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Veranda Retreats

Mario López-Cordero - Hearst Books
Format: Print book

With all the style, quality, and elegance you've come to expect from VERANDA, this entry in the magazine's bestselling series of home decorating books invites you into the world's most stunning houses. Lushly romantic or quietly minimalist, boasting verdant farmland or a beckoning...
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The World of Vikings

Justin Pollard - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

MGM's hit show Vikings on the History Channel has drawn millions of viewers into the fascinating and bloody world of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, who led Viking warriors to the British Isles and France. Covering the first three seasons of the series, this official companion...
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens: Violin Play-Along Volume 61

John Williams - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Violin Play-Along) . The Violin Play-Along series will help you play your favorite songs quickly and easily. Just follow the music, listen to the demonstration tracks to hear how the violin should sound, and then play along using the separate backing tracks. The purchase price includes...
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Making Art From Maps: Inspiration, Techniques, and an International Gallery of Artists

Jill K Berry - Rockport Publishers
Format: eBook

Journey through the craft of Making Art with Maps.From origami to paper cutting and decoupage, love of paper crafting has soared, and with it the variety of paper types used by artists. Among these are maps - an apt choice for any crafter: they're easy to find, often free, meant to be folded,...
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Bond by Design: The Art of the James Bond Films

DK - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover

Featuring the work of legendary Bond film designers such as Ken Adam, Peter Lamont, and Syd Cain, Bond by Design brings the James Bond art department's story right up to date with behind-the-scenes artwork from the latest film, SPECTRE. With two exclusive prints and authoritative text...
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Paine Field

Steve K. Bertrand - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Print book

Paine Field was named in honor of hometown hero Topliff Olin Paine, an Army Air Corps pilot during World War I. Located 6 miles south of Everett and 20 miles north of Seattle, Paine Field known as Snohomish County Airportgot its start as a WPA project in the 1930s. Situated on 1,000 acres,...
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Artist's Drawing Techniques

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff - DK
Format: Hardcover

Try your hand at drawing and bring out your inner artist as you discover your own unique style. Create your own masterpieces with projects for both beginners and experienced artists.A practical guide to learning how to draw with pencils, charcoal, pens, and pastels, Artist's Drawing...
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Doctor Who: The Doctor's Lives and Times

James Goss - Harper Design
Format: Paperback

"I'm the Doctor. I'm a Time Lord. I'm from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. And I'm the man who's going to save your life."This is the story of an impossible life - of a man who borrowed a spaceship, travelled through time and continually...
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A Field Guide to American Houses

Virginia Savage McAlester - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Paperback

Now in paperback: the fully expanded, updated, and freshly designed second edition of the most comprehensive and widely acclaimed guide to domestic architecture: in print since its original publication in 1984, and acknowledged everywhere as the unmatched, essential guide to American houses.This...
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The Body Clock Guide: Using Traditional Chinese Medicine for Prevention and Healthcare

Wang Jing - Shanghai Press; 2 edition
Format: Book

In China, the rhythms of time and nature are understood to affect the body and general health and wellbeing. Traditional Chinese medicine incorporates the ebbs and flows of time into achieving and maintaining good health. The cycle of four seasons is a complete circulation and the same...
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Big Shots: Polaroids from the World of Hip-Hop and Fashion

Phillip Leeds - Universe
Format: Print book

A unique record of hip-hop history from the late 1990s through to the present, captured through informal Polaroid portraiture. Just as Andy Warhol: Red Books defined a generation of artists, Big Shots offers a collection of photos that captures the energy of the world of hip-hop and the greater...
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How to See the World: An Introduction to Images, from Self-Portraits to Selfies, Maps to Movies, and More

Nicholas Mirzoeff - Basic Books
Format: Print book

Every two minutes, Americans alone take more photographs than were printed in the entire nineteenth century; every minute, people from around the world upload over 300 hours of video to YouTube; and in 2014, we took over one trillion photographs. From the funny memes that we send to our friends...
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Hand Poked No Electricity: Stick and Poke Tattoo Culture

Sarah Lu - Carpet Bombing Culture
Format: Hardcover

Hand Poked / No Electricity is a love letter to stick and poke tattoo culture and is a work of art in itself. Not only an artists handbook but a resource book, a history book and a visual feast of everything single colour. Since the dawn of time people have been using needles and sticks,...
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The Appalachian Trail: Hiking the People's Path

Appalachian Trail Conservancy. - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

An inspirational photographic tour for anyone who wants to get out on America's most iconic trail - from day hiker to thru-hiker. The Appalachian Trail spans fourteen states from Maine to Georgia and is more than 2,000 miles long. Now, eighty years after its completion, the A.T. remains...
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Experiencing Beethoven: A Listener's Companion

Geoffrey Block - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

The life and music of Beethoven still fascinate classical music lovers, new and old. His many symphonies, sonatas, concertos, string quartets, and his one opera enchant audiences, challenge performers, engage students, and support scholars in their work. In Experiencing Beethoven, music...
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Adobe Lightroom CC and Photoshop CC for Photographers Classroom in a Book

Lesa Snider - Peachpit
Format: Print book

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Lightroom in conjunction with Adobe Photoshop. Classroom in a Book, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does-an official training series from Adobe Systems...
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The Cure: A Perfect Dream

Ian Gittins - Sterling
Format: Hardcover

A lush, pictorial look at one of the world's most successful alternative rock bands, available in time to celebrate their 40th anniversary. Into the chaos of British punk rock, a handful of school friends led by Robert Smith announced their musical arrival in 1978 with a brash single...
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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

Austin Kleon - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Paperback

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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Serving the Servant: Remembering Kurt Cobain

Danny Goldberg - Ecco
Format: Hardcover

On the twenty-fifth anniversary of Kurt Cobain's death comes a new perspective on one of the most compelling icons of our time - and the only book written by someone who knew himIn early 1991, top music manager Danny Goldberg agreed to take on Nirvana, a critically acclaimed new band from...
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Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl.

