The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists
Author:   Gregory Curtis
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
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9781400078875


Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 October 2007
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Gregory Curtis
Publisher:   Random House USA Inc
Imprint:   Random House Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 20.10cm
Weight:   0.244kg
ISBN:  

9781400078875


ISBN 10:   1400078873
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   09 October 2007
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained
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Fascinating. . . . We will be arguing about these glorious creations for many years to come. <i>The Washington Post Book World</i> The beauty of the cave art moves Curtis deeply, and his writing preserves that passionate response. <i>Seattle Times</i> Curtis is a good storyteller, and he has good stories to tell about eccentrics of all sorts. <i>The Christian Science Monitor</i> A fascinating survey of the rival theories. . . . [Readers will be] swept up in the beauty of the cave paintings and the persuasive pull of his prose. <i>Richmond Times-Dispatch</i>


Fascinating. . . . We will be arguing about these glorious creations for many years to come. -- The Washington Post Book World The beauty of the cave art moves Curtis deeply, and his writing preserves that passionate response. -- Seattle Times Curtis is a good storyteller, and he has good stories to tell about eccentrics of all sorts. -- The Christian Science Monitor A fascinating survey of the rival theories. . . . [Readers will be] swept up in the beauty of the cave paintings and the persuasive pull of his prose. -- Richmond Times-Dispatch


Fascinating. . . . We will be arguing about these glorious creations for many years to come. <br>-- The Washington Post Book World <br> The beauty of the cave art moves Curtis deeply, and his writing preserves that passionate response. <br>-- Seattle Times <br> Curtis is a good storyteller, and he has good stories to tell about eccentrics of all sorts. <br>-- The Christian Science Monitor <br> A fascinating survey of the rival theories. . . . [Readers will be] swept up in the beauty of the cave paintings and the persuasive pull of his prose. <br>-- Richmond Times-Dispatch


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Gregory Curtis is the author of Disarmed: The Story of the Venus de Milo. He was the editor of Texas Monthly from 1981 until 2000. His writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New York Times Magazine, Fortune, Time, and RollingStone, among other publications. A graduate of Rice University and San Francisco State College, he lives with his wife in Austin, Texas.

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