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Bucarest (Great Cities)Founded in the 15th century on the banks of the Dumbovita River between the Carpathian Mountains and the Danube, Bucharest was to become the chosen capital of the Wallachian princes. It was not until 1880 that Bucharest became the capital of a united Romanian kingdom. From that point on, it developed along the lines of a modern city. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, many architects in Bucharest were inspired by the French School. It was during this period that France and Romania en... |
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Buckhead, Atlanta's First AddressIf there is one place in the United States where people have perfected the art of living with a harmonious blend of grace and gusto, residents and visitors alike would collectively agree that Buckhead, indeed, epitomizes superlative southern living. Page by page, Buckhead, Atlanta’s First Address echoes the pulse of this charming, yet vibrant area in Atlanta, exploring the community’s humble past, portraying its effervescent present, and envisioning its promising future. Published in c... |
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The Burden of MemoryIn 1997, on assignment in Sacramento, California, John Trotterwas beaten and left for dead by members of a drug-dealing streetgang. He suffered a traumatic brain injury, and spent monthsrecuperating in Sierra Gates, a rehabilitation facility, whereamong other things, he would have to re-learn how to remember. Trotter hesitantly picked up a camera again after he had leftthe clinic, mostly as therapy, and began a vivid and vital recordof his life there among the brain-injured. In so doing he had t... |
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The Burden of Visual Truth: The Role of Photojournalism in Mediating Reality (Lea's Communication Series)As the visual component of contemporary media has overtaken the verbal, visual reportage has established a unique and extremely significant role in 21st-century culture. Julianne Newton has prepared this comprehensive analysis of the development of the role of visual reportage as a critical player in the evolution of our understanding of ourselves, others, and the world. The Burden of Visual Truth offers a first assessment of the role of visual journalism within the context of the complex, cross... |
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Burma's Revolution of the SpiritBurma's Revolution of the Spirit reveals through words and images a land of rare grandeur--where a dramatic battle for democracy is being waged. Nestled beneath the far-eastern end of the Himalayas lies an enchanted place, whose cities bear the legendary names "Mandalay" and "Rangoon"; where the ancient landscape shimmers with thousands upon thousands of gilded Buddhist shrines set against the glowing background of saffron rice paddies. Deemed "the golden land" by European explorers in the fi... |
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The Bus: The Free Photographic Omnibus 1973-2001In 1973 Daniel Meadows, fresh out of art school, bought a double-decker bus and set off round England in search of ordinary people to photograph. In the course of his journey he offered free portrait sessions in 22 different towns, developing the black and white prints inside the bus, in which he also lived. He photographed 958 people, alone or in groups. A quarter of a century later Meadows came across the bus photographs in his archive and was struck by how fresh they were. With the help of th... |
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Bush on the Couch: Inside the Mind of the President"I don't spend a lot of time trying to figure me out... I'm just not into psychobabble." -- George W. Bush For all his simplicity and affability, George W. Bush has remained, to paraphrase Sir Winston Churchill, "a mystery wrapped in an enigma." In Bush on the Couch, Dr. Justin A. Frank, a well-respected Washington, D.C.–based psychoanalyst and professor of psychiatry, unwraps that mystery, assembling a comprehensive psychological profile of President Bush. Using the principles of applied ... |
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