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The Photoshop Elements 12 Book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby - Pearson P T R
Format: Paperback
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Adobe's Photoshop Elements is America's #1 selling consumer photo editing software, and this updated book - covering both Windows and Mac - breaks new ground by doing something for digital photographers that's never been done before: It cuts through the bull and shows exactly... |
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Eric Jay Dolin - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Print book
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In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels.Set against the backdrop... |
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Above the World: Earth Through A Drone's Eye
DJI (Company) - teNeues
Format: Hardcover
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Sometimes, all that is needed to change someone's mind is a change of perspective. Flying cameras, freed from the constraints of gravity, redefine how we perceive the world we live in and reveal previously unseen moments of beauty. Very rarely does a new technology level a playing field... |
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Digital Photography For Dummies
Julie Adair King - For Dummies
Format: Print book
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Your fun guide to digital photography with any device Whether you're shooting with an inexpensive point-and-shoot camera, a smartphone or tablet, a high-priced contraption, or one of those new-fangled action cameras, it's possible to take your digital photos from good to great by applying... |
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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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Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces
Lynne Chapman - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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The best resource to learn how to draw peopleDelve into the world of artistic expression with Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces. This captivating guide provides insightful techniques to help budding and experienced artists capture the human figure... |
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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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101 Jazz Songs for Alto Sax
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard Corp
Format: Print book
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(Instrumental Solo) . Instrumentalists will love this huge collection of jazz classics, including: All of Me * Autumn Leaves * Bewitched * Blue Skies * Body and Soul * Cheek to Cheek * Come Rain or Come Shine * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * A Fine Romance * Here's to Life * I Could... |
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Drawing and Painting Animals with Expression
Marjolein Kruijt - Search Press Limited
Format: Print book
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A beautiful and inspirational guide to making your animal portraits and artworks leap to life. Learn to accurately and sympathetically depict the animals which inspire you, capturing that elusive glint of life in their eyes and the textures in their fur and musculature. With instructions... |
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The Fashion Encyclopedia: A Visual Resource for Terms, Techniques, and Styles
Emily Angus - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover
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Students, designers, and anyone who has a love of clothes will find The Fashion Encyclopedia to be an essential reference for clothing terminology in both historical and contemporary contexts. From types of embroidery and lace to definitions for clothing styles and stitching, from panniers... |
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One World Trade Center: Biography of the Building
Judith Dupre - Little, Brown
Format: Print book
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The definitive book about One World Trade Center--the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere--by the author of the iconic and best-selling Skyscrapers.In hundreds of photographs, drawings, and plans-most never seen by the public-Judith Dupr chronicles the rise of America's most... |
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Buildings of Savannah
Robin B Williams - University of Virginia Press
Format: Print book
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While Savannah's famous urban plan is rightly renowned in many studies of urban history, what brings streams of tourists and architects to the city, and daily engages residents with its fascinating history, are not abstract principles of urban planning but a compelling fabric of buildings... |
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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic Pro X: Professional Music Production
David Nahmani - Peachpit Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book
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Completely revised and updated for Logic Pro X, this Apple-certified guide shows you how to record, produce, and polish music files with Apples professional audio software. Veteran music producer David Nahmanis step-by-step, instructions teach you everything from basic music creation to advanced... |
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The Song Machine: Inside the Hit Factory
John Seabrook - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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There's a reason hit songs offer guilty pleasure -- they're designed that way.Over the last two decades a new type of hit song has emerged, one that is almost inescapably catchy. Pop songs have always had a "hook," but today's songs bristle with them: a hook every... |
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Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters: Learn to Draw More Than 900 Faces
Hosoi Aya - IMPACT Books
Format: Paperback
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Learn to draw the most expressive manga faces ever!. Sure, drawing faces is one of the most challenging aspects of manga. But Draw Manga Faces for Expressive Characters is here to help! This fantastically comprehensive book includes more than 900 sample illustrations that teach key elements... |
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Billie Holiday: The Musician and the Myth
John Szwed - Viking
Format: Hardcover
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Published in celebration of Holiday's centenary, the first biography to focus on the singer's extraordinary musical talentWhen Billie Holiday stepped into Columbia's studios in November 1933, it marked the beginning of what is arguably the most remarkable and influential career... |
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Body of Art
