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West Point History of World War II, Vol. 2
United States Military Academy. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Print book
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The definitive, must-have military history of World War II - spanning 1942 until the end of the war - packed with the same expert analysis, exclusive tactical maps, unique graphics, and historical images used by The United States Military Academy at West Point to teach the art of war to its own cadets.Since... |
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Queen: For Singers with Piano Accompaniment
Queen - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback
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(Vocal Piano) . 13 hits arranged for singers exactly how Freddie Mercury sang them, with piano accompaniment. Includes: Bicycle Race * Bohemian Rhapsody * Crazy Little Thing Called Love * Don't Stop Me Now * Fat Bottomed Girls * Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy * Killer Queen * Now I'm... |
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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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The Artist's Garden: American Impressionism and the Garden Movement
Anna O. Marley - University of Pennsylvania Press
Format: Hardcover
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Inspired by European impressionist paintings of open countryside, private gardens, and urban parks, American artists working in the years between 1887 and 1920 turned their attentions to the new landscapes being created in the fast-changing cities and rapidly emerging suburbs of their own country.... |
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Austin City Limits: A Monument to Music
Tracey Laird - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Honored as a "historic rock and roll landmark" by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Austin City Limits is the longest-running popular music series in American television history. ACL began in 1974 by featuring original Texas music that ran the gamut from Western swing... |
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What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing
Brian Seibert - Farrar Straus Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Magisterial, revelatory, and-most suitably-entertaining, What the Eye Hears offers an authoritative account of the great American art of tap dancing. Brian Seibert, a dance critic for The New York Times, begins by exploring tap's origins as a hybrid of the jig and clog dancing from... |
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The Ballet Lover's Companion
Zoe Anderson - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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This engaging book is a welcome guide to the most successful and loved ballets seen on the stage today. Dance writer and critic Zoe Anderson focuses on 140 ballets, a core international repertory that encompasses works from the ethereal world of romantic ballet to the edgy, muscular works... |
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100 Things Star Wars Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Dan Casey - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback
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As a Star Wars fan, you've seen the movies, from A New Hope to The Last Jedi, and beyond. And of course you've probably had a faux lightsaber battle or two, pretending to be Luke Skywalker, Rey, or maybe Kylo Ren. But can you name the seven actors who have portrayed Darth Vader?... |
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Drawing Human Anatomy
GIOVANNI CIVARDI - Search Press
Format: Paperback
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A beautifully visual and informative guide to drawing the human form from the bestselling and renowned Italian life-drawer Giovanni Civardi.From the bestselling, world-renowned life-drawer Giovanni Civardi comes this latest edition of the concise guide to drawing the human form.To become... |
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Television Series of the 1960s: Essential Facts and Quirky Details
Vincent Terrace - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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By 1960, watching television had become the pastime of millions of viewers around the world. Week after week, audiences tuned in to watch their favorite programs and catch up with their favorite characters. During the 1960s, some of the most beloved shows of all time originally aired, including... |
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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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Coffee Culture: Hot Coffee Cool Spaces
Robert Schneider - Images Publishing Group
Format: Print book
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Coffee Culture features 33 eclectic coffee shops across the United StatesSeveral locations are listed in the National Register of Historic Places or have received awards from Architectural Record and the American Institute of Architects (AIA) This book will appeal to architects, professional... |
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Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil: The Creation The Inspiration The Fascination
Jen Darcy - Disney Editions
Format: Print book
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The greatest heroes must face the greatest villains. For decades, Walt Disney Animation and Pixar Animation Studios animated features have offered up some of the most iconic and malevolent villains. Disney Villains: Delightfully Evil showcases rare concept art and photographs and explores... |
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Geek Ink: The World's Smartest Tattoos for Rebels, Nerds, Scientists, and Intellectuals
EMANUELE PAGANI - Race Point Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Exhibiting cutting-edge designs from the most sought-after and acclaimed contemporary tattoo artists worldwide, Geek Ink presents magnificent ideas for tattoos on themes from science fiction and fantasy, as well as a wide range of topics across science, mathematics, literature, and philosophy.... |
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
Austin Kleon - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback
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The world is crazy. Creative work is hard. And nothing is getting any easier! In his previous books - Steal Like an Artistand Show Your Work!, New York Times bestsellers with over a million copies in print combined - Austin Kleon gave readers the key to unlock... |
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The Knot Outdoor Weddings
Carley Roney - Potter Style
Format: Hardcover
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The romance of an outdoor wedding is undeniable. In any outdoor setting - beach or backyard, vineyard or mountaintop - the couple has unlimited opportunity to personalize their day and create unforgettable ambience. The 50 real weddings featured in The Knot Outdoor Weddings were inspired... |
