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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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Who on the Who: Interviews and Encounters

Sean Egan - Chicago Review Press

The Who were a mass of contradictions. They brought intellect to rock but were the darlings of punks. They were the quintessential studio act yet were also the greatest live attraction in the world. They perfectly meshed on stage and displayed a complete lack of personal chemistry offstage....
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The Complete Book of Hand Shadows: Instructions for Shadowgraphy

LOUIS NIKOLA - DOVER PUBNS
Format: Print book

Generations of entertainers have amused audiences of children and adults with the art of hand shadows, using only a light source and their own two hands to form immediately recognizable profiles of people and animals. Lovers of nostalgia and aspiring hand shadow artists will delight in this...
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait

Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself.
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Wildlife Spectacles: Mass Migrations, Mating Rituals, and Other Fascinating Animal Behaviors

Vladimir Dinets - Timber Press
Format: eBook

Equal parts nature guide, adventure story, and coffee table book! People are captivated by wild animals - by their strength and their size and by the things they do to stay alive. In Wildlife Spectacles zoologist Vladimer Dinets dives deep into this wonder, allowing curious readers to discover...
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DSLR Photography for Beginners: Take 10 Times Better Pictures in 48 Hours or Less! Best Way to Learn Digital Photography, Master Your DSLR Camera, & Improve Your Digital SLR Photography Skills

Brian Black - Archieboy Audiobook Production
Format: Paperback

Who else wants to take mind-blowing pictures?If you want to stand out from the crowd and capture all those magic moments for posterity, you have come to the right place. Most guides to digital SLR photography will overwhelm you with jargon, but you and I both know that's not what photography...
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Art with an iPhone: A Photographer's Guide to Creating Altered Realities

Kat Sloma - Amherst Media, 2016.
Format: Print book

iPhone boasts a powerful and highly capable camera that is always at the ready, allowing you to document the people, places, and things that surround you. Kat Sloma teaches you how to harness natural light, both indoors and out, to create high-quality images - and then she details some...
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Lonely Planet Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Great Smoky Mountains National Park is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike on the mother of all footpaths,...
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Learn to Draw Dragons

Lora S Irish - Fox Chapel Publishing
Format: Print book

Dragons have captured the imaginations of artists for eons. Images of these fiery beasts appear in the earliest myths, on the armor of medieval knights, and in today's popular culture. Use this book to create your own fantastic renderings of mankind's favorite foe the dragon! Dragon...
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