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The Essentials of Theater: A Guide to Acting, Stagecraft, Technical Theater, and More

Lisa Mulcahy · Allworth Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

An Introduction to the World of Theater A friendly and practical guide to the stage, The Essentials of Theater will prepare actors and crew for their next show. Perfect for college students in theater programs, as well as community theater troupes, this book covers all the bases -- from...
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Audio Production Basics with Pro Tools First !

FRANK D COOK · Hal Leonard
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

(Music Pro Guide Books & DVDs) . "Where Legends Begin": this book teaches the basics of composing, recording, editing, mixing, and processing audio using the free Pro Tools ! First software. Designed for the beginner in digital audio, Getting Started with Pro Tools ! First:...
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20 Ways to Draw a Mustache and 44 Other Funny Faces and Features: A Sketchbook for Artists, Designers, and Doodlers

Cara Bean · Quarry Books; Ntb edition
Format: Print book

Go mustache yourself...but only if you are ready to draw all of the beards, hairdos, eyes, facial expressions, and characters in this sketchbook! Handlebars, muttonchops, and chinstraps come alive with 20 Ways to Draw a Mustache. Wonderfully illustrated, this inspirational sketchbook helps...
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Self-Portraits

Ernst Rebel · TASCHEN
Pages: 95
Format: Hardcover

Me, myself, and IIs a self-portrait of an artist a medium of reflection - or is it merely a black void, the 'false mirror,' as the surrealist René Magritte entitled his 1928 painting of an eye? Do self-portraits reveal how artists see themselves, or how they wish others would see them?...
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Mah Jongg: The Art of the Game: A Collector's Guide to Mah Jongg Tiles and Sets

Ann Israel · Tuttle Publishing; Hardcover with Jacket edition
Format: Hardcover

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Whether used as a reference or a beautiful keepsake, its a very worthy addition to the world of Mah Jongg. —Ruth Unger, President, National Mah Jongg League This is the first book to fully capture the story of the exotic and exciting game of Mahjong or Mah Jongg,...
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Legendary Locals of Latrobe

Joseph A. Comm · Arcadia Publishing
Format: Print book

Located at the base of the rolling hills of the Laurel Highlands, Latrobe is best known as the birthplace of childrens television pioneer Fred Rogers and golf legend Arnold Palmer. It is the home of Rolling Rock Beer, Pittsburgh Steelers training camp, and St. Vincent College. Latrobe has also...
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Future of Television: Your Guide to Creating TV in the New World

Pamela Douglas · Michael Wiese Productions
Format: Print book

The book’s journey into the future of television begins with “You Are Here,” delving into “The Great Convergence” of television and Internet and the vortex of change we all inhabit now. Then, glancing back, we explore “The Old World” of broadcast...
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Judy Garland on Judy Garland: Interviews and Encounters

Randy L. Schmidt · Chicago Review Press
Format: Hardcover

Judy Garland on Judy Garland is the closest we will come to experiencing and exploring the legend's planned autobiography. Collecting and presenting the most important Garland interviews and encounters that took place between 1935 and 1969, this work opens with her first radio appearance...
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1000 Quilt Inspirations: Colorful and Creative Designs for Traditional, Modern, and Art Quilts

Sandra Sider · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

As one of the core, traditional crafts, quilting is enjoyed by countless enthusiasts around the world - and its popularity is only growing. This collection of one thousand quilt DETAILS builds upon this interest, showcasing some of today's most innovative and beautiful WORK. See how others...
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Jazz Standards - Super Easy Songbook

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 125
Format: Paperback

(Super Easy Songbook) . It's super easy! This series features accessible arrangements for piano, with simple right-hand melody, letter names inside each note, and basic left-hand chord diagrams. This jazz standards collection includes 60 songs: All the Things You Are * Body and Soul...
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Guts: The Anatomy of The Walking Dead

PAUL VIGNA · Dey Street Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

In this first and only guide to AMC's exceptional hit series The Walking Dead, the Wall Street Journal's Walking Dead columnist celebrates the show, its storylines, characters, and development, and examines its popularity and cultural resonance.From its first episode, The Walking...
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Robert Rauschenberg

Robert Rauschenberg · The Museum of Modern Art
Pages: 412
Format: Paperback

"Painting relates to both art and life. Neither can be made. (I try to act in the gap between the two.) " -- Robert RauschenbergThe early 1950s, when Robert Rauschenberg launched his career, was the heyday of the heroic gestural painting of Abstract Expressionism. Rauschenberg...
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Arcana VIII: Musicians on Music: 20th Anniversary Edition

John Zorn · Hips Road
Pages: 364
Format: Paperback

Initiated in 1997 and now in its eighth installment, John Zorn's acclaimed Arcana series is a major source of new music theory and practice in the 21st century.This special anniversary edition presents writings spanning classical music, jazz, rock, improvisation, world music, film soundtracks...
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