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A Photographer's Life: 1990-2005
Random House, 2006
A Photographer's Life --more than voyeurism
+ Annie Leibovitz photography
+ of note
+ PERFECT COPY
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National Geographic Atlas of the World, Eighth Edition
National Geographic
National Geographic, 2004
Incredible Family Resource
+ Easily the best there is, a true achievement
+ Beautiful, good value
+ Atlas of the World by National Geographic
+ National Geographic has made changes
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Makers of Modern Architecture: From Frank Lloyd Wright to Frank Gehry (New York Review Books)
Martin Filler
New York Review Books, 2007
A Mature Critic at the Top of His Game
Martin Filler has been a contributor to The New York Review of Books for the last twenty years. During that time, he produced a series of remarkable essays on the "Giants" of Modern Architecture. "Makers of Modern Architecture" is a compilation of seventeen of those essays. Filler starts with ...
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Frank O. Gehry: The Complete Works
Francesco Dal Co, Kurt W. Forster
Phaidon Press, 2003
A really good book for architects and everyone!
+ amazing new perspective
+ Frank O. Gehry:The Complete Works by Francesco Dal Co, et al
+ The Master Gehry
+ Number one in quality and quantity!
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Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses
Alan Hess
Rizzoli, 2005
Almost As Good As Being There
+ Superb
+ Very pretty book
+ Clear, concise overview of Wright's architectural designs
+ Wrights' houses at their best
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Women
Annie Leibovitz, Susan Sontag
Random House, 2000
Stunningly & Ironically Beautiful
+ a wonderful collection
+ Beautiful Images
+ These are the women who made us
+ captivating
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50 Favorite Rooms By Frank Lloyd Wright
Diane Maddex
Harry N. Abrams, 2001
Excellently arranged; quality overview of great room spaces
+ Good use of the full size of the book for big photos
+ 50 Favorite Rooms Review
+ Seeing the Sublime from Behind Closed Doors
+ The Essence of Eternal Art and Architectural Mastery!
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Fallingwater: A Frank Lloyd Wright Country House
Edgar Kaufmann Jr.
Abbeville Press, 1986
AWESOME!...
+ Fantastic book!
+ Fallingwater
+ A Great Book!
+ A great book on a Great Building
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The Highwaymen: Florida's African-American Landscape Painters
GARY MONROE
University Press of Florida, 2001
Idealized Florida
+ Florida's African-American Landscape painters
+ A Fascinating Story
+ Great coffee table book for those who long for the beach.
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Olympic Portraits
Little Brown and Company, 1996
talent
+ Fascinating Look at the Challenges of Sports Photography
+ Gold Medal for Leibovitz
+ Intense images of the spirit of sport
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Beach Houses: From Malibu to Laguna
Elizabeth McMillian
Rizzoli International Publications, 1994
Beach Houses are the first survey of the glamorous beachfront lifestyle and distinctive architecture and design for which Southern California is so famous. The houses featured in this book are located on the coast between Malibu and Laguna and range from common generic types-- New England, Mediterranean and ranch designs-- to high-style homes by well-known architects such as John Lautner, ...
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Stained Glass Window Designs of Frank Lloyd Wright (Dover Coloring Book)
Dennis Casey
Dover Publications, 1997
CASEY's FLLW Artglass books are the best out there, period!
+ Great introduction for children to FLW's work
+ Frank Lloyd Wright Stained Glass Designs
+ Excellent resource for glass designs!
+ Great source for stained glass!
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Annie Leibovitz Photographs 1970-1990
Annie Liebovitz
HarperCollins, 1991
Gorgeous Book
I picked up this book years ago when it came out. Outstanding photographs throughout. Since then I married and moved a lot of my books into an office. I recently rearranged my office and found the Leibovitz book and looked through it again. I still am impressed with the images even after about ...
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Dancers (Photographers at Work)
Smithsonian Books, 1992
Great Book Excellent collaboration w/Barishnikov
This book is excellent! Hard to get, but really worth the search. It is part of the Photographers at Work Collection and, though it's brief (50+ pages), it's is a very interesting look at Leibovitz's work. Though you may have seen some of the pics in this book in other collections, you should ...
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Through the Lens: National Geographic's Greatest Photographs
National Geographic, 2003
Great to see pro hotos
I am an aspiring photographer. I was actually in the book store the other day just browsing and I picked up this book as well as the other 2 in this series (which are on there way). I was very impressed so I came home and got on Amazon. I got mine used (in great shape) for 10 bucks shipped...How ...
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