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Universe: Exploring the Astronomical World
Phaidon Phaidon Editors - Phaidon Press Format: Hardcover
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Explore the stars and planets and beyond through 300 fascinating images - an international panel of experts take you on a journey through man's record of the universe - from ancient cave paintings to animation.Universe is a groundbreaking survey that celebrates the popular subject of astronomy... |
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Songs of the 1980s: The New Decade Series with Online Play-Along Backing Tracks
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Format: Hardcover
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . This songbook doubles as a time capsule, preserving over 80 of the '80s best arranged for P/V/G with great orchestrated backing tracks so you can play and sound like a pro. You access the tracks online for streaming or download. Songs include: Addicted... |
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American Musicals: the Complete Books and Lyrics of Eight Broadway Classics, 1927-1949
Laurence Maslon - Library of America Format: Hardcover
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The Broadway musical is one of Americas great indigenous popular forms, a glorious hybrid that emerged out of our speech, our tempo, our moral attitudes, our way of moving as Leonard Bernstein put it. Now, in this first volume of a landmark two-volume collection, The Library of America... |
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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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I'll Drink to That: A Life in Style, with a Twist
Betty Halbreich - Penguin Press; Complete Numbers Starting with 1, 1st Ed edition Format: Hardcover
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Eighty-six-year-old Betty Halbreich is a true original. A tough broad who could have stepped straight out of Stephen Sondheim's repertoire, she has spent nearly forty years as the legendary personal shopper at Bergdorf Goodman, where she works with socialites, stars, and ordinary women... |
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The Encyclopedia of World Ballet
Mary Ellen Snodgrass - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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Throughout the centuries, ballet has had a rich and ever-evolving role in the humanities. Renowned choreographers, composers, and performers have contributed to this unique art form, staging enduring works of beauty. Significant productions by major companies embrace innovations and adaptations,... |
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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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The Book of Broadway: The Definitive Plays and Musicals
ERIC GRODE - Voyageur Press Format: Hardcover
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The Book of Broadway is a celebratory, gorgeous tome dedicated to what is arguably the quintessential American art form: the Broadway show.Lose yourself in 150 profiles of the best, most influential, and most important Broadway musicals and plays ever produced.Shows profiled include everything... |
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The Mammoth Book of New Tattoo Art
Lal Hardy - Running Press Format: Paperback
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This beautiful collection brings together over 700 full-color photographs of work by leading tattoo artists from all over the world. Plus, it includes art and sketches by the artists, illuminating their creative process. |
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Draw Faces in 15 Minutes
Jake Spicer - St. Martin's Griffin Format: Paperback
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Yes, you can draw! And Draw Faces in 15 Minutes will show you how to draw people's faces. By the time you finish this book, you'll have all the skills you need to achieve a striking likeness in a drawn portrait, using a proven method from a professional life-drawing teacher.Artist... |
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The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish
Linda Przybyszewski - Perseus Books Group Format: Hardcover
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As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We chase fads, choose inappropriate materials and unattractive cuts, and waste energy tottering in heels when we could be moving gracefully. Quite simply, we lack the fashion know-how we need... |
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Van Gogh Complete Paintings
Ingo F Walther - Taschen Format: Hardcover
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A chronological collection of reprinted works by Vincent Van Gogh in black-and-white and color accompanied by detailed history of the artist's life. |
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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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Introduction to Drawing the Human Body
Giovanni Civardi - Pgw Format: Paperback
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In this technical guide, Civardi imparts a thorough and intelligent understanding of how to draw the human body. Written with clarity and enthusiasm, and using numerous examples of his own work as teaching aids, Civardi provides the reader with a firm grounding in observation, anatomy,... |
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We Dont Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy
Caseen Gaines - Plume Format: Paperback
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A behind-the-scenes look at the making of the iconic Back to the Future trilogy - the perfect movie gift for fans of the franchise, actors, writers, and filmmakers who contributed to this beloved pop culture phenomenon. . Long before Marty McFly and Doc Brown traveled through time in a flying... |
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iMovie: The Missing Manual: 2014 release, covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and 2.0 for iOS
David Pogue - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition Format: Book
