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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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Red Hot Chili Peppers: Fandemonium

The Red Hot Chili Peppers · Running Press
Format: Book

One-of-a-kind tribute from one of the best-selling bands in the world direct to their legions of fans. The Red Hot Chili Peppers’ performances have become legendary as much for the music and antics on stage as the generous, loving community of people who stand side by side, screaming...
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Time: The Illustrated History of the World's Most Influential Magazine

Norberto Angeletti · Rizzoli; Reprint edition
Format: Book

The history of Time—from its inception to its iconic status today—recounted by its world-famous editors, art directors, and stellar cast of contributors. Time is a fascinating look at the history of the world's most influential newsweekly. The complete compendium is illustrated...
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Idiot's Guides: Mixing Music

Michael Miller · Alpha Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

Idiot's Guides: Mixing Music breaks down all the complex jargon for beginners and discussing a blend of skillful principles and techniques that anyone can utilize when mixing. It covers all the fundamentals from the various mixing styles, the element of a mix and how to build one, the rules...
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Guitar Playing Manual: The comprehensive guide

Martin Hatwood · Haynes Publishing UK
Format: Hardcover

The author's decision to write this book was based on one basic premise - this is intended to be the book that he would have liked to have had available when he was a beginner, some 25 years ago. "During my groundwork for the book, the task was to recall my own problems from those...
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Making WAVES: Navy Women of World War II

Evan Bachner · Harry N. Abrams
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

In the spirit of his successful books At Ease and Men of WWII, Evan Bachner now focuses on the women of WWII. While traditionally female secretarial and clerical jobs took an expectedly large portion of recruits, thousands of WAVES (Women Accepted for Voluntary Emergency Service) performed...
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The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book

Todd Burleson · McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Take your video projects to the next level with the power of green screen!This easy-to-follow guide clearly explains green screen technology and shows, step-by-step, how to dream up and create professional-grade video effects. Written by a teacher-maker-librarian, The Green Screen Makerspace...
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When They Were Boys: The True Story of the Beatles' Rise to the Top

Larry Kane · Running Press; 1 edition
Format: Book

This is the story of the Beatles’ harrowing rise to fame: focusing on that seven-year stretch from the time the boys met as teenagers to early 1964, when the Fab Four made their momentous first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show. From the boys’ humble beginnings in Liverpool,...
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Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: The History of the Disc Jockey

Bill Brewster · Grove Press; Rev Upd edition
Format: Book

Last Night a DJ Saved My Life was the first comprehensive history of the disc jockey, a figure who has become a powerful force shaping the music industry—and since its original publication, the book has become a cult classic. Now, with five new chapters and over a hundred pages of additional...
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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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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism

Thomas David Brothers · W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 594
Format: Hardcover

The definitive account of Louis Armstrong -- his life and legacy -- during the most creative period of his career. Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago's music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists...
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Smithsonian Rock and Roll: Live and Unseen

Bill Bentley · Smithsonian Books
Pages: 216
Format: Hardcover

In December 2015, the Smithsonian called on rock and roll lovers around the world to collect photos and stories of their favorite moments in music. Fans dug through attics, basements, closets, shoeboxes, digital cameras, and photo albums to post great rock shots to rockandroll.si.edu....
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Brothas Be, Yo Like George, Ain't That Funkin' Kinda Hard on You?: A Memoir

George Clinton · Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

In this seminal music memoir Father of Funk George Clinton talks four decades of hit songs drug abuse the evolution of pop rock and soul music his legal pitfalls and much much moreGeorge Clinton began his musical career in New Jersey where his obsession with doo-wop and RB led to a barbershop...
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