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5-Minute Sketching -- Architecture: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings

Liz Steel · Firefly Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Sketching has become very popular. In more than 60 cities around the world, from New Jersey, San Diego, and Montreal to as far as Moscow and Australia, "sketch crawls" find artists drawing what they see. A new social network has emerged where these sketch artists meet for group...
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Dirty Daddy LP: The Chronicles of a Family Man Turned Filthy Comedian

Bob Saget · HarperLuxe; Lrg edition
Format: Paperback

Millions of viewers know and love Bob Saget from his role as the sweetly neurotic father on the smash hit Full House, and as the charming wisecracking host of America's Funniest Home Videos. And then there are the legions of fans who can't get enough of his scatological, out-of-his-mind...
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Blue Man World

Blue Man Group · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

The first-ever Blue Man Group book, published on the occasion of their 25th anniversary. As entertaining and hilarious as the show itself, "Blue Man World" reveals everything you ever wanted to know about the Blue Men, but couldn't get them to tell you. A glorious combination...
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The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA

Anthony Casillo · Chronicle Books
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

This magnificent volume offers a rich visual tour of the planets in our solar system. More than 200 breathtaking photographs from the archives of NASA are paired with extended captions detailing the science behind some of our cosmic neighborhood's most extraordinary phenomena. Images of newly...
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Manga Now!: How to Draw Action Figures

Keith Sparrow · Search Press
Format: Book

Written and illustrated by manga artist Keith Sparrow, this comprehensive and inspiring guide starts with an introduction to manga basics, showing you how to create the ideal workspace, how to overcome fear of a blank page, and how to draw all the elements you'll need, from hands and eyes...
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The Birth of a Nation: Nat Turner and the Making of a Movement

Nate Parker · 37 Ink
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

This official tie-in to the highly acclaimed film, The Birth of a Nation, surveys the history and legacy of Nat Turner, the leader of one of the most renowned slave rebellions on American soil, while also exploring Turner's relevance to contemporary dialogues on race relations.Based...
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Popular Sheet Music - 30 Hits from 2010-2013

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard Corporation
Pages: 200
Format: Paperback

A concise collection of 30 big hits, including: Call Me Maybe * Girl on Fire * Home * If I Die Young * Just Give Me a Reason * Little Talks * Next to Me * Radioactive * Royals * Some Nights * Stay * Titanium * and more.
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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 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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Nineties Guitar Collection: 25 Hits, from Acoustic to Punk, to Nu-Metal & Beyond

Alfred Music · ALFRED PUB CO
Pages: 120
Format: Print book

Popular music in the 1990s had a strange and multi-faceted flowering. Early in the decade, grunge dropped an atomic bomb on the established hierarchy, resulting in a new dawn of hard rock, Brit pop, singer-songwriter, pop punk, and nu-metal music, along with captivating work by countless...
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Portrait Revolution: Inspiration from Around the World For Creating Art in Multiple Mediums and Styles

Julia L. Kay · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Based on the popular international collaborative art project, this guide to creating portraiture in multiple mediums and styles teams hundreds of portraits with tips and insights on the artistic process. The human face is one of the most important subjects for artists, no matter their chosen...
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

PHILIP NORMAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos,...
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Steven Spielberg FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Films of Hollywood's Best-Known Director

Barry Monush · Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Pages: 401
Format: Paperback

(FAQ) . One of the most popular directors and producers in film history, Steven Spielberg is considered a founding pioneer of the New Hollywood era. Stephen Spielberg FAQ presents an all-encompassing look at the great artist's career and work from his early science-fiction and adventure...
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Make: The Maker's Manual: A Practical Guide to the New Industrial Revolution

Paolo Aliverti · Maker Media, Inc; 1 edition
Format: Print book

The Maker's Manual is a practical and comprehensive guide to becoming a hero of the new industrial revolution. It features dozens of color images, techniques to transform your ideas into physical projects, and must-have skills like electronics prototyping, 3d printing, and programming....
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