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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music

Jan Swafford - Basic Books
Format: Print book

For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible...
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Hand Drawn Lettering: Draw Paint Print

Mark Bergin - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Unleash your creativity with this book that encourages readers to explore new ideas, nurture originality, and create unique forms of lettering. You'll find:32 pages of instructions, and another 96 pages of alphabet samples for practicePointers on techniques and the use of colorTips on materials...
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Native American Warriors: 1500 CE - 1890 CE

Chris McNab - Chartwell Books
Format: Print book

Working from entirely different traditions of combat and honor, the Native Americans' typical ambush and raiding tactics, based on indigenous hunting techniques, have often been misunderstood by European observers who used to a more direct style if warfare. Native American Warriors...
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Area 51 - Black Jets: A History of the Aircraft Developed at Groom Lake, America's Secret Aviation Base

Bill Yenne - Motorbooks Intl
Format: Hardcover

Area 51's most important military aviation developments are profiled in an illustrated format. When most of us think of Area 51, we think of aliens, UFOs, and controversial government cover-ups. It's easy to forget that, since the mid-1950s, the United States' famed extension...
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Michael Galinsky: Malls Across America

Michael Galinsky - Steidl
Format: Hardcover

Throughout the 1980s, as America's downtown districts declined in importance and the "big-box" stores began their slow march across the country, malls became increasing central to American popular culture, dominating the social life of a large swath of the population. In 1989...
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Richard Wagner: A Life in Music

Martin Geck - University Of Chicago Press; Tra edition
Format: Book

Best known for the challenging four-opera cycle The Ring of the Nibelung, Richard Wagner (1813–83) was a conductor, librettist, theater director, and essayist, in addition to being the composer of some of the most enduring operatic works in history, such as The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser,...
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The Joy of Mountains: A Step-by-Step Guide to Watercolor Painting and Sketching in Western Mountain Parks

Donna Jo Massie - Rocky Mountain Books
Format: Print book

Over the past 15 years, and since the publication of her first book, A Rocky Mountain Sketchbook, well-known art instructor Donna Jo Massie has been developing her creative experiences in outdoor landscapes by traveling and painting in famously stunning locations in American mountain parks,...
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Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself

Walt Whitman - Tin House Books; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Whitmans most beloved poem, Song of Myself, illustrated, illuminated, and presented like never before. Walt Whitmans iconic collection of poems, Leaves of Grass, has earned a reputation as a sacred American text. Whitman himself made such comparisons, going so far as to use biblical verse...
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The Case of Beasts: Explore the Film Wizardry of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Mark Salisbury - Harper Design
Format: Print book

Take a front-row seat and witness the filmmaking magic that brought J.K. Rowling's script for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the screen. Explore the realm of fantastical creatures that roam the wizarding world and discover the magical cast of characters in pursuit of them.Officially...
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Modern Calligraphy Workshop: The Creative Art of Pen, Brush and Chalk Lettering

Imogen Owen - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Paperback

Learn how to create beautiful, hand-lettered stationery, art, and other decorations with Modern Calligraphy, a sophisticated, interactive book full of exquisite sample alphabets, fun exercises, and simple step-by-step projects. From modern calligraphy in ink to hand lettering in chalk on blackboard...
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D-Day Illustrated Edition: June 6, 1944: The Climactic Battle of World War II

Stephen E. Ambrose - Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Format: Hardcover

Now illustrated with an extraordinary collection of over 125 photos, Stephen E. Ambrose's D-Day is the definitive history of World War II's most pivotal battle, June 6, 1944, the day that changed the course of history.D-Day is the epic story of men at the most demanding moment of their...
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100 Photographs: The Most Influential Images of All Time

The Editors of TIME Magazine - Time Home Entertainment
Format: Print book

Since its inception, TIME magazine has been synonymous not just with outstanding journalism, but also with outstanding photography. Now, to mark the 175th anniversary of photography and the birth of photojournalism, the Editors of TIME magazine are publishing this companion book to the groundbreaking...
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Harry Potter: The Artifact Vault

Jody Revenson - Harper Design
Format: Print book

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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Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville

Michael Streissguth - It Books
Format: Hardcover

Outlaw by acclaimed author Michael Streissguth follows the stories of three legends as they redefined country music Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.Streissguth delves into the country music scene in the late 60s and early 70s, when these rebels found themselves in Music...
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Painting Without Paint: Landscapes with your tablet

