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Young Frankenstein: A Mel Brooks Book: The Story of the Making of the Film

Mel Brooks - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

Mel Brooks' own words telling all about the players, the filming, and studio antics during the production of this great comedy classic. The book is alive and teeming with hundreds of photos, original interviews, and hilarious commentary. Young Frankenstein was made with deep...
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Palaces for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life

Eric Klinenberg - Crown
Format: Hardcover

An eminent sociologist and bestselling author offers an inspiring blueprint for rebuilding our fractured society. We are living in a time of deep divisions. Americans are sorting themselves along racial, religious, and cultural lines, leading to a level of polarization that the country...
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Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition

Tom Ang - DK
Format: Paperback

Tom Ang's Digital Photographer's Handbook, 6th Edition is your ultimate guide to learning how to capture, enhance, and transform your photographs. This best-selling manual outlines key core techniques that every photographer needs to learn, building toward a series of projects you can use to practice...
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Harry Potter: The Wand Collection

INSIGHT EDITIONS. - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover

Discover the wands of your favorite Harry Potter characters.In the Harry Potter films, each wand is as unique as the witch or wizard who wields it. From Hermione Granger's elegant, vine-wrapped wand to the bone-inlaid wands of the Death Eaters, each was designed and crafted by the filmmakers...
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Mixed Martial Arts Strategies (Sports Strategies)

Sean Shapiro - Abdo Group
Format: December 15

Mixed martial arts (MMA) combines fighting styles of diverse backgrounds from all over the planet. The best fighters know how to blend those styles together. This title introduces readers to popular fighting techniques, their histories, and how modern MMA fighters use them to their advantage...
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Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Ian Nathan - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover

Return to the wizarding world and discover how director David Yates and producer David Heyman brought J.K. Rowling's all new adventure, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them to the big screen.Inside the Magic: The Making of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them introduces filmmaking...
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The Man Who Invented Motion Pictures: A True Tale of Obsession, Murder, and the Movies

Paul Fischer
Format: Hardcover

A page-turning history about the invention of the motion picture and the mysterious man behind it - detailing his life, work, disappearance, and legacy.The year is 1888 and Louis Le Prince is finally testing his "taker" or "receiver" device for his family on their front...
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Why You Love Music: From Mozart to Metallica--The Emotional Power of Beautiful Sounds

John Powell - Little
Format: Print book

A delightful journey through the psychology and science of music, WHY YOU LOVE MUSIC is the perfect book for anyone who loves a tune.Music plays a hugely important role in our emotional, intellectual, and even physical lives. It impacts the ways we work, relax, behave, and feel. It can make...
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Manga Crash Course Fantasy: How to Draw Anime and Manga, Step by Step

Mina Petrovic - IMPACT Books
Format: Paperback

The best fantasy manga drawing instruction...now with focus on fantasy!. Manga artist and popular YouTuber, Mina "MISTIQARTS" Petrovic, helps you bring your wildest manga fantasies to life. Let your creativity loose as you learn how to draw hair that glows like a rainbow, animals...
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