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The Encyclopedia of Mosaic Techniques: A Step-by-Step Visual Dictionary with an Inspirational Gallery of Finished works

Emma Biggs · Search Press, 2014.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

The Encyclopedia of Mosaic Techniques shares the ancient methods for creating decorative artwork with mosaic tiles. This visual directory helps you transform your pottery, furniture, walls, and floors with fabulous creative mosaics. Learn foolproof techniques for getting colours to work...
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Play Acoustic Guitar in Minutes

Andrew DuBrock · Hal Leonard; 1 Pap/DVD edition
Format: Paperback

(Guitar Educational). This fantastic beginner's guide will get your fingers on the fretboard in no time! You'll quickly learn easy chords, basic fingerpicking, strumming patterns, chord progressions, and much more. The companion DVD features over 2 hours of instruction with Andrew...
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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne

Marc Eliot · Dey Street Books
Format: Print book

From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, “the Duke,” John Wayne.As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc...
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You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman

Mike Thomas · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Beloved TV comedic actor Phil Hartman is best known for his eight brilliant seasons on Saturday Night Live, where his versatility and comedic timing resulted in some of the funniest and most famous sketches in the television show's history. Besides his hilarious impersonations of Phil...
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Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show

Dave Berg · Pelican Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Jay Leno's Tonight Show comes alive in this book by insider Dave Berg, who spent 18 years as Jay's co-producer. There were always two shows: the one on stage and the one behind the curtain. This narrative weaves both together, featuring the show's most legendary moments, including...
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The Concise Guide to Hip-Hop Music: A Fresh Look at the Art of Hip-Hop, from Old-School Beats to Freestyle Rap

Paul Edwards · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book

In 1973, the music scene was forever changed by the emergence of hip-hop. Masterfully blending the rhythmic grooves of funk and soul with layered beats and chanted rhymes, artists such as DJ Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash paved the way for an entire new genre and generation of musicians....
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Punk Rock Blitzkrieg: My Life as a Ramone

Marky Ramone · Simon & Schuster Australia
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The inside story behind one of the most revered bands in music history during the early days of punk rock in New York, from legendary drummer Marky Ramone.Rolling Stone ranked the Ramones at #26 on its list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time." They received a Grammy Lifetime...
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How to Fake Real Beauty: Tricks of the Trade to Master Your Makeup

Ramy Gafni · Running Press
Format: eBook

Celebrity makeup artist and TV makeover specialist Ramy Gafni knows no one is born perfect, not even his famous clients. In How to Fake Real Beauty, the makeup guru shares his secrets to enhancing a woman's natural beauty while "faking" what she doesn't have.Some people are thought...
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Kurt Cobain: The Last Session

Jesse Frohman · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

On the 20th anniversary of his death, a powerful portrait of Kurt Cobain and Nirvanaincluding many previously unpublished imagestaken during their last formal photo shoot before his suicide In August 1993, when Nirvana was in New York to perform at the legendary Roseland Ballroom, Jesse...
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