Harpercollins E Books: 5637 books
The Kennedys
Portrait of a Family
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
In the early 1960s, Richard Avedon was commissioned by Harper's Bazaar to create Observations, a column that consisted of a series of nine photographic essays. The subject of the first essay was John F. Kennedy and his young family, who sat for formal black-and-white portraits just three weeks prior...
Savvy Chic
The Art of More for Less
Language: English
Release Date: October 26, 2010
From Anna Johnson, the author of Three Black Skirts and Handbags comes an invaluable manual for how to live well and elegantly on a budget. The perfect book for our more frugal times, Savvy Chic celebrates “the Art of More for Less,” illuminating the path to smarter, more creative spending for...
In the Footsteps of Popes
A Spirited Guide to the Treasures of the Vatican
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2009
A unique look at the treasures of the Vatican Museums, the Sistine Chapel, and the Basilica of Saint Peter from an official guide of the Eternal City.
In a tiny enclave in the heart of Rome lies the world's smallest independent state—the Vatican. Over the course of fifteen hundred years,...
The Lives of the Muses
Nine Women & the Artists They Inspired
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
All loved, and were loved by, their artists, and inspired them with an intensity of emotion akin to Eros.
In a brilliant, wry, and provocative book, National Book Award finalist Francine Prose explores the complex relationship between the artist and his muse. In so doing, she illuminates with...
The Forger's Spell
A True Story of Vermeer, Nazis, and the Greatest Art Hoax of the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
As riveting as a World War II thriller, The Forger's Spell is the true story of three men and an extraordinary deception: the revered artist Johannes Vermeer; the small-time Dutch painter who dared to impersonate him years later; and the con man's mark, Hermann Goering, the fanatical art collector and one of Nazi Germany's most reviled leaders.
Trouble in Bloom
A Nina Quinn Mystery
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Nina Quinn never goes looking for trouble, but for some reason, it always seems to come looking for her! This time, Nina and her boyfriend Bobby have gotten coerced into helping a sleazy lawyer acquaintance entrap a local TV producer. It seems that the producer is suspected of sexual harassment, and...
The Rescue Artist
A True Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece
Language: English
Release Date: November 16, 2010
In the predawn hours of a gloomy February day in 1994, two thieves entered the National Gallery in Oslo and made off with one of the world's most famous paintings, Edvard Munch's Scream. It was a brazen crime committed while the whole world was watching the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics...
The Substance of Style
How the Rise of Aesthetic Value Is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness
Language: English
Release Date: March 17, 2009
Whether it's sleek leather pants, a shiny new Apple computer, or a designer toaster, we make important decisions as consumers every day based on our sensory experience. Sensory appeals are everywhere, and they are intensifying, radically changing how Americans live and work. The twenty-first century...
The Word Made Flesh
Literary Tattoos from Bookworms
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
A beautifully packaged full-color collection of literary tattoos and short personal essays, The Word Made Flesh is an intimate but anonymous confessional book, in the vein of thought-provoking anthologies like PostSecret and Not Quite What I Was Planning. Gorgeous photographs and candid commentary...
Causing a Scene
Extraordinary Pranks in Ordinary Places with Improv Everywhere
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2009
A fake U2 concert. A deranged hypnotist.
A book signing by a dead author.
Welcome to the wild world of Improv Everywhere.
From the infamous No Pants! Subway Ride to the legendary Grand Central Freeze, Improv Everywhere has been responsible for some of the most original and subversive...
Do Fish Drink Water?
Puzzling And Improbable Questions And Answers
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2010
Is it true that elephants are afraid of mice?
How much gold does the United States store in Fort Knox?
Why do I get a headache when I eat ice cream too fast?
How did the "seventh inning stretch" originate?
As the official webmaster for Xerox, Bill McLain was surprised by the kinds...
The Violin Maker
A Search for the Secrets of Craftsmanship, Sound, and Stradivari
Language: English
Release Date: January 26, 2010
How does a simple piece of wood become a violin, the king of instruments? Watch and find out as Eugene Drucker, a member of the world–renowned Emerson String Quartet, commissions Sam Zygmuntowicz, a Brooklyn craftsman, to make him a new violin. As he tells this extraordinary story, journalist John...
by Karrine Steffans
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2009
Part tell-all, part cautionary tale, this emotionally charged memoir from a former video vixen nicknamed 'Superhead' goes beyond the glamour of celebrity to reveal the inner workings of the hip-hop dancer industry—from the physical and emotional abuse that's rampant in the industry, and which marked...
Love, Lust & Faking It
The Naked Truth About Sex, Lies, and True Romance
Language: English
Release Date: September 28, 2010
"Even though this book is not as funny as mine, you should still buy it." —Chelsea Handler
New York Times bestselling author Jenny McCarthy turns on the lights for a bawdy and hilarious look at women and sex. Returning to her comic roots and the tell-all tone that readers loved...