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Rock Gods: Forty Years of Rock Photography
Robert M. Knight - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Robert Knight is the Rock Prophet; the one man who can rightfully say "It happened and I was there." Since 1968 Knight's photographs have served as testimony to the greatest moments in rock and roll history. Rock Prophet is a profuse collection of Knight's work with Jimi... |
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The Drone Camera Handbook: The ultimate guide to drone aerial filming and photography
Michael Sanderson - Aurum Press Ltd
Format: Print book
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Photography drones, quadcopters or unmanned aerial systems (UAS) are currently changing film and photography forever, and amateurs and professionals alike are scrambling to get to grips with this new and fast-evolving technology. This book gives you an in-depth look into what can (a lot)... |
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Otherworlds: Visions of Our Solar System
MICHAEL BENSON - HARRY N ABRAMS
Format: Print book
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Otherworlds is a record of humanity's planetary exploration and a tribute to the stunning beauty of our solar system in spectacular high-resolution landscape images, processed by Michael Benson to capture how the planets would look if we could visit them and see them with our own eyes.... |
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Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them
Isaac Fitzgerald - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearers true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails,... |
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The Lucky Shopping Manual: Building and Improving Your Wardrobe Piece by Piece
Andrea Linett - Avery
Format: Turtleback
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What to wear, how to buy, where and when to spend: These are the topics covered each month by the exceedingly plugged-in staff of Lucky, whose circulation rocketed from 500,000 to 800,000 in just two short years. For Lucky's devoted fans, and anyone devoted to dressing better and shopping... |
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Castles: Their History and Evolution in Medieval Britain
Marc Morris - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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Global Street Art: The Street Artists and Trends Taking Over the World
Lee Bofkin - Firefly Books
Format: Book
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A comprehensive gallery of the best street art from around the world. For years, graffiti art sat on the fence separating vandalism and public art. Today it's matured into street art -- a form of public art marking cities around the world. Global Street Art is a splendid collection... |
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Following the Barn Quilt Trail
Suzi Parron - Swallow Press
Format: Print book
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"Barn quilts are rural gifts, a bright spot along America's highways and byways. As a quilter myself, the simple sight of a barn quilt has often made my heart smile. We recognize the blocks, they speak to us without words. This book captures everything I love about barn quilts with... |
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The Art of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Josh Kushins - ABRAMS
Format: Print book
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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 Lyrics: 1961-2020
Bob Dylan - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE
A beautiful, comprehensive volume of Dylans lyrics, from the beginning of his career through the present day - with the songwriters edits to dozens of songs, appearing here for the first time.
Bob Dylan is one of the most important songwriters of our time,... |
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Keith Haring: The Political Line
Dieter Buchhart - Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Format: Book
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Exuberant, profane, witty, and provocative, the images in this book reveal the political dimension of Keith Haring's artistic concerns. Through his graffiti-inspired drawings, paintings, sculptures, murals, and other works, Keith Haring created an immediately recognizable visual iconography... |
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Storytelling Portrait Photography: How to Document the Lives of Children and Families
Paula Ferazzi Swift - Amherst Media
Format: Paperback
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Photojournalists are trained to scout important events, capture mood and emotion, predict peak action, and create images that, in an instant, tell a compelling and memorable story. In this book, award-winning photojournalist Paula Ferazzi Swift (from Framingham, MA) shows readers how she adapted... |
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Free to Make: How the Maker Movement is Changing Our Schools, Our Jobs, and Our Minds
Dale Dougherty - North Atlantic Books
Format: Print book
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Dale Dougherty, creator of MAKE: magazine and the Maker Faire, provides a guided tour of the international phenomenon known as the Maker Movement, a social revolution that is changing what gets made, how it's made, where it's made, and who makes it. Free to Make is a call to join... |
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DreamScapes Myth & Magic: Create Legendary Creatures and Characters in Watercolor
Stephanie Pui-Mon Law - IMPACT
Format: Paperback
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Open this book, and enter a realm where fantasy springs to life in dreamlike colors, luscious textures and graceful compositions. Continuing the journey of the original Dreamscapes, this second book by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law explores—in words and beautiful watercolor imagery—more... |
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Strong Is the New Pretty: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves
