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This is Warhol
Catherine Ingram - Laurence King
Format: Hardcover
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Andy Warhol, the iconic Pop artist, presented himself as the vacuous, dumb kid, famously saying, "If you want to know all about Andy Warhol, just look at the surface of my paintings . and there I am. There's nothing behind it." This book penetrates the surface and explores... |
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The Complete TIPS Ideas for Actors
Jon Jory - Smith & Kraus
Format: Book
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Until recent times, acting wisdom was passed on through an oral tradition called "tips." Presented here are 507 tips, including the way to set up a laugh, the use of opposites, a clear definition of "actions," how to use a "breath score," and even how to react if you're... |
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Wonderful tonight : an autobiography
Pattie Boyd - Harmony
Format: Book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
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An iconic figure of the 1960s and '70s, Pattie Boyd breaks a forty-year silence in Wonderful Tonight, and tells the story of how she found herself bound to two of the most addictive, promiscuous musical geniuses of the twentieth century and became the most famous muse in the history... |
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100 Days in Photographs: Pivotal Events That Changed the World
Douglas Brinkley - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Much more than a book of pictures, 100 Days in Photographs is a compelling visual journey through our age—an odyssey that's personal and universal, immediate and timeless. To create it, Getty Images and National Geographic identified 100 days that represent defining moments of the past... |
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Playing to the Gallery: Helping Contemporary Art in Its Struggle to Be Understood
Grayson Perry - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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Grayson Perry's book will overturn everything you thought you knew about "art"Now Grayson Perry is a fully paid-up member of the art establishment, he wants to show that any of us can appreciate art (after all, there is a reason he's called this book Playing to the Gallery... |
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Different Shades Of Blue
Joe Bonamassa - J&R Adventures
Format: Audio CD
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Different Shades Of Blue (J&R Adventures) is Bonamassa's first studio album in two years and the first album of his career to feature all original material. The result is a record with more of an experimental edge than previous Bonamassa records. It s a blues record that explores the outer... |
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Broadway: The American Musical
Michael Kantor and Laurence Maslon - Bulfinch; First edition
Format: Hardcover
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Along with jazz and abstract expressionism, the Broadway musical is one of the few uniquely American art forms. A companion to the six-part PBS documentary series, BROADWAY: THE AMERICAN MUSICAL is the first comprehensive history of the musical, from its roots at the turn of the 20th century... |
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Keeping an Eye Open: Essays on Art
Julian Barnes - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover
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An extraordinary collection - hawk-eyed and understanding - from the Man Booker Prize-winning, best-selling author of The Sense of an Ending and Levels of Life. As Julian Barnes notes: "Flaubert believed that it was impossible to explain one art form in terms of another, and that great... |
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Gauguin: A Restless and Visionary Genius--His Life in Paintings
DK Publishing - DK ADULT
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by a primitive way of life, Paul Gauguin came to reject the world of the Impressionists, leaving Parisian society in search of paradise. Explore the life of this 19th-century French artist through his astonishingly vibrant and exotic paintings. The DK ArtBook series presents both... |
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Priceless: How I Went Undercover to Rescue the World's Stolen Treasures
Robert K. Wittman - Crown; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Wall Street Journal called him "a living legend." The London Times dubbed him "the most famous art detective in the world." In Priceless, Robert K. Wittman, the founder of the FBI's Art Crime Team, pulls back the curtain on his remarkable career for the first... |
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Love for Sale: Pop Music in America
David Hajdu - Farrar
Format: Print book
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A personal, idiosyncratic history of popular music that also may well be definitive, from the revered music criticDavid Hajdu begins Love for Sale, his personal history of recorded pop music, in an unexpected place--not with nostalgic reminiscences of the 45s of his youth but with the sheet-music... |
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Inside the Machine: Art and Invention in the Electronic Age
Megan Shaw Prelinger - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Print book
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A visual history of the electronic age captures the collision of technology and art -- and our collective visions of the future.A hidden history of the twentieth century's brilliant innovations -- as seen through art and images of electronics that fed the dreams of millions.A rich historical... |
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Opportunities in Cartooning & Animation Careers
Terence J Sacks - McGraw-Hill
Format: Paperback
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This book offers: The latest information on a field of interest Training and educational requirements for each career Salary statistics for different positions within each field Up-to-date professional and Internet resources |
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The White House : an illustrated architectural history
Patrick Phillips-Schrock - McFarland & Company
Format: Book : Picture : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Formerly known as the President's House, then the Executive Mansion, and now for a long time the White House, this famous structure has a fascinating architectural history of ongoing change. The white painted facade of James Hoban's original structure has been added to and strengthened... |
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Complete Art Foundation Course: Drawing, Watercolor, Oils and Acrylics
Curtis Tappenden - Cassell
