Edward Hopper: Portraits of AmericaNow available again, this book is a penetrating exploration of the American realist painter Edward Hopper, who was able to capture the many moods of the nation he called home. From his images of deserted small towns and solitary figures in empty offices to his cheerfully tranquil New England landscapes, Hopper's most famous compositions can be seen as products of a life spent observing human nature. Hopper's images evoke an enigmatic uncertainty,

passionate ideals

his first impressions of the human species are less than positive

Twelve-year-old Fumi Tanaka has a problem – her beautiful and beloved older sister

but she knows her boyfriend

In a dingy apartment on the Passage du Pont-Neuf in Paris

clear-eyed essays on an embodied self in flight through the world

Driven to the limits of endurance

and beautifully crafted debut novel

Rintaro Natsuki loved this space that his grandfather had created

the daughter of a respectable Chinese family in colonial Malaysia

so we′re pretty much hosed

unsure if she could ever return to work