The West has always been a symbol of the wild frontier, rugged adventure, and dangerous exploration. However, if it wasn't for fear of the unknown, the West would just be another cardinal direction. Old Scratch and Owl Hoots delves into that fear and captures it in fourteen tales of terror set in the West ranging from the 1800s to the present day. Take a gander inside and you'll find stories dealing with... ...a strange creature on Antelope Island that can never satisfy its hunger... ...a young girl kidnapped by highwaymen; but she carries a dangerous secret... ...a woman's vacation to Zion...

The first major U.S. monograph in ten years on Murakami is the definitive survey of the paintings of one of today's most influential artists.

Takashi Murakami (b. 1962), one of contemporary art's most widely recognized exponents, receives a long-awaited critical consideration in this important volume. Accompanying the first retrospective exhibition devoted solely to Murakami's paintings, this book traces Murakami's career from his earliest training to his current studio practice.

Where other books address the commercial aspects of Murakami's work, this is the first serious...