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“gail levin”

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  • Lee Krasner

    A Biography

    by Gail Levin ...
    A "compelling" biography of the brilliant abstract expressionist painter who was far more than just Mrs. Jackson Pollock ( Los Angeles Times).Lee Krasner is best known as the artist-wife of Jackson Pollock, the renowned abstract expressionist painter. Yet in this riveting biography, the first full-length account of her colorful life, Krasner emerges as a significant artist who deserves her place ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Alice Baber

    An Artist's Triumph Over Tragedy

    by Gail Levin ...
    The definitive biography of abstract artist Alice Baber, whose luminous and beloved works took the world by storm.From one of the most acclaimed art biographers writing today comes the surprising life of Alice Baber, who produced exquisite abstract paintings of vibrantly colored shapes that created an illusion of floating light. Heralded as an “artist of lyrical abstractions,” Baber’s paintings ... Read more

    $22.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Ethics and the Visual Arts

    Edited by Elaine A. King, Gail Levin ...
    The dark side of the arts is explored in this timely volume, sure to spark discussion and debate. Nineteen diverse essays by such distinguished authors as Eric Fischl, Suzaan Boettger, Stephen Weil, Richard Serra, and more cover a broad range of topics facing today’s artists, policy makers, art lawyers, galleries, museum professionals, and many others. Readers will find expert insights on such up ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

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    Alice Baber

    An Artist's Triumph Over Tragedy

    by Gail Levin ...
    Narrated by Rebecca Lam ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 50 min

    From one of the most acclaimed art biographers writing today comes the surprising life of Alice Baber, who produced exquisite abstract paintings of vibrantly colored shapes that created an illusion of floating light. Heralded as an "artist of lyrical abstractions," Baber's paintings had already entered the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan, the Guggenheim, and the ... Read more

    $24.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • On Cats

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    A PERFECT GIFT FOR CAT LOVERS: Ernest Hemingway, Frida Khalo, Ursula K. Le Guin, and others offer a beautiful ode to feline companions in this collection of writings introduced by Margaret Atwood.For centuries, cats have been worshipped, adored and mistrusted in equal measure.In these pages, writers reflect on the curious feline qualities that inspire such devotion in their owners, even when it ... Read more

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    From the Oldest Cities to the Last Wilderness, What Dirt Tells Us About Who We Are

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  • Fantastic Numbers and Where to Find Them

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  • Mastering Logical Fallacies

    The Definitive Guide to Flawless Rhetoric and Bulletproof Logic

    by Michael Withey ...
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  • The Embodied Mind, revised edition

    Cognitive Science and Human Experience

    by Francisco J. Varela, Evan Thompson, Eleanor Rosch ...
    A new edition of the classic work that originated the “embodied cognition” movement—and was one of the first to link science and Buddhist practices.Now with a foreword by mindfulness expert and Wherever You Go, There You Are author, Jon Kabat-Zinn.This classic book, first published in 1991, was one of the first to propose the “embodied cognition” approach in cognitive science. It pioneered the ... Read more

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  • Survival of the Nicest

    How Altruism Made Us Human and Why It Pays to Get Along

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  • Curiosity

    How Science Became Interested in Everything

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    With the recent landing of the Mars rover Curiosity, it seems safe to assume that the idea of being curious is alive and well in modern science—that it's not merely encouraged but is seen as an essential component of the scientific mission. Yet there was a time when curiosity was condemned. Neither Pandora nor Eve could resist the dangerous allure of unanswered questions, and all knowledge wasn't ... Read more

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