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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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Alexander McQueen: Blood Beneath the Skin
Andrew Wilson - Scribner Book Company
Format: Hardcover
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The first definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen explores the connections between his dark work and even darker life.When forty-year-old Alexander McQueen committed suicide in February 2010, a shocked world mourned the loss. McQueen... |
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How to be an Illustrator
Darrel Rees - Laurence King
Format: Paperback
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This book offers practical help and guidance to aspiring illustrators. All areas of the job are covered - how to create a portfolio; the most effective ways to approach would-be clients; how to prepare for meetings and negotiate contracts; and how to handle, deliver, and bill a job. There... |
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Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain
Charles R. Cross - It Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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In Here We Are Now: The Lasting Impact of Kurt Cobain, Charles R. Cross, author of the New York Times bestselling Cobain biography Heavier Than Heaven, examines the legacy of the Nirvana front man and takes on the question: why does Kurt Cobain still matter so much, 20 years after his death?Kurt... |
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A-Z of Bird Portraits: In Acrylics
Andrew Forkner - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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Andrew Forkners book provides you with all you need to paint a range of birds in acrylics taking in birds of prey, songbirds and waterbirds from all over the world including Europe, the USA, Asia, the UK and Australia. It contains information on the materials and preparation you will need... |
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Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Faces
Hosoi Aya - IMPACT Books
Format: Paperback
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Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever!. Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements... |
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Sitcom: A History in 24 Episodes from I Love Lucy to Community
Saul Austerlitz - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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The form is so elemental, so basic, that we have difficulty imagining a time before it existed: a single set, fixed cameras, canned laughter, zany sidekicks, quirky family antics. Obsessively watched and critically ignored, sitcoms were a distraction, a gentle lullaby of a kinder, gentler... |
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Buffi's Dress Design: Sew 30 Fun Styles: Make It, Own It, Rock It
Buffi Jashanmal - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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In this fun, hip, easy-to-follow guide, Project Runway contestant Buffi Jashanmal shows you how to design and make your own custom-fitted dresses from start to finish. You’ll learn how to create custom patterns for three basic dress shapes – the shift, the sheath, and the princess... |
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How to See: Looking, Talking, and Thinking about Art
David Salle - W.W. Norton & Company
Format: Book
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A master class in contemporary art by one of the preeminent painters of our time.How does art work? How does it move us, inform us, challenge us? Internationally renowned painter David Salle's incisive essay collection illuminates the work of many of the most influential artists... |
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Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series
Robert Garcia - Titan
Format: Print book
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Batman: A Celebration of the Classic TV Series is the definitive book for all fans of the popular Sixties show. Presented in a lavish hardcover edition, the book features classic images, rare stills, photography and production art and serves as the ultimate tribute for fans of the series.Now... |
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Witness: Passing the Torch of Holocaust Memory to New Generations
Eli Rubenstein - Second Story Press
Format: Print book
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For 25 years, the March of the Living has organized visits for adults and students from all over the world to Poland, where millions of Jews were enslaved and murdered by Nazi Germany during WWII. The organization's goal is not only to remember and bear witness to the terrible events... |
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The Way of the Wesleys: A Short Introduction
John R. Tyson - Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Format: Print book
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The Wesley brothers -- John 17031791 and Charles 17071788 -- are famous as the cofounders of the Wesleyan tradition and the Methodist family of churches. Their impact and legacy have been huge what began as the excited outpouring of their conversion experiences grew into a transatlantic... |
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My Fair Ladies: Female Robots, Androids, and Other Artificial Eves
Julie Wosk - Rutgers University Press
Format: Print book
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The fantasy of a male creator constructing his perfect woman dates back to the Greek myth of Pygmalion and Galatea. Yet as technology has advanced over the past century, the figure of the lifelike manmade woman has become nearly ubiquitous, popping up in everything from Bride of Frankenstein... |
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I Found My Friends: The Oral History of Nirvana
Nick Soulsby - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Print book
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I Found My Friends re-creates the story of Nirvana, from its earliest days in 1987 to its sudden end seven years later, through the words of the musicians and producers who played and interacted with the band. Soulsby interviewed over 200 musicians from bands that played and toured with... |
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Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist
Lisa Congdon - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book
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You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art - through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond. Including... |
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Anger Is an Energy: My Life Uncensored
John Lydon - Dey Street Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the legendary frontman of the Sex Pistols, comes the complete, unvarnished story of his life in his own words.John Lydon is an icon - one of the most recognizable and influential cultural figures of the last forty years. As Johnny Rotten, he was the lead singer of the Sex Pistols-the... |
