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Photographing the Deep SkyImages in Space and Time
Spectacular nebulae where stars are born, beautiful star clusters from the early formation of the Milky Way, and galaxies as far as a billion light years away, all feature in this book of stunning images from astrophotographer Chris Baker.The author takes the reader on a journey through time and space to the Deep Sky, far beyond our Solar System. It is a pictorial description of the awe-inspiri…
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- 9781526715555
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- 1 online resource (176 pages)
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Patterns in NatureWhy the Natural World Looks the Way It Does
The acclaimed science writer "curates a visually striking, riotously colorful photographic display…of physical patterns in the natural world" ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the bran…
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- 9780226332567
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- 1 online resource (288 pages)
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Greetings from Los Angeles
This book of vintage photographs, postcards, magazine ads, and other ephemera tells the story of Los Angeles from dusty pueblo to thriving metropolis. Greetings from Los Angeles tells the story of the city's long and largely forgotten history, from its early years as a tiny Spanish village through its many transitions over the centuries. Here are rare glimpses of Chinatown's evolution; the or…
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- 9781423647263
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Palm Springs Holiday
Explore the glamor and style of Palm Springs in its golden age with this gorgeously illustrated book of vintage photographs, postcards and other ephemera. From the 1910s through the 1960s, Palm Springs, California, was a city that had it all, including marvelous midcentury Modern architecture, fabulous fly-in hotels, and a swinging nightlife. Featuring vintage images of the area's famous hot…
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- 9781423611882
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Greetings from Las Vegas
This book of vintage Vegas ephemera offers a guided tour of Sin City's rise out of the Mojave Desert to become a major entertainment destination . Greetings from Las Vegas tells the story of Las Vegas during its golden age in the first half of the twentieth-century. The city's miraculous evolution comes alive through a fun and diverse collection of vintage photos, picture postcards, matchbook…
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- 9781423651772
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Stories in Stone: New YorkA Field Guide to New York City Area Cemeteries & Th…
Discover history and beauty in the graveyards of Gotham: "Keister has done for cemetery exploration what Audubon did for birding."— Sunset Magazine With Stories in Stone: New York, the author presents cemetery buffs with stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for locating gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous and not-so-famous …
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- 9781423621034
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- 1 online resource (256 pages)
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The Birth of BourbonA Photographic Tour of Early Distilleries
An award-winning photographer celebrates Kentucky's bourbon heritage with this tour of historic distilleries across the Bluegrass State. Whiskey making has been an integral part of American history since frontier times, but the craft of making bourbon was perfected in the Bluegrass region. Before Prohibition began, Kentucky was home to more than two hundred commercial distilleries. While many a…
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- 9780813165844
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- 1 online resource (238 pages)
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CaponeA Photographic Portrait of America's Most Notorious Gangster
A visual retelling of the rise and eventual fall of Al Capone, comprised of many never-before-published photographs from the Chicago Tribune's archives. A look back in time to the Roaring Twenties and the early days of organized crime, this collection of historical photos—taken from 1926 to 1952—focus on Capone and those connected to him, including his family, mob rivals, and targets. Many …
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- 9781572844247
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- 1 online resource (144 pages)
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Gangsters & GriftersClassic Crime Photos from the Chicago Tribune
A collection of some never-before-published vintage photos that "exposes Chicago's underbelly . . . an era full of guns, gore and gangsters" (WGLT.org). Created from the Chicago Tribune's vast archives, Gangsters and Grifters is a collection of photographs featuring infamous criminals, small-time bandits, hoodlums, and more at shocking crime scenes. These vintage glass-plate and acetate n…
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- 9781572847446
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- 1 online resource (192 pages)
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Southern Steam RecollectionsA Portrait of the Last Years
This collection of historic photographs showcases the steam trains of England's Southern Railway from Devon and Cornwall to Wimbledon and beyond. Train enthusiast Don Benn photographed steam locomotives along England's Southern Railway from 1960 until steam engines were retired in 1967. In his most prolific years, between 1961 and 1963, Benn captured the last of the classic ex Southern Railw…
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- 9781526726902
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- 1 online resource (160 pages)
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