2002, ISBN: 9780712665636

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New York: Viking; Penguin, 2002. 271 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. "In The Last American Man, acclaimed journalist and fiction writer Elizabeth Gilbert offers a fresh cul… Mehr…

New York: Viking; Penguin, 2002. 271 pages; 24 cm. Tight, clean copy. Fine DJ. "In The Last American Man, acclaimed journalist and fiction writer Elizabeth Gilbert offers a fresh cultural examination of contemporary American male identity and the uniquely American desire to return to the wilderness. Gilbert explores what pushed men to settle the frontier West in the nineteenth century and delves into the history of American utopian communities. But her primary focus is on the fascinating true story of Eustace Conway, who left his comfortable suburban home at the age of seventeen to move into the Appalachian Mountains, where for the last twenty years he has lived off the land. Conway's romantic character challenges all our assumptions about what it means to be a man today; he is a symbol of much that we feel our men should be, but rarely are. From his example, Gilbert delivers an intriguing exploration into the meaning of American manhood and-from the point of view of a woman-refracts masculine American identity in all its conflicting elements. Like Jon Krakauer's national bestseller Into the Wild, this book will find an enthusiastic audience among women, readers of American history, and those interested in nature and the wild. / Elizabeth Gilbert is the author of a short story collection, Pilgrims-a finalist for the PEN/Hemingway Award, and winner of the 1999 John C. Zacharis First Book Award from Ploughshares-and a novel, Stern Men. A Pushcart Prize winner and National Magazine Award-nominated journalist, she works as writer-at-large for GQ. Her journalism has been published in Harper's Bazaar, Spin, and The New York Times Magazine, and her stories have appeared in Esquire, Story, and the Paris Review." - Publisher.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo., Viking; Penguin, 2002, 5, Litchfield, CT: Art Insights, 1996. 264 pages, illustrations; 25 cm. Near fine. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Light dust spotting/top edge. "Recognizing that art at the end of the twentieth century changes too quickly and is too multifaceted and unfamiliar to be automatically understood, Art on the Edge and Over: Searching for Art's Meaning in Contemporary Society explains the intractably avant-garde art of the 1970s, 80s and 90s by searching for art's meaning within the context of popular culture and the common trends that have led to such new forms of expression. This one-of-a-kind resource is composed of 35 easy-to-read, chapter-long essays that each cover a particular deviation from conventional art practices (such as smell as an aesthetic ingredient, shopping as a creative process or blood, pollen, discarded dolls and toxic earth as a medium of expression.) Within each chapter, the theme discussed is illuminated by and elucidates the work of one particular artist (such as Laurie Simmons, Wolfgang Laib, On Kawara, Marina Abramovic, Gilbert and George, David Hammons, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, David Salle, Janine Antoni, Rosemarie Trockel, Andres Serrano, Carolee Schneemann, Barbara Kruger, Vito Acconci, and Mike Kelley). An easy-to-follow guide to the unconventional art of our contemporaries, Art on the Edge and Over is a vital resource for all those interested in art history, studio art, aesthetics, and contemporary society." - Publisher.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 8vo., Art Insights, 1996, 3, London: Academy Group Ltd.; Art and Design Profile, no. 46, 1996. 95 pages, illustrations (some colour); 30 cm. Published as part of Art & Design, vol. 11, 1/2, 1996. Firm binding, clean inside copy. Age toning. OVERSIZE! No priority/air, except by special arrangement. CONTENTS: There's not much art that's like a good story, by Judith Findlay; Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion: An Interview, by Judith Findlay; Susan Jones: An Interview, by Amanda Crabtree; Mary Jane Jacob: An Interview, by Jeffrey Kastner; Gilbert Boyer: Trust: An Interview, by Bruno Dupont; Specific Experiences: Six Bachelors, Eve, by Valerie Mavidorakis; Tickart, by Gerard Collin-Thibaut; Public Interest, by Mark Lewis; Questioning the Public; Johanne Lamoureux; Collection, by Mark Lewis; Christian Marclay: The Audience for a Piece of Silent Music, by Russell Ferguson; Burn Out (The Smashed Car Park), by Henrik Plenge Jacobsen and Jes Brinch; Web-Specific Works: The Internet as a Space for Public Art, by Miriam Rosen.. 1st. Paperback. Very Good. 4to. Serial., Academy Group Ltd.; Art and Design Profile, no. 46, 1996, 3, Pimlico, Great Britain, 1999. Softcover. Good Condition. The photographs and cartoon portraits in this volume, selected from a total of more than five thousand collected by Martin Gilbert over several years, vividly portray the variety and span of Churchill's life. More than a third of the photographs and most of the cartoons came from Sir Winston's own albums. Many of these photographs have appeared nowhere else. Many were rescued from fading originals, or from glass-plate negatives on the verge of destruction.As here displayed, they are supported by a rich historical commentary, often in Churchill's own words or those of his contemporaries. Martin Gilbert has been able to date many of the photographs precisely, and then to find in the archives what Churchill was writing or saying at that time. 365 pages. Light tanning to page edges. Illustrated with black and white photographs. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: Biography; Photography. ISBN: 0712665633. ISBN/EAN: 9780712665636. 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1999, ISBN: 0712665633

[EAN: 9780712665636], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Random House UK], GILBERT DR MARTIN CHURCHILL A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages … Mehr…

[EAN: 9780712665636], Used, very good, [SC: 2.8], [PU: Random House UK], GILBERT DR MARTIN CHURCHILL A PHOTOGRAPHIC PORTRAIT, The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged., Books<

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