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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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Drawing for Everyone: Classic and Creative Fundamentals
Bruce Waldman - Peter Pauper Press
Format: Book
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"With many 'how to draw' books published every year, Drawing for Everyone stands out as one of the very few that could earn a place on the bookshelves of artists and nonartists alike as 'essential.'" --Peter Dabbene, Foreword Reviews "This accessible and practical... |
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My Photos for Mac
Michael Grothaus - Que
Format: Paperback
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COVERS Photos for OS X Yosemite 10.10.3 and higher. Step-by-step instructions with callouts to Photos screenshots that show you exactly what to do. Help when you run into problems with Photos. Tips and Notes to help you get the most from Photos. Full-color, step-by-step... |
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1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
Andrew Grant Jackson - Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential... |
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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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Letters of Note: Volume 1
Usher, Shaun
Format: electronic resource
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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 Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty
Karen Lehrman Bloch - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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The Inspired Home: Interiors of Deep Beauty opens the door to twenty-five of the most beautiful homes in the world—ones owned by top interior designers, fashion designers, artists, and stylists—to reveal how simple principles borrowed from nature can inspire gorgeous, innovative... |
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Drawing Manga People and Poses
Ryo Hirata - IMPACT
Format: Print book
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Take everyday poses and make them extraordinary!Learn to draw people in a variety of different poses with Drawing Manga People and Poses. Lessons begin with the basics--drawing from photos, vantage points, people and objects. Once you've got the basics covered, you'll follow along... |
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Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
Elizabeth Mitchell - Atlantic Monthly Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but now Libertys Torch reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic... |
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Dreamhouse: Penny Drue Baird
Penny Drue Baird - Monacelli Press
Format: Print book
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Architectural Digest Top 100 interior designer Penny Drue Baird's rooms are universally admired for their seamless weaving of past and present. From luxurious Manhattan apartments and a jewel-toned Parisian pied--terre, to family homes in Connecticut and New Jersey, and a whimsical... |
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Post-Photography: The Artist with a Camera
Robert Shore - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The real world is full of cameras; the virtual world is full of images. Where does all this photographic activity leave the artist-photographer? Post-Photography tries to answer that question by investigating the exciting new language of photographic image-making that is emerging in the digital... |
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Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood
Grayson Perry - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Grayson Perry's book will overturn everything you thought you knew about "art"Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery... |
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Upstyle Your Furniture: Techniques and Creative Inspiration to Style Your Home
Stephanie Jones - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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Owning one-of-a-kind, bespoke furniture is no longer a privilege of the wealthy or the realm of professional designers. Upstyle Your Furniture shows the rest of us how easy it is to create custom pieces of furniture with a bit of imagination and easy-to-find materials. Why spend a fortune... |
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Mark Rothko: Toward the Light in the Chapel
Annie Cohen-Solal - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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Mark Rothko, one of the greatest painters of the twentieth century, was born in the Jewish Pale of Settlement in 1903. He immigrated to the United States at age ten, taking with him his Talmudic education and his memories of pogroms and persecutions in Russia. His integration into American... |
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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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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé
Bob Stanley - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music in chapters as short and adrenaline-fueled as the best pop songs themselves. As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history, tracing the story of pop music through individual songs,... |
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Brick Flicks: A Comprehensive Guide to Making Your Own Stop-Motion LEGO Movies
Sarah Herman - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book
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Turn your bricks into blockbusters with this movie-making guide! You've seen the smash-hit film; now it's time to step into the director's chair and make your own. Forget big budgets, A-list movie stars, and exotic locations - this comprehensive guide will show you how to make... |
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Hand Drawn Lettering: Draw Paint Print
Mark Bergin - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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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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I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain
Courtney Robertson - It Books
Format: Hardcover
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InI Didnt Come Here to Make FriendsformerBachelorvillain and season 16 winner Courtney Robertson shares her story of love and heartbreak, and the reality of appearing on reality TV.For the first time ever, a formerBachelorcontestant takes us along on her journey to find love and reveals... |
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Love for Sale: Pop Music in America
David Hajdu - Farrar
Format: Print book
