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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock

David Weigel · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts -- and has divided listeners ever since.The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping...
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The Complete Book of Poses for Artists: A comprehensive photographic and illustrated reference book for learning to draw more than 500 poses

Ken Goldman · Walter Foster Pub
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Packed with helpful photographs, hundreds of techniques, and loads of expert instruction, The Complete Book of Poses for Artists is the perfect resource for artists of all skill levels.The human figure is one of the most difficult subjects to capture in drawing. The Complete Book of Poses...
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Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair

DAISY GOODWIN · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

More than 16 million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and written by Daisy Goodwin -- the highest-rated PBS drama in twenty years, second only to Downton Abbey. But what happened after the Queen married her handsome prince? Did they live...
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Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting

BOB ROSS · Universe
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of the life and work of the pop-culture icon who gently encouraged millions to explore their creativity. Known for incorporating "happy little" clouds, mountains, and trees in paintings he would create in just twenty-six television minutes, Bob Ross had an encouraging...
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Wanderful: The Modern Bohemian's Guide to Traveling in Style

ANDREA LESTER EATON · Abrams Image
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

A girl with a love for off-the-beaten-path destinations, fashion maven Andi Eaton found herself putting aside the Lonely Planet and Condé Nast Traveler guides and, instead, looking to bohemians and artists for travel and style inspiration: What do the flower children wear on their excur­sions?...
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A Day with Claude Monet in Giverny

ADRIEN GOETZ · Flammarion
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This beautiful slipcased volume offers an intimate tour inside Monet's home and through the idyllic Giverny garden that inspired his most iconic paintings. Monet first spotted the village of Giverny from the window of a train and then relocated to the rural haven outside Paris in 1883....
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The Museum of Broken Relationships

OLINKA VITICA · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

"This menagerie of heart-felt creations like the wedding dress in a jar or love-letter piñata will hit you with unexpected emotions and leave your heart feeling full and connected."-- Frank Warren, New York Times bestselling author of the PostSecret seriesA postcard from a childhood...
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Pink Floyd All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track

Philippe Margotin · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 592
Format: Hardcover

The newest addition to the best-selling All the Songs series details the unique recording history of Pink Floyd, one of the world's most commercially successful and influential rock bands.Since 1965, Pink Floyd been recording sonically experimental and philosophical music, selling more...
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Cats in Art

DESMOND MORRIS · Reaktion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

The cat - that most graceful, stubborn, and agile of animals - has been a favorite subject of artists the world over from prehistory to the modern day. A spectacular 7,000-year-old engraving in Libya depicts a catfight. Figures modeled by the Babylonians remind us of their belief that the souls...
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Natural Attraction: A Field Guide to Friends, Frenemies, and Other Symbiotic Animal Relationships

Iris Gottlieb · Sasquatch Books
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Best buds, frenemies, freeloaders, bullies, copycats, hangers-on. We're accustomed to all types of people and human interactions. But animal relationships can be just as weird and complex. For anyone who's ever felt a bit awkward in their relationships, wait until you hear about how complicated...
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Ungrateful Mammals

Dave Eggers · Abrams
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestsell­ing and critically acclaimed books as A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Circle. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman and painter....
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Draw ANYTHING with Felt-tips and Markers

Holly Wales · Ilex Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

There is more fun to be had with felt tips than colouring. With her trademark vibrant and energetic style, felt-tip illustrator Holly Wales shakes up your humble pack of pens and gives you the best tips on the tips. Learn how to draw, decorate, doodle and embellish using every color and permutation...
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music

Jan Swafford · Basic Books
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible...
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Messiah: The Composition and Afterlife of Handel's Masterpiece

Jonathan Keates · Basic Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

From Handel's renowned biographer, the story of one of the most celebrated compositions of Western classical music, Handel's famous oratorio, Messiah In the late summer of 1741, George Friderick Handel, composed an oratorio set to words from the King James Bible, rich in tuneful...
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I Love My Selfie

Ilan Stavans · Duke University Press
Pages: 152
Format: Print book

What explains our current obsession with selfies? In I Love My Selfie noted cultural critic Ilan Stavans explores the selfie's historical and cultural roots by discussing everything from Greek mythology and Shakespeare to Andy Warhol, James Franco, and Pope Francis. He sees selfies...
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