Evelyn McDonnell - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

A stellar and unprecedented celebration of 104 musical artists, WOMEN WHO ROCK is the most complete, up-to-date history of the evolution, influence, and importance of women in music. A gorgeous gift book, it includes a stunning, specially commissioned, full-color illustrated portrait of every...
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The Midland Hotel: Morecambes White Hope

Barry Guise - Palatine Books
Format: Paperback

The fascinating story of a hotel from its inception and 1930s prime, through its role as a hospital in World War II, its sale into private ownership and fluctuating fortunes to reaching rock-bottom in 2002. This former embodiment of glamour and luxury was a sorry sight. Empty, save for the vagrants...
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Battleships of the United States Navy

Michael Green - Pen & Sword Maritime
Format: Print book

From 1895 to 1944 the US Navy commissioned some 60 steel-clad battleships; the first being Indiana (BB-1) and the last USS Missouri (BB-63) . After an impressive showing in the Spanish-American War and the 'Great White Fleet's' circumnavigation of the world, US battleships...
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The Greatest Showman: Instrumental Play-Along Series for Violin

Benj Pasek - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Instrumental Play-Along) . 9 songs from this blockbuster hit movie musical are included in this collection for instrumentalists. Each book features online access to audio demonstration and play-along tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then...
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Stranger Things: Worlds Turned Upside Down: The Official Behind-the-Scenes Companion

BALLANTINE. - Del Rey
Format: Hardcover

A journey deep into the story of Stranger Things, this definitive behind-the-scenes companion reveals every aspect of the Emmy-winning series that rekindled everyone's nostalgia for the 80s. Brought to life with exclusive color photos and gorgeous concept art, this volume is essential...
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Photographing Headshots: Techniques for Lighting and Posing the Close-Up

Gary Hughes - Amherst Media
Format: Print book

Headshots - images that include the subject's head and shoulders - are big business for photographers. These types of images are needed by individuals from all walks of life - from business tycoons to actors and models. While most clients who book portrait sessions want images that...
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Best Movie Soundtrack Songs Ever

Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard, 2015.
Format: Print book

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook). Grab the popcorn and settle in for 70 of the best songs from the silver screen, including: Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do) * Beauty and the Beast * Chariots of Fire * Circle of Life * Cups (When I'm Gone) * Endless Love * Falling Slowly * Grease...
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Improbable Libraries: A Visual Journey to the World's Most Unusual Libraries

Alex Johnson - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

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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Big Art / Small Art

Tristan Manco - Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Brilliantly innovative artists revolutionizing traditional approaches to art through an exaggerated use of scale Scale is being taken to new extremes in art: from Luke Jerram’s microbiological clear-glass sculptures and Klari Reis’s petri dish paintings, to Lilian Bourgeat’s...
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Luke Skywalker Can't Read: And Other Geeky Truths

Ryan Britt - Plume Books
Format: Paperback

"Ryan Britt is . . . the Virgil you want to guide you through the inferno of geekery." - Lev Grossman, author of the bestselling Magician's trilogy Pop Culture and sci-fi guru Ryan Britt has never met a monster, alien, wizard, or superhero that didn't need further analysis....
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National Geographic Rarely Seen: Photographs of the Extraordinary

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover

National Geographic's dazzling photography book of visual wonders, shot by some of the world's finest photographers, reveals a world very few will have the chance to see for themselves. This New York Times bestseller features striking images of places, events, natural phenomena,...
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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

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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Cold War Wisconsin

Sturdevant, Christopher - The History Press
Format: Paperback

As the Cold War gripped the world with fear of espionage and nuclear winter, everyday Wisconsinites found themselves embroiled in the struggle. For decades, the state's nuclear missiles pointed to the skies, awaiting Soviet bombers. Joseph Stalin's daughter sought refuge in the small...
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Make Art Not War: Political Protest Posters from the Twentieth Century

Ralph Young - New York University Press
Format: Paperback

Two of the most recognizable images of twentieth-century art are Pablo Picasso's "Guernica" and the rather modest mass-produced poster by an unassuming illustrator, Lorraine Schneider "War is Not Healthy for Children and Other Living Things." From Picasso's...
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The Train Kept A-Rollin: How The Train Song Changed The Face Of Popular Music

Spencer Vignes - Soundcheck Books LLP
Format: Paperback

Correct us if we're wrong, but we think this is the first book about train songs. It's high time for a book on a genre of songs that runs into the hundreds (probably thousands when you think of songs like "Wabash Cannonball" or "Rock Island Line" which have...
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One on One - The Best Monologues for Mature Actors

Stephen Fife - Applause Theatre & Cinema
Format: Print book

Applause Acting Series. While contemporary American culture may be fixated on youthful sex appeal, the truth is that the most complex and interesting characters in dramatic literature have been and still are those over 40 years old. Whether its Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof or Halie...
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Robin Williams: A Singular Portrait, 1986-2002

Arthur Grace - Counterpoint LLC
Format: Print book

I had always thought that when I was around 84 and Robin was 80 we could collaborate on a book about the golden years of his career where he could look at my photographs and reminisce about the events and his feelings at the time. Unfortunately, that book was never to be . . . .Photographer...
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Ways of Curating