Phaidon Monica Kjellman-ChapinRobert ShaneDavid Trigg Phaidon - Phaidon Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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The first book to celebrate the beautiful and provocative ways artists have represented, scrutinized and utilized the body over centuries.Body of Art is the first book to explore the various ways the human body has been both an inspiration and a medium for artists over hundreds of thousands... |
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World War I: The Definitive Visual History
R.G. Grant - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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2014 marks the centennial of the start of World War I - DK will mark the occasion with the publication of World War I: The Definitive Visual Guide, a vividly illustrated, in-depth account of the Great War. Written by historian R. G. Grant, and created by DK's award-winning editorial... |
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Girl in a Band: A Memoir
Kim Gordon - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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Kim Gordon, founding member of Sonic Youth, fashion icon, and role model for a generation of women, now tells her storya memoir of life as an artist, of music, marriage, motherhood, independence, and as one of the first women of rock and roll, written with the lyricism and haunting beauty... |
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Taylor's Master Guide to Landscaping
Rita Buchanan - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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Developing your landscape is one of the pleasures of owning a home. It's an opportunity to surround yourself with beauty and provide for your comfort and convenience. In a well-designed yard, kids have room to play and adults have an attractive area in which to relax and enjoy the surroundings.... |
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Design for a Living World
Abbott Miller
Format: Paperback
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Design for a Living World was developed by The Nature Conservancy, one of the world's leading conservation organizations, in order to raise global awareness about the impact and promise of sustainable sourcing. Ten prominent designers, including Kate Spade, Issac Mizrahi, Yves Bhar,... |
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Sketching Masterclass
Ruzaimi Mat Rani - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback
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Master all the art techniques you need to produce a quality sketch drawing. Simple, fuss-free methods of sketching are accompanied with step-by-step illustrations, thorough explanations and great techniques. Suitable for all artists at all levels. |
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Digital Masters: Nature Photography: Documenting the Wild World
Ralph Lee Hopkins - Lark Books
Format: Book
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The newest in the popular Digital Masters series is designed to develop and expand photographers' unique vision of the world's wildlife and wild places. It's a lavishly illustrated workbook that photographers will return to again and again as they master the techniques-and move... |
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Lost Towns of North Georgia
Lisa M Russell - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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When the bustle of a city slows, towns dissolve into abandoned buildings or return to woods and crumble into the North Georgia clay. The remains of numerous towns dot the landscape--pockets of life that were lost to fire or drowned by the water of civic works projects. In 1832, Auraria... |
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Best Day On Earth
Rough Guides - Rough Guides
Format: Print book
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Best Day on Earth is the definitive photographic guide to the worlds most unforgettable travel experiences, from sunrise until after dark.A unique one day around the world format gives a global snapshot of extraordinary moments taking place simultaneously, from climbers reaching the summit... |
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Calatrava: Updated Version
Philip Jodidio - Taschen
Format: Hardcover
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Santiago Calatrava is renowned around the world as an architect, structural engineer, sculptor, and artist. From the Athens 2004 Olympic sports complex to the World Trade Center Transportation Hub in Manhattan, he exhibits a remarkable aesthetic and engineering prowess with a simultaneous... |
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John Wayne: The Life and Legend
Scott Eyman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book
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Drawing on interviews that author Scott Eyman conducted with John Wayne before his death and more than 100 interviews with the actor's family, co-stars, and close associates, this revelatory biography shows how both the facts and fictions about Wayne illuminate his singular life.John Wayne... |
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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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Cubed: A Secret History of the Workplace
Nikil Saval - Doubleday
Format: Hardcover
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You mean this place we go to five days a week has a history Cubed reveals the unexplored yet surprising story of the places where most of the worlds workour workgets done. From Bartleby the Scrivener to The Office, from the steno pool to the open-plan cubicle farm, Cubed is a fascinating,... |
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Business and Legal Forms for Illustrators
Tad Crawford - Allworth Press
Format: Print book
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The fourth edition of this popular guide contains twenty-nine of the most essential business and legal forms to meet the everyday needs of today's illustrators. Updated throughout, new forms include a promissory note, releases, and an agreement to arbitrate. Each form is accompanied... |
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Legends: The Century's Most Unforgettable Faces
Killian Jordan - Life
Format: Hardcover
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An album of thirty color and ninety-eight black-and-white photographs captures the twentieth century's most famous faces from politics, the arts, sports, and more, accompanied by the penetrating observations of their equally famous peers. 30,000 first printing. |
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The Visual Blues
Natalie A. Mault - University of Washington Press
Format: Paperback
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The Visual Blues explores the enormous impact that blues and jazz music emanating from the Deep South and moving north had on artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance. Through a synthesis of interdisciplinary studies, The Visual Blues will fill a major gap in the historiography of the intersection... |
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The Story of the Jews: Finding the Words 1000 BC - 1492 AD
