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Mail Me Art: Going Postal with the World's Best Illustrators and Designers

Darren Di Lieto · HOW Books
Pages: 216
Format: Paperback

Art on a JourneyIt started with an idea Darren Di Lieto had: Challenge illustrators and designers to create works of art on packages, envelopes and postcards - then actually send them to him through the mail. The response was overwhelming, and Di Lieto posted photos of each piece of art on MailMeArt.com...
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Writing America: Literary Landmarks from Walden Pond to Wounded Knee

Shelley Fisher Fishkin · Rutgers University Press
Pages: 381
Format: Print book

American novelist E.L. Doctorow once observed that literature "endows places with meaning." Yet, as this wide-ranging new book vividly illustrates, understanding the places that shaped American writers' lives and their art can provide deep insight into what makes their literature...
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying

Frank Loesser · Frank Music Corp.
Pages: 172
Format: Paperback

Musical Theatre Vocal Solo
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The Collins Big Book of Art: From Cave Art to Pop Art

David G Wilkins · Collins Design
Pages: 528
Format: Hardcover

The one book your family needs to understand the world of art. A beautiful, unusual and engaging compendium of art history, providing an accessible entree into the world of art for everyone, regardless of their experience. From cave paintings to the Renaissance, Impressionism to Pop Art,...
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Eyewitness Companions: Opera (EYEWITNESS COMPANION GUIDES)

Alan Riding · DK ADULT
Pages: 432
Format: Turtleback

Spanning 400 years of musical drama, from the late Renaissance and including such classical masters as Verdi, Puccini, and Bizet, this is the complete visual guidebook to the great operas, their composers and performance history. "Packed into every page of this book is the excitement...
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A Portrait of Bowie: A tribute to Bowie by his artistic collaborators and contemporaries

Brian Hiatt · Cassell
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover


This strikingly unique tribute to David Bowie includes a collection of 40 stunning visual portraits of the icon throughout his career, as well as written tributes by his artistic collaborators and contemporaries.

Artists and musicians who worked with David Bowie during his lifetime...
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The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi

PHIL SZOSTAK · Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered box-office records as one of the highest-grossing films of all time, and its eagerly awaited sequel, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is sure to do the same. Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, The Brothers Bloom,...
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Matthew Palmer's Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolour Painting

Matthew Palmer · Search Press
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Take a masterclass with artist Matthew Palmer in this comprehensive guide to watercolour painting.This comprehensive step-by-step guide to producing landscapes and seascapes in watercolor is a natural progression in learning from Matthew Palmer's previous title Watercolour for the Absolute...
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Jazz: The First Century

John Edward Hasse · WilliamMr
Pages: 246
Format: Hardcover

It's been called America's classical music. The infinite art. The heart and soul of all popular music. But whatever the label, jazz has played an immense cultural role worldwide, opening up vast vistas of musical creativity, generating unforgettable performances, and giving us such...

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