Search Results: Titles starting with G from Michael Patrick McCarty, Bookseller

Sperone Westwater, 2010. Trade paperback. Like New. In Fine slipcase. A bright, fresh copy. For its inaugural exhibition at 257 Bowery, Sperone Westwater is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Guillermo Kuitca. This is Kuitca's eighth solo show with Sperone Westwater. Kuitca's new paintings developed from a series he first showed in 2007, when he represented Argentina at the Venice Biennale. While the subject of the canvases in Venice was by and large abstraction itself, in this new group Kuitca mixes the abstract with compositional motifs of his own past series. Alongside his pictorial explorations of light and shadow, color and construction, and the transparency of planes, Kuitca incorporates elements of past series such as fragmented maps, architectural floor plans, and thorns. Some works, such as Untitled (2009), are monumental in scale, while others like Philosophy for Princes I (2009) are small, emphasizing the dramatic and shifting height of the new gallery spaces.… Read More

Sperone Westwater, 2010. Trade paperback. Fine. Slipcase missing. A bright, fresh copy. For its inaugural exhibition at 257 Bowery, Sperone Westwater is pleased to announce an exhibition of new paintings by Guillermo Kuitca. This is Kuitca's eighth solo show with Sperone Westwater. Kuitca's new paintings developed from a series he first showed in 2007, when he represented Argentina at the Venice Biennale. While the subject of the canvases in Venice was by and large abstraction itself, in this new group Kuitca mixes the abstract with compositional motifs of his own past series. Alongside his pictorial explorations of light and shadow, color and construction, and the transparency of planes, Kuitca incorporates elements of past series such as fragmented maps, architectural floor plans, and thorns. Some works, such as Untitled (2009), are monumental in scale, while others like Philosophy for Princes I (2009) are small, emphasizing the dramatic and shifting height of the new gallery spaces.… Read More

Pocket Books, 1989. Softcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. The first popularly written explanation of the scientific theory galvanizing both New Age and scientific circles: the GAIA Hypothesis. Elisabet Sahtouris is an evolution biologist, futurist, speaker, author and sustainability consultant to businesses, government agencies and other organizations.

Lyons Press, 2013. Softcover. Like New. 84x16x132. One fateful day in 1996, after discovering that five freight cars' worth of glittering corn have reaped a tiny profit of $18.16, young Forrest Pritchard vows to save his family's farm. What ensues--through hilarious encounters with all manner of livestock and colorful local characters--is a crash course in sustainable agriculture. Pritchard's biggest ally is his renegade father, who initially questions his son's career choice and rejects organic foods for sugary mainstream fare. But just when the farm starts to turn heads at local farmers' markets, his father's health takes a turn for the worse. With poetry and humor, this inspiring memoir tugs on the heartstrings and feeds the soul long after the last page is turned.

University of Alaska Press, 2013. Softcover. Like New. 6x0x9. For many the idea of living off the land is a romantic notion left to stories of olden days or wistful dreams at the office. But for Sara Loewen it becomes her way of life each summer as her family settles into their remote cabin on Uyak Bay for the height of salmon season. With this connection to thousands of years of fishing and gathering at its core, Gaining Daylight explores what it means to balance lives on two islands, living within both an ancient way of life and the modern world. Her personal essays integrate natural and island history with her experiences of fishing and family life, as well as the challenges of living at the northern edge of the Pacific.Loewen’s writing is richly descriptive; readers can almost feel heat from wood stoves, smell smoking salmon, and spot the ways the ocean blues change with the season. With honesty and humor, Loewen easily draws readers into her world, sharing the rewards of… Read More

Bear & Company, 2002. Original ed. Trade paperback. Like New. The Galactic Alignment is a rare astronomical event that brings the solstice sun into alignment with the center of the Milky Way galaxy every 12,960 years. Building on the discoveries of his book Maya Cosmogenesis 2012, Jenkins demonstrates that the end-date of 2012 does not signal the end of time but rather the beginning of a new stage in the development of human consciousness. He recovers a striking common thread that connects the ancient cosmological insights of the Maya not only to Egyptian thought and Vedic philosophy but also to the diversity of humankind's metaphysical traditions ranging from Celtic sacred topography and Medieval alchemy to the Kabbalah and Islamic astrology. His work presents us with a groundbreaking synthesis of lost wisdom once common to ancient cosmologies that will help us understand the significance of this transformative cosmic milestone. "John Major Jenkins (1964-2017) was a leading independent… Read More

