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Daily show - the book : an oral history
Chris Smith · Grand Central Publishing Pages: 459 Format: Print book |
The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host. For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political satire, and opinionated... |
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Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
John Szwed · Viking Pages: 240 Format: Hardcover |
Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talentWhen Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career... |
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The Ultimate Guide to Muscle Cars
Jim Glastonbury · Chartwell Books Format: Hardcover |
Muscle cars are a quintessentially North American phenomenon, owing their outrageous existence to a very simple formula. Take a mid-sized American sedan and add the biggest V8 possible to squeeze under the hood. This book celebrates this groundbreaking method, its history and explores the excitement... |
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Monologue: What Makes America Laugh Before Bed
Jon Macks · Blue Rider Press Format: Hardcover |
"Jon Macks is one of the greatest comedy writers of all time." - Chris RockA hilarious, revealing look behind the history and culture of American late-night TV, by a longtime comedy writer for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Ever since Johnny Carson first popularized the late-night... |
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Wedding Performer -- Complete Piano Collection: 44 Solos for Ceremonies and Receptions
Jan Sanborn · Alfred Music Format: Musical score |
For the wedding pianist, this comprehensive collection contains 44 piano solos of the most frequently requested wedding preludes, processionals, interludes, and recessionals plus, other beautiful music to play at receptions. Lush arrangements of popular and standard romantic ballads complement... |
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WWE:
Jon Robinson · BradyGames DK Style Format: Hardcover |
Includes a FREE Stone Cold Steve Austin bottle opener! If you remember the "Attitude Era", you are probably of age for a Steve-weiser!!When your back is against the wall, it's time to unleash a little Attitude! In the late 1990's, that's exactly what the WWE did. With... |
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Creative Flash Photography: Great Lighting with Small Flashes: 40 Flash Workshops
Tilo Gockel · O'Reilly Media Pages: 290 Format: Print book |
Make a big impression with small flashes! In this book, Tilo Gockel shows you how to make magic by mastering the use of light. You will learn how to use speedlights to create amazing photographs in any lighting situation. Tilo uses 40 lighting workshops to teach his methods for producing... |
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Stand Up Straight and Sing!
Jessye Norman · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014. Pages: 336 Format: Print book |
One of America's most admired and decorated artists tells her amazing story, from her childhood in the South to the world's greatest stages.Jessye Norman is not only one of the world's most admired and beloved singers, she is an American icon whose life story is as moving and dramatic... |
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Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered
Dianne Hales · Simon & Schuster; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover |
Everybody knows her smile, but no one knows her story Meet the flesh-and-blood woman who became one of the most famous artistic subjects of all time—Mona Lisa. A genius immortalized her. A French king paid a fortune for her. An emperor coveted her. Every year more than 9 million visitors... |
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Architecture's Odd Couple: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson
Hugh Howard · Bloomsbury Press Pages: 333 Format: Print book |
In architectural terms, the twentieth century can be largely summed up with two names: Frank Lloyd Wright and Philip Johnson. Wright (1867-1959) began it with his romantic prairie style; Johnson (1906-2005) brought down the curtain with his spare postmodernist experiments. Between... |
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