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Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Faces

Aya Hosoi · Impact
Pages: 175
Format: Print book

Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever!Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements...
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The Simpsons family history : a celebration of television's favorite family

Matt Groening · Abrams
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

So you think you know the Simpsons? Well, think again! The Simpsons Family History unravels 25 years of Simpsons facts and fun and presents them in a never-before-seen chronological format. Travel through time with Matt Groening as he pulls back the curtain and reveals the events that turned...
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Digital Photography Complete Course

David Taylor · DK Publishing
Pages: 360
Format: Print book

Digital Photography Complete Course will help you build your photography skills step-by-step, with an independent photography course that guides you through every aspect of digital photography. Digital Photography Complete Course uses a combination of tutorials, step-by-step demonstrations,...
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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens

CHRISTOPHER WOODS · Timber Press
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

A steep hillside garden in Singapore. A garden defined by shape and light in Marrakech. A haunting tree museum in Switzerland. These are just a few of the outstanding gardens featured in Gardenlust, a sumptuous exploration of the world's best new gardens. Intrepid plant expert Christopher...
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Downton Abbey: Rules for Household Staff

Carson · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Hardcover

The household staff of Downton Abbey carries out their duties with effortless dignity, finesse and pride. Yet how do they know how exactly to lay the table, when to leave the room to give Lord and Lady Grantham their privacy, how to care for Lady Mary's furs and which uniform to wear...
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Digital Photography: An Introduction, 5th Edition

Tom Ang · DK
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Learn how to capture, enhance, and transform your digital photographs taken with any camera, from phones to DLSRs with renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang.This comprehensive photography companion shows you everything you need to do to start taking exquisite photographs with digital...
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Alaska: A Visual Tour of America's Great Land

Bob Devine · National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

An amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaskas stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want to celebrate its singular beauty and expansive history.From the lush rainforests of the Inside...
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Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh

John Lahr · W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and Finalist for the National Book Award. The definitive biography of Americas greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker.John Lahr has produced a theater biography like no other. Tennessee Williams...
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Live From New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests

Tom Shales · Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

Just in time for the 40th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, a rollickingly updated edition of LIVE FROM NEW YORK with nearly 100 new pages covering the past decade.When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, LIVE FROM NEW YORK was immediately proclaimed...
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5-Minute Sketching -- Landscapes: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings

Virginia Hein · Firefly Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive guide to quick sketching of landscapes. The interest in quick sketching is evident in the popularity of tutorial videos on YouTube. Some of the most popular are Tips to Draw Better in 6 Minutes (1.4 million views) and How to Draw Better in 2 Minutes (2.5 million views)...
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The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation

Jonathan Clements · Stone Bridge Press
Pages: 1160
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.

"Impressive, exhaustive, labyrinthine, and obsessive - The Anime Encyclopedia is an astonishing piece of work." - Neil GaimanOver one thousand new entries . . . over four thousand updates . . . over one million words. . .This third edition of the landmark reference work has six additional...
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Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars

Neil Young · Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Neil Young's first memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, was an international bestseller and critical sensation. The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was "terrific: modest, honest, funny and frequently moving," while The New York Times found it "as charismatically off the wall...
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The art of Beatrix Potter

Emily Zach · Chronicle Books LLC
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems - ranging from character sketches and notebook...
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Digital Photography For Dummies

Julie Adair King · For Dummies
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Your fun guide to digital photography with any device Whether you're shooting with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera, a smartphone or tablet, a high-priced contraption, or one of those new-fangled action cameras, it's possible to take your digital photos from good to great by applying...
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