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Photography: The Definitive Visual History

Tom Ang · Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Format: Hardcover

This is the definitive visual history, from the dawn of photography to the digital age. Photography is a beautiful lavishly illustrated reference book tracing the history of photography from its origins in the 1800s to the global phenomenon of digital photography. Photography celebrates...
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100 Most Beautiful Songs Ever: for Fingerpicking Guitar

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 405
Format: Book

(Guitar Solo) . One hundred timeless songs from a wide variety of musical genres are featured in this collection of solo guitar arrangements in standard notation and tab. Includes: Angel * Bless the Broken Road * Chances Are * Don't Know Why * Faithfully * Hallelujah * I Will Always...
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Art in detail : 100 masterpieces.

Susie Hodge · W W Norton
Format:  Print book : English

A comprehensive yet accessible sourcebook for curators and amateurs alike that examines the finer points of 100 well-known works of artGreat paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter. Art lovers want to revisit and reconsider the masterpieces again and again throughout...
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The Gateway Arch: A Biography

Tracy Campbell · Yale University Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Rising to a triumphant height of 630 feet, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis is a revered monument to Americas western expansion. Envisioned in 1947 but not completed until the mid-1960s, the arch today attracts millions of tourists annually and is one of the worlds most widely recognized structures....
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The Simpsons family history : a celebration of television's favorite family

Matt Groening · Abrams
Format:  Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats

So you think you know the Simpsons? Well, think again! The Simpsons Family History unravels 25 years of Simpsons facts and fun and presents them in a never-before-seen chronological format. Travel through time with Matt Groening as he pulls back the curtain and reveals the events that turned...
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Shining Star: Braving the Elements of Earth, Wind & Fire

Philip Bailey · Viking
Format: Hardcover

A revealing and heartfelt memoir from the lead singer of the legendary Earth, Wind & FireWith more than ninety million records sold and eight Grammy awards throughout its forty-year history, Earth, Wind & Fire has staked its claim as one of the most successful, influential, and beloved...
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Grace Kelly: Hollywood Dream Girl

JAY JORGENSEN · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

The definitive visual biography of Grace Kelly's unforgettable Hollywood career, chronicled in 400 extraordinary black-and white and color photographs, including many never-before-seen."Mr. Hitchcock taught me everything about cinema. It was thanks to him that I understood that murder...
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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession

Ian Bostridge · Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, Schuberts Winter Journey Winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themes—literary, historical, psychological—that weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece.Completed...
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Drama High: The Incredible True Story of a Brilliant Teacher, a Struggling Town, and the Mag ic of Theater

Michael Sokolove · Riverhead Hardcover
Format: Hardcover

Friday Night Lights meets Glee - the incredible and true story of an extraordinary drama teacher who has changed the lives of thousands of students and inspired a town. Why would the multimillionaire producer of Cats, The Phantom of the Opera, and Miss Saigon take his limo from Manhattan...
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Dressing the Queen: The Jubilee Wardrobe

Angela Kelly · Royal Collection Trust
Format: Hardcover

Under grey skies, more than one million people gathered for the Thames River Pageant of the 2012 Diamond Jubilee. Huddled under a sea of umbrellas, some had even spent the night there to secure prime seats. But the wait proved worthwhile. As the parade passed, there atop the splendid Spirit...
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Your Band Sucks: What I Saw at Indie Rock's Failed Revolution

Jon Fine · Viking
Format: Hardcover

* A New York Times Summer Reading List selection * A Publishers Weekly Best Summer Book of 2015 * A memoir charting thirty years of the American independent rock underground by a musician who knows it intimately Jon Fine spent nearly thirty years performing and recording with bands...
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The Sartorialist: X

Scott Schuman · Penguin Books
Pages: 511
Format: Print book

The third beautiful book from the original street-style blog In The Sartorialist: X, Scott Schuman pays homage to the unique style found on sidewalks and streets, as well as off the beaten path. From its start ten years ago as a New York street-style blog, The Sartorialist has become...
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Extreme Couponing: Learn How to Be a Savvy Shopper and Save Money... One Coupon At a Time

Joni Meyer-Crothers · NAL Trade; 2.3.2013 edition
Format: Paperback

In today's economy, being money savvy is a necessity. For most American households cutting back on the things they love has become harder and harder to bear. But there are ways to get what you want at a fraction of the cost--if not free. With this book, extreme couponing expert Joni...
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Idiot's Guides: Digital Photography

Shawn Frederick · Alpha
Format: Paperback

Idiot's Guides®: Digital Photography is the simplest guide to becoming a better photographer and taking better pictures with any basic digital camera or DSLR. Instead of focusing on complicated and quickly outdated topics like gear or retouching software, you'll learn the timeless...
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The Woman I Wanted to Be

Diane von Furstenberg · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

One of the most influential, admired, and colorful women of our time: fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg tells the most personal stories from her life, about family, love, beauty and business: "It's so good, you'll want to take notes" (People) .Diane...
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