Matthew Palmer - Search Press
Format: Hardcover

The feel of painting on the tablet screen is surprisingly similar to traditional painting. Tablet art is addictive. You can produce a painting using no water, no paint and creating no mess - its great!. . Matthew Palmer demystifies tablet painting so that you can create beautiful landscapes...
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Dracopedia The Bestiary: An Artist's Guide to Creating Mythical Creatures

William O'Connor - Betterway Publications (us)
Format: Hardcover

Unleash the Beasts!For millennia historians, artists and scientists have chronicled their ideas and discoveries of mythological and magical monsters in encyclopedias known as bestiaries. From Asia to America, Japan to the jungles of South Africa, the vast menagerie of exotic and legendary...
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Unlikely Loves: 43 Heartwarming True Stories from the Animal Kingdom

Jennifer S. Holland - Workman Publishing Company; None edition
Format: Paperback

Unlikely Friendships is the phenomenal New York Times bestseller thatxs spent weeks on the list and has copies in print Itxs struck a chord with media from CBS This Morning to USA Today and Temple Grandin has praised it as xCamazing It shows the power of friendshipxD Now its author Jennifer...
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Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut's Photographs from a Year in Space

Scott Kelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

From the record-breaking astronaut, national hero, and best-selling author of Endurance, a breathtaking collection of photos documenting his journey on the International Space Station, the vastness of space, and the unparalleled beauty of our own home planet.One's perspective shifts...
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Scottish Clans and Tartans

Ian Grimble - Three Rivers Press
Format: Paperback

150 tartans in full color with historical origins of clans and plaids. 150 full-color illustrations.
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The Hubble Cosmos: 25 Years of New Vistas in Space

David H. Devorkin - National Geographic Society
Format: Hardcover

To celebrate NASA's Hubble Space Telescope and its 25 years of accomplishments, let The Hubble Cosmos fill your mind with big ideas, brilliant imagery, and a new understanding of the universe in which we live. Relive key moments in the monumental Hubble story, from launch through major...
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Castles: Their History and Evolution in Medieval Britain

Marc Morris - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Norman Conquest and A Great and Terrible King comes a sweeping and stunning history of the most magnificent castles in Britain. Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris...
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Masterclass: Writing Comedy

Jonathan Shipley - Teach Yourself
Format: eBook

"?Masterclass: Write Great Comedy will reveal to both beginners and experienced writers the distinctive features that mark out comedy from other forms of creative writing. Having identified these, it will help you then to unlock your inner anarchist, and explore the different elements...
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Giotto

Luciano Bellosi - Distributed by Harper & Row
Format: Paperback

Giotto is famous as the first name in European painting since antiquity, and that he breathed new life into what was still considered nothing more than another craft, rather than a creative art. Giotto was born around 1265, and one his most famous works, where the first clear signs of the nature...
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Chagall

Alfred Werner - Book Sales
Format: Hardcover

This book provides a magnificent panorama of Chagall's work from his early Paris paintings, with their Fauve or Cubist influences, to the Daphnis and Chloe illustrations and the Jerulsalem Windows of the 1960's. The biographical introduction and plate notes by a distinguished author and art critic...
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Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, 3E

Alpha. - Alpha Books
Format: Print book

Many people find music theory a tough subject - but it doesn't have to be! The best-selling Idiot's Guides: Music Theory, Third Edition, is a concise and clear guide that teaches any budding musician (and even more experienced ones) how to read musical notation by navigating the basics...
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Dream Catchers: Legend, Lore and Artifacts

Cath Oberholtzer - Firefly Books; First Edition edition
Format: Print book

An investigation into the symbol of Native heritage. In Ojibwe (or Chippewa in the United States) culture a dream catcher is a hand-crafted willow hoop with woven netting that is decorated with sacred and personal items such as feathers and beads. The Native American tradition of making...
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I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual

Luvvie Ajayi - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

New York Times Bestseller#1 Washington Post Bestseller"A truth-riot of a book!" -- Shonda RhimesComedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essaysWith...
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Artist's painting techniques

Dk Publishing. - DK
Format: Hardcover

Artist's Painting Techniques is your practical guide to learning how to bring out your inner artist with a wide range of painting styles, whether you want to learn how to use acrylics, watercolors, or oil paints.With progression in mind, this master class will teach you the basic...
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Creative Colored Pencil: Easy and Innovative Techniques for Beautiful Painting

Gary Greene - North Light
Format: Print book

New, easy & fun colored pencil techniques! In Creative Colored Pencil, you will find secrets for amazing new and never-before-seen techniques that will turn your everyday colored pencils (both traditional wax-based and water-soluble into liquid pencils! Whether you want to learn...
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Frida Kahlo: The Paintings

