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Another Side of Bob Dylan: A Personal History on the Road and off the Tracks

Victor Maymudes · St. Martin's Press; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A Los Angeles Times Best seller!August 2014 marks 50 years since Bob Dylan released his fourth album, Another Side of Bob Dylan. Recorded in one night, in the middle of a turbulent year in his life, the music marked a departure from Dylans socially-conscious folk songs and began his evolution...
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Creating Symmetry: The Artful Mathematics of Wallpaper Patterns

Frank A. Farris · Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

This lavishly illustrated book provides a hands-on, step-by-step introduction to the intriguing mathematics of symmetry. Instead of breaking up patterns into blocks--a sort of potato-stamp method--Frank Farris offers a completely new waveform approach that enables you to create an endless...
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Drawing Secrets Revealed - Basics: How to Draw Anything

Sarah Parks · North Light Books
Format: Book

Learn to draw anything you see!Discover the artists' "secrets" that make drawing accessible for everyone. Sarah Parks shares with you her favorite materials and the basic techniques that make it possible. Follow along as she guides you through 20+ demonstrations: You'll...
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Daily show - the book : an oral history

Chris Smith · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 459
Format: Print book

The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host. For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated...
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The Acoustic Guitar Repair Detective: Case Studies of Steel-String Guitar Diagnoses and Repairs

Paul Neri · Hal Leonard
Pages: 88
Format: Paperback

(Guitar) . Learn to diagnose common problems relating to the adjustment, upkeep and repair of your acoustic guitar, as well as nylon-string guitars and ukuleles. Topics include: humidity * cracks * braces * bridge plates * frets * guitar action * intonation * neck angle * tuning machines...
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

Ben Westhoff · Hachette Books
Pages: 432
Format: Print book

"Invaluable... Westhoff's] book will stand as a comprehensive guide to an inner-city movement that conquered the world. """---"Publishers Weekly "A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast...
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Leningrad: Siege and Symphony: The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Stalin, Starved by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich

Brian Moynahan · Atlantic Monthly Press
Pages: 542
Format: Hardcover

Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Already many thousands had died...
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The Fashion Book

DK Publishing · DK Children
Format: Hardcover

From corsets and camis to tailoring and textiles, The Fashion Book is a sassy style guide for teenage girls who want to discover the stories behind their favorite looks, find their own style, and learn what makes the fashion world tick. Packed with gorgeous images, this illustrated book...
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The Weegee Guide to New York: Roaming the City with its Greatest Tabloid Photographer

Philomena Mariani · Prestel
Format: Hardcover

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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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: Relating to and Communicating with Others

Alan Alda · Random House
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

From iconic actor and bestselling author Alan Alda, an indispensable guide to communicating better - based on his experience with acting, improv, science, and storytellingThe acclaimed actor shares fascinating and powerful lessons from the art and science of communication, and teaches readers...
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ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color

Jude Stewart · BLOOMSBURY
Format: Hardcover

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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