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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History
Dorling Kindersley, Inc. · DK
Pages: 320
Format: Print book |
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From the first prototypes of flying machines to today's supersonic jets, the history and roles of aircraft are explored in this beautifully illustrated guide. Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will welcome learning more about key brands and big players from yesterday and today... |
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Film Firsts: The 25 Movies That Created Contemporary American Cinema
Ethan Alter · Praeger,
Pages: 271
Format: Print book |
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Since the mid-1970s, American cinema has gone through enormous changes, such as the birth of the modern summer blockbuster, the rise of the independent film industry, ongoing technological advancements in special effects, and the ever-evolving models for film distribution. Written by a professional... |
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Cecil Beaton - Portraits and Profiles
Cecil Beaton , · Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover |
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Cecil Beaton was a fashion, portrait and war photographer, a diarist, painter, interior designer and an Academy Award-winning stage and costume designer. He is one of the most celebrated portrait photographers of the twentieth century and is renowned for his images of elegance, glamour... |
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San Antonio: Then and Now®
Paula Allen · Pavilion, 2015.
Pages: 141
Format: Print book |
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The city's impressive history is illustrated using vintage images from the past teamed up with the same view today San Antonio has a history stretching back almost three centuries. It was established as a Spanish military garrison in 1718, the home of Mission San Antonio de Valero, later... |
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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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The Making of Gone With The Wind
Steve Wilson · University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover |
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Gone With The Wind is one of the most popular movies of all time. To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2014, The Making of Gone With The Wind presents more than 600 items from the archives of David O. Selznick, the films producer, and his business partner John Hay Jock Whitney,... |
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First 50 Songs You Should Strum on Guitar
Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 101
Format: Musical score |
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(Guitar Collection) . If you've learned the basics on guitar, you are probably eager to learn some songs. The First 50 series is for you! This book provides a combo of chords and lyrics for the most popular songs beginners want to strum on acoustic guitar. Includes: American Pie * Blowin'... |
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A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras
Michael Pritchard · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover |
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A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized them. Illustrated... |
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