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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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Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel
William Wellman Jr. - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary lifethe firstof the legendary, undercelebrated Hollywood director known in his day as Wild Bill and he was! Wellman, whose eighty-two movies six of them uncredited, many of them iconic many of them sharp, cold, brutal others poetic, moving all of them a lesson in close-up... |
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Learn Watercolour Quickly
Hazel Soan - Batsford
Format: Hardcover
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Start paintingin just one afternoon! Bestselling author and artist Hazel Soan has distilled all the key elements of creating beautiful watercolors into this concise, accessible, step-by-step guide. Geared to total beginners, Learn Watercolour Quickly covers all the basic techniques from... |
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The Weegee Guide to New York: Roaming the City with its Greatest Tabloid Photographer
Philomena Mariani - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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Take a walk with Weegee and discover New York City through the eyes of its most unflinching chronicler. During his storied career as the quintessential New York photojournalist, Weegee explored the citys least glamorous pockets, depicting brutal crimes, horrific accidents, tenement dwellers,... |
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60 Minutes to Better Painting: Quick Studies in Oil and Acrylic
Craig Nelson - North Light Books
Format: Print book
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You will love this painting book if You are looking for techniques to improve your painting skills You like to paint in oil andor acrylic You have limited time to work on improving your art In Minutes to Better Painting expert and author Craig Nelson will teach you the tips and tricks... |
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The Making of Gone With The Wind
Steve Wilson - University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover
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Gone With The Wind is one of the most popular movies of all time. To commemorate its seventy-fifth anniversary in 2014, The Making of Gone With The Wind presents more than 600 items from the archives of David O. Selznick, the films producer, and his business partner John Hay Jock Whitney,... |
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The Art of Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham Asylum, Arkham City & Arkham Knight
Daniel Wallace - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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This book is the first official look behind the scenes of one of the most critically acclaimed and bestselling video-game franchises of all time. Collecting the best character sketches, concept art, background paintings, and more from all three of Rocksteady Studios' Arkham games - Arkham... |
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Guitar For Dummies, with DVD
Mark Phillips - For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback
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The bestselling music guide - now updated and with a FREE DVD! Have you always wanted to learn to play guitar? Who wouldnt? Think of Jimi Hendrix wailing away on his Stratocaster...Chuck Berry duck-walking across the stage to Johnny B. Goode...B.B. King making his Lucille cry the blues.... |
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Craftivism: The Art of Craft and Activism
Betsy Greer - Arsenal Pulp Press
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Craftivism is a worldwide movement that operates at the intersection where craft and activism meet Craftivism the book is full of inspiration for crafters who want to create works that add to the greater good. With interviews and profiles of craftivists who are changing the world with their... |
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100 Movie Songs for Piano Solo
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Musical score
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(Piano Solo Songbook). 100 beautiful arrangements of standards from the cinema, including: Live and Let Die * An Affair to Remember (Our Love Affair) * As Time Goes By * Baby Elephant Walk * Beauty and the Beast * Bella's Lullaby * Born Free * Brian's Song * Endless Love * Theme... |
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Silver Screen Fiend: Learning About Life from an Addiction to Film
Patton Oswalt - Scribner
Format: Print book
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New York Times bestselling author, comedian, and actor Patton Oswalt shares his entertaining memoir about coming of age as a performer and writer in the late '90s while obsessively watching classic films at the legendary New Beverly Cinema in Los Angeles.Between 1995 and 1999, Patton... |
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Andy Warhol Prints: A Catalogue Raisonn 1962-1987
Andy Warhol - D.A.P/Ronald Feldman Fine Arts/Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts
Format: Hardcover
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The updated edition of the definitive, authorized catalogue raisonne of Andy Warhol's prints, reproducing more than 1,700 prints -- all in full color with complete scholarly documentationAndy Warhol: Prints, in its fourth edition, with corrections, is the definitive scholarly reference... |
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101 Mixed Media Techniques: Master the fundamental concepts of mixed media art
