Indeed, the visual is so important in this book that the descriptive writing has more emotional charge than the passages which give us access to the main characters' minds.

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To commemorate the special occasion, photo illustrator Aaron Goodman created a visual masterpiece that was included in the book as well as the cover of the magazine.

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As a visual narrative, the app mirrored the structure of a book, while allowing readers to take detours.

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Hurley's remarkable visual record forms the core of both Ms Alexander's book and the exhibition.

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And while not as physically revolutionary as "Tree of Codes, " this book, published in 2005, also uses unconventional visual elements.

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An even more egregious omission, given that this book attempts to look at how cuisine defines French culture as a whole, is visual art: there is no mention of the sumptuous culinary still-lifes by Chardin, the countless Impressionist picnics, brioches by Bonnard or mealtimes by Matisse, images that have literally transformed food into art in a specifically French way.

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Prolific comic book creators Gerry Conway and Roy Thomas were duly commissioned to create a comic series to give a rich visual companion to the brand, which resulted in Atari Force.

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