Hans Ulrich Obrist - Faber & Faber
Format: Hardcover

Hans Ulrich Obrist curated his first exhibit in his kitchen when he was twenty-three years old. Since then he has staged more than 250 shows internationally, many of them among the most influential exhibits of our age. Ways of Curating is a compendium of the insights Obrist has gained from...
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Dear Evan Hansen: Vocal Selections

Benj Pasek - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Vocal Selections) . Nominated for 9 Tony Awards, this widely acclaimed Broadway musical by the lyricists from La La Land , Benj Pasik and Justin Paul, is presented in these 13 selections for vocal line and piano accompaniment. Songs: Anybody Have a Map? * Disappear * For Forever * Good...
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Where We Want to Live: Reclaiming Infrastructure for a New Generation of Cities

Ryan Gravel - Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
Format: Print book

After decades of sprawl, many American city and suburban residents struggle with issues related to traffic (and its accompanying challenges for our health and productivity) , divided neighborhoods, and a non-walkable life. Urban designer Ryan Gravel makes a case for how we can change...
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The Age of Radiance: The Epic Rise and Dramatic Fall of the Atomic Era

Craig Nelson - Simon & Schuster Audio
Format: Audiobook

From the New York Times best-selling author of Rocket Men and the award-winning biographer of Thomas Paine comes the first complete history of the Atomic Age, a brilliant, magisterial account of the men and women who uncovered the secrets of the nucleus, brought its power to America, and ignited...
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The Advertising Concept Book: Think Now, Design Later

Pete Barry - Thames & Hudson
Format: Print book

The classic guide to creative ideas, strategies, and campaigns in advertising, now in a revised and updated third edition In creative advertising, no amount of glossy presentation will improve a bad idea. That's why this book is dedicated to the first and most important lesson: concept....
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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens

Christopher Woods - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

"An extraordinary collection of 21st-century gardens that will arouse wanderlust ... Whether you are a garden globetrotter or an armchair explorer, this book is definitely one to add to your collection." - Gardens Illustrated. A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished...
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Revenge of the She-Punks: A Feminist Music History from Poly Styrene to Pussy Riot

Vivien Goldman - University of Texas Press
Format: Paperback

As an industry insider and pioneering post-punk musician, Vivien Goldman's perspective on music journalism is unusually well-rounded. In Revenge of the She-Punks, she probes four themes - identity, money, love, and protest - to explore what makes punk such a liberating art form for women.With...
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Beatles Gear: All the Fab Four's Instruments from Stage to Studio - The Ultimate Edition

Andy Babiuk - Backbeat Books
Format: Hardcover

(Book) . This ultimate guide to all the gear used by the Beatles details exactly which guitars, drums, amplifiers, and keyboards the Fab Four embraced throughout their brief but revolutionary career, from their earliest days as the Quarry Men to the dissolution of the Beatles in 1970....
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Zayn

Random House. - Delacorte
Format: Print book

The first and only official book from ZAYN. Global superstar ZAYN shares a photographic journey of his life since leaving One Direction. ZAYN opens up with this collection of thoughts, inspiration, and never-before-seen personal photographs. After five years of massive success with One Direction,...
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My Life with Wagner: Fairies, Rings, and Redemption: Exploring Opera's Most Enigmatic Composer

Christian Thielemann - Pegasus Books
Format: Print book

My Life with Wagner chronicles his ardent personal and professional engagement with the great composer, whose work has shaped his thinking and feeling from early childhood. Thielemann retraces his journey around the world with Wagner from Berlin to Bayreuth via Venice, Hamburg, and Chicago...
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Bad Clowns

Benjamin Radford - University of New Mexico Press
Format: Print book

Bad clowns--those malicious misfits of the midway who terrorize, haunt, and threaten us--have long been a cultural icon. This book describes the history of bad clowns, why clowns go bad, and why many people fear them. Going beyond familiar clowns such as the Joker, Krusty, John Wayne Gacy,...
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The Singer's Musical Theatre Anthology: Duets - Volume 4: Book Only

Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Vocal Collection) . A collection of songs from the musical stage, written for duets of various voice types. The selections are presented in their authentic settings, excerpted from the original vocal scores. Contents: ALADDIN: A Million Miles Away and A Whole New World * AMAZING GRACE:...
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101 Horror Movies You Must See Before You Die

Steven Jay Schneider - Apple Press
Format: Print book

Whether it be internal demons, real-life vampires, anonymous serial killers, crazed spouses, vengeful ghosts or Satan himself, horror films have gripped audiences and filmmakers alike since the very beginnings of cinema. Prepare to be terrified, fascinated and enthralled as you take this...
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New Classics to Moderns: Music for Millions Series

Hal Leonard Corp. - Music Sales America
Format: Paperback

(Music Sales America) . 102 original pieces as written by Beethoven, Couperin, Debussy, Einaudi, Glass, Maxwell Davies, Mozart, O'Halloran, Purcell, Scarlatti, Vivaldi, and more.
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MOMENTO: Photographs by George S. Zimbel

George S Zimbel - Black Dog
Format: Print book

MOMENTO brings together the work of established and well regarded US-born Canadian documentary photographer George S Zimbel. The book is set to coincide with the release of the documentary film of his life's work, Zimbelism.George S Zimbel is a key figure in the last generation of photographers...
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A-Z of Bird Portraits: In Acrylics

Andrew Forkner - Search Press
Format: Hardcover

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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The Bass Book: A Complete Illustrated History of Bass Guitars Updated Edition

Tony Bacon - Backbeat
Format: Print book

(Book) . In California in the early '50s, the Fender company introduced the world's first electric bass guitar. They couldn't have known known it then, but the Precision Bass would start a revolution in the sound of popular music. This book explains how that revolution happened...
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The Professional Pianist -- Solos for Weddings: 50 Advanced Arrangements