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A personal, idiosyncratic history of popular music that also may well be definitive, from the revered music criticDavid Hajdu begins Love for Sale, his personal history of recorded pop music, in an unexpected place--not with nostalgic reminiscences of the 45s of his youth but with the sheet-music... |
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The Woman I Wanted to Be
Diane von Furstenberg - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most influential, admired, and colorful women of our time: fashion designer and philanthropist Diane von Furstenberg tells the most personal stories from her life, about family, love, beauty and business: "It's so good, you'll want to take notes" (People) .Diane... |
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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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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland - Touchstone Books, published by Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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Determination meets dance in this memoir by the history-making ballerina.In this instant New York Times bestseller, Misty Copeland makes history, telling the story of her journey to become the first African-American principal ballerina at the prestigious American Ballet Theatre. But when... |
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This is Warhol
Catherine Ingram - Laurence King
Format: Hardcover
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Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, presented himself as the vacuous, dumb kid, famously saying, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings . and there I am. There's nothing behind it." This book penetrates the surface and explores... |
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Dark Mirror: The Medieval Origins of Anti-Jewish Iconography
Sara Lipton - Metropolitan Books
Format: Hardcover
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In Dark Mirror, Sara Lipton offers a fascinating examination of the emergence of anti-Semitic iconography in the Middle AgesThe straggly beard, the hooked nose, the bag of coins, and gaudy apparel—the religious artists of medieval Christendom had no shortage of virulent symbols for identifying... |
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Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined
Ron Miller - Smithsonian Books
Format: Print book
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How have actual spaceships influenced the design of fictional ones like the Millenium Falcon and the Starship Enterprise? Did a fiction series in Collier's magazine really inspire us to create real-life space stations like Mir and the ISS? How have our depictions of space travel developed... |
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Paramount: City of Dreams
Steven Bingen - Taylor Trade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Paramount: City of Dreams brings to life the operations of the worlds grandest movie lot as never before by opening its famous gates and revealing - for the first time - the wonderful myriad of soundstages and outdoor sets where, for one hundred years, Paramount has produced the worlds... |
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Becoming Richard Pryor
Scott Saul - Harper
Format: Hardcover
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A major biographyintimate, gripping, revelatoryof an artist who revolutionized American comedy.Richard Pryor may have been the most unlikely star in Hollywood history. Raised in his familys brothels, he grew up an outsider to privilege. He took to the stage, originally, to escape the hard-bitten... |
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The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques
Hazel Harrison - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book
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Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling and more. Colored pencils, chalks, pastels, and pen and ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full... |
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You Might Remember Me: The Life and Times of Phil Hartman
Mike Thomas - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Beloved TV comedic actor Phil Hartman is best known for his eight brilliant seasons on Saturday Night Live, where his versatility and comedic timing resulted in some of the funniest and most famous sketches in the television show's history. Besides his hilarious impersonations of Phil... |
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Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope
Michael Collins - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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With more than 250 previously unpublished photographs, Pope Francis: A Photographic Portrait of the People's Pope follows the pontiff through a year in his life, from daily prayers to international pastoral visits, offering a rare look at life behind the scenes with His Holiness Pope... |
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The Parthenon Enigma
Joan Breton Connelly - Knopf
Format: Paperback
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Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West’s ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since the Enlightenment, it has also come to represent our political ideals, the lavish temple to the goddess Athena serving as the model... |
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Diane von Furstenberg: A Life Unwrapped
Gioia Diliberto - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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A sweeping biography of one of the most influential and controversial legends of late twentieth-century fashion, an iconic designer whose colorful creations, including the "wrap dress," captured the modern feminist spirit.The daughter of a Holocaust survivor and wife of an Austrian... |
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Civil Rights and the Promise of Equality
Lonnie Bunch - GILES
Format: Print book
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Volume 2 of Double Exposure commemorates the ongoing fight to fulfil the promise of freedom and equality for all American citizens, from the Civil War and Reconstruction to the present. It features powerful images from, for example, Leonard Freeds series, Black in White America, Ernest... |
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The Story of Music: From Babylon to the Beatles: How Music Has Shaped Civilization
Howard Goodall - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book
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A dynamic and expansive tour through 40,000 years of music, from prehistoric instruments to modern-day pop songs.Music is an intrinsic part of everyday life, and yet the history of its development from single notes to multi-layered orchestration can seem bewilderingly complex.In his dynamic... |
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I Never Met a Story I Didn't Like: Mostly True Tall Tales
Todd Snider - Da Capo Press, 2014.
