“"This engaging volume is a welcome addition to any armchair explorer's bookshelf… Each of the chronologically arranged entries is accompanied by superb color photography and an informative text that includes access information and directions— perfect for planning your next visit to one or more of these remarkable land and environment works, expansive sculpture parks or remote site-specific installations."”
— David Trigg Studio International
“In this handsome volume, readers ages 10 and older can trace the artistic evolution of both Bruna and his famous creation [Miffy]. Enhanced by artwork and archival photographs, it's a fascinating exploration of the discipline required to produce images of apparent simplicity.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“Highly recommended. [Mike] Pitts effectively conveys the excitement of the discovery, clearly and vividly describing the process and the personalities. Writing this book must have been the dream of a lifetime for him, and he has risen to the occasion. STARRED REVIEW”
— Kirkus Reviews
“This remarkable cold-case-file narrative is a must for all English history buffs.”
— Library Journal
“Pitts recounts the exhilarating dig--in which the lead archaeologist promised to eat his hat if the skeleton actually turned up.”
— Scientific American
“Illuminates the tangled, bloody wars of 15th-century England and patient excavation work of 21st-century researchers…Informative.”
— Christian Science Monitor
“An amazing story.”
— The Dispatch
“It reads like an Indiana Jones adventure, albeit without the obligatory bad guys.”
— Portland Book Review
“At its liveliest, Pitts' account reads like a police procedural, with clues, false leads, and finally a killing unraveled and a mystery triumphantly solved… As much about the diggers as about who or what they dug up.”
— The Dallas Morning News
“As gripping as any detective fiction…Pitts’s book is proof that one doesn’t need to be fascinated with Richard III to be enthralled by the story of his body’s discovery.”
— Publishers Weekly
“This compelling and easily accessible account of the dig for the remains of King Richard III of England will appeal to a broad cross-section of readers, including history, mystery, and archaeology buffs. Combining Richard’s history and demise, the physical excavation itself, and cutting-edge forensic science involved, the author seamlessly weaves this centuries-in-the-making tale into a dramatic thriller. Pitts is an archaeologist himself, and his passionate enthusiasm for his subject matter is contagious.”
— Booklist/American Library Association
“A readable archaeological perspective on the dig that led to the sensational discovery in 2012 of the skeleton of England’s King Richard III, buried in 1485…Highly recommended.”
— Choice
“This fascinating and informative book of the search for and discovery of the controversial king’s remains in a parking lot incorporates English history, archaeology and forensics.”
— Redlands Daily Facts
“Very readable and full of worthwhile information …useful for beginning photography courses.”
— William Wylie, Professor of Art, University of Virginia
“The digital revolution has released a universe that keeps expanding. Digital Visions for Fashion + Textiles …offers persuasive proof that the exploration of computer applications for textiles is contributing to that expansion.”
— Surface Design Journal
“I defy anyone who is, like me, a non-scientist to read it and not feel a sense of wonder.”
— Tom Holland The Guardian
“This engaging book by one of the field's most prominent paleontologists is as much about the evolution of dinosaur paleobiology as the evolution of dinosaurs themselves. Highly recommended for enthusiasts of these areas.”
— Library Journal
“I defy anyone who is, like me, a non-scientist to read it and not feel a sense of wonder.”
— The Guardian
“This engaging book by one of the field's most prominent paleontologists is as much about the evolution of dinosaur paleobiology as the evolution of dinosaurs themselves. Highly recommended for enthusiasts of these areas.”
— Library Journal
“This book is bringing up bear ideas and facts that I've never really seen on the page for kids before… The whole book is just a great look at the sheer variation within the species and where it might be going in the future. In short, a bear book of the year, for certain.”
— School Library Journal
“A distinguished art historian gathers work from van Gogh's sketchbooks, letters and comparative artworks in this survey of drawings by an artist who viewed the medium as 'the root of everything.'”
— The New York Times Book Review
“A wrestling with the line was a central feature of the artist’s career, and Christopher Lloyd’s The Drawings of Vincent van Gogh traces this struggle and triumph. Lloyd’s work makes clear that Van Gogh’s liberated line is just as essential as his exhilarating color, and the selection of works reproduced provides exciting insight into the artist’s development.”
— The New Criterion
“Michals creates interesting compositions that reveal never-before-seen details about the stars.”
— Vulture
“This quirky affirmation of the value of listening will have readers thinking.”
— Kirkus Reviews
“Revisits this well-trodden period from a more globalist perspective. Tracing influences across northern and southern Europe and its colonies, Jonathan Jones argues that the Renaissance was not the 'muted, peripheral phenomenon of elite culture' many believe it to have been.”
— The New York Times Book Review
“[The] search for connection through photographs – imperfect and ultimately impossible as it may be, is ultimately what Ponzio gives us in these lovely and heartbreaking images.”
— PhotoBook Journal
“Ponzio’s photographs show a richly layered, nuanced look at the people and cultures of the region… [He] distills a tremendous amount of history and experience into each picture; every moment is characterized by incredible consequence and necessity… Full of darkness, warmth, beauty and affection.”
— Photo-Eye
“A cheerfully illustrated guide to some of the hardiest, and tastiest, treats Mother Nature has to offer, with helpful tips on where to find each plant and how to use it.”
— The New York Times
“Insightful, vibrant… A beautifully produced introduction to a celebrated artist.”
— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
“A vital, approachable introduction to the celebrated expressionist… Techniques, breakthroughs, symbols, controversies and the artist's lifeblood all get illuminated in prose of rare clarity… Finely illustrated.”
— Shelf Awareness
“Handsomely reproduced illustrations…Highly recommended.”
— Choice
“An original and accessible approach to learning hieroglyphs, written by an experienced teacher and author.”
— The Guardian
“The myths are presented here in a down-to-earth and often humorous manner, consistent with the spirit of the texts, exposing the gamut of human emotion from the rage of the solar deity to the lamentations of the widowed Isis … will be fitting additions to the library of the Nile traveller … can be read with interest and pleasure in an armchair.”
— History Today UK
“With academic authority and enjoyable style, assisted by numerous, well-chosen illustrations of gods and goddesses, Shaw's book is a lively introduction to its subject.”
— Current World Archaeology UK
“Beautifully set out on high quality paper … and featuring some lesser known stories … alongside more familiar myths, this is a good introduction to the complex mythology of the ancient Egyptians and their unique way of understanding the world around them.”
— Ancient Egypt UK
“The Egyptian Myths: A Guide to the Ancient Gods and Legends uncovers it all.”
— Examiner.com
“[A] welcome new monograph.”
— The New York Review of Books
“Ms. Scarisbrick, an art historian specializing in jewelry and gems, and Mr. Zucker, a Yale alumnus and gem dealer, are well placed to focus on the ways Yale spent his vast riches.”
— The Wall Street Journal
“Handsomely printed [and] richly illustrated.”
— Yale62
“Scarisbrick and Zucker, who are both experts in gems and jewels …document the lively world of collecting and auctions in London during the English Enlightenment…Recommended.”
— Choice
“Yale the collector and connoisseur is the main subject of this unusual book…Scarisbrick and Zucker both specialize in gems and jewelry …and for the bulk of the book they draw on catalogues of the auctions held after Yale’s death, using them to describe the belongings and tastes of a man who loved to acquire the finest.”
— Yale Alumni Magazine
“Elihu Yale is a man worth remembering…Succinctly but elegantly recounted. This book provides a vivid account of the diamond trade in all its aspects and demonstrates its subject’s prodigious, manifold skills.”
— The Washington Times
