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Animals (Drawing Masterclass)

Lucy Swinburne · Search Press
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

This high-level drawing series showcases the work of renowned artists and shares their expertise so that those committed to excellent drawing can hone their skills, and beginners can find inspiration and detailed advice. Each title includes beautiful step-by-step projects and the materials...
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Mastering Calligraphy: The Complete Guide to Hand Lettering

Gaye Godfrey-Nicholls · Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

The centuries-old art of calligraphy has rarely witnessed a more diverse and prolific explosion of new work than in todays hand-lettering revival. Mastering the Art of Calligraphy is the most comprehensive and up-to-date volume on this traditional craft and its contemporary practice. Brimming...
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The Chronicle of Jazz

Mervyn Cooke · Oxford University Press; Exp Rev edition

A year-by-year history of people and events, this lively multi-layered account tells the whole story of jazz music and its personalities. The Chronicle of Jazz charts the evolution of jazz from its roots in Africa and the southern United States to the myriad urban styles heard around the world...
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Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano

Dana Thomas · Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

More than two decades ago, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen arrived on the fashions scene when the business was in an artistic and economic rut. Both wanted to revolutionize fashion in a way no one had in decades. They shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with...
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A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story

John S. Hendricks · HarperBusiness

In A Curious Discovery, media titan John Hendricks tells the remarkable story of building one of the most successful media empires in the world, Discovery Communications.John Hendricks, a well-respected corporate leader and brand builder, reveals that his professional achievements would...
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TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs

TIME-LIFE Books · TIME-LIFE

The name TIME-LIFE has become synonymous with providing readers with a deeper understanding of subjects and world events that matter to us all. Now, with the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War upon us, TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs will be an indispensable guide...
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How to Draw Caricatures: Master the fine art of drawing parodies, including poses and expressions!

Martin Pope · Walter Foster Publishing; First edition

In How to Draw Caricatures, readers will learn to master the art of what makes a person "caricaturistic." Topics include exaggerating proportions and facial characteristics, understanding proportion, and drawing gestures. The book also instructs readers how to create expressions...
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Joni Mitchell: In Her Own Words

Malka Marom · ECW Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

When singer, musician, and broadcast journalist Malka Marom had the opportunity to interview Joni Mitchell in 1973, she was eager to reconnect with the performer she'd first met late one night in 1966 at a Yorkville coffeehouse. More conversations followed over the next four decades...
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The Beatles Are Here!: 50 Years after the Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians & Other Fans Remember

Penelope Rowlands · Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Pages: 255
Format: Paperback

The arrival of the Beatles was one of those unforgettable cultural touchstones. Through the voices of those who witnessed it or were swept up in it indirectly, The Beatles Are Here! explores the emotional impact -- some might call it hysteria -- of the Fab Four's February 1964 dramatic...
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