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Staff Picks: Non-Fiction April 2021
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Of love & war
by Lynsey Addario
The Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist presents a curated selection of images from her work in the Middle East, South Asia and Africa, in a collection that features essays by such contributors as Dexter Filkins, Suzy Hansen and Christy Turlington.
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Bill Cunningham's on the street : five decades of iconic photography
by Bill Cunningham
"This official book of photographs houses the 50-year collection of the most iconic and beloved photographs taken by prolific fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, the King of Street Style. The iconic Bill Cunningham was known for wearing a blue work jacket and riding a bicycle around New York City as he captured cutting-edge street style (before street style was even a thing). He took pictures for The New York Times from 1978 until his death in 2016 and wrote the beloved columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours," which began in 1989. This book will be an oversized collection of Bill's hallowed photography--a mixture of published and unpublished--organized by decade with essays by and about Bill's muses and subjects like Anna Wintour, Cathy Horyn, Vanessa Friedman, and Ruth La Ferla. Every fashion lover and fashionista--from NYC and beyond--will have to add this book to their collection"
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Fodor's Alaska
by Teeka Ballas
Provides information on accommodations, restaurants, attractions, outdoor activities, national parks, and shopping in Alaska
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A Year in Paris : Season by Season in the City of Light
by John Baxter
A sumptuous and definitive portrait of Paris through the seasons, highlighting the unique tastes, sights, and changing personality of the city in spring, summer, fall, and winter. When the common people of France revolted in 1789, one of the first ways they chose to correct the excesses of the monarchy and the church was to rename the months of the year. Selected by poet and playwright Philippe-Francois-Nazaire Fabre, these new names reflected what took place at that season in the natural world; Fructidor was the month of fruit, Floréal that of flowers, while the winter wind (vent) dominated Ventôse. Though the names didn't stick, these seasonal rhythms of the year continue to define Parisians, as well as travelers to the city. Devoting a section of the book to each of Fabre's months, Baxter draws upon Paris's literary, cultural and artistic past to paint an affecting, unforgettable portrait of the city. Touching upon the various ghosts of Paris past, from Hemingway and Zelda Fitzgerald, to Claude Debussy to MFK Fisher to Francois Mitterrand, Baxter evokes the rhythms of the seasons in the City of Light, and the sense of wonder they can arouse for all who visit and live there
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Dominican Republic
by Lebawit Lily Girma
Identifies sightseeing highlights and recommends hotels, shopping, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, and outdoor excursions
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