Dan Coates - Alfred Music
Format: Musical score

This collection has been crafted to provide professional-sounding, easily prepared arrangements for busy pianists. It contains 25 selections appropriate for wedding ceremonies, including favorites such as Pachelbel's ""Canon in D"" and Mendelssohn's ""Wedding...
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Ballet for Life: Exercises and Inspiration from the World of Ballet Beautiful

Mary Helen Bowers - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

A chic and informative guide to the Ballet Beautiful method, featuring dance-inspired exercises, wellness tips, and lifestyle advice that help readers achieve ballerina confidence and self-esteem. After a career with the New York City Ballet, Mary Helen Bowers created Ballet Beautiful,...
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Chris Tomlin - Never Lose Sight

Chris Tomlin - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) . "America's Worship Leader" is back with this 2016 release featuring 14 new tracks including the hit singles "Good Good Father" and "Jesus." Other songs include: All Yours * Come Thou Fount (I Will Sing) * First Love...
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Hamilton: Vocal Selections

Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hal Leonard
Format: Musical score

(Vocal Selections) . 17 selections from the critically acclaimed musical based on Alexander Hamilton's biography which debuted on Broadway in August 2015 to unprecedented advanced box office sales. Our collection features 17 selections in piano/vocal format from the music penned by Lin-Manuel...
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Queen Bey: A Celebration of the Power and Creativity of Beyonc Knowles-Carter

Veronica Chambers - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

From the editor of the bestselling anthology The Meaning of Michelle, a celebration of one of the greatest stars of our timeThe Ultimate Beyonce Collectible Beyonc. Her name conjures more than music, it has come to be synonymous with beauty, glamour, power, creativity, love, and romance....
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Sustainable Residential Architecture

Ana Alvarez - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

A showcase of sustainable living in prefab, solar, mobile and modular houses. In this book, architect Ana Maria Alvarez presents an array of the world's best sustainable residential architecture. Studying houses in many countries, she provides photographs, floor plans and elevations, mechanical...
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The Luck Archive: Exploring Belief, Superstition, and Tradition

Mark Menjivar - Trinity University Press
Format: Book

Artist Mark Menjivar was in an antique bookshop in Fort Wayne, Indiana, when he found 4 four-leaf clovers pressed between the yellowed pages of an aged copy of 1000 Facts Worth Knowing. Their discovery beguiled Menjivar so much that he began a multiyear exploration into the concept of luck...
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Badlands Impressions

Chuck Haney - Farcountry Press
Format: Paperback

To photographer Chuck Haney, the badlands of North America's high plains are a photographer's paradise and spiritual places that touch the soul. In these striking, arid landscapes, the only constant is change and erosion is king. Here, water and wind are nature's artists and historians,...
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Rock Art!: Painting and Crafting with the Humble Pebble

Denise Scicluna - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book

Great uses for rocks: throwing, skipping, kicking ... how about painting? Rock painting is one of the oldest forms of artistic expression known to man. The varied surfaces, shapes, and sizes of rocks also make them perfect for crafts. From brooches to bookends, paperweights to place cards,...
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The Greatest Showman: Instrumental Play-Along Series for Flute

Benj Pasek - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Instrumental Play-Along) . 9 songs from this blockbuster hit movie musical are included in this collection for instrumentalists. Each book features online access to audio demonstration and play-along tracks for download or streaming to help you hear how the song should sound and then...
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home

Molly Sims - Dey Street Books
Format: Paperback

New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters...
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Swing Dance: Fashion, music, culture and key moves

Scott Cupit - Jacqui Small
Format: Hardcover

With all things vintage enjoying a boom worldwide, swing dancing has well and truly swung back into fashion. From vintage festivals and tea dances to weekend socials and hundreds of weekly classes held around the world, multiple forms of the dance that was created in 1930s Harlem by Frankie...
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How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 9

Wallace Wang - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Print book

"How to Write a Great Script with Final Draft 9" is not a typical computer book tutorial. Flip open any computer book and you’ll typically see a thick tome crammed with information about every possible feature of a program in exhaustive detail. Such comprehensive detail...
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Decorating a Room of One's Own: Conversations on Interior Design with Miss Havisham, Jane Eyre, Victor Frankenstein, Elizabeth Bennet, Ishmael, and Other Literary Notables

Susan Harlan - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover

What would Little Women be without the charms of the March family's cozy New England home? Or Wuthering Heights without the ghost-infested Wuthering Heights? Getting lost in the setting of a good book can be half the pleasure of reading, and Decorating a Room of One's...
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The Philippines: A Visual Journey

Elizabeth Reyes - Periplus Editions
Format: Print book

This beautifully photographed travel pictorial captures the people, art, architecture, food and landscapes of the Philippines.The Philippine Archipelago with its 7,100 islands is culturally diverse and unique in Southeast Asia, and renowned for the splendor of its coastal beaches and terraced...
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Handel in London: A Genius and His Craft

Jane Glover - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

A rich and evocative account of the life and work of one of the world's favorite composers -- from the acclaimed author of Mozart's Women.In 1712, a young German composer followed his princely master to London and would remain there for the rest of his life. That master would become King...
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Astronomy Photographer of the Year: Prize-winning Images by Top Astrophotographers

Terence Dickinson
Format: Book

This stunning collection of images from the Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition assembles the very best astrophotography from around the world. Organized by the Royal Observatory, the photographs capture an astounding range of astronomical phenomena both within our
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If I Understood You, Would I Have This Look on My Face?: Relating to and Communicating with Others

