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iPhone Photography for Everybody

Michael Fagans · Amherst Media
Pages: 127
Format: Paperback

We all take quick shots of the world around us -- but shooting truly exceptional images with your iPhone requires a little more care. It forces you to slow down, observe the moment more deeply, and apply your artistic eye to capturing the true essence of the scene before you. Happily, the iPhone's...
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Basquiat: Boom for Real

Dieter Buchhart · Prestel
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

Focusing on Jean-Michel Basquiat's extraordinary breadth of influences, from graffiti to bebop jazz to Hollywood cinema, this exciting new survey charts his ground-breaking career. Basquiat first came to prominence when he collaborated with Al Diaz to spray-paint enigmatic statements...
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My Smart Home for Seniors

MICHAEL MILLER · Que Publishing
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

This full-color introduction to the smart home has been written from the ground up with one audience in mind: seniors. No ordinary "beginner's book," My Smart Home for Seniors approaches every topic from a 50 person's point of view, using meaningful, realistic examples....
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Focus and Filter: Professional Techniques for Mastering Digital Photography and Capturing the Perfect Shot

Andrew Darlow · Ulysses Pr
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

AMAZON #1 BESTSELLER & #1 HOT NEW RELEASE IN PHOTOGRAPHY LIGHTING! Indispensable tricks and techniques for great photos in any situation.Free yourself from Auto mode! Revealing insider secrets and easy-to-learn techniques for stunning photos, this book teaches you how to take beautiful,...
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Photoshop Elements 2018 For Dummies

BARBARA OBERMEIER · For Dummies
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

The top-selling book on Photoshop Elements - updated in a new edition Photoshop Elements offers photo editors of all skill levels the power to turn run-of-the-mill images into beautiful works of art - and Photoshop Elements 2018 For Dummies shows you how. Those new to photo editing who are looking...
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May We Forever Stand: A History of the Black National Anthem

Imani Perry · The University of North Carolina Press
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover

The twin acts of singing and fighting for freedom have been inseparable in African American history. May We Forever Stand tells an essential part of that story. With lyrics penned by James Weldon Johnson and music composed by his brother Rosamond, "Lift Every Voice and Sing" was embraced...
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Timeless Journeys: Travels to the World's Legendary Places

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. · National Geographic
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From Machu Picchu to the Pyramids of Giza and beyond, this travel-lover's delight takes readers on a breathtaking visual journey to the world's most historic wonderlands. Pack your bags for an extraordinary adventure with National Geographic to the places that have captivated our imaginations...
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Straight Bourbon: Distilling the Industry's Heritage

Carol Peachee · Indiana University Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

The story of bourbon production is a tale of American innovation, industry, and craft. Join photographer Carol Peachee on a visual journey from farm to bottle, with stunning images of the distilleries, farms, copper, brass, and steel works, cooperages and stave mills, and barrel warehouses...
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West Point History of the Revolutionary War

Clifford J Rogers · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

This is the definitive concise military history of the Revolutionary War and the fourth volume in the West Point History of Warfare series is packed with essential images, exclusive tactical maps, and expert analysis commissioned by The United States Military Academy at West Point to teach...
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The Little Book of Life Hacks: How to Make Your Life Happier, Healthier, and More Beautiful

Yumi Sakugawa · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 199
Format: Flexibound

Author, illustrator and comic book artist Yumi Sakugawa shares a wide range of useful and unexpected tips for looking and feeling better, streamlining and improving your home life, and creating fun and artsy DIY projects that can brighten your living space. Inspired by her popular "Secret...
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