Kate T. Parker - Workman Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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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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Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
Ben Ratliff - Farrar
Format: Print book
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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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El Sistema: Music for Social Change
Christine Witkowski - Overlook-Omnibus
Format: Print book
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The only book created to inspire and guide music educators implementing "El Sistema" in their communitiesEl Sistema - "the system" - is a music education phenomenon. Since its inception 40 years ago, over a million Venezuelan children from many different socio-economic... |
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The Sketchbook Project World Tour
Steven Peterman - Princeton Architectural Press
Format: Paperback
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Destined to go down as one of the era's most astonishing global art projects, the Brooklyn Art Library's Sketchbook Project has, in less than a decade, amassed more than thirty thousand sketchbooks submitted by people of all ages and artistic abilities from more than 130 countries.... |
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The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution
Bryan Shih - Nation Books
Format: Print book
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October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, an organization that remains one of the most misunderstood of the twentieth century. But beyond the labels of "extremist" and "violent" that have marked the party, and behind charismatic... |
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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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Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 20052016
Annie Leibovitz - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this new collection from Annie Leibovitz, one of the most influential photographers of our time, iconic portraits sit side by side never-before-published photographs. Afterword by Annie Leibovitz.Annie Leibovitz: Portraits 2005-2016 is the photographer's follow-up to her two landmark... |
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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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Good Garden Bugs: Everything You Need to Know about Beneficial Predatory Insects
Mary M. Gardiner - Quarry Books
Format: Flexibound
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Your guide to the beneficial insects in your garden!Good Garden Bugs is an easy-to-follow reference to beneficial insects that provide pest control, allowing your garden to grow full and bountiful.Aphids, caterpillars, grubs, and slugs are not only creepy-crawlies, they can wreak havoc... |
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Star Trek: 50 Artists 50 Years
Titan Books - Titan Books (UK)
Format: Hardcover
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To coincide with the 50th anniversary of the original Star Trek TV series, CBS Consumer Products have commissioned a series of art pieces to celebrate moments, characters, storylines and episodes from the Franchise. Artists from around the world as well as famous fans have contributed lovingly... |
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Orson Welles's Last Movie: The Making of The Other Side of the Wind
Josh Karp - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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In the summer of 1970 legendary but self-destructive director Orson Welles returned to Hollywood from years of self-imposed exile in Europe and decided it was time to make a comeback movie. Coincidentally it was the story of a legendary self-destructive director who returns to Hollywood... |
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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts -- and has divided listeners ever since.The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping... |
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Homeward Bound: The Life of Paul Simon
Peter Ames Carlin - Thorndike Press Large Print
Format: Hardcover
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A revelatory account of the life of beloved American music icon, Paul Simon, by the bestselling rock biographer Peter Ames CarlinTo have been alive during the last sixty years is to have lived with the music of Paul Simon. The boy from Queens scored his first hit record in 1957, just months... |
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Broadcast Hysteria: Orson Welles's War of the Worlds and the Art of Fake News
A Brad Schwartz - Hill and Wang, A division of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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On the evening of October 30, 1938, radio listeners across the United States heard a startling report of a meteor strike in the New Jersey countryside. With sirens blaring in the background, announcers in the field described mysterious creatures, terrifying war machines, and thick clouds... |
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The Tattooed Lady: A History
Amelia Klem Osterud - Taylor Trade Publishing; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Explores tattoo origins, women's labor history, circus life and the stories of several women from the late 19th century through the early 20th century who covered their bodies with tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude for all to see. Includes information on Irene... |
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Winold Reiss and the Cincinnati Union Terminal: Fanfare for the Common Man
Gretchen Garner - Ohio University Press
Format: Print book
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When Winold Reiss won the commission to design and install the immense mosaic murals in the Cincinnati Union Terminal in 1931, he was already a noted artist. An immigrant from Germany, Reiss began his career in the United States as a commercial artist. He soon became a sought-after portraitist... |
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We Rock!
