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8-bit: Art Book

Stephan Günzel · Earbooks
Pages: 250
Format: Hardcover

8-bit classic video games are burned into the collective consciousness of an entire generation thanks to countless hours spent with Pac-Man, Mario Bros., Zelda, Mega Man, and others.Now, what was once considered "only video games" is also celebrated for its fine art of design....
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Sing to Me: My Story of Making Music, Finding Magic, and Searching for Who's Next

L a Reid · Harpercollins
Pages: 390
Format: Book

In this long-awaited memoir, illustrated with over 100 never-before-seen photos from his personal collection, the groundbreaking record producer chronicles his struggles, his success, and the celebrated artists that made him a legend.Over the last twenty-five years, legendary music producer...
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I Loved Her in the Movies: Memories of Hollywood's Legendary Actresses

Robert Wagner · Viking
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner's memoir of the great women movie stars he has known. In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise of television, becoming...
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The Art of Assassin's Creed Unity

Paul Davies · Titan Books
Format: Hardcover

With 73 million units sold worldwide, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed franchise is established as one of the best-selling game series ever. Recognized for having some of the richest, most-engrossing art and storytelling in the industry, Assassin’s Creed transcends...
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I Lie for Money: Candid, Outrageous Stories from a Magician’s Misadventures

Steve Spill · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover

In this funny, irreverent, unique, eccentric memoir, magician Steve Spill reveals how he managed to survive decades inside a rarely profitable, sometimes maddening, but often deliciously rewarding offbeat showbiz professionmagic!Spill tells of how his tailor grandfather sewed secret pockets...
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Wampum: How Indian Tribes, the Mafia, and an Inattentive Congress Invented Indian Casino Gaming and Created a $27 Billion Gambling Empire

Donald Mitchell · Overlook Press
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

The never-before-told story of Indian Casinos in America In 2012, 240 Indian tribes operated 435 casinos, high stakes bingo halls, and other gambling facilities in 28 states. They collectively had an annual gross gaming revenue of $27.9 billion. But how did Indian Casinos become such a fixture...
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Last Man Standing: Mort Sahl and the Birth of Modern Comedy

James Curtis · University Press of Mississippi
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

On December 22, 1953, Mort Sahl took the stage at San Francisco's hungry i and changed comedy forever. Before him, standup was about everything but hard news and politics. In his wake, a new generation of smart comics emerged -- Shelley Berman, Mike Nichols and Elaine May, Lenny Bruce,...
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The Estrangement Principle

Ariel Goldberg · Univ Pr Of New England
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

The Estrangement Principle argues for a wider range of possible associations with art made by queer people by unraveling the difficulties of the queer art label. Goldberg invokes the lives and works of artists Renee Gladman, Jocelyn Saidenberg, Jack Waters & Peter Cramer, and others to bring...
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My Voice: A Memoir

Angie Martinez · Celebra
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Radio icon Angie Martinez is "The Voice of New York." Now that voice speaks out about her experiences at the helm of the #1 radio show in the country and her unlikely path to the heart of hip-hop music. In her twenty years behind the mic at New York City's two biggest hip-hop...
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Destiny Signature Series Strategy Guide

BradyGames · BRADY GAMES
Format: Print book

YOUR HERO. YOUR STORY. YOUR LEGEND:. Now is the time, Guardian. Arm yourself to defend the last safe city on Earth. Explore the ancient ruins of our solar system and reclaim what was lost. Use your light to fight our enemies and push back the darkness. Though many challenges stand in your...
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Prince: The Man and His Music

Matt Thorne · Bolden
Pages: 640
Format: Print book

Famously reticent, perverse, and controversial, Prince is one of the few remaining superstars of the 1980s who still, perhaps, remains an enigma. Now a firm fixture in the pop canon, where such classics as "Purple Rain," "Sign o' the Times," and "Parade" regularly...
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I Feel Bad: All Day. Every Day. About Everything.

Orli Auslander · Penguin Books
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

Roz Chast meets Allie Brosh in this hilarious, unfiltered, and beautifully illustrated look at the infinite number of reasons the author experiences guilt, shame, regret and self-reproach in her daily life, and that maybe - just maybe - some of us can relate to as well. In a series of 100 illustrations...
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There Is No F*cking Secret: Letters From a Badass Bitch

KELLY OSBOURNE · PUTNAM
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

People ask Kelly Osbourne all the time: "What's your secret?" Kelly Osbourne may not always have been a typical role model, but no one can say that her perspective isn't hard won after spending three decades in the spotlight: from growing up completely exposed to the heavy...
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Captain Fantastic: Elton John's Stellar Trip Through the '70s

Tom Doyle · Ballantine Books
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

Based on rare one-on-one interviews with the flamboyant rock 'n' roll icon, this is the first book to trace Elton John's meteoric rise from obscurity to worldwide celebrity in the wildest, weirdest decade of the twentieth century. In August 1970, Elton John achieved overnight fame with...
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