Thursday, January 5, 2012

MORE NEW TITLES

ALEXANDER MCQUEEN: SAVAGE BEAUTY
Andrew Bolton
Call number: 746.92092 BOL
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house.





ART AS THERAPY IN PALLIATIVE CARE: THE CREATIVE RESPONSE
edited by Mandy Pratt & Michele J.M. Wood
Call number: 615.85156 ART
This book provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the practice and results of art therapy in palliative care.







FASHION BRANDING
Miquel Abellan
Call number: 741.6 ABE
This illustrated volume brings together examples of brand & branding in the fashion industry to provide readers with insights into how design & fashion can combine to create consumer awareness and a lasting impact





GUCCI: THE MAKING OF
Edited by Frida Giannini, Contribution by Katie Grand, Peter Arnell, Rula Jebreal and Christopher Breward
Call number: 746.92 GUC
"Gucci: the making of" offers an in-depth look into Gucci’s origins, identity, influence, & innovation, including fabrication methods & appropriation of signature materials, past & present, & its influence among high society & Hollywood. (Rizzoli)



VITAMIN P2: NEW PERSPECTIVES IN PAINTING
Call number: 709.04092 VIT
A dynamic overview of the best new contemporary painting from around the world. Both a reference book for the art world and an accesible introduction for newcomers to the scene







YOUR IDEA, INC.: 12 STEPS TO BUILDING A MILLION-DOLLAR BUSINESS
Sandy Abrams
Call number: 338.04 ABR
The book helps reader in adopting the 12-step plan to make her/his new product or service profitable reality.

NEW ADDITIONS


AI WEIWEI INTERLACING
edited by Urs Stahel & Daniela Janser
Call number: 709.2 AI
Interlacing presents the complexity of Weiwei's oeuvre through blogs, critical essays & hundreds of photographs.






EIGHT PLAYS
Ovidia Yu
Call number: S822 YU
Ms Yu's collection of some of her finest works includes: The woman in a tree on the hill; Three fat virgins; Playing mothers; Love calls; Breastissues; Life choices; The silence of the kittens & Hitting (on) women








IT'S NOT HOW GOOD YOU ARE, IT'S HOW GOOD YOU WANT TO BE
Paul Arden
Call number: 158.1 ARD
This volume is a concise guide to making the most of yourself - a pocket 'bible' for the talented & timid to make the unthinkable & the impossible possible






THE BIG BENTO BOOK OF UNUSELESS JAPANESE INVENTIONS
Kenji Kawakami
Call number: 608.752 KAW
In Japan, Kenji Kawakami is famous for his tireless promotion of Chindogu, the art of the unuseless idea. Kawakami has developed an entire philosophy around these bizarre & logic-defying gadgets & gizmos, which must work but are actually entirely impractical