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John Wayne: The Life and Legend

Scott Eyman · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 658
Format: Book

Drawing on interviews that author Scott Eyman conducted with John Wayne before his death and more than 100 interviews with the actor's family, co-stars, and close associates, this revelatory biography shows how both the facts and fictions about Wayne illuminate his singular life.John Wayne...
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Cabins & Cottages and Other Small Spaces

Editors of Fine Homebuilding · Taunton Press
Pages: 187
Format: Paperback

Bigger doesn't always mean better. Especially when it comes to your mortgage payment. Unfortunately the recent real estate crisis taught us that important lesson. Cabins & Cottages: and Other Small Spaces will inspire you to think smaller and smarter. Think small! With each turn of the page...
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John Shaw's Nature Photography Field Guide

John Shaw · Amphoto Books; Rev Sub edition
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

An updated bestseller, this book of extraordinarily beautiful photographs of nature contains state-of-the-art instruction on how any photographer can aim for equally impressive results every time a camera is focused on the great outdoors. Even highly skilled photographers are often baffled...
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John Singer Sargent: Figures and Landscapes 1908–1913: The Complete Paintings, Volume VIII

Richard Ormond · Paul Mellon Centre BA
Format: Hardcover

After John Singer Sargent (1856–1925) determined to curtail his internationally successful portrait practice, he had more freedom to paint where and what he wanted.  Volume VIII of the John Singer Sargent catalogue raisonné transports us to the artist’s most beloved...
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Jeff Koons: A Retrospective

Scott Rothkopf · The Whitney Museum of American Art
Format: Book

Examining the breadth and depth of thirty-five years of work by Jeff Koons (b. 1955), one of the most influential and controversial artists of the 20th century, this highly anticipated volume features all of his most famous pieces. In an engaging overview essay, Scott Rothkopf carefully...
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Small Apartments of the World

Alex Vidiella · Firefly Books
Format: Book

A showcase of 30 world-class apartments for modern life in smaller spaces. Small in size but big on space, the 30 apartments shown in Small Apartments of the World provide a wealth of inspiration for architects, designers and homeowners. Addressing the desire (or necessity) to "live...
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Face the Music: A Life Exposed

Paul Stanley · Fourth Estate
Pages: 462
Format: Hardcover

In Face the Music, Paul Stanley - the co-founder and famous "Starchild" frontman of KISS - reveals for the first time the incredible highs and equally incredible lows in his life both inside and outside the band. Face the Music is the shocking, funny, smart, inspirational story...
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American Jukebox: A Photographic Journey

Christopher Felver · Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover

American Jukebox profiles the spirit and heartbeat of our American musical heritage. Christopher Felver has collected over 240 photographs from tours and encounters with musicians over the past 25 years. From Doc Watson to John Cage and Mavis Staples to Sonny Rollins, this collection celebrates...
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The Art of DreamWorks Mr. Peabody & Sherman

Jerry Beck · Insight Editions; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Make way for Mr. Peabody and Sherman, DreamWorks Animation’s new comedy about a dog and his boy. Yes, you heard right — Mr. Peabody’s IQ is so high, this dog is actually the world’s smartest person! So smart that he’s even invented the WABAC, a time-traveling...
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion

Derek Hough · William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

Derek Hough, the dashing Emmy Award-winning fan favorite, and only five-time champion of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, tells the inspiring story of his life and career, and shares insider tips of how he transforms his celebrity dance partners into confident, charismatic...
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Chart Hits Of 2014-2015 For Ukulele

Hal Leonard Corp. · Hal Leonard
Pages: 72
Format: Paperback

(Ukulele) . A hot collection of 15 hits arranged for uke, including: All About That Bass * All of Me * Animals * Happy * Let It Go * Riptide * Rude * Shake It Off * Stay with Me * Take Me to Church * and more. Note: does not include tablature.
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The World According to Star Wars

Cass R Sunstein · Dey Street Books
Pages: 223
Format: Print book

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER#1 Washington Post Bestseller There's Santa Claus, Shakespeare, Mickey Mouse, the Bible, and then there's Star Wars. Nothing quite compares to sitting down with a young child and hearing the sound of John Williams's score as those beloved golden letters fill the screen....
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Hollywood Makeup Lab: Industry Secrets and Techniques

Diane Namm · Race Point Publishing
Format: Print book

Have you ever been to a movie and wondered how in the world makeup artists make the characters look so vivid and magnificent? For special effects makeup guru Bruna Nogueira, it's all in a day's work. The Hollywood Makeup Lab offers a peek into some of the coolest special effects...
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Master of Ceremonies: A Memoir

Joel Grey · Flatiron Books
Pages: 246
Format: Print book

Joel Grey, the Tony and Academy Award-winning Master of Ceremonies in Cabaret finally tells his remarkable life story. Born Joel David Katz to a wild and wooly Jewish American family in Cleveland, Ohio in 1932, Joel began his life in the theater at the age of 9, starting in children's theater...
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Picturing Dogs, Seeing Ourselves: Vintage American Photographs

Ann-Janine Morey · Penn State University Press
Format: Hardcover

Dogs are as ubiquitous in American culture as white picket fences and apple pie, embracing all the meanings of wholesome domestic life—family, fidelity, comfort, protection, nurturance, and love—as well as symbolizing some of the less palatable connotations of home and family,...
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