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Flowstones: Beautiful Creations from Polymer Clay

Amy Goldin · Countryman Press
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Flowstones are mesmerizing to look at and to hold -- and they're easy to make! Conceived of by artist Amy Goldin, "flowstones" are crafted by molding a sheet of polymer clay around a smooth river rock. They impart a sense of calm to the holder, grounded by the weight and soothed...
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The Guillermo del Toro's The Shape of Water: Creating a Fairy Tale for Troubled Times

INSIGHT EDITIONS. · Insight Editions
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

Explore the art and making of Guillermo del Toro's new masterpiece, The Shape of Water, winner of the Venice Film Festival's top prize, the Golden Lion. From master storyteller Guillermo del Toro comes The Shape of Water--an other-worldly fairy tale set against the backdrop of the Cold...
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Vaccines: History, Science, and Issues

Tish Davidson · Greenwood Pub Group
Pages: 242
Format: Hardcover

Providing scientifically accurate, detailed, and accessible information to students and general readers, this book presents the history of vaccination; describes the administration, manufacturing, and regulation of vaccines in the United States; and explains the most recent scientific findings...
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A Mouth Is Always Muzzled: Six Dissidents, Five Continents, and the Art of Resistance

Natalie Hopkinson · The New Press
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

As people consider how to respond to a resurgence of racist, xenophobic populism, A Mouth Is Always Muzzled tells an extraordinary story of the ways art brings hope in perilous times. Weaving disparate topics from sugar and British colonialism to attacks on free speech and Facebook activism...
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101 Danish Design Icons

Lars Dybdahl · Hatje Cantz
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

A definitive history of 20th-century Danish design through 101 classic objectsDenmark has long loomed large in international design history. Today, Danish furniture, textiles, home appliances and utensils from the 1960s and '70s are more popular than ever, for sale at design galleries...
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Painting Watercolour Snow Scenes the Easy Way

Terry Harrison · Search Press
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Snow scenes are a favourite subject of painters all year round. In this inspiring and accessible guide, best-selling author and popular tutor Terry Harrison shares a wealth of tips and techniques for painting snow in watercolour. Suitable for artists of all abilities, Terry shows you how to capture...
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American Runway: 75 Years of Fashion and the Front Row

BOOTH MOORE · Abrams
Pages: 252
Format: Hardcover

New York Fashion Week has served many purposes throughout its long history, but it has always remained at the center of the American fashion world. During World War II, Fashion Week challenged the dominance of French couture; in the 1970s and 1980s, it was a showcase for American sportswear...
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The Less Is More Garden: Big Ideas for Designing Your Small Yard

SUSAN MORRISON · Timber Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Small space, big solutions When it comes to gardens, bigger isn't always better. A larger space requires more plants, more furniture, more maintenance, and more time. A smaller space takes less time to design, install, and care for and makes it easier for gardeners to take advantage...
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The World of A Wrinkle in Time: The Making of the Movie

Kate Egan · Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

Travel through time and space on an epic adventure with Disney's major motion picture A Wrinkle in Time!This keepsake book takes readers behind the scenes of Disney's film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's timeless novel. Complete with interviews and photographs of the cast...
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Rembrandt's Holland

LARRY SILVER · Reaktion Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Rembrandt van Rijn and the Netherlands grew up together. The artist, born in Leiden in 1606, lived during the tumultuous period of the Dutch Revolt and the establishment of the independent Dutch Republic. He later moved to Amsterdam, a cosmopolitan center of world trade, and became the city's...
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