Jason Hanley - Quarry Books
Format: Book
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Finally! A hip, fun and culturally relevant series of music appreciation books, perfect for modern music-loving families who want to take advantage of this era of exploding musical access! Get a personal guided tour through an amazing historical back-catalog of music that was previously... |
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A Woman Looking at Men Looking at Women
Siri Hustvedt - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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A compelling and radical collection of essays on art, feminism, neuroscience, psychology, and philosophy from prize-winning novelist Siri Hustvedt, the acclaimed author of The Blazing World and What I Loved.Siri Husvedt has always been fascinated by biology and how human perception... |
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Why I March: Images from The Women's March Around the World
Abrams Books - Abrams Image
Format: Paperback
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New York Times BestsellerIndiebound BestsellerThe Washington Post BestsellerSan Francisco Chronicle Bestseller On January 21, 2017, five million people in 82 countries and on all seven continents stood up with one voice. The Women's March began with one cause,... |
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The Complete Drawing Course: Your Step by Step Guide to Drawing and Sketching in Pencil, Ink, Charcoal, Pastel, or Colored Pencil
David Poxon - Chartwell Books, an imprint of Book Sales, a division of Quarto Publishing Group USA, 2015. 2015.
Format: Print book
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Learn to sketch beautifully and effortlessly, just like the professionals!This book features 40 lessons, 14 side by side demonstrations where two different artists explore the same subject, and a wealth of exercises, all aimed at helping you learn skills with the maximum of enjoyment.With... |
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Tunnel Vision: A Novel
Susan Adrian - St. Martins Griffin
Format: Hardcover
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Romance and action come crashing together in Susan Adrians Tunnel Vision in which a teenage boy with incredible powers is brought to the attention of the government.. Jake Lukin just turned 18. Hes decent at tennis and Halo, and waiting to hear on his app to Stanford. But hes also being... |
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The Way She Wears It: The Ultimate Insider's Guide to Finding Your Personal Style
Dallas Shaw - William Morrow
Format: Print book
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The most highly sought-after fashion illustrator/luxury project designer working today uses her sketches, styling skills and visual expertise to help you develop your eye, define your aesthetic, banish the predictable, stock your wardrobe, and make heads turn in this highly visual and lavishly... |
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Color + Pattern: 50 Playful Exercises for Exploring Pattern Design
Khristian A Howell - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book
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Do you have a passion for patterns? The importance and prevalence of both color and pattern in the current design landscape is impossible to deny. Not only is pattern a headliner in the fashion category, but bold pattern is also taking center stage in home decor, paper goods, and accessories... |
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Embracing Cuba
Byron Motley - University Press of Florida
Format: Print book
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"Words alone do not do Cuba justice. They depict only fragments of her mystery and beauty, her strength and fragility, her spirit and song. And so I turn to my cameras . . ." - from the introduction, Embracing Cuba "Motley's images of Cuba's people, arts, design,... |
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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings
James Crawford - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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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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Asanas: 608 Yoga Poses
Dharma Mittra - New World Library
Format: Paperback
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Asanas: 708 Yoga Postures is the most comprehensive illustrated guide to classic hatha yoga ever published. There is absolutely nothing like it currently available. In 1974, legendary "teacher of teachers" yogi Dharma Mittra created the Ultimate Yoga Chart as an offering to his guru,... |
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The New Cottage Home: A Tour of Unique American Dwellings
Jim Tolpin - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover
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The New Cottage Home taps into today's move toward lifestyle simplicity and the idea that living space should be rich in details, conservative of resources, and no larger than necessary. Jim Tolpin celebrates the diversity and charm of 30 sample cottages, from a Pacific Northwest cottage... |
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The Fundamentals of Drawing: A comprehensive drawing course for the beginning artist
Jim Dowdalls - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Book
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The Fundamentals of Drawing offers an academic-inspired, foundational exploration of the drawing basics, which ultimately serves as the gateway to Walter Foster's newest core drawing-book series: The Academy of Art. Structured like a class curriculum, The Fundamentals of Drawing covers... |
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Map Art Lab: 52 Exciting Art Explorations in Mapmaking, Imagination, and Travel