Hayden Herrera - Harper Perennial
Format: Paperback

In small, stunningly rendered self portraits, Mexican artist Frida Kahlo painted herself cracked open, hemorrhaging during a miscarriage, anesthetized on a hospital gurney, and weeping beside her own extracted heart. Her works are so incendiary in emotion and subject matter that one art critic...
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The Secret Lives of Color

Kassia St Clair - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume"Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers." - NPR, Best Books of 2017The Secret Lives...
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200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have: The Indispensable Guide to Building Skills and Turning Ideas into Reality

Aisling Mckeefry - Barron's
Format: Print book

Fashion is all about experimenting with styles, pushing the boundaries, and setting new trends. But despite changing seasons and tastes, the staple skills necessary for a fashion designer always stay the same. 200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have offers a practical overview of the core...
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Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty

Ben Ratliff - Farrar
Format: Print book

What does it mean to listen in the digital era? Today, new technologies make it possible to roam instantly and experimentally across musical languages and generations, from Detroit techno to jam bands to baroque opera -- or to dive deeper into the set of tastes that we already have. Either...
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The architectural interpretation of history

John Gloag - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Architecture
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The Headshot: The Secrets to Creating Amazing Headshot Portraits

Peter Hurley - New Riders; 1 edition
Format: Book

It used to be that the only people that needed professional-looking headshots were actors and models, but now thanks to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and social media in general, headshots are hot! Theyve never been more in demand than they are today, and Peter Hurleys unique headshot style...
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The Beartooth Highway: A History of America's Most Beautiful Drive

Jon Axline - History Press
Format: Print book

Traversing the spectacular Beartooth Highway in Montana and Wyoming is an unforgettable experience. The unspoiled mountain scenery along the highway inspired famed news correspondent Charles Kuralt to label it "America's most beautiful drive," yet the story behind this engineering...
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How to Do Nothing: Resisting the Attention Economy

Jenny Odell - Melville House
Format: Hardcover

A galvanizing critique of the forces vying for our attention - and our personal information - that redefines what we think of as productivity, reconnects us with the environment, and reveals all that we've been too distracted to see about ourselves and our worldNothing is harder to do these...
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Be in a Treehouse: Design / Construction / Inspiration

Pete Nelson - ABRAMS
Format: Hardcover

Pete Nelson, the world's best-known treehouse designer and builder, wants to put readers in trees - his motto is, "get 'er done, so you can BE in a TREE." His new book is a comprehensive source of inspiration and practical information about treehouse design and construction....
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Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds

John K Terres - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, single-volume encyclopedia provides both novice and expert birders with concise, authoritative, and lavishly illustrated information on the birds of North America, presented in a detailed, thoroughly cross-referenced format.
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The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Josh Kushins - ABRAMS
Format: Print book

This book is a visual chronicle of the Lucasfilm art department's creation of new worlds, unforgettable characters, and newly imagined droids, vehicles, and weapons for the first movie in the Star Wars Story series - Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. In the same format and style as Abrams'...
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The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story

PHIL SZOSTAK - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The Art of Solo: A Star Wars Story reveals, for the first time, the design evolution of each new fantastical set, otherworldly machine, and unforgettable character in the film. Packed with hundreds of spectacular images, including production paintings, concept art and sketches, storyboards,...
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Great Book of Tattoo Designs, Revised Edition: More than 500 Body Art Designs

Lora Irish - Fox Chapel Publishing; Revised edition
Format: Paperback

From delicate roses to majestic animals, from steampunk to Celtic, from fairies to Mayan warriors, this comprehensive collection of original artwork presents all of today's most popular tattoo subjects. Nationally recognized graphic designer Lora S. Irish looks at the human body with...
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Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves

Kate T Parker - Workman
Format: Print book

Girls being fearless. Girls being silly. Girls being wild, stubborn, and proud. Girls whose faces are smeared with dirt and lit up with joy. So simple and yet so powerful, Strong Is the New Pretty celebrates, through more than 175 memorable photographs, the strength and spirit of girls...
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Mozart: A Life

Paul Johnson - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

"Most satisfying . . . A highly accessible initial foray into an astonishing, and inexhaustible, subject." - The Cleveland Plain DealerMozart's music has enthralled listeners for centuries. In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert...
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How to Draw Dogs and Puppies: A Complete Guide for Beginners

