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Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells: The Best of Early Vanity Fair

Graydon Carter - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

For the magazine's centenary celebration, an anthology of pieces from the early golden age of Vanity FairIn honor of the 100th anniversary of Vanity Fair magazine, Bohemians, Bootleggers, Flappers, and Swells celebrates the publication's astonishing early catalogue of writers, with...
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Ansel Adams: The National Parks Service Photographs

ANSEL ADAMS - Abbeville Press
Format: Hardcover

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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All You Need to Know About the Music Business: 10th Edition

Donald S. Passman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

All You Need to Know About the Music Business by veteran music lawyer Don Passman - dubbed "the industry bible" by the Los Angeles Times - is now updated to address the biggest transformation of the music industry yet: streaming.For more than twenty-five years, All...
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A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety

DONALD HALL - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

New essays from the vantage point of very old age, once again "alternately lyrical and laugh-out-loud funny,"* from the former poet laureate of the United States * New York TimesDonald Hall has lived a remarkable life of letters, one capped most recently by the New York...
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Figure Drawing Methods for Artists: Over 130 Methods for Sketching, Drawing, and Artistic Discovery

Peter Boerboom - Rockport Publishers
Format: Paperback

Simple methods teach how to draw figures. When we try to draw a person, we are quickly confronted with various challenges. The proportions need to be correct, the attitude must be clear and vivid, the face should show resemblance and also be expressive. Such a task takes courage. Yet a little...
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I Wrote This For You: 2007 - 2017

pleasefindthis - Central Avenue Publishing
Format: Hardcover

I need you to understand something. Ten years ago, I started writing this for you. I wrote it for you and only you. Since then, millions of other people have read it, but none have understood it the way you understand it. I set out to find you a long time ago and today, I'm so glad...
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Altered Art: Techniques for Creating Altered Books, Boxes, Cards & More

Terry Taylor - Lark
Format: Hardcover

A fast-growing craft trend, handled by experts.Choose an object - a cigar box, playing cards, an old album cover - and use it as a creative starting point to make beautiful and entirely new items to display and use: that's "altered art," and it's the fastest-growing trend...
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Star, Branch, Spiral, Fan: Learn to Draw from Nature's Perfect Design Structures

Yellena James - Rockport Publishers
Format: Flexibound

True beauty is found in nature, making this the perfect sketch book for your art inspiration!As if being responsible for dazzling sunsets and the aurora borealis were not enough, nature is also guardian to the universal principals of design. With mathematical perfection, its recurring structures...
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The Art and Craft of Keepsake Photography: Engagements & Weddings: How to Take Perfect Photos and Make Perfect Invitations, Announcements, Albums, ... More

Gua Gua La - Amphoto Books
Format: Paperback

Wedding invitations and engagement announcements used to be just words on a plain card. Now they can be so much more--with The Art and Craft of Keepsake Photography: Engagements and Weddings. Beautiful, hip projects combine digital photography with paper crafting for invitations that will...
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Forgotten Arts and Crafts

John Seymour - DK ADULT; F First US Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

"There is not a human skill that was ever developed that is not still practiced somewhere on this planet." -- John Seymour. The Forgotten Arts & crafts brings together in a single absorbing volume two best-selling classics, The Forgotten Arts and Forgotten Household Crafts, written...
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Storytelling Art Studio: Visual Expressions Of Character, Mood And Theme Using Mixed Media

Cathy Nichols - North Light Books
Format: Paperback

Mixed Media Art Storytelling With Powerful Results!  Storytelling Art Studio is the guide that will show you how to create mixed media art that tells impactful stories. It's a creative guide for mining your own life to manifest imaginary worlds, emotional narratives and clever...
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The Landscape Photography Book

Scott Kelby - Rocky Nook
Format: Paperback

In The Landscape Photography Book, professional photographer and bestselling author Scott Kelby teaches you how to shoot and edit jaw-dropping landscape photographs. Scott covers all you need to know, as he discusses everything from his go-to essential gear to camera settings to the photographic...
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Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation

