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Reflections from the Shining Brow: My Years With Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna Lazovich

Kamal Amin · Fithian Press
Pages: 264
Format: Print book

Kamal Amin, a young architect from Cairo, come to America to serve as an apprentice to Frank Lloyd Wright. When he arrives at Taliesen, Wright's headquarters, he discovers the pervasive presence of Olgivanna Lazovich, Wright's third wife. Her spirit, as well as the spirit of her teacher,...
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I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People

Jenny Mollen · St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times Best Seller!By the actress, writer, and one of the funniest women on Twitter, an outrageous, hysterical memoir of acting on impulse, plotting elaborate hoaxes, and refusing to acknowledge boundaries in any formJenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles....
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Destruction Was My Beatrice: Dada and the Unmaking of the Twentieth Century

Jed Rasula · Basic Books (AZ)
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

In 1916, as World War I raged around them, a group of bohemians gathered at a small cabaret in Zurich, Switzerland. After decorating the walls with art by Picasso and other avant-garde artists, they embarked on a series of extravagant performances. Three readers simultaneously recited a poem...
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Find It in Everything: Photographs by Drew Barrymore

Drew Barrymore · Little Brown & Co.
Format: Hardcover

Photographs by Drew Barrymore reveal hearts found in everyday situations."I have always loved hearts," writes acclaimed actress Drew Barrymore in the foreword to this heartwarming gift book. "The way that continuous line accomplishes the most extraordinary thing--it conveys...
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Mastering Light: Classic Techniques for Expressive Portrait Photography

Curley Marshall · Amherst Media
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

Portrait lighting is an art form, a lost science. There are not many books for photographer on the market today that simplify portrait lighting. So, how do you master the light for consistent, predictable results, indoors and outdoors? In this guide, award-winning photographer Curley Marshall...
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2005 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market

Mary Cox · Writers Digest Books; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

Artist's and Graphic Designer's Market is the essential resource for getting work sold, commissioned, published, and shown - launching the careers of countless artists through the years. The 2005 edition provides readers with: 2500 updated market listings and industry contacts,...
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Adobe Photoshop Elements 15 Classroom in a Book

JOHN EVANS · ADOBE Press
Pages: 312
Format: Print book

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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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne

Marc Eliot · Dey Street Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, "the Duke," John Wayne.As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc...
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100 Greatest American Plays

THOMAS S HISCHAK · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Theatre in America has had a rich history - from the first performance on the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September of 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the last few centuries significant works have been produced, including Abie's Irish Rose, Long Day's Journey into Night,...
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Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971

Julia Bryan-Wilson · The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Slp edition
Format: Hardcover

Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 examines the beginnings of Ono's career, demonstrating her pioneering role in visual art, performance and music during the 1960s and early 1970s. It begins in New York in December 1960, where Ono initiated a performance series with La Monte Young...
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse

Eric Jay Dolin · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 448
Format: Print book

In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels.Set against the backdrop...
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Digital Photography: An Introduction, 5th Edition

Tom Ang · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Learn how to capture, enhance, and transform your digital photographs taken with any camera, from phones to DLSRs with renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang.This comprehensive photography companion shows you everything you need to do to start taking exquisite photographs with digital...
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Romeyn B. Hough: The Woodbook

Klaus Ulrich Leistikow · Taschen; New edition edition
Format: Print book

For the love of trees.  An illustrated encyclopedia of American wood types   Culled and assembled by Romeyn Beck Hough between 1888 and 1913 in what still remains a stunning and unparalleled achievement, American Woods—originally published in 14 volumes,...
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