Alan Alda - Random House
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Award-winning actor Alan Alda tells the fascinating story of his quest to learn how to communicate better, and to teach others to do the same. With his trademark humor and candor, he explores how to develop empathy as the key factor."Invaluable."...
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Painting Without Paint: Landscapes with your tablet

Matthew Palmer - Search Press
Format: Hardcover

The feel of painting on the tablet screen is surprisingly similar to traditional painting. Tablet art is addictive. You can produce a painting using no water, no paint and creating no mess - its great!. . Matthew Palmer demystifies tablet painting so that you can create beautiful landscapes...
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Wedding Photography Kickstart: How to Achieve Unlimited Success

Liliana Wright - Amherst Media
Format: Print book

Wedding photography is one of the most competitive genres in photography. With so many other professional photographers (not to mention "Uncle Bobs") fighting for a chance to document all of the important moments and nuances of the wedding day, how can you rise to the top and win your...
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The Hunchback of Notre Dame: The Stage Musical: Vocal Selections

Alan Menken - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Vocal Selections) . 17 songs from the stage musical adapted from Victor Hugo's 1831 novel of the same name and the music from the 1996 Disney animated feature film. This collection includes vocal line arrangements with piano accompaniment for the songs: The Bells of Notre Dame * Esmeralda...
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This Is What a Librarian Looks Like: A Celebration of Libraries, Communities, and Access to Information

Kyle Cassidy - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book

In 2014, author and photographer Kyle Cassidy published a photo essay on Slate.com called "This is What A Librarian Looks Like," a montage of portraits and a tribute to librarians. Since then, Cassidy has made it his mission to remind us of how essential librarians and libraries...
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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition

Robert Dimery - Universe; Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover

The ultimate compendium of a half century of the best music, now revised and updated. 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a highly readable list of the best, the most important, and the most influential pop albums from 1955 through today. Carefully selected by a team of international...
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The First Signs: My Quest to Unlock the Mysteries of the World's Oldest Symbols

Genevieve Von Petzinger - Atria Books
Format: Print book

"One of the most significant works on our evolutionary ancestry since Richard Leakey's paradigm-shattering Origins, The First Signs is the first-ever exploration of the little-known geometric images that accompany most cave art around the world-- the first indications of symbolic meaning,...
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Michael Jackson All the Songs: The Story Behind Every Track

Richard Lecocq - Cassell
Format: Hardcover

The complete, definitive study of Michael Jackson's artistic legacy.This is the only book that tells the story behind every single song that the King of Pop ever released - from his formative years with the Jackson Five to his incredible and much-loved output as a solo artist. Over...
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Neville Jacobs: I'm Marc's Dog

Nicolas Newbold - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

The Instagram photographs of the glamorous life of Neville, social-media superstar and esteemed companion of the fashion designer Marc Jacobs. Dubbed "the hardest working dog in fashion" by T Magazine, Neville Jacobs - the sweet-natured bull terrier belonging to the ubiquitous...
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Tokyo Street Style

Yoko Yagi - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Paperback

Tokyo is home to a creative and daring street-style scene, rich with subcultures and shaped by constant motion. In Tokyo Street Style, fashion writer Yoko Yagi explores influential trends, covering an eclectic range of styles from kawaii cute to genderless looks, while designers,...
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Focus: The Secret, Sexy, Sometimes Sordid World of Fashion Photographers

Michael Gross - Atria Books
Format: eBook

In this rollicking account of fashion photography's golden age, the New York Times bestselling author of Model and House of Outrageous Fortune, Michael Gross, brings to life the wild genius, ego, passion, and antics of the men (and a few women) behind the camera.Before Instagram was an art form,...
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Drawing Cartoon Faces: 55 Projects for Cartoons, Caricatures & Comic Portraits

Harry Hamernik - Impact Books
Format: Paperback

Discover the fast and fun art of drawing comic faces!Chances are you already know how to draw some expressions. But you can only go so far with "happy," "sad" and "angry." In order to give your comic portraits some...character...you need to know what they look...
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Erased from Space and Consciousness: Israel and the Depopulated Palestinian Villages of 1948

Noga Kadman - Indiana University Press
Format: eBook

Hundreds of Palestinian villages were left empty across Israel when their residents became refugees after the 1948 war, their lands and property confiscated. Most of the villages were razed by the new State of Israel, but in dozens of others, communities of Jews were settled -- many refugees...
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The Paper Trail: An Unexpected History of a Revolutionary Invention

Alexander Monro - Knopf, 2016.
Format: Print book

A sweeping, richly detailed history that tells the fascinating story of how paper - the simple Chinese invention of two thousand years ago - wrapped itself around our world, humankind's most momentous ideas imprinted on its surface. The emergence of paper in the imperial court...
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A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras

Michael Pritchard - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

A History of Photography in Fifty Cameras explores the 180-year story of perhaps the most widely used device ever built. It covers cameras in all forms, revealing the origins and development of each model and tracing the stories of the photographers who used and popularized them. Illustrated...
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Journey Through Bali & Lombok.