Simon Schama - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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In this magnificently illustrated cultural history - the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews - Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish experience, tracing it across three millennia, from their beginnings as an ancient tribal people to the opening of the New World... |
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Guitar For Dummies
Mark Phillips - John Wiley
Format: Print book
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Guitar For Dummies, 4th Edition (9781119293354) was previously published as Guitar For Dummies, 4th Edition (9781119151432) . While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product.... |
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This Is the Day: The March on Washington
Leonard Freed - J. Paul Getty Museum; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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This Is the Day: The March on Washington is a stirring photo-essay by photographer Leonard Freed documenting the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom of August 28, 1963, the historic day on which Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech at the base... |
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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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Banjo For Dummies: Book + Online Video and Audio Instruction
Bill Evans - For Dummies; 2 edition
Format: Print book
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Play your way to banjo-playing expertise Traditionally associated with country, folk, and bluegrass music, the banjo is accessible to anyone with the patience and willpower to learn it. This second edition of Banjo For Dummies does the rest of the work for you with updated practice lessons,... |
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Straight Walk: A Supermodel's Journey to Finding Her Truth
Patricia Velasquez - Post Hill Press
Format: Hardcover
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In this intimate, inspiring, empowering and heartfelt memoir, the "world's first Latina supermodel" Patricia Velasquez reveals the naked truth about her life.The riveting story of a Latina actress and supermodel and her rise from a poor neighborhood in Venezuela to the fashion... |
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Doctor Who: 365 Days of Memorable Moments and Impossible Things
Justin Richards - Harperdesign
Format: Print book
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Do you remember the first time you saw the TARDIS?For more than half a century, Doctor Who has entertained and enthralled fans with the time-traveling adventures of the Doctor. From the first glimpse of a police telephone box in a Totter's Lane junkyard to the fall of the Time Lords'... |
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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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In Performance: Contemporary Monologues for Men and Women Late Thirties to Forties
J V Mercanti - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Format: Print book
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(Applause Acting Series) . In this thoughtfully curated collection, actors preparing for an audition or searching for quality scenes to hone their chops will find a wealth of contemporary material from American and British plays. Almost all of the works are from the year 2000 to the recent... |
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Invent It, Sell It, Bank It!: Make Your Million-Dollar Idea into a Reality
Barbara Corcoran - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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NATIONAL BESTSELLERFrom one of the stars of ABC's Shark Tank and QVC's Clever & Unique Creations by Lori Greiner comes a hands-on, nuts-and-bolts guide to getting a new product or company off the ground and making it a success. Turn your idea into a reality. Become your... |
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1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music
Andrew Grant Jackson - Thomas Dunne Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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During twelve unforgettable months in the middle of the turbulent Sixties, America saw the rise of innovative new sounds that would change popular music as we knew it. In 1965: The Most Revolutionary Year in Music, music historian Andrew Grant Jackson (Still the Greatest: The Essential... |
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A View from A Broad
Bette Midler - Simon & Schuster; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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With her brassy voice and bold performances making the world finally pay attention, she needs no introduction. Grammy award–winning singer, Academy Award–nominee, Broadway star of her critically acclaimed one-woman show and beloved actress in The Rose, Beaches and Down and Out in Beverly... |
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Fifty Sneakers That Changed the World
Alex Newson - Conran Octopus
Format: Hardcover
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Over the course of its history the sneaker has undergone a complete transformation, taking it from functional sportswear to high fashion. The Design Museum's Alex Newson traces this evolution through the 50 most influential examples, from the classic Converse All Star up to the very... |
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The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques
Hazel Harrison - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book
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Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling and more. Colored pencils, chalks, pastels, and pen and ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full... |
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The Artist's Everything Handbook: A New Guide to Drawing and Painting
Kate Wilson - Harper Design
Format: Print book
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A practical and authoritative guide to the latest materials, hottest trends, and best techniques for creating stunning artwork, The Artist's Handbook is packed with easy-to-follow tutorials, engaging artist profiles, and inspirational galleries.Unleash your creativity with The Artist's... |
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The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
Nelson George - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted... |
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Counting Down the Beatles: Their 100 Finest Songs
Jim Beviglia - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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The Beatles loom large over the musical landscape even now that nearly a half-century has passed since the four men from Liverpool played their last notes together. While the story of their stunning rise and brief but brilliant time together on top of the pop music world is undoubtedly... |
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Fulton
Mona Robinson Mills - Arcadia Publishing Inc.
