10 best-selling nonfiction books like À Propos de Paris by Henri Cartier-Bresson

Cover of À Propos de Paris by Henri Cartier-Bresson

À Propos de Paris

By: Henri Cartier-Bresson

4.53

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Photography is nothing, it's life that interests me.--Henri Cartier-Bresson. A PROPOS DE PARIS pres…

If you liked the nonfiction plot in À Propos de Paris by Henri Cartier-Bresson , here is a list of 10 books like this:

Cover of Tropismes by Nathalie Sarraute

1. Tropismes

By: Nathalie Sarraute

3.66

Format: 140 pages, Paperback

« Les tropismes, a expliqué l'auteur, "ce sont des mouvements indéfinissables, qui glissent très ra… read more

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  • france
Cover of Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie. by Luigi Serafini

2. Codex Seraphinianus. Ein Orbis Pictus des Universums der Phantasie.

By: Luigi Serafini

4.50

Format: 365 pages, Hardcover

Questo codice miniato fantastico e misterioso, "l'enciclopedia di un visionario" (nella definizione… read more

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  • art
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3. The Raven

By: Edgar Allan Poe , Gustave Doré

4.29

Format: 64 pages, Paperback

In Gustave Doré, one of the most prolific and successful book illustrators of the late 19h century,… read more

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"Quoth the raven nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"Quoth the Raven, "Nevermore."

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"La ciencia no nos a enseñado aun si la locura es o no lo mas sublime de la inteligencia"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

"And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor Shall be lifted Nevermore"

-Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven

Cover of An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter by César Aira, Roberto Bolaño, Chris    Andrews

4. An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

By: César Aira , Roberto Bolaño , Chris Andrews

3.88

Format: 88 pages, Paperback

An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter is the story of a moment in the life of the German ar… read more

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  • art
"Were the “pampas,"

-César Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

"...the transformation would be accomplished not in the dimension of time but in that of meaning."

-César Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

"A drove of mules the size of ants appeared in silhouette on a ridgetop path, moving at a star's pace. The mules were driven by human intelligence and commercial interests, expertise in breeding and b…"

-César Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

"It was hard to believe that this was a route used virtually throughout the year by travelers, mule drivers and merchants. Anyone in their right mind would have regarded it as a means of suicide. Near…"

-César Aira, An Episode in the Life of a Landscape Painter

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5. American Photographs

By: Walker Evans

4.56

Format: 208 pages, Hardcover

More than any other artist, Walker Evans invented the images of essential America that we have long… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light by Geoff Dyer, Alex Webb

6. Alex Webb: The Suffering of Light

By: Geoff Dyer , Alex Webb

3.14

Format: 160 pages, Hardcover

The Suffering of Lightis the first comprehensive monograph charting the career of acclaimed America… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, William Weaver

7. Invisible Cities

By: Italo Calvino , William Weaver

4.11

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

"Kublai Khan does not necessarily believe everything Marco Polo says when he describes the cities v… read more

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8. The Most Beautiful Walk in the World: A Pedestrian in Paris

By: John Baxter

3.46

Format: None pages, Paperback

From the author of Immoveable Feastand We'll Always Have Pariscomes a guided tour of the most beaut… read more

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9. Ansel Adams: 400 Photographs

By: Ansel Adams , Andrea G. Stillman

3.14

Format: 32 pages, Hardcover

The full spectrum of Ansel Adams' work in a single volume, offering the largest available compilati… read more

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10. The Book of Tea

By: Kakuzō Okakura

2.00

Format: 232 pages, Hardcover

Now available in a gorgeous hardcover slipcase edition, this "object d'art" will be sure to add gra… read more

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11. Vivian Maier: Street Photographer

By: Geoff Dyer , Vivian Maier , John Maloof

3.99

Format: 11 pages, Hardcover

Please note that all blank pages in the book were chosen as part of the design by the publisher. A … read more

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12. The Gift of the Magi

By: O. Henry , Lisbeth Zwerger

4.11

Format: 26 pages, Hardcover

O. Henry's classic tale of the wisest gifts of Christmas is itself a gift to share and treasure. … read more

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"Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl."

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"There was clearly nothing to do but flop down on the shabby little couch and howl. So Della did it. Which instigates the moral reflection that life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with snif…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

"Единственное, что тут можно было сделать, это хлопнуться на старенькую кушетку и зареветь. Именно так Делла и поступила. Откуда напрашивается философский вывод, что жизнь состоит из слез, вздохов и у…"

-O. Henry, The Gift of the Magi

13. The New West: Landscapes Along the Colorado Front Range

By: Robert Adams

3.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Originally published in 1974, Robert Adams' The New Westsignaled a paradigm shift in the photograph… read more

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14. The London Scene: Six Essays on London Life

By: Virginia Woolf

4.27

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Virginia Woolf was already an accomplished novelist and critic when she was commissioned by the Bri… read more

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15. West with the Night

By: Beryl Markham

4.33

Format: None pages,

West with the Nightis the story of Beryl Markham--aviator, racehorse trainer, beauty--and her life … read more

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Cover of The Street of Crocodiles by Jonathan Safran Foer, Bruno Schulz, Jerzy Ficowski, Celina Wieniewska

16. The Street of Crocodiles

By: Jonathan Safran Foer , Bruno Schulz , Jerzy Ficowski , Celina Wieniewska

4.02

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where r… read more

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"Reality is as thin as paper, and betrays with all its cracks its imitative character."