Paul Greenway - Tuttle Pub
Format: Book

Whether readers are planning a trip to Bali or just fantasizing about one, "Journey Through Bali & Lombok" makes for an unforgettable Bali travel guide. Containing more than 300 color photographs, this breathtaking volume brings you from the trendy beach of Seminyak to the Monkey...
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The Platinum Age of Television: From I Love Lucy to The Walking Dead, How TV Became Terrific

David Bianculli - Random House Audio
Format: Audiobook

Television shows have now eclipsed films as the premier form of visual narrative art of our time. This new book by one of our finest critics explains - historically, in depth, and with interviews with the celebrated creators themselves - how the art of must-see/binge-watch television evolved....
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Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour

Ann Blockley - Batsford
Format: Hardcover

Following the huge success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, artist Ann Blockley turns her hand to landscapes. Through stunning examples of her colorful, expressive work, Blockley explains how to employ these same techniques to develop your personal style. Learn how to combine paint...
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Sara Bareilles - What's Inside: Songs from Waitress

Sara Bareilles - Hal Leonard
Format: Print book

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) . Bareilles' 2015 release features a dozen songs from the Broadway adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's 2007 indie comedy-drama Waitress . Our folio features piano/vocal/guitar arrangements of all the songs: Bad Idea * Door Number Three * Everything...
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Training Days: The Subway Artists Then and Now

Sacha Jenkins - Thames & Hudson; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

In the late 1970s, New York City was bankrupt, dirty and dangerous. Born on these grimy streets, graffiti rapidly made its mark. Here, twelve legendary graffiti writers the original subway artists whose creative genius fuelled the earliest flowering of the movement give first-person accounts...
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The Parthenon Enigma

Joan Breton Connelly - Knopf
Format: Hardcover

Built in the fifth century b.c., the Parthenon has been venerated for more than two millennia as the West's ultimate paragon of beauty and proportion. Since the Enlightenment, it has also come to represent our political ideals, the lavish temple to the goddess Athena serving as the model...
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Pattern and Ornament in the Arts of India

Henry Wilson - Thames & Hudson
Format: Paperback

An illuminating survey of Indian pattern and ornament as expressed in its architecture The richness of the arts of India is overwhelming, and perhaps most noticeably so in its architecture. This innovative volume reveals the exquisite detail of the decorative compositions, their finesse,...
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Beautiful Geometry

Eli Maor - Princeton University Press
Format: Book

If you've ever thought that mathematics and art don't mix, this stunning visual history of geometry will change your mind. As much a work of art as a book about mathematics, Beautiful Geometry presents more than sixty exquisite color plates illustrating a wide range of geometric...
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RESTORING YOUR HISTORIC HOUSE : the comprehensive guide for homeowners

SCOTT T HANSON - TILBURY
Format: Print book


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Doctor Who: The Visual Dictionary

Jason Loborik - DK, 2014.
Format: Print book

The successful guide to the Doctor's world - now updated and expanded for 2014 and the new Doctor. This lavishly illustrated guide to the Doctor's world is now expanded to include all the action from the new series with Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor. With 32 new pages of material, including...
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Christmas Classics: Flute

Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Instrumental Play-Along) . Solo arrangements of 15 favorite Christmas songs. The price of this book includes access to online audio demonstration and backing tracks that allow instrumentalists to slow down the audio without changing pitch, loop for challenging parts, and more. Includes:...
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Awards for Good Boys: Tales of Dating, Double Standards, and Doom

Shelby Lorman - Penguin Books
Format: Paperback

"Shelby and her art are extremely my shit. You need this book." - Samantha Irby, New York Times bestselling author of We Are Never Meeting in Real Life"The rare Instagram-turned-book that actually works." - JezebelA wickedly funny illustrated look at living and dating...
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Chuck D Presents This Day in Rap and Hip-Hop History

Chuck D - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover

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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The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

Lucasfilm Ltd. - Dark Horse Books
Format: Hardcover

A full-color oversized hardcover volume that captures the development of the newest canonical and interactive addition to the Star Wars universe.A galaxy-spanning adventure awaits in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, the new action-adventure videogame from Respawn Entertainment....
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Alfred's Basic Piano Library Popular Hits Complete, Bk 2 & 3: For the Later Beginner

Tom Gerou - Alfred Pub Co
Format: Print book

Alfred's Basic Piano Library---Popular Hits answers the often expressed need for popular music to be used as supplementary music for students. Soon after beginning piano study, students can play attractive versions of the best-known melodies of today. This book is a compilation of Level...
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Never a Dull Moment: 1971--The Year That Rock Exploded

David Hepworth - Henry Holt and Company
Format: Print book

A rollicking look at 1971 - the busiest, most innovative and resonant year of the 70s, defined by the musical arrival of such stars as David Bowie, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, and Joni MitchellOn New Year's Eve, 1970, Paul McCartney told his lawyers to issue the writ at the High Court...
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Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them

Isaac Fitzgerald - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearers true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails,...
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Sell & Re-Sell Your Photos: Learn How to Sell Your Photographs Worldwide

Rohn Engh - North Light Books
Format: Print book

Sell your photos again and again! Live anywhere. Pick your hours. Be your own boss. Earn more money. See your pictures in print. Discover the freedom of a profitable photo business by learning the secrets behind making and selling editorial stock photography. For more than three decades,...
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The Beatles: Photographs from the Set of Help!

Emilio Lari - Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardcover

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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Tattoo Lettering & Banners: Classic and Modern Script Designs

Britt Johansson - Schiffer Publishing
Format: Print book

For both the experienced and aspiring tattoo artist, as well as creative tattoo customers, this book of inspirational examples of script and banner lettering in a wide range of styles is the ideal cheat sheet. Beginning with traditional handwriting, the book moves into more complex script...
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Lonely Planet Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Lonely Planet - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback

Lonely Planet: The world's number one travel guide publisher* Lonely Planet's Great Smoky Mountains National Park is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Hike on the mother of all footpaths,...
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The Pajama Game: Piano/Vocal Selections

Richard Adler - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Vocal Selections) . Nine songs from the 1954 Broadway hit penned by Richard Adler and Jerry Ross presented in standard piano/vocal format with the melody in the piano line. Includes: Hernando's Hideaway * Hey There * I'll Never Be Jealous Again * I'm Not at All in Love * Once-A-Year-Day...
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Digital Photography Through the Year, 2nd Edition