J C Amberlyn - The Monacelli Press
Format: Print book

ART AND DOGS COME TOGETHER IN THIS RICHLY ILLUSTRATED, IN-DEPTH GUIDE TO CREATING CHARMING PORTRAITS OF DOGS BIG AND SMALLHow to Draw Dogs and Puppies continues a rich tradition of dogs in art. In this step-by-step guide to drawing over 100 different breeds and mixed breeds of dogs...
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The Joy of Acrylic Painting: Expressive Painting Techniques for Beginners

Annie OBrien Gonzales - North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Now is the time to pursue creative fulfillment! Annie OBrien Gonzales felt a passion for art from an early age. But not until 30 years later--after raising a family and working "a real job"--did she get serious about painting. Along the way, she experienced the pleasures and the pitfalls...
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Harry Potter: Magical Places from the Films: Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, and Beyond

Jody Revenson - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive and delightful look at Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, The Burrow, Azkaban prison and all of the memorable places, both loved and feared, that brought the Harry Potter movies to life - a keepsake treasury bound in a debossed leatherette case and featuring a removable poster and interactive...
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Snapdragon: The World War II Exploits of Darby's Ranger and Combat Photographer Phil Stern

Liesl Bradner - Osprey Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Prior to Phil Stern's death on December 13, 2014, his original, unfinished, tattered manuscript was discovered, stashed away in an old folio box in his cluttered Hollywood bungalow. Although best remembered for his iconic images of James Dean, Marilyn Monroe, and JFK's inauguration,...
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The Beginners Photography Guide: The Ultimate Step-by-Step Manual for Getting the Most from Your Digital Camera

Chris Gatcum - DK
Format: Paperback

All you need is a digital camera and this bestselling book to unlock your full potential as a photographer!. This handbook will help you improve your skills, give you a fresh perspective on how to approach a shoot, and which equipment will work best. If you have a burst of inspiration and ideas...
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A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia

Sherryl Woods - MIRA
Format: Paperback

Part memoir, part oral history, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods gives us a rare and intimate look at Colonial Beach, Virginia.Rich in narrative history and local color, A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia is an homage to the town of Sherryl Woods's summers,...
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Beyond Bullets: Creative Journaling Ideas to Customize Your Personal Productivity System

MEGAN RUTELL - Ulysses Press
Format: Paperback

FUN, COLORFUL, AND CREATIVE SUGGESTIONS FOR THE NEWEST PRODUCTIVITY PHENOMENON.Going beyond basic tools, this book offers tips, tricks and creative ways to transform your notebook into a treasured life companion, including:* Ornamental lettering* Personalized habit trackers* Colorful...
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Film: A Very Short Introduction

Michael Wood - Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback

Film is arguably the dominant art form of the twentieth century. In this Very Short Introduction, Michael Wood offers a wealth of insight into the nature of film, considering its role and impact on society as well as its future in the digital age. As Wood notes, film is many things, but it has become...
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Zayn

Random House. - Delacorte
Format: Print book

The first and only official book from ZAYN. Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction. ZAYN opens up with this collection of thoughts, inspiration, and never-before-seen personal photographs. After five years of massive success with One Direction,...
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Hand Lettering 201: Intermediate Lettering and Design Basics

Chalkfulloflove - Blue Star Press
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author, Instagram sensation, and lettering extraordinaire Chalkfulloflove has already introduced thousands to the art of hand lettering with her first book, Hand Lettering 101: An Introduction to the Art of Creative Lettering. Her widely anticipated new book, Hand Lettering...
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Along Wyoming's Historic Highway 20

Michael J. Till - Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Format: Print book

Highway 20 was designated a federal highway in 1926, and until the arrival of the Interstate Highway System in the 1950s it was a primary route across northern Wyoming. From the Great Plains in the east to the mountains in the west, Highway 20 passed though cities and towns that retain...
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Vatican: All the Paintings: The Complete Collection of Old Masters, Plus More than 300 Sculptures, Maps, Tapestries, and other Artifacts

Anja Grebe - Black Dog & Leventhal; Slp Har/Dv edition
Format: Hardcover

In the same style, manner, and format as The Louvre All the Paintings Black Dog Leventhal, 2011, every Old Master painting on display in the Vatican, as well as hundreds of additional masterpieces and treasures in the papal collection, is included in this deluxe slipcased volume with companion...
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The Kitchen Bible: Designing the Perfect Culinary Space

Barbara Ballinger - Images Publishing Dist Ac
Format: Hardcover

A step-by-step guide to creating your ideal kitchenRichly-illustrated with over 50 inspiring kitchen layoutsNearly 250 photos of gorgeous kitchens done by more than 80 designers and architects Featuring 13 types of kitchens to inspire - kitchens of the future, sustainable kitchens, universal...
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Our America: The Latino Presence in American Art