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This edition covers iMovie 10.0 for Mac and iMovie 2.0 for iOS.iMovie's sophisticated tools make it easier than ever to turn raw footage into sleek, entertaining movies - once you understand how to harness its features. Experts David Pogue and Aaron Miller give you hands-on advice and step-by-step... |
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Warner Bros.: Hollywood's Ultimate Backlot
Steven Bingen - Taylor Trade Publishing Format: Hardcover
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Movie studios are the wondrous, almost magical locales where not just films, but legends, are created. Unfortunately, these celebrity playgrounds are, and always have been, largely hidden from public view. Although some movie studios offer tours, few guests from outside the Hollywood community... |
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The Complete Book of 2000s Broadway Musicals
Dan Dietz - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Format: Hardcover
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In the first decade of the twenty-first century, Broadway was notable for old-fashioned, feel-good shows (Hairspray, Jersey Boys) , a number of family-friendly musicals (Little Women, Mary Poppins) , plenty of revivals (Follies, Oklahoma!, Wonderful Town) , a couple of off-the-wall hits... |
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Living Like a Runaway: A Memoir
Lita Ford - William Morrow & Co Format: Print book
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In this long-awaited, emotionally powerful memoir, "HEAVY METAL'S LEADING FEMALE ROCKER" (Rolling Stone) opens up about the '70s and '80s music scene and her trailblazing life as the lead guitarist of the "pioneering band" (New York Times) the Runaways and her platinum-selling,... |
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The Kitchen Bible: Designing the Perfect Culinary Space
Barbara Ballinger - Images Publishing Dist Ac Format: Hardcover
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A step-by-step guide to creating your ideal kitchenRichly-illustrated with over 50 inspiring kitchen layoutsNearly 250 photos of gorgeous kitchens done by more than 80 designers and architects Featuring 13 types of kitchens to inspire - kitchens of the future, sustainable kitchens, universal... |
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Go Ahead in the Rain: Notes to A Tribe Called Quest
Hanif Willis-Abdurraqib - University of Texas Press Format: Paperback
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How does one pay homage to A Tribe Called Quest? The seminal rap group brought jazz into the genre, resurrecting timeless rhythms to create masterpieces such as The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders. Seventeen years after their last album, they resurrected themselves with... |
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Playing The Blues
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation. - Hal Leonard Corporation Format: Paperback
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33 of blues' best, including: Baby, Won't You Please Come Home * Chicago Blues * Everyday (I Have The Blues) * Fine And Mellow * A Good Man Is Hard To Find * I'm A Man * Memphis Blues * Pinetop's Blues * Saint James Infirmary * St. Louis Blues * The Thrill Is Gone * and more. |
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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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Play On: Now, Then, and Fleetwood Mac: The Autobiography
Mick Fleetwood - Little Brown & Co Format: Hardcover
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"After forty-six years of being on the road, this is the right time to look back in a way I've never done before: now and then. This is the story of my life in rock and roll -- and how the band that has meant everything to me came to define me. I'm looking forward to sharing... |
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Ticket to Ride: Inside the Beatles 1964 Tour That Changed the World
Larry Kane - Backbeat Format: Print book
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In 19641965, Larry Kane was the only American reporter, broadcast or newspaper, to travel with the Fab Four on every stop of their North American tour. In Ticket to Ride, Kane tells the story of what it was like to literally live with the four young men who would leave an indelible mark... |
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Hamilton: The Revolution
Lin-Manuel Miranda - Grand Central Pub. Format: Print book
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Winner of the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for DramaLin-Manuel Miranda's groundbreaking musical Hamilton is as revolutionary as its subject, the poor kid from the Caribbean who fought the British, defended the Constitution, and helped to found the United States. Fusing hip-hop, pop, R&B,... |
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Woman-Powered Farm: Manual for a Self-Sufficient Lifestyle from Homestead to Field
Audrey Levatino - Countryman Press; 1 edition Format: Print book
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To go-to guide for women who want to be part of the farming revolution.Women are leading the new farming revolution in America. Much of the impetus to move back to the land, raise our own food, and connect with our agricultural past is being driven by women. They raise sheep for wool, harvest... |
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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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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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The Art of Ballpoint: Experimentation, Exploration, and Techniques in Ink
Matt Rota - Rockport Publishers, 2015. Format: Print book
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The Art of Ballpoint offers a historical perspective of the pen as an art medium and how it has evolved and grown in popularity. The book features several leading contemporary ballpoint artists who are creating complex and provocative masterpieces. They discuss their methods, the messages... |
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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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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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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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Photographer's Market 2018
