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Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page

Jimmy Page · Genesis Publications; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Jimmy Page by Jimmy Page is the photographic autobiography and visual history of the world’s most iconic guitar player. With incredible attention to detail, Page has chosen hundreds of photographs representing significant moments in his career: from a schoolboy with a rock-a-billy...
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The Sci-Fi Movie Guide: The Universe of Film from Alien to Zardoz

Chris Barsanti · Visible Ink Press; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Once upon a time, science fiction was only in the future. It was the stuff of drive-ins and cheap double-bills. Then, with the ever-increasing rush of new, society-altering technologies, science fiction pushed its way to the present, and it busted out of the genre ghetto of science fiction...
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Landscapes of Change: Innovative Designs for Reinvented Sites

Roxi Thoren · Timber Press
Format: Book

Climate change, natural resource use, population shifts, and many other factors have all changed the demands we place on landscape designs. Projects now have to help connect neighborhoods, absorb stormwater, cool urban centers, and provide wildlife habitats. Landscapes of Change examines...
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Ink: The Art of Tattoo

Victor Cheung · viction
Pages: 287
Format: Print book

The ultimate in fashion accessories, tattoos are capable of reflecting both their owner's style and interests as well as advertising the talent of the artist involved. With tremendous skill and vision they are able to transform skin into canvas, working with their clients to produce...
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Batman: Facts and Stats from the Classic TV Show

Robert Garcia · Titan Books
Pages: 128
Format: Book

KA-POW! BOFF! ZAP! This action-packed gift book is the perfect introduction and guide to the beloved 1960s Batman Classic TV series. The Dynamic Duo, the colourful villains, the gadgets--it's all here! Filled with fascinating facts, statistics and quotes, this fun-filled book is loaded...
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Audrey: The 50s

David Wills · HarperCollins
Pages: 231
Format: Print book

A stunning photographic compilation showcasing Audrey Hepburn's iconic career in the 1950s - the decade that solidified her place as one of the world's greatest stars in film and fashion.Devoted to her most influential decade, Audrey: The 50s brings together in one volume the allure...
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Not to be Missed: Fifty-four Favorites from a Lifetime of Film

Kenneth Turan · PublicAffairs
Pages: 345
Format: Hardcover

The images and memories that matter most are those that are unshakeable, unforgettable. Kenneth Turan's fifty-four favorite films embrace a century of the world's most satisfying romances and funniest comedies, the most heart-stopping dramas and chilling thrillers.Turan discovered...
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George Harrison: Behind the Locked Door

Graeme Thomson · The Overlook Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

The definitive new biography of the most enigmatic Beatle As a Beatle, Harrison underwent a bewilderingly compressed early adulthood, buffeted by unprecedented levels of fame and success. The notoriously shy performer mostly ceded the spotlight to his more flamboyant bandmates John, Paul,...
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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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Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain

Alan Light · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

From the former senior editor of Rolling Stone and author of The Holy or the Broken, called "thoughtful and illuminating" by The New York Times, a new book on the unlikely coming-to-be of Prince's now legendary album.Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial...
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Find Momo Coast to Coast: A Photography Book

Andrew Knapp · Quirk Books
Format: Print book

Momo loves to hide - and you'll love looking for him! In this follow-up to the New York Times best seller Find Momo, the canine Instagram superstar (and his best buddy, Andrew Knapp) travel across the United States and Canada, visiting iconic landmarks and unique off-the-map marvels....
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365 Style

Nicky Hilton · Harlequin
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

From red carpets and runways to front row at Fashion Week, designer and muse Nicky Hilton has earned her reputation as a style icon. Exposed to the top tier of the fashion industry from childhood, in this style guide Hilton reveals tips and tricks of the trade she has learned along the way....
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Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land

Sandy Tolan · Bloomsbury USA
Pages: 480
Format: Hardcover

It is an unlikely story. Ramzi Hussein Aburedwan, a child from a Palestinian refugee camp, confronts an occupying army, gets an education, masters an instrument, dreams of something much bigger than himself, and then, through his charisma and persistence, inspires scores of others to work...
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