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How to be an Illustrator
Darrel Rees · Laurence King
Pages: 167
Format: Paperback
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This book offers practical help and guidance to aspiring illustrators. All areas of the job are covered - how to create a portfolio; the most effective ways to approach would-be clients; how to prepare for meetings and negotiate contracts; and how to handle, deliver, and bill a job. There... |
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Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman
Mary G. Hurd · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover
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Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman, Mary G. Hurd surveys the life and works of this highly respected American songwriter. For many, Kristofferson's songs remain the gold standard of modern songwriters, and Kris Kristofferson follows the commitment to freedom of expression that has characterized... |
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How Paris Became Paris: The Invention of the Modern City
Joan DeJean · St Martins Pr
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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At the beginning of the seventeenth century, Paris was known for isolated monuments but had not yet put its brand on urban space. Like other European cities, it was still emerging from its medieval past. But in a mere century Paris would be transformed into the modern and mythic city we know... |
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Cocktails of the Movies: An Illustrated Guide to Cinematic Mixology
Will Francis · Prestel,
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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Cocktails of the Movies serves up the 64 greatest cocktails to have featured on film. Take a journey through Hollywood's lifelong love affair with cocktails, celebrating the greatest characters and their iconic drinks through original illustrations and easy-to-follow recipes. From Marilyn's... |
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The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song
Ben Yagoda · Riverhead Books; Uncorrected Manuscript edition
Format: Hardcover
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From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it's a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what... |
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The Memory Palace: A Book of Lost Interiors
Edward Hollis · Counterpoint,
Pages: 351
Format: Print book
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The rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shape our lives and become the backdrop to our sense of self. One day, the houses will be gone, but even then, traces of the stories and the memories they... |
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Block City: Incredible Minecraft Worlds: How to Build Like a Minecraft Master
Kirsten Kearney · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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Minecraft - a humble computer game about placing blocks - is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build... |
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Metal Cats
Alexandra Crockett · powerHouse Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback
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Skulls and Siamese. Corpse paint and Persians. Baphomet, pentagrams, blood, and tabbies! Metal Cats combines two amazing subjects: the extreme personalities of the hardcore metal music scene and their adorable kitties. These incredibly cute and fluffy felines have been photographed with... |
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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Marc Eliot · Dey Street Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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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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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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The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Mark Salisbury · Harper Design
Pages: 160
Format: Print book
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Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling's script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.Officially... |
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Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective
Ruzaimi Mat Rani · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 206
Format: Paperback
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Watch your sketches take on a life of their own with the help of Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective. Master the art of producing quality one point perspective sketches via detailed, easy-to-learn sketching methods and step-by-step illustrations. Artists at all levels will find this... |
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