Carmen Ramos - GILES
Format: Hardcover

Is Latino art an integral part of modern American art? Presenting over one hundred major artworks from the Smithsonian American Art Museum, Our America seeks to "recalibrate" enduring concepts about American national culture by exploring how one group of artists—those of Latin...
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LIFE The Power and the Glory (Life (Life Books))

The Editors of LIFE - Life; Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover

Army. Navy. Marine Corps. Air Force. From the founding of the nation to the march through Afghanistan, they have preserved, protected and defended American liberty. Their gallantry is stirring to behold, as the pictures and stories in this book prove. George Washington and John Paul Jones...
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The Green Screen Makerspace Project Book

Todd Burleson - McGraw-Hill Education TAB
Format: Paperback

Take your video projects to the next level with the power of green screen!This easy-to-follow guide clearly explains green screen technology and shows, step-by-step, how to dream up and create professional-grade video effects. Written by a teacher-maker-librarian, The Green Screen Makerspace...
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Jackson Pollock:An American Saga

Steven W Naifeh - C.N. Potter
Format: Book

Based on family letters and documents, lengthy interviews with his widow, Lee Krasner, as well as his psychologists and psychoanalysts, this book explodes the myths surrounding his death in 1956. 12 color and 175 black-and-white photos and reproductions.
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Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots

Laurie Excell - Peachpit Press,
Format: Paperback

Now that you've bought an amazing new DSLR, you need a book that goes beyond the camera manual to teach you how to take great shots. That's where Composition: From Snapshots to Great Shots, Second Edition, comes in, teaching you the fundamentals of composition - the creative arrangement...
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The Great War

Hilary Roberts - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

On the occasion of the centenary of World War I in August 2014--an unprecedented, spectacular pictorial history of the first global war in 380 black-and-white photographs, many never seen before, from Imperial War Museums in London.This monumental, dramatic photographic narrative captures...
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Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing From Life

George Brant Bridgman - Sterling
Format: Paperback

Bridgman's classic, essential guide - with more than 1,000 drawings and 22 expert lessons on mastering the human figure from every angle - is now completely redesigned!Bridgman's Complete Guide to Drawing from Life combines six well-known books by celebrated artist and lecturer...
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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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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings

James Crawford - Picador
Format: Hardcover

An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of historys most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents...
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The Art of 3D Drawing: An illustrated and photographic guide to creating art with three-dimensional realism

Stefan Pabst - Walter Foster Pub
Format: Print book

Artists won't believe their eyes as they learn to draw with photorealistic detail.The Art of 3D Drawing shows artists how to transform simple pencil sketches into jaw-dropping, photorealistic masterpieces. Through a variety of step-by-step exercises and demonstrations, pencil artists...
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Around Aladdin

Pam Thompson - Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Format: Print book

Aladdin is located in northeast Crook County, in the far northeast corner of Wyoming. The town, the lowest settlement in the state at 3, 749 feet, is surrounded by vast plains of waving grass, wooded mountains, and rolling hills. Coal mining brought the early families to the area and has since...
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Zentangle 11

Suzanne McNeill - Design Originals
Format: Print book

Discover how to tangle with quotes, sentiments, and uplifting words. Give your drawings a voice by combining letters with inspirational Zentangle art. Text-inspired tangling can be anything you want it to be, from classic tiles to expressive shapes and words. You can make your letters fun and casual,...
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Johnny Cash: The Life

Robert Hilburn - Little, Brown and Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The national bestseller celebrated as the ultimate Johnny Cash biography....Rock writer great Robert Hilburn goes deep. -- Rolling StoneIn this, the definitive biography of an American legend, Robert Hilburn conveys the unvarnished truth about a musical superstar. Johnny Cashs extraordinary...
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Smaug: Unleashing the Dragon

Daniel Falconer - Harper Design, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2014.
Format: Print book

Come face to face with Smaug the Magnificent, the most realistic, breathtaking and destructive dragon ever to appear on screen, in this gallery of exclusive images that tell the story of how he was created.Smaug is possibly the most memorable character in JRR Tolkien's The Hobbit: a huge,...
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Daily show - the book : an oral history

Chris Smith - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book

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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Creative Lettering: Techniques & Tips from Top Artists

Jenny Doh - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback

Hand-lettering techniques are a popular and visually dynamic way to add textual elements to crafts, from journals to mixed-media art. Sixteen accomplished contributors - including calligraphers, painters, collagists, card makers, fiber artists, and graphic designers - give their personal...
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Blind Spot

