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Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
Saul Austerlitz · Chicago Review Press
Pages: 406
Format: Paperback
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The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler... |
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Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel
William Wellman Jr. · Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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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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Anyone Can Paint
Barrington Barber · Arcturus Publishing Limited
Format: Book
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Everyone can learn to paint; all it takes is practice and the desire to produce interesting and attractive work. This book guides the reader through the methods of painting in watercolor, acrylic, gouache, and oils so that he/she becomes confident about putting paint on a canvas. |
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LIFE D-Day: Remembering the Battle that Won the War - 70 Years Later
The Editors of LIFE · Life; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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Probably the most famous combat photographs ever made were those taken on the beach in Normandy during the D-Day invasions by Robert Capa, shooting for LIFE and going in with the first wave. The saga of those images has been told before and will be again in this commemorative book: How Capa... |
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Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State
Ian Adams · Ohio University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Print book
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Showcasing the work of two of the state's leading landscape photographers, Ohio in Photographs presents a rich array of places and people, from serene hiking trails and Dayton's Huffman Prairie to shining downtown riverscapes and the riotous colors and figures of an unconventional Fourth... |
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Tuna Melts My Heart: The Underdog with the Overbite
Courtney Dasher · NAL
Format: Print book
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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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Draw Horses in 15 Minutes: Capture the beauty of the equine form
Diana Hand · Ilex
Pages: 112
Format: Print book
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Continuing the success of the Draw in 15 Minutes series, horse artist Diana Hand shows you how to express your love of horses through drawing. In a series of tutorials, she describes every stage from finding your model and learning the basic skills of drawing to portraying the movement... |
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Hello, Is This Planet Earth?: My View from the International Space Station
Tim Peake · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 239
Format: Hardcover
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The #1 international bestseller: An astronaut's tour of our planet from the heavens, featuring 150 mesmerizing photographs (with commentary) from the International Space StationOne of Space.com's Best Space Photography Books! During his six-month mission to the International Space... |
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A Brief History of Walt Disney
Brian J. Robb · Running Press
Format: Book
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A fascinating account of Walt Disney’s own significant artistic creations and an insightful history of the hugely successful entertainment behemoth he created. |
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Doctor Who: The Doctor's Lives and Times
James Goss · Harper Design
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback
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"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. And I'm the man who's going to save your life."This is the story of an impossible life - of a man who borrowed a spaceship, travelled through time and continually... |
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Easy Street
Ron Perlman · Da Capo Press
Pages: 297
Format: Hardcover
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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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150 Best New Kitchen Ideas
Manel Gutierrez · Harper Design, New York
Pages: 479
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive, full-color handbook, packed with hundreds of photographs that showcase the latest in beautiful, welcoming, and efficient kitchen design.150 Best New Kitchen Ideas offers an in-depth look at exemplary new kitchen designs from today's most renowned architects and designers.... |
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Diane von Furstenberg: A Life Unwrapped
Gioia Diliberto · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping biography of one of the most influential and controversial legends of late twentieth-century fashion, an iconic designer whose colorful creations, including the "wrap dress," captured the modern feminist spirit.The daughter of a Holocaust survivor and wife of an Austrian... |
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover
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This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself. |
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