Hill of Content Summer Catalogue 2016/17 | Page 20

The Arts

Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen

The Secret Lives of Colour
Kassia St Clair

Margaret Preston: Recipes for
Food and Art
Lesley Harding

HB $49.99
In 2009, Bruce Springsteen and the
E Street Band performed at the Super
Bowl. The experience was so
exhilarating that Bruce decided to
write about it. Over the past seven
years, Bruce has devoted himself to
writing the story of his life, bringing to
these pages the same honesty,
humour, and originality found in his
songs. Born to Run is written with the
lyricism of a singular songwriter and
the wisdom of a man who has
thought deeply about his experiences.

HB $39.99
The Secret Lives of Colour tells the
unusual stories of the 75 most
fascinating shades, dyes and hues.
From blonde to ginger, the brown
that changed the way battles were
fought to the white that protected
against the plague, Picasso's blue
period to the charcoal on the cave
walls at Lascaux, acid yellow to kelly
green, and from scarlet women to
imperial purple, these surprising
stories run like a bright thread
throughout history.

PB $45.00
Celebrated for her vibrant, distinctive
pictures of indigenous flowers,
Margaret Preston was an equally
colourful and outspoken personality.
Drawing on recipes from handwritten
books found in the National Gallery of
Australia and richly illustrated with
Preston's paintings, prints and
photographs, this book sheds new
light on the fascinating private life of
a much-loved Australian artist.

Mad Enchantment
Ross King

Frida Kahlo at Home
Suzanne Barbezat

Slim Aarons: Women
Slim Aarons

HB $49.99
We have all seen, whether in person
or by photograph, some of Claude
Monet's water lily paintings. They are
in museums all over the world, and
are among the most beloved works of
art of the past century. Yet, ironically,
these soothing images were created
amid terrible personal turmoil. Ross
King's new book tells that history for
the first time and, in the process,
presents a compelling and original
portrait of one of our most beloved
artists.

HB $49.99
La Casa Azul, now one of the most
visited museums in Mexico City, was
Frida Kahlo's birthplace and the home
where she grew up, lived with her
husband Diego Rivera for a number of
years, and also where she died. Fully
illustrated, this book features Frida's
paintings together with archive
images and family photographs to
provide an insight into how the
homes and landscapes of her life
relate to her work.

HB $110.00
Slim Aarons: Women explores the
central subject of Slim Aarons’
career—the extraordinary women
from the upper echelons of high
society, the arts, fashion and
Hollywood. The book presents the
women who most influenced Aarons’
life and work—and the other
remarkable personalities he
photographed along the way,
including Audrey Hepburn, Jackie
Kennedy, Diana Vreeland and Marilyn
Monroe, all featured in unforgettable
photographs.