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How to Listen to Jazz
Ted Gioia · Basic Books Pages: 253 Format: Print book |
Jazz is the great American art form, its very essence is predicated on freedom and creativity. Its sound unequivocally calls forth narratives of past struggles and future dreams. Yet jazz can be as inscrutable as it is mesmerizing, especially to outsiders who don't know what to make of improvisation... |
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Guerilla Furniture Design: How to Build Lean, Modern Furniture with Salvaged Materials
Will Holman · Storey Books Pages: 192 Format: Paperback |
This innovative collection features 35 simple, inexpensive projects that you can make from salvaged and upcycled materials -- cardboard, metal, plastic, and wood. The projects include tables, shelving units, chairs, lamps, and more, in a variety of styles. Many are stackable and easily... |
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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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The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of a Revolutionary Invention
Alexander Monro · Knopf, 2016. Pages: 384 Format: Print book |
A sweeping, richly detailed history that tells the fascinating story of how paper - the simple Chinese invention of two thousand years ago - wrapped itself around our world, humankind's most momentous ideas imprinted on its surface. The emergence of paper in the imperial... |
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King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman's Technicolor Revue
James Layton · Media History Press Pages: 303 Format: Print book |
King of Jazz: Paul Whiteman's Technicolor Revue tells the story of the making, release, and restoration of Universal's 1930 Technicolor musical extravaganza King of Jazz. Authors James Layton and David Pierce have uncovered original artwork, studio production files, behind-the-scenes... |
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The New French Couture: Icons of Paris Fashion
Elyssa Dimant · HarperCollins US 2015. Pages: 280 Format: Print book |
With more than 175 color high-fashion photographs, this stunning, comprehensive, and authoritative handbook on modern French couture, covering the finest Parisian houses of couture - including Chanel, Dior, Balenciaga, Yves Saint Laurent, Lanvin, and more - and the creative directors who are redefining... |
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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop
Marc Myers · Grove Press Pages: 336 Format: Print book |
Every great song has a story that needs to be told. In Anatomy of a Song, based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through forty-five transformative songs and oral-history interviews with the artists who created... |
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An Introduction to Calligraphy
Ve?ronique Sabard · Schiffer Pages: 80 Format: Hardcover |
Clear instructions and 129 photos welcome you to the world of calligraphy. Starting with the pens, inks, and writing surfaces you'll need, the book explains the basics, from filling the pen to holding the nib at the right angle. Practice exercises help you understand upstrokes, downstrokes,... |
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Go Big or Go Home: The Journey Toward the Dream
Scotty Mccreery · Zondervan Pages: 256 Format: Print book |
It was just a simple singing competition that would be fun to audition for. Who knew what kind of doors it might open for a sixteen-year-old from Garner, North Carolina. Go Big or Go Home is the story of a kid with country songs in his soul. The special thing with Scotty... |
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Digital Photography For Dummies
Julie Adair King · For Dummies Pages: 320 Format: Print book |
Your fun guide to digital photography with any device Whether you're shooting with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera, a smartphone or tablet, a high-priced contraption, or one of those new-fangled action cameras, it's possible to take your digital photos from good to great... |
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Basic Human Anatomy: An Essential Visual Guide for Artists
Roberto Osti · Monacelli Studio Pages: 304 Format: Print book |
A comprehensive, yet flexible and holistic approach to the human body for artists, Roberto Osti's method of teaching anatomy is exhaustive, but never loses sight of the fact that this understanding should lead to the creation of art. Basic Human Anatomy teaches artists the simple yet powerful... |
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A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
Siri Hustvedt · Simon & Schuster Pages: 576 Format: Print book |
A compelling and radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.
Siri Husvedt has always been fascinated by biology and how human... |
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