Beverly Gray - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover

"Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me. Aren't you?" When The Graduate premiered in December 1967, its filmmakers had only modest expectations attached to what seemed to be a small, sexy, art house comedy adapted from an obscure first novel by an eccentric twenty-four-year-old....
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Art Escapes: Daily Exercises and Inspirations for Discovering Greater Creativity and Artistic Confidence

Dory Kanter

Whether you're a beginner or an experienced artist, Art Escapes provides the ideas and encouragement you need to discover greater creativity and artistic confidence, even when you're short on time. Professional artist and instructor shows you how to:Experienc
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The Heart of a Boy: Celebrating the Strength and Spirit of Boyhood

Kate T. Parker - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover

In her international bestseller Strong Is the New Pretty (with 329,000 copies in print) , the photographer Kate T. Parker changed the way we see girls by showing us their truest selves - fearless, messy, wild, stubborn, proud. Now it's time to talk about our boys. Prompted by #metoo,...
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Manga Mania Universe: The Massive Book of Drawing Manga (Drawing With Christopher Hart)

Christopher Hart - Drawing with Christopher Hart
Format: Flexibound

With more than 250 characters across all the popular genres, this is the big, must-have book for every aspiring manga artist! Drawing on the mega-success of Christopher Harts Manga Mania series, Manga Mania Universe combines curated content from each of his previous Manga Mania books...
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Dancing on Raindrops

Roxanne Evans Stout - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

The author of Storytelling with Collage, Roxanne Evans Stout, presents a vibrant compilation of rich photographs, unique mixed-media art and prose that not only tell her story but will lovingly empower you to tell yours, as well. As this stunning and visually-poetic book unfolds, you'll...
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Beyonc in Formation: Remixing Black Feminism

Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley - University of Texas Press
Format: eBook

Making headlines when it was launched in 2015, Omise'eke Tinsley's undergraduate course "Beyonc Feminism, Rihanna Womanism" has inspired students from all walks of life. In Beyonc in Formation, Tinsley now takes her rich observations beyond the classroom, using the blockbuster...
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Graphic Design: The New Basics: Second Edition, Revised and Expanded

Ellen Lupton - Princeton Architectural Press; 2 Rev Upd edition
Format: Hardcover

Our bestselling introduction to graphic design is now available in a revised and updated edition. In Graphic Design The New Basics, bestselling author Ellen Lupton Thinking with Type, Type on Screen and design educator Jennifer Cole Phillips explain the key concepts of visual language that...
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Illinois State Parks

Lee Mandrell - Indiana University Press
Format: Hardcover

Discover the breathtaking beauty and unforgettable adventures that await in Illinois state parks. Lee Mandrell and DeeDee Niederhouse-Mandrell highlight the incredible diversity and natural beauty of the landscapes, flora, and fauna of the state. Marvel at the unique rock formations and 55 foot...
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Bob Ross: The Joy of Painting

BOB ROSS - Universe
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of the life and work of the pop-culture icon who gently encouraged millions to explore their creativity. Known for incorporating "happy little" clouds, mountains, and trees in paintings he would create in just twenty-six television minutes, Bob Ross had an encouraging...
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The Human Planet: Earth at the Dawn of the Anthropocene

George Steinmetz - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover

A dynamic aerial exploration of our changing planet, published on the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The Human Planet is a sweeping visual chronicle of the Earth today from a photographer who has circled the globe to report on such urgent issues as climate change, sustainable agriculture,...
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Expressive Photography: The Shutter Sisters' Guide to Shooting from the Heart

Tracey Clark - Focal Press; 1 edition
Format: Print book

When a photograph captivates you and stirs your soul, you know it instinctively. You not only see the image, you feel it. But how do you capture shots like that with your own camera? How do you make your photographs worth the proverbial thousand words? From portraits to landscapes, still-lifes...
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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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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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Hello World: Being Human in the Age of Algorithms