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Fulton is one of the oldest cities in northern Mississippi. Established on May 11, 1837, by an act of the Mississippi legislature, the city is the northernmost town on the Tombigbee River, located less than 10 miles south of that river's headwaters. Fulton was settled by hardy pioneers... |
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Victorian Domestic Architectural Plans and Details: 734 Scale Drawings of Doorways, Windows, Staircases, Moldings, Cornices, and Other Elements
William T. Comstock - Dover Publications; New edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Victorian architecture, with its quirky diversity, eclectic origins, and exuberant ornamentation, continues to exert a strong attraction on today's architects, builders, and homeowners. For those interested in restoring, preserving, or even re-creating Victorian homes, authentic plans... |
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Unbreak My Heart: A Memoir
Toni Braxton - It Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this heartfelt memoir, six-time Grammy Award-winning artist and star of WE TVs reality hitBraxton Family Values, Toni Braxton writes about her personal life decisions and their impact on her health, family and career.While Braxton appears to be living a gilded lifeselling 60 million... |
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Taking the Lead: Lessons from a Life in Motion
Derek Hough - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Derek Hough, the dashing Emmy Award-winning fan favorite, and only five-time champion of the hit ABC reality show Dancing With the Stars, tells the inspiring story of his life and career, and shares insider tips of how he transforms his celebrity dance partners into confident, charismatic... |
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I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People
Jenny Mollen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best Seller!By the actress, writer, and one of the funniest women on Twitter, an outrageous, hysterical memoir of acting on impulse, plotting elaborate hoaxes, and refusing to acknowledge boundaries in any formJenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles.... |
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American Titan: Searching for John Wayne
Marc Eliot - Dey Street Books
Format: Print book
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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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Dance Manual: The complete step-by-step guide to dance
Keyna Paul - Haynes Publishing UK
Format: Hardcover
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Dance has increased in popularity as a leisure activity during the past decade. It has now moved beyond the preserve of the young and fit and is gaining recognition as a way for everyone to gain and maintain physical health including losing weight, maintaining strong bones and improving... |
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Drawing Atelier - The Figure: How to Draw in a Classical Style
Jon DeMartin - North Light Books
Format: Print book
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Arguably the most challenging of subjects for the artist, the human figure also offers opportunities for works of incredible beauty and complexity. In this book, one of today's leading figurative artists shares techniques and approaches for drawing the human form. With a reverent grounding... |
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Best Contemporary Monologues for Men 18-35
Lawrence Harbison - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Format: Print book
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Applause Acting Series. Lawrence Harbison has selected 100 terrific monologues for men from contemporary plays, all by characters between the ages of 18 and 35 perfect for auditions or class. There are comic monologues laughs and dramatic monologues no laughs. Most have a compelling... |
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The Bergdorf Goodman Cookbook
Bergdorf Goodman - Harper Design
Format: Hardcover
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A stylish collection of 100 recipes from the renowned BG restaurant at the singular luxury shopping emporium. Incorporating recipes from the fashion community, this charming gift volume features the whimsical four-color art of renowned illustrator Konstantin Kakanias throughout.The Bergdorf... |
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Chloë Sevigny
Chloë Sevigny - Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of the eclectic and daring personal style of the actress and contemporary fashion icon Chloë Sevigny—famous for looking cool without looking like she’s trying. Chloë Sevigny has been a muse in the downtown creative scene for over three decades, beginning... |
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Illustration School: Let's Draw Happy People
Sachiko Umoto - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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Created by one of Japan’s most popular artists, this book provides detailed and complete instruction for illustrating fun and appealing characters and elements that celebrate life. The author’s special and distinct style is simple, appealing, happy, and cute and offers artists,... |
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Digital Photography Complete Course
David Taylor - DK Publishing
Format: Print book
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Digital Photography Complete Course will help you build your photography skills step-by-step, with an independent photography course that guides you through every aspect of digital photography. Digital Photography Complete Course uses a combination of tutorials, step-by-step... |
