Long before the current "coffee craze," collectors were fascinated with the world of coffee. This colorful, expansive book explores over a thousand antiques with more than 500 color photographs. From grinders to coffee cans, posters to coffee makers, this is a varied collection of over 100 years of coffee antiques...more
Susan Douglas, author of the much praised Where the Girls Are, explores how radio -- how we listened, where we listened, and whom we listened to -- has influenced the national psyche....more
This book deals with structural surveys for all types of building - domestic industrial and commercial - and includes diagnosis of a wide range of defects. It considers both modern and older construction methods, and deals with the particular problems of alterations and restoration work. Guidance is given on how...more
Cofounder and artistic director of the famed Negro Ensemble Company, Douglas Turner Ward is also the country's foremost authority on African Americans in theatre. Playwright and educator Gus Edwards talked with Ward about the opportunities for African American actors. The result is the first book to address the creative and...more
Catalog of an exhibition at the Edward Thorp Gallery, New York, Oct., 1996. 2-page essay by Douglas Maxwell; biography includes exhibitions and collections where he work is displayed. 24 pages; 6 color illus. of paintings; 6 charcoal works shown in the waterways section....more