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Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Ian Nathan · Harper Design
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover
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Return to the wizarding world and discover how director David Yates and producer David Heyman brought J.K. Rowling's all new adventure, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the big screen.Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them introduces filmmaking... |
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Let Freedom Ring: Stanley Tretick's Iconic Images of the March on Washington
Kitty Kelley · Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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A bestselling author and legendary photographer present an illuminating look at a pivotal moment in our nation's history: The March on WashingtonDespite the heat and humidity, people came in droves from across the country and around the world, heading for the towering spire of the Washington... |
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Saints: Men and Women of Exceptional Faith
Jacques Duquesne · Flammarion
Format: Hardcover
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This engaging analysis of the evolving role of sainthood recounts the lives of the most influential figures from the Old Testament to the present day. Jacques Duquesne demystifies the notions of sainthood, martyrdom, beatification, and canonization, placing the role of saints into its wider... |
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Becoming Richard Pryor
Scott Saul · Harper
Format: Hardcover
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A major biography—intimate, gripping, revelatory—of an artist who revolutionized American comedy.Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his familys brothels, he grew up an outsider to privilege. He took to the stage, originally, to escape... |
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Majestic Hollywood: The Greatest Films of 1939
Mark A. Vieira · Running Press
Format: Print book
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1939 was a watershed year. The Great Depression was barely over; economics, politics, and culture braced for war. There was a lull before the storm and Hollywood, as if expecting to be judged by posterity, produced a portfolio of masterpieces. No year before or since has yielded so many... |
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The Story of Architecture
Jonathan Glancey · DK ADULT; 1st edition
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover
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In this inspiring and innovative overview, Jonathan Glancey brings a fresh approach and unique personal insights into the continuing story of 5,000 years of world architecture. From the ziggurat at Ur to the Buddhist temples of Southeast Asia via Romanesque arcades, Gothic steeples, Baroque... |
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Gunfighter Nation: Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth-Century America, The
Richard Slotkin · University of Oklahoma Press
Pages: 850
Format: Book
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Gunfighter Nation completes Richard Slotkin's trilogy, begun in Regeneration Through Violence and continued in Fatal Environment, on the myth of the American frontier. Slotkin examines an impressive array of sources - fiction, Hollywood westerns, and the writings of Hollywood figures... |
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Spectacular Scotland
James Gracie · Universe
Pages: 139
Format: Book
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Breathtaking photography captures the soul and passion of this spectacular land of bagpipes, heather, thistle, and tartans. This enchanting collection of images celebrates Scotland's world-famous vistas - the lofty highlands, placid lochs, and misty glens, the picturesque villages,... |
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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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Beautiful Old Dogs: A Loving Tribute to Our Senior Best Friends
David Tabatsky · St. Martin's Press
Format: Book
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A charming, delightfully photographed tribute to the older dog, with essays and poetry. Gandhi once said, "The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way that its animals are treated." How people regard older animals is especially revealing. Beautiful... |
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Video Production: Putting Theory into Practice
Steve Dawkins · Palgrave Macmillan; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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This engaging introduction to the theory and practice of video production offers an extremely thorough and easy-to-use guide for first time students of video production, while linking this to contemporary communication, media and cultural theory. With extensive use of case studies... |
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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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Last Chain On Billie: How One Extraordinary Elephant Escaped the Big Top
Carol Bradley · St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Against the backdrop of a glittering but brutal circus world, Carol Bradleys Last Chain on Billie charts the history of elephants in America, the inspiring story of the Elephant Sanctuary and the spellbinding tale of a resilient elephant who defied the system even as she struggled to conquer... |
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