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How to Listen to Jazz
Ted Gioia · Basic Books
Pages: 253
Format: Print book
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Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its sound unequivocally calls forth narratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don't know what to make of improvisation... |
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Daily show - the book : an oral history
Chris Smith · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 459
Format: Print book
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The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host. For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated... |
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Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything
Aaron James Draplin · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Print book
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Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in comÂmon: a teeny, little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power... |
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music
Jan Swafford · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book
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For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible... |
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Dark Girls
Bill Duke · Amistad
Format: Hardcover
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In the tradition of the New York Times bestselling I Dream a World and Crowns comes this full-color companion volume to the acclaimed NAACP Award-nominated documentary Dark Girls - an inspiring and breathtaking photo book that celebrates dark-skinned women.Black has never been more beautiful,... |
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Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love
Turner Classic Movies Inc. · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 231
Format: Hardcover
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Turner Classic Movies and film historian Richard Corliss present Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate) , the definitive, fully illustrated book that shares the many ways Hollywood has celebrated, vilified and otherwise memorialized dear old Mom.With... |
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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers
Noah Charney · Phaidon Press
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers explores the stories, dramas and human intrigues surrounding the world's most famous forgeries - investigating the motivations of the artists and criminals who have faked great works of art, and in doing so conned... |
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Star Wars: Complete Locations
Curtis Saxton · Dk Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book
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Packed with more than 50 full-color, intricate cross-section artwork and 3-D maps, Star Warsâ„¢: Complete Locations is an amazing visual guide into the incredible worlds and locations of a galaxy far, far away....From the towering skyscrapers of Coruscant to the terrifying technology of the Death... |
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I'll Be Back Right After This: My Memoir
Pat O'Brien · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best seller!Pat O'Brien was a skinny South Dakota kid with long hair, a rock and roll band, divorced parents and an alcoholic father. In all the familiar ways, he was on the road to nowhere until a professor, who envisioned his future as the household name he would... |
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Investigating Murdoch Mysteries
Michelle Ricci · Titan Books
Pages: 219
Format: Print book
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Based on Maureen Jennings' award-winning novels, at the end of the Victorian era, Toronto-based police detective William Murdoch uses radical forensic techniques, including fingerprinting and trace evidence, to solve some of the city's most gruesome murders. His unconventional approach... |
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A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings
Dan Cruickshank · Firefly Books, 2015.
Pages: 352
Format: Print book
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"Architecture is an all-embracing adventure without end," declares Dan Cruickshank in the introduction to A History of Architecture in 100 Buildings. Cruickshank's selection represents key moments in architectural history and it is truly global in scope. It includes many of the world's... |
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