Collins Booksellers Christmas Reading Guide 2015 December 2015 | Page 24

24 Visit us today! collinsbooks.com.au art and architecture The Terrace house The Forgotten Notebook Cameron Bruhn RRP $70.00 Betty Churcher RRP $44.99 Today the terrace house is highly sought after for its nostalgic charm and inner-city locale. A new generation is reimagining the terrace house for a twenty-first century lifestyle. This collection of homes celebrates the incredible history and enduring appeal of these well-loved buildings. In 2014 Betty Churcher discovered a sketchbook she had forgotten and decided to create a final companion volume to her bestselling Notebooks series. The Forgotten Notebook showcases her greatest talents: championing art and sharing the excitement of discovering meaning in the great artworks of the world. Home Florence Ellen DeGeneres RRP $45.00 Ross King Anja Grebe RRP $89.99 Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres opens up for the first time about her love of home design and style. Including photographs of her own homes, as well as places she visits for inspiration, her new book is a treasure trove of beautiful rooms and hundreds of ideas and tips on putting together the home you’ve always wanted. This stunning volume contains beautifully reproduced artworks from the city’s great museums and churches. Every painted work that is on display in the Uffizi Our Price Gallery, The Pitti Palace, the $ Accademia, and the Duomo is 99 included. 84 Moments: Pulitzer Prize Winning Photographs The Singing Bones Shaun Tan RRP $35.00 Hal Buell RRP $29.99 In this beautifully presented volume, the essence of seventy-five fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm is wonderfully evoked by Shaun Tan’s extraordinary sculptures. Introduced by author Philip Pullman and fairy tale scholar Jack Zipes, The Singing Bones breathes new life into some of the world’s most beloved fairy tales. Organized by year, the photographs in this stunning and emotional work create a poignant visual chronicle of our times. The images here include raising the flag at Iwo Jima, a young Vietnamese girl fleeing her village and the collapse of the World Trade towers. This is an illustrated timeline of our recent history. Humans of New York: Stories Toulouse-Lautrec Brandon Stanton RRP $39.99 Jane Kinsman Stephane Guegan RRP $49.95 In 2013, Brandon Stanton’s book Humans of New York became a bestseller. Humans of New York: Stories presents a whole new group of humans, complete with stories that delve deeper and surprise with greater candour. Let Brandon Stanton and the people he’s photographed astonish you all over again. Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was an acute observer of Parisian life. This book highlights his skill as a painter, his experimentation in composition and the brilliance of his technical execution. Readers will experience a wide range of Special Price paintings, drawings and posters. 305654_1015_BEY1442_OPTA.indd 116/10/15 3:04 PM 2499 $ Brumby The Art of Star Wars: The Force Awakens Nick Leary RRP $70.00 This stunning book features spectacular photography and design together with the beauty of these horses in action. Celebrated fashion photographer Nick Leary captures some of the magic of the iconic Australian brumbies that roam the outback. Due 1st december Phil Szostak RRP $50.00 Bursting with hundreds of stunning words of art this visual feast will deli