Suzette Rosenthal - Walter Foster Publishing; Spi edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 101 Mixed Media Techniques, artists of all backgrounds and skill levels will learn and explore fun, cutting-edge techniques in the exceedingly popular genre of mixed media art. Mixed media enthusiasts will enjoy learning the essential concepts for creating their own mixed media art--whether... |
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Animal Stars: Behind the Scenes with Your Favorite Animal Actors
Allen Anderson - New World Library
Format: Hardcover
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When cameras roll and directors call, “Action,” some of the most dependable, funniest, and most enthusiastic actors stand poised on four legs, with ears alert. From Joey in War Horse to the wolves in Game of Thrones, what we see on screen is the result of meticulous preparation... |
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Abandoned America: The Age of Consequences
Matthew Christopher - Jonglez Publishing; 1st Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Throughout the ages, mankind has been fascinated by the ruins of previous societies. The desire to gain a greater understanding of our past has driven archaeologists, artists, and scholars from across the world to study the vestiges of lifestyles that have vanished in an attempt to capture... |
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Art Journal Art Journey: Collage and Storytelling for Honoring Your Creative Process
Nichole Rae - North Light Books; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Words--Color--CourageBravely document your life's journey with Art Journal Art Journey: Collage and Storytelling for Honoring Your Creative Process. Artist Nichole Rae is your creative companion and guide as you explore your art journaling journey in three easy steps.Begin by putting... |
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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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Michelangelo: A Life in Six Masterpieces
Miles J. Unger - Simon & Schuster, Incorporated
Format: Book
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The life of one of the most revolutionary artists in history, told through the story of six of his greatest masterpieces.Among the immortals - Leonardo, Rembrandt, Picasso - Michelangelo stands alone as a master of painting, sculpture, and architecture. He was not only the greatest artist... |
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Rich Man, Poor Man: A Memoir
Nick Nolte - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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"I had become an actor because real life was hard for me. Sometimes it was really rough. Acting was different from real life, yet it gave me the chance to search for complex stories that helped me understand and cope with what I encountered away from the stage lights."Legendary... |
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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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In Montmartre: Picasso, Matisse and the Birth of Modernist Art
Sue Roe - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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A lively and deeply researched group biography of the figures who transformed the world of art in bohemian Paris in the first decade of the twentieth century In Montmartre is a colorful history of the birth of Modernist art as it arose from one of the most astonishing collections of artistic... |
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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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Adobe Premiere Pro CC Classroom in a Book
Maxim Jago - Adobe Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 release Classroom in a Book, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program doesan official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed... |
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100 Things Elvis Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
Gillian G. Gaar - Triumph Books
Format: Paperback
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With 2014 marking the 60th anniversary of the release of Elvis Presley’s first record, “That’s All Right,” this book makes the perfect companion for celebrating the life and music of one of the world’s most popular entertainers. Packed with history, trivia,... |
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Aircraft: The Definitive Visual History
Dorling Kindersley Inc. - DK
Format: Hardcover
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From the first prototypes of flying machines to today's supersonic jets, the history and roles of aircraft are explored in this beautifully illustrated guide. Aviation enthusiasts of all stripes and ages will welcome learning more about key brands and big players from yesterday and today... |
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Harvey Kurtzman: The Man Who Created Mad and Revolutionized Humor in America
Bill Schelly - Fantagraphics; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This biography reveals the true story of Mad creator Harvey Kurtzmanthe man who revolutionized humor in America it features new interviews with his colleagues Hugh Hefner, Robert Crumb, and others. Harvey Kurtzman created Mad, and Mad revolutionized humor in America. Kurtzman was the original... |
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A-Z of Bird Portraits: In Acrylics
Andrew Forkner - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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Andrew Forkners book provides you with all you need to paint a range of birds in acrylics taking in birds of prey, songbirds and waterbirds from all over the world including Europe, the USA, Asia, the UK and Australia. It contains information on the materials and preparation you will need... |
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Open Source Architecture
Carlo Ratti - Thames & Hudson, 2015.
