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Brigitte Bardot: The Life, the Legend, the Movies
Ginette Vincendeau · Carlton Books
Format: Hardcover
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When Brigitte Bardot appeared in Roger Vadim's And God Created Woman in 1957, her beauty set the world alight. But Bardot was more than just a sex symbol: she was a daring actress who worked with some of cinema's most-revered directors, including Jean-Luc Godard and Louis Malle.... |
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Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
Patton Oswalt · Scribner
Pages: 222
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and actor Patton Oswalt shares his entertaining memoir about coming of age as a performer and writer in the late '90s while obsessively watching classic films at the legendary New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.Between 1995 and 1999, Patton Oswalt... |
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San Antonio: Then and Now®
Paula Allen · Pavilion, 2015.
Pages: 141
Format: Print book
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The city's impressive history is illustrated using vintage images from the past teamed up with the same view today San Antonio has a history stretching back almost three centuries. It was established as a Spanish military garrison in 1718, the home of Mission San Antonio de Valero, later... |
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What We See When We Read
Peter Mendelsund · Vintage
Format: Paperback
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A San Francisco Chronicle and Kirkus Best Book of the YearA gorgeously unique, fully illustrated exploration into the phenomenology of reading—how we visualize images from reading works of literature, from one of our very best book jacket designers, himself a passionate reader. What... |
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Foundations in Comic Book Art: SCAD Creative Essentials
John Paul Lowe · Watson-Guptill
Format: Book
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A comprehensive guide to creating and developing comic book and graphic novel art, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) , one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction.Artists seeking a way to break into the exciting world of sequential art first need to master... |
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 Classroom in a Book
JOHN EVANS · ADOBE Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 Classroom in a Book is the most thorough and comprehensive way for you to master all the new features in Adobe's top-rated consumer-targeted photo-editing software. Each chapter in this step-by-step, lesson-based guide contains a project that builds on your... |
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Michelangelo: Divine Draftsman and Designer
Carmen Bambach · Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pages: 392
Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive and breathtakingly illustrated presentation of the genius of Michelangelo by the world's leading expert on the artist The Italian Renaissance master Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564) was especially celebrated for his disegno, a term that embraces both drawing and conceptual... |
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Film Firsts: The 25 Movies That Created Contemporary American Cinema
Ethan Alter · Praeger,
Pages: 271
Format: Print book
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Since the mid-1970s, American cinema has gone through enormous changes, such as the birth of the modern summer blockbuster, the rise of the independent film industry, ongoing technological advancements in special effects, and the ever-evolving models for film distribution. Written by a professional... |
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Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star
Tim Federle · Running Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A Self-Help Guide--with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love--all learned in the showbiz trenches. "Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." -- Sarah... |
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Artist's Market 2018
Noel Rivera · North Light Books
Pages: 672
Format: Paperback(Forty-third Edition)
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A successful art career at your fingertips Do you want to establish or expand a career for yourself in fine art, illustration, or design? Artist's Market 2018 is the must-have reference guide you need. Thousands of successful artists have relied on us to help develop their careers and navigate... |
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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Thomas David Brothers · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 594
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of Louis Armstrong -- his life and legacy -- during the most creative period of his career. Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago's music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists... |
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Daniel Radcliffe: The Biography
Sue Blackhall · John Blake
Format: Hardcover
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The true story of the Half-Blood Prince who has become a fullblooded actor and level-headed young adult Danielle Radcliffe went from shy schoolboy to the worlds most famous boy wizard overnight. Just 10 when he won the iconic role of Harry Potter, Daniel has often had to beat his own demons... |
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Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood
Grayson Perry · Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Grayson Perry's book will overturn everything you thought you knew about "art"Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery... |
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