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Drawing Masterclass: 100 Creative Techniques of Great Artists
Guy Noble - Prestel
Format: Paperback
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Gorgeously illustrated and practical, this guide to the art of drawing employs a close analysis of great works to reveal techniques and lessons that will help practitioners at every level. The art of drawing is an essential skill for any artist. This beautifully produced book uses 100 great... |
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Modern Lettering: A Guide to Modern Calligraphy and Hand-Lettering
REBECCA CAHILL ROOTS - Batsford
Format: Hardcover
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Learn a variety of quirky, contemporary alphabets with these easy-to-follow guided worksheets. Explore stunning letterforms, create your own hand-lettering style, and make fun projects with this immersive guide to contemporary calligraphy. Offering practice worksheets on professional-quality... |
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Life in Motion: An Unlikely Ballerina
Misty Copeland - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover
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The New York Times
- Apollinaire Scherr
In depicting the psychic load a black artist bears in a predominantly white profession, Life in Motion is wrenching and revelatory.
Publishers Weekly03/31/2014
The first African-American... |
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Dressing the Decades: Twentieth-Century Vintage Style
Emmanuelle Dirix - Yale University Press
Format: Print book
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An authoritative and visually stunning look at the fashion of the 20th century, Dressing the Decades examines in depth the origins of the most important luxury garments. Each sumptuously illustrated chapter features a detailed overview of a particular decade, including the historical... |
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The Actor's Workbook: A Practical Guide to Training, Rehearsing and Devising Video
Alex Clifton - Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Format: Print book
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The Actor's Workbook is an essential workbook for actors, actors in training and teachers of acting and drama. The workbook and video provide a clear, step-by-step guide to learning techniques in acting.The book presents a system of exercises which will develop core acting skills, offers... |
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The Bow Tie Book
James Gulliver Hancock - Universe
Format: Hardcover
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The perfect adornment for the bookshelves of today’s modern gentleman, The Bow Tie Book is the first illustrated book devoted to the classic menswear accessory. "If you have a swagger, a bow tie can be a badge of courage…The bow is not for the timid of heart…but a beautifully... |
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The 101 Greatest Plays: From Antiquity to the Present
Michael Billington - Guardian Books/Faber & Faber
Format: Print book
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Having surveyed post-war British drama in State of the Nation, Michael Billington now looks at the global picture. In this provocative and challenging new book, he offers his highly personal selection of the 101 greatest plays ranging from the Greeks to the present-day.But his book is no mere... |
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Bond vs. Bond: The Many Faces of 007
Paul Simpson - Race Point Pub
Format: Print book
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Who is your favorite Bond? Whether you love Sean Connery, Roger Moore, or even Timothy Dalton, you are going to love Bond vs. Bond. A fully comprehensive guide, Bond vs. Bond compares and contrasts all of the various ways Ian Fleming's iconic British Secret Service agent, code name... |
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Rustic Chic Wedding: 55 Projects for Crafting Your Own Wedding Style
Morgann Hill - Running Press
Format: Paperback
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Rustic Chic Wedding is a bride and groom's peek into the vintage-inspired, timeless wedding of their dreams. A little DIY with a whiff of romance and whimsy goes a long way toward wedding-day magic.Choose from any of the three beautiful wedding "themes." Maybe your wedding... |
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Glow: The Autobiography of Rick James
Rick James - Atria Books
Format: Print book
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Best known for his song "Super Freak," hitmaker, singer, innovator, producer, award-winning pioneer in the fusion of funk groove and rock, the late Rick James collaborated with music biographer David Ritz in this posthumously published, wildly entertaining, and profound expression... |
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Let's Go Crazy: Prince and the Making of Purple Rain
Alan Light - Atria Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the former senior editor of Rolling Stone and author of The Holy or the Broken, called "thoughtful and illuminating" by The New York Times, a new book on the unlikely coming-to-be of Prince's now legendary album.Purple Rain is a song, an album, and a film - each one a commercial... |
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James Bond Encyclopedia: Updated Edition
John Cork - DK ADULT; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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The newly updated James Bond Encyclopedia explores every aspect of the 007 story, including Skyfall, the most successful Bond film ever made. Created in full collaboration with EON Productions, producers of the Bond films, and illustrated with more than 1,000 amazing photographs, the book... |
