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Craft-a-Doodle: 75 Creative Exercises from 18 Artists

Jenny Doh - Lark Crafts
Format: Book

Using a simple doodle as a starting point, 18 artists take you on an inspirational, crafty journey! Filled with inventive prompts designed to fuel the imagination, these 75 exercises motivate crafters to pick up a pencil, brush, or marker, and explore their artistic voice. From quick “try...
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Agnes Martin: Her Life and Art

Nancy Princenthal - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

The first biography of visionary artist Agnes Martin, one of the most original and influential painters of the postwar period Over the course of a career that spanned fifty years, Agnes Martin's austere, serene work anticipated and helped to define Minimalism, even as she battled psychological...
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Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh

John Lahr - W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and Finalist for the National Book Award. The definitive biography of Americas greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker.John Lahr has produced a theater biography like no other. Tennessee Williams...
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TIME The Beatle Invasion!: The inside story of the two-week tour that rocked America

Bob Spitz - Time Books, an imprint of Time Home Entertainment, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

The Beatles' first excursion to the United States, from February 7 to February 21, 1964, was an epochal moment in American culture. It was a musical earthquake that defined music going forward and a cultural youth quake that defined generations to come. That fourteen day window not only...
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5-Minute Sketching -- Architecture: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings

Liz Steel - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback

Sketching has become very popular. In more than 60 cities around the world, from New Jersey, San Diego, and Montreal to as far as Moscow and Australia, "sketch crawls" find artists drawing what they see. A new social network has emerged where these sketch artists meet for group...
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VideoHound's Golden Movie Retriever 2015

Jim Craddock - Gale Group; 2015 edition
Format: Print book

Videohound's Golden Movie Retriever is the entertaining source of information on more than 27,000 movies available in various formats and through streaming or download outlets. Whether you agree with the opinion or not, you'll appreciate the plot synopses and interesting production...
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In-laws, Outlaws, and Granny Flats: Your Guide to Turning One House into Two Homes

Michael Litchfield - Taunton Press
Format: Book

In response to tight times, a remarkably upbeat and widespread change is taking place in households across America. Homeowners are creating second dwelling units--often called in-law suites, mother-in-law apartments, or granny flats. Second units make a lot of sense. They're perfect...
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Herbie Hancock - Viking; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our timeIn Herbie Hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence on both acoustic...
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé

Bob Stanley - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music in chapters as short and adrenaline-fueled as the best pop songs themselves. As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history, tracing the story of pop music through individual songs,...
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The Library: A World History

James W. P. Campbell - University Of Chicago Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

A library is not just a collection of books, but also the buildings that house them. As varied and inventive as the volumes they hold, such buildings can be much more than the dusty, dark wooden shelves found in mystery stories or the catacombs of stacks in the basements of academia. From...
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay

Robert Dawson - Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover

A gorgeous visual celebration of America's public libraries including 150 photos, plus essays by Bill Moyers, Ann Patchett, Anne Lamott, Amy Tan, Barbara Kingsolver, and many more.Many of us have vivid recollections of childhood visits to a public library: the unmistakable musty scent,...
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency--and our country. As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone...
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Digital Photographer's Handbook

Tom Ang - DK ADULT; 5 Updated edition
Format: Paperback

Revised and updated for to include the latest advances in digital image-making, the Digital Photographer's Handbook offers expert advice to all photographers, whether novices or seasoned professionals. Featuring exciting new photographic and image-manipulation projects, up-to-the-minute...
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Pounce

Seth Casteel - Little
Format: Print book

Photographer Seth Casteel's underwater photographs of dogs and babies have captivated an international audience. Now, Seth has found the perfect way to capture our other best friends: cats!A beautiful, funny gift book with more than 70 previously unpublished photographs, Pounce reveals...
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reputation

Taylor Swift - Big Machine Records
Format: Vinyl LP(Long Playing Record)

Get 2017's hottest album of the year on vinyl picture disc. Features hit singles like "Look What You Made Me Do" and " ... Ready for It? " on a double picture disc vinyl in a gatefold jacket and printed sleeves.
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Johnny Carson

Henry Bushkin - Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

A revealing and incisive account of the King of Late Night at the height of his fame and power, by his lawyer, wingman, fixer, and closest confidant.From 1962 until 1992, Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show and permeated the American consciousness. In the '70s and '80s he was the country's...
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Ukulele For Dummies

Alistair Wood - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Learn everything ukulelefrom chord progressions to playing pop, folk, and holiday favoritesand, yes, even Hawaiian music! The ukulele is hot. The season one finale of Glee featured a ukulele. The recent hit song Hey Soul Sister by Train includes the dulcet tones of a uke. Not to mention...
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My Cross to Bear

Gregg Allman - William Morrow; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