Noel Rivera (Editor) - North Light Books Format: Paperback
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Discover Powerful Secrets of Successful Photographers Thousands of successful photographers have trusted Photographer's Market as a resource for growing their businesses. This edition contains the most comprehensive and up-to-date market contacts for working professional photographers... |
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Mark Dion: Misadventures of a 21st-Century Naturalist
Ruth Erickson - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive survey of American artist Mark Dion, examining three decades of his critically engaged practice interrogating our relationship with nature The first book in two decades to consider the entire oeuvre of Mark Dion (b. 1961) , this volume examines thirty years of the American... |
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Everyone Can Draw
Barrington Barber - Arcturus Publishing Limited Format: Print book
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Best-selling author Barrington Barber presents a range of projects for the reader to draw, from simple still lifes and full-blown landscape compositions to individual portraits. Beginning with the basics of mark-making, learn how to create sensational artworks in easy steps. Chapter topics... |
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iPhoto: The Missing Manual: 2014 release, covers iPhoto 9.5 for Mac and 2.0 for iOS 7
David Pogue - O'Reilly Media; 1 edition Format: Book
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This new edition covers iPhoto 9.5 for Mac and iPhoto 2.0 for iOS 7. iPhoto is not available in iOS 8.Whether youre on a Mac or iOS 7 device, iPhoto now makes it easier than ever to organize, edit, publish, print, and share your photosbut neither version of the program offers a manual to help... |
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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 Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
Nelson George - HarperCollins Publishers Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted... |
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1000 Tattoos
Burkhard Riemschneider - TASCHEN Format: Print book
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Wearable art: An exploration of tattoos past and present Whether you're thinking of getting a tattoo or just want to see to what lengths others have gone in decorating their bodies, this is the book to check out. This edition of 1000 Tattoos explores the history of the art worldwide... |
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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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Southern Spaces: For Beautiful Living
Kathleen J. Whaley - Hoffman Media Format: Print book
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Southern Spaces decorating book brings you great ideas for every room in your home. From kitchens to living areas to master suites, you'll find a range of looks that embrace the region's signature stylings, as well as savvy ideas from experts and homeowners, to make the most of every... |
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The New Colored Pencil: Create Luminous Works with Innovative Materials and Techniques
Kristy Ann Kutch - Watson-Guptill Publications Format: Paperback
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Start coloring, relieve stress, and learn to create radiant, original works of art using colored pencils, wax pastels, and watercolor pencils.Add vibrancy to your coloring creations with instruction from best-selling author and teacher Kristy Kutch as she guides you through recommendations... |
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Salado
Mary Harrison Hodge - Arcadia Publishing Format: Paperback
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Salado, a small village in Central Texas, enjoys a classic history. One of the first colleges in the state of Texas was founded at Salado. One of the village's first homes was a 22-room Classic Revival plantation house, which still sits today in the midst of a ranch covering several... |
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The Art of Reading: An Illustrated History of Books in Paint
Jamie Camplin - Getty Publications Format: Hardcover
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"Why do artists love books?" This volume takes this tantalizingly simple question as a starting point to reveal centuries of symbiosis between the visual and literary arts. First looking at the development of printed books and the simultaneous emergence of the modern figure of the artist,... |
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Painting Successful Watercolours from Photographs
Geoff Kersey - Search Press Format: Print book
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Artists who work from photographic source material need to learn how to adapt and improve in order to create a successful painting. Geoff Kersey is a master of this way of working, and here he shows how it is done. Reference photographs, colour charts and preparatory sketches are shown... |
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The House is Full of Yogis
Will Hodgkinson - The Borough Press Format: Print book
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A witty memoir about the trials of adolescence, the tribulations of family life and the embarrassment that ensues from having larger-than-life parentsNeville and Liz Hodgkinson bought into the Thatcherite dream of home ownership, aspiration and advancement. The first children of their working... |
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Hand Lettering Step by Step: Techniques & Projects to Express Yourself Creatively
Kathy Glynn - Get Creative 6 Format: Paperback
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A successful calligrapher and artist teaches you the skills of lettering beautifully - and gives projects to show them off! In today's digital age, people crave something personal and handmade - so hand lettering and calligraphy are becoming more popular than ever. If you're eager... |
