2009 was the year that some of the biggest names in Bookland finally brought us their long-awaited new works: we got to read new books from Robert Jordan, Margaret Atwood, Roberto Bolano, Richard Dawkins, Esther and Jerry Hicks, Robert Crumb, Stieg Larsson, Dan Brown, Vladimir Nabokov, Audrey Niffenegger, and John Irving, and even another Hitchhiker’s Guide to The Galaxy book!
Here they are: The 70 books that made our year.
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POPULAR CULTURE
Avedon Fashion 1944-2000 by Carol Squiers, Philippe Garner & Vince Aletti
This comprehensive volume offers a definitive survey, from Avedon’s groundbreaking early photographs for Harper’s Bazaar through his constantly inventive contributions to Vogue, Egoiste, and The New Yorker. Each carefully selected image represents an artistic collaboration with significant models, stylists, and designers.
The Sartorialist by Scott Schuman
Scott Schuman just wanted to take photographs of people on the street who looked great. His now famous blog was an attempt to showcase the wonderful and varied sartorial tastes of real people – not only those of the fashion industry. The book is a beautiful anthology of Scott’s favourite shots from around the world. They include photographs of well-known fashion figures as well as those shots of the anonymous passerby whose imagination and taste delight the viewer.
High Voltage Tattoo by Kat Von D.
The charismatic Kat Von D, the star of LA Ink, opens the door to the world of contemporary tattooing, the way only a true insider can. It includes Kat’s story, the work she finds inspirational, past and present; great tattoo artists, from a classic artist like Sailor Jerry to people she admires who are working around the world. It includes humorous visual thematic portfolios of Kat’s work, her portrait tattoos (for which she is famous); great work in typography, back pieces, memorials, body suits, and more. (more…)
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