For the first time, rock music icon Gregg Allman, one of the founding members of The Allman Brothers Band, tells the full story of his life and career in My Cross to Bear. No subject is taboo, as one of the true giants of rock 'n' roll opens up about his Georgia youth, his long...
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Definitive Bob Dylan Songbook

Bob Dylan - Amsco Publications
Format: Paperback

(Music Sales America) . For the first time in one volume, over 325 songs drawn from every period in the unique career of the master songwriter. Each song includes melody, guitar chords, and complete lyrics all in a small format edition (7 x 10 ) .
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Queen: Album by Album

Martin Popoff - Voyageur Press
Format: Hardcover

A thoughtfully curated and gloriously illustrated retrospective of the band's studio releases, Queen, comes just in time for the 45th anniversary of their debut LP and biopic. Formed in 1970, Queen went on to become one of the most popular - and most successful - rock bands of all time....
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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise

Chris Taylor - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover

In 1973, a young filmmaker named George Lucas scribbled some notes for a far-fetched space-fantasy epic. Some forty years and 37 billion later, Star Warsrelated products outnumber human beings, a growing stormtrooper army spans the globe, and Jediism has become a religion in its own right....
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Digital Photography Masterclass

Tom Ang - DK Publishing; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

It's easy to see why digital photography has overtaken analog in popularity-it's affordable, convenient, versatile, and, above all, it makes photography more fun than ever before. Tom Ang's latest book is an in-depth, inspirational, and uniquely practical guide to every aspect...
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Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts

Thomas Willeford - McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Format: Paperback

Unleash Your Inner Mechanical Mastermind Welcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos:...
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Family Photography Now

Sophie Howarth - Thames & Hudson Ltd
Format: Print book

An intimate, honest look at how we photograph our families through the lenses of some of the world's great photographers People photograph their families more than ever before, whether casually, on a phone, or in a formal wedding portrait. This bold anthology explores how photographers...
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Anatomy of a Song: The Oral History of 45 Iconic Hits That Changed Rock, R&B and Pop

Marc Myers - Grove Press
Format: Print book

Every great song has a story that needs to be told. In Anatomy of a Song, based on the ongoing Wall Street Journal column, writer and music historian Marc Myers brings to life five decades of music through forty-five transformative songs and oral-history interviews with the artists who created...
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A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety

DONALD HALL - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny,"* from the former poet laureate of the United States * New York TimesDonald Hall has lived a remarkable life of letters, one capped most recently by the New York...
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The B Side: The Death of Tin Pan Alley and the Rebirth of the Great American Song

Ben Yagoda - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

From an acclaimed cultural critic, a narrative and social history of the Great American Songwriting era. Everybody knows and loves the American Songbook. But it's a bit less widely understood that in about 1950, this stream of great songs more or less dried up. All of a sudden, what came...
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait, Deluxe Limited Edition

Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

This special limited edition has been signed by Pete Souza. This deluxe collectible volume has been designed to stand the test of time. It is printed on heavy matte fine art paper, with every photograph protected by gloss varnish; bound in rich blue cloth, stamped with foil; and protected...
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In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art

Sue Roe - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover

A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the twentieth century In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of Modernist art as it arose from one of the most astonishing collections of artistic...
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Jerry Lee Lewis: His Own Story

Rick Bragg - Harper; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times BestsellerThe greatest Southern storyteller of our time, New York Times bestselling author Rick Bragg, tracks down the greatest rock and roller of all time, Jerry Lee Lewis - and gets his own story, from the source, for the very first time.A monumental figure on the American...
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Bob Dylan: American Troubadour

Donald Brown - Scarecrow Press
Format: Print book

Tempo: A Scarecrow Press Music Series of Rock, Pop, and Culture offers titles that explore rock and popular music through the lens of social and cultural history, revealing the dynamic relationship between musicians, music, and their milieu. Like other major art forms, rock and pop music...
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Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty

Elizabeth Mitchell - Atlantic Monthly Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but now Libertys Torch reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic...
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Digital Photography Masterclass

Tom Ang - DK
Format: Hardcover

Featuring tutorials, image analyses, assignments, and step-by-step image manipulation exercises, Digital Photography Masterclass explains how to see the world with a photographers eyes. Stunning images and stylish design make this book a great tool for anyone looking to learn about the technical...
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Truevine : a strange and troubling tale of two brothers in jim crow america

Beth Macy - Little
Format: Print book

NATIONAL BESTSELLER The true story of two African-American brothers who were kidnapped and displayed as circus freaks, and whose mother endured a 28-year struggle to get them back. The year was 1899 and the place a sweltering tobacco farm in the Jim Crow South town of Truevine, Virginia....
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Daily Rituals: Women at Work

