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“It is often said that you can’t judge a book by its cover,” a reviewer in the Wall Street Journal wrote recently. “But in the case of The Socratic Method , you can. Written by Ward Farnsworth, a classics scholar and dean of the University of Texas School of Law, and published by Godine, a Boston-based company known for both its editorial judgment and its artisan bookmaking, The Socratic Method is a beautiful object, with a costly sewn binding, an elegant font—and, more to the point, a jacket illustration that is richly suggestive of what is inside.” As a small book publisher, paddling against the current in challenging times, it is gratifying when people notice the work we’ve dedicated our lives to doing. This catalog is our latest collection, and we believe you’ll find a lot to love on these pages. From the history of people going back to the land in Margot Anne Kelley’s Foodtopia to the latest Bookshop Diary from Shaun Bythell, Remainders of the Day (and much else in between), here are wonderful reading pleasures for autumnal and hibernal days and nights. Speaking of challenges, shortages and delays are impacting every aspect of book- making. Please, to ensure delivery for Christmas, place your order by December th . This catalog was delayed at the printer due to circumstances beyond our control. From all of us here at Godine—Joshua Bodwell, Celia Johnson, Tammy Ackerman, Virginia Downes, and all the people who’ll make sure your order is handled with care: Linda Johnson, Leisa Perrotta, Caroline Perrotta, and Dylan Gray—happy reading! Welcome to Our Reader’s Catalog for Fall & Winter!
Seeing Like an Artist: What Artists Perceive in the Art of Others by Lincoln Perry “Conversational . . . expansive . . . a masterclass.” — Publishers Weekly Learn to see art as an artist does. As the mysteries of techniques and styles are revealed, viewing paintings and sculptures becomes a more powerfully enriching experience that will stay in your mind long after you’ve left a museum. Perry is a disarmingly charming tour guide to museums large or small and artists from Bruegal to Pollock. In sixteen essays—each framed around a specific theme— Lincoln Perry provides new ways of seeing and appreciating art.
Along the way, he weaves in personal stories from his own artistic journey, including the nights he slept in his beaten-up VW Bus in the Louvre’s parking lot. Drawing heavily on examples from the European tradition of art, the author aims to overturn assumptions and cause the reader to rethink artistic prejudices while rebuilding new preferences. As Lincoln Perry writes, “I’ll try to evoke what I’ve come to love not because I believe it’s what you should love, but, rather, because I hope my enthusiasm might inspire you to find what you love.” This is a must-read to gain a deeper experience as a viewer of art. James Gleick, author of Time Travel: A History, said “So much writing about art seems like useless noise—abstract, pretentious, gassy. This is not that. Lincoln Perry takes us on a journey, showing us what he sees and how he sees, and it’s wonderful. There is revelation on every page.” NEW · 256 PAGES · HARDCOVER · $28.95
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