Product Description: FILL IN THE BLANK: MY LIFE WOULD BE MEANINGFUL IF__________________. People have all kinds of ways to fill in that blank. Some want more money. Some more influence. Others more pleasure. The point is we want MORE. But is that enough? Does devouring everything the world has to offer lead to satisfaction? In the Bible, the book of Ecclesiastes describes someone who tried to answer that question...read more

The origins of the most significant objects of Western American Art, including working saddles, fine metalwork, and hats and boots, and their influence on innovative designers, are explored from the mid-nineteenth century to the present day.

Product Description: A dazzling successor to Abbeville's The Art of Florence, this two-volume tour de force sweeps through the entire history of the arts in Paris, from the Stone Age to the pyramid at the Louvre. Contains Vol 1 and Vol 2, slipcased.All the arts—painting, sculpture, architecture, urban design, interior design, graphic design, photography, film, fashion, the theater, and opera—have played a role in creating the enduring spirit of Paris...read more

Offers cast, credits, plot summary, and a critical bibliography for each of more than six hundred of the most studied films

Offers cast, credits, plot summary, and a critical bibliography for each of more than six hundred of the most studied films