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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization - or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times... |
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The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963
Ed Ward - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative -- from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues,... |
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Picture This: How Pictures Work
Molly Bang - Chronicle
Format: Print book
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Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful ideas - about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story... |
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Digital Photography Complete Course
David Taylor - DK Publishing
Format: Print book
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Digital Photography Complete Course will help you build your photography skills step-by-step, with an independent photography course that guides you through every aspect of digital photography. Digital Photography Complete Course uses a combination of tutorials, step-by-step... |
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Winter is Coming: The Medieval World of Game of Thrones
Carolyne Larrington. - I B Tauris
Format: Print book
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Game of Thrones is a phenomenon. As Carolyne Larrington reveals in this essential companion to George R R Martin's fantasy novels and the HBO mega-hit series based on them the show is the epitome of water-cooler TV. It is the subject of intense debate in national newspapers and by bloggers... |
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Read This If You Want to Take Great Photographs of People
Henry Carroll - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Print book
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Read This If You Want To Take Great Photographs Of People is an inspiring book of conceptual starting points and invaluable technical tips for anyone, novice or professional, who wants to take top-notch pictures of people. The book distills portrait photography into seven subject areas,... |
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Acrylic Painting for Encaustic Effects: 45 Wax Free Techniques
Sandra Duran Wilson - North Light Books
Format: Print book
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Explore encaustic painting without wax!Discover 45 innovative ways to use acrylic paints, mediums and a variety of mixed-media art supplies to achieve the look of encaustic without the wax or the heat usually required. Compose and create intriguing works of art with fun techniques that... |
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Your Favorite Band is Killing Me
Steven Hyden - Back Bay Books
Format: Paperback
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Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this "highly entertaining" book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every... |
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The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963
Ed Ward - Flatiron Books
Format: eBook
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Ed Ward covers the first half of the social history of rock & roll in this definitive book. Beginning in the 1920s when blues, country, and black popular music played over the air waves and the first independent record labels were born, this first volume of a two-part series finishes... |
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Home
Ellen DeGeneres - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book
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Ellen DeGeneres has bought and renovated nearly a dozen homes over the last twenty-five years, and describes her real-estate and decorating adventures as "an education." She has long cared deeply about design: "I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was thirteen." |
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Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary
Jason Loborik - DK, 2014.
Format: Print book
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The successful guide to the Doctor's world - now updated and expanded for 2014 and the new Doctor. This lavishly illustrated guide to the Doctor's world is now expanded to include all the action from the new series with Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. With 32 new pages of material, including... |
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The Kew Book of Botanical Illustration
Christabel King - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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Kew is eminent worldwide in botanical science and the study and preservation of plant species, and Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years and is their foremost botanical artist. Here she explains both scientific botanical illustration and the looser botanical... |
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Digital Photography For Dummies
Julie Adair King - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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Your fun guide to digital photography with any device Whether you're shooting with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera, a smartphone or tablet, a high-priced contraption, or one of those new-fangled action cameras, it's possible to take your digital photos from good to great by applying... |
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Ungrateful Mammals
Dave Eggers - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestselling and critically acclaimed books as A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Circle. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman... |
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The art of Beatrix Potter
Emily Zach - Chronicle Books LLC
Format: Print book