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The Farmhouse: New Inspiration for the Classic American Home
Jean Rehkamp Larson - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Farmhouses evoke nostalgic memories--real or imagined--of a simpler life and a deep, nourishing connection to the seasons and the land. While most of us don't live that way anymore, we all share a longing for the values that this classic American house form represents.So what makes... |
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself. |
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Mastering Light: Classic Techniques for Expressive Portrait Photography
Curley Marshall - Amherst Media
Format: Paperback
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Portrait lighting is an art form, a lost science. There are not many books for photographer on the market today that simplify portrait lighting. So, how do you master the light for consistent, predictable results, indoors and outdoors? In this guide, award-winning photographer Curley Marshall... |
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Parke County: Indiana's Covered Bridge Capital
Marsha Williamson Mohr - Quarry Books
Format: Print book
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With its beautiful meadows and countless meandering streams, picturesque Parke County, Indiana, is home to 31 historic covered bridges, ranging from 43 to 315 feet long. Every October, the county hosts the Covered Bridge Festival, which draws more than two million people nationwide to the courthouse... |
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Downton Abbey - A Celebration: The Official Companion to All Six Seasons
Jessica Fellowes - St. Martin's Press, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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"Downton Abbey set a new standard, and it's probable that in 20 or 50 years critics will look back and say that this was period drama at its very best, often imitated but never bettered." -- The Daily MailSince the moment we first entered Downton Abbey in 1912,... |
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The Making of the Dark Tower: The Art of the Film
DANIEL WALLACE - SCRIBNER
Format: Print book
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This deluxe, illustrated official companion to the Dark Tower movie - based on Stephen King's bestselling seven volume series - explores the art and creation of this extraordinary film, starring Idris Elba as The Gunslinger and Matthew McConaughey as his nemesis, The Man in Black.A... |
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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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Ninth Street Women: Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, Grace Hartigan, Joan Mitchell, and Helen Frankenthaler: Five Painters and the Movement That Changed Modern Art
Mary Gabriel - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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The rich, revealing, and thrilling story of five women whose lives and painting propelled a revolution in modern artSet amid the most turbulent social and political period of modern times, Ninth Street Women is the impassioned, wild, sometimes tragic, always exhilarating chronicle... |
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Photography and Humour
Louis Kaplan - Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback
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Some photos are haunting, some breathtaking; some are illuminating, and some are beautiful. And some photos - as those of us who have ever been on the internet know - are downright hilarious. But humor has often been on the sidelines of photography scholarship. With this book, Louis Kaplan... |
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Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, Revised: 15th Anniversary Edition
Claire Watson Garcia - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback
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This revised 15th anniversary edition of the bestselling beginning drawing book updates art and text examples to include new student pieces, up-to-date materials, and additional sections on drawing in 3D and travel sketching, along with refreshed and contemporary design.. Based on author... |
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Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter
James Gurney - Andrews McMeel Publishing
Format: Paperback
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From New York Times best-selling author of the Dinotopia series, James Gurney, comes a carefully crafted and researched study on color and light in paintings. This art instruction book will accompany the acclaimed Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn’t Exist.James... |
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Painting on Location: Secrets to Plein Air Painting
Robin Capon - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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"The advantage of painting outside is simply that you are there, 'living' the subject." --David Curtis For celebrated British painter David Curtis, painting on location is the most rewarding and enjoyable way of working. Here, he leads you on a passionate plein air adventure,... |
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Apparitions: Architecture That Has Disappeared From Our Cities
T. John Hughes - Images Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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Architectural Apparitions is a photography project about buildings that that have vanished from our cities. Ghosted pictures of these structures are combined with current photos of their former locations in single images, with informative text panels to outline the design aesthetics. This... |
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Galapagos: A Traveler's Introduction
WAYNE LYNCH - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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In 1979, the Galapagos Islands was one of the earliest World Heritage Sites to be selected by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) , a designation intended to protect and preserve sites of cultural and natural heritage around the world. Today, there... |
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Supernatural: The Men of Letters Bestiary: Winchester Family Edition
INSIGHT EDITIONS. - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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This immersive in-world guide based on the highly popular Supernatural television show reveals the strengths, weaknesses, secrets of the deadly ghosts, demons, angels, and creatures that the Winchesters have hunted. An immersive in-world guide to the Supernatural universe, this tome from... |
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Ungrateful Mammals
Dave Eggers - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Eggers is one of the most notable writers of his generation, recognized for such bestselling and critically acclaimed books as A Hologram for the King, What Is the What, and The Circle. Before he embarked on his writing career, Eggers was classically trained as a draftsman... |