HANNAH FRY - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

A look inside the algorithms that are shaping our lives and the dilemmas they bring with them.If you were accused of a crime, who would you rather decide your sentence -- a mathematically consistent algorithm incapable of empathy or a compassionate human judge prone to bias and error? What...
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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings

James Crawford - Picador
Format: Hardcover

An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of historys most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents...
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The Great Smoky Mountains: Blue Ridge Parkway and Shenandoah National Park

CARL II HEILMAN - Welcome Books
Format: Hardcover

Stunning photographs celebrate the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, iconic Blue Ridge Parkway, Biltmore Estate, and Shenandoah Valley and National Park. Extending from Virginia to northern Georgia, the Blue Ridge Mountains include Great Smoky Mountains National Park, the 469-mile-long...
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IPHONE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR EVERYBODY : create awesome photographs

BERT KRAGES - AMHERST MEDIA
Format: Paperback


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Dear Evan Hansen

NOT AVAILABLE. - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Winner of 6 Tony Awards!The official behind-the-scenes book of the new hit musical.A letter that was never meant to be seen, a lie that was never meant to be told, a life he never dreamed he could have. Evan Hansen is about to get the one thing he's always wanted: a chance to finally fit in. Both...
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Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing

SELWYN LEAMY - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Paperback

This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings.The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions...
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Humans

Brandon Stanton - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

Brandon Stanton's new book, Humans -- his most moving and compelling book to date -- shows us the world.Brandon Stanton created Humans of New York in 2010. What began as a photographic census of life in New York City, soon evolved into a storytelling phenomenon. A global audience of millions...
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K-Pop Style: Fashion, Skin-Care, Make-Up, Lifestyle, and More

Dianne Pineda-Kim - Racehorse
Format: Paperback

Everything About the Fashion and Style of Korean Pop Music Step up and join the K-Pop revolution now! K-Pop, Korea's infectious and high-energy pop music scene, features fashionable and talented singers and eye-popping visuals. Now you too can learn to dress and style yourself just...
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The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA

Anthony Casillo - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover

This magnificent volume offers a rich visual tour of the planets in our solar system. More than 200 breathtaking photographs from the archives of NASA are paired with extended captions detailing the science behind some of our cosmic neighborhood's most extraordinary phenomena. Images of newly...
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Modern Art 1870-2000: Impressionism to Today

Hans Werner Holzwarth - Taschen
Format: Print book

Modern matters: A blow-by-blow account of groundbreaking modernismMost art historians agree that the modern art adventure first developed in the 1860s in Paris. A circle of painters, whom we now know as Impressionists, began painting pictures with rapid, loose brushwork. They turned to everyday...
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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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The Secret Lives of Color

Kassia St Clair - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover

The unforgettable, unknown history of colors and the vivid stories behind them in a beautiful multi-colored volume"Beautifully written . . . Full of anecdotes and fascinating research, this elegant compendium has all the answers." - NPR, Best Books of 2017The Secret Lives...
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Dress Like a Woman: Working Women and What They Wore

Abrams Books - Abrams Image
Format: Hardcover

At a time in which a woman can be a firefighter, surgeon, astronaut, military officer, athlete, judge, and more, what does it mean to dress like a woman? Dress Like a Woman turns that question on its head by sharing a myriad of interpretations across history. The book includes 300 incredible...
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Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings

Jessica Bashline - Applause Theatre & Cinema Books
Format: Paperback

(Applause Acting Series) . The theater of the 21st century, in many ways, is expanding to require new muscles of its actors, and so should their monologue choices. Contemporary Monologues for Twentysomethings is a compilation of monologues for actors ages 15 to 30, incorporating characters...
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The Art of God of War

Evan Shamoon - Dark Horse Books
Format: Hardcover

It is a new beginning for Kratos. Living as a man, outside the shadow of the gods, he seeks solitude in the unfamiliar lands of Norse mythology. With new purpose and his son at his side, Kratos must fight for survival as powerful forces threaten to disrupt the new life he has created.An...
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Why You Like It: The Science and Culture of Musical Taste