Sierra Club, 1968. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. Both books in Very Good+ condition in Very Good dustjackets; a small chip to the dustjacket of Volume 1; a short tear to the dustjacket of Volume 2. In Very Good Slipcase Box, Which has some general shelf wear. Each volume has 69 color plates; v.l: Discovery: Corsairs/pirates; sailors; W. W. Feltus, Capt. Benj. Morrell; Herman Melville; Scientists: Darwin, Slevin, Wm. Beebe; v.2: Galapagos Journal; Galaposgos Sketches; photographs by Eliot Porter; Introductions by Loren Eiseley & John P. Milton; text by Eliot Porter & Kenneth Brower; Kenneth Brower, editor; selections from the writings of Charles Darwin; William Beebe; Herman Melville & others. Eliot Furness Porter (December 6, 1901 November 2, 1990) was an American photographer best known for his color photographs of nature. For twenty years, Porter pursued a project to publish nature photographs combined with quotes from works by Henry David Thoreau. Not until an… Read More

University of Calgary Press, 2020. Softcover. Like New. 6x0x9. An attractive and comprehensive guidebook, this work has been completely revised and updated by the author. The reader will find an easy-to-use text which details the natural history of the plants and animals found in the Galápagos Islands. Management and conservation of the Galápagos National Park is discussed, and visitor information and notes about the various tourist sites are given. An index and checklist of plants and animals with page references and a glossary of technical terms are provided.

Gazelle Book Services Ltd, 1985-01-01. Softcover. Very Good. 8x5x0. The Book is in Very Good+ condition. A comprehensive guide to the natural history of the Galapagos Islands. This easy-to-use guidebook cover human history in the archipelago, the Galapagos physical environment, the arrival and establishment of organisms, evolutionary and ecological relationships, and includes detailed natural histories of the flora and fauna.

The Viking Press, 1980. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. 11x9x0. This richly illustrated book is a welcome event for scientists, writers, photographers, and armchair travelers, since here, for the first time in book form, are reproduced more than 300 color photographs by Tui De Roy Moore, the only photographer who has had access to the Galapagos since childhood. For more than ten years she has concentrated on capturing the most unusual and revealing aspects of the islands - views that have eluded photographers with limited time and access to remote areas. Here we can see large groups of wild tortoises atop the volcano Alcedo, the nesting albatross on Hood Island, and such rarely seen species as the flightless rail, the Galapagos owl, and the woodpecker finch. Mrs. Moore was able to film eruptions of the volcano on Fernandina Island and to spend hours waiting for the perfect shot of a Galapagos hawk circling the smoldering caldera. She has also recorded a battle between bull sea lions,… Read More

Sierra Club Books, 1995. Softcover. Very Good. 7x0x10. Signed by Author. Signed by Rowell (signature only) on half title page; scarce thus. In sixty practical yet inspirational essays drawn from his Outdoor Photographer column, and in 145 stunning color photographs, world-renowned photographer Galen Rowell explains and demonstrates the techniques he uses to transform light and color into vivid, uniquely expressive art. The illuminating essays in Galen Rowell's Vision are grouped into four chapters covering the fundamental aspects of the art of adventure photography as practiced by one of its masters: "Goals," transforming dreams into realities through personal vision; "Preparations," pushing the limits of equipment, film, and technique; "Journeys," merging visions with realities; and "Realizations," communicating one's worldview through photography. Throughout, Rowell includes examples of some of his most memorable images and relates fascinating… Read More

Sierra Club Books, 1993. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 7x1x10. Book is in Near Fine condition, with previous owner inscription on half title page. The DJ has a small chip to front panel, price clipped. In sixty practical yet inspirational essays drawn from his Outdoor Photographer column, and in 145 stunning color photographs, world-renowned photographer Galen Rowell explains and demonstrates the techniques he uses to transform light and color into vivid, uniquely expressive art. The illuminating essays in Galen Rowell's Vision are grouped into four chapters covering the fundamental aspects of the art of adventure photography as practiced by one of its masters: "Goals," transforming dreams into realities through personal vision; "Preparations," pushing the limits of equipment, film, and technique; "Journeys," merging visions with realities; and "Realizations," communicating one's worldview through photography. Throughout, Rowell… Read More

W. W. Norton & Company, 2001. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . 7x1x10. Two 1" tears to dustjacket. The grand master of adventure photography reveals the art, craft, and philosophy behind his images. In sixty-six essays based on his popular column in Outdoor Photographer, and in more than one hundred and sixty color photographs, Galen Rowell shows how he transforms what he sees into vivid, memorable works of art. He clearly explains why "pre-visualizing" a photograph before exposing any film is one key to making an arresting image rather than a mere replica of what we see through the viewfinder. Along the way he also offers advice on practical and technical matters such as how to pack camera gear; what to leave behind when you've got to travel light; pushing film to extremes; and when and how to use fill flash, smart flash, and remote smart flash.This is a how-to book by an artist who has made adventure and photography a way of life.