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Capturing Light in Acrylics
John Hammond - Batsford
Format: Print book
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With this celebration of luminosity and color, artists can see how to use acrylics to catch light, capture mood, and build atmosphere. The inspiration and instructions come from John Hammond, one of the most successful painters in acrylics today. He uses more than 100 of his own paintings... |
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A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes
Jessica Fellowes - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Its and there have been many changes at Downton Abbey since the family and their servants first welcomed us there twelve years ago A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front children are once again breathing new life into the great house a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham... |
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Lorna Simpson Collages
Lorna Simpson - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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This intimate, one-of-a-kind book showcases the exquisite collage work of internationally acclaimed artist Lorna Simpson. Combining vintage advertising images of Black women and men with colorful ink washes, striking geological formations, and dreamy skyscapes, Simpson creates fantastical... |
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Windows on the World: Fifty Writers, Fifty Views
Matteo Pericoli - Penguin Press HC, The
Format: Hardcover
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Fifty of the world’s greatest writers share their views in collaboration with the artist Matteo Pericoli, expanding our own views on place, creativity, and the meaning of homeAll of us, at some point in our daily lives, have found ourselves looking out the window. We pause in... |
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All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical Chicago
Ethan Mordden - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 1975, the Broadway musical Chicago brought together a host of memes and myths - the gleefully subversive character of American musical comedy, the reckless glamour of the big-city newspaper, the mad decade of the 1920s, the work of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon (two of the greatest talents... |
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Grand Illusions: American Art and the First World War
David M Lubin - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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A vivid, engaging account of the famous and forgotten artists and artworks that sought to make sense of America's first total war.Despite the prevailing view of World War I's general lack of impact on American Art, David Lubin takes readers on a journey through the major historical... |
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Emotional Rescue: Essays on Love, Loss, and Life--With a Soundtrack
Ben Greenman - Little A
Format: Print book
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What songs have made up your life's soundtrack? Which have captured your every mood and deepest sentiments? Pop music, like no other form of entertainment or art, is capable of articulating our feelings, desires, joy, and pain. In a few soul-grabbing minutes, artists from every genre... |
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Hollywood: Photos and Stories from Foreverland
Keegan Allen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A photographic tour of the different sides of Hollywood by the the bestselling author of life.love.beauty.The actor, photographer, and bestselling author reveals the Hollywood we see--and the one we don't--with a photography narrative featuring more than 250 emotionally charged color... |
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Steven Universe: Art & Origins
Chris McDonnell - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Steven Universe: Art & Origins is the first book to take fans behind the scenes of the groundbreaking and boundlessly creative Emmy Award-winning Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe. The eponymous Steven is a boy who - alongside his mentors, the Crystal Gems (Garnet, Amethyst,... |
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Bosch: The 5th Centenary Exhibition
Hieronymus Bosch - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback
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A comprehensive look at the work of Jheronimus Bosch, published to coincide with the 5th centenary of the artist's death and in conjunction with an exhibition at the Museo del PradoJheronimus van Aken (1450-1516) was born and lived in the Dutch city of 's-Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc)... |
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Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties
Andrew Farago - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Totally Awesome: The Greatest Cartoons of the Eighties is the ultimate guide to '80s cartoon nostalgia, featuring the art, toys, and inside story behind icons like He-Man, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, G.I. Joe, and the Thundercats. For an entire generation of kids weaned on the intoxicating... |
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Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries
Alex Johnson - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover
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How do you use your local library? Does it arrive at your door on the back of an elephant? Can it float down the river to you? Or does it occupy a phone booth by the side of the road? Public libraries are a cornerstone of modern civilization, yet like the books in them, libraries face an uncertain... |
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National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History
Kim Heacox - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of Americas National Parks, this volume is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Showcasing the very best of National Geographics photographs, combined with an expertly told... |
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Worlds Elsewhere: Journeys Around Shakespeare's Globe
Andrew Dickson - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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A book about how Shakespeare became fascinated with the world, and how the world became fascinated with Shakespeare - the first book of its kindThere are 83 copies of the First Folio in a vault beneath Capitol Hill, the world's largest collection. Well over 150 Indian movies are based... |
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A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety
DONALD HALL - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny,"* from the former poet laureate of the United States * New York TimesDonald Hall has lived a remarkable life of letters, one capped most recently by the New York... |
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The Beatles: Photographs from the Set of Help!