Tom Ang - Dk Publishing, 2016.
Format: Print book

Digital Photography Through the Year is your essential companion to capturing the most beautiful moments of every season. Updated to include all the latest technological developments and creative trends, this guide is packed with practical explanations of key techniques and tips and tricks...
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Out of Sight: The Los Angeles Art Scene of the Sixties

William Hackman - Other Press
Format: Hardcover

A social and cultural history of Los Angeles and its emerging art scene in the 1950s, 60s, and 70sThe history of modern art typically begins in Paris and ends in New York. Los Angeles was out of sight and out of mind, viewed as the apotheosis of popular culture, not a center for serious...
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A Perfectly Good Guitar: Musicians on Their Favorite Instruments

Chuck Holley - University of Texas Press
Format: Hardcover

Ask guitar players about their instruments, and you're likely to get a story - where the guitar came from, or what makes it unique, or why the player will never part with it. Most guitarists have strong feelings about their primary tool, and some are downright passionate about their axes....
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure

Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

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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Jaguar Cars

James Mann - Motorbooks
Format: Print book

Explore the complete history of Jaguar--maker of cars that practically purr with life--through James Mann's stunning photography.In 1935, a small company in Coventry, England, built a sporting saloon called the Jaguar SS and set in motion an inexorable process that would lead to Britain's...
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Upstyle Your Furniture: Techniques and Creative Inspiration to Style Your Home

Stephanie Jones - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Paperback

Owning one-of-a-kind, bespoke furniture is no longer a privilege of the wealthy or the realm of professional designers. Upstyle Your Furniture shows the rest of us how easy it is to create custom pieces of furniture with a bit of imagination and easy-to-find materials. Why spend a fortune...
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How to Read Houses: A Crash Course in Domestic Architecture

Will Jones - Rizzoli
Format: Book

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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Unforgotten New York: Legendary Spaces of the Twentieth-Century Avant-Garde

David Brun-Lambert - Prestel
Format: Print book

Captivating photographs from the present and the past take readers on a tour through New York City's most influential cultural spaces--reminding us of what made them legendary, and revealing what has replaced them. If you lived in New York City in the 1950s, '60s, '70s, or '80s,...
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NK Guy: Art of Burning Man

NK Guy - TASCHEN
Format: Hardcover

Art Ablaze Pyrotechnics and pure self-expression at Burning Man One hundred miles from the gambling town of Reno, in the wilderness of northern Nevada, lies a vast, hostile plain known as the Black Rock Desert. The region has been an empty and windswept dry lake bed for most of the past...
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Japanese Prints: The Collection of Vincent van Gogh

Louis van Tilborgh - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

"All my work is based to some extent on Japanese art" -- Vincent van Gogh, to his brother Theo, July 15, 1888One hundred and fifty years ago, Vincent van Gogh fell under the enticing spell of Japanese printmaking while working in Paris. He bought over six hundred Japanese prints...
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Tricia Foley Life/Style: Elegant Simplicity at Home

Tricia Foley - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

Designer and lifestyle authority Tricia Foley illustrates her approach to creating elegantly pared-down environments for the home and work space. Designer Tricia Foley is best known for her timeless classical style, characterized by clean lines, natural materials, and vintage furnishings...
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Alfred's Easy Guitar Songs Rock & Pop: 50 Hits from Across the Decades

Alfred Music Publishing Co. - Alfred Music
Format: Print book

For beginning musicians, Alfred's Easy series is the fast track to developing a repertoire of well-known and fun-to-play songs. More experienced players will find an excellent resource of favorite songs for general reference. The 50 arrangements in Alfred's Easy Guitar Songs: Rock...
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The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs

Lauren Wilford - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

The Wes Anderson Collection: Isle of Dogs takes readers behind the scenes of the beloved auteur's newest animated film. Set in Japan and centered on a young boy's search for his missing dog, Isle of Dogs features the voices of Anderson regulars Edward Norton, Bill Murray,...
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Signs of Hope: Messages from Subway Therapy

Matthew "Levee" Chavez - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover

A deeply moving and inspiring collection of notes from the most expressive wall in the world.In the days and weeks after the 2016 presidential election, Matthew Chavez showed up in the subway with stacks of brightly colored sticky notes. "Express yourself," he told passersby....
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Enchanted Objects: Design, Human Desire, and the Internet of Things

David Rose - Scribner
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Who Owns the Future? and The Second Machine Age, an MIT Media Lab scientist imagines how everyday objects can intuit our needs and improve our lives.We are now standing at the precipice of the next transformative development: the Internet of Things. Soon, connected technology...
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents

Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

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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Close Up Photography in Nature

John and Barbara Gerlach - Focal Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

Capturing the grandeur of landscapes or mood of a certain natural light is challenging but often the simple details of a texture or color evade photographers most of all. In Close Up Photography in Nature, best-selling authors and nature photography pros, John and Barbara...
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What the Eye Hears: A History of Tap Dancing

Brian Seibert - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: eBook

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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Cassatt: Mothers and Children

Sue Roe - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

Mary Cassatt's tender and profound paintings redefined portraiture and broke down barriers for women in art - both as artists and as subjects. This collection focuses on Cassatt's insightful portrayal of women and children living their everyday lives. Fifty magnificent images cover the scope...
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The Shepherd's View: Modern Photographs From an Ancient Landscape

