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Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
Mark Ribowsky · Liveright Publishing Corporation
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover |
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A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem.When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music. The beating heart of Memphis-based Stax Records,... |
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The Smithsonian's History of America in 101 Objects
Richard Kurin · Penguin Press HC, The; Book Club Edition edition
Format: Hardcover |
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The Smithsonian Institution is America's largest, most important, and most beloved repository for the objects that define our common heritage. Now Under Secretary for Art, History, and Culture Richard Kurin, aided by a team of top Smithsonian curators and scholars, has assembled a literary... |
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The Artist's Color Guide--Watercolor: Understanding Palette, Pigments and Properties
Hazel Soan · North Light Books
Format: Hardcover |
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Explore the Rainbow of Colors in Your Palette!The Artist's Color Guide--Watercolor is an inspiring yet practical guide to using color. Experienced artist and teacher Hazel Soan takes each color of the rainbow and demonstrates how to use the pigments to maximum effect and with lots of practical... |
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé
Bob Stanley · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover |
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An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music in chapters as short and adrenaline-fueled as the best pop songs themselves. As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history, tracing the story of pop music through individual songs,... |
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From Scratch: Inside the Food Network
Allen Salkin · Putnam Adult
Format: Hardcover |
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An Entertainment Weekly Best Tell-All of 2013! “Allen Salkin shows how the sausage really gets made at the Food Network in From Scratch, a behind-the-scenes history liberally spiced with gossip and unsavory tidbits.”—Entertainment Weekly “A detailed look at the network... |
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Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman
Mary G. Hurd · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 180
Format: Hardcover |
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Kris Kristofferson: Country Highwayman, Mary G. Hurd surveys the life and works of this highly respected American songwriter. For many, Kristofferson's songs remain the gold standard of modern songwriters, and Kris Kristofferson follows the commitment to freedom of expression that has characterized... |
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What Would Mary Ann Do?: A Guide to Life
Dawn Wells · Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Book |
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So, what would Mary Ann do?As the sweet, polite, and thoughtful Mary Ann Summers from Kansas in the hit series Gilligan’s Island, Dawn Wells created an unforgettable and beloved character that still connects with people fifty years from the show’s debut in 1964. As the “good... |
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In the Name of Gucci: A Memoir
Patricia Gucci · Crown Pub
Pages: 304
Format: Book |
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The gripping family drama and never-before-told love story surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man responsible for making the legendary fashion label the powerhouse it is today, as told by his daughter. Patricia Gucci was born a secret: the lovechild whose birth could... |
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Block City: Incredible Minecraft Worlds: How to Build Like a Minecraft Master
Kirsten Kearney · Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book |
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Minecraft - a humble computer game about placing blocks - is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build... |
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Novel Interiors: Living in Enchanted Rooms Inspired by Literature
Lisa Borgnes Giramonti · Potter Style
Format: Hardcover |
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For those who have ever lost themselves in the stylish worlds of novels like Sense and Sensibility, The Age of Innocence, Wuthering Heights, The Picture of Dorian Gray and countless others, this design book embraces the fantasy of time and place, showing you how to bring some of those... |
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