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Untold: The Stories Behind the Photographs

Steve McCurry · Phaidon Press

Steve McCurry's iconic images have made him one of the world's most popular photographers working today. Now, for the first time, he shares the stories behind stunning images taken from around the world throughout his extensive career.In the finest documentary tradition, Untold:...
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Small Apartments of the World

Alex Vidiella · Firefly Books

A showcase of 30 world-class apartments for modern life in smaller spaces. Small in size but big on space, the 30 apartments shown in Small Apartments of the World provide a wealth of inspiration for architects, designers and homeowners. Addressing the desire (or necessity) to "live...
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The Field Guide to Trains: Locomotives and Rolling Stock

Brian Solomon · Voyageur Press
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Now you can be the human Wikipedia page of trains--from locomotives to rolling stock. No Great American road trip would be complete without seeing trains streaming across wild prairies and through thick forests. All kinds of diesel and even a few steam locomotives can be seen, with everything...
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Guitar For Dummies, with DVD

Mark Phillips · For Dummies; 3 edition

The bestselling music guide - now updated and with a FREE DVD! Have you always wanted to learn to play guitar? Who wouldnt? Think of Jimi Hendrix wailing away on his Stratocaster...Chuck Berry duck-walking across the stage to Johnny B. Goode...B.B. King making his Lucille cry the blues....
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The Art of Sumi-e: Beautiful ink painting using Japanese brushwork

Naomi Okamoto · Search Press, 2015.
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

In this beautiful book, Naomi Okamoto passes on her experience and knowledge of Sumi-e - traditional Japanese ink painting that uses only ink, white space and simple brushstrokes to capture the essence of an object, person, animal or scene. With her deep understanding of both the technical...
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Shantytown, USA: Forgotten Landscapes of the Working Poor

Lisa Goff · Harvard University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The word "shantytown" conjures images of crowded slums in developing nations. Though their history is largely forgotten, shantytowns were a prominent feature of one developing nation in particular: the United States. Lisa Goff restores shantytowns to the central place they once...
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LIFE The Wizard of Oz: 75 Years Along the Yellow Brick Road

The Editors of LIFE · Life

LIFE is where the nation first learned about The Wizard of Oz and its soon-to-be starlet Judy Garland. Seventy-five years after the debut of the classic American movie, this commemorative volume, LIFE The Wizard of Oz: 75 Years Along the Yellow Brick Road, includes rare and never-before-seen...
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