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A plethora of 1950s ads covering just about anything the dollar could buy, from Las Vegas vacations to cigarettes as healthy mood enhancers. More than a record of bygone products and campaigns, these colorful ads provide an evocative record of everyday American life when McCarthyism was rife and capitalism was king.

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America of the 1960s exuded optimism and a bright economic future. Advertisers seduced Americans to indulge in a giant consumer binge. This collection of ads features stars such as Sean Connery, Woody Allen, Salvador Dal, and Sammy Davis Jr. endorsing everything from bourbon to suits in an era known for extremes.

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This volume delivers a complete and nostalgic overview of 1970s advertising. As television and other media began to compete for advertising dollars, new ideas were incorporated into a post-hippie world where disco clashed with punk, and social consciousness, health and environmental awareness went head-to-head with the Me Generation.

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The emergence of the digital world signaled a looming change in the advertising industry. Still cash, cocaine, and Calvins were the staples of flagrant consumerism. With cell phones just around the corner and the death of print in the air, advertisers were still devoting substantial dollars to one of the most outrageous, flamboyant, and prosperous decades of the 20th century.

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Revisit the 1990s in a massive compendium of advertising gems that sold Generation X and baby boomers everything from Game Boys to Boyz II Men. Featuring six chapters spanning food, fashion, entertainment, and cars, page after page of ads remind us how sex and blockbusters led the way to a decade's worth of ironic, cool, and classic visuals, which closed one century and took us to the next.

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Drawing on examples of his own instantly recognizable user-friendly modern design, Brad Cloepfil, principal of celebrated firm Allied Works Architecture, demonstrates how to create serene havens for modern living.

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Showcasing furniture and object design from some of the most important architects of the 20th-century, this title analyses - through sketches, drawings and photographs of the original productions - the main designs of the featured architect. It also includes a illustrated chronology of their works.

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Rediscover M.C. Escher, a giant of twentieth-century art. This book illustrates c.100 prints and drawings, accompanied by short essays.

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Produced by the Detroit Photographic Company between 1888 and 1924, these rediscovered Photochrom and Photostint postcard images are the very first color pictures of North America. An unparalleled voyage across peoples, places, and time unfolds in this sweeping panorama that ranges from Native American settlements to New York's Chinatown, from the Grand Canyon to Atlantic City.

Our desktop sports series meets America Ninja Warrior with this mini kit that includes everything you need to practice your warped wall climb-and hit that iconic end-of-course buzzer.

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From a rising fashion historian, the story of how Japan imitated, assimilated, perfected, and ultimately saved traditional American fashion

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A collection of watercolour drawings of plants. It presents the paintings of a selection of the native and cultivated flora of Ireland. It describes the history of plant collecting and horticulture by the Irish since earliest times. It offers notes on the individual plants.

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Published to coincide with the Royal School of Needleworks 150th anniversary, this book covers the remarkable history of the RSN from inception to the present day.

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The definitive study of global music that does for the genre what Alex Ross' The Rest is Noise did for 20th century classical music.

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From cosy country house style to innovative eclecticism, from stylish minimalism to far Eastern infused opulence, this interiors coffee table book brims with talent, style, and ideas.

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The major paintings of iconic American artist Andrew Wyeth (1917 2009) presented together in an accessible volume.

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Andy Warhol's 1950s hand-drawn books, created during his pre-fame years, are much-coveted jewels in the Pop art master's crown. This XL volume contains meticulous reprints of all seven books. Completed with introductions contextualizing his life alongside his unique creations, this edition offers an unparalleled glimpse of Warhol's budding genius.

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From soup cans to car crashes, the early work of Andy Warhol is reconsidered in this illustrated collection of essays from a wide variety of scholars, writers, and artists.

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In this book, photographer Adam Ianniello has documented Angels Pointa park on a cliffs edge that consists of a series of public access paths and asphalt roads alongside the Elysian mountain range on the east side of Los Angeles.

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Comprehensive and entertaining, this volume presents black-and-white and color images from medieval illuminated manuscripts, woodcuts from the dawn of printing, and illustrations by Merian, Seba, Cuvier, Audubon, and many others. Detailed bibliographies and artist biographies.

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Learn how to draw animals in 10 easy steps!