Format: Print book
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A provocative look at the architecture of the future and the challenges of learning from the pastOpen Source Architecture is a visionary manifesto for the architecture of tomorrow that argues for a paradigm shift from architecture as a means of supporting the ego-fueled grand visions of "starchitects"... |
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Tennessee Williams: Mad Pilgrimage of the Flesh
John Lahr - W. W. Norton & Company; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award in Biography and Finalist for the National Book Award. The definitive biography of Americas greatest playwright from the celebrated drama critic of The New Yorker.John Lahr has produced a theater biography like no other. Tennessee Williams... |
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100 Ideas that Changed the Web
Jim Boulton - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Book
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This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today.Fully illustrated with images of early computing equipment and the inside story of the online world's movers... |
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101 Techniques: Acrylics
Parramon Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series; 0002- edition
Format: Paperback
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Each title in Barron's growing series of 101 Techniques art instruction manuals focuses on a specific art medium and teaches students and amateur artists through purely visual means. Relying on a progression of step-by-step captioned illustrations, the 101 easy-to-follow exercises in this... |
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Houses of Civil War America: The Homes of Robert E. Lee, Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, and Others Who Shaped the Era
Hugh Howard - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A revealing historical and photographic tour of the homes of influential Civil War figures, including Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Clara Barton, Stonewall Jackson, and others.Timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War and a fitting sequel to Houses... |
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Wagstaff: Before and After Mapplethorpe: A Biography
Philip Gefter - Liveright Publishing Corp
Format: Hardcover
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Biography on a grand cultural level, here is the long-awaited story of Sam Wagstaff and his indelible influence on the world of late-twentieth-century art. Sam Wagstaff, the legendary curator, collector, and patron of the arts, emerges as a cultural visionary in this groundbreaking biography.... |
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Photography
TomAng - DKPublishing
Format: Hardcover
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Photography( The Definitive Visual History) <> Hardcover <> TomAng <> DKPublishing(DorlingKindersley) Read more Continue reading Read less |
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I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax
Scott Ian - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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I'm the Man is the fast–paced, humorous, and revealing memoir from the man who co-founded Anthrax, the band that proved to the masses that brutality and fun didn’t have to be mutually exclusive. Through various lineup shifts, label snafus, rock 'n' roll mayhem, and unforeseen... |
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Oil Painting with the Masters: Essential Techniques from Today's Top Artists
Cindy Salaski - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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Enjoy producing better oil paintings, and getting professional-looking results by studying the methods of today's great masters. Kevin Macpherson, Laurie Kersey, Richard McKinley, Camille Przewodek, Phil Starke, George Gallo, Marc Hanson, Susan Lyon, Jeffrey Watts, and Robert Johnson... |
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So Many Roads: The Life and Times of the Grateful Dead
David Browne - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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Fifty years after they first came together and changed the sound of rock 'n' roll, the Grateful Dead remain one of rock's most beloved bands - a musical and cultural phenomenon that spans generations and paved the way for everything from the world of jam bands and the idea of independently... |
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Preparing the Ghost: An Essay Concerning the Giant Squid and Its First Photographer
Matthew Gavin Frank - Liveright; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A Shelf Awareness Best Book of Memory mythology and obsession collide in this strikingly original and enigmatic account of the first man to photograph a giant squid Moses Harvey was the eccentric Newfoundland reverend and amateur naturalist who first photographed the near-mythic giant... |
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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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Alaska: A Visual Tour of America's Great Land
Bob Devine - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaskas stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want to celebrate its singular beauty and expansive history.From the lush rainforests of the Inside... |
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Find It in Everything: Photographs by Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore - Little Brown & Co.