Jill K Berry - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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Travel through the exciting world of cartography with Map Lab. This fun and creative book features 52 map-related activities set into weekly exercises, beginning with legends and lines, moving through types and styles, and then creating personalized maps that allow you to journey to new worlds.... |
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Native Universe: Voices of Indian America
Richard West - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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This gorgeous volume draws from the vast archives of the National Museum of the American Indian and the voices of some of the most prominent Native American scholars, writers, activists and tribal leaders. More than 300 full-color illustrations depict the artistry and culture of our hemisphere’s... |
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Poldark: The Complete Scripts: Series 1
Debbie Horsfield - MacMillan
Format: Print book
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1783. The American Revolutionary War is over. Cornishman Ross Poldark returns to his father's lands a battle-weary soul. Met by a homeland gripped in recession and the revelation of his father's death, Ross must contend with the disrepair of his property and the challenge of keeping... |
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Steampunk: Fantasy Art, Fashion, Fiction & The Movies
Henry Winchester - Flame Tree
Format: Print book
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Imagine a world where steam is the main source of power, but the attitudes are distinctly futuristic - the romance of the past meets the technology of the future. Steampunk is a subculture on the rise, an exciting mix of adventure and sci fi in a world full of cogs and rivets, goggles and corsets.... |
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Ancient Trees: Portraits of Time
Beth Moon - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover
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Captivating black-and-white photographs of the world's most majestic ancient trees.Beth Moon's fourteen-year quest to photograph ancient trees has taken her across the United States, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Some of her subjects grow in isolation, on remote mountainsides,... |
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Sustainable Residential Architecture
Ana Alvarez - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A showcase of sustainable living in prefab, solar, mobile and modular houses. In this book, architect Ana Maria Alvarez presents an array of the world's best sustainable residential architecture. Studying houses in many countries, she provides photographs, floor plans and elevations, mechanical... |
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Skyline : a journey through 50 skylines of the world's greatest cities
Yolanda Zappaterra - Aurum Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Big city life unites the planet. Every habitable continent has metropolitan hot spots that are a hive of activity, a hub of culture - or, to countless millions, the place they call home. Some thrive on a symphony of car horns while for others there's the rhythmic echo of trains or even... |
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Learn to Play the Guitar (Music Bibles)
Phil Capone - Chartwell Books, Inc.; SPI HAR/CO edition
Format: Spiral-bound
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This hardcover book with internal wire-o binding is 6.5in x 8in, a perfect size for readers to keep handy. The binding allows it to lie open flat for easy reference during practice. The stylish design of the book, along with the interior photographs, illustrations and diagrams, make the learning... |
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Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap
Elijah Wald - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, rap has always drawn on deep traditions of African American poetic word-play, In Talking 'Bout Your Mama, author Elijah Wald explores one of the most potent... |
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Burning Man: Art on Fire
Sidney Erthal - Race Point Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Every August, tens of thousands of participants gather to celebrate artistic expression in Nevadas barren Black Rock Desert. This vastly inhospitable location, called the playa, is the site of Burning Man, where, within a 9-mile fence, artists called Burners create a temporary city devoted... |
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NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories
NOFX - Da Capo Press
Format: Paperback
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NOFX: The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories is the first tell-all autobiography from one of the world's most influential and controversial punk bands. Fans and non-fans alike will be shocked by the stories of murder, suicide, addiction, counterfeiting, riots, bondage, terminal illness,... |
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Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
ANN POWERS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.In... |
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Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State
Ian Adams - Ohio University Press
Format: Print book
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Showcasing the work of two of the state's leading landscape photographers, Ohio in Photographs presents a rich array of places and people, from serene hiking trails and Dayton's Huffman Prairie to shining downtown riverscapes and the riotous colors and figures of an unconventional... |
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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
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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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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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Sargent: Portraits of Artists and Friends
