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All You Need to Know About the Music Business: Ninth Edition

Donald S Passman · Simon & Schuster, 2015.
Pages: 516
Format: Print book

"The industry bible" (Los Angeles Times) , now updated, essential for anyone in the music business - musicians, songwriters, lawyers, agents, promoters, publishers, executives, and managers - trying to navigate the rapid transformation of the industry.For more than twenty years,...
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365 Style

Nicky Hilton · Harlequin
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

From red carpets and runways to front row at Fashion Week, designer and muse Nicky Hilton has earned her reputation as a style icon. Exposed to the top tier of the fashion industry from childhood, in this style guide Hilton reveals tips and tricks of the trade she has learned along the way....
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One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building

Judith Dupre · Little, Brown
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

The definitive book about One World Trade Center--the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere--by the author of the iconic and best-selling Skyscrapers.In hundreds of photographs, drawings, and plans-most never seen by the public-Judith Dupré chronicles the rise of America's most...
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Diane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer

Arthur Lubow · Ecco Press
Pages: 752
Format: Print book

The definitive biography of the beguiling Diane Arbus, one of the most influential and important photographers of the twentieth century, a brilliant and absorbing exposition that links the extraordinary arc of her life to her iconic photographsDiane Arbus: Portrait of a Photographer brings...
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Understanding Exposure, Fourth Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera

Bryan Peterson · AmPhoto Books, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

This newly revised edition of Bryan Peterson's most popular book demystifies the complex concepts of exposure in photography, allowing readers to capture the images they want. Understanding Exposure has taught generations of photographers how to shoot the images they want by demystifying...
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How Music Got Free: The End of an Industry, the Turn of the Century, and the Patient Zero of Piracy

Stephen Witt · Viking
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

* Finalist for the 2015 Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year * Named one of Time magazine's Best Books of 2015 So Far * A New York Times Editors' Choice * "[How Music Got Free] has the clear writing and brisk reportorial acumen of a Michael Lewis book."...
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Couture Wedding Gowns

Marie Bariller · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The couture wedding gownmdasha fashion showrsquos grand finalemdashmarks the pinnacle of a designerrsquos creativity for the season. Consequently, these dresses offer particular insight into the designerrsquos creative process. Couture Wedding Gowns presents a collection of extraordinary...
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India

Steve McCurry · Phaidon Press Limited
Pages: 207
Format: Print book

India explores the lives of everyday people in extraordinary settings through the lens of Steve McCurry, one of the most admired photographers working today. As featured on cnn.com.This new portfolio of emotive and beautiful photographs from India features 150 previously unpublished images...
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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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Austin City Limits: A Monument to Music

Tracey Laird , · Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover

Honored as a "historic rock and roll landmark" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Austin City Limits is the longest-running popular music series in American television history. ACL began in 1974 by featuring original Texas music that ran the gamut from Western swing...
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The Fashion Encyclopedia: A Visual Resource for Terms, Techniques, and Styles

Emily Angus · Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover

Students, designers, and anyone who has a love of clothes will find The Fashion Encyclopedia to be an essential reference for clothing terminology in both historical and contemporary contexts. From types of embroidery and lace to definitions for clothing styles and stitching, from panniers...
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