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Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire
Philip Bailey · Viking
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A revealing and heartfelt memoir from the lead singer of the legendary Earth, Wind & FireWith more than ninety million records sold and eight Grammy awards throughout its forty-year history, Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, influential, and beloved... |
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The Last Roll
Jeff Jacobson · Daylight Books
Pages: 107
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"A few days before Christmas, 2004, I was diagnosed with lymphoma," writes Jeff Jacobson in his preface to The Last Roll. The NY Times LENS Blog described Jacobson as "pushing the visual boundaries of photojournalism" in this work providing a first-person depiction of a cancer... |
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Chronicles, Volume 1
Bob Dylan · Simon & Schuster; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover |
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Id come from a long ways off and had started a long ways down. But now destiny was about to manifest itself. I felt like it was looking right at me and nobody else. So writes Bob Dylan in Chronicles, Volume I, his remarkable, book exploring critical junctures in his life and career. Through... |
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ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color
Jude Stewart · BLOOMSBURY
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Color is all around us every day. We use it to interpret the world--red means stop, blue means water, orange means construction. But it is also written into our metaphors, of speech and thought alike: yellow means cowardice; green means envy--unless you're in Germany, where yellow means... |
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What to Draw and How to Draw It
E.G. Lutz · North Light Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Learn how to draw, with a masterclass from the man who inspired Walt Disney. Credited with being the inspiration for Walt Disney to pick up a pencil and pursue a career in animation, E G Lutz's method of drawing complex illustrations in gradual, simplified stages paved the way for many... |
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The Weegee Guide to New York: Roaming the City with its Greatest Tabloid Photographer
Philomena Mariani · Prestel
Format: Hardcover |
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Take a walk with Weegee and discover New York City through the eyes of its most unflinching chronicler. During his storied career as the quintessential New York photojournalist, Weegee explored the citys least glamorous pockets, depicting brutal crimes, horrific accidents, tenement dwellers,... |
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The Acrylic Painter: Tools and Techniques for the Most Versatile Medium
James Van Patten · Watson-Guptill Publications
Pages: 165
Format: Print book |
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A complete course on acrylic painting for beginners and experienced artists that covers classic approaches and new innovations Embraced for versatility, quick-drying properties, and non-toxicity, no medium offers a wider range of effects forcreating highly expressive art than acrylics.... |
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Love for Sale: Pop Music in America
David Hajdu · Farrar
Pages: 304
Format: Print book |
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A personal, idiosyncratic history of popular music that also may well be definitive, from the revered music criticDavid Hajdu begins Love for Sale, his personal history of recorded pop music, in an unexpected place--not with nostalgic reminiscences of the 45s of his youth but with the sheet-music... |
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