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Boystown: La Zona de ToleranciaStark, compelling images from border-town brothelsIn the early 1970s, Boystown was a collection of brothels along the border between Texas and Mexico, where cowboys and college boys, gang members and family men, drunkenly traveled desert highways to dance to six-piece Tejano bands, guzzle cheap liquor, and pay for sex. A group of photographers worked these clubs every night, shooting sharp, in-your-face souvenir pictures of girls with round faces quietly smoking while men fondled them and cowboy... |
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LIFE: Century of Change: America in Pictures 1900-2000So much of daily life that we take for granted today simply didn't exist a century ago. Life before McDonald's restaurants, before frozen food? Remember shopping before the mall and the e-mall -- at Mom and Pop stores, or Woolworths? When corsets gave way to panty hose and wonderbras? Unlike LIFE: Our Century in Pictures -- a chronological overview of political and cultural events -- this next LIFE project is a richly illustrated, very entertaining cultural history of 100 years of change arrange... |
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Life: Photography Exposed: The Story Behind the Image (Life)You could spend years listening to countless stories of Mercury's lift-off, travel to the bottom of the sea, or the first wave of D-Day. Or you could experience them all in one fascinating volume, as Life's writers and photographers take you on a illuminating journey of discovery exploring the most extraordinary photographs of the world. Packed with wonderful photos and fascinating anecdotes, this volume embraces history, travel, culture and life, and it will take you on a journey you'll never f... |
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Bright Balkan Morning: Romani Lives and the Power of Music in Greek MacedoniaA celebration of settled "Gypsies" and music-dance in Greek Macedonia with CD.... |
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Delaware 24/7Take a visual journey through Delaware! The extraordinary photographs showcased in Delaware 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases hundreds of images adding up to a panoramic view of life across this beautiful state, from the corner of the pastoral eastern seaboard to the colonial-era buildings that dot its byways. You ll dis... |
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Pierre Gagnaire: Reflections on Culinary ArtistryPierre Gagnaire grew up on the outskirts of the industrial city of Saint-Ètienne-a gastronomic wasteland in central France. And so the soon-to-be legendary French chef found himself free of culinary ties, thus free to choose and mix ingredients as he pleased and free to disregard traditions, but always driven by logic and good taste. Since he opened his first restaurant in 1980, Gagnaire has become famous for the architectural nature of his dishes-sometimes horizontal, sometimes vertical, th... |
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California 24/7Take a visual journey through California! The extraordinary photographs showcased in California 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases 734 incredible images adding up to a panoramic view of life-in-progress across the Golden State. You ll discover heartwarming photographs that perfectly capture the spirit of the state, with i... |
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I Am Rich Potosi: The Mountain That Eats MenThe magnificent mountain of Potosí in Bolivia yielded more silver than any other mountain or region of the world. In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries this wealth flowed through Spain into Europe and played an important role in the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and trade with Asia. Yet the grueling work of extracting the silver was left to the indigenous population of the Andes, who were enslaved by the Spanish and died by the thousands on the mountain. Today, Potosí maintains... |
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Georgia 24/7Take a visual journey through Georgia! The extraordinary photographs showcased in Georgia 24/7 are an extension of the America 24/7 project, an unprecedented digital photography venture that harnessed the talents of more than 25,000 local photographers in all 50 states. This remarkable book showcases 583 images adding up to a panoramic glimpse of life-in-progress in the Peach State. You ll discover heartwarming photographs that perfectly capture the spirit of the state, with images of: Allig... |
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