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Judge This
Chip Kidd · Simon & Schuster/ TED
Format: Hardcover
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A fun, playful look at the importance of first impressions - in design and in life - from acclaimed book designer Chip Kidd.First impressions are everything. They dictate whether something stands out, how we engage with it, whether we buy it, and how we feel. In Judge This, renowned designer... |
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The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
Nelson George · HarperCollins Publishers
Pages: 236
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted... |
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Fragile Grounds: Louisiana's Endangered Cemeteries
Jessica H Schexnayder · University Press of Mississippi
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover
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Fragile Grounds compiles stories and photographs of endangered cemeteries throughout Louisiana's coastal zone and beyond. These burial places link the fragile land to the frailty of the state's threatened community structures. The book highlights the state's vibrant diversity... |
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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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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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Edgar Degas: Drawings and Pastels
Christopher Lloyd · J. Paul Getty Museum, 2014.
Pages: 320
Format: Print book
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Edgar Degas (1834 -1917) was one of the outstanding draftsmen of the nineteenth century, and drawing was not only a central tenet of his art but also essential to his existence. Through an examination of his drawings and pastels, this book reveals the development of Degas's style as well... |
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Screen Printing At Home: Print Your Own Fabric to Make Simple Sewn Projects
Karen Lewis · David & Charles
Format: Book
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Do you love the idea of printing your own fabrics at home but don't know where to start? This comprehensive guide to screen printing shows you just how easy it is to create beautiful, hand printed fabrics at your kitchen table.Screen printing expert, Karen Lewis, demonstrates two screen... |
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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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LIFE D-Day: Remembering the Battle that Won the War - 70 Years Later
The Editors of LIFE · Life; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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Probably the most famous combat photographs ever made were those taken on the beach in Normandy during the D-Day invasions by Robert Capa, shooting for LIFE and going in with the first wave. The saga of those images has been told before and will be again in this commemorative book: How Capa... |
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Blues All Day Long: The Jimmy Rogers Story
Wayne Everett Goins · University of Illinois Press; 1st Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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A member of Muddy Waters' legendary late 1940s-1950s band, Jimmy Rogers pioneered a blues guitar style that made him one of the most revered sidemen of all time. Rogers also had a significant if star-crossed career as a singer and solo artist for Chess Records, releasing the classic... |
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Watercolor 365: Daily Tips, Tricks and Techniques
Leslie Redhead · North Light Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
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A year's worth of tips, techniques, advice and more! Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365--the first watercolor book of its kind--provides a complete education in the medium, one bite-sized... |
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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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