Format: Hardcover
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Photographs by Drew Barrymore reveal hearts found in everyday situations."I have always loved hearts," writes acclaimed actress Drew Barrymore in the foreword to this heartwarming gift book. "The way that continuous line accomplishes the most extraordinary thing--it conveys... |
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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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Block City: Incredible Minecraft Worlds: How to Build Like a Minecraft Master
Kirsten Kearney - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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Minecraft - a humble computer game about placing blocks - is a global phenomenon that has captured the imagination of more than 36 million players around the world. Often described as a digital version of LEGO, Minecraft offers an open-ended playing field where players design and build... |
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I'll Be Back Right After This: My Memoir
Pat O'Brien - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best seller!Pat O'Brien was a skinny South Dakota kid with long hair, a rock and roll band, divorced parents and an alcoholic father. In all the familiar ways, he was on the road to nowhere until a professor, who envisioned his future as the household name he would... |
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Explore Mixed Media Collage: Innovative Layering Techniques
Kristen Robinson - North Light Books
Format: Book
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Collage Inspiration, Ideas and New Techniques!Inside Explore Mixed Media Collage, authors Kristen Robinson and Ruth Rae transform timeless and classic techniques into fresh, trendy artwork. You will learn not only which techniques to use and how to best combine them, but youll also follow... |
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Underwater Puppies
Seth Casteel - Little, Brown
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author and photographer Seth Casteel's follow-up to the phenomenal Underwater Dogs -- now with puppies.The world fell in love with swimming canines in Seth Casteel's first book, Underwater Dogs. Now, in more than 80 previously unpublished portraits of underwater... |
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The Language of Houses
Alison Lurie - Delphinium
Format: Hardcover
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In 1981 Alison Lurie published The Language of Clothes, a meditation on costume and fashion as an expression of history, social status and individual psychology. Amusing, enlightening and full of literary allusion, the book was highly praised and widely anthologized.Now Lurie has returned... |
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1000 Record Covers
Michael Ochs - Taschen
Format: Hardcover
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Jacket madness: A splendid collection of album art from the 1960s to the 90s Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period,... |
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Chicago Portraits
Chicago Tribune Staff - Agate Midway
Format: Hardcover
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The Chicago Tribune possesses a vast photo archive spanning its more than 150 years in publication. From the Civil War era through today, its photographers have captured thousands of people, from everyday Chicagoans to visitors to the Second City to well-known artists, athletes, and politicians.For... |
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Underwater Babies
Seth Casteel - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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Babies as youve never seen them before, from New York Times bestselling author and photographer Seth CasteelSeth Casteels innovative underwater photography has won him fans around the world. Now Casteel has turned his camera toward the only subjects who could rival his bestselling portraits... |
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Calamity-Free Crochet: Troubleshooting Tips and Advice for the Savvy Needlecrafter
Catherine Hirst - Harper Design
Format: Paperback
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Get it right the first time! Calamity-Free Crochet is a comprehensive, quick-reference guide for both new and advanced crocheters. It presents easy-to-follow advice on tools and materials, troubleshooting tips, and step-by-step techniques. What do you do if your stitches keep twisting?... |
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Plain Simple Useful: The Essence of Conran Style
Terence Conran - Conran Octopus
Format: Hardcover
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Terence Conran has always believed that objects - and surroundings - that are plain, simple and useful are the key to easy living. By being practical and performing well over time, they are as much the antidote to superficial styling as they are to the shoddy and second-rate. Applied to the home... |
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The League of Regrettable Superheroes: Half-Baked Heroes from Comic Book History
Jon Morris - Quirk Books
Format: Hardcover
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You know about Batman, Superman, and Spiderman, but have you heard of Doll Man, Doctor Hormone, or Spider Queen? In The League of Regrettable Superheroes, you'll meet one hundred of the strangest superheroes ever to see print, complete with backstories, vintage art, and colorful commentary.... |
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The World of PostSecret
Frank Warren - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times BestsellerAn addictive collection of new full-color postcard secrets and app secrets from the author of the smash the #1 New York Times bestselling PostSecret books - with more secrets than any previous PostSecret book!A decade ago, Frank Warren began a community art project... |