Mason Currey - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

More of Mason Curreys irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists--painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing...
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A Bowl of Olives: On Food and Memory

Sara Midda - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

From the author of the international bestseller In and Out of the Garden and the wondrous sketchbook Sara Midda’s South of France comes a long-awaited treasure of a book. Drawn from the artist’s wealth of impressions and memories, it is a book for lovers of food and art and fine...
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Original Gangstas: The Untold Story of Dr. Dre, Eazy-E, Ice Cube, Tupac Shakur, and the Birth of West Coast Rap

Ben Westhoff - Hachette Books
Format: Print book

"Invaluable... Westhoff's] book will stand as a comprehensive guide to an inner-city movement that conquered the world. """---"Publishers Weekly "A monumental, revealing narrative history about the legendary group of artists at the forefront of West Coast...
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How to Draw Steampunk: Discover the secrets to drawing, painting, and illustrating the curious world of science fiction in the Victorian Age

Allison DeBlasio - Walter Foster Publishing; Fantasy Underground edition
Format: Paperback

Enter into a world where fashion is Victorian punk technology hasnt surpassed the steam engine and inventors workshops are filled with bizarre gadgets and contraptions that you havent imagined in your wildest dreams This is the world of steampunk a world that has fueled a growing subculture...
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I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist

Betty Halbreich - Penguin Press; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition
Format: Hardcover

Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim's repertoire, she has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women...
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Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the Berlin Wall

TIM MOHR - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

"In case you weren't sure just how political music, fashion, and a certain attitude can be: read this book. Burning Down the Haus is wonderful." - Norman Ohler, author of Blitzed "The true story of how teenage kicks turned into political opposition. With meticulous...
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Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World’s Greatest Art Heist

Stephen Kurkjian - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history.In a secret meeting in 1981, a low-level Boston thief gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a big score waiting to happen. Though its collections included priceless artworks...
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Small Houses

Editors of Fine Homebuilding - Taunton Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Small houses are less expensive to build, more energy efficient, and easier to maintain than big homes, but they don't have to feel small. In this collection of 37 articles from FINE HOMEBUILDING magazine, you'll find new houses, remodels, urban rowhouses, and guest cottages that...
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The Photoshop Elements 9 Book for Digital Photographers

Scott Kelby - Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

This book breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that’s never been done before—it cuts through the bull and shows you exactly “how to do it.” It’s not a bunch of theory; it doesn’t challenge you to come up with your own settings...
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Back to the Cabin: More Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway

Dale Mulfinger - Taunton Press
Format: Book

Dale Mulfinger is widely acknowledged as the foremost expert on cabins in North America. His first book, The Cabin: Inspiration for the Classic American Getaway, has sold over 165,000 copies and has consistently been the leading book in the category since it was published in 2001. In this...
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The Complete Digital Photo Manual: Your #1 Guide for Better Photography

Digital Photo magazine - Carlton Books
Format: Hardcover

The Complete Digital Photo Manual is a fully comprehensive manual for everyone from the aspiring professional to the general enthusiast. Its coverage of up-to-the-minute equipment (e.g., neutral density filters) is definitive, and worth the book's entire price. But there's so much...
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Rise Again Songbook: Words & Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound

Peter Blood - Hal Leonard Corporation
Format: Print book

(Vocal) . Not your average fake book! Great for musicians, camps, teachers or for singing with family and friends. This songbook is a treasure trove of well-loved songs from blues, country, jazz and Motown to composed folk, traditional ballads, gospel and rounds. Using the same unique...
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Bathroom Idea Book

Sandra S. Soria - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback

Readers will be inspired by this series of visual ideas for some of the most-used rooms in the house. Each book is rich with beautiful color photographs, practical sidebars -- and designs of all kinds that will appeal to a wide range of tastes and budgets.The Bathroom Idea Book offers practical...
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Women in Clothes

Sheila Heti - Blue Rider Press

Women in Clothes is a book unlike any other. It is essentially a conversation among hundreds of women of all nationalities—famous, anonymous, religious, secular, married, single, young, old—on the subject of clothing, and how the garments we put on every day define and shape...
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Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town

Beth Macy - Little Brown & Co
Format: Hardcover

The instant New York Times bestseller about one man's battle to save hundreds of jobs by demonstrating the greatness of American business.The Bassett Furniture Company was once the world's biggest wood furniture manufacturer. Run by the same powerful Virginia family for generations,...
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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC - 1492 AD

Simon Schama - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

In this magnificently illustrated cultural history - the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews - Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World...
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The Street Photographer's Manual

David Gibson - Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A medium reliant on unexpected moments is now catapulted into the future with smart phones, digital technology, and specialty equipment Street photography has been around since the very first cameras were invented, producing some of the most poignant images of our time. Today, a wave of new technology...
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