James Rebanks - Flatiron Books
Format: eBook

From The New York Times bestselling author of The Shepherd's Life, a breathtaking book of photography and wisdom that chronicles an ancient way of living that deeply resonates in our modern world. With over eighty full color photographs The English Lake District comes into full focus:...
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The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright

Neil Levine - Princeton University Press
Format: Hardcover

This is the first book devoted to Frank Lloyd Wrights designs for remaking the modern city. Stunningly comprehensive, The Urbanism of Frank Lloyd Wright presents a radically new interpretation of the architects work and offers new and important perspectives on the history of modernism....
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Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812: Vocal Selections

Dave Malloy - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Music Sales America) . Nominated for 12 Tony Awards, Dave Malloy's musical based on a section of Tolstoy's War and Peace is presented in these 15 selections for voice and piano accompaniment. Songs: The Abduction * Balaga * The Ball * Charming * Dust and Ashes * The Great Comet...
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Ragtime Classics: E-Z Play Today #33

HAL LEONARD CORP. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(E-Z Play Today) . A fun collection of 15 ragtime favorites arranged in our easy to read and play E-Z Play Today notation. Titles include: Champagne Rag * Dill Pickles * Dimples * The Entertainer * Felicity Rag * Maple Leaf Rag * Peaches and Cream * Something Doing * Tiger Rag * Twelfth...
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French Country: Collected & Timeless Charm

Cooper - 83 Press
Format: Hardcover

Be inspired as you step into lovely French homes and timeless shops in a dreamy journey through serene color palettes and authentic interiors brought to life in the pages of French Country. Colloquial gardens, charming antiques, and captivating style characterize the designs that will encourage...
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The Beatles Are Here!: 50 Years after the Band Arrived in America, Writers, Musicians & Other Fans Remember

Penelope Rowlands - Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill
Format: Paperback

The arrival of the Beatles was one of those unforgettable cultural touchstones. Through the voices of those who witnessed it or were swept up in it indirectly, The Beatles Are Here! explores the emotional impact -- some might call it hysteria -- of the Fab Four's February 1964 dramatic...
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Hidden Chicago Landmarks

John R. Schmidt - The History Press
Format: Paperback

Take in the sights of Chicago's forgotten byways, including a cow trail through a downtown hotel. Pause reflectively at the cemetery in a working scrapyard and the church built without a nail. Stop by the one-time homes of Walt Disney, Joe Louis, Hillary Clinton and Al Capone. Along...
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The World of A Wrinkle in Time: The Making of the Movie

Kate Egan - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover

Travel through time and space on an epic adventure with Disney's major motion picture A Wrinkle in Time!This keepsake book takes readers behind the scenes of Disney's film adaptation of Madeleine L'Engle's timeless novel. Complete with interviews and photographs of the cast...
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Shake It Up: Great American Writing on Rock and Pop from Elvis to Jay Z: A Library of America Special Publication

Jonathan Lethem - Library of America
Format: Hardcover

THE ESSENTIAL PLAYLIST OF GREAT WRITING ABOUT THE MUSIC THAT ROCKED AMERICA Jonathan Lethem and Kevin Dettmar's Shake It Up invites the reader into the tumult and excitement of the rock revolution through fifty landmark pieces by a supergroup of writers on rock in all its variety, from...
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Talking 'Bout Your Mama: The Dozens, Snaps, and the Deep Roots of Rap

Elijah Wald - Oxford University Press
Format: Print book

From Two Live Crew's controversial comedy to Ice Cube's gangsta styling and the battle rhymes of a streetcorner cypher, rap has always drawn on deep traditions of African American poetic word-play, In Talking 'Bout Your Mama, author Elijah Wald explores one of the most potent...
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How To Make It in the New Music Business: Practical Tips on Building a Loyal Following and Making a Living as a Musician

Ari Herstand - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Hailed as an "indispensable" guide (Forbes) , How to Make It in the New Music Business returns in this extensively revised and expanded edition.When How to Make It in the New Music Business hit shelves in 2016, it instantly became the go-to resource for musicians eager to make...
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Easy Pop Melodies: Hal Leonard Guitar Method Bk/Online Audio

HAL LEONARD CORP. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Guitar Method) . Hal Leonard Pop Melody Supplements are the unique books that supplement any guitar method books 1, 2 or 3. The accompanying audio features every song recorded by a full band, so you can hear how each song sounds and then play along when you're ready. Each book is filled...
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Ukulele for Beginners: How to play and master the 'uke' in no time!

Tim Dedopulos - Amber Books
Format: Paperback

"Once the recorder was the first musical instrument that you learned to play at school, but these days the ukulele is becoming the most popular classroom choice. It's cheap, light, easily portable, suitable for children's small hands and can be used to play a surprisingly wide...
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Misty Copeland

Gregg Delman - Rizzoli
Format: Print book

This stunning volume of photographs captures the sculpturally exquisite and iconic ballerina. Misty Copeland has single-handedly infused diversity and personality into the insular world of ballet, creating an unexpected resurgence of appreciation within contemporary popular culture. Her story...
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On Highway 61: Music, Race, and the Evolution of Cultural Freedom

Dennis McNally - Counterpoint
Format: Hardcover

On Highway 61 explores the historical context of the significant social dissent that was central to the cultural genesis of the sixties. The book is going to search for the deeper roots of American cultural and musical evolution for the past 150 years by studying what the Western European...
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Christmas Anthology: Late Elementary to Intermediate Level Piano Solos for All Piano Methods

Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback

(Educational Piano Library) . This collection of holiday repertoire is the perfect companion to any piano method when preparing for Christmas recitals, containing arrangements ranging from a late elementary to intermediate level. Includes 30 songs: Believe * Christmas Time Is Here * Frosty...
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