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Get the Callback: The Art of Auditioning for Musical Theatre

Jonathan Flom · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

All great auditions require preparation and practice, but what's the secret to securing a callback? What are the best ways to prepare for that pivotal moment? And once you're in front of the casting director, what does it take to make the most out of your moment in the spotlight?In...
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Oh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976-1980

Mott Collection. · Phaidon
Pages: 511
Format: Print book

A compelling visual portrait of a time, place, and subculture that raised a middle finger to modern societyOh So Pretty: Punk in Print 1976-80 is an unrivalled collection of visually striking ephemera from Britain's punk subculture. It presents 500 artefacts - 'zines,' gig posters,...
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Marilyn Monroe Day by Day: A Timeline of People, Places, and Events

Carl Rollyson · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

From hefty biographies and fact-based novels to photograph collections and memoirs, more books have been written about Marilyn Monroe than any other female over the past century. However, no biography - regardless how authoritative - can contain all of the facts and events of an individual's...
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Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion, second edition: A Complete Guide

Basia Szkutnicka · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Flats: Technical Drawing for Fashion explains how to create a flat using a simple and straightforward step-by-step method. This second edition includes more information on rendering drawings by hand and using a computer, and a brand new section on knitwear.The main part of the book presents...
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Plain Simple Useful: The Essence of Conran Style

Terence Conran · Conran Octopus
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Terence Conran has always believed that objects - and surroundings - that are plain, simple and useful are the key to easy living. By being practical and performing well over time, they are as much the antidote to superficial styling as they are to the shoddy and second-rate. Applied to the home...
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Free to Make: How the Maker Movement is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs, and Our Minds

Dale Dougherty · North Atlantic Books
Pages: 250
Format: Print book

Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker Movement, a social revolution that is changing what gets made, how it's made, where it's made, and who makes it. Free to Make is a call to join...
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Fashion Lives: Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis

Fern Mallis · Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover

This revealing volume provides unprecedented access to master designers and industry leaders. No topic is off-limits to Fern Mallis, award-winning creator of Fashion Week in New York, when she hosts Fashion Icons with Fern Mallis at New Yorks prestigious 92nd Street Y, a series of in-depth...
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Miracle Dogs: Rescue Stories

Liz Stavrinides · St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

78 million dogs live as pets in the USA. These are the lucky ones. Five to seven million companion animals enter shelters every year, and more than half are euthanized due to the lack of space. Miracle Dogs celebrates and honors the rescuers and the dogs whose lives they've saved. It features...
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The Art of the Film: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Dermot Power · Harper Design
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Step inside the world of the talented art departments who, led by Academy Award®-winning production designer Stuart Craig, were responsible for the creation of the unforgettable characters, locations and beasts from the eagerly anticipated new adventure in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.The...
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Kaffe Fassett Quilts: Shots & Stripes: 24 New Projects Made with Shot Cottons and Striped Fabrics

Kaffe Fassett · Stewart, Tabori and Chang; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In Kaffe Fassett Quilts Shots and Stripes quilt master Kaffe Fassett and coauthor Liza Prior Lucy present projectssmall and large beginner and advancedmade with iridescent solid-colored cotton fabrics called shot cottons and woven striped cotton fabrics all photographed in and around his weekend...
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Guitar For Dummies, with DVD

Mark Phillips · For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

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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