Teju Cole - Random House
Format: Hardcover

In this innovative synthesis of words and images, the award-winning author of Open City and photography critic for The New York Times Magazine combines two of his great passions. "To look is to see only a fraction of what one is looking at. Even in the most vigilant...
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Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective

Ruzaimi Mat Rani - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

Watch your sketches take on a life of their own with the help of Sketching Basics: One Point Perspective. Master the art of producing quality one point perspective sketches via detailed, easy-to-learn sketching methods and step-by-step illustrations. Artists at all levels will find this...
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The Golden Hat: Talking Back to Autism

Kate Winslet - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

Thank you for taking this journey with us. We hope this book brings a new awareness of the opportunity we have to help those with autism learn to communicate and realize their ambitions. People with autism have the potential to achieve great things, but only when given the appropriate support...
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The Solar House: Pioneering Sustainable Design

Anthony Denzer - Rizzoli; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The first comprehensive study of the development of solar house design in the United States and around the world. The Solar House explores the development of solar residential architecture over the course of the twentieth century and up to the latest designs today. The solar house is often...
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure

Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

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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Manga Art for Beginners: How to Create Your Own Manga Drawings

Danica Davidson - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book

With titles ranging from Attack on Titan to Pokmon, manga is a billion-dollar industry with millions of fans worldwide. Readers will love this step-by-step guide to drawing characters that resemble the Japanese comics and anime they love. In this book, fans can learn how to draw their...
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A Pentatonix Christmas Deluxe

Pentatonix - RCA Records
Format: Audio CD

Deluxe edition. 2017 holiday release. In just six years, Pentatonix has sold more than 6.4 million albums (in total consumption) in the U.S. alone. They have won three Grammy Awards, received a Daytime Emmy nomination and performed for hundreds of thousands of fans at their sold-out shows...
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Hollywood of the Rockies: Colorado, the West and America's Film Pioneers

Michael J. Spencer - The History Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

In the early days of the twentieth century, movies weren't made in California. As America's film pioneers traveled westward, Colorado became a beacon to them, contributing to the early motion picture business with all the relish and gusto of a western saga. The gorgeous natural...
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American Originals

William Abranowicz - Vendome Press
Format: Hardcover

Who are the American Originals? They are photographer William Abranowicz's pantheon of extraordinary subjects - painters, poets, rock stars, designers, tastemakers, politicians, performers - for whom the home represents the ultimate canvas of self-expression. In every one of the more...
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Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Ian Nathan - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Return to the wizarding world and discover how director David Yates and producer David Heyman brought J.K. Rowling's all new adventure, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the big screen.Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them introduces filmmaking...
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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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Expressive Nature Photography: Design, Composition, and Color in Outdoor Imagery

Brenda Tharp - Monacelli Studio
Format: Paperback

Photographer and teacher Brenda Tharp marries photography craft with artistic vision to help intermediate photographers translate what they see into a personal impression of a subject in nature. Using single images, along with before-and-after and with-or-without examples, Expressive Nature...
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Undermining: A Wild Ride Through Land Use, Politics, and Art in the Changing West

Lucy R. Lippard - New Press, The
Format: Paperback

Award-winning author, curator, and activist Lucy R. Lippard is one of America’s most influential writers on contemporary art, a pioneer in the fields of cultural geography, conceptualism, and feminist art. Hailed for "the breadth of her reading and the comprehensiveness with...
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Ornamental Alphabets and Initials

Alison Harding - Thames & Hudson; 1St Edition edition
Format: Paperback

Shows a variety of alphabets designed by calligraphers in the Middle Ages to the present, and shows how ornamental letters have developed
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Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel - Revised and Updated

Ward Morehouse III - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Format: Hardcover

(Applause Books) . Since it first opened its doors in October 1907, the Plaza has been the hub of glamour and culture in New York. It is where F. Scott Fitzgerald lived during the Jazz Age, where Frank Lloyd Wright stayed while building the Guggenheim Museum, where the Beatles bivouacked...
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How to See, How to Draw: Keys to Realistic Drawing

Claudia Nice - North Light
Format: Print book

Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with...
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Tattoo-pedia

Editors at TattooFinder.com - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Paperback

Thinking of getting a tattoo? How about celtic spiral dragon on your bicep or flowers and butterflies on your lower back? Getting a tattoo is all about really connecting with an image or idea and wanting to make it a permanent statement in your life. You want to prepare as much as you can before...
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Figure Sculpting Volume 1: Planes and Construction Techniques in Clay