Format: Print book
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For years, Todd Snider has been one of the most beloved country-folk singers in the United States, compared to Bob Dylan, Tom Petty, John Prine, and dozens of others. He's become not only a new-century Dylan but a modern-day Will Rogers, an everyman whose intelligence, self-deprecation,... |
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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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The New Art of Capturing Love: The Essential Guide to Lesbian and Gay Wedding Photography
Kathryn Hamm - Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
Format: Paperback
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The first guide to posing and sensitively capturing same-sex couples on their big day, The New Art of Capturing Love equips semi-pro and professional wedding photographers to enter the exciting new LGBT wedding photography market.These are exciting times for marriage equality - but capturing... |
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Pounce
Seth Casteel - Little
Format: Print book
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Photographer Seth Casteel's underwater photographs of dogs and babies have captivated an international audience. Now, Seth has found the perfect way to capture our other best friends: cats!A beautiful, funny gift book with more than 70 previously unpublished photographs, Pounce reveals... |
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Flyboy 2: The Greg Tate Reader
Greg Tate - Duke University Press
Format: Print book
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Since launching his career at the Village Voice in the early 1980s Greg Tate has been one of the premiere critical voices on contemporary Black music, art, literature, film, and politics. Flyboy 2 provides a panoramic view of the past thirty years of Tate's influential work. Whether... |
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WWE:
Jon Robinson - BradyGames DK Style
Format: Hardcover
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Includes a FREE Stone Cold Steve Austin bottle opener! If you remember the "Attitude Era", you are probably of age for a Steve-weiser!!When your back is against the wall, it's time to unleash a little Attitude! In the late 1990's, that's exactly what the WWE did. With... |
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Just Paint It!: The World's Most Enjoyable Painting Course. Ever!
Sam Piyasena - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover
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For anyone who has ever gazed longingly at a set of artists paints and brushes in a store and wished that they knew where to begin, this is the book for them. This companion to Barrons Just Draw It! relies on the belief that anyone can paint, and encourages readers to not only learn, but to experiment... |
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How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Combat: A Step-by-Step Guide to Epic Combat Scenes
Matt Stawicki - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback
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One of the hallmarks of fantasy art is incredible combat scenes. Epic battles beneath thundery skies, hand-to-hand combat between good and evil, the lone warrior facing a monstrous foe ... this is what fantasy is all about! For artists, the amount of detail and movement needed to make these... |
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Death Punch'd: Surviving Five Finger Death Punch's Metal Mayhem
Jeremy Spencer - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the cofounder of Five Finger Death Punch, a fascinating inside account of one of the most successful heavy-metal bands of the past decade, and a revealing personal journey through the wild highs and terrifying lows of the rock and roll lifestylea wry and rollicking tale of music, addiction,... |
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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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The Inspired Home: Nests of Creatives
Kim Ficaro - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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A gorgeous volume celebrating the personal styles of dynamic creatives, revealing how inspirations translate to the canvas that is home. It is said that a house is a place to dwell, but a home is a space of creation and inspiration. The Inspired Home opens the doors to masterful spaces... |
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Special Deluxe: A Memoir of Life & Cars
Neil Young - Blue Rider Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Neil Young's first memoir, Waging Heavy Peace, was an international bestseller and critical sensation. The Wall Street Journal wrote that it was "terrific: modest, honest, funny and frequently moving," while The New York Times found it "as charismatically off the wall... |
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The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5 Book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby - New Riders; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Since Lightroom 1.0 first launched, Scotts Kelbys The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the worlds 1 best-selling Lightroom book it has been translated into a dozen different languages, and in this latest version for Lightroom 5, Scott uses his same award-winning,... |
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The Simpsons family history : a celebration of television's favorite family
Matt Groening - Abrams
Format: Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
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So you think you know the Simpsons? Well, think again! The Simpsons Family History unravels 25 years of Simpsons facts and fun and presents them in a never-before-seen chronological format. Travel through time with Matt Groening as he pulls back the curtain and reveals the events that turned... |
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Constructing the Ineffable: Contemporary Sacred Architecture
Karla Britton - Yale School of Architecture
Format: Book
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Throughout the history of the built environment there has been no more significant endeavor than the construction of houses of worship, which were once the focal point around which civilizations and city-states developed. Constructing the Ineffable is the first book to examine this topic... |
