Books by Michael Freeman

Discusses the African roots of building with adobe, and includes chapters on plastering, solar applications, and artistic formulations.

No other place in the world can compare with the variety of domestic architecture in America. HOME takes the reader on a fascinating journey to every significant house style across the continent, from early settlers' efforts to innovations of the new millennium; from simple dwellings to grand retreats and elegant townhouses

In previous, illustrated histories of architecture, most attention has been paid to the grand buildings: the seats of authority, religion and luxury. Less has been said about the house, its builders, and most importantly what it was like to live in such structures and why particular design features, furniture, furnishings and artifacts came in and went out of style.

The extraordinary story of the American home begins with the first styles brought from the Old World and adapted to the new landscapes. It continues with the new cultures, arriving in the 19th and early 20th centuries, and how they influenced the variety of home building ranging from the log cabins and tiled stove-warmed interiors in the northern Midwest to row house parlors and kitchens in New York.

Home builders then moved to the sunny West. The wide prairie invited the idea of single-level, open-plan living. In the Southwest, the pine cabins of Anglo ranchers mingled with and subsequently merged into the more adaptable adobe houses that had been sculpted by the earlier Spanish settlers. Further west, the new arrivals had an additional variety of attitudes, cultures, plans and materials to employ and enjoyed the bonus of decorative influences and simple proportions from China and Japan.

Finally, HOME also examines contemporary centers of creativity in the West and Southwest. No longer reliant on wood, brick and stone, designers and their clients prefer their houses to bask in the sun, to evoke long shadows and to provide cool interiors.

Throughout this visual documentary, the accuracy of detail in the many examples brings the experience of the historic American house to life. Among the numerous homes included are those that belonged to such luminaries as Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Jackson, Robert E. Lee, Mark Twain, Ernest Hemingway, as well as homes of architects Frank Lloyd Wright, Philip Johnson, Louis Kahn and many more.

Closed to visitors for almost twenty years, the ancient city of Angkor, which lies hidden in the jungles of Cambodia, is revealed by a photographer and a journalist.

Discusses the history and culture of Arizona, describes the sights and attractions in each region of the state, and provides practical travel information.

Discover Arizona with a Compass. Evocative color images by two world-renowned photographers. Road-trip itineraries with helpful full-color maps. Best guest ranches, hotels, and B&Bs. Historical perspectives and archival photos. Insightful, humorous writing. Literary extracts by some of Arizona's greatest writers. Knowledgeable reviews of authentic cafés and innovative. Restaurants.

Award-winning sportswriter Mike Freeman goes beyond day-to-day newspaper journalism and ESPN highlights to take us deep inside the game and reveal the NFL in ways that will surprise the most avid football fans. He travels to the sidelines and into the locker rooms to interview hundreds of players and coaches on their expertise. Breaking the game down to its essential elements -- coaching, offense, and defense -- Freeman profiles in depth three of today's football elite: Jon Gruden, head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Michael Strahan, defensive end for the New York Giants; and Emmitt Smith, the legendary running back.

Bloody Sundays goes behind the scenes of the "secret society" of gay players who play in fear of their lives and careers, studies how the violence of the game ravages the bodies of players, and takes us into the owners' offices to look at the darker side of the sport.

Part tribute, part exposé, Bloody Sundays is a vivid portrait of professional football that "gives you so much to think about that you might find yourself switching off a game to read" (New York Times Book Review).

Compares 35mm SLRs, viewfinders, instant picture cameras, and specialized cameras, discusses lens from wide angle to telephoto, and describes basic camera handling techniques.

A major survey of the new directions in style being taken by leading Chinese interior designers is divided into four main sections that reflect color applications, renovations, and more, in a lavishly photographed volume that is complemented by a directory of project locations.

Discusses the history and culture of Arizona, describes the sights and attractions in each region of the state, and provides practical travel information.

Discover New Mexico with a Compass. The best Mexican and New Mexican cuisine. Literary extracts from New Mexico authors, past and present. Detailed color maps. Essays on pueblo pottery, New Mexicos Jewish tradition, Billy the Kid, and Georgia OKeeffe. Visiting Indian pueblos. Santa Fe's art and culture. Historic inns, adobe B&Bs, and elegant ranches.

Gives advice on selecting photographic equipment, stalking subjects, using special techniques, and adapting to local climatic conditions.

It's the bestselling, most complete digital guide available! Digital photography has changed the way people take pictures. This fully illustrated, total approach to digital will lead you into an exciting new world of image making. Following an essential roundup of available cameras, computers, scanners, software, and printers, it shows, in detailed text and over 300 color photographs, exactly how to take and make great portraits, landscapes, action shots, and more. Take advantage of the heightened ability to enhance images, from removing red-eye and blemishes, changing backgrounds or colors, and adding reflections, to creating artistic effects with collaging, filters, and lighting techniques. Easy-to-follow projects for making calendars, business cards, websites, and more, along with sections on jargon-busting and useful addresses, make this the only source you need.