Format: Hardcover
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Everything budding artists need to know to paint or draw confidently in their own style is in this essential and inspirational A-Z reference filled with full-color illustrations From cave paintings to Picasso technical drawings to cartoons here is the history of these two art forms with... |
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Color in Art
Stefano Zuffi - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Print book
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Every color has many aspects, many variations, and many meanings. Red, for instance, can mean passion, or suffering, or anger. How are these aspects represented in works of art from Titian and Bosch to Matisse and Warhol? Painters use colors to convey a message as much as they do for surface... |
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Five Came Back: A Story of Hollywood and the Second World War
Mark Harris - Penguin Press
Format: Hardcover
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The extraordinary wartime experience of five of Hollywood's most legendary directors, all of whom put their stamp on World War II and were changed forever by itIn Pictures at a Revolution, Mark Harris turned the story of the five movies nominated for Best Picture in 1967 into a landmark... |
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Clark Gable: A Biography
Warren G. Harris - Harmony Books
Format: Hardcover
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There really was a Hollywood, a place of fashionable men and gorgeous women and the all-powerful studio system that allowed them to defy the conventions that governed the rest of the country. Clark Gable arrived there after a rough-and-tumble youth, and his breezy, big-boned, everyman persona... |
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An Introduction to Pastels (DK Art School)
Michael Wright - DK ADULT
Format: Paperback
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Turn the pages of An Introduction to Pastels and discover an exciting art course that teaches you how to work in this expressive and versatile medium. An Introduction to Pastels is a practical guide to a wide range of pastel techniques. More than 300 photographs guide the beginner through... |
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2014 Songwriter's Market
James Duncan - Writer's Digest Books; Thirty-seventh Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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The Most Trusted Guide to Songwriting SuccessWe live in a golden age of DIY artistry, and songwriters and musicians are no strangers to pulling themselves up by their bootstraps, or guitar straps, and blazing a trail toward their own success. Songwriter's Market has been there with... |
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How to Play Piano
Roger Evans - St. Martin's Press
Format: Paperback
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Learning to play the piano has never been easier. With easy-to-follow illustrations and fun practice pieces, this comprehensive step-by-step guide will have students well on your way to playing the music of your choiceveven if they`ve never played a musical instrument. How to Play Piano... |
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Bosch: Master of the Grotesque--His Life in Paintings
DK Publishing - DK ADULT
Format: Paperback
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This volume, one in a series of lavishly illustrated paperback books on major artists and their works, tells the story of Bosch. From a look at the artist's life and times, to the historical and social context in which he worked, to an analysis of his masterpieces, this is a vital visual... |
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The Circus Age: Culture and Society under the American Big Top
Janet M Davis - University of North Carolina Press
Format: Book
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A century ago, daily life ground to a halt when the circus rolled into town. Across America, banks closed, schools canceled classes, farmers left their fields, and factories shut down so that everyone could go to the show. In this entertaining and provocative book, Janet Davis links the flowering... |
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The British Invasion: The Music, the Times, the Era
Barry Miles - Sterling; 1 edition
Format: Book
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In 1964, North America had a second revolution—but this time we welcomed the British! That year, four mop-tops known as The Beatles made their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, ushering in a new era of British music, film, fashion, and art. This richly illustrated and informative... |
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The Gardner Heist: The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft
Ulrich Boser - Smithsonian Books/HarperCollins
Format: Print book
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"Boser cracks the cold case of the art world's greatest unsolved mystery." - Vanity Fair "The True Story of the World's Largest Unsolved Art Theft," The Gardner Heist by Ulrich Boser is a fascinating account of a brazen and amazing criminal act - a book that... |
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Norman Rockwell's Spirit of America: A Family Treasury
Norman Rockwell - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Norman Rockwell’s Spirit of America is an original collection of Rockwell paintings accompanied by classic American poems, stories, and songs that showcase the true spirit of America. In the tradition of the bestselling Norman Rockwell’s Christmas Book, this compilation features... |
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James Cameron's Titanic
James Cameron - Harper Design; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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An update on a classic, the New York Times bestselling companion to James Camerons unforgettable film Titanic celebrates Foxs re-release of Titanic in 3D and commemorates the 100th anniversary of the ships tragic sinking. The original editions of James Camerons Titanic were runaway bestsellers... |
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500 Tattoo Designs
Henry Ferguson - Thunder Bay Press
Format: Hardcover
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Tattoos are no longer unusual or uncommon; they are now an undeniable element of mainstream style and fashion. But tattoos are expensive and, more importantly, permanent; so choosing an image is a very big decision. Here to help is 500 Tattoo Designs, a vast reference library of popular... |
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Titanic Voices: Memories from the Fateful Voyage
Donald Hyslop - St Martins Pr
Format: Hardcover