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A Better Approach to Pencil Drawing
Frank M Rines - Dover Publications Format: Paperback
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This guide offers an outstanding overview of the finer points of pencil work, both for sketching and detailed finished drawings. Author Frank M. Rines discusses approaches to graphite work and techniques for still life and landscape drawing. He emphasizes the importance of good design and composition... |
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Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies
Barbara Obermeier - For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Print book
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Make ordinary photos extraordinary with Photoshop Elements 13 Whether you prefer to snap shots on your smartphone or never leave home without your DSLR, chances are you have way more photos than you ever dreamed possible. With the help of Photoshop Elements 13 All-in-One For Dummies, you can edit... |
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More Songwriters on Songwriting
Paul Zollo - Da Capo Press Format: Print book
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Twenty-five years after publishing his original groundbreaking collection of insight and advice from the greatest songwriters to ever grace the airwaves, Paul Zollo releases the much-anticipated follow-up volume. The sequel to the bestselling Songwriters on Songwriting features new, revealing... |
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Madeline Kahn: Being the Music, A Life
William V. Madison - University Press of Mississippi Format: Hardcover
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Best known for her Oscar-nominated roles in the smash hits Paper Moon and Blazing Saddles, Madeline Kahn (1942-1999) was one of the most popular comedians of her time--and one of the least understood. In private, she was as reserved and refined as her characters were bold and bawdy. Almost... |
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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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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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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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Garden Design: A Book of Ideas
Heidi Howcroft - Firefly Books Format: Print book
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Author Marianne Majerus was one of three photographers for the seminal book by Prince Charles, HRH The Prince of Wales, Highgrove: A Garden Celebrated, published in 2014, which Camilla Swift of Gardens Illustrated praised for its photographs, "images so breathtaking I want... |
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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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This Is Country: A Backstage Pass to the Academy of Country Music Awards
Lisa Lee - Insight Editions; Pck Har/Ps edition Format: Hardcover
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From the first informal awards ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium in 1966 to today’s star-studded show on CBS, generations of country’s biggest superstars have graced the Academy of Country Music Awards stage. Now, for the first time ever, the ACM is opening its archive to reveal... |
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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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Alfred's Top 50 Songs from the Warner Bros. Film Collection: Piano/Vocal/Guitar
Alfred Music - Alfred Music Format: Print book
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Featuring 50 of the most memorable songs from the unparalleled Warner Bros. film library. Titles Adelieland from Happy Feet All Is Love from Where the Wild Things Are Americas Aviation Hero from The Aviator Arthurs Theme Best That You Can Do from Arthur August Rush Piano Suite from... |
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Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the Worlds Greatest Art Heist
Stephen Kurkjian - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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The definitive story of the greatest art theft in history.In a secret meeting in 1981, a low-level Boston thief gave career gangster Ralph Rossetti the tip of a lifetime: the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum was a big score waiting to happen. Though its collections included priceless artworks... |
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Rhinestones and Twanging Tones: The Look and Sound of Country Music
Jim Washburn - Hal Leonard Format: Hardcover
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(Book) . Country may be the plainspoken music of rural America, but it certainly got gussied up on its way to the hit parade. Rhinestones and Twanging Tones: The Look and Sound of Country Music shows in glittering detail how most classic country stars traded in their overalls for sequined... |
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One Way Out: The Inside History of the Allman Brothers Band
Alan Paul - St. Martin's Press Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best seller!One Way Out is the powerful biography of The Allman Brothers Band, an oral history written with the band's participation and filled with original, never-before-published interviews as well as personal letters and correspondence. This is the most in-depth... |
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Rustic Chic Wedding: 55 Projects for Crafting Your Own Wedding Style
Morgann Hill - Running Press Format: Paperback
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Rustic Chic Wedding is a bride and groom's peek into the vintage-inspired, timeless wedding of their dreams. A little DIY with a whiff of romance and whimsy goes a long way toward wedding-day magic.Choose from any of the three beautiful wedding "themes." Maybe your wedding... |
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Village Architecture of Early New England
Lisa C Mullins - The National Historical Society Format: Hardcover
