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A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond

Mandy Altimus Pond · PPI Graphics
Pages: 76
Format: Print book

"A Long Time Ago: The Fairytales of Mandy Altimus Pond" is a triptych of classic Grimm stories, composed of 61 color photographs with accompanying tales by Jason Daniel Myers, Margy Vogt, and Andrew Kozma. In them an Ice Queen is mother to Snow White, Cinderella attends a masquerade...
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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession

Ian Bostridge · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, Schuberts Winter Journey Winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themes—literary, historical, psychological—that weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece.Completed...
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The Star Trek Book

Paul Ruditis · Dk Publishing
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Celebrate 50 years of one of the longest running and beloved sci-fi franchises with "The Star Trek Book. " This comprehensive guide to the series delves into the myriad worlds and different dimensions visited by the crew of the "U. S. S. Enterprise. "Discover the amazing...
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The Magic Pattern Book: Sew 6 Patterns into 36 Different Styles!

Amy Barickman · Workman Publishing Company; Pap/Cdr edition
Format: Book

Home sewing is booming again. Inspired by sites like Etsy, Craftsy, Pinterest, and CreativeBug, by the continuing popularity of Project Runway and other fashion shows, and by the ever-growing DIY movement, there are more than 35 million sewists in America. Now, for this new generation that...
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Fashion Illustration Art: How to Draw Fun & Fabulous Figures, Trends and Styles

Jennifer Lilya · North Light Books
Format: Book

From the clothes to the pose, here's everything you need to create fierce fashion illustrations.Create fabulous fashion moments! Drawing on 20+ years of fashion illustrating experience, Jennifer Lilya uses acrylic paint and black ink to show you how to draw the clothes, poses and attitudes...
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Easy Street

Ron Perlman · Da Capo Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The engaging, passionate, always-honest, and often-hilarious memoir of actor Ron Perlman - his triumphant story of perseverance and determination navigating the slippery slopes of Hollywood, with a foreword by Guillermo del ToroRon Perlman was a kid who had a myriad of self-image issues,...
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De Niro: A Life

Shawn Levy · Crown Archetype
Format: Kindle Edition

REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICONThere's little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact, the greatest. His work, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, is unparalleled. Mean Streets, the Godfather...
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One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building

Judith Dupre · Little, Brown
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The definitive book about One World Trade Center--the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere--by the author of the iconic and best-selling Skyscrapers.In hundreds of photographs, drawings, and plans-most never seen by the public-Judith Dupré chronicles the rise of America's most...
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How to Photograph Weddings: Behind the Scenes with 25 Leading Pros to Learn Lighting, Posing and More

Michelle Perkins · Amherst Media
Format: Print book

Go behind the scenes with twenty-five leading professionals and explore what makes their work unique. Whether you’re looking for tips on location selection, better time management, posing cues, lighting insights, or some new ideas for shooting the reception, you’ll find the answers...
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Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel

William Wellman Jr. · Pantheon
Format: Hardcover

The extraordinary life—the first—of the legendary, undercelebrated Hollywood director known in his day as Wild Bill and he was! Wellman, whose eighty-two movies six of them uncredited, many of them iconic many of them sharp, cold, brutal others poetic, moving all of them a lesson in close-up...
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