by michaeld | Nov 19, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography
Stunning Portraits of the Human Experience By Steve McCurry Phaidon Press 59.95 272 pages I had never heard of Steve McCurry before I received his book, The Iconic Photographs. He has been a photographer for more than three decades and his most famous...
by michaeld | Nov 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Cooking, Food & Drinks
By Nicholas Lander Phaidon Press 39.95 351 pages It takes more than a good cook to make a great restaurant. A successful establishment – one that runs profitably, critics like, and customers return to time and again – requires a...
by Site Owner | Oct 19, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography
Update Your Travel Itinerary! by Phaidon Phaidon Press, $24.95, 469 pages When traveling in Greece, most tourists stop to see the Parthenon, Acropolis and other ruins. The Phaidon Atlas Project challenges travelers to update their choice of destinations and include...
by Site Owner | Oct 15, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Art, Design & Photography
By Katy Siegel, Lillian Davies & Pauline Pobocha Phaidon Press, 304 pages, $75.00 In Abstract Expressionism, art historian Katy Siegel has assembled a definitive overview of the movement that emerged in New York City in the early 1940s and...
by Site Owner | Aug 13, 2012 | Archived Reviews (pre-April 2020), Biographies & Memoirs
By Tomi Ungerer Phaidon Press, $29.95, 170 pages Far Out Isn’t Far Enough is filled with beautiful, telling sketches made by its author Tomi Ungerer. The book and its illustrations, drawing in an utterly unique witty style, record Tomi’s and his wife’s unexpected...