Ocean State Libraries

With "Reflection on Religion" now in book form for the first time. Includes 1601; Science of Onanism; Extract from Captain Stormfield's visit to Heaven; Open letter to Commodore Vanderbilt; (etc.).

Founded in 1967, The Montreux Jazz Festival has established itself as one of the most prestigious annual music events in the world. The extraordinary list of artists who have played there is drawn from across the musical spectrum and from around the world... Miles Davis / Live at Montreux / Highlights 1973-1991 / Miles Davis is universally regarded as one of the most influential and innovative jazz musicians and composers of the 20th Century. He was...

"Perhaps the most important philosopher of the twentieth century, Albert Camus (1913-1960), winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature, is more relevant today than ever before. Personal Writing brings together, for the first time, thematically-linked essays from across Camus's writing career that reflect the scope of his personal preoccupations. Featuring a foreword by acclaimed Camus scholar Alice Kaplan (author of Looking for the Stranger), this volume...

Contains brief poetic excerpts from William Shakespeare's dramas with titles added to them.

"Presents photos of hip-hop stars by Ernie Paniccioli, covering the 1970s through the early twenty-first century."--

Since the mid-1970s, Barbara Kruger (born 1945) has been interrogating consumer culture in works that often combine visual and written language. In her singular graphic style, Kruger probes aspects of identity, desire and consumerism that are embedded in our everyday lives. This volume traces her continuously evolving practice to reveal how she adapts her work in accordance with the moment, site and context. The book features a range of striking images--from...