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	Before The Deluge Before The Deluge is a fascinating depiction of a now-vanished world, which was swept away by an untimely wave of unsympathetic redevelopment. Cardiff docks were once among the busiest in the world, home to a vibrant multi-ethnic community, studded with architectural gems - Georgain, neo-Gothic, Art Deco, the first purpose-built Mosque in Britain. Briggs was there to record its final moments which followed a period of long decline. His photos capture the faded grandeur, the desolation of wastegr...
	Before Their Time: The World of Child Labor Although numerous international treaties and organizations work tirelessly to improve conditions for children, there are still 320 million children under the age of sixteen working around the world—150 million of those in the most harmful industries, such as prostitution and forced military service. This is their story, in words and photographs.Physician and photographer David L. Parker takes us beyond the headlines and into the textile factories, stone quarries, and garbage dumps where childr...
	Behind China's Growth (English and Chinese Edition) ...
	Behind the Razor Wire: Portrait of a Contemporary American Prison System More than one million Americans live in federal and state prisons and close to another half million are in local jails. One out of every three young black men is involved in the criminal justice system. To house our ever increasing prison population, the construction of new prisons has become a growth industry in many local and state economies. Yet while prisons are a rapidly expanding feature of America's cultural and political landscape, the people in them, as well as the buildings themselve...
	Behind the Wall: Life, Love, and Struggle in Palestine Accompanied by intimate photographic portraits taken by the author, Behind the Wall is a collection of short factual stories, conversations, and articles written between 2006 and 2007 about daily life in and around Palestinian refugee camps in the area of Palestine currently referred to as the West Bank. Wiles recounts conversations with Palestinians of all ages, including survivors of al-Nakba, released child and female prisoners, parents trying to rear their children amid the violence of milit...
	Beijing and Xian This fascinating visual tour of two historic Chinese capitals includes 48 full-page color photos; the accompanying text discusses the history, significance, and interesting details associated with each of the treasures pictured. Beijing was the capital city of five imperial dynasties. The emperors' legacies include the Imperial Palace, the Summer Palace, the Temple of Heaven, the Forbidden City, and Tiananmen Gate. Xian was the capital for over a thousand years, hosting other powerful dynasties....
	Being a Bride There was a time in your life when playing make believe and becoming the fairytale princess was all part of the fun. You believed that being a bride was going to be a magical experience. A day where the handsome prince whisks you off of your feet, and in to a life of enchantment. Then you grew up. You never forgot the feeling of wanting to be that princess. Waiting to spend the rest of your life with your prince charming. And wanting to spend one special day in a magical world that's all about y...
	Being There: Medical Student Morgue Volunteers Following 9-11 Being There is a collection of photographic portraits of, and interviews with, NYU medical students who volunteered in the New York City Medical Examiner's morgue following 9/11, conducted by Barry Goldstein, and with a foreword by Charles Hirsch M.D., the Chief Medical Examiner of the City of New York, who ran the massive effort to identify remains. Within 24 hours of the attacks, a complex of tents and refrigerated trucks appeared on 30th St. and 1st Ave, adjacent to the Office of the Chief Me...
	Beirut 1991 (2003) As part of a project dedicated to the memory of the Beirut war, this reflection on the destruction of a city captures the horrific and decimating effects of such a conflict. With unbiased accuracy and artistic vision, photography master Gabriele Basilico exemplifies war reportage and the value of captured images as a means to keep historical memories alive. He visited the war-torn city in 1991 and again in 2003 to showcase, via pictorial representations, a destroyed past with only a blue...