-Jonathan Safran Foer, The Street of Crocodiles

"Can there be anything sadder than a human being changed into the rubber tube of an enema?"

-Jonathan Safran Foer, The Street of Crocodiles

"They were villages forgotten in the depth of time, peopled by creatures chained forever to their tiny destinies."

-Jonathan Safran Foer, The Street of Crocodiles

"The days hardened with cold and boredom like last year's loaves of bread. One began to cut them with blunt knives without appetite, with a lazy indifference."

-Jonathan Safran Foer, The Street of Crocodiles

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17. Love in the Library

By: Maggie Tokuda-Hall

4.47

Format: 40 pages, Hardcover

Set in an internment camp where the United States cruelly detained Japanese Americans during WWII a… read more

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Cover of The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1) by Hisashi Kashiwai

18. The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

By: Hisashi Kashiwai

3.70

Format: 201 pages, Hardcover

The Kamogawa Food Detectives is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series f… read more

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"Ah, Setchubai. "Plum Blossoms in the Snow." Perfect, and not just because of the name. It's a little sweet, but it'll go very well with the hotpot."

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"We get used to things too easily. You think something's tasty the first time you eat it, but then you start taking it for granted. Never forget your first impressions."

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"It's Swatow lace, I believe-- beautiful, isn't it? The design is titled "The Disc of the Moon"-- apparently it was inspired by the poem "Midnight Song" by the Tang-era poet Li Bai. I looked it up, an…"

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

"Miyajima oysters, simmered Kurama-style, miso-glazed baked butterburs with millet cake, bracken and bamboo shoot stew, chargrilled moroko, breast of Kyoto-reared chicken with a wasabi dressing, and v…"

-Hisashi Kashiwai, The Kamogawa Food Detectives (Kamogawa Food Detectives, #1)

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19. All about Saul Leiter

By: Saul Leiter

4.61

Format: 312 pages, Paperback

An only-from-Japan exploration of the photographer’s art and philosophy. Photography lovers the wo… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of Disaster at the Vendome Theater (Verlaque and Bonnet #10) by M.L. Longworth

20. Disaster at the Vendome Theater (Verlaque and Bonnet #10)

By: M.L. Longworth

3.97

Format: 336 pages, Kindle Edition

Calamity befalls the little Vendome Theater in the tenth installment of the sun- and wine-soaked Pr… read more

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  • france
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21. Early Color

By: Saul Leiter

4.63

Format: 158 pages, Hardcover

A beloved photobook classic from the pioneer of color photography This is a reprint of the immensel… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of Wim Wenders: Written In The West by Wim Wenders

22. Wim Wenders: Written In The West

By: Wim Wenders

4.38

Format: None pages, Paperback

In preparation for shooting the film Paris, Texas in late 1983, director Wim Wenders traveled the W… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of The Solitude of Ravens by Masahisa Fukase

23. The Solitude of Ravens

By: Masahisa Fukase

4.67

Format: 132 pages, Paperback

Exceptionally rare first U.S. PB edition, published 1991 by Bedford Arts. If you're reading this, y… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of How to Age Disgracefully by Clare Pooley

24. How to Age Disgracefully

By: Clare Pooley

4.24

Format: 352 pages, Hardcover

A senior citizens’ center and a daycare collide with hilarious results in the new ensemble comedy f… read more

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"Mature? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

"Mature'? Good grief! I'm not a cheese. Or a herbaceous border."

-Clare Pooley, How to Age Disgracefully

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25. Fred Herzog: Modern Color

By: Fred Herzog

4.59

Format: 319 pages, Hardcover

The most comprehensive book yet published on the Canadian color-photography pioneer Fred Herzog is … read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
  • art and photography
Cover of Colors by Yoshinori Mizutani

26. Colors

By: Yoshinori Mizutani

3.25

Format: 184 pages, Hardcover

Mizutani is an up-and-coming artist who is receiving increased attention domestically and internati… read more

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  • photography
Cover of À Propos de Paris by Henri Cartier-Bresson

27. À Propos de Paris

By: Henri Cartier-Bresson

4.53

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

Photography is nothing, it's life that interests me.--Henri Cartier-Bresson. A PROPOS DE PARIS pres… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • art and photography
  • nonfiction
  • france
Cover of Forever Saul Leiter by Saul Leiter

28. Forever Saul Leiter

By: Saul Leiter

4.71

Format: 309 pages, Paperback

This revealing collection of Saul Leiter’s work, much of it published here for the first time, unde… read more

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  • art
  • photography
  • nonfiction
Cover of Tiny & Wild: Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere by Graham Laird Gardner

29. Tiny & Wild: Build a Small-Scale Meadow Anywhere

By: Graham Laird Gardner

4.30

Format: 176 pages, Paperback

Go low-maintenance and no-mow while supporting nature and biodiversity by planting a mini wildflowe… read more

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  • nonfiction
Cover of Daido Moriyama (Photofile) by Daidō Moriyama

30. Daido Moriyama (Photofile)

By: Daidō Moriyama

4.26

Format: 144 pages, Paperback

A new title in this accessible and affordable photography series Daido Moriyama first came to promi… read more

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  • art
  • photography

31. Winogrand Color

By: Garry Winogrand

4.43

Format: None pages, Hardcover

Garry Winogrand is known primarily for his spontaneous and energetic street photography in black-an… read more

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  • art
  • photography

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Walker Evans

4.56

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3.14

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4.61

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4.63

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4.14

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4.08

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3.87

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