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The Art of Archer

Sterling Archer · Harpercollins
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

With a foreword by Christian SlaterA fully illustrated and highly visual guide to everything Archer - from storyboards to character sketches to script excerpts - making it a collector's item for Archer fans everywhere, and featuring a foreword by Christian Slater. The Art of Archer is a comprehensive...
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Handbook for an Unpredictable Life: How I Survived Sister Renata and My Crazy Mother, and Still Came Out Smiling

Rosie Perez · Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

Oscar-nominated actress Rosie Perez's never-before-told story of surviving a harrowing childhood and of how she found success - both in and out of the Hollywood limelight. Rosie Perez first caught our attention with her fierce dance in the title sequence of Do the Right Thing and has since...
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I Must Say: My Life As a Humble Comedy Legend

Martin Short · Harpercollins
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In this engagingly witty, wise, and heartfelt memoir, Martin Short tells the tale of how a showbiz-obsessed kid from Canada transformed himself into one of Hollywood's favorite funnymen, known to his famous peers as the "comedian's comedian."Martin Short takes you on a rich, hilarious,...
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Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

L a Reid · Harpercollins
Pages: 390
Format: Book

In this long-awaited memoir, illustrated with over 100 never-before-seen photos from his personal collection, the groundbreaking record producer chronicles his struggles, his success, and the celebrated artists that made him a legend.Over the last twenty-five years, legendary music producer...
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Self Styled: Dare to be Different

Anthony Lycett · Jacqui Small
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Self-Styled is about the celebration of freedom of expression, diversity and individualism through personal style. Showcasing photographic diptychs of a select group of fabulous urbanites, each double-page spread illustrates a unique personal choice while implicitly exploring themes such...
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Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead

PAUL VIGNA · Dey Street Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this first and only guide to AMC's exceptional hit series The Walking Dead, the Wall Street Journal's Walking Dead columnist celebrates the show, its storylines, characters, and development, and examines its popularity and cultural resonance.From its first episode, The Walking...
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Cecil B. DeMille: The Art of the Hollywood Epic

Cecilia de Mille Presley · Running Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Colossal. Stupendous. Epic. These adjectives, used by movie companies to hawk their wares, became clichés long ago. When used to describe the films of one director, they are accurate. More than any filmmaker in the history of the medium, Cecil B. DeMille mastered the art of the spectacle....
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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views

Matteo Pericoli · Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover

Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of homeAll of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in...
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The Colored Pencil Artist's Handbook: An essential reference for drawing and sketching with colored pencils

Jane Strother · Chartwell Books
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

The Colored Pencil Artist's Handbook is a step-by-step guide through a range of blending, mark-making, and mixed media techniques. Whether you're looking to improve your drawing skills or be introduced to a range of new effects. All the tools, materials, and techniques you need...
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Star Wars Storyboards: The Original Trilogy

J.W. Rinzler · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Book

For the first time, Lucasfilm has opened its Archives to present the complete storyboards for the original Star Wars trilogy—the world-changing A New Hope and its operatic sequels, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi—as well as never-before-published art from early...
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Dark Girls

Bill Duke · Amistad
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of the New York Times bestselling I Dream a World and Crowns comes this full-color companion volume to the acclaimed NAACP Award-nominated documentary Dark Girls - an inspiring and breathtaking photo book that celebrates dark-skinned women.Black has never been more beautiful,...
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Dancing Through It: My Journey in the Ballet

Jenifer Ringer · Viking
Format: Hardcover

A behind-the-curtains look at the rarefied world of classical ballet from a principal dancer at the New York City BalletIn her charming and self-effacing voice, Jenifer Ringer covers the highs and lows of what it’s like to make it to the top in the exclusive, competitive ballet world....
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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

David H. Devorkin · National Geographic Society
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

To celebrate NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major...
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