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Songs of the 1920s - The New Decade Series: E-Z Play Today Volume 362

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. · Hal Leonard corporation
Pages: 223
Format: Musical score

(E-Z Play Today) . Simplified E-Z Play Today versions of this collection of 100 of the biggest hits of the '20s. Songs include: April Showers * Bye Bye Blackbird * California, Here I Come * 'Deed I Do * Fascinating Rhythm * I Can't Give You Anything but Love * It Had to Be You * Let a Smile...
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Iron Maiden - Updated Edition: The Ultimate Illustrated History of the Beast

Neil Daniels · Hal Leonard
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Few bands have as widespread global appeal as Iron Maiden. This up-to-date book showcases the band in all its beastly glory.Formed in 1975 by a young, East London bass player named Steve Harris, Iron Maiden went on to become one of the most successful heavy metal acts in history. With an estimated...
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North and West Chelmsford

Fred Merriam · Arcadia Publishing
Pages: 127
Format: Paperback

The Massachusetts town of Chelmsford, chartered in 1655, consisted of five villages. In the 1820s, industries related to the production of cast iron, textiles, and textile mill machinery made their first appearance in the North village along Stony Brook. Its social and economic life became...
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Altman

Kathryn R. Altman · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

For decades, Robert Altman fascinated audiences with pioneering films—among them MASH, Nashville, The Player, and Gosford Park—that combined technical innovation with subversive, satirical humor and impassioned political engagement. His ability to explore and engage so many different...
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The Decibel Diaries: A Journey through Rock in 50 Concerts

Carter Alan · ForeEdge
Pages: 328
Format: Print book

Sometimes a rock concert is more than just an event. Every so often a band's performance becomes a musical milestone, a cultural watershed, a political statement, and a personal apotheosis. On any given night a rock concert can tell the truth about who we are, where we are, and what's...
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Peggy Seeger: A Life of Music, Love, and Politics

JEAN R FREEDMAN · UNIV OF ILLINOIS Press
Pages: 392
Format: Print book

Born into folk music's first family, Peggy Seeger has blazed her own trail artistically and personally. Jean Freedman draws on a wealth of research and conversations with Seeger to tell the life story of one of music's most charismatic performers and tireless advocates. Here is the story...
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Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's 59 National Parks

Q.T. Luong · Cameron & Co
Pages: 456
Format: Print book

It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service, which was founded in 1916 and is now celebrating its centennial. In Treasured Lands:...
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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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Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques

Thomas Thorspecken · Barron's Educational Series
Format: Book

While most sketching guides leave the artist with static bowls of fruit and flower vases to develop their skill, Urban Sketching takes its inspiration from the living, breathing world around us! Contents include the nuts and bolts of sketching and drawing as well as a range of techniques...
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We Don't Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

Caseen Gaines · Plume Books
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the wildly successful and beloved Back to the Future trilogy, just in time for the 30th anniversary Long before Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled through time in a flying DeLorean, director Robert Zemeckis, and his friend and writing partner Bob Gale,...
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Matisse: Master of Pure Color--His Life in Paintings

DK Publishing · DK ADULT
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

A beautiful new series of art books to treasure. Saturated with bright color, the dazzling paintings of Henri Matisse are celebrations of light and pattern. Follow the long and passionate life of the greatest colorist of the 20th century. The DK ArtBook series presents both the life...
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All the Feelings: Hella Dramatic Monologues for Thespians of a Teen Age

Mike Levine · The Devastator
Pages: 49
Format: Print book

Young actors: Give the boot to Neil Labute. Tell Christopher Durang he's no thang. This ground-breaking book of Grade-A meaty monologues is designed to help teen-aged actorians express their feelings through The Magic of The Theatre. Flip to any page and start reading aloud. You'll...
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