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Part VII of the Architectural Treasures of Early America series. From Material Originally Published as the White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs, Edited by Russell F. Whitehead and Frank Chouteau Brown. A very good hardcover copy. Light wear. Sunned spine. Tight binding. Clean,... |
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1000 Dog Portraits: From the People Who Love Them
Robynne Raye - Rockport Publishers Format: Paperback
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"Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks." - Roger A. Caras, Animal Welfare Activist1000 Dog Portraits is a compilation of quirky, fun, fanatical illustrations, paintings, collages and drawings from designers... |
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Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story
Ginger Alden - Berkley Format: Hardcover
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ELVIS PRESLEY'S FIANCE AND LAST LOVE FINALLY TELLS HER STORY "Elvis, you and I know the truth and unfortunately you're not here to set the record straight. With this book, I will try to..." Elvis Presley and Graceland were fixtures in the life of Ginger Alden, having been... |
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Handbag Workshop: Design and Sew the Perfect Bag
Anna M. Mazur - Taunton Press Format: Paperback
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Make great designer look-alike bags. In her amazing how-to book, Handbag Workshop, Anna Mazur lets the cat out of the bag and tells all. In her inimitable style, Anna divulges little-known details for sewing 18 gorgeous bags. You know, the kind you drool over in specialty shops. Darling... |
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DARKNESS AND LIGHT
John Legend - COLUMBIA RECORDS GROUP Format: Audio CD
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DARKNESS AND LIGHT is the new album from acclaimed, multi-platinum selling, Oscar, Golden Globe and 10x Grammy Award winning singer/songwriter John Legend. This new 12 song collection is produced by Blake Mills (Alabama Shakes) , and features multiple guest collaborations including Chance... |
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Drawing
Christine Allison - GMC Publications Format: Paperback
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Drawing is not only a relaxing and enjoyable pastime, but also one of the original mindfulness techniques, being a great way to be in the moment and observe your surroundings. Despite the common assumption that the ability to draw is a skill you either possess or you don't, it can be readily... |
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Popular Sheet Music - 30 Hits from 2010-2013
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Corporation Format: Paperback
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A concise collection of 30 big hits, including: Call Me Maybe * Girl on Fire * Home * If I Die Young * Just Give Me a Reason * Little Talks * Next to Me * Radioactive * Royals * Some Nights * Stay * Titanium * and more. |
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Beyonc in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism
Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley - University of Texas Press Format: Paperback
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Making headlines when it was launched in 2015, Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley's undergraduate course "Beyonc Feminism, Rihanna Womanism" has inspired students from all walks of life. In Beyonc in Formation, Tinsley now takes her rich observations beyond the classroom, using the blockbuster... |
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Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor
Richard Holmes - DK Format: Hardcover
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A spectacular visual guide to the epic 4,000-year history of weaponry, created in association with the Smithsonian Institution.Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor tells this epic story of the entire spectrum of weaponry through stunning photography and authoritative coverage,... |
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Imagine A Forest: Designs and Inspirations for Enchanting Folk Art
Dinara Mirtalipova - Rock Point Format: Print book
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Imagine A Forest explores the unique style of illustrator Dinara Mirtalipova, which is rooted in the rich traditions of Eastern European folklore. This design guide features instructions and tips on how to draw your own beautiful art in a modern folklore style. Create charming flowers,... |
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Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide
MICHAEL J CURTIS - The History Press Format: Paperback
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Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' comprehensive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington,... |
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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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Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms
HANNAH FRY - W. W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them.If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence -- a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What... |
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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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Girl in a Band: A Memoir
Kim Gordon - Dey Street Books Format: Print book
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Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty... |
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The Splendor of Birds: Art and Photographs From National Geographic
National Geographic - National Geographic Format: Hardcover
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An elegant collection of the best artwork and photography from the National Geographic archives depicting the magnificence of birds.Bird, nature, and art lovers alike will treasure this sumptuous visual celebration of the colors, forms, and behaviors of the winged wonders who share our world... |
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5-Minute Sketching -- Architecture: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings
