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Basic Chord Progressions: Handy Guide (Alfred Handy Guide)

Dick Weissman - Alfred Music
Format: Paperback

All of today's most popular chord progressions are included in this handy-sized 4.51ok. All progressions are shown with piano and guitar diagrams as well as standard music notation. Covers chord substitutions, the blues, half-step motion, chord inversions, the circle of fifths and more.
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Blooms & Dreams: Cultivating Wellness, Generosity & a Connection to the Land

Misha Gillingham - Gibbs Smith
Format: Hardcover

Luxury travel writer and influencer Misha Gillingham left the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles for a quaint island in the Pacific Northwest so she could get back in touch with what matters most. With the help of stunning photography, she shows how you, too, can cultivate a life of wellness,...
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Reading for Our Lives: A Literacy Action Plan from Birth to Six

Maya Payne Smart - Avery
Format: Hardcover

An award-winning journalist and literacy advocate provides a clear, step-by-step guide to helping your child thrive as a reader and a learner.When her child went off to school, Maya Smart was shocked to discover that a good education in America is a long shot, in ways that few parents fully...
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The Year Time Stopped: The Global Pandemic in Photos

CHRISTINA HAWATMEH - HarperOne
Format: Hardcover

Curated by the founders of Scopio, a community-based image marketplace, a stunning and unforgettable visual history that captures the world's response to major events that defined 2020: the COVID pandemic and the sweeping movements for racial and social justice.In 2020, the world experienced...
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Harry Styles: And the Clothes he Wears

Terry Newman - Acc Art Books
Format: Hardcover

A guide to the style of Harry Styles, a 21st-century fashion iconOver 100 pictures of Harry and the pop-idols who have influenced his sartorial tasteThe perfect gift for fans and fashionistas"I'm incredibly lucky to have an environment where I feel comfortable being myself"...
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Modern Dried Flowers: 20 everlasting projects to craft, style, keep and share

Angela Maynard - ‎White Lion Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Modern Dried Flowers is a contemporary guide to the sustainable art of preserving and styling stems.   Versatile, chic, environmentally mindful, affordable and low maintenance - there are many reasons to love dried flowers.   Whether for weddings and special events or simply to...
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What the Ermine Saw: The Extraordinary Journey of Leonardo da Vinci's Most Mysterious Portrait

Eden Collinsworth - ‎Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The remarkable true story behind one of history's most enigmatic portraits - "a glorious picaresque of unbridled passions and unmitigated scoundrels, a glorious romp through the great palaces and palazzos of Europe" (Amanda Foreman, New York Times best-selling author of Georgiana,...
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How to Tell a Story: The Essential Guide to Memorable Storytelling from The Moth

The Moth - ‎Crown
Format: Hardcover

The definitive guide to telling an unforgettable story in any setting, drawing on twenty-five years of experience from the storytelling experts at The Moth The directors of The Moth have worked with people from all walks of life - including astronauts, hairdressers, rock stars, a retired...
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Contemporary Counterpoint: Theory & Application (Music Theory: Counterpoint)

Beth Denisch - Berklee Press
Format: Paperback

(Berklee Guide) . Use counterpoint to make your music more engaging and creative. Counterpoint the relationship between musical voices is among the core principles for writing music, and it has been central to the study of composition for many centuries. Whether you are a composer, arranger,...
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Guitar Exercises For Dummies

Mark Phillips - For Dummies
Format: Paperback

A guitar-playing practice guide with hundreds of warm-up and technique-building exercises If you already play some guitar but need some practice, you're in the right place. Guitar Exercises For Dummies is a friendly guide that provides just enough need-to-know information about practicing...
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