objects, the Bond... (more)
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Immediate Family
by Sally Mann
"Mann's subjects are her small children (a boy, a girl, and a new baby), often shot when they're sick or hurt or just naked. Nosebleeds, cuts, hives, chicken pox, swollen eyes, vomiting--the usual trials of childhood--can be alarmingly beautiful, thrillingly sensual moments in Mann's portrait album. Her ambivalence about motherhood--her delight and despair--pushes Mann to delve deeper into the steaming mess of... (more)
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Vitamin Ph
by T.J. Demos and Editors of Phaidon Press
The Definitive Book on Photography Today; Featuring 121 Artists from Over 30 Countries The life of an artistic medium lies in the capricious nature of the contemporary art market. Even the heavy-hitters - painting, sculpture and drawing - have fallen victim to this ebb and flow; declared dead one moment, only to be resurrected the next. Now it is photography's turn to contemplate its fate atop this... (more)

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