Liz Steel - Firefly Books Format: Paperback
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Sketching has become very popular. In more than 60 cities around the world, from New Jersey, San Diego, and Montreal to as far as Moscow and Australia, "sketch crawls" find artists drawing what they see. A new social network has emerged where these sketch artists meet for group... |
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Foursome: Alfred Stieglitz, Georgia O'Keeffe, Paul Strand, Rebecca Salsbury
Carolyn Burke - Knopf Format: Hardcover
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A captivating, spirited account of the intense relationship among four artists whose strong personalities, passionate feelings, and aesthetic ideals drew them together, pulled them apart, and profoundly influenced the very shape of twentieth-century art.New York, 1921: Alfred Stieglitz,... |
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Colored Pencil Collage: Nature Drawing and Painting for Mixed Media
Kelly Hoernig - North Light Books Format: Paperback
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Easy colored pencil techniques for your nature-inspired mixed-media collages!Discover the beautiful bits of nature all around you and learn unique ways to incorporate them into your mixed-media collages with the help of Colored Pencil Collage. You will learn all the basics you need to use colored... |
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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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If Venice Dies
Salvatore Settis - New Vessel Pr Format: Print book
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"A chilling account of the slow agony of Venice as illustrative of a global consumerist epidemic. Richly documented and imbued with deep angst about this supreme urban creation." - Philippe de Montebello, former director of the Metropolitan Museum of ArtWhat is Venice worth? To whom... |
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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Marc Eliot - Dey Street Books; First Edition edition Format: Hardcover
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From the veteran New York Times bestselling biographer comes a major, in-depth look at one of the most enduring American icons of all time, "the Duke," John Wayne.As he did in his bestselling biographies of Jimmy Stewart and Clint Eastwood, acclaimed Hollywood biographer Marc... |
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Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America
Laurence Maslon - Oxford University Press Format: Hardcover
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The music of Broadway is one of America's most unique and popular calling cards. In Broadway to Main Street: How Show Tunes Enchanted America, author Laurence Maslon tells the story of how the most beloved songs of the American Musical Theater made their way from the Theater District... |
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Countryside
Bruce Robertson - Harpercollins Pub Ltd Format: Paperback
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Part of the "Learn to Draw" series, this book looks at drawing country scenes. All the basics are covered, to provide a sound foundation in drawing techniques, and numerous illustrations and step-by-step drawings show how these are put into practice. Each book includes information... |
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Handel in London: A Genius and His Craft
Jane Glover - Pegasus Books Format: Hardcover
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A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers -- from the acclaimed author of Mozart's Women.In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King... |
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Mondrian Cameo
Piet Mondrian - Harry N. Abrams Format: Hardcover
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Focusing on the Dutch abstract painter, Piet Mondrian (1872-1944) , this is one of a series of illustrated monographs which offer introductions to modern art and artists. Each book presents a profile of the artist and analysis of his distinctive style. After encountering Cubism in 1911,... |
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Anni Albers
Ann Coxon - Yale University Press Format: Hardcover
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A long-overdue reassessment of one of the most important and influential woman artists working at midcentury Anni Albers (1899-1994) was a German textile designer, weaver, and printmaker, and among the leading pioneers of 20th-century modernism. Although she has heavily influenced generations... |
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Awards for Good Boys: Tales of Dating, Double Standards, and Doom
Shelby Lorman - Penguin Books Format: Paperback
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"Shelby and her art are extremely my shit. You need this book." - Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life"The rare Instagram-turned-book that actually works." - JezebelA wickedly funny illustrated look at living and dating... |
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Alfred's Basic Adult Theory Piano Book: Level One
Willard Palmer - Alfred Format: Musical score
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Every concept and principal introduced in the Lesson Books of Alfred's Basic Adult Piano Course is reinforced in each of the correlated Theory Books. Important tips are included that make learning chord progressions even easier! |
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Silent Witness: The Civil War through Photography and its Photographers
RON FIELD - Osprey Publishing Format: Hardcover
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The Civil War changed America forever. It shaped its future and determined its place in history. For the first time in military history, the camera was there to record these seismic events, from innovations in military and naval warfare, to the battles themselves; from commanders at critical... |
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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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Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) : A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.
