Jackie Wullschlager
Hardcover, 608 pages "When Matisse dies," Pablo Picasso remarked in the 1950s, "Chagall will be the only painter left who understands what color really is." As a pioneer of modernism and one of the greatest figurative artists of the [... more]
Random House |
Big Rigs of the 1950's
 a worthy follow up to 100 years.: after purchasing Ron Adams previous book 100 years of semi trucks I was confident this latest offering would be a worthy addition to my, or any ardent truck enthusiasts book collection. I was not dissapointed! If you are [... more]
CDN$35.95
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Daryl Gregory
It is a world like our own in every respect . . . save one. In the 1950s, random acts of possession begin to occur. Ordinary men, women, and children are the targets of entities that seem to spring from the depths of the collective unconscious, ... [... more]
Random House |
Jesse Lamovsky
From star running back Bryon "Bam" Morris's interesting (and totally illegal) sideline career to the 1950s Kansas City A's sneaky relationship with the New York Yankees; from French golfer Jean Van de Velde's epic choke on 18 at the 1999 [... more]
Random House |
Charlie, DeMarco
From star running back Bryon "Bam" Morris's interesting (and totally illegal) sideline career to the 1950s Kansas City A's sneaky relationship with the New York Yankees; from French golfer Jean Van de Velde's epic choke on 18 at the 1999 [... more]
Random House |
Matthew Rosetti
From star running back Bryon "Bam" Morris's interesting (and totally illegal) sideline career to the 1950s Kansas City A's sneaky relationship with the New York Yankees; from French golfer Jean Van de Velde's epic choke on 18 at the 1999 [... more]
Random House |
Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac's (1922-1969) On the Road was published in 1957, six years after its completion. It went on to become a bestseller and is considered the quintessential statement of the 1950's literary movement known as the Beat Generation. Born in ... [... more]
Harper Collins |
Yeohlee
This book highlights and showcases many of Adrian great costume and fashion designs from the 1920s through the 1950s. Not only are his timeless glamour gowns, period costumes, and amazing show-girl costumes shown from the movies, but also his ... [... more]
Random House |
After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s
From Amazon.com: In The Restructuring of American Religion, Robert Wuthnow examined the changing patterns of institutional religion in contemporary America. In After Heaven: Spirituality in America Since the 1950s, he makes a similar analysis of personal [... more]
CDN$25.96
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Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s
From Amazon.com: It's been said that analyzing comedy is a bit like dissecting a frog: you arrive at a greater understanding of the frog but the frog does tend to die in the process. The purpose of Gerald Nachman's Seriously Funny: The Rebel Comedians of [... more]
CDN$24.95
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American Abstract Expressionism of the 1950s: An ...
Illuminating View Through a Very Special Window: The window is the eye of a devoted scholar who rips through the red-tape and pitfalls of dealing with artist's estates, galleries and the art world in general! It takes guts and grit to create a second [... more]
CDN$98.98
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Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950's, a Memoir:
From Amazon.com: Highsmith: A Romance of the 1950s begins like a brainy, romantic novel complete with exotic settings, fast-paced dialogue, and a who's who of the 1950s New York literati. All this should not be surprising given that Marijane Meaker's [... more]
CDN$22.50
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