Emilio Lari - Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardcover
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An extraordinary collection of mostly unseen photographs of the Beatles during the making of Help!. Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles' second motion picture, Help!, this almost entirely unpublished collection of photographs marks... |
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Ming: 50 Years that Changed China
Jessica Harrison-Hall - University of Washington Press
Format: Hardcover
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Ask anyone what single object they associate with China and the most common answer will be a Ming vase. Probably without even knowing the dates of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) , people are aware of the fragility of its porcelain, its rarity and value. But porcelain is just one part of the story... |
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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens
CHRISTOPHER WOODS - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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A steep hillside garden in Singapore. A garden defined by shape and light in Marrakech. A haunting tree museum in Switzerland. These are just a few of the outstanding gardens featured in Gardenlust, a sumptuous exploration of the world's best new gardens. Intrepid plant expert Christopher... |
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Early Native Americans in West Virginia
Darla Spencer - History Press
Format: Print book
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Once thought of as Indian hunting grounds with no permanent inhabitants, West Virginia is teeming with evidence of a thriving early native population. Today's farmers can hardly plow their fields without uncovering ancient artifacts, evidence of at least ten thousand years of occupation.... |
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Designing Our Way to a Better World
Thomas Fisher - University of Minnesota Press
Format: Print book
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Envisioning what we need, when it doesn't yet exist: this, Thomas Fisher tells us, is what design does. And if what we need now is a better world - functioning schools, working infrastructure, thriving cities - why not design one? Fisher shows how the principles of design apply to services... |
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Drawing the Iron Curtain: Jews and the Golden Age of Soviet Animation
MAYA BALAKIRSKY KATZ - Rutgers Univ Pr
Format: eBook
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In the American imagination, the Soviet Union was a drab cultural wasteland, a place where playful creative work and individualism was heavily regulated and censored. Yet despite state control, some cultural industries flourished in the Soviet era, including animation. Drawing the Iron... |
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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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Designing Our Way to a Better World
Thomas Fisher - University of Minnesota Press
Format: Print book
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Envisioning what we need, when it doesn't yet exist: this, Thomas Fisher tells us, is what design does. And if what we need now is a better world - functioning schools, working infrastructure, thriving cities - why not design one? Fisher shows how the principles of design apply to services... |
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Show and Tell: The New Book of Broadway Anecdotes
Ken Bloom - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book
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Did you know that Frank Sinatra was nearly considered for the original production of Fiddler on the Roof? Or that Jerome Robbins never choreographed the famous "Dance at the Gym" in West Side Story? Or that Lin-Manuel Miranda called out an audience member on Twitter for texting... |
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Experiencing the Beatles: A Listener's Companion
Brooke Halpin - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Starting an undeniable revolution, the Beatles took pop culture by storm, shook up the recording industry, and provided a soundtrack for the lives of millions of American teenagers. No band would ever come close to the mania inspired by these four Liverpudlian exports. Brooke Halpin takes... |
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Witnessing the Robbing of the Jews: A Photographic Album, Paris, 1940-1944
Sarah Gensburger - Indiana University Press
Format: Paperback
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The center of the art world before the war, Paris fired the Nazis' greed. The discovery of more than 1,500 prized paintings and drawings in a private Munich residence, as well as a recent movie about Allied attempts to recover European works of art, have brought Nazi plundering back into... |
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization - or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times... |
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Learn to Draw Star Wars: Learn to draw favorite characters, including Darth Vader, Han Solo, and Luke Skywalker, in graphite pencil
Walter Foster Creative Team - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Paperback
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, Star Wars came to theaters. Ever since, this beloved franchise has been delighting audiences with great characters, epic adventures, and unforgettable moments. Whether it's Luke storming the Death Star in his X-wing starfighter or Jabba the Hutt... |
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Greek Art
John Boardman - Thames and Hudson
Format: Paperback