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John Lennon: The Collected Artwork
Scott Gutterman - Insight Editions
Format: Hardcover
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Over the course of John Lennon’s career, his work as an artist expressed the societal themes that touched his life. Until now, little of this work has been seen in one place. For the first time, John Lennon: The Collected Artwork offers a captivating history of Lennon’s visionary... |
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2015 Songwriter's Market: Where & How to Market Your Songs
James Duncan - Writer's Digest Books; Thirty-eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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The most trusted guide to songwriting success!There is a home out there for every song you've written, but in order to place those songs and advance your music career you must arm yourself with steadfast determination, unending passion, and the most accurate music business knowledge... |
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I Didn't Come Here to Make Friends: Confessions of a Reality Show Villain
Courtney Robertson - It Books
Format: Hardcover
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InI Didnt Come Here to Make FriendsformerBachelorvillain and season 16 winner Courtney Robertson shares her story of love and heartbreak, and the reality of appearing on reality TV.For the first time ever, a formerBachelorcontestant takes us along on her journey to find love and reveals... |
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A Woman's Shed
Gill Heriz - CICO Books
Format: Hardcover
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Why should men have all the sheds? Every woman deserves a shed of her own, somewhere to retreat to for some quiet time, to create or grow, to write or paint, or just to contemplate the view. Gill Heriz has interviewed over 80 different women, and Nicolette Hallett has photographed their... |
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Benson: The Autobiography
Alan Goldsher - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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Over the span of his illustrious five-decade career George Benson has sold millions of records performed for hundreds of millions of fans and cut some of the most beloved jazz and soul tunes in music history But the guitaristvocalist is much more than This Masquerade On Broadway Turn Your... |
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A Triumph of Genius: Edwin Land, Polaroid, and the Kodak Patent War
Ronald K. Fierstein - Ankerwycke
Format: Hardcover
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Apple founder Steve Jobs once hailed Edwin Land the founder of Polaroid and the father of instant photography as quota national treasurequot and once confessed to a reporter that meeting Land was quotlike visiting a shrinequot By his own admission Jobs modeled much of his own career after... |
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150 Best Mini Interior Ideas
Francesc Zamora - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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The most recent volume in the highly successful 150 Best series, this comprehensive handbook showcases the latest in efficient and successful small space design.Filled with 500 pages of beautiful full-color photographs, 150 Best Mini Interior Ideas profiles dozens of exciting interiors... |
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Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love
Turner Classic Movies Inc. - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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Turner Classic Movies and film historian Richard Corliss present Mom in the Movies: The Iconic Screen Mothers You Love (and a Few You Love to Hate) , the definitive, fully illustrated book that shares the many ways Hollywood has celebrated, vilified and otherwise memorialized dear old Mom.With... |
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Collage, Paint, Draw: Explore Mixed Media Techniques and Materials
Sue Pelletier - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Collage, paint and draw to explore a new side of mixed-media art and go off the beaten path!Celebrate the day-to-day journey of life as you create imaginative mixed-media projects. In Collage, Paint Draw, you will learn how to use heart-felt images as a starting point to jump into the world... |
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A Broken Hallelujah: Rock and Roll, Redemption, and the Life of Leonard Cohen
Liel Leibovitz - W W Norton & Co Inc
Format: Hardcover
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Brings to life a passionate poet-turned-musician and what compels him and his work. Why is it that Leonard Cohen receives the sort of reverence we reserve for a precious few living artists? Why are his songs, three or four decades after their original release, suddenly gracing the charts,... |
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Ain't It Time We Said Goodbye: The Rolling Stones on the Road to Exile
Robert Greenfield - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover
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Although they did not know it then, when the Rolling Stones embarked on their farewell tour of Great Britain in March 1971 after having announced they were about to go into tax exile in the south of France, it was the end of an era. For the Stones, nothing would ever be the same again.For... |
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Acrylic Painting with Passion: Explorations for Creating Art that Nourishes the Soul
