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Starting At Zero: His Own Story
Jimi Hendrix · Bloomsbury USA
Format: Print book
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It took just four years in the spotlight for Jimi Hendrix to become an international cultural icon. The sheer impact and originality of his music and his unique mastery of the guitar placed him forever amongst musical giants. But what of the man behind the public image? Modest and intensely... |
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Art in Minutes
Susie Hodge · Quercus
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
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This concise yet comprehensive guide to the history of art is the perfect handbook for all would-be art buffs. Art historian Susie Hodge takes you on a whistle-stop international tour of all the major philosophies, movements, phases, developments, artists, and themes, from prehistoric art to Hyperrealism.... |
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The Woman I Wanted to Be
Diane von Furstenberg · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most influential, admired, and colorful women of our time: fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg tells the most personal stories from her life, about family, love, beauty and business: "It's so good, you'll want to take notes" (People) .Diane... |
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100 Acoustic Lessons - Guitar Lesson Goldmine Series
Michael Mueller · Hal Leonard Corporation; Pap/Com edition
Format: Paperback
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Expand your guitar knowledge with the Guitar Lesson Goldmine series] Featuring 100 individual modules covering a giant array of topics each lesson in this Acoustic volume includes detailed instruction with playing examples presented in standard notation and tablature. You'll also get extremely... |
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Women Artists in Paris, 1850-1900
Laurence Madeline · Yale University Press
Pages: 277
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the work and lives of women artists who shaped the art world of 19th-century Paris In the second half of the 19th century, Paris attracted an international gathering of women artists, drawn to the French capital by its academies and museums, studios and salons. Featuring... |
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Leonard Cohen on Leonard Cohen: Interviews and Encounters
Leonard Cohen · Independent Pub Group
Pages: 604
Format: Print book
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Leonard Cohen, one of the most admired performers of the last half century, has had a stranger-than-fiction, roller-coaster ride of a life. Now, for the first time, he tells his story in his own words, via more than 50 interviews conducted worldwide between 1966 and 2012. In Leonard Cohen... |
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Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris · Penguin Press
Pages: 511
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most legendary directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed forever by itIn Pictures at a Revolution, Mark Harris turned the story of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967 into a landmark... |
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Sketching People: An Urban Sketcher's Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces
Lynne Chapman · Barron's Educational Series
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback
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Drawing people in the outside world can be a real thrill; each sketch captures a particular person and place in time. But it can also be a challenge. How do you spot a likely subject? How do you choose the person most likely to stay still? How do you draw movement for the person that refuses... |
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Once Upon a Time: The Lives of Bob Dylan
Ian Bell · Pegasus; 1 edition
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover
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Written with an intelligence and verve rarely found in rock biography, the mysterious artist that is Bob Dylan is illuminated through the cultural history of his time.Half a century ago, a youth appeared from the American hinterland and began a cultural revolution. The world is still coming... |
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Music
DK Publishing · DK
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover
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Produced in association with the Smithsonian and including images from The National Music Museum in South Dakota, Music: The Definitive Visual History guides readers through the progression of music since its prehistoric beginnings, discussing not just Western classical music, but music... |
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