Philippe Faraut
Format: Hardcover

In their third book on modeling techniques in clay Philippe and Charisse Faraut present a comprehensive approach to the complex subject of the human figure. Over 700 photos and illustrations are used to demonstrate series of exercises for the head, torso, arms, hands, legs, feet and full...
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Yellowstone National Park: Through the Lens of Time

Bradly J. Boner - University Press of Colorado
Format: Hardcover

Pioneer photographer William Henry Jackson's photographs from the 1871 Hayden Survey were instrumental in persuading Congress to designate Yellowstone as a national park - America's first and greatest experiment in the preservation of an extraordinary landscape. Yellowstone National...
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Direction & Quality of Light: Your Key to Better Portrait Photography Anywhere

Neil van Niekerk - Amherst Media
Format: Paperback

Providing readers with a study of learning how to turn poorly lit images into finely crafted, masterfully lit photographs, this guidebook instills photographers with the self-confidence to think on their feet and photograph any portrait subject anywhere. Acclaimed photographer Neil van Niekirk...
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Unforgettable Fire: Past, Present, and Future--the Definitive Biography of U2

Eamon Dunphy - Warner Books
Format: Book

U2 has always been a band shrouded in mystery. Now, for the first time ever, comes a painstakingly detailed and honest account of the remarkable band from Ireland whose political, spiritual and personal music has touched the hearts and minds of its countless fans.
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Star Wars: Complete Locations

Curtis Saxton - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book

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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The Art of the Film: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Dermot Power - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Step inside the world of the talented art departments who, led by Academy Award-winning production designer Stuart Craig, were responsible for the creation of the unforgettable characters, locations and beasts from the eagerly anticipated new adventure in J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World.The...
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Drawn from Life: Tips and Tricks for Contemporary Life Drawing

Helen Birch - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback

Drawn from Life offers bite-size lessons that will help anyone master the classic practice of life drawing. Over 100 pieces of art by contemporary artists illustrate fundamentals such as line, contour, and color, plus surprising and innovative techniques that will take your drawings to the next...
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How to Draw Almost Every Day: An Illustrated Sourcebook

Kamo - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

The perfect book for budding artists, How to Draw Almost Every Day challenges and inspires you to draw one simple illustration each day of the year. Don't let your artistic aspirations come to an end before they start! Everyone wants to draw stylish, evocative pictures, but but between...
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Mastering Composition: Techniques and Principles to Dramatically Improve Your Painting

Ian Roberts - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover

Create Better Compositions by Design The path to better painting begins with Mastering Composition. This effective guide blends clear, visual instruction with 5 step-by-step demonstrations to show you how to plan and paint your best work yet. Composition is the key, and here you'll...
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Wild Hoofbeats: America's Vanishing Wild Horses

Carol Walker - Painted Hills Publishing
Format: Paperback

Recipient of the 2008 Pinnacle Book Achievement Award for Best Photography Honorable mention, Eric Hoffer Award, Art category Recipient of the 2009 Independent Publisher Book Awards regional award, West-Mountain: Best Regional Non-Fiction National Indie Excellence Awards: Finalist in the Art category...
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Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes: Transform Ordinary Places into Extraordinary Scenes

Joyce Hicks - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover

Learn the Art of Seeing and tap into the beauty of the everyday!The scenes around you dont have to be perfect to inspire beautiful watercolor paintings. In Painting Beautiful Watercolor Landscapes, Joyce Hicks shows you how to transform ordinary landscapes into gorgeous, lush works of art.First...
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Strokes of Genius 5: Design and Composition (Strokes of Genius: The Best of Drawing)

Rachel Rubin Wolf - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover

"Do not only draw what you see," encourages artist Gary Rudisill (p55) , "create what you feel." In Strokes of Genius 5, that feeling is delivered through strong and inventive design. Covering a tantalizing range of styles, the work within illustrates the many ways todays...
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Michelangelo: The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture

William E. Wallace - Universe
Format: Hardcover

With an engaging text by renowned Michelangelo scholar William E. Wallace, Michelangelo The Complete Sculpture, Painting, Architecture brings together in one exquisite volume the powerful sculptures, the awe-inspiring paintings, and the classical architectural works of one of the greatest...
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Digital Photography Essentials