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Contemporary Duologues: Two Men
Trilby James - Nick Hern Books
Format: Paperback
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In this volume of the Good Audition Guides, you'll find a selection of the best contemporary scenes for two male actors. |
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LIFE D-Day: Remembering the Battle that Won the War - 70 Years Later
The Editors of LIFE - Life; Reprint edition
Format: Book
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Probably the most famous combat photographs ever made were those taken on the beach in Normandy during the D-Day invasions by Robert Capa, shooting for LIFE and going in with the first wave. The saga of those images has been told before and will be again in this commemorative book: How Capa... |
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Ansel Adams: The National Parks Service Photographs
ANSEL ADAMS - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover
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In 1941, Ansel Adams photographed America's national parks for a series of murals that would celebrate the country's natural heritage. Because of the escalation of World War II, the project was suspended after less than a year, but not before Adams had produced these images, which illustrate... |
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Cubed: The Secret History of the Workplace
Nikil Saval - Doubleday
Format: Print book
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A New York Times Notable Book * Daily Beast Best Nonfiction of 2014 * Inc. Magazine's Most Thought-Provoking Books of the Year"Man is born free, but he is everywhere in cubicles."How did we get from Scrooge's office to "Office Space"? From bookkeepers in dark... |
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Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
ANN POWERS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.In... |
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American Mirror: The Life and Art of Norman Rockwell
Deborah Solomon - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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Welcome to Rockwell Land, writes Deborah Solomon in the introduction to this spirited and authoritative biography of the painter who provided twentieth-century America with a defining image of itself. As the star illustrator of The Saturday Evening Post for nearly half a century, Norman... |
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AutoCAD 2014 For Dummies
Bill Fane - For Dummies; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Find your way around AutoCAD 2014 with this full-color, For Dummies guide!Put away that pencil and paper and start putting the power of AutoCAD 2014 to work in your CAD projects and designs. From setting up your drawing environment to using text, dimensions, hatching, and more, this guide... |
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Creative Colored Pencil: Easy and Innovative Techniques for Beautiful Painting
Gary Greene - North Light
Format: Print book
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New, easy & fun colored pencil techniques! In Creative Colored Pencil, you will find secrets for amazing new and never-before-seen techniques that will turn your everyday colored pencils (both traditional wax-based and water-soluble into liquid pencils! Whether you want to learn... |
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How to Read Houses: A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture
Will Jones - Rizzoli
Format: Book
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Small enough to fit in a pocket yet serious enough to provide real answers, this charmingly illustrated book is the ultimate field guide to domestic architecture. This sixth entry in the hugely popular How to Read series is a one-stop guide to understanding house styles. The book explains... |
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Cartooning: Basic Cartooning: Learn to draw cartoon characters and scenes
Maury Aaseng - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Print book
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The beginning artist's guide to drawing basic cartoon characters.Perfect for beginning artists, Basic Cartooning begins with a comprehensive introduction to drawing cartoon heads and bodies, covering tools and materials to fundamental techniques. Aspiring cartoonists will learn to master... |
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The Book of Broadway: The 150 Definitive Plays and Musicals
Eric Grode - Voyageur Press, 2015.
Format: Print book
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Relive, or discover, the Broadway productions that have enthralled, enchanted, and enraptured audiences for more than 100 years.The Book of Broadway is a celebratory, gorgeous tome dedicated to what is arguably the quintessential American art form: the Broadway show. The book profiles 150 of the best,... |
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice: The Art of the Film
Peter Aperlo - Titan Books
Format: Print book
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Fearing the actions of a god-like Superhero left unchecked, Gotham City's own formidable vigilante takes on Metropolis's most revered, modern-day savior, while the world wrestles with what sort of hero it really needs. Zack Snyder's Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice sees Batman... |
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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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