Hundreds of beautiful color photographs show how to master photography's most popular subject: the art of portraiture. By combining traditional photographic skills with the limitless possibilities offered by digital, this expert guide helps amateurs successfully portray people in the rituals of daily life, frame the figure in the image, utilize high-speed techniques to catch memorable moments, and create a picture essay to document an event. Find out a variety of ways to photograph groups, babies, and children; capture the fleeting expression; and get the right lighting for character and drama. Follow the tips for shooting unobserved on the street and doing reportage; for using wide-angle or medium telephoto techniques; and for dealing respectfully with other cultures. Be the photographer whom everyone wants to record family gatherings, weddings, and other special occasions. And, of course, there's also advice on taking a formal portrait, including how to set up a makeshift studio.

A photographer for Smithsonian captures the essence and excitement of digital photography special effects, discussing plug-ins, filters, editing programs, and much, much more. Original.

Presents a history of ESPN from its beginnings in 1979 as the first 24-hour all-sports cable channel, providing portraits of its leading on-air personalities and executives.

Examines the unique building style of structures that characterize rural America, reflecting a combination of diverse traditions and simplicity.

Art and architecture of Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand; includes a chapter on royal ceremonies.

Describes the features of SLR, rangefinder, and twin-lens reflex medium format cameras, discusses films, and shows sample photographs.

Approximately 150 detailed period photographs from the Francis Frith archive with extended captions and full introduction. Suitable for tourists, local historians and general readers. Includes a voucher for a free mounted print of any photograph shown in the book.

A guide to 35mm photography includes information on automatic cameras, basic camera handling, printing, darkroom techniques, and specialized equipment.

Briefly traces the history of New Mexico, describes points of interest in the state, and lists festivals and annual events.

A pictorial account of the evolution of perfume throughout the past three centuries evaluates its significant cultural impact, in a volume that explores such topics as Napoleon's erotic fascination with perfume, the product's significance as a luxury industry in France, and the art movements that inspired the designs of perfume bottles.

Draws on a wide range of techniques from myriad historical periods to survey the potential of minimalist garden design, in an exploration of miniature garden ideas that evaluates a range of plant and material options while discussing the pocket garden's application as an urban embellishment, property line buffer, and individual theme within larger gardens. 10,000 first printing.

This book offers a new cultural history of the railway age in Britain. As the newly constructed railways transformed the landscape and the economics of nineteenth-century Britain, they transformed the very culture itself, and this richly illustrated account records and illuminates that transformation.

Today, few Shakers are left, but their legacy--the beautifully proportioned buildings, the exquisite baskets and the classically crafted chairs--lives on in their creations--and in Shaker, the first comprehensive book on this remarkable society.

A photographic exploration of Japanese architecture and design in size-constricted areas explores imaginative, ingenious, and revolutionary solutions to space-compromised living.

A photographic tour of the greatest natural and manmade spiritual sites in Asia. More than anything else, long-distance travel in the late twentieth century has opened the eyes of millions of people in the West to the rich cultural heritage of the Asian countries, and to the ability of their great belief systems to regenerate, refresh, and renew. Whether the focus is the original animist beliefs of the far-distant past or the vitality of present-day Hinduism and Buddhism, the sacred site, natural or manmade--mountain, valley, temple, or shrine--is a place of central importance, where heavenly and earthly energies most perfectly intersect. Through the amazing odyssey undertaken by the master photographer Michael Freeman across thousands of miles of the Indian subcontinent and eastern Asia, the extraordinary numinous power of these sacred places is captured with a force that has never been so well expressed. Here are the greatest natural sites, from the Sagaing hills of Myanmar to the sacred mountain, Agung, in Bali. Here, too, are the great temple complexes, Angkor and Borobudur, and the intimate Shintoist shrines of Japan. The photographs are organized as journeys that reflect the historical spread of Eastern religions, yet each will feel to the reader like a personal quest. 200 color photographs.

"Bats and beets, silk worms and stewed prunes, scorpions and scampi, flamingo and flan, ostrich and okra -- what we eat and what we don't eat is largely a matter of habit, history and geographical circumstances, " author Jerry Hopkins writes in the introduction to Strange Foods. Chock-full of bizarre gastronomic information from far-flung reaches, stirred up with bits of anthropological and autobiographical information, Jerry Hopkins has created a masterpiece about what we cat. The adventurous reader will find chapters on such delicacies as rat, dog, elephant, and buffalo. If reptiles arc more to your liking, you'll find information on edible lizards, snakes, and toads. In the final section, entitled "Leftovers, " Hopkins highlights such ersatz delicacies as fake food and gold and silver. With 250 full-color photographs by Michael Freeman, Strange Foods is sure to shock and delight.

In this vibrant, full-color cookbook, acclaimed chef Vatcharin Bhumichitr has collected 120 recipes from Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Singapore, Burma, Cambodia, and Laos. In addition to its authentic, and appealing recipes, the book provides a solid introduction to the culinary traditions and techniques of each country covered. 110 photos, 90 in color.