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Spaceships: An Illustrated History of the Real and the Imagined

Ron Miller - Smithsonian Books
Format: Print book

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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The Ugly Renaissance: Sex, Greed, Violence and Depravity in an Age of Beauty

Alexander Lee - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

A fascinating and counterintuitive portrait of the sordid, hidden world behind the dazzling artwork of Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Botticelli, and more Renowned as a period of cultural rebirth and artistic innovation, the Renaissance is cloaked in a unique aura of beauty and brilliance....
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The New Broadway Fake Book

HAL LEONARD CORP. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Fake Book) . This amazing new collection features over 600 Broadway songs arranged with melody, lyrics and chords for C instruments. Definitely a must-own resource for any gigging or auditioning musician or actor! Includes: All at Once You Love Her * All I Ask of You * Alone in the Universe...
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The Big Book of Movie Music

Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . 74 blockbuster hits are included in this updated 3rd edition for piano, voice and guitar. Songs include: And All That Jazz * Beauty and the Beast * City of Stars * Eye of the Tiger * Flashdance...What a Feeling * How Far I'll Go * Theme from "Jaws"...
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The Easy Christmas Songs Fake Book: 100 Songs in the Key of C

Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Easy Fake Book) . 100 contemporary holiday hits in the popular Easy Fake Book format are presented in this book featuring large, easy-to-read notation, simplified harmonies and melodies, lyrics, and easy stay-open binding, all in the key of C. Songs include: All I Want for Christmas...
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We Dont Need Roads: The Making of the Back to the Future Trilogy

Caseen Gaines - Plume
Format: Paperback

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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The Advanced Photography Guide

David Taylor - DK
Format: Paperback

Practical advice, equipment, and settings checklists, plus inspirational and instructive images for photographers with a basic technical grounding and level of experience who would like to take their digital photography skills and technique a step further.Featuring a comprehensive range...
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How to Rap: The Art and Science of the Hip-Hop MC

Paul Edwards - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback

Clipse, Cypress Hill, Nelly, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Schoolly D, A Tribe Called Quest, will.i.am - these are just some of the acclaimed artists offering tips and advice in this compelling how-to. Delivering countless candid and exclusive first-person insights from interviews with more than...
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It's a Long Story: My Life

Willie Nelson - Hachette Audio
Format: Audiobook

One of the most beloved popular musicians of our time tells the story of his extraordinary life.This is Willie Nelson's complete, unvarnished story, told in his voice and leaving no significant moment or experience untold, from Texas, Nashville, Hawaii, and beyond. Having recently turned...
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Herbie Hancock: Possibilities

Herbie Hancock - Viking; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

The long-awaited memoir by one of the most influential and beloved musicians of our timeIn Herbie Hancock the legendary jazz musician and composer reflects on a life and a thriving career that has spanned seven decades. A true innovator, Hancock has had an enormous influence on both acoustic...
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