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Drawing and Sketching Secrets: 200 Tips and Techniques for Drawing the Easy Way

Donna Krizek · Readers Digest
Format: Paperback

Rediscover the joy of sketching and drawing. This beautifully illustrated book is an indispensable compendium of essential know-how and stimulating projects. Both inspirational and practical, the book includes over 200 tips and step-by-step techniques organized to help you build on each...
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Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds

John Powell · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, WHY YOU LOVE MUSIC is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It can make...
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Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now

Barry Miles · Henry Holt & Co; First Edition edition
Pages: 654
Format: Hardcover

A definitive, authorized portrait of Paul McCartney draws on hundreds of hours of exclusive interviews and access to personal archives to chronicle the private life and successful career of one of the world's most famous musicians, the world of the Beatles, his partnership with...
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

PHILIP NORMAN · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.

For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos,...
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Blue Dog Speaks

George Rodrigue · Sterling; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

When Cajun artist George Rodrigue began his series of Blue Dog paintings in 1984, he had no idea that they would consume the greater part of his life for over two decades, and that the mysterious Blue Dog—inspired by his studio dog-turned-model, Tiffany, and the Cajun loup-garou folk...
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Songwriting but Didn't Know Who to Ask

Cliffie Stone · Showdown Enterprises
Pages: 203
Format: Paperback

Provides advice on finding the "hook," cutting a demo, and getting publishers interested in the song, and includes anecdotes from the author
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The Firstborn: A Play in Three Acts

Christopher Fry · Cambridge University Press
Pages: 110
Format: Paperback

Christopher Fry (1907-2005) was an English playwright, particularly well known for verse dramas such as The Lady's Not for Burning. First published in 1946, this book contains the complete text of The Firstborn, a three act play by Fry set during the summer of 1200 BC in Ancient...
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Being John Lennon: A Restless Life

Ray Connolly · Pegasus Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

An intimate yet unsparing biography of one of the greatest and most mythologized musicians of the twentieth century.

What was it like to be John Lennon? What was it like to be the castoff child, the clown at school, and the middle-class suburban boy who pretended to be a working-class...

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This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information

Kyle Cassidy · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

In 2014, author and photographer Kyle Cassidy published a photo essay on Slate.com called "This is What A Librarian Looks Like," a montage of portraits and a tribute to librarians. Since then, Cassidy has made it his mission to remind us of how essential librarians and libraries...
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Look and Leave: Photographs and Stories from New Orleans's Lower Ninth Ward

Jane Fulton Alt · Center for American Places at Columbia College
Pages: 84
Format: Hardcover

As a participant in New Orleans's "Look and Leave" program, Jane Fulton Alt accompanied Lower Ninth Ward residents back to their homes for the first time since fleeing Hurricane Katrina. Alt's photographs and stories reflect the intense drama of the epic loss this community...
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The Art of Drawing Dragons, Mythological Beasts, and Fantasy Creatures: Discover Simple Step-by-Step Techniques for Drawing Fantastic Creatures of Folklore and Legend (The Collectors Series)

Michael Dobrzycki · Walter Foster
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Easy-to-follow instructions for drawing a variety of creatures, from an Eastern dragon to a hairy trollThe ever-increasing popularity of mythological and fantasy creatures in film, graphic novels, and television creates high demand for instruction books on drawing these fantastic beasts....
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100 Greatest American Plays

THOMAS S HISCHAK · ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Theatre in America has had a rich history - from the first performance on the Lewis Hallam Troupe in September of 1752 to the lively shows of modern Broadway. Over the last few centuries significant works have been produced, including Abie's Irish Rose, Long Day's Journey into Night,...
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Piano For Dummies, Book Online Video & Audio Instruction

Hal Leonard Corp. · For Dummies
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback

Play the piano today with an easy-to-use instruction set! Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking fundamental piano instruction. Whether you're brand new to the piano or have been at it awhile, Piano For Dummies will soon have you tickling the ivories...
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Magic of Oil Painting

William Alexander · Walter Foster Pub
Pages: 32
Format: Paperback

A wonderful book by a gifted painter. Lots of tips and techniques to improve your style and finished product. Have fun with this vintage book! I am unsure of the publication date and guessed at 1980, please forgive me.
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Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Danny Goldberg · Ecco
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew him

In early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed...

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