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Grimm: Below the Surface : The Insider's Guide to the Show

Titan Books · Titan Comics; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

A full behind-the-scenes guide to the show, from costumes to special effects to make up and more, with exclusive production designs and images direct from the ABC studios!Acclaimed show runners David Greenwalt (X-Files, Buffy, Angel) and Jim Kouf (Ghost Whisperer, Angel) reveal all about...
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Mollie Makes: Making It!: The Hard Facts You Need to Start Your Own Craft Business

Clare Kelly · Collins & Brown
Format: Paperback

Love knitting, but not so hot on accounting? A whiz on a sewing machine but not skilled with a spreadsheet? Then this book is for you! Whether you're an amateur thinking about selling your work at a local market or the owner of an established company hoping to drive more traffic to your...
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Aging Safely In Your Home

Yvonne Poulin · Self-Counsel Press, Inc.
Format: Paperback

You need not move to live gracefully and safely as you age. A respected author taps into expertise on how your home can be modestly renovated to ease the physical challenges and provide a great quality of life in a familiar surrounding.
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Tuna Melts My Heart: The Underdog with the Overbite

Courtney Dasher · NAL
Format: Print book

The heartwarming true story of "the most inspiring dog on the Internet." - BuzzFeed From Southern California castaway to Hollywood heartbreaker, Tuna the Chiweenie has won the adoration of millions. Now the charming and unconventional pooch has his own book, filled with more than...
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1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music

Andrew Grant Jackson · Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential...
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5-Minute Sketching -- People: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings

Pete Scully · Firefly Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Sketching has become an extremely popular pastime. For example, on YouTube, "Tips to Draw Better in 6 Minutes" has 1.7 million views, and "How to Draw Better in 2 Minutes", has 2 million views. Every day, the website @SketchDailies tweets an "inspiration" to 45,000...
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U2: The Definitive Biography

John Jobling · Thomas Dunne Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics,...
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Television Is the New Television: The Unexpected Triumph of Old Media In the Digital Age

Michael Wolff · Portfolio
Format: Hardcover

"The closer the new media future gets, the further victory appears." --Michael WolffThis is a book about what happens when the smartest people in the room decide something is inevitable, and yet it doesn't come to pass. What happens when omens have been misread, tea leaves...
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One on One - The Best Monologues for Mature Actors

Stephen Fife · Applause Theatre & Cinema
Format: Print book

Applause Acting Series. While contemporary American culture may be fixated on youthful sex appeal, the truth is that the most complex and interesting characters in dramatic literature have been and still are those over 40 years old. Whether its Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or Halie...
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Future of Television: Your Guide to Creating TV in the New World

Pamela Douglas · Michael Wiese Productions
Format: Print book

The book’s journey into the future of television begins with “You Are Here,” delving into “The Great Convergence” of television and Internet and the vortex of change we all inhabit now. Then, glancing back, we explore “The Old World” of broadcast...
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Shojo Fashion Manga Art School, Boys: How to Draw Cool Characters, Action Scenes and Modern Looks

Irene Flores · IMPACT
Format: Book

The number one fashion workshop for shojo manga now brings you...boys!Guys take center stage in the latest edition of this best-selling workshop. With the same focus on styles and looks, youll learn how to build a diverse cast of male characters that are distinctive and memorable--from...
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion

Derek Hough · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Derek Hough, the dashing Emmy Award-winning fan favorite, and only five-time champion of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, tells the inspiring story of his life and career, and shares insider tips of how he transforms his celebrity dance partners into confident, charismatic...
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The Realism Challenge: Drawing and Painting Secrets from a Modern Master of Hyperrealism

Mark Crilley · Watson-Guptill
Format: Print book

A captivating, step-by-step guide that teaches artists to draw and paint exact duplicates of common objects, rendered in the trompe l'oeil, hyperrealistic style of artist Mark Crilley's popular YouTube video series. Are You Up to the Challenge? With just watercolors, colored pencils,...
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Daily show - the book : an oral history

Chris Smith · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 459
Format: Print book

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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