JEFF TWEEDY - Dutton Format: Hardcover
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The singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known for this work with Wilco, opens up about his past, his songs, the music, and the people that have inspired him.Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer,... |
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How to Rebuild and Restore Classic Japanese Motorcycles
Sid Young - Motorbooks Format: Print book
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Everything you need to know to restore or customize your classic Japanese motorcycle.Whether you want to correctly restore a classic Japanese motorcycle or create a modified, custom build, you need the right information about how to perform the mechanical and cosmetic tasks required to get an old,... |
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Figure Drawing: Learn to capture dynamic figures and features in graphite pencil
Jennifer Gennari - Walter Foster Publishing Format: Print book
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With Figure Drawing, aspiring graphite and charcoal artists will learn everything they need to know about drawing the human figure and how to master gestures, proportions, and body movement. The book begins with an introduction to basic tools and materials, guiding the reader in how to select... |
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The Calligrapher's Bible: 100 Complete Alphabets and How to Draw Them
David Harris - Barron's Format: Print book
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Both hobbyists and students of design will value this easy-to-use self-teaching book. Each of its 100 sections shows a complete A-to-Z calligraphy alphabet, with lessons on correct pen strokes and advice on avoiding errors. Beginners will find sound basic instruction, while experienced... |
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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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The Southern Tradition
Lisa C Mullins - The National Historical Society Format: Hardcover
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A single volume of the 16-volume series reprinting Russell Whitehead's "White Pine Series of Architectural Monographs" and "The Georgian Period." This one contains eight chapters from "The Georgian Period" series: Old Colonial Work in Virginia and Maryland... |
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The Bluegrass Gospel Songbook
Wayne Erbsen - Native Ground Books & Music Format: Paperback
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This handsome 172 page book has over 100 of your favorite bluegrass gospel songs with lyrics, music (melody line) , guitar chords, 100 vintage photos, song histories, the roots of bluegrass gospel music, painless gospel music theory, how to choose the right key, how to operate a capo,... |
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365 Style
Nicky Hilton - Harlequin Format: Print book
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From red carpets and runways to front row at Fashion Week, designer and muse Nicky Hilton has earned her reputation as a style icon. Exposed to the top tier of the fashion industry from childhood, in this style guide Hilton reveals tips and tricks of the trade she has learned along the way.... |
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Wedding Performer -- Complete Piano Collection: 44 Solos for Ceremonies and Receptions
Jan Sanborn - Alfred Music Format: Musical score
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For the wedding pianist, this comprehensive collection contains 44 piano solos of the most frequently requested wedding preludes, processionals, interludes, and recessionals plus, other beautiful music to play at receptions. Lush arrangements of popular and standard romantic ballads complement... |
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Complete Guide to Digital Photography
Ian Farrell - METRO BOOKS Format: Paperback
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Whether a beginner or a keen amateur, the Complete Guide to Digital Photography is your definitive reference for taking, processing, and printing sharper, more colorful, better-looking pictures. |
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The Fashion Encyclopedia: A Visual Resource for Terms, Techniques, and Styles
Emily Angus - Barron's Educational Series Format: Hardcover
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Students, designers, and anyone who has a love of clothes will find The Fashion Encyclopedia to be an essential reference for clothing terminology in both historical and contemporary contexts. From types of embroidery and lace to definitions for clothing styles and stitching, from panniers... |
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Lessons from Madame Chic : 20 stylish secrets I learned while living in Paris
Jennifer L Scott - Simon & Schuster Format: Book
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Inspired by Paris, this lighthearted and deceptively wise contemporary memoir serves as a guidebook for women on the path to adulthood, sophistication, and style. Jennifer Scott's self-published success is now a beautifully packaged and fully illustrated gift book, perfect for any woman... |
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Living in Bali