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Published to coincide with the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter's birth, this magnificent collection celebrates the artist behind The Tale of Peter Rabbit and numerous other beloved children's books. Brimming with famous images and rarely seen gems - ranging from character sketches and notebook... |
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Vietnam: A New History
Christopher E Goscha - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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In Vietnam, Christopher Goscha tells the full history of the events that created the modern state of Vietnam, from antiquity to the present day. Generations of emperors, rebels, priests, and colonizers left complicated legacies in this remarkable country. Periods of Chinese, French, and Japanese... |
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Classical Guitar For Dummies
Mark Phillips - Wiley
Format: Hardcover
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Learn to: Select the right classical guitar for you Develop correct hand position and posture Tune your guitar Play along with exercises and pieces on the audio CD The fun and easy way to start playing classical guitar! Want to be a classical guitarist, but never had a lesson... |
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Star Wars: Complete Locations
Curtis Saxton - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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Packed with more than 50 full-color, intricate cross-section artwork and 3-D maps, Star Wars: Complete Locations is an amazing visual guide into the incredible worlds and locations of a galaxy far, far away....From the towering skyscrapers of Coruscant to the terrifying technology of the Death... |
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Manga Now!: How to Draw Action Figures
Keith Sparrow - Search Press
Format: Book
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Written and illustrated by manga artist Keith Sparrow, this comprehensive and inspiring guide starts with an introduction to manga basics, showing you how to create the ideal workspace, how to overcome fear of a blank page, and how to draw all the elements you'll need, from hands and eyes... |
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U2: Past, Present, Future
Ernesto Assante - White Star Publishers
Format: Print book
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U2 remains deeply rooted in tradition while still looking toward the future and pushing boundaries. Follow this popular Irish band from its formation and early years through the release of its milestone albums and arena-packed shows. Explore, also, the challenges raised by the group's... |
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50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People that Changed Our Culture
Rolling Stone. - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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For the past fifty years, Rolling Stone has been a leading voice in journalism, cultural criticism, and - above all - music. This landmark book documents the magazine's rise to prominence as the voice of rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography. From the 1960s... |
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Chibi! The Official Mark Crilley How-to-Draw Guide
MARK CRILLEY - IMPACT Books
Format: Paperback
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Master how to draw super tiny and adorable chibi characters! This book (and your fuzzy-costumed tour guide Mochy) will teach you everything you need to know about drawing chibis! From the word "short" in Japanese, this manga illustration style features cute characters with... |
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Art: A Visual History
Robert Cumming - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Art: A Visual History is the complete visual guide to Western art, now updated and repackaged in a themed slipcase.How to tell Impressionism from Expressionism, a Degas from a Monet, early Medieval art from early Christian? Art: A Visual History explains it all - painting,... |
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Set Your Voice Free: How to Get the Singing or Speaking Voice You Want
Roger Love - Little Brown and Company
Format: Print book
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The greatest vocal coach in the world will help you get the voice you want. Every time we open our mouths, we have an effect on ourselves and the way others perceive us. The ability to speak clearly and confidently can make or break a presentation, an important meeting, or even a first... |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film
Peter Aperlo - Titan Books
Format: Print book
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Fearing the actions of a god-like Superhero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Batman... |
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home
Molly Sims - Dey Street Books
Format: Paperback
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New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters... |
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Rick Steves Rome 2018
Rick Steves - Rick Steves
Format: Paperback
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You can count on Rick Steves to tell you what you really need to know when traveling in the Eternal City of Rome.With the self-guided tours in this book, you'll walk the same streets as the Caesars and discover the secrets of the Colosseum and the Roman Forum. Learn how to avoid the lines... |
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Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault
Jody Revenson - Harper Design
Format: Print book
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Throughout the making of the eight Harry Potter movies, designers and craftspeople were tasked with creating fabulous chocolate-fantasy feasts, flying brooms, enchanted maps, and much more, in addition to numerous magical items necessary in a wizard's everyday life - for example, newspapers... |
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Art in detail : 100 masterpieces.
