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National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History
Kim Heacox · National Geographic
Pages: 367
Format: Print book
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An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of America's National Parks, this volume is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. National Geographic The National Parks collects the very best of National Geographic's photographs,... |
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5-Minute Sketching -- People: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings
Pete Scully · Firefly Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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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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The Rolling Stones All the Songs The Story Behind Every Track
Philippe Margotin · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 704
Format: Print book
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Comprehensive visual history of the "World's Greatest Rock & Roll Band" as told through the recording of their monumental catalog, including 29 studio and 24 compilation albums, and more than a hundred singles. Since 1963, The Rolling Stones have been recording and touring,... |
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You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman
Mike Thomas · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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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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U2: The Definitive Biography
John Jobling · Thomas Dunne Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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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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Roadshow!: The Fall of Film Musicals in the 1960s
Matthew Kennedy · Oxford University Press US
Pages: 307
Format: Hardcover
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Full-page newspaper ads announced the date. Reserved seats went on sale at premium prices. Audience members dressed up and arrived early to peruse the program during the overture that preceded the curtain's rise. And when the show began, it was--a rather disappointing film musical.In... |
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Photography in America
Miles Orvell · Oxford University Press
Pages: 303
Format: Print book
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From scientific and documentary photography to the more purely aesthetic, the camera has become a part of American culture at every level. Photography in America explores the medium from a variety of angles--portrait, landscape, photojournalism, documentary, creative digital photography,... |
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Just Us Girls: 48 Creative Art Projects for Mothers and Daughters to Do Together
Cindy Ann Ganaden · Quarry
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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Explore and nurture your mother-daughter bond and create a keepsake that you'll cherish forever with Just Us Girls. This highly-illustrated craft and activity book includes 48 heartfelt, earth-friendly projects to make together. These projects include making: dolls, press books, wreaths,... |
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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
Toni Braxton · It Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TVs reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded life—selling 60 million... |
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Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective
Ruzaimi Mat Rani · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
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Watch your sketches take on a life of their own with the help of Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective. Master the art of producing quality one point perspective sketches via detailed, easy-to-learn sketching methods and step-by-step illustrations. Artists at all levels will find this... |
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The Making of Gone With The Wind
Steve Wilson · University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover
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Gone With The Wind is one of the most popular movies of all time. To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2014, The Making of Gone With The Wind presents more than 600 items from the archives of David O. Selznick, the films producer, and his business partner John Hay Jock Whitney,... |
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The Monster Book of Manga Steampunk
Jorge Balaguer · Harper Design
Format: Book
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" Enter an alternative world ruled by steam-powered machinery, Victorian elegance, and futuristic technology by creating your own elaborate manga characters in Steampunk, the latest volume in the bestselling Monster Book of Manga series. This easy-to-follow guidebook brings to life... |
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Robert Dawson · Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,... |
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