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How to be an Illustrator

Darrel Rees · Laurence King
Pages: 167
Format: Paperback

This book offers practical help and guidance to aspiring illustrators. All areas of the job are covered - how to create a portfolio; the most effective ways to approach would-be clients; how to prepare for meetings and negotiate contracts; and how to handle, deliver, and bill a job. There...
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A Curious Discovery: An Entrepreneur's Story

John S. Hendricks · HarperBusiness
Format: Hardcover

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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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 McCreery, however,...
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The Drum Recording Handbook: Second Edition

Bobby Owsinski · Hal Leonard Books
Pages: 168
Format: Print book

(Technical Reference) . Drums are the foundation of just about any kind of music, and a great drum sound is essential to a great recording, but that sound can be elusive. The Drum Recording Handbook, Second Edition , uncovers the secrets of making amazing drum recordings, even using the most...
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Rose Kennedy's Family Album: From the Fitzgerald Kennedy Private Collection, 1878-1946

Caroline Kennedy · Grand Central Publishing; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

A selection of more than 300 images--including family letters, personal ephemera, and captivating photographs--collected by Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, many never seen before, featuring the beloved and revered Kennedy family: This remarkable history dates from 1878 through 1946--up to the aftermath...
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TIME-LIFE The Civil War in 500 Photographs

TIME-LIFE Books · TIME-LIFE
Format: Print book

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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Hills & Mountains in Watercolour

Peter Woolley · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 112
Format: Paperback

Watercolour artist, Peter Woolley, provides a stunning range of paintings encompassing a variety of scenes from gentle slopes and rolling hills to dramatic peaks of far off mountain ranges. Every painting is accompanied by outline transfers, which are ideal for beginners who want to get started...
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Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town

Beth Macy · Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business.The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations,...
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Ringo: With a Little Help

Michael Seth Starr · Backbeat Books
Pages: 442
Format: Hardcover

(Book) . Ringo: With a Little Help is the first in-depth biography of Beatles drummer Ringo Starr, who kept the beat for an entire generation and who remains a rock icon over fifty years since the Beatles took the world by storm. With a Little Help traces the entire arc of Ringo's...
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