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Robert Rauschenberg: Phaidon Focus

Catherine Craft · Phaidon Press
Pages: 146
Format: Hardcover

The perfect introduction to the life and work of Robert Rauschenberg
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33 Artists in 3 Acts

Sarah Thornton · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

This compelling narrative goes behind the scenes with the world's most important living artists to humanize and demystify contemporary art.The best-selling author of Seven Days in the Art World now tells the story of the artists themselves -- how they move through the world, command...
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The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History

Thomas Harding · Picador USA
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

A Finalist for the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year byThe Times (London) * New Statesman (London) * Daily Express (London) * Commonweal magazine In the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding traveled to Germany with his grandmother to visit a small...
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Learn Oils Quickly

Hazel Soan · B T Batsford Ltd
Pages: 112
Format: Print book

Bestselling artist and writer Hazel Soan has distilled her teaching into a concise guide that focuses on the things that matter most to aspiring painters. Not only can oil painting techniques be picked up relatively quickly, but the medium is relatively forgiving, allowing novices to easily...
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The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship

Henry Petroski · W W Norton
Pages: 297
Format: Hardcover

An architectural whodunit that unlocks the secrets of a hand-built home. When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering,...
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The Beatles Are Here!: 50 Years after the Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians & Other Fans Remember

Penelope Rowlands · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

The arrival of the Beatles was one of those unforgettable cultural touchstones. Through the voices of those who witnessed it or were swept up in it indirectly, The Beatles Are Here! explores the emotional impact -- some might call it hysteria -- of the Fab Four's February 1964 dramatic...
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The New Colored Pencil: Create Luminous Works with Innovative Materials and Techniques

Kristy Ann Kutch · Watson-Guptill Publications
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Start coloring, relieve stress, and learn to create radiant, original works of art using colored pencils, wax pastels, and watercolor pencils.Add vibrancy to your coloring creations with instruction from best-selling author and teacher Kristy Kutch as she guides you through recommendations...
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Native American Warriors: 1500 CE - 1890 CE

Chris McNab · Chartwell Books
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Working from entirely different traditions of combat and honor, the Native Americans' typical ambush and raiding tactics, based on indigenous hunting techniques, have often been misunderstood by European observers who used to a more direct style if warfare. Native American Warriors...
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The Street Photographer's Manual

David Gibson · Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A medium reliant on unexpected moments is now catapulted into the future with smart phones, digital technology, and specialty equipment Street photography has been around since the very first cameras were invented, producing some of the most poignant images of our time. Today, a wave of new technology...
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Acting the Song: Performance Skills for the Musical Theatre

Tracey Moore · Allworth
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Acting the Song offers a contemporary, integrated approach to singing in musicals that results in better-trained, smarter performers everyone wants to work with. In this new, thoroughly updated edition of the paperback, directors and teachers of musical theater will find guidance in developing...
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Centre Pompidou: Renzo Piano, Richard Rogers, and the Making of a Modern Monument

Francesco Dal Co · Yale University Press
Pages: 168
Format: Print book

A lively intellectual biography of one of the 20th century's most iconic buildings The Centre Georges Pompidou, also called Beaubourg, is today considered an icon of contemporary Paris, the quintessence of a modern building, and a model for what a museum can be. In 1971, Renzo Piano...
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Getting Started in Digital Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Khara Plicanic · Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

(Please note that this material was also published as Your Camera Loves You: Learn to Love it Back, Peachpit Press [978-0-321-78410-0].) If you’re not thrilled with the photos you’re getting from your digital camera–whether it’s a point-and-shoot or a DSLR–the...
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The Drone Camera Handbook: The ultimate guide to drone aerial filming and photography

Michael Sanderson · Aurum Press Ltd
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Photography drones, quadcopters or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are currently changing film and photography forever, and amateurs and professionals alike are scrambling to get to grips with this new and fast-evolving technology. This book gives you an in-depth look into what can (a lot)...
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The Dress: 100 Ideas that Changed Fashion Forever

Marnie Fogg · Goodman
Format: Hardcover

From the Victorian crinoline to Vivienne Westwoods mini-crini, from Hervé Légers 1985 bandage dress to Christopher Kanes 2006 neon revamp, these 100 glorious, groundbreaking dresses made fashion history. Through beautiful images, anecdotes, and analysis, The Dress looks at past styles...
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