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People And Pearls

The Magic Endures

By: Ki Hackney,Diana Edkins

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People And Pearls

The Magic Endures

By: Ki Hackney,Diana Edkins

Pearls -- small white beads of purity and perfection. It is no wonder that they have fascinated and bewitched cultures the world over for thousands of years. But just what is it about this ancient gem that has so closely bonded it to our lives, our culture, and our bodies? People and Pearls explores and reveals the power of pearls, with their remarkable ability to bestow upon their wearer a sense of mystery, elegance, and grace. It offers a personal look at the world's most celebrated jewel through portraits of the most memorable personages throughout civilization to have worn them -- from Queen Elizabeth to Uma Thurman, from Josephine Baker to Marilyn Monroe. It recounts the stories of particular strands of pearls that have such an enthralling history about them that they seem to take on a life of their own. Embellishing the text are more than one hundred lavish illustrations, photography as unique as the subject of the book: These are seductive, beautiful works of ail. Some are humorous. Some are as snapshots from a personal diary. Some are breathtakingly romantic, such as the portrait of Kiki de Montparnasse wearing only her pearls. And some -- like the timeless elegance of Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany's -- are dreamlike visions that are simply unforgettable. Masterfully written and beautifully designed, People and Pearls is not only a cultural, historical, and personal look at the magic of pearls-it is the definitive photographic book on the subject.

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240

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Harper

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ISBN 10

006019331X

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9780060193317

Sonja Braas

so far

By: Stephan Berg,Diana Edkins

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Sonja Braas

so far

By: Stephan Berg,Diana Edkins

So Far looks at the serial works of German artist Sonja Braas (born 1968). Braas' images of powerful natural phenomena such as high mountains and thundering avalanches, only partly show real nature and landscapes--many of her photographs are actually of handmade models.

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3775736468

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9783775736466

Lisa Fonssagrives

Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography

By: Martin Harrison,David Seidner

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Lisa Fonssagrives

Three Decades of Classic Fashion Photography

By: Martin Harrison,David Seidner

Lisa Fonssagrives dominated the modelling profession for nearly three decades from 1936 to the 1950s, combining sophistication and glamour with spontaneity and total lack of vanity.

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149

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0500017506

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9780500017500

Chongqing

City of Ambition

By: Ferit Kuyas,Diana Edkins,Bill Kouwenhoven

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Chongqing

City of Ambition

By: Ferit Kuyas,Diana Edkins,Bill Kouwenhoven

The Chinese city of Chonqing is little known in the West. Yet with its 32 million inhabitants, the city is twice as big as the Netherlands. Located on the Yangtze river in the province of Sichuan in southwestern China, it is one of Chinas most rapidly growing cities. Ferit Kuyas stayed in Chonqing on dozens of occasions for long periods and became totally fascinated by the megalomaniacal construction fervour he witnessed there, as well as its beauty. The almost ubiquitous haze naturally present in this region but intensified by large-scale pollution gave his work almost automatically an added layer of mystery. Kuyas focussed predominantly on the periphery of the city, where the enormity of it cannot be directly seen, but rather felt. The result is a stifling and exceptional book that displays all the superlatives that describe China: huge, unstoppable, terrifying, incomprehensible, fascinating, beautiful...

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905330682X

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9789053306826

In the Wings

A Memoir

By: Diana Douglas

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In the Wings

A Memoir

By: Diana Douglas

An autobiography by the stage actress, ex-wife of Kirk Douglas and mother of Michael Douglas.

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398

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1569801517

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9781569801512

Diana Palmer Collected 1-6: Soldier of Fortune / Tender Stranger / Enamored / Mystery Man / Rawhide and Lace / Unlikely Lover

By: Diana Palmer

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Diana Palmer Collected 1-6: Soldier of Fortune / Tender Stranger / Enamored / Mystery Man / Rawhide and Lace / Unlikely Lover

By: Diana Palmer

DIANA PALMER COLLECTED BOOKS 1-6 New York Times bestselling author Diana Palmer brings you six dangerous, ruthless men - and the women who can tame them...

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HarperCollins UK

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1474008666

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9781474008662

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People And Pearls

People And Pearls

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Sonja Braas

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Lisa Fonssagrives

Chongqing

Chongqing

In the Wings

In the Wings

Diana Palmer Collected 1-6: Soldier of Fortune / Tender Stranger / Enamored / Mystery Man / Rawhide and Lace / Unlikely Lover

Diana Palmer Collected 1-6: Soldier of Fortune / Tender Stranger / Enamored / Mystery Man / Rawhide and Lace / Unlikely Lover

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