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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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The Joy of Acrylic Painting: Expressive Painting Techniques for Beginners

Annie O'Brien Gonzales · North Light Books
Pages: 144
Format: Paperback

Now is the time to pursue creative fulfillment! Annie O'Brien Gonzales felt a passion for art from an early age. But not until 30 years later--after raising a family and working "a real job"--did she get serious about painting. Along the way, she experienced the pleasures...
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Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star

Tim Federle · Running Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

A Self-Help Guide--with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love--all learned in the showbiz trenches. "Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." -- Sarah...
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Vermeer and the Masters of Genre Painting: Inspiration and Rivalry

Adriaan E Waiboer · Yale University Press
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A landmark exploration of the engaging network of relationships among genre painters of the Dutch Golden Age The genre painting of the Dutch Golden Age between 1650 and 1675 ranks among the highest pinnacles of Western European art. The virtuosity of these works, as this book demonstrates,...
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Junk Type: Typography - Lettering - Badges - Logos

Bill Rose · Universe
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

A graphic compendium of vintage American design and typography. Junk Type is a project driven by the passion of one man to document a disappearing aspect of American culture. Bill Rose - aka Recapturist - is a photographer and designer who has spent the last decade traveling across America...
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Vinyl Freak: Love Letters to a Dying Medium

John Corbett · Duke University Press Books
Pages: 264
Format: Paperback

From scouring flea markets and eBay to maxing out their credit cards, record collectors will do just about anything to score a long-sought-after album. In Vinyl Freak, music writer, curator, and collector John Corbett burrows deep inside the record fiend's mind, documenting and reflecting...
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Dear Evan Hansen

NOT AVAILABLE. · Grand Central Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Winner of 6 Tony Awards!The official behind-the-scenes book of the new hit musical.A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. Both...
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Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives

Sarah Williams Goldhagen · Harper
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

One of the nation's chief architecture critics reveals how the environments we build profoundly shape our feelings, memories, and well-being, and argues that we must harness this knowledge to construct a world better suited to human experience.Taking us on a fascinating journey through...
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Why I March: Images from The Women's March Around the World

Abrams Books · Abrams Image
Pages: 173
Format: Paperback

New York Times BestsellerIndiebound BestsellerThe Washington Post BestsellerSan Francisco Chronicle Bestseller On January 21, 2017, five million people in 82 countries and on all seven continents stood up with one voice. The Women's March began with one cause, women's rights, but quickly...
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Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing

SELWYN LEAMY · Laurence King Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings.The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions...
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Folk Art Fusion: A contemporary exploration of a traditional, time-treasured art form

Heather Galler · Walter Foster Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Discover how to create colorful, contemporary folk art with a modern twist! Folk Art Fusion explores the colorful combination of art styles present in modern folk art paintings. Learn how traditional folk art continues to influence today's painters, and discover how to create contemporary...
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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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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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Watercolor 365: Daily Tips, Tricks and Techniques

Leslie Redhead · North Light Books
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

A year's worth of tips, techniques, advice and more! Make watercolor a part of your daily life, turning every day into inspiration for your art. Designed to fit your life, Watercolor 365--the first watercolor book of its kind--provides a complete education in the medium, one bite-sized...
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