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Landscapes of Change: Innovative Designs for Reinvented Sites
Roxi Thoren - Timber Press
Format: Book
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Climate change, natural resource use, population shifts, and many other factors have all changed the demands we place on landscape designs. Projects now have to help connect neighborhoods, absorb stormwater, cool urban centers, and provide wildlife habitats. Landscapes of Change examines... |
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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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The Jewelry Recipe Book: Transforming Ordinary Materials into Stylish and Distinctive Earrings, Bracelets, Necklaces, and Pins
Nancy Soriano - Artisan Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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The Jewelry Recipe Book takes materials available at large craft stores (as well as specialty shops and artisan shops on Etsy) - beads, shrink plastic, leather, lace, pearls, sequins, polymer clay, yarn, and pinecones, to name a few - and transforms them into one-of-a-kind pieces of jewelry.... |
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Paul Simon: An American Tune
Cornel Bonca - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Paul Simon: An American Tune is the first full-scale survey of the career of one of the most honored musicians and songwriters in American history. Starting out as a teeny-bopper rocker in the late 1950s, Paul Simon went on to form the most influential pop duo of the 1960s—Simon &... |
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Behind the Curtain: An Insider's View of Jay Leno's Tonight Show
Dave Berg - Pelican Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Jay Leno's Tonight Show comes alive in this book by insider Dave Berg, who spent 18 years as Jay's co-producer. There were always two shows: the one on stage and the one behind the curtain. This narrative weaves both together, featuring the show's most legendary moments, including... |
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Oh Gussie!: Cooking and Visiting in Kimberly's Southern Kitchen
Kimberly Schlapman - William Morrow & Company
Format: Hardcover
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A down-home Southern cookbook by one of the founding members of the platinum-selling country music band Little Big Town and star of the popular cable show Kimberly's Simply Southern.Kimberly Schlapman is the girl next door. She's also an award-winning Nashville superstar and the popular... |
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Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck
Brett Morgen - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Kurt Cobain, legendary lead singer, guitarist, and songwriter of Nirvana, the flagship band of Generation X, remains an object of reverence and fascination for music fans around the world. For the first time, his story will be told in Brett Morgens Kurt Cobain Montage of Heck, a fully authorized... |
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John Wayne: The Life and Legend
Scott Eyman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Drawing on interviews that author Scott Eyman conducted with John Wayne before his death and more than 100 interviews with the actor's family, co-stars, and close associates, this revelatory biography shows how both the facts and fictions about Wayne illuminate his singular life.John Wayne... |
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A View from A Broad
Bette Midler - Simon & Schuster; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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With her brassy voice and bold performances making the world finally pay attention, she needs no introduction. Grammy award–winning singer, Academy Award–nominee, Broadway star of her critically acclaimed one-woman show and beloved actress in The Rose, Beaches and Down and Out in Beverly... |
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Doctor Who: Whographica: An Infographic Guide to Space and Time
Steve O'Brien - Harperdesign
Format: Print book
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Explore the rich history of Doctor Who like never before, through colorful and creative visualizations and infographics in this captivating, intriguing, beautiful, and strange compendium.The Doctor's family tree, the strangest weapons in the whole universe, the frequency of the letter... |
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Photoshop for Lightroom Users
Scott Kelby - New Riders
Format: Print book
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Anyone who uses Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for image management, editing, and workflow knows it is great software, and it has only gotten better with each new version. But there comes a time in every Lightroom user's life when they want to do something ... and they just can't do it. While... |
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 12
Mike Wooldridge - Visual
Format: Paperback
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Covers the most important features of Photoshop Elements 12 including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, compositing great group shots, enhancing digital images, changing print size, canvas size, and resolution, editing images for posting... |
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1939: The Making of Six Great Films from Hollywood's Greatest Year
Charles F Adams - Craven Street Books,
Format: Print book
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Film critics and historians are virtually unanimous in considering 1939 the greatest year in the history of motion pictures. This one year produced many of the greatest films of all time, including "Gone with the Wind," "The Wizard of Oz," and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,"... |
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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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1964 Year of Triumph and Tragedy
Thomas Brennan - Regent Pr
Format: Print book
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ABOUT THE BOOK In the early 1960s America became involved in a brutal, devastating war in Southeast Asia. The war polarized much of the nation and threatened to destabilize America's influence throughout the globe. The world was introduced to an entirely new kind of sports icon. He was an outspoken,... |
