Authors:Timothy Greenfield-Sanders,  Gore Vidal,
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: portraits, star, porn, xxx
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2005-09-01
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0821257455
ISBN-13: 9780821257456

Now in paperback, a provocative look at today+s leading porn stars combined with insightful, offbeat, and amusing texts by an all-star literary lineup.XXX, by renowned photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, features cleverly paired portraits (one clothed and one nude) of the top stars in pornographic film. A cross section of straight and gay men and women is represented, from porn legends to rising stars. Performers in the book include celebrities like Jenna Jameson (the leading porn star of our time), Ron Jeremy, and Nina Hartley, as well as fast-rising names like Sunrise Adams, Belladonna,

Author: Suzanne Lussier
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: fashion, deco, art
Number of Pages: 96
Published: 2003-06-11
List price: $19.95
ISBN-10: 0821228323
ISBN-13: 9780821228326

Suzanne Lussier, an expert on French ’20s and ’30s fashion, is a curator in the Department of Textiles and Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum. She lives in London.From flapper dresses to feathers, fashion exploded during the Roaring ’20s, when clothes became a symbol of a more liberated lifestyle and epitomized the glamour and youthful excitement of the Jazz Age. Hemlines and waistlines slowly crept toward each other as the motto for style--and life--became "Anything Goes!" In ART DECO FASHION the world of Hollywood and F. Scott Fitzgerald comes to life in images of bead

Author: Edward Hirsch
Publisher: Bulfinch Pr
Keywords: art, writers, vision, transforming
Number of Pages: 143
Published: 1994-10
List price: $27.95
ISBN-10: 0821221264
ISBN-13: 9780821221266

In this unique and lavishly illustrated gift book, famous writers, including John Updike, Wallace Stevens, Joyce Carol Oates, and Philip Levine, contribute poems and prose--most never before published--on artworks found in one of the country’s preeminent museums. 70 illustrations, 63 in color.

Authors:Preston Bailey, Beth Decker, John Labbe,
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: weddings, fantasy, bailey, preston
Number of Pages: 176
Published: 2004-11-09
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0821228692
ISBN-13: 9780821228692

In this incredible collection of inspirational photos and ideas, floral designer Preston Bailey shares his invaluable experience of more than 20 years in creating the decor for celebrity and high-profile events and tells how to create an unforgettable wedding for brides and grooms-to-be. With engaging text, Bailey guides the reader through the process of planning engagement parties and receptions, and explains how to bring diverse yet elegant elements together to compose the stunning environment of ones dreams. Beginning with large decisions, such as choosing a theme and transforming a wid

Authors:Joyce Tenneson, Anne Roiphe,
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: illuminations
Number of Pages: 108
Published: 1998-01-02
List price: $45.00
ISBN-10: 0821223844
ISBN-13: 9780821223840

Haunting, ethereal, pensive, disturbing describe the photographic work of Joyce Tenneson. Lit by an almost otherwordly glow, her enigmatic nudes and numinous tableaux are a mysterious alchemy of sensuality and spirituality. Expanding on Tenneson’s past themes, ILLUMINATIONS also includes complex multipanel images suffused with architectural and sculptural details. 70 color illustrations.

Authors:Harold Feinstein, Robert H. Hesse,
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: orchidelirium
Number of Pages: 144
Published: 2007-02-07
List price: $50.00
ISBN-10: 082126205X
ISBN-13: 9780821262054

The Dutch had Tulip Mania in the 17th century. Victorian England had its own equivalent with "orchidelirium," an obsessive passion for orchids that has carried into the present day. Orchids remain among the most beautiful, hotly debated, and passionately collected of all flowers. ORCHIDELIRIUM presents Harold Feinstein’s breathtaking pictures of orchids--dozens of different varieties and shades of them. In the tradition of the critically acclaimed gift book One Hundred Flowers (Bulfinch Press, 2000), this new volume offers images of staggering detail and subtlety. Nobody has been abl

Author: Philip Swindells
Publisher: Bulfinch
Keywords: water, garden, design, maintenance, guide, ultimate, master, book
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2002-04-30
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 0821227963
ISBN-13: 9780821227961

Water has featured prominently in garden designs for thousands of years. Its appeal to the senses-its visually compelling light and movement and soothing splashing and bubbling sounds-still attracts the imagination of gardeners worldwide. With a wealth of practical ideas and tips on water gardening, this indispensable book helps minimize the problems faced in building and maintaining a water garden, and maximizes the pleasure a well-designed water garden can give. Including design options-for every aesthetic, space, and budget-this guide is not only practical but inspirational.