Authors:Bill Beckley, David Shapiro,
Publisher: Allworth Press
Keywords: aesthetics, new, beauty, uncontrollable
Number of Pages: 448
Published: 2001-10-01
List price: $24.95
ISBN-10: 1581151969
ISBN-13: 9781581151961

In 1998, a prestigious group of artists, critics, and literati offered in a single collection their incisive reflections on the question of beauty—past, present, and future. This esteemed collection of essays, entitled Uncontrollable Beauty, provoked debates about beauty in art and culture, arousing widespread curiosity and stimulating passionate discussion that helped to usher in a new era of appreciation for beauty in art. In response to the enduring popularity and acclaim for this anthology, Allworth Press has just published a paperback edition of Uncontrollable Beauty, edited by Bill B

Authors:Joey Green, Tony Dierckins, Tim Nyberg,
Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin
Keywords: warning, book, uncontrollable, laughter, spontaneous, reading, label, cause
Number of Pages: 128
Published: 1998-10-15
List price: $11.95
ISBN-10: 0312195346
ISBN-13: 9780312195342

Warnings-they’re everywhere.On toys. On hair dryers. On compact discs. On take-out coffee cups. Almost everything for sale today comes with a warning. Why? Now, most people have enough common sense not to take a bath with an electric blender, but thanks to a few morons out there who sued big companies and won huge settlements, products now come with warnings that treat consumers like a bunch of slack-jawed yokels. So here’s a collection of more than a hundred of the most ridiculous real warning labels on today’s products. For example:CAUTION: DO NOT ON USE THIS HAMMER TO ST