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The Beatles: Six Days that Changed the World. February 1964
Bill Eppridge - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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Astonishing, richly spontaneous, and almost entirely unpublished images of the Beatles' historic first trip to the United States, as chronicled by an award-winning photographer given unique access to their tour. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Beatles'... |
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Alaska: A Visual Tour of America's Great Land
Bob Devine - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaskas stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want to celebrate its singular beauty and expansive history.From the lush rainforests of the Inside... |
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iPad: The Missing Manual
David Pogue - O'Reilly Media; 7 edition
Format: Print book
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iOS 8 for the iPad is the biggest iOS release ever, and this all-new Missing Manual includes everything you need to know about iPad’s exciting features and new user interface. Missing Manual series creator David Pogue takes you on a guided iPad tour, complete with step-by-step instructions,... |
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Never Stop to Think... Do I Have a Place for This
Mary Randolph Carter - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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In an age of picture-perfect interior design, best-selling author Mary Randolph Carter celebrates her highly personal and creative approach to decor, illustrating how to live stylishly with the many items you want to treasure forever. Mary Randolph Carter's newest book indulges our desire... |
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Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces
Lynne Chapman - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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The best resource to learn how to draw peopleDelve into the world of artistic expression with Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces. This captivating guide provides insightful techniques to help budding and experienced artists capture the human figure... |
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The Elvis Movies
James L. Neibaur - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Elvis Presley’s stature as the “King of Rock and Roll” will never be challenged. Between his first RCA hit single in 1956—the number-one smash “Heartbreak Hotel”—and his death in 1977, Elvis amassed more than 100 hits on the music charts. Presley’s... |
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Advanced Photoshop CC for Design Professionals Digital Classroom
Jennifer Smith - Wiley; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Take your Photoshop CC skills to the next level with this complete, advanced training packageAdobe Photoshop is the industry leading image-editing program for digital photographers, graphic designers, and web developers. The newest version includes even more great tools to manage and enhance... |
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Foundations in Comic Book Art: SCAD Creative Essentials
John Paul Lowe - Watson-Guptill
Format: Book
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A comprehensive guide to creating and developing comic book and graphic novel art, from the Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) , one of the world's leaders in sequential arts instruction.Artists seeking a way to break into the exciting world of sequential art first need to master... |
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Draplin Design Co.: Pretty Much Everything
Aaron James Draplin - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book
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Esquire. Ford Motors. Burton Snowboards. The Obama Administration. While all of these brands are vastly different, they share at least one thing in common: a teeny, little bit of Aaron James Draplin. Draplin is one of the new school of influential graphic designers who combine the power... |
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Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
Dana Thomas - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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More than two decades ago, John Galliano and Alexander McQueen arrived on the fashions scene when the business was in an artistic and economic rut. Both wanted to revolutionize fashion in a way no one had in decades. They shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with... |
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Beethoven: Anguish and Triumph
Jan Swafford - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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Jan Swaffords biographies of Charles Ives and Johannes Brahms have established him as a revered music historian, capable of bringing his subjects vibrantly to life. His magnificent new biography of Ludwig van Beethoven peels away layers of legend to get to the living, breathing human being... |
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Lincolns White House: The Peoples House in Wartime
JAMES B CONROY - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Co-winner of the 2017 Gilder Lehrman Lincoln PrizeLincolns White House is the first book devoted to capturing the look, feel, and smell of the executive mansion from Lincolns inauguration in 1861 to his assassination in 1865. James Conroy brings to life the people who knew it, from servants... |
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Alexander Girard: A Designer's Universe
Mateo Kries - Vitra Design Museum
Format: Print book
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This elegant, 500 page Girard compendium is the first to draw on the vast holdings of the designer's estateAlexander Girard was one of the most important modern textile artists and interior designers of the 20th century. He combined Pop and Folk art influences to create a colorfully... |
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The Star Trek Book