Anita Lococo - TASCHEN Format: Hardcover
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In a World Without WallsBalinese homes in harmony with natureLoved by travelers for its lush tropical scenery and charming people, Bali is one of the most magnificent places on Earth. Spirituality and nature are integral parts of everyday life for the Balinese, so one can easily see why the island's... |
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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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The First Signs: My Quest to Unlock the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols
Genevieve Von Petzinger - Atria Books Format: Print book
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"One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey's paradigm-shattering Origins, The First Signs is the first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world-- the first indications of symbolic meaning,... |
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Abstract Art Painting: Expressions in Mixed Media
Debora Stewart - North Light Format: Print book : English
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Would you love to take your art in a new direction?In Abstract Art Painting, you will enter a realm of tactile, intuitive excitement, combining pastel and acrylic to achieve results as unique as you are. You'll learn how to explore the use of color theory in abstraction and to use underpainting... |
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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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The Sound of Music Companion
Laurence Maslon - Universe Format: Hardcover
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The definitive book on the world's most beloved musical, The Sound of Music Companion charts the incredible and enduring story of Maria von Trapp and her story over the last hundred years - from Maria's birth in Vienna in 1905 to the 50th anniversary of the film's release in 2015.... |
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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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Guitar Sessions -- Led Zeppelin Acoustic: Book & DVD
Led Zeppelin. - Alfred Music Format: Paperback
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The Guitar Sessions series features songbooks centered around detailed instructional video lessons that teach how to play rock 'n' roll's greatest songs, shown step-by-step by knowledgeable guitar-slinging hosts who then perform the music in its entirety. With Led Zeppelin:... |
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Simply Piano
Robyn Payne - Hinkler Books Format: Spiral-bound
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Inreractive DVD & full color photograph book with an hour of practice exercises on piano fundamentals. |
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Louis Armstrong, Master of Modernism
Thomas David Brothers - W.W. Norton & Company Format: Hardcover
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The definitive account of Louis Armstrong -- his life and legacy -- during the most creative period of his career. Nearly 100 years after bursting onto Chicago's music scene under the tutelage of Joe "King" Oliver, Louis Armstrong is recognized as one of the most influential artists... |
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Film and Video Editing Theory: How Editing Creates Meaning
MICHAEL FRIERSON - Focal Press Format: Paperback
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Film and Video Editing Theory offers an accessible, introductory guide to the practices used to create meaning through editing. In this book, Michael Frierson synthesizes the theories of the most prominent film editors and scholars, from Herbert Zettl and Noel Burch to the work of landmark... |
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Keepers: The Greatest Films--and Personal Favorites--of a Moviegoing Lifetime
Richard Schickel - Knopf Publishing Group Format: Hardcover
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From a legendary film critic and movie fan extraordinaire, the highlights reel of a life spent at the movies Richard Schickel has seen, by his own estimate, more than twenty thousand films. He has been a reviewer since 1965 (long for Time magazine), has written almost forty books on the subject,... |
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Papiroflexia creativa
Kunihiko Kasahara - Edaf Format: Book
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En este segundo libro, Kunihiko Kasahara, una de las figuras mas destacadas de la papiroflexia en el mundo, nos brinda un grado mas avanzado en este arte-juego que nos amplia la capacidad de evocar las posibilidades ilimitadas patentes en una hoja de papel. pajaros, animales, flora y fauna,... |
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Canon EOS 7D Mark II For Dummies
Doug Sahlin - For Dummies; 1 edition Format: Book
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Get great digital shots with your Canon EOS 7D Mark II This full-color guide to the features and functions of the Canon EOS 7D Mark II makes it easy for first-time users to get the most out of the camera and capture cool, professional-level photos. Packed with examples on how to create... |
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