Susie Hodge - W W Norton
Format: Print book : English
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A comprehensive yet accessible sourcebook for curators and amateurs alike that examines the finer points of 100 well-known works of artGreat paintings cannot be fully understood in a single encounter. Art lovers want to revisit and reconsider the masterpieces again and again throughout... |
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Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore
TERRY NEWMAN - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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"The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far ... . [Newman's] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make - or, as Beckett put it, 'the fabric of language' they use." -Vanessa Friedman,... |
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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers
Noah Charney - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers explores the stories, dramas and human intrigues surrounding the world's most famous forgeries - investigating the motivations of the artists and criminals who have faked great works of art, and in doing so conned... |
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On Power
GENE SIMMONS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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Gene Simmons, KISS front-man, multi-hyphenate entrepreneur, and master of self-invention, shares his philosophy on power - how to attain it, how to keep it, and how to harness it as a driving force in business and in life.YOU CAN HAVE POWER.YOU DESERVE TO HAVE POWER.GENE SIMMONS IS HERE... |
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Draw Faces in 15 Minutes
Jake Spicer - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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Yes, you can draw! And Draw Faces in 15 Minutes will show you how to draw people's faces. By the time you finish this book, you'll have all the skills you need to achieve a striking likeness in a drawn portrait, using a proven method from a professional life-drawing teacher.Artist... |
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Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros: Seasons 1-5
Running Press - Running Press Book Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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You Win or You Die.In the seven kingdoms of Westeros, an intricate and perilous game is being played out among its participants, the great and noble houses. Alliances are formed, wars are waged, kings are murdered, and new monarchs are crowned.Game of Thrones: The Noble Houses of Westeros... |
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Lauren Conrad Celebrate
Lauren Conrad - Dey St.
Format: Print book
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From lifestyle and fashion icon Lauren Conrad - #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lauren Conrad Style and Lauren Conrad Beauty - comes her dazzling and essential guide to entertaining, filled with an inspiring array of lifestyle tips and personal stories and lavishly illustrated with... |
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Daily show - the book : an oral history
Chris Smith - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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The complete, uncensored history of the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, as told by its correspondents, writers, and host. For almost seventeen years, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart brilliantly redefined the borders between television comedy, political... |
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Block City: Incredible Minecraft Worlds: How to Build Like a Minecraft Master
Kirsten Kearney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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Minecraft - a humble computer game about placing blocks - is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build... |
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The Ballet Lover's Companion
Zoe Anderson - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, muscular works... |
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Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time Lords
JUSTIN RICHARDS - HARPERDESIGN
Format: Hardcover
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THE book the Time Lords (including the Doctor) read when studying at the Academy, the full-color in-world history that pieces together the true story of Gallifrey from the many and contradictory accounts that survived the Last Great Time War.Doctor Who: A Brief History of Time Lords tells... |
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The Digital Filmmaking Handbook: The definitive guide to digital filmmaking
Mark Brindle - Quercus
Format: Paperback
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Part of the perennially best-selling Quercus Digital Photography series, this comprehensive guide features everything you need to know to make a digital film, from conception to finished product. Using clear, step-by-step instruction, The Digital Filmmaking Handbook concisely illustrates... |
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Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York
Justin Davidson - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback
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From New York magazine's architecture critic, a walking and reading guide to New York City - a historical, cultural, architectural, and personal approach to seven neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, including six essays that help us understand the evolution... |
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Van Gogh and Nature
Richard Kendall - Clark Art Institute
Format: Hardcover
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"The celebrated painter Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) had a lifelong fascination with the natural world. He spent his youth in rural Holland, and the country's flat landscapes, trees, flowers, and birds would feature in his early art. After he moved to Paris, he encountered new radical... |
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Making Their Mark: Women Artists Move into Mainstream 1970-85
Randy Rosen - Abbeville Pr
Format: Hardcover
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Reflects the diversity of the paintings, sculptures, photographs, performances and videos by 87 women artists. A careers section charts the representation of women artists in exhibitions, art magazines and corporate collections. Biographies are provided for each artist, followed by a list... |
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Macro Photography: From Snapshots to Great Shots
Rob Sheppard - Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: eBook
