The idea of America, and the American identity, has been central to this country’s cultural conversation and debate since its inception. America ― past, present, and future ― is an ongoing experiment in free will and liberty for all who reach its welcoming shores, plow its fertile soil, and raise their children to achieve that great promise of the American Dream. In The American Experiment, photographer Brandon Ralph presents an exploration of the patriotic symbols, the vast and varied landscape, and the tapestry of humanity that poses the question anew: What makes an American? 
The result is a finely wrought collection of moments and Americans captured in time, separated by decades and by state lines, by events of national significance and by the invisible routines of day-to-day life. In Ralph’s starkly beautiful and unwaveringly sensitive images, there is a sense of timelessness that speaks to our collective nostalgia, our unflagging optimism, and our unending pursuit of freedom for all people.

The American Experiment

Ralph, Brandon

Religion & Spirituality

WS Press

"It's an art book...photos are great, they really show the quality of the work...and you got Ray Bradbury. This will be a collectible for sure, definitely a book to have in every collection..." --Paul Booth All of Me Is Illustrated is the first book to feature Ray Bradbury's treasured stories "The Illustrated Man" and "The Illustrated Woman" together alongside the most stunning tattooed bodies of today. Bradbury's prose reminds us so wonderfully--and at times violently and humorously--how foolish it is to assume the origins and meanings behind a person's tattoos. Just as with Bradbury's characters, the motivations of the featured collectors and artists to ink (or be inked) vary. What is undeniable is that their illustrated bodies are a source of pride, wonder, titillation, and beauty, whether depicting the grotesque or the mundane. With an introduction by tattoo collector and scholar Anna Felicity Friedman, the result is a book that showcases masters of their craft. <ul> <li>Hardcover, 272 pages, 9.7 X 11.9 in., 127 photographs</li> <li>Stories by Ray Bradbury</li> <li>Tattoos by Today's Leading Artists, including Paul Booth, Steve Butcher, Ryan Ashley Malarkey, Jessa Bigelow, Yomico Moreno, Andy Pho, TeeJ Poole, Duke Riley, DJ Tambe, Tatu Baby, Carlos Torres, Dmitry Troshin, Jess Yen, Popo Zhang</li> </ul>

All of Me Is Illustrated

Arts & Photography

Bradbury, Ray Douglas

Photography & Video

No issue in America in the 1960s was more vital than civil rights, and no two public figures were more crucial in the drama of race relations in this era than Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy. Fifty years after they were both murdered, noted journalist David Margolick explores the untold story of the complex and ever-evolving relationship between these two American icons. Assassinated only sixty-two days apart in 1968, King and Kennedy changed the United States forever, and their deaths profoundly altered the country's trajectory. In The Promise and the Dream, Margolick examines their unique bond and the complicated mix of mutual assistance, impatience, wariness, awkwardness, antagonism, and admiration that existed between the two, documented with original interviews, oral histories, FBI files, and previously untapped contemporaneous accounts. At a turning point in social history, MLK and RFK embarked on distinct but converging paths toward lasting change. Even when they weren't interacting directly, they monitored and learned from, one another. Their joint story, a story each man took some pains to hide and which began to come into focus only with their murders, is not just gripping history but a window into contemporary America and the challenges we continue to face. Complemented by award-winning historian Douglas Brinkley's foreword and more than eighty revealing photos by the foremost photojournalists of the period, The Promise and the Dream offers a compelling look at one of the most consequential but misunderstood relationships in our nation's history.

The Promise and the Dream: The Untold Story of Martin Luther King, Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy

Biographies & Memoirs

MARGOLICK, David

Community & Culture

The Accordion Player: My Journey from Fear to Love

Adizes, Ichak K.

What Matters in Life: Lessons I Learned from Opening My Heart

Self-Help

Relationships

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