Nolan Gasser - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

From the chief architect of the Pandora Radio's Music Genome Project comes a definitive and groundbreaking examination of how your mind, body, and upbringing influence the music you love.Everyone loves music. But what is it that makes music so universally beloved and have such a powerful...
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Visualizing The Beatles: A Complete Graphic History of the World's Favorite Band

JOHN PRING - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover

Foreword by Rob SheffieldFilled with stunning full-color infographics, a unique, album-by-album visual history of the evolution of the Beatles that examines how their style, their sound, their instruments, their songs, their tours, and the world they inhabited transformed over the course...
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Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.

BEVERLY BOND - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover

From the founder of the mentoring organization and awards show Black Girls Rock! comes an inspiring and beautifully-designed tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world, featuring moving entries from icons like Kerry Washington, Angela Davis, Misty...
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All That Jazz: The Life and Times of the Musical Chicago

Ethan Mordden - Oxford University Press
Format: Hardcover

In 1975, the Broadway musical Chicago brought together a host of memes and myths - the gleefully subversive character of American musical comedy, the reckless glamour of the big-city newspaper, the mad decade of the 1920s, the work of Bob Fosse and Gwen Verdon (two of the greatest talents...
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Proust Was a Neuroscientist

Jonah Lehrer - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; 1ST edition
Format: Hardcover

In this technology-driven age, it’s tempting to believe that science can solve every mystery. After all, science has cured countless diseases and even sent humans into space. But as Jonah Lehrer argues in this sparkling debut, science is not the only path to knowledge. In fact, when...
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Picturing Apollo 11: Rare Views and Undiscovered Moments

J. L. Pickering - University Press of Florida
Format: Hardcover

Picturing Apollo 11 is an unprecedented photographic history of the space mission that defined an era. Through a wealth of unpublicized and recently discovered images, this book presents new and rarely-seen views of the people, places, and events involved in the pioneering first...
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Quick and Cozy Afghans (Leisure Arts #102626)

Leisure Arts - Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Perfect Paperback

Fill your home with warmth and color with these 52 easy patterns that will delight beginning and experienced crocheters alike. From "Classic Elegance" to "Country Casual" and "Soft and Sweet," you'll love the use of basic stitches and simple patterns.
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The Wild Bunch: Sam Peckinpah, a Revolution in Hollywood, and the Making of a Legendary Film

W. K. Stratton - Bloomsbury Publishing
Format: Hardcover

For the fiftieth anniversary of the film, W.K. Stratton's definitive history of the making of The Wild Bunch, named one of the greatest Westerns of all time by the American Film Institute.Sam Peckinpah's film The Wild Bunch is the story of a gang of outlaws who are one big steal...
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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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Art Deco Chicago: Designing Modern America

Robert Bruegmann - Chicago Art Deco Society
Format: Hardcover

An expansive take on American Art Deco that explores Chicago's pivotal role in developing the architecture, graphic design, and product design that came to define middle-class style in the twentieth century Frank Lloyd Wright's lost Midway Gardens, the iconic Sunbeam Mixmaster,...
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Pop Art: A Continuing History

Marco Livingstone

This critical history of the Pop Art movement offers a clear perspective of the movement, with a fully documented chronology that unravels the sequence of events associated with the evolution of Pop in Britain, the USA and Europe.
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The Man in the Glass House: Philip Johnson, Architect of the Modern Century

MARK LAMSTER - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

When Philip Johnson died in 2005 at the age of 98, he was still one of the most recognizable--and influential--figures on the American cultural landscape. The first recipient of the Pritzker Prize and MoMA's founding architectural curator, Johnson made his mark as one of America's leading...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar

Charles Kim - Visual; 2 edition
Format: Paperback

Everything beginners need to know to start playing guitar Do you learn faster by seeing and doing than by wading through tedious instructions Then pick up a guitar and start strumming! Teach Yourself VISUALLY Guitar shows you the basicsstep by step and note by note. You begin with basic...
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Let's Go (So We Can Get Back) : A Memoir of Recording and Discording with Wilco, Etc.

