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Taxi: Journey Through My Windows 1977-1987

Joseph Rodriguez - powerHouse Books
Format: Hardcover

New York City in the late '70s was a collection of villages with its downtown scene, midtown workers, and uptown elegance. It was also a city that was more integrated than ever before or ever would be again. All of the city's humanity met in its streets with layered soundtracks...
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One Day at Disney: Meet the People Who Make the Magic Across the Globe

Bruce Steele - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

Discover what it's like to report to work every day for The Walt Disney Company. Step behind the scenes to immerse yourself in one "ordinary" day at Disney. In addition to the book, the Disney+ team was on hand to capture stories along the way. A full-length documentary and 52 short-form...
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Punk

Rich Weidman - Backbeat
Format: Paperback

Infused with a raw and energetic sound that stripped rock 'n' roll to the bone, punk rock transformed rock's landscape in the 1970s, deconstructing bloated arena rock and leaving a lasting influence on the music and cultural scene in the United States and overseas. Punk was all about...
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The Writer's Journey - 25th Anniversary Edition: Mythic Structure for Writers

Christopher Vogler - Michael Wiese Productions
Format: Paperback

Originally an influential memo Vogler wrote for Walt Disney Animation executives regarding The Lion King, The Writer's Journey details a twelve-stage, myth-inspired method that has galvanized Hollywood's treatment of cinematic storytelling. A format that once seldom deviated beyond...
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Kate: The Novel

Kaylee McGinnis - Kaylee McGinnis
Format: Paperback

New parents, Janelle and Daniel have their life flipped upside down when Daniel's mother, Kate gets more than a little greedy and secrets come out. Everything they thought they knew was a lie and things just don't seem to let up. Is Kate who she says she is?
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Start Here: Paint: 50 Ways To Be an Artist Without Trying (Start Here, 2)

Moira Clinch - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

If you've always wished you could paint but have no idea where to begin, get a head start with more than 50 progressive art activities that develop skill and confidence as you go.. Start Here: Paint gives you exciting prompts for kick-starting an artistic practice centered on painting....
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Sneaker Freaker: The Ultimate Sneaker Book!

Martin Holz - TASCHEN
Format: Hardcover

Every Sneaker Story Worth Telling! A 15-year anthology of cult magazine Sneaker Freaker When self-acclaimed Sneakerhead Simon "Woody" Wood decided to pursue his love of sneakers -- and freebie footwear -- with a publication, the mighty Sneaker Freaker was born. From its punk fanzine...
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CSNY: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Peter Doggett - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover

The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of "rock's first supergroup" (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in America - in honor of the fiftieth...
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Corky Lee's Asian America: Fifty Years of Photographic Justice

Corky Lee - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

A collection of over 200 breathtaking photos celebrating the history and cultural impact of the Asian American social justice movement, from a beloved photographer who sought to change the world, one photograph at a time . "For generations, Corky taught us how to see ourselves - as individuals...
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Tom Clancy's The Division: New York Collapse

Ubisoft - Chronicle Books Llc
Format: Print book

New York Collapse is an in-world fictionalized companion to one of the biggest video game releases of 2016: Tom Clancy's The Division from Ubisoft. Within this discarded survivalist field guide, written before the collapse, lies a mystery - a handwritten account of a woman struggling...
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