Richard Ormond - Skira Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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Accompanying a major exhibition, this is the first book devoted to the career of this renowned American painter through his brilliant portraits. John Singer Sargent (1856-1925) was one of the leading painters of his generation, whose captivating portraits are universally admired for their... |
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Edward S. Curtis: One Hundred Masterworks
Christopher Cardozo - Prestel Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Showcasing Edward Curtis's most compelling and important works, this beautiful publication highlights both iconic and rarely seen images, demonstrating his artistry and mastery of photographic mediums, and his commitment to documenting and preserving for posterity the Native Americans'... |
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The Public Library: A Photographic Essay
Robert Dawson - Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Hardcover
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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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Hollywood Makeup Lab: Industry Secrets and Techniques
Diane Namm - Race Point Publishing
Format: Print book
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Have you ever been to a movie and wondered how in the world makeup artists make the characters look so vivid and magnificent? For special effects makeup guru Bruna Nogueira, it's all in a day's work. The Hollywood Makeup Lab offers a peek into some of the coolest special effects... |
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Camera: A History of Photography from Daguerreotype to Digital
Todd Gustavson - Sterling Innovation; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Cameras, and what they capture, forever changed our perception of the world, and of ourselves. Few inventions have had the impact of this ingenious, elegant, and deceptively simple device.This gorgeous cornerstone volume, created in collaboration with the world-famous George Eastman House,... |
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Puja and Piety: Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist Art from the Indian Subcontinent
Pratapaditya Pal - University of California Press
Format: Print book
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Puja and Piety celebrates the complexity of South Asian representation and iconography by examining the relationship between aesthetic expression and the devotional practice, or puja, in the three native religions of the Indian subcontinent. This stunning and authoritative catalogue presents... |
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Never a Dull Moment: 1971--The Year That Rock Exploded
David Hepworth - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni MitchellOn New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court... |
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Draw Horses in 15 Minutes: Capture the beauty of the equine form
Diana Hand - Ilex
Format: Print book
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Continuing the success of the Draw in 15 Minutes series, horse artist Diana Hand shows you how to express your love of horses through drawing. In a series of tutorials, she describes every stage from finding your model and learning the basic skills of drawing to portraying the movement... |
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Unashamed
Lecrae Moore - B&H Publishing Group
Format: Print book
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"If you live for people's acceptance, you'll die from theirrejection. " Two-time Grammy winning rap artist, Lecrae, learned this lesson through more than his share of adversity childhood abuse, drugs and alcoholism, a stint in rehab, an abortion, and an unsuccessful suicide attempt.... |
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The Tattoorialist: Tattoo street style
Nicolas Brulez - Mitchell Beazley, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Once the mark of an underground subculture, tattoos have well and truly stepped out of the shadows and into the streets. Join photographer Nicolas Brulez as he searches Paris, Berlin and beyond for the most innovative and stylish tattoos in the world. Showcasing over 300 photographs... |
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I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
Luvvie Ajayi - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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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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Cartooning: Basic Cartooning: Learn to draw cartoon characters and scenes
Maury Aaseng - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Print book
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The beginning artist's guide to drawing basic cartoon characters.Perfect for beginning artists, Basic Cartooning begins with a comprehensive introduction to drawing cartoon heads and bodies, covering tools and materials to fundamental techniques. Aspiring cartoonists will learn to master... |
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Jerry Dantzic: Billie Holiday at Sugar Hill
Jerry Dantzic - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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A vivid, intimate, and largely unseen photographic chronicle of one week in the life of jazz icon Billie Holiday In 1957, New York photojournalist Jerry Dantzic spent time with the iconic singer Billie Holiday during a week-long run of performances at the Newark, New Jersey, nightclub Sugar... |
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Route 66: America's Longest Small Town
Jim Hinckley - Voyageur Press
Format: Print book
