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Play It Loud: An Epic History of the Style, Sound, and Revolution of the Electric Guitar
Brad Tolinski · Doubleday Canada
Pages: 384
Format: Print book
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By a pair of veteran music writers, an unprecedented history of the electric guitar, its explosive impact on music and culture, and the people who brought it to life For generations the electric guitar has been an international symbol of freedom, danger, rebellion, and hedonism. In Play... |
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Dance Halls of Spanish Louisiana, The
Sara Ann Harris · Pelican Publishing Company, Inc.
Pages: 112
Format: Hardcover
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Dancing and dance halls were integral to the Spanish-Louisiana cultural identity of the twentieth century. Employing historical documents and dozens of interviews, this book follows the phenomenon from 1778 to today. |
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On the Road with Janis Joplin
John Byrne Cooke · Berkley
Format: Hardcover
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One of Parade's Top Ten Rock n' Roll ReadsAs a road manager and filmmaker, he helped run the Janis Joplin show - and record it for posterity. Now he reveals the never-before-told story of his years with the young woman from Port Arthur who would become the first female rock and roll... |
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Creating Mandalas: How to Draw and Design Zendala Art
Deborah A. Pacé CZT · North Light Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback
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MASTER THE ART OF MAKING MANDALAS!The art of making mandalas and zendalas is less about drawing and more about slowing down and opening up to your inner creative flow. You do not have to be an artist. There is no need to know how to draw. All you need are some simple everyday tools and a little... |
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History
R.G. Grant · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
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2014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I - DK will mark the occasion with the publication of World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide, a vividly illustrated, in-depth account of the Great War. Written by historian R. G. Grant, and created by DK's award-winning editorial... |
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Arrête pas la musique!: Portraits of South Louisiana
Emile Waagenaar · Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette
Pages: 117
Format: Hardcover
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From the Introduction:I first stood on Louisiana soil in Lafayette during May of 1982. There, I found myself standing at the crossroads of another culture. Shortly after, I heard about a Clifton Chenier gig scheduled for the next day at the Grant Street Dancehall. Clifton was very ill and could... |
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Robert Dawson · Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,... |
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Diane von Furstenberg: A Life Unwrapped
Gioia Diliberto · Dey Street Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping biography of one of the most influential and controversial legends of late twentieth-century fashion, an iconic designer whose colorful creations, including the "wrap dress," captured the modern feminist spirit.The daughter of a Holocaust survivor and wife of an Austrian... |
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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
Jan Swafford · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 1077
Format: Book
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Jan Swafford's biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being... |
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Nikon D5600 For Dummies
Julie Adair King · For Dummies
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
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An easy-to-follow Nikon D5600 photography class - in a book! Your Nikon D5600 is a powerful tool equipped to take top-notch photos. But unless you know how to use it to its full potential, your professional-grade camera will produce underwhelming amateur-grade photos. And that's where... |
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Ghosts of Good Times: Louisiana Dance Halls Past and Present
Philip Gould · University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press
Pages: 224
Format: Print book
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Ghosts of Good Times: South Louisiana Dance Halls Past and Present examines a world of Cajun dance halls, Zydeco clubs, Chitlin Circuit R&B night clubs, Swamp-Pop Honkytonks and other venues that at one time were prevalent throughout the region. Photographs by Philip Gould blend architectural... |
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Light & Pose: Master the Secrets of Wedding, Glamour, and Portrait Photography
Rick Ferro · Amherst Media
Pages: 128
Format: Print book
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Rick Ferro opens wide his bag of tricks to show photographers how to create breathtaking wedding/engagement, portrait, and glamour photographs in any location. The bulk of the text is devoted to managing posing and lighting. Readers will learn to work with natural light to produce beautiful,... |
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Everything I Ever Needed to Know About _____* I Learned from Monty Python: *History, Art, Poetry, Communism, Philosophy, the Media, Birth, Death, ... Mythology, Fish Slapping, and Many More!
Brian Cogan · Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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A comprehensive and hilarious guide to understanding the many Monty Python jokes and allusionsThroughout their five seasons on British television (and well into the troop's movie sequels and assorted solo projects), Monty Python became a worldwide symbol not only for taking serious... |
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