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Editor, Catherine Taylor FEATURED IN THIS E-MAIL: * What We're Reading "Frank Lloyd Wright" by Robert McCarter "Century" by Bruce Bernard "Love & Desire" By William A. Ewing * Excerpt from "The Spirit of Britain" by Roy Strong * Anthony Van Dyck: Portraitist to a King * Bestsellers "Hip Hotels: City" by Herbert Ypma "The Art Book: Mini Edition" by Phaidon Press "Boring Postcards" by Martin Parr ***WHAT WE'RE READING*** "Frank Lloyd Wright" by Robert McCarter http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714838543/entertainments08 Frank Lloyd Wright "understood buildings to be the background or framework for human existence" writes Robert McCarter in this exquisite book of essays, strikingly illustrated with pictures of projects as small as the modest Usonian houses or as grand as the Guggenheim Museum. "Century" by Bruce Bernard http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714838489/entertainments08 The 20th century, more than any other, has forced society to record and bear witness to the mundane and momentous events of history. The huge impact that photography has had on the recording of the last 100 years is stunningly realised in Bruce Bernard's massive chronicle, consisting of 1,100 images which take us from the trenches of World War One to the first explorations of space in the 1960s, and the conflict in the Balkans in the closing years of the millennium. "Love & Desire" by William A. Ewing http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500281718/entertainments08 From the saucy daguerrotypes of the 19th century, to the sassy sex-as-fashion prints of the 1980s and 90s, the 331 photographs--mostly in stylish black-and white--in William A. Ewing's "Love & Desire" will tickle everyone's fancy. Enticingly prefaced with an informative essay by Ewing this is a beautiful and portable hommage to the delights of all aspects of love and desire. Heavenly bodies indeed. ***ANTHONY VAN DYCK: PORTRAITIST TO A KING*** To coincide with the 400th anniversary of the birth of 17th- century Flemish painter Anthony Van Dyck, major exhibitions are taking place in Antwerp and London. We bring you selected sumptuous titles detailing the work of Charles I's favourite artist. Arts & Music ***EXCERPT FROM THE SPIRIT OF BRITAIN BY ROY STRONG"*** As a former director of London's National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria and Albert Museum, Roy Strong is brilliantly placed to comment on the history of the arts. His comprehensive and elegantly written "The Spirit of Britain" is a timely, beautifully illustrated dissection of cultural life in the British Isles from the Celts to the present day. Arts & Music ***BESTSELLERS*** In Bestsellers this month treat yourself to the best and most innovative examples of city accommodation, flick through a microscopic view of art across the centuries, and amuse yourself with some not-so boring postcards. "Hip Hotels: City" by Herbert Ypma http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0500281114/entertainments08 "The Art Book: Mini Edition" by Phaidon Press http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714836257/entertainments08 "Boring Postcards" by Martin Parr http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0714838950/entertainments08 ****** You'll find more great books, articles, excerpts and interviews in Amazon.co.uk's Arts & Music section at Arts & Music
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