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This book will do for the next generation of students and general readers what its predecessor has done for the last - provide an authoritative and readable guide to the history of Greek art. It is a considerably enlarged and rewritten version of a work that has served hundreds of thousands... |
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Ultimate Star Wars
Ryder Windham - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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Become an expert on the Star Wars galaxy!Ultimate Star Wars is an in-depth visual feast exploring the characters and storylines from the Star Wars galaxy. This is a beautifully illustrated guide that is structured chronologically and packed full of information about key characters and storylines... |
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Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice: Tech Manual
Adam Newell - Titan Books
Format: Print book
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Batman's tech has been reimagined and reinvigorated in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the new blockbuster from director Zack Snyder releasing in March 2016. This book takes an exclusive, in-depth look at Batman's arsenal, vehicles, Batsuits, and the iconic Batcave. The new Batmobile... |
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Jerome Robbins: A Life in Dance
WENDY LESSER - Yale University Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lively and inspired biography celebrating the centennial of this master choreographer, dancer, and stage director Jerome Robbins (1918-1998) was born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz and grew up in Weehawken, New Jersey, where his Russian-Jewish immigrant parents owned the Comfort Corset Company.... |
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The Groundbreakers: Architects in American HistoryTheir Places and Times
Jr. Charles E. Dagit - Transaction Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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If there is anything to be learned from the history of American architecture it is that it reflects the American adventure in creativity and inventiveness, and the desire to be unique and expressive. In The Groundbreakers, Charles E. Dagit, Jr. examines pioneering American architects and the historical... |
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Paint Pouring: Mastering Fluid Art
Rick Cheadle - Racehorse Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Paint Pouring is a form of abstract art that uses acrylic paints with a runny (fluid) consistency. The acrylic paints react with each other when combined to make interesting and visually organic motifs. Fluid acrylics can be used on many types of substrates through various techniques... |
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story
David Maraniss - Simon & Schuster, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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"Elegiac and richly detailed...[Maraniss] succeeds with authoritative, adrenaline-laced flair...evocative." - Michiko Kakutani for The New York Times As David Maraniss captures it with power and affection, Detroit summed up America's path to music and prosperity that was already... |
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Photography: The Definitive Visual History
Tom Ang - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Written by world-renowned photographer, writer, and broadcaster Tom Ang, Photography lavishly celebrates the most iconic photographs and photographers of the past 200 years. Tracing the history of photography from its origins in the 1800s to the digital age, Photography The Definitive Visual... |
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Gropius: The Man Who Built the Bauhaus
Fiona MacCarthy - Belknap Press
Format: Hardcover
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The definitive new life of the father of architectural modernism, by an award-winning biographer.The impact of Walter Gropius can be measured in his buildings -- Fagus Factory, Bauhaus Dessau, Pan Am -- but no less in his students. I. M. Pei, Paul Rudolph, Anni Albers, Philip Johnson, Fumihiko... |
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Dolce Vita Confidential: Fellini, Loren, Pucci, Paparazzi, and the Swinging High Life of 1950s Rome
Shawn Levy - W W Norton
Format: Print book
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A romp through the worlds of film, fashion, and titillating journalism that made 1950s Rome the sexiest city on the planet. From the ashes of World War II, Rome was reborn as the epicenter of film, fashion, creative energy, tabloid media, and bold-faced libertinism that made "Italian"... |
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I'm Judging You: The Do-Better Manual
Luvvie Ajayi - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book
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New York Times Bestseller#1 Washington Post Bestseller"A truth-riot of a book!" -- Shonda RhimesComedian, activist, and hugely popular culture blogger at AwesomelyLuvvie.com, Luvvie Ajayi, serves up necessary advice for the masses in this hilarious book of essaysWith... |
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Steppenwolf Theatre Company of Chicago: In Their Own Words
John Mayer - Methuen
Format: Print book
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In 1974, a group of determined, young high school actors started doing plays under the name of Steppenwolf Theatre Company, eventually taking residence in the basement of a church in Highland Park, a suburb of Chicago. Thus began their unlikely journey to become one of the most prominent... |
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Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy
Judd Apatow - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the writer and director of Knocked Up and the producer of Freaks and Geeks comes a collection of intimate, hilarious conversations with the biggest names in comedy from the past thirty years - including Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jon Stewart, Roseanne Barr,... |
