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Paper Promises: Early American Photography
Mazie M Harris · J. Paul Getty Museum
Pages: 223
Format: Hardcover
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Scholarship on photography's earliest years has tended to focus on daguerreotypes on metal or on the European development of paper photographs made from glass or paper negatives. But Americans also experimented with negative-positive processes to produce photographic images on a variety... |
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Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book: The Story of the Making of the Film
Mel Brooks · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 198
Format: Hardcover
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Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep respect for the craft... |
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The Sagrada Familia: Gaudi's Heaven on Earth
Gijs van Hensbergen · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover
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A definitive and illuminating biography of one of the most famous - and most famously unfinished - buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona. Its scaffolding-cloaked spires reach up to the heavens, dominating the Barcelona skyline and drawing in millions of visitors every... |
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Rise Again Songbook: Words & Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound
Peter Blood · Hal Leonard
Pages: 300
Format: Musical score
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(Vocal) . Not your average fake book! Great for musicians, camps, teachers or for singing with family and friends. This songbook is a treasure trove of well-loved songs from blues, country, jazz and Motown to composed folk, traditional ballads, gospel and rounds. Using the same unique... |
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Music in the Age of Anxiety: American Music in the Fifties
James Wierzbicki · University of Illinois Press
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover
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Derided for its conformity and consumerism, 1950s America paid a price in anxiety. Prosperity existed under the shadow of a mushroom cloud. Optimism wore a Bucky Beaver smile that masked worry over threats at home and abroad. But even dread could not quell the revolutionary changes taking... |
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Reinventing Pink Floyd: From Syd Barrett to the Dark Side of the Moon
Bill Kopp · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 260
Format: Hardcover
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The Dark Side of the Moon, Bill Kopp explores the ingenuity with which Pink Floyd rebranded itself following the 1968 departure of Syd Barrett. Not only did the band survive Barrett's departure, but it went on to release landmark albums that continue to influence generations of musicians... |
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The iPhone Photographer: How to Take Professional Photographs with Your iPhone
Michael Fagans · Amherst Media
Format: Print book
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The iPhone camera is a sophisticated device. It has compelled millions of people worldwide to take a new or renewed interest in photography. Let's face it: most of us now have a tiny yet highly competent camera in a pocket or purse at all times these days, and we use it to grab shots... |
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The Dress: 100 Ideas that Changed Fashion Forever
Marnie Fogg · Goodman
Format: Hardcover
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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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Once Upon a Piece of Paper: A Visual Guide to Collage Making
Andrea D'Aquino · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 112
Format: Print book
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Find out how layers of simple paper can create mysterious and beautiful worlds within worlds through the art of collage. When the Cubists first integrated paper, fabric, and newsprint pieces into their paintings, it was considered an audacious intermingling of high and low culture. In doing... |
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Enchanting Australia
David Bowden · John Beaufoy Publishing
Pages: 79
Format: Print book
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From deserts to rainforests, coral reefs to mountains, the empty Outback to the busy cities, Australia, the world's largest island, is a land of fascinating contrasts. Facts about Australia contain many superlatives: there are an estimated 27,700 plant species, including living fossils... |
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An Introduction to Chinese Calligraphy
Lucien X Polastron · Schiffer Publishing
Pages: 80
Format: Print book
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With 142 photos and these short, step-by-step lessons from a master Chinese calligrapher, you can enjoy the basics of the beautiful characters of Chinese. Begin by learning the history and traditions of this art form, and the techniques of using the "four treasures": the brush... |
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Rock Art!: Painting and Crafting with the Humble Pebble
Denise Scicluna · Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Great uses for rocks: throwing, skipping, kicking ... how about painting? Rock painting is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression known to man. The varied surfaces, shapes, and sizes of rocks also make them perfect for crafts. From brooches to bookends, paperweights to place cards,... |
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