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Tell Me How it Ends
An Essay in Forty Questions
2017 || Paperback || Valeria Luiselli || HarperCollins
A moving, eye-opening polemic about the US-Mexico border and what happens to the tens of thousands of unaccompanied Mexican and Central American children arriving in the US without papers
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Yayoi Kusama (Revised and Expanded Edition)
Revised & expanded edition
2017 || Hardcover || Akira Tatehata e.a. || Phaidon Inc Ltd
An updated edition of the acclaimed monograph, celebrating one of the most iconic and revolutionary artists of our time. "Yayoi Kusama transcended the art world to become a fixture of popular culture, in a league with Andy Warhol, David Hockney, and Keith Haring." —The New York TimesKusama is internationally renowned for her groundbreaking work on themes such as infinity, self-image, sexuality, and compulsive repetition. A well-known name in the Manhattan scene of the 1960s, Kusama's subseq...
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Book of Bones
10 Record-Breaking Animals
2017 || Hardcover || Sam Brewster e.a. || Phaidon Inc Ltd
It's a book of world records... of bones! Guess whose bones are the longest, shortest, heaviest, spikiest, and more. With touchable skeletons!Ten record-breaking animal bones are introduced through a series of superlatives set up as a guessing game with clues.
Readers examine animals' skeletons and guess to whom they belong; the answers are revealed in vibrant, full-color scenic habitats, with easily understood and humorous explanations. This entertaining introduction to the connection betwee...
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Where Bartenders Drink
2017 || Hardcover || Adrienne Stillman || Phaidon
In the footsteps of bestsellers Where Chefs Eat and Where to Eat Pizza - where the best bartenders go for the best drinksWhere Bartenders Drink is THE insider's guide. The best 300 expert drink-makers share their secrets - 750 spots spread across 60 countries - revealing where they go for a drink throughout the world when they're off-duty. Venues range from late-night establishments and legendary hotel bars to cosy neighbourhood 'locals' - and in some surprising locales. The 750 expert recomm...
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Before & After
2017 || Hardcover || Jean Jullien e.a. || Phaidon
Graphic artist Jean Jullien insightfully andcomically depicts a set of clever and surprisingbefore-and-after two-frame narratives, eachprogressed by a page turn. From pale skin tosunburned skin, dirty to clean, long hair to shorthair (to long again), Jullien masterfully buildsanticipation and a satisfying resolution witheach pairing. Striking the perfect balance ofpredictability and unexpectedness, this bookwill leave readers in wonder as they flip backand forth.
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Lauren Greenfield: Generation Wealth
Generation Wealth
2017 || Hardcover || Lauren Greenfield e.a. || Phaidon
Lauren Greenfield: Generation Wealth is both aretrospective and an investigation into the subjectof wealth over the last twenty-five years. Greenfieldhas travelled the world - from Los Angeles toMoscow, Dubai to China - bearing witness to theglobal boom-and-bust economy and documentingits complicated consequences. Provoking seriousreflection, this book is not about the rich, butabout the desire to be wealthy, at any cost.
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The Japanese Garden
2017 || Hardcover || Sophie Walker || Phaidon Inc Ltd
An in-depth exploration spanning 800 years of the art, essence, and enduring impact of the Japanese garden. The most comprehensive exploration of the art of the Japanese garden published to date, this book covers more than eight centuries of the history of this important genre. Author and garden designer Sophie Walker brings fresh insight to this subject, exploring the Japanese garden in detail through a series of essays and with 100 featured gardens, ranging from ancient Shinto shrines to im...