Burning Man

"Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock D... (more)

"Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevada's barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted to art and participation. Braving extreme elements, over two hundred wildly ambitious works of art are created and intended to delight, provoke, involve, or amaze. In 2015, over 70,000 people attended-the highest number ever allowed on the playa. As Burning Man has created new context, new categories of art have emerged since its inception, including Art to Ride, Collaborative Art, and of course, Art to Burn. Burning Man: Art on Fire is an authorized collection of some of the most stunning examples of Burning Man art, now updated to include the most recent installations, through 2015. Experience the amazing sculptures, art, stories, and interviews from the world's greatest gathering of artists. Get lost in a rich gallery of images showcasing the best examples of playa art with over 200 photos. Interviews with the artists reveal not only their motivation to create art specifically for Burning Man, but they also illuminate the dramatic efforts it took to create their pieces. Featuring the incredible photography of long-time Burning Man photographers, Sidney Erthal and Scott London, an introduction from Burning Man founder Larry Harvey, and a foreword from Will Chase, this stunning slipcased edition allows Burners and enthusiasts alike to have a piece of Burning Man with them all year around"--Amazon.com. (less)

An electrifying, revelatory new biography of D. H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years g2sNever trus... (more)

An electrifying, revelatory new biography of D. H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years g2sNever trust the teller,g3s wrote D. H. Lawrence, g2strust the tale.g3s Everyone who knew him told stories about Lawrence, and Lawrence told stories about everyone he knew. He also told stories about himself, again and again: a pioneer of autofiction, no writer before Lawrence had made so permeable the border between life and literature. In Burning Man: The Trials of D. H. Lawrence, acclaimed biographer Frances Wilson tells a new story about the author, focusing on his decade of superhuman writing and travel between 1915, when The Rainbow was suppressed following an obscenity trial, and 1925, when he was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Taking after Lawrence{u2019}s own literary model, Dante, and adopting the structure of The Divine Comedy, Burning Man is a distinctly Lawrentian book, one that pursues Lawrence around the globe and reflects his life of wild allegory. Eschewing the confines of traditional biography, it offers a triptych of lesser-known episodes drawn from lesser-known sources, including tales of Lawrence as told by his friends in letters, memoirs, and diaries. Focusing on three turning points in Lawrence{u2019}s pilgrimage (his crises in Cornwall, Italy, and New Mexico) and three central adversaries{u2015}his wife, Frieda; the writer Maurice Magnus; and his patron, Mabel Dodge Luhan{u2015}Wilson uncovers a lesser-known Lawrence, both as a writer and as a man. Strikingly original, superbly researched, and always revelatory, Burning Man is a marvel of iconoclastic biography. With flair and focus, Wilson unleashes a distinct perspective on one of history{u2019}s most beloved and infamous writers. (less)

"An electrifying, revelatory life of D.H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years"-- (more)

"An electrifying, revelatory life of D.H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years"-- (less)

"An electrifying, revelatory life of D.H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years"-- (more)

"An electrifying, revelatory life of D.H. Lawrence, with a focus on his difficult middle years"-- (less)

A sexy, unflinching & ultimately triumphant film about a man's dark descent and moving recovery after a painful loss. (more)

A sexy, unflinching & ultimately triumphant film about a man's dark descent and moving recovery after a painful loss. (less)