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Little Book of Book Making: Timeless Techniques and Fresh Ideas for Beautiful Handmade Books

Charlotte Rivers - Potter Craft
Format: Hardcover

Making books by hand has never been cooler, with this inspiring guide to 30 top bookmakers working today, plus 21 tutorials for essential techniques to make your own books.Crafters, artists, writers, and book lovers can't resist a beautifully handbound book. Packed with wonderfully...
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What They Didn't Teach You In Art School: What you need to know to survive as an artist

Rosalind Davis - Ilex Press
Format: Hardcover

A career guide for artists, covering everything they need to know about building a successful business after graduatingYou have the artistic talent, but do you know how to make a success of it? The thing they don't teach you in art school is just how active and engaged you need to be; you'll...
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The Art of Birds: Grace and Motion in the Wild

Jim Miller - University Press of Florida; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

In photographs that surprise with their eye-catching composition and amaze with their detail, The Art of Birds captures the beauty of birds as most people never see them. Jim Miller focuses his camera lens on distinctive and spectacular species found in the wetlands and along the shorelines...
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Lee Miller: A Woman's War

Hilary Roberts - Thames & Hudson Ltd. 2015.
Format: Print book

The first in-depth look at Lee Miller's perspective on women in the Second World War, as seen through her photography and commentary from experts in the field Lee Miller photographed innumerable women during her career, first as a fashion photographer and then as a journalist during...
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Letters of Note: Volume 1

Usher, Shaun
Format: electronic resource

This spectacular collection of more than 125 letters offers a never-before-seen glimpse of the events and people of history—the brightest and best, the most notorious, and the endearingly everyday. Entries include a transcript of the letter; a short contextual introduction; and, in 100 cases,...
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The Atlas of Beauty: Women of the World in 500 Portraits

MIHAELA NOROC - Ten Speed Press
Format: Hardcover

Based on the author's online photography project, this stunning collection features portraits of 500 women from more than 50 countries, accompanied by revelatory captions that capture their personal stories. Since 2013 photographer Mihaela Noroc has traveled the world with her backpack...
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Zen Dogs

Alexandra Cearns - Harpercollins
Format: Print book

Award-winning animal photographer Alex Cearns celebrates the peace, calm, and joy dogs bring to our lives with this unique full-color collection capturing eighty dogs in their most relaxed and contented moments.When Alex Cearns caught Suzi the Sharpei on film with eyes closed and an endearing...
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Forgotten Heritage

Matthew Emmett - Jonglez Publishing
Format: Print book

Rediscovering our forgotten heritage'No Entry'; 'Dangerous Site Keep Out'; 'Trespassers Will Be Prosecuted': common sights on walls or perimeter fences around many of the world's abandoned sites. These warnings allude to potential dangers and prove an ineffective...
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Experiencing the Rolling Stones: A Listener's Companion

David Malvinni - Rowman & Littlefield
Format: Print book

Experiencing the Rolling Stones: A Listener's Companion looks at the Stones' music from the inside out. Along the journey, Malvinni places individual songs and entire albums within the transformative era of the '60s, focusing on how the Rolling Stones integrated African American...
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Daily Rituals: Women at Work

Mason Currey - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

More of Mason Curreys irresistible Daily Rituals, this time exploring the daily obstacles and rituals of women who are artists--painters, composers, sculptors, scientists, filmmakers, and performers. We see how these brilliant minds get to work, the choices they have to make: rebuffing...
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