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Historic Homes of New Albany, Indiana
David C Barksdale - The History Press
Format: Print book
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New Albany's historic homes boast unique histories and fascinating stories of those who inhabited them. Founded in 1813 below the falls of the Ohio River, the city was Indiana's most populous by the middle of the nineteenth century. Many leading citizens built grand mansions and family... |
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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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Of Love & War
Lynsey Addario - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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From the Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist and New York Times bestselling author, a stunning and personally curated selection of her work across the Middle East, South Asia, and AfricaLynsey Addario has captured audiences with her disarming and compelling photographs and her uncanny... |
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Legendary Authors and the Clothes They Wore
TERRY NEWMAN - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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"The most counterintuitive book of the summer thus far ... . [Newman's] surprisingly convincing thesis is that the sartorial choices authors make are deeply connected to the narrative choices they make - or, as Beckett put it, 'the fabric of language' they use." -Vanessa Friedman,... |
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100 Essential Things You Didn't Know You Didn't Know about Math and the Arts
John D. Barrow - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A fascinating exploration of maths connection to the arts. At first glance, the worlds of math and the arts might not seem like comfortable neighbors. But as mathematician John D. Barrow points out, they have a strong and natural affinityafter all, math is the study of all patterns, and the world... |
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Making Photographs: Developing a Personal Visual Workflow
Ibarionex Perello - Rocky Nook
Format: Paperback
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With today's photo technology, almost anyone can pick up a camera and create a photograph that is well-exposed and in focus. And if you take enough pictures, you're bound to get lucky and create a few "keepers" that impress family and friends. But eventually, you hit a wall;... |
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The Secret History of Star Wars
Michael Kaminski - Legacy Books Press; First edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Star Wars is one of the most important cultural phenomena of the Western world. The tale of Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and the fall and redemption of Anakin Skywalker has become modern myth, an epic tragedy of the corruption of a young man in love into darkness, the rise of evil, and the power... |
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The Japanese House Reinvented
Philip Jodidio - The Monacelli Press
Format: Hardcover
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Although Japanese architects have to contend with very particular constraints, from tiny plots in crowded urban contexts to ever-present seismic threats, their innovative solutions to the creation of space and stable structures, combined with their close attention to materials, technology... |
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CSNY: Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Peter Doggett - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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The first ever biography focused on the formative and highly influential early years of "rock's first supergroup" (Rolling Stone) Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - when they were the most successful, influential, and politically potent band in America - in honor of the fiftieth... |
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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From Pete Souza, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Obama: An Intimate Portrait, comes a potent commentary on the Presidency--and our country. As Chief Official White House Photographer, Pete Souza spent more time alongside President Barack Obama than almost anyone... |
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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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How to Survive a Horror Movie
Seth Grahame-Smith - Quirk Books
Format: Paperback
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Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid. From ghosts, vampires, and zombies to serial killers, cannibalistic hillbillies, and haunted Japanese videocassettes, How to Survive a Horror Movie shows how to defeat every obstacle found in scary films. Readers will discover: •... |
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Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut's Photographs from a Year in Space
Scott Kelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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From the record-breaking astronaut, national hero, and best-selling author of Endurance, a breathtaking collection of photos documenting his journey on the International Space Station, the vastness of space, and the unparalleled beauty of our own home planet.One's perspective shifts... |
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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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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History
