New Releases 3-16-2010

New books published this week.

 

The Long Way Home, by David LaskinThrow Out Fifty Things, by Gail BlankeIrving Penn : PortraitsMagritte, by David SylvesterHunted, by P.C. Cast & Kristin CastThe Wimpy Kid Movie Diary, by Jeff Kinney    

$20.95
ISBN-13: 9780061233333
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Published: Harper, 03/01/2010

This look at the immigrant experience in the early 1900s traces the lives of a dozen men from their childhoods in Europe through their arrival at Ellis Island, their challenges in a strange new land, and their struggles during the Great War.


$10.99
ISBN-13: 9780446505789
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Published: Springboard Press, 03/01/2010

"If you want to grow, you gotta let go," is Blanke's mantra; and that means eliminating all the clutter-physical and emotional-that holds you back, weighs you down, or just makes you feel bad about yourself.


$32.00
ISBN-13: 9781855144170
Availability: Not in stock. Can usually be ordered within 1-5 days.
Published: Harry N. Abrams, 02/01/2010

Drawn from a career spanning seven decades, Irving Penn Portraits presents thirty photographs of renowned personalities by one of the most distinguished photographers of the 20th century.


Magritte (Hardcover)

$43.95
ISBN-13: 9789061538561
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Published: Harry N. Abrams, 03/01/2010

This magisterial volume by David Sylvester, the foremost expert on Magritte's work--out of print for more than a decade--is available again to celebrate the opening of the new Magritte Museum in Brussels. Brought up to date by the museum's director, Michel Draguet, the book offers 40 chapters of critical insights and clues to Magritte's puzzles, and over 500 lush full-color illustrations, making it an uparalleled source for understanding and appreciating an enormously popular and remarkably creative artist.


Hunted (Paperback)

$7.95
ISBN-13: 9780312577995
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Published: St. Martin's Griffin, 03/01/2010

Zoey's friends have her back again and Stevie Rae and the red fledglings aren't Neferet's secrets any longer. But an unexpected danger has emerged, forcing Zoey to confront secrets she doesn't want to hear and truths she doesn't want to face.


$11.95
ISBN-13: 9780810996168
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Published: Harry N. Abrams, 03/01/2010

Go behind the scenes with Jeff Kinney and the making of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid movie, a live-action film by 20th Century Fox. Includes photographs, script pages, storyboard sketches, costume designs, and original art by Kinney.