America's Hidden Treasures offers a richly illustrated journey through the cultural fabric of the United States, spotlighting 101 lesser-known museums and collections across the country.

Moving beyond the familiar landmarks of New York, Washington, and Los Angeles, the book uncovers a surprising and diverse landscape of art, history, and Americana found in small towns and unexpected urban corners - from the National Music Museum in Vermilliion, South Dakota, to the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, Texas, the Alaska Native Heritage Center in Anchorage, and the Hill-Stead Museum in Farmington, Connecticut. 

What distinguishes this volume is its authoritative and deeply personal approach. Arnold Lehman, Director Emeritus of the Brooklyn Museum, invited scores of museum colleagues and collectors to recommend institutions they felt deserved wider recognition. The result is a carefully curated selection shaped by the insights of those closest to America's cultural heritage. Each featured museum is chosen for its individuality, curatorial excellence, or remarkable holdings. Some occupy architecturally significant buildings, while others are modest spaces housing extraordinary collections. Rather than offering exhaustive surveys, the book highlights select works from each institution - singular artworks, rare artefacts, and intriguing objects - accompanied by concise, engaging commentary that brings their stories to life. 

Celebrating the local, the independent, and the unexpected, America's Hidden Treasures reveals cultural institutions often overlooked yet rich in meaning and visual wonder. With more than 750 images, it is an essential volume for museum lovers, cultural travellers, and anyone curious about America's hidden heritage - published fittingly during the 250th anniversary of American independence. 

• Showcases 101 lesser-known museums across the United States, revealing extraordinary collections beyond the major cultural centers. 
• An authoritative, expertly curated selection, based on recommendations from museum professionals and collectors. 
• Features over 750 images and engaging commentary, highlighting standout objects and stories. 

Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Festival Hall. 

The Royal Festival Hall (RFH) - an important example of modernism architecture and one of London's best-loved buildings - was built as a beacon of hope and renewal after the Second World War, and quickly became popular. In this new book, a selection of contributors - architects, technicians, musicians, historians, and cultural programmers - tell the varied stories of the building and the people who use it. The book is illustrated with photography specially commissioned from the renowned architectural photographer, Edmund Sumner, and contains 21 written contributions on different aspects of the RFH, from its history as a piece of architecture to the story of the famous organ, from the approach to literature and spoken word to the life of the production team. The building's emergence as a destination for all, whether to enjoy a performance by a world-famous symphony orchestra, a dance class, a poetry reading, or just a cup of coffee, is considered in the context of the intentions of its original planners and those who have led, maintained, and refurbished it since. 

This book offers an invaluable record of the history of this celebrated building in the first 75 years of its life, and looks to its future as a center of cultural programming - both weathering and shaping change - for many more decades to come. 

• Published to coincide with the 75th anniversary celebrations of the Royal Festival Hall
• Written by architects, musicians, and technicians who have been closely involved with the building and its renovation.
• A fascinating and thought-provoking book for anyone interested in the development of London's cultural life. 

<b>A new coloring book featuring 30 drawings of beautiful Pueblo pottery designs for you to complete</b><p>Pueblo pottery is renowned for its extraordinary beauty and craftsmanship. Pueblo is a Spanish word meaning ‘town’ or ‘village’. When the Spanish arrived in 1540 in what is now known as the American Southwest, they referred to the Indigenous communities and their settlements as Pueblos. The Pueblos are among the oldest settlements in North America, and their pottery-making tradition is as old as the ancient Pueblos themselves.<p/><p>Pottery is used throughout the life of a Pueblo person, and various forms are made for cooking, gathering water, food storage, and ceremonial use. The Coloring Book of Pueblo Pottery features more than 30 drawings for you to complete, whether by reproducing the traditional palettes or by finding inspiration in the swirling or geometric patterns and stylized motifs for a unique design of your own. Made predominantly by women, the pots are created from natural clay using a coil method; they are hand-painted and then fired outdoors. Designs vary from one Pueblo to another, but symbols and motifs relating to the natural world – birds, deer, plants, and water – are common. Today, such pottery is highly collectible and is found in museums and private collections around the world. This delightful coloring book allows you to create your very own masterpieces of this celebrated and cherished art form.<p/>

Once upon a time, only typesetters needed to know about kerning, leading, ligatures, and hanging punctuation. Today, however, most of us work on computers, with access to hundreds of fonts, and we’d all like our letters, reports and other documents to look as good – and as readable – as possible. 

But what does all the confusing terminology about ink traps, letter spacing, and visual centering mean, and what are the rules for good typography? Type Matters! is a book of tips for everyday use, for all users of typography, from students and professionals to anyone who does any layout design on a computer. The book is arranged into three chapters: an introduction to the basics of typography; headline and display type; and setting text. 

Within each chapter there are sections devoted to particular principles or problems, such as selecting the right typeface, leading, and the treatment of numbers. Examples throughout show precisely what makes good typography – and, crucially, what doesn’t. Authoritatively written and designed by a practitioner and teacher of typography, Type Matters! has a beautifully clear layout that reinforces the principles discussed throughout.