JEFF TWEEDY - Dutton
Format: Hardcover

The singer, guitarist, and songwriter, best known for this work with Wilco, opens up about his past, his songs, the music, and the people that have inspired him.Few bands have inspired as much devotion as the Chicago rock band Wilco, and it's thanks, in large part, to the band's singer,...
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The Unforgettable Photograph: 228 Ideas, Tips, and Secrets for Taking the Best Pictures of Your Life

Scott Mowbray - Workman Publishing Company
Format: Print book

Renowned photographer George Lange’s work is guided by one simple truth: An unforgettable photograph is not about what the subject looks like, but what it feels like. In this entirely new kind of photography guide, written by Mr. Lange and Scott Mowbray, magazine editor and longtime...
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Ink & Paint: The Women of Walt Disney's Animation

MINDY JOHNSON - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover

From the earliest origins of animated imagery, the colorful link between paper and screen was created by legions of female artists working on the slick surface of celluloid sheets. With calligraphic precision and Rembrandtesque mastery, these women painstakingly brought pencil drawings...
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Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World

Timothy Goodman - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book

Bold and sharp, brilliant and vivid, Sharpie markers can be found in art, office, and stationery supply stores, drugstores, mass-market and crafts chains - almost anywhere writing utensils are sold. Sharpies can be used on virtually any surface, from the traditional (paper and canvas) to the unexpected...
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Drawing for the Beginning Artist: Practical techniques for mastering light and shadow in graphite and charcoal

Gabriel Martin - Walter Foster Pub
Format: Print book

Master the art of light and shadow, and create beautiful works of art in graphite pencil.Discover the basic tools and techniques necessary for creating realistic, expressive drawings in graphite pencil. Learn to "see" a subject through the eyes of an artist, first understanding...
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Second City Sinners: True Crime from Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets

Jon Seidel - Lyons Press
Format: Hardcover

Countless criminals have made their mark on Chicago and the surrounding communities. Chicago Sun-Times journalist Jon Seidel takes readers back in time to the days when H. H. Holmes lurked in his "Murder Castle" and guys named Al Capone and John Dillinger ruled the underworld....
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The Method Acting Exercises Handbook

Lola Cohen - Routledge
Format: Print book

The Method Acting Exercises Handbook is a concise and practical guide to the acting exercises originally devised by Lee Strasberg, one of the Method's foremost practitioners. The Method trains the imagination, concentration, senses and emotions to 're-create' - not 'imitate'...
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Transparent Art: Imaginative Techniques to Enchance Your Crafting Projects

Jenny Doh - Stampington & Company
Format: Paperback

The hottest trend in paper crafts and mixed-media, Transparent Art showcases the exciting versatility of transparencies, also known as acetate, in artwork. Discover a vast array of innovative projects with instructions on how to incorporate stamped, painted, sewn, cut, and even burned transparencies...
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50 Years of Rolling Stone: The Music, Politics and People that Changed Our Culture

Rolling Stone. - Abrams
Format: Hardcover

For the past fifty years, Rolling Stone has been a leading voice in journalism, cultural criticism, and - above all - music. This landmark book documents the magazine's rise to prominence as the voice of rock and roll and a leading showcase for era-defining photography. From the 1960s...
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Wasn't That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul of America

Jesse Jarnow - Da Capo Press
Format: Hardcover

The dramatic untold story of the Weavers, the hit-making folk-pop quartet destroyed with the aid of the United States government--and who changed the world, anyway Following a series of top 10 hits that became instant American standards, the Weavers dissolved at the height of their fame....
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American epic : when music gave america her voice.