Walker & Company, 1999. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 6x1x9. Inspired by a long fascination with Galileo, and by the remarkable surviving letters of Galileo's daughter, a cloistered nun, Dava Sobel has written a biography unlike any other of the man Albert Einstein called "the father of modern physics- indeed of modern science altogether." Galileo's Daughter also presents a stunning portrait of a person hitherto lost to history, described by her father as "a woman of exquisite mind, singular goodness, and most tenderly attached to me.

Steele Roberts Ltd, 2008. Softcover. Very Good. 0x0x0. Gift inscription by previous owners. A compilation of oral stories and genealogical records about James Gallagher and Sheila Dubh (Black Sheila) McDevitt Gallagher and their descendents. It encompasses the Irish Diapora of the 19th century, the journeys which led many to resettle in America, Australia and New Zealand, and the achievements and misfortunes of their evolving families through to the 21st century. Scarce in any condition.

Vintage, 2007. Softcover. Like New. 5x0x8. Place exerts the power of destiny in these ten stories of lives uncannily recognizable and unforgettably strange: a boy makes a surprising discovery skating at night on Lake Michigan; an Irish clan in Massachusetts gather at the bedside of their dying matriarch; a battered survivor of the glory days of Key West washes up on other shores. Several of the stories unfold in Big Sky country, McGuane’s signature landscape: a father tries to buy his adult son out of virginity; a convict turned cowhand finds refuge at a ranch in ruination; a couple makes a fateful drive through the perilous gorge of the title story before parting ways. McGuane’s people are seekers, beguiled by the land’s beauty and myth, compelled by the fantasy of what a locale can offer, forced to reconcile dream and truth.The stories of Gallatin Canyon are alternately comical, dark, and poignant. Rich in the wit, compassion, and matchless… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x1x8. Place exerts the power of destiny in these ten stories of lives uncannily recognizable and unforgettably strange: a boy makes a surprising discovery skating at night on Lake Michigan; an Irish clan in Massachusetts gather at the bedside of their dying matriarch; a battered survivor of the glory days of Key West washes up on other shores. Several of the stories unfold in Big Sky country, McGuane’s signature landscape: a father tries to buy his adult son out of virginity; a convict turned cowhand finds refuge at a ranch in ruination; a couple makes a fateful drive through the perilous gorge of the title story before parting ways. McGuane’s people are seekers, beguiled by the land’s beauty and myth, compelled by the fantasy of what a locale can offer, forced to reconcile dream and truth.The stories of Gallatin Canyon are alternately comical, dark, and poignant. Rich in… Read More

Alfred A. Knopf, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Fine . 5x1x8. Place exerts the power of destiny in these ten stories of lives uncannily recognizable and unforgettably strange: a boy makes a surprising discovery skating at night on Lake Michigan; an Irish clan in Massachusetts gather at the bedside of their dying matriarch; a battered survivor of the glory days of Key West washes up on other shores. Several of the stories unfold in Big Sky country, McGuane’s signature landscape: a father tries to buy his adult son out of virginity; a convict turned cowhand finds refuge at a ranch in ruination; a couple makes a fateful drive through the perilous gorge of the title story before parting ways. McGuane’s people are seekers, beguiled by the land’s beauty and myth, compelled by the fantasy of what a locale can offer, forced to reconcile dream and truth.The stories of Gallatin Canyon are alternately comical, dark, and poignant. Rich in the wit,… Read More

Petersen Publishing. New/New. New Old Stock in original publishers shrinkwrap. Illustrated with fifty color paintings and B/W drawings of David Maass, accompanied by the prose of Gene Hill, one of America's favorite upland and waterfowl writers. David Maass' career and experience as a wildlife artist spans over fifty years. Considered to be some of the finest in the wildlife and nature artwork genre, David's diligent study and dedication to his work set his artwork apart, earning rich accolades from his peers and admiring public. A seasoned hunter once said of David Maass' work, "That's exactly how it is and if it isn't, it should be." His inspiring images of waterfowl and game birds capture the thrill of the hunter's quest and the pure admiration for his quarry. Maass has won thirty-three duck and conservation stamp competitions, including two of the coveted Federal Duck Stamp Contests, one of them in 1974, when he was also chosen Artist of the Year by Ducks… Read More

Little, Brown, 1967. First edition. Hardcover. Like New/Very Good. Stories of nine Eastern and European dandies who sought new experiences in the North American West between 1833 and the 1890s. William Drumhim, Lord Milton, Grand Duke Alexis, Isabella Bird etc. Includes Buffalo Bill, Custer, Sheridan and the buffalo hunt.