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Including previously unpublished interviews with and letters written by survivors, along with forty-two color photographs, a book of memorabilia about the Titanic disaster presents the firsthand accounts of witnesses. |
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LIFE Titanic: The Tragedy that Shook the World: One Century Later
Editors of Life - Life
Format: Hardcover
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The Complete Book of Hairstyling
Charles Worthington - Carlton Books
Format: Hardcover
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Bad-hair days will soon become a thing of the past with this essential bible from internationally renowned and award-winning hairdresser Charles Worthington! It's packed with professional salon secrets, from everyday dos to emergency quick-fixes to the latest color and hairpiece... |
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The Show That Never Ends: The Rise and Fall of Prog Rock
David Weigel - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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The wildly entertaining story of progressive rock, the music that ruled the 1970s charts -- and has divided listeners ever since.The Show That Never Ends is the definitive story of the extraordinary rise and fall of progressive ("prog") rock. Epitomized by such classic, chart-topping... |
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The Beginner's Guide to Computer-Based Music Production
Zack Price - Cherry Lane Music
Format: Print book
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(Book) . Now there's an easy way to learn how to record tracks on your home computer, create MIDI files, and master your own CDs. This book demystifies the recording process. It provides simple, easy-to-follow instructions on: choosing and setting up computer and audio equipment,... |
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Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville
Michael Streissguth - It Books
Format: Hardcover
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Outlaw by acclaimed author Michael Streissguth follows the stories of three legends as they redefined country music Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, and Kris Kristofferson.Streissguth delves into the country music scene in the late 60s and early 70s, when these rebels found themselves in Music... |
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Anatomy 101: Christopher Hart's Draw Manga Now!
Christopher Hart - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback
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Focusing on anatomy, one of the fundamentals of drawing manga characters, Anatomy 101 teaches readers how to accurately draw the manga figure. From lessons on muscular and skeletal structure, arms, hands, and feet to poses and movement, this book covers everything readers need to go from... |
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Victoria and Albert: A Royal Love Affair
DAISY GOODWIN - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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More than 16 million viewers watched the first season of the Masterpiece presentation of Victoria, created and written by Daisy Goodwin -- the highest-rated PBS drama in twenty years, second only to Downton Abbey. But what happened after the Queen married her handsome prince?... |
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The Complete Digital Photo Manual: Your #1 Guide for Better Photography
Digital Photo magazine - Carlton Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Complete Digital Photo Manual is a fully comprehensive manual for everyone from the aspiring professional to the general enthusiast. Its coverage of up-to-the-minute equipment (e.g., neutral density filters) is definitive, and worth the book's entire price. But there's so much... |
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Drawing For Painters
Parramon Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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The newest title in Barron's Pocket Art Guides series demonstrates various ways to render different forms and shapes when working with color media, including oils, watercolors, acrylics, inks, pastels, and colored pencils. Exercises offer students practice in rendering basic geometric... |
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The City of Falling Angels
John Berendt - The Penguin Press; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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The author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil returns after more than a decade to give us an intimate look at the "magic, mystery, and decadence" of the city of Venice and its inhabitants It was seven years ago that Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil achieved a record-breaking... |
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John Lennon: The Life
Philip Norman - HarperAudio
Format: Hardcover
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Philip Norman turns his formidable talent to the Beatle for whom belonging to the worlds most beloved pop group was never enough. Drawing on previously untapped sources, and with unprecedented access to all the major characters, here is the definitive portrait of John Lennon. This biography... |
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Where We Lived: Discovering the Places We Once Called Home
Jack Larkin - Taunton Press; First edition. edition
Format: Hardcover
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The past has left behind only scattered clues that, on their own, provide little insight into how the people of early America lived and the details of their daily lives. The photographs in this book, the deeply informed narrative that accompanies them, and the eyewitness accounts of daily... |
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Liberty's Torch: The Great Adventure to Build the Statue of Liberty
Elizabeth Mitchell - Atlantic Monthly Press; 1st edition
Format: Hardcover
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The Statue of Liberty is one of the most recognizable monuments in the world, a powerful symbol of freedom and the American dream. For decades, the myth has persisted that the statue was a grand gift from France, but now Libertys Torch reveals how she was in fact the pet project of one quixotic... |
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Showtime: A History of the Broadway Musical Theater
Larry Stempel - W. W. Norton & Company; College Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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A definitive, accessible, and comprehensive history of the Broadway musical. Here for the first time is the whole history of the musical, on Broadway and off. Stempel combines original research—including a wealthy of primary sources and archival holdings—with deft