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The Book of Trees: Visualizing Branches of Knowledge

Manuel Lima - Princeton Architectural Press, 2014.
Format: Print book

Our critically acclaimed bestseller Visual Complexity was the first in-depth examination of the burgeoning field of information visualization. Particularly noteworthy are the numerous historical examples of past efforts to make sense of complex systems of information. In this new companion...
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The Photography Bible: All You Need to Know to Take Perfect Photos

Michael Freeman - Ilex Press
Format: Paperback

Created by expert professional photographer Michael Freeman, this convenient book is divided into the four essential areas for photographers to understand; the exposure, light & lighting, composition and editing. It's quick and easy to refer to in the field, by the computerIn a convenient...
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200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have: The Indispensable Guide to Building Skills and Turning Ideas into Reality

Aisling Mckeefry - Barron's
Format: Print book

Fashion is all about experimenting with styles, pushing the boundaries, and setting new trends. But despite changing seasons and tastes, the staple skills necessary for a fashion designer always stay the same. 200 Skills Every Fashion Designer Must Have offers a practical overview of the core...
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Inside the Hotel Rwanda: The Surprising True Story ... and Why It Matters Today

Edouard Kayihura - BenBella Books
Format: Print book

In 2004, the Academy Award-nominated movie Hotel Rwanda lionized hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina for single-handedly saving the lives of all who sought refuge in the Hotel des Mille Collines during Rwanda's genocide against the Tutsi in 1994. Because of the film, the real-life Rusesabagina...
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The Parthenon Enigma

Joan Breton Connelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

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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Vintage Knit: 25 Knitting and Crochet Patterns Refashioned for Today

Marine Malak - Laurence King Pub
Format: Print book

Vintage Knit offers lovers of retro style 25 beautiful knitting patterns from the 1940s and 1950s, regraded to fit modern sizes (small, medium, and large) and to knit with yarns easily available today. A short introduction describes each garment and suggests how to style it, followed...
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Absolute Music: The History of an Idea

Mark Evan Bonds - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book

What is music, and why does it move us? From Pythagoras to the present, writers have struggled to isolate the essence of "pure" or "absolute" music in ways that also account for its profound effect. In Absolute Music: The History of an Idea, Mark Evan Bonds traces the history...
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Quicksand

Janet Dailey
Format: Hardcover

New York Times bestselling author Janet Dailey's latest Champions novel tells the rugged, romantic story of an Arizona family ranch in trouble, as the Champion sisters fight to keep their legacy bull-rearing operation strong, going head-to-head - and heart to heart - with some of the toughest...
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Fake Photos

Hany Farid - The MIT Press
Format: Paperback

A concise and accessible guide to techniques for detecting doctored and fake images in photographs and digital media.Stalin, Mao, Hitler, Mussolini, and other dictators routinely doctored photographs so that the images aligned with their messages. They erased people who were there, added...
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Polar Obsession

Paul Nicklen - Focal Point
Format: Hardcover

The Arctic is in Paul Nicklen's blood. Born and raised on Baffin Island, Nunavut, he grew up in one of the only non-Inuit families in a tiny native settlement amid the ice fields, floes, and frigid seas of Northern Canada. At an age when most children are playing hide-and-seek, he was learning...
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