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Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer
Matthew Gavin Frank · Liveright; 1 edition
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover |
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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of Memory mythology and obsession collide in this strikingly original and enigmatic account of the first man to photograph a giant squid Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist who first photographed the near-mythic giant... |
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Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
Julian Barnes · Knopf Publishing Group
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover |
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An extraordinary collection - hawk-eyed and understanding - from the Man Booker Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Sense of an Ending and Levels of Life. As Julian Barnes notes: "Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that great... |
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The World According to Star Wars
Cass R Sunstein · Dey St.
Pages: 223
Format: Print book |
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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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EPUB From the Ground Up: A Hands-On Guide to EPUB 2 and EPUB 3
Jarret W Buse · Mcgraw-Hill
Pages: 236
Format: Print book |
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CREATE PERFECTLY FORMATTED E-BOOKS WITH EPUB! EPUB from the Ground Up shows you, step by step, how to develop state-of-the-art electronic publications with one of the most widely used standards in the industry. This practical guide walks you through the basics of HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS,... |
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The Blues: A Visual History
Mike Evans · Sterling
Format: Hardcover |
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Originating in the African-American communities of the Deep South in the late nineteenth century, the blues gave birth to jazz, R&B, rock, punk, and country. From the impassioned slide guitar of the Mississippi Delta, to the electric sounds of Chicago's street corners, to the improvised... |
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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC - 1492 AD
Simon Schama · Ecco
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover |
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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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Listen Out Loud: A Life In Music--Managing Mccartney, Madonna, And Michael Jackson
Ron Weisner · Lyons Press
Pages: 243
Format: Hardcover |
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Even hardcore music fans don't know the name Ron Weisner . . . but they should. A high-powered manager for over four decades, Ron worked alongside Madonna, Paul McCartney, Steve Winwood, Gladys Knight, Curtis Mayfield, Bill Withers, and, most notably, Michael Jackson. He saw the King... |
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The Notebooks
Jean-Michel Basquiat · Princeton University Press
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover |
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Brooklyn-born Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-88) was one of the most important artists of the 1980s. A key figure in the New York art scene, he inventively explored the interplay between words and images throughout his career, first as a member of SAMO, a graffiti group active on the Lower... |
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Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
John Szwed · Viking
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover |
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Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talentWhen Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career... |
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