Questing for the rumored riches of a lost Roman Empire city, chic New Yorkers Olivia and Andrew Foster travel to Naples, where deep underground the ghosts and treasures of Herculaneum lie undisturbed

The dashing director of The National Gallery of Art is pitted against the ambitious, beautiful young woman who is acting director of the Met in a fight for ownership of a masterwork of the Spanish painter Diego Velasquez

An adaptation of a visual exercise known as the 'curator's game' outlines an entertaining approach to understanding and appreciating great works of art, in a volume that introduces key artists, themes, techniques, and styles with a series of essays designed to help readers to identify visual details within a context. Original. 20,000 first printing.

This edition of the text covers the latest developments in automotive design, construction, operation, diagnosis, and service. The text integrates the new with the old, simplifying explanations, shortening sentences, and improving readability. Hundreds of illustrations cover new developments, espeially those relating to the foreign automotive industry and federal laws governing automotive air pollution, safety, and fuel economy. The Tenth Edition contains two four-color illustrated sections. Many chapters end with vocabulary words and "think-type" review questions, in addition to the National Institute of Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) style of multiple-choice questions. For schools seeking program certification by the national Automotive Technicians Education Foundation (NATEF), the high-priority items from their diagnosis, service, and repair task lists have been included.

Product Description: Among the best known and most honored living Native American artists, Dan Namingha blends realism and abstract modernism with stunning graphic power. Both a biography and a critical study, this book is the first to present Namingha's dazzling paintings and sensuous bronze sculptures inspired by the cultural symbols and landscape of the desert Southwest...read more

Explains to the average person how to understand, appreciate, and evaluate art, and discusses starting an art collection and where to go to see art (view table of contents)

A former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York chooses the 111 works of art--culled from the entire history of Western civilization--that have influenced him most, reproduced in full-color and complemented by his interpretations. Tour.

The former director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art examines the world of art forgery, from ancient times to the present, sharing anecdotes about some of the costliest, most embarrassing forgeries ever, as well as the motives of the fakers

Briefly traces the careers of all three Wyeths, shows a selection of their work, and discusses their approach to painting

The former director of the famed New York museum recounts his activities at the art world's pinnacle, from wooing important patrons to battling for acquisitions

The former director of the famed New York museum recounts his activities at the art world's pinnacle, from wooing important patrons to battling for acquisitions, from high-society goings on to day-to-day power struggles and one-upsmanship. 75,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo. Tour.

Briefly traces the careers of all three Wyeths, shows a selection of their work, and discusses their approach to painting

In this intimate and profound portrait, the former Metropolitan Museum director elicits extended and revealing dialogue from the artist, revealing the philosophy and spirit of his art

Recounts the breakneck competition among the powerful art museums of the world to verify the authenticity of and to acquire the unique tenth-century Winchester Cross

In this intimate and profound portrait, the former Metropolitan Museum director elicits extended and revealing dialogue from the artist, revealing the philosophy and spirit of his art