Tom Ang - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Print book

Digital Photography Essentials is the authoritative guide to digital photography from bestselling author and photographer Tom Ang. Using beautiful images and jargon-free yet highly practical text, Digital Photography Essentials covers the basics of digital photography and explains different...
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Botanical Line Drawing: 200 Step-by-Step Flowers, Leaves, Cacti, Succulents, and Other Items Found in Nature

Peggy Dean - Pigeon Letters, The
Format: Paperback

Line Drawing is an easy art form featuring illustrative, doodle-like designs. It's used widely among artists of many types with both fine and bold lines, creating different variations. This book walks through drawing very simple doodles, into more elaborate, delicate illustrations,...
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A Beautiful Mess Photo Idea Book: 95 Inspiring Ideas for Photographing Your Friends, Your World, and Yourself

Elsie Larson - Potter Style

Shows readers how to document their real lives with beautiful images by providing a wealth of inspiration and such tips as finding great light, capturing emotion, and recreating old photos.
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How to Honey Boo Boo: The Complete Guide on How to Redneckognize the Honey Boo Boo in You

Shannon & Thompson Family - William Morrow Paperbacks
Format: Paperback

How to Honey Boo Boo: The Complete Guideon How to Redneckognize the Honey Boo Boo in You, coming soon.
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Grimm: Below the Surface : The Insider's Guide to the Show

Titan Books - Titan Comics; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback

A full behind-the-scenes guide to the show, from costumes to special effects to make up and more, with exclusive production designs and images direct from the ABC studios!Acclaimed show runners David Greenwalt (X-Files, Buffy, Angel) and Jim Kouf (Ghost Whisperer, Angel) reveal all about...
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Sell & Re-Sell Your Photos: Learn How to Sell Your Photographs Worldwide

Rohn Engh - North Light Books
Format: Print book

Sell your photos again and again! Live anywhere. Pick your hours. Be your own boss. Earn more money. See your pictures in print. Discover the freedom of a profitable photo business by learning the secrets behind making and selling editorial stock photography. For more than three decades,...
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ROY G. BIV: An Exceedingly Surprising Book About Color

Jude Stewart - BLOOMSBURY
Format: Hardcover

Color is all around us every day. We use it to interpret the world--red means stop, blue means water, orange means construction. But it is also written into our metaphors, of speech and thought alike: yellow means cowardice; green means envy--unless you're in Germany, where yellow means...
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The Art of Singing - Discovering and Developing Your True Voice (Vocal Instruction)

Jennifer Hamady - Hal Leonard Corporation; Pap/Com edition
Format: Paperback

The Art of Singing: Discovering and Developing Your True Voice is a new, groundbreaking book about the psychology of singing. Using the voice as a medium, author Jennifer Hamady explores how fear, poor learning habits, preconceived notions, and an unhealthy mindset can and do often get in the way of optimal...
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Hamilton: The Revolution

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Grand Central Pub.
Format: Print book

Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for DramaLin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B,...
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Digital Photography: An Introduction, 5th Edition

Tom Ang - DK
Format: Paperback

Learn how to capture, enhance, and transform your digital photographs taken with any camera, from phones to DLSRs with renowned photographer and teacher Tom Ang.This comprehensive photography companion shows you everything you need to do to start taking exquisite photographs with digital...
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Downton Abbey: Original Music from the Television Series

John Lunn - Music Sales
Format: Paperback

(Piano Solo Songbook) . 17 original pieces arranged for piano from the hit television series featuring music composed by John Lunn: Damaged * Deception * Did I Make the Most of Loving You? * Downton Abbey The Suite * A Drive * Emancipation * Fashion * An Ideal Marriage * Love and the Hunter...
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Saving Italy: The Race to Rescue a Nation's Treasures from the Nazis

Robert M. Edsel - W. W. Norton & Company; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

New York Times Bestseller A poignant, fascinating story, bringing to life the soldier-scholars who saved Italys treasures.Evan Thomas, best-selling author of Ikes Bluff and Sea of Thunder When Hitlers armies occupied Italy in 1943, they also seized control of mankinds greatest cultural...
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The Folk Songs of North America: in the English Language

Alan Lomax - Doubleday & Company, Inc.
Format: Paperback

A comprehensive compilation of the folk songs of North America.
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Art of miss peregrine's home for peculiar children

Leah Gallo - Quirk Books
Format: Print book

Witness the genesis of peculiardom! This visual tour of the movie world of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, created by iconic filmmaker Tim Burton, is sure to be a must-have for fans of the series. A companion book to the film, it features behind-the-scenes images and set information...
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Art of chalk : techniques and inspiration for creating art with chalk.

Swax Mciver - Rockport Publishers
Format:  Print book : English

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