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The Colored Pencil

Bet Borgeson · Watson-Guptill; Revised edition
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

No one who works in colored pencil—or wants to—can afford to be without this book, which is the most complete resource on the medium. The revised edition provides the latest information on colored pencils while retaining the best feature of the original: Bogeson's beautiful...
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Star Wars: Complete Locations

Curtis Saxton · Dk Publishing
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

Packed with more than 50 full-color, intricate cross-section artwork and 3-D maps, Star Wars™: Complete Locations is an amazing visual guide into the incredible worlds and locations of a galaxy far, far away....From the towering skyscrapers of Coruscant to the terrifying technology of the Death...
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Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV

Brian Stelter · Grand Central Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Like Bill Carter chronicling the late night wars in his classic The Late Shift, star New York Times reporter Brian Stelter reveals all the dish and dirt behind the polite smiles and perky demeanors of morning television in his much-anticipated...TOP OF THE MORNINGWhen America wakes up with...
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Disco: The Music, The Times, The Era

Johnny Morgan · Sterling
Format: Print book

This is the ultimate compendium for the dancing queens and the hustle-happy who put on their boogie shoes, shook their groove thing, and felt the night fever!From its beginnings in Paris, disco quickly spread around the world, taking hold of a small club on L.A.'s Sunset Strip and ultimately...
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Cuyahoga Valley

Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum. · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

The Cuyahoga Valley is nestled between Akron and Cleveland. After 1795, settlers from New England arrived in the wilderness and carved out farmsteads in the land they called the Connecticut Western Reserve. In 1827, the Ohio & Erie Canal opened through the valley linking this wilderness...
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Art of Drawing: The Complete Course

David Sanmiguel · Sterling
Pages: 256
Format: Book

From achieving those first professional strokes to mastering composition, lighting, and color to finishing beautiful still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, here, in one volume, is a course that covers every skill a developing artist needs. Inspiring and instructive images vividly reveal...
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Churches: Explore the Symbols, Learn the Language and Discover the History

Timothy Brittain-Catlin · HarperCollins UK
Pages: 255
Format: Hardcover

Churches and cathedrals contain a wealth of fascinating architectural detail as well as symbols that are often hard to interpret. This insightful guide explores the extraordinary richness and diversity of features common to churches and cathedrals and explains their meaning as well as their...
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The House That George Built: With a Little Help from Irving, Cole, and a Crew of About Fifty

Wilfrid Sheed · Random House
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

From Irving Berlin to Cy Coleman, from "Alexander's Ragtime Band" to "Big Spender," from Tin Pan Alley to the MGM soundstages, the Golden Age of the American song embodied all that was cool, sexy, and sophisticated in popular culture. For four glittering decades, geniuses...
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David Bowie : a life

Dylan Jones · Crown Archetype

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How to Paint: A Complete Beginner's Guide to Watercolors, Acrylics, and Oils

Angela Gair · CompanionHouse Books
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

Start Painting Today! Covering the three most popular types of painting: watercolors, acrylics and oils, this comprehensive step-by-step guide provides basic information on materials and techniques as well as an exciting series of demonstrations aimed at complete beginners. The unique approach...
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist

Jonah Lehrer · Mariner Books
Pages: 242
Format: Paperback

In this technology-driven age, it's tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling debut, science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, when it comes...
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