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By: Michael Ondaatje
Publisher: Random House of Canada Ltd
February 15, 2003
This is a book that gets you deep into the filmmaking process -- and actually, the making of any art. Murch reveals a lot about what it's like to edit film. The more I learn about film editors, the more respect I have for them. Plus, Ondaatje makes very fine contributions to this book. He has the role of interviewer and he asks really good questions ... and he talks about writing which was also very... more
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| 2. Native North American Art (Oxford History of Art) | 
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By: Janet Catherine Berlo, Ruth B. Phillips
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
November 19, 1998
The book is a text book for my college class. I was delighted that for only a little extra I was able to get an online version as well as the hard copy. This is helpful when I am writing papers and need to search a topic. Information is up-to-date and respects the request of tribes not to show pictures of come ceremonies. ... more
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| 3. The Judgment of Paris: The Revolutionary Decade That Gave the World Impressionism |
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By: Ross King
Publisher: Anchor Canada
October 24, 2006
Firstly, I'm not an historian of this or any period of art, but an enthusiastic reader of the times we still, I believe, can reach back into with relative ease. Second, my journey down that path began decades ago with Arnold Hauser's Social History volumes, and has been fleshed out with T J Clark and Michael Fried. I thought that was enough (though I'm tempted through a fellow reviewer of this book... more
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| 4. The Story of French | 
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By: Jean-Benoît Nadeau, Julie Barlow
Publisher: Knopf Canada
October 10, 2006
The Story of French should be in every Francophones library or any lover of something French. It is so true the French language is unlike English, Spanish or German a unifier of those who speak it, largely stemming from French being so controlled by the France. And while the book deals a lot on France it is by far not limited to France, but the French language and thus you learn so much about the... more
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| 5. Looking at Indian Art of the Northwest Coast |
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By: Hilary Stewart
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
September 24, 2004
Hello from Barcelona:
This book shows all the different animal and motifs typologies found at the northwest coast indian totem poles, houses and boxes decorations. Great explanation and examples, designs and variations.
Perfect if you already know a bit of the main subject or just want to learn the aesthetic and the visuals: not enough if you want to understand the art and the culture... more
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| 6. The Group of Seven and Tom Thomson |
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By: David P. Silcox
Publisher: Firefly Books
August 14, 2006
The Group of Seven (and then some) set about creating an art form that was uniquely Canadian. There is no arguing that they succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination.
Fred Jacob, writing in the Toronto Mail & Empire of 1919, summed it up very well:
"In their work the spirit of young Canada has found itself...It is not commercial and it is purposed for pure love... more
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| 7. Growing Pains: The Autobiography of Emily Carr |
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By: Emily Carr
Publisher: Douglas & McIntyre
April 10, 2005
This is an interesting read. If you are an Emily Carr lover, then you must add this book to your library... more
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| 8. The Art of Robert Bateman |
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By: Ramsay Derry
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
September 15, 2006
I purchased the book to match the limited edition print which I own. I was not only happy to find that particular book with the dust cover of the print I had but to enjoy the contents showing the work of Robert Bateman, who has given so much to the world of wildlife art. I was fortunate to meet him at the Northwest Rendezvous Art Show in 1984.
The source company was timely and excellent... more
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| 9. Ticket To Ride: Inside the Beatles' 1964 Tour that Changed the World (with CD) | 
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By: Larry Kane
Publisher: Running Press
July 13, 2003
At first, it looked like this book was going to be a dud. The author would ask the Beatles different questions, and they would say things like "Yeah. Uh huh. Is that what you think?"
But the author was the only official American reporter who had insider access to the Beatles while they toured America.. He gives an interesting firsthand account on what Beatlemania was like (screaming fans... more
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| 10. A Prairie Boy's Summer |
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By: William Kurelek
Publisher: Tundra Books
June 01, 1975
A Prairie Boy's Summer has garnered numerous awards since its publication in 1975: A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year, 1975; A Children's Book Council Showcase Book Award, 1976; Canadian Association of Children's Librarians, Best Illustrated Book, 1976; IODE Book of the Year, 1976; and, also in 1976, the Amelia Frances Howard-Gibbon Illustrator's Award.
The original paintings... more
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