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A unique, behind-the-scenes look at the iconic places on Route 66 and the stories of the people who conserve them, preserve them, and infuse them with vitality.The cornerstone of the Route 66 renaissance is the nostalgia that inspires millions of visitors to seek the authentic 1950s-era... |
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The Library Book
Alberto Manguel - Aperture
Format: Hardcover
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In pre-Revolutionary War America, libraries were member-driven collections for the elite; it was not until 1790 that Benjamin Franklin helped to establish the first public lending library. Throughout the subsequent centuries the library has evolved, but always remained central to the cultural... |
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Attention to Detail: The finishing touch in more than 100 contemporary rooms
Suzanne Trocm? - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Showcases an innovative array of accessories, fine points, and finishing touches that give interior design a personal character, regardless of style, in a volume that explores the author's emphasis on a practical design philosophy in which functionality plays a key role and includes... |
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Peacock & Vine: On William Morris and Mariano Fortuny
A S Byatt - Knopf
Format: Print book
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This ravishing book opens a window into the lives, designs, and passions of Mariano Fortuny and William Morris, two remarkable artists who themselves are passions of the writer A. S. Byatt. Born a generation apart in the mid-1800s, Fortuny and Morris were seeming opposites: Fortuny a Spanish... |
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SHOT: 101 Survivors of Gun Violence in America
Kathy Storr - powerHouse Books
Format: Hardcover
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The increasing ubiquity of gun violence has become the norm across the world and particularly in the United States, where we have begun to hear horror after horror on a daily basis. So much so that it has started to produce a numbing effect, a helplessness that allows us to hear the news... |
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The House of Owls
Tony Angell - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Tony Angell, master artist and naturalist, offers an intimate account of owls he has observed, admired, and depicted for decades For a quarter century, Tony Angell and his family shared the remarkable experience of closely observing pairs of western screech owls that occupied a nesting... |
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Dance and Fashion
Valerie Steele - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Dress and adornment have long played an important role in the visual allure of dance, and fashion designers have often been inspired by the way dancers look. The tutus and pointe shoes of the Romantic ballerina, for example, have influenced designers from Christian Dior to Christian Louboutin.... |
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My Heart and Other Black Holes
Jasmine Warga - Balzer + Bray
Format: Print book
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"Alive with intensity, gut-wrenching honesty, moments of humor, and - of course - heart. Not to be missed." - Nova Ren Suma, author of Imaginary Girls and The Walls Around UsA stunning novel about the transformative power of love, perfect for fans of Jay Asher and Laurie Halse... |
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Banjo: An Illustrated History
Bob Carlin - Backbeat Books
Format: Print book
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(Book) . The banjo is emblematic of American country music, and it is at the core of other important musical movements, including jazz and ragtime. The instrument has been adopted by many cultures and has been ingrained into many musical traditions, from Mento music in the Caribbean and dance... |
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History
R.G. Grant - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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2014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I - DK will mark the occasion with the publication of World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide, a vividly illustrated, in-depth account of the Great War. Written by historian R. G. Grant, and created by DK's award-winning editorial... |
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Art Without Waste: 500 Upcycled & Earth-Friendly Designs
Patty K Wongpakdee - Rockport Publishers
Format: Book
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Art Without Waste features 500 upcycled and Earth-friendly designs from cutting-edge designers, illustrators and artists around the world. With a broad scope of alternative uses for discarded items, such as bottle caps, gas cans, and skateboards, the designs featured in this book also explore... |
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TV
Alan Sepinwall - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Print book
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Is The Wire better than Breaking Bad? Is Cheers better than Seinfeld? What's the best high school show ever made? Why did Moonlighting really fall apart? Was the Arrested Development Netflix season brilliant or terrible?For twenty years-since they... |
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Love Wins: Palestinian Perseverance Behind Walls
Afzal Huda - Interlink Publishing Group, Incorporated
Format: Paperback
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A stunning series of photographs more powerful than words. During the summer of 2011, armed with a camera and a map, award-winning Canadian filmmaker and photographer Afzal Huda set out to chronicle the Separation Wall in Palestine. His aim was to magnify the ugly face of the Wall and depict... |
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