Elijah Wald - Touchstone
Format: Hardcover

The companion book to the groundbreaking PBS and BBC documentary series celebrating the pioneers and artists of American roots music - blues, gospel, folk, Cajun, Appalachian, Hawaiian, Native American - without which there would be no jazz, rock, country R&B, or hip hop today.Jack...
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The Encyclopedia of Coloured Pencil Techniques: A complete step-by-step directory of key techniques, plus an inspirational gallery showing how artists use them

Judy Martin - Search Press Ltd
Format: Print book

An indispensable guide for anyone keen to learn colored pencil techniques, or for the experienced artist who would like to build on their existing skills. Filled with information on the basic characteristics and color ranges of the main kinds of colored pencil, and step-by-step visual demonstrations...
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Trope Chicago

Sam Landers - Trope Publishing Co.
Format: Hardcover

The first in the City Edition series of books by Trope Publishing Co., Chicago showcases a unique view of one of the most photographed cities in the world by 27 independent photographers from Chicago and beyond. This carefully curated and beautifully bound collection of 206 stunning photographs...
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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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Move On Up: Chicago Soul Music and Black Cultural Power

Aaron Cohen - University of Chicago Press
Format: Paperback

Curtis Mayfield. The Chi-Lites. Chaka Khan. Chicago's place in the history of soul music is rock solid. But for Chicagoans, soul music in its heyday from the 1960s to the 1980s was more than just a series of hits: it was a marker and a source of black empowerment. In Move On Up, Aaron...
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Draw Like the Masters: An Excellent Way to Learn from Those Who Have Much to Teach

Parramon. - Barron'S
Format: Print book

Since the very first artists began creating masterpieces, students have been hoping to learn the secrets of their craft. Copying drawings by the masters was, is, and will continue to be a common practice among students of Fine Arts. Besides being an exercise of tremendous value and training,...
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Drawing for the Absolute and Utter Beginner, Revised: 15th Anniversary Edition

Claire Watson Garcia - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback

This revised 15th anniversary edition of the bestselling beginning drawing book updates art and text examples to include new student pieces, up-to-date materials, and additional sections on drawing in 3D and travel sketching, along with refreshed and contemporary design.Based on author...
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Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast

JEFF FAGER - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A history of 60 Minutes - the iconic American TV news broadcast - going behind the scenes of the most famous breakthrough stories of its remarkable fifty-year run to reveal the secrets of the program's success.Fifty Years of 60 Minutes tells the inside story of the legendary...
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Cover Me: The Stories Behind the Greatest Cover Songs of All Time

Ray Padgett - Sterling Ethos
Format: Hardcover

From the creator of the popular website covermesongs.com comes the perfect book for music fans: the inside stories behind 20 iconic cover songs and the artists who turned them into classics. A great cover only makes a song stronger. Jimi Hendrixs version of Bob Dylans "All Along...
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Beauty And The Beast

Various Artists - ‎Walt Disney Records
Format: Audio CD

Disneys "Beauty and the Beast" is a live-action re-telling of the animated classic which refashions the classic characters from the tale as old as time for a contemporary audience, staying true to the original music while updating the score with several new songs. Includes...
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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World's Best New Gardens

CHRISTOPHER WOODS - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover

A steep hillside garden in Singapore. A garden defined by shape and light in Marrakech. A haunting tree museum in Switzerland. These are just a few of the outstanding gardens featured in Gardenlust, a sumptuous exploration of the world's best new gardens. Intrepid plant expert Christopher...
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Talking Guitar: Conversations with Musicians Who Shaped Twentieth-Century American Music

Jas Obrecht - The University of North Carolina Press
Format: Hardcover

In this lively collection of interviews, storied music writer Jas Obrecht presents a celebration of the worlds most popular instrument as seen through the words, lives, and artistry of some of its most beloved players. Readers will read--and hear--accounts of the first guitarists on record,...
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Bill Cunningham: On the Street: Five Decades of Iconic Photography

New York Times - Clarkson Potter
Format: Hardcover

This official book of photographs houses the 50-year collection of the most iconic and beloved photographs taken by prolific fashion photographer Bill Cunningham, the king of street style.The iconic Bill Cunningham was known for wearing a blue work jacket and for riding a bicycle around...
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