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1) The collector's apprentice

Author

Shapiro, Barbara A

Pub. Date

2018.

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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Abandoned in 1922 Paris when she is wrongly accused of theft, 19-year-old Paulien changes her identity and is swept up in the expatriate art world of Gertrude Stein and Henri Matisse while working to recover her father's stolen collection.

2) Painted ladies

Author

Parker, Robert B

Series

Spenser novels volume 38

Accelerated Reader

IL: UG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 7

Language

English

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print Book

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Spenser had a simple job-protect an art scholar during a ransom exchange for a stolen painting. No one was supposed to die. But the scholar had secrets no one knew, and uncovering them will endanger Spenser as well.

3) The Amber Room

Author

Berry, Steve

Language

English

Formats

Book, Audio Books, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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“A winner . . . combines the pace and style of Brown’s Da Vinci Code and the densely plotted espionage of Daniel Silva’s Gabriel Allon novels.”—The Florida Times-Union
Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, but her life takes a dark turn when her father dies under strange circumstances, leaving behind clues to a secret about one of the greatest treasures ever...

4) Nothing ventured

Author

Archer, Jeffrey

Series

William Warwick novels volume 1

Pub. Date

2019.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Large Print Book

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Investigating the theft of a priceless Rembrandt painting, London detective William Warwick comes up against a suave art collector and his brilliant lawyer, who are willing to bend the law to the breaking point to stay one step ahead of William.

5) Now is not the time to panic: a novel

Author

Wilson, Kevin

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Twenty years after secretly causing panic in her hometown through the written word and artwork, along with a fellow loner named Zeke, famous author, mom, and wife Frances Eleanor Budge gets a call that brings her past rushing back, threatening to upend everything.

6) Wish you were here: a novel

Author

Picoult, Jodi

Language

English

Appears on list

Best of 2022 from Goodreads

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Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle, Large Print Book

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With everything perfectly on track, Diana O’Toole finds things going off the rails when she is quarantined during her dream vacation in the Galapagos due to a virus, forcing her to reevaluate herself and her life when she makes a connection with a local family.

7) The improbability of love

Author

Rothschild, Hannah

Language

English

Formats

Book, eBook, Kindle, Large Print Book

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When she comes into possession of a lost masterpiece by one of the most important French painters of the 18th century, chef Annie McDee, who works for two sinister art dealers, finds herself pursued by interested parties who would do anything to possess her picture, as well as faced with the possibility of falling in love again.

8) The collector: a novel

Author

Silva, Daniel

Series

Gabriel Allon novels volume 23

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

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Legendary art restorer and spy Gabriel Allon joins forces with a brilliant and beautiful master-thief to track down the world's most valuable missing painting but soon finds himself in a desperate race to prevent an unthinkable conflict between Russia and the West.

9) The 12-hour art expert: everything you need to know about art in a dozen masterpieces

Author

Charney, Noah

Publisher

Rowman & Littlefield

Pub. Date

[2022]

Language

English

Description

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Provides a fun, full-color, crash course in art appreciation in a down-to-earth, quirky, and personal manner by one of the world’s best-known art historians.

10) Hand-lettering for relaxation: an inspirational workbook for creating beautiful lettered art

Author

Latta, Amy

Language

English

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Book, eBook, Kindle

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A Fun & Inspiring Introduction to the Art of Hand Lettering
Hand Lettering for Relaxation is the perfect way to cultivate calmness and joy while creating beautiful works of art. While hand lettering can look intimidating, artist and blogger Amy Latta has a friendly and down-to-earth approach that will give you the confidence to draw impressive designs with ease. Learn how to create a lovely brush-lettered

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11) What is texture?

Author

Fitzgerald, Stephanie

Series

Get art smart

Publisher

Crabtree Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c2010

Language

English

Description

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Young artists will "feel" inspired as they explore texture in famous works of art. Readers will learn that objects can have many kinds of textures. They will also learn how objects of different textures can be used in art and how artists can create the illusion of texture on a flat surface.

12) The Usborne introduction to art

Author

Dickins, Rosie

Publisher

EDC Pub

Pub. Date

2004, c2003

Language

English

Description

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An Introductory history of Western art which covers everything from ancient Egyptian decorative art to modern art, and includes Internet links for further information.

13) The history of art: from ancient to modern times

Author

Merlo, Claudio

Series

Masters of art

Publisher

P. Bedrick Books

Pub. Date

2000

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 10.2 - AR Pts: 4

Language

English

Description

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Introduces art through the ages, from Stonehenge, the pyramids, and Angkor Wat to the Renaissance, Rembrandt's workshop, African art, and surrealism.

14) Tour America: a journey through poems and art

Author

Siebert, Diane

Publisher

Chronicle Books

Pub. Date

c2006

Accelerated Reader

IL: MG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Poems and paintings describe our beautiful country.

15) The heist: a novel

Author

Silva, Daniel

Series

Gabriel Allon novels volume 14

Pub. Date

2014.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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Gabriel Allon, art restorer and occasional spy for Israel, must play a dangerous game of high stakes international intrigue as he searches for a stolen masterpiece by Caravaggio.

16) Architectural Digest

Series

Architectural Digest

Publisher

Conde Nast US

Language

English

Description

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Architectural Digest is the world's foremost design authority, showcasing the work of top architects and interior decorators. It continues to set new benchmarks for how to live well—what to buy, what to see and do, where to travel, and who to watch on the fast-paced, multifaceted global design scene.

17) Dwell

Series

Dwell

Publisher

Dwell

Language

English

Description

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Dwell is the unique modern architecture and design magazine for people who believe that good design is an integral part of real life. Get Dwell digital magazine subscription today.

18) The art book for children

Author

Renshaw, Amanda

Publisher

Phaidon Press

Pub. Date

2005

Language

English

Description

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Encourages young readers to explores objects and concepts such as storms, faces, parties, jungles, battles, tears, movement, and time, and explains how great artists used these themes to create their works.

19) All the beauty in the world: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me

Author

Bringley, Patrick

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook

Description

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"Only a few select people enjoy unrestricted access to every nook and cranny of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and among them are the guards who keep a watchful eye on the two-million-square-foot treasure house. For Bringley, the Museum was a temporary refuge that became his home away from home for a decade. Here he explores his tribe: the artworks and their creators and the subculture of museum guards. Though Bringley gradually returned to the larger...

20) Dr. Seuss's horse museum

Author

Seuss

Publisher

Listening Library

Pub. Date

[2019]

Accelerated Reader

IL: LG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

Description

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Based on a manuscript and sketches by the author discovered in 2013, a horse takes readers on a tour of a museum filled with works that have the horse as their subject, with commentary on artwork by such artists as Picasso and Jackson Pollack.

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1) The collector's apprentice

2) Painted ladies

3) The Amber Room

4) Nothing ventured

5) Now is not the time to panic: a novel

6) Wish you were here: a novel

7) The improbability of love

8) The collector: a novel

9) The 12-hour art expert: everything you need to know about art in a dozen masterpieces

10) Hand-lettering for relaxation: an inspirational workbook for creating beautiful lettered art

11) What is texture?

12) The Usborne introduction to art

13) The history of art: from ancient to modern times

14) Tour America: a journey through poems and art

15) The heist: a novel

16) Architectural Digest

17) Dwell

18) The art book for children

19) All the beauty in the world: the Metropolitan Museum of Art and me

20) Dr. Seuss's horse museum

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