Chuck D - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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A comprehensive, chronological survey of rap and hip hop from 1973 to the present by Chuck D, arguably the most influential rapper in the world.In the more than 40 years since the days of DJ Kool Herc and "Rapper's Delight," hip hop and rap have become a billion-dollar worldwide... |
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Architecture Inside-Out: Understanding How Buildings Work
John Zukowsky - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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Fifty of the world's most important buildings seen through specially commissioned isometric illustrations and detailed photographs and plans, providing the perfect introduction to architecture for students and anyone interested in buildings.Taking readers behind architecture's facades... |
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Splash 16 - The Best Of Watercolor: Exploring Texture
Rachel Rubin Wolf - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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100 top artists share the tricks behind their textures!Have you ever stood fascinated before a painting, wondering, "How did they do that?" In this 16th book in the ever-popular Splash series, 100 of today's top watercolor artists share the techniques behind the remarkable... |
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The Black Panthers: Portraits from an Unfinished Revolution
Bryan Shih - Nation Books
Format: Print book
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October 2016 marks the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Black Panther Party, an organization that remains one of the most misunderstood of the twentieth century. But beyond the labels of "extremist" and "violent" that have marked the party, and behind charismatic... |
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Picture This: How Pictures Work
Molly Bang - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book
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Molly Bang's brilliant, insightful, and accessible treatise is now revised and expanded for its 25th anniversary. Bang's powerful ideas - about how the visual composition of images works to engage the emotions, and how the elements of an artwork can give it the power to tell a story... |
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Watercolour Secrets
Jill Leman - Bloomsbury Visual Arts
Format: Paperback
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This beautiful book showcases the work of the members of the prestigious Royal Watercolour Society, including Ken Howard, Sonia Lawson and many other fine and well-known contemporary watercolour painters. Each artist discusses their inspiration and gives their best practical advice for working... |
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LIFE The Greatest Unsolved Mysteries of All Time: 50 Baffling Cases from the Files
Editors of Life - Life
Format: Hardcover
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Did the Russian Grand Duchess Anastasia survive the slaughter of her family, and did Amelia Earhart perhaps survive her famous flight across the Pacific? Where did the evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson go when she vanished in May of 1926, and where did the mystery writer Agatha Christie... |
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Bohemian Rhapsody: The Official Book of the Movie
Owen Williams - Weldon Owen
Format: Hardcover
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Bohemian Rhapsody will look at all aspects of the making of the Queen biopic and the story of Freddie Mercury and Queen. Forward by Brian May and Roger Taylor.The author has full access to key cast and crew members who recount how Freddie Mercury (and Queen's) story was brought to life.... |
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Piano Master for Everyone Level I
HAJIN KIM - Outskirts Press
Format: Paperback
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"Piano Master for Everyone Level I" provides comprehensive piano instruction for adults who have never played piano or played just a few times, as well as any other student who wishes to enjoy a serious and mature approach to learning the instrument. The instruction method is based... |
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Victorian Glory in San Francisco and the Bay Area
Paul Duchscherer - Viking Studio
Format: Book
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Few cities can claim the instantaneous association with Victorian style that is enjoyed by San Francisco. Beyond the polychrome Victorian houses, there is a cumulative visual impact of all types of architecture, both exterior and interior. This beautiful book contains 260 color photos and includes... |
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David Wiesner and the Art of Wordless Storytelling
Eik Kahng - Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Format: Print book
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The first publication to show the creative process of David Wiesner, one of the world's most acclaimed children's book illustrators A master of storytelling through pictures and three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, David Wiesner (b. 1956) is one of the most highly acclaimed... |
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Fiddle For Dummies, Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction
Michael Sanchez - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Learn to play the fiddle? Easy. Tackling a new instrument can be intimidating, but with this easy-to-use guide, you'll have no trouble at all! From selecting, tuning, and caring for your fiddle to mastering various music styles, Fiddle For Dummies walks you step-by-step through everything... |
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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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