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Close-up and macro photography is one of the most popular types of photography among digital photographers today. After the big-range zoom, a macro lens is typically one of the next purchases considered by serious outdoor photographers and amateur photographers looking for close-up capability... |
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Peter Paul and Mary: Fifty Years in Music and Life
Paul Yarrow - Imagine
Format: Print book
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Finally . . . here is the first and only book that visually tells us the intimate story of Peter, Paul, and Mary and their music, through their own words and with iconic images that follow their passionate, fifty-year journey to the center of America's heart. The very best of thousands... |
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National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary
Susan Tyler Hitchcock - National Geographic
Format: Print book
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In this dazzling book of visual wonders, National Geographic reveals a world very few will have the chance to see for themselves. Shot by some of the world's finest photographers, New York Times bestseller Rarely Seen features striking images of places, events, natural phenomena,... |
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Photographing the Southwest Vol.1: Southern Utah, 3rd Edition
Laurent Martrès - PhotoTripUSA Publishing
Format: Print book
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A must for everyone with a passion for the Southwest! Have you ever wanted to see with your own eyes all the beautiful locations found in coffee table books, posters, calendars, and travel magazines? Do you want to see the most photogenic spots in our parks and monuments? Do you want... |
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Washington: A History of Our National City
Tom Lewis - Basic Books
Format: Hardcover
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On January 24, 1791, President George Washington chose the site for the young nation's capital: ten miles square, it stretched from the highest point of navigation on the Potomac River, and encompassed the ports of Georgetown and Alexandria. From the moment the federal government moved... |
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Music Theory For Dummies, with Audio CD-ROM
Michael Pilhofer
Format: Paperback
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Many people grimace at the sound of music theory. It can conjure up bad memories of grade school music classes, rattle the brains of college students, and make self-taught musicians feel self-defeated. Music Theory may seem tedious and unnecessary, especially since not many people |
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More Songwriters on Songwriting
Paul Zollo - Da Capo Press
Format: Print book
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Twenty-five years after publishing his original groundbreaking collection of insight and advice from the greatest songwriters to ever grace the airwaves, Paul Zollo releases the much-anticipated follow-up volume. The sequel to the bestselling Songwriters on Songwriting features new, revealing... |
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In the name of Gucci : a memoir
Patricia Gucci - Crown Archetype
Format: eBook
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"The gripping family drama--and never-before-told love story--surrounding the rise and fall of the late Aldo Gucci, the man who is responsible for making the Italian fashion label the powerhouse it is today, told by his daughter. Patricia Gucci was born a secret: the love child whose... |
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Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore
Abrams Books - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover
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At a time in which a woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and more, what does it mean to dress like a woman? Dress Like a Woman turns that question on its head by sharing a myriad of interpretations across history. The book includes 300 incredible... |
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Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition
Tom Ang - DK
Format: Paperback
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Tom Ang's Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition is your ultimate guide to learning how to capture, enhance, and transform your photographs. This best-selling manual outlines key core techniques that every photographer needs to learn, building toward a series of projects you can use to practice... |
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Van Gogh and Nature
Richard Kendall - Clark Art Institute
Format: Hardcover
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The celebrated painter Vincent van Gogh 18531890 had a lifelong fascination with the natural world. He spent his youth in rural Holland, and the countrys flat landscapes, trees, flowers, and birds would feature in his early art. After he moved to Paris, he encountered new radical thinking... |
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Botanical Drawing Using Graphite and Coloured Pencils
Sue Vize - Crowood Press
Format: Paperback
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Drawing with graphite and colored pencils enables the artist to capture every detail of a plant, and to enjoy, study, and celebrate their wonderful forms. Whether the illustration is a striking monotone or vibrant with color, pencils give you absolute precision. The book, written and illustrated... |
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Adobe Lightroom Classic CC Classroom in a Book
John Evans - Adobe Press
Format: Paperback
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Digital photographers, amateur or pro, who seek the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC choose Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic CC Classroom in a Book from Adobe Press. The 11 project-based step-by-step lessons in this book show users... |
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Wendy Tait's How to Paint Flowers in Watercolour
Wendy Tait - Search Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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A close and personal look at how Wendy Tait paints flowers with her loose, fresh and imaginative approach. With close examination and showcasing dozens of Wendy's beautiful flower paintings, the book includes information on all aspects on painting flowers in watercolour, from gathering... |
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New Eco Homes: New Ideas for Sustainable Living
Manel Couto GutieÌrrez - Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2015.
Format: Print book
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A stunning, full-color showcase of the latest innovations in sustainable architecture and eco-friendly design, featuring thirty-five diverse homes.Today's architects, designers, building craftsman, and homeowners are becoming more environmentally conscious, choosing eco-friendly living... |
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