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Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers

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Van Gogh: The Life

Steven Naifeh, Gregory White Smith · 953 pages

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Vincent

Barbara Stok · 141 pages

"The turbulent life of Vincent van Gogh is a constant source of inspiration and intrigue for artists and art lovers. In this beautiful graphic biography, artist and writer Barbara Stok documents the brief and intense period of creativity Van Gogh spent in Arles, Provence. Away from Paris, Van Gogh falls in love with the landscape and light of the south of France. He dreams of setting up an artists

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Frida: A Biography of Frida Kahlo

Hayden Herrera · 528 pages

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The Power of Art

Simon Schama · 448 pages

Taking eight famous painters and their great masterpieces, this book takes you back to the intense moment in history when these works were conceived and born. In each case the artist is backed into a corner, and given a chance to confound his rivals, enemies and critics.

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Leonardo da Vinci

Walter Isaacson · 616 pages

The author of the acclaimed bestsellers Steve Jobs, Einstein, and Benjamin Franklin brings Leonardo da Vinci to life in this exciting new biography. Based on thousands of pages from Leonardo’s astonishing notebooks and new discoveries about his life and work, Walter Isaacson weaves a narrative that connects his art to his science. He shows how Leonardo’s genius was based on skills we can improv

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Lust for Life

Irving Stone · 479 pages

A fictional account of the life of Vincent van Gogh, the tormented genius who put so much of himself into his art that he found it difficult to maintain himself in ordinary society.

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Life with Picasso

Francoise Gilot · 373 pages

Extensive portrait of the artist written by a woman who lived with him for 11 years and was the mother of two of his children.

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Portrait of an Artist: A Biography of Georgia O'Keeffe

Laurie Lisle · 447 pages

This chronicle of the life and career of a unique modern artist is based on her correspondence and interviews with friends, relatives, and colleagues.

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Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life

Roxana Robinson · 639 pages

A biography of Georgia, who established her own vision and remained in the forefront of American art through her life.

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The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau

Michelle Markel · 32 pages

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M.C. Escher: The Graphic Work

M.C. Escher · 96 pages

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You are Not Alone: Michael: Through a Brother's Eyes

Jermaine Jackson · 442 pages

This work is a portrait of Michael Jackson, illuminating the private man, offering access into a rarefied world. The author, his brother, older than Michael by four years, offers a keenly observed and surprisingly candid memoir tracing Michael's life starting with their shared childhood and extending through the Jackson 5 years, Michael's phenomenal solo career, his loves, his suffering, and his t

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The Goldfinch

Donna Tartt · 817 pages

"The Goldfinch is a rarity that comes along perhaps half a dozen times per decade, a smartly written literary novel that connects with the heart as well as the mind....Donna Tartt has delivered an extraordinary work of fiction."--Stephen King, The New York Times Book Review Composed with the skills of a master, The Goldfinch is a haunted odyssey through present day America and a drama of enthra

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Diana: Her True Story in Her Own Words

Andrew Morton · 288 pages

For the first time, here is the true story of Princess Diana, complete with revelations that will shock the world. Diana: Her True Story is a unique royal biography. It is based on facts that are published here for the first time and includes private photographs made available exclusively for this book. The author has had the cooperation and support of members of Diana's family and her closest fr

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Virginia Woolf: A Biography

Quentin Bell · 314 pages

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Nick Drake: the biography

Patrick Humphries · 279 pages

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The Strange Case of Edward Gorey

Alexander Theroux · 82 pages

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