Tesia Blackburn - North Light Books; Spi edition
Format: Book
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Get your creative spirit up and running!Acrylic Painting With Passion easily answers the question: What should I paint now? Tesia Blackburn comes to the rescue by introducing exercises and techniques that make the painting process fun and every bit as cherished as the finished works of art.... |
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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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Dylan: Disc by Disc
Jon Bream - Voyageur Press; Ill edition
Format: Hardcover
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The complete discography of Bob Dylan - a poet to some, a revolutionary to many, but American musician to all. Dylan Disc by Disc features each of Bob Dylans studio LPsthirty-sixreleases in all. Rock n rollmusicians, songwriters, and critics sound off about each release, bringing from the shadows... |
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5 Seconds of Summer
5 Seconds of Summer - Hal Leonard Corporation
Format: Musical score
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) . A dozen songs matching the debut album by this Australian punk pop boy band which reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album charts, including: Amnesia * Don't Stop * Everything I Didn't Say * Good Girls * Kiss Me Kiss Me * She Looks So Perfect... |
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé
Bob Stanley - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music in chapters as short and adrenaline-fueled as the best pop songs themselves. As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history, tracing the story of pop music through individual songs,... |
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Women Artists: The Linda Nochlin Reader
Maura Reilly - Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Providing an overview of Nochlins life and work, this book includes both her major thematic texts and her monographic texts on major women artists, both historical and modern. It will be suitable for students and academics working in the fields of art history and historiography, gender... |
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India Hicks: Island Style
India Hicks - Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardcover
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From India Hicks, a beautifully illustrated guide to achieving her famously undone, gloriously bohemian decorating style. Born from British and design royalty, India Hicks has forged a design empire from her family's enclave in the Bahamas. In India Hicks: Island Style, she invites... |
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Dalton Trumbo: Blacklisted Hollywood Radical
Christopher Trumbo - University Press of Kentucky
Format: Hardcover
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James Dalton Trumbo (1905-1976) is widely recognized for his work as a screenwriter, playwright, and author, but he is also remembered as one of the Hollywood Ten who opposed the House Un-American Activities Committee. Refusing to answer questions about his prior involvement with the Communist... |
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Schubert's Winter Journey: Anatomy of an Obsession
Ian Bostridge - Knopf; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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An exploration of the worlds most famous and challenging song cycle, Schuberts Winter Journey Winterreise, by a leading interpreter of the work, who teases out the themesliterary, historical, psychologicalthat weave through the twenty-four songs that make up this legendary masterpiece.Completed... |
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The Partnership: Brecht, Weill, Three Women, and Germany on the Brink
Pamela Katz - Nan A. Talese
Format: Hardcover
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Among the most creative and outsized personalities of the Weimar Republic, that sizzling yet decadent epoch between the Great War and the Nazis' rise to power, were the renegade poet Bertolt Brecht and the rebellious avant-garde composer Kurt Weill. These two young geniuses and the three... |
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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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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers
Noah Charney - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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The Art of Forgery: The Minds, Motives and Methods of the Master Forgers explores the stories, dramas and human intrigues surrounding the world's most famous forgeries - investigating the motivations of the artists and criminals who have faked great works of art, and in doing so conned... |
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This is Warhol
Catherine Ingram - Laurence King
Format: Hardcover
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Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, presented himself as the vacuous, dumb kid, famously saying, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings . and there I am. There's nothing behind it." This book penetrates the surface and explores... |
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Retronaut: The Photographic Time Machine
Chris Wild - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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"An emporium of retro treasure...from shocking sculptures of the 1700s, to Kodachrome snaps of 1950s Piccadilly Circus, to biblical scenes captured by Google Earth. Rather than nostalgia or folly, the aim is enlightenment, wonder and the pleasure of weirdness." --The Guardian... |
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