History Books

'Revolutionary Threads' by Bobby Sullivan undermines its own attempts at revealing some historical truths with its use of questionable source material.

'Burning Down the Haus' by Tim Mohr is a beautifully written and important book about punk in East Germany and its role in bringing down the Berlin Wall.

'Magic and Miracles: 100 Years of Moving Imaging Science and Technology' comes from the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) and is a highly recommended (4 star) hard cover reference book is full of visual technology history.

Giles Milton, author of "Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare', sheds light on the guerrilla warfare research and weaponry developed and unleashed against Hitler during World War II.

'Wonder Beyond Belief: On Christianity' by Navid Kermani is a book that should be read by anyone with any interest in art history, specifically Christian art.

Hughes makes it easy to believe that should human civilization persist another thousand years, Istanbul – by whatever name it may go by at that time – is likely to remain central to its region and the world.

A collection of previously unpublished photos of many of music's greatest artists, 'Live and Unseen' is guided tour through popular music history.

Severely underfed, beaten, deprived of food and water as punishment for infractions big and small, and afflicted with rampaging fevers, thousands of prisoners died on British prison ships off Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War. Robert P. Watson draws on the accounts of survivors to paint a lurid picture of this hellish but little-known aspect of the war.

'Pioneers of German Graphic Design' by Jens Muller a must read for students of graphic design, and an insightful tome for professional artists who seek inspiration in their craft.

Faded painted signs from times past linger on the sides of Manhattan's buildings, advertising everything from theaters to hosiery, meat markets to hotels, stables to department stores. Ben Passikoff's big, crisp photos of these relics preserve a vanishing history of industry in New York.