Paul Ruditis - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate 50 years of one of the longest running and beloved sci-fi franchises with The Star Trek Book. This comprehensive guide to the series delves into the myriad worlds and different dimensions visited by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.Discover the amazing science of Star... |
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Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers: 36 Beautiful Flowers and How to Paint Them
Joan Lok - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Those who practice Chinese brush-painting are very familiar with the blooms of the lotus, peony, and plum blossom. These flowers are common in instructional brush painting books because of their special symbolism in Chinese culture. In Chinese Brush Painting Flowers, artists will have the opportunity... |
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The China Collectors: America's Century-Long Hunt for Asian Art Treasures
Karl E. Meyer - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Thanks to Salem sea captains, Gilded Age millionaires, curators on horseback and missionaries gone native, North American museums now possess the greatest collections of Chinese art outside of East Asia itself. How did it happen? The China Collectors is the first full account of a century-long... |
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Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most legendary directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed forever by itIn Pictures at a Revolution, Mark Harris turned the story of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967 into a landmark... |
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Tales from the Loop
Simon Stålenhag - Design Studio Press
Format: Print book
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Simon Stlenhag's Tales from the Loop is a wildly successful crowd-funded project that takes viewers on a surprising sci-fi journey through various country and city landscapes -- from small towns in Sweden and the deserts of Nevada to the bitter chill of Siberia -- where children explore... |
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Dreams to Remember: Otis Redding, Stax Records, and the Transformation of Southern Soul
Mark Ribowsky - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Hardcover
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A soul icon and the southern music he helped popularize come to life in this moving requiem.When he died in one of rock's string of tragic plane crashes, Otis Redding was only twenty-six, yet already the avatar of a new kind of soul music. The beating heart of Memphis-based Stax Records,... |
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Your Favorite Band is Killing Me
Steven Hyden - Back Bay Books
Format: Paperback
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Steven Hyden explores nineteen music rivalries and what they say about life in this "highly entertaining" book (Rolling Stone) perfect for every... |
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Tinseltown: Murder, Morphine, and Madness at the Dawn of Hollywood
William J. Mann - Harper; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerEdgar Award winner for Best Fact CrimeThe Day of the Locust meets The Devil in the White City and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil in this juicy, untold Hollywood story an addictive true tale of ambition, scandal, intrigue, murder, and the creation of the modern... |
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Lincoln Memorial: The Story and Design of an American Monument
Jason Sacher - Chronicle Books, 2014.
Format: Print book
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Though Abraham Lincoln remains one of the most beloved figures in American history and millions of people visit the Lincoln Memorial each year, few are familiar with the intriguing stories behind this national monument. In authoritative yet friendly text and handsome watercolor illustrations,... |
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A Story of Easter and All of Us: Companion to the Hit TV Miniseries
Roma Downey - Faithwords
Format: Hardcover
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From the Last Supper in the upper room to the celebration of finding an empty tomb, this beautiful full color book chronicles the journey of Christ's death and resurrection in a way the Easter story has never before been "told." Containing extraordinary images from the Emmy-nominated... |
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On Bowie
Rob Sheffield - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Love Is a Mix Tape, a thoughtful and loving meditation on the life of the late David Bowie that explores his creative legacy and the enduring and mutual connection he enjoyed with his fansInnovative. Pioneering. Brave. Until his death in January... |
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Cubed: The Secret History of the Workplace
Nikil Saval - Doubleday
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Notable Book * Daily Beast Best Nonfiction of 2014 * Inc. Magazine's Most Thought-Provoking Books of the Year"Man is born free, but he is everywhere in cubicles."How did we get from Scrooge's office to "Office Space"? From bookkeepers in dark... |
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The History of Rock & Roll, Volume 1: 1920-1963
Ed Ward - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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Ed Ward covers the first half of the history of rock & roll in this sweeping and definitive narrative -- from the 1920s, when the music of rambling medicine shows mingled with the songs of vaudeville and minstrel acts to create the very early sounds of country and rhythm and blues,... |
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Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain
Alan Light - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the former senior editor of Rolling Stone and author of The Holy or the Broken, called "thoughtful and illuminating" by The New York Times, a new book on the unlikely coming-to-be of Prince's now legendary album.Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial... |
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Art of miss peregrine's home for peculiar children
Leah Gallo - Quirk Books
Format: Print book
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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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