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Shinique Smith: Wonder and Rainbows

Kathryn E Delmez · Vanderbilt - Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Pages: 121
Format: Paperback

Like spiral galaxies composed of millions of orbiting stars, the works of New York State-based artist Shinique Smith are graceful yet forceful combinations of many different materials and ideas. The wide range of inspirations that inform her artistic practice includes dance, Eastern spiritual...
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Photoshop Elements 13: The Missing Manual

Barbara Brundage · O'Reilly Media; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Photoshop Elements 13 looks sharper, performs better, and has more sophisticated photo-editing and slideshow features than previous versions—but knowing which tools to use when can be confusing. The new edition of this bestselling book removes the guesswork. With candid, jargon-free...
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The Language of Houses

Alison Lurie · Delphinium
Format: Hardcover

In 1981 Alison Lurie published The Language of Clothes, a meditation on costume and fashion as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. Amusing, enlightening and full of literary allusion, the book was highly praised and widely anthologized.Now Lurie has returned...
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The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion

Stewart Hoffman · Oxford University Press
Pages: 257
Format: Paperback

The Band Teacher's Percussion Guide: Insights into Playing and Teaching Percussion is an essential practical resource for instrumental music teachers and band directors. Author Stewart Hoffman, a Juilliard-trained percussionist, performer, private instructor, and former classroom teacher,...
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American Psycho: The Musical: Vocal Selections

Duncan Sheik · Hal Leonard
Pages: 110
Format: Musical score

(Vocal Selections) . 15 piano/vocal arrangements from the 2016 Broadway musical, adapted from the controversial 1991 novel of the same name. Original music and lyrics were penned by Duncan Sheik (of "Barely Breathing" fame) and it also includes the pop hits "In the Air Tonight"...
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DJing For Dummies

John Steventon · For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Print book

DJ like a pro without skipping a beat The bestselling guide to spinning and scratching is back! If you've ever spent hours in your bedroom with two turntables and an earful of tracks that sound off-beat or out of key, DJing For Dummies is the go-to guide for taking your skills to the next...
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Sustainable Residential Architecture

Ana Alvarez · Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

A showcase of sustainable living in prefab, solar, mobile and modular houses. In this book, architect Ana Maria Alvarez presents an array of the world's best sustainable residential architecture. Studying houses in many countries, she provides photographs, floor plans and elevations,...
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Warm-Up Exercises for Bass Guitar

Steve Gorenberg · Hal Leonard
Pages: 47
Format: Musical score

(Guitar Educational) . Bass players: customize your warm-up routine with this fantastic collection of stretches, coordination exercises, pentatonic scales, major and minor scales, and arpeggios sure to limber up your fingers and hands and get you ready to play in top form!
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The Wes Anderson Collection: Bad Dads: Art Inspired by the Films of Wes Anderson

Spoke Gallery. · Harry N Abrams
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

The third volume in the New York Times bestselling Wes Anderson Collection series showcases the best artwork from "Bad Dads," an annual exhibition of art inspired by the films of Wes Anderson. Curated by Spoke Art Gallery in San Francisco, "Bad Dads" has continued...
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Jerry Dantzic: Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill

Jerry Dantzic · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

A vivid, intimate, and largely unseen photographic chronicle of one week in the life of jazz icon Billie Holiday In 1957, New York photojournalist Jerry Dantzic spent time with the iconic singer Billie Holiday during a week-long run of performances at the Newark, New Jersey, nightclub Sugar...
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The Great War 100: The First World War in Infographics

Scott Addington · The History Press
Format: Hardcover

A unique, modern overview of World War I, from the weapons to the men on the ground It is 100 years since the start of WWI, and now, we have new ways of relating information, including infographics. This cutting edge work tells the story of the war in a modern graphical format that brings...
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The House with Sixteen Handmade Doors: A Tale of Architectural Choice and Craftsmanship

Henry Petroski · W W Norton
Pages: 297
Format: Hardcover

An architectural whodunit that unlocks the secrets of a hand-built home. When Henry Petroski and his wife Catherine bought a charming but modest six-decades-old island retreat in coastal Maine, Petroski couldn't help but admire its unusual construction. An eminent expert on engineering,...
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