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Warcraft: Behind the Dark Portal

Daniel Wallace - Harperdesign
Format: Print book

A stunning behind-the-scenes look at the making of Legendary Pictures' and Universal Pictures' Warcraft: Behind the Dark Portal, and based on Blizzard Entertainment's World of Warcraft, the highest grossing role-playing video game series of all time.The peaceful realm of Azeroth...
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A Short History of the Shadow

Victor I. Stoichita - Reaktion Books
Format: Paperback

In this investigative tour de force, Victor I. Stoichita untangles the history of one of the most enduring technical and symbolic challenges to confront Western artists: the depiction and meaning of shadows. Stoichita's compelling and expansive account draws on texts by Renaissance...
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Elvis and Ginger: Elvis Presley's Fiancée and Last Love Finally Tells Her Story

Ginger Alden - Berkley
Format: Hardcover

ELVIS PRESLEY'S FIANCE AND LAST LOVE FINALLY TELLS HER STORY "Elvis, you and I know the truth and unfortunately you're not here to set the record straight. With this book, I will try to..." Elvis Presley and Graceland were fixtures in the life of Ginger Alden, having been...
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The Fashion Book: Create Your Own Cool Looks from the Story of Style

Alexandra Black - DK Children
Format: Hardcover

Enter the world of glamour and go behind the scenes of the fashion world.The Fashion Book is an ideal introduction to the world of fashion. Learn about its history and how it has translated into the works of modern-day designers. Explore numerous styles, and get to know about the origins...
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Friday Night Lives: Photos from the Town, the Team, and After

Robert Clark
Format: Hardcover

In 1988, when Robert Clark was in his early twenties, he traveled to Odessa, Texas, to create a visual element for a book about a high school football team. That book was Buzz Bissinger's Friday Night Lights -- the chronicle of a season with the Permian Panthers, one of the state's...
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Modernisms: Iranian, Turkish, and Indian Highlights from NYU's Abby Weed Grey Collection

Lynn Gumpert - Hirmer Publishers; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover

Modernisms is the first book to offer a crosscultural exploration of modern art from Iran, Turkey, and India. Focusing on select works from the Abby Weed Grey Collection of Modern Asian and Middle Eastern Art at New York University, the contributions here discuss significant pieces from...
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The World at Night: Spectacular photographs of the night sky

Babak Tafreshi - White Lion Publishing
Format: Hardcover

See the full beauty of our night sky revealed as never before in over 200 photographs from around the world. Bringing together the images of over 40 photographers across 25 countries, be astounded by the lights of the night sky in some of the darkest places on earth; discover the beauty...
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Castles: Their History and Evolution in Medieval Britain

Marc Morris - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover

From the author of The Norman Conquest and A Great and Terrible King comes a sweeping and stunning history of the most magnificent castles in Britain. Beginning with their introduction in the eleventh century, and ending with their widespread abandonment in the seventeenth, Marc Morris...
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Business Basics for Musicians: The Complete Handbook from Start to Success (Music Pro Guides)

BOBBY BORG - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Paperback

Today, when artists are empowered to take greater control of their careers and earnings, the need for musicians to understand the business of music has never been greater. In a digital age overflowing with confusing and ever-changing information, musicians need trusted business advice from...
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Chromatopia: An Illustrated History of Color

David Coles - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover

This origin story of history's most vivid color pigments is perfect for artists, history buffs, science lovers, and design fanatics.Did you know that the Egyptians created the first synthetic color and used it to create the famous blue crown of Queen Nefertiti? Or that the noblest purple...
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