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If da Vinci painted a dinosaur

Amy Newbold writes on nineteen artists' styles while Greg Newbold illustrates the different artists such as Edgar Degas' dinosaur ballerinas, Cassius Coolidge's dinosaurs playing Go Fish, and Hokusai's dinosaurs surfing a giant wave.

Hygge & West home

design for a cozy life
2018
"Offers a look into 20 . . . homes designed to promote feelings of coziness, companionship, and comfort, from an . . . apartment in San Francisco to a log cabin in Wyoming, a family home in Minneapolis, and a colorful oasis in Brooklyn. With page after page of . . . interiors, . . . interviews with home owners, and tips on creating similar feelings in any space, this . . . book explores what makes a house a truly personal space and offers readers the tools and inspiration to make their home their own"--OCLC.

I (heart) art

art we love from the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2019
"[An illustrated guide to] 50 works . . . from The Metropolitan Museum of Art. The book is divided into different themes for readers to explore, including people, animals, transportation, and places. Accompanying text provides readers with insight into each piece"--Provided by publisher.

This window makes me feel

"Written in the long shadow of 9/11, This Window Makes Me Feel replaces the individual poet's response to catastrophe with a collective, multi-vocal chorus of everyday articulations. Never before published in its entirety, This Window... is one of the earliest examples of a long poem solely composed with repurposed web language."--Page 4 of cover.

Mehndi designs

traditional henna body art
Contains black-and-white illustrations of over 160 permission-free designs for mehndi temporary henna tattoos.

Caspar David Friedrich

"One of his generation's most popular painters, Caspar David Friedrich imagined landscapes of powerful beauty and spirituality from within the confines of his studios. This monograph, filled with reproductions and details of his paintings, argues for Friedrich's reputation as a sublime artist and interpreter of nature"--OCLC.

Masterplots II

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Skipper Ireson's Ride" to "Translations, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.
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Masterplots II

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "On Poetry: A Rhapsody" to "Sketch for an Aesthetic Project, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.
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Masterplots II

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Listening to the Music of Arsenio Rodriguez..." to "On My First Son, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.
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Masterplots II

Contains essays that examine frequently taught poems from around the world and throughout history, arranged alphabetically by title from "Hero and Leander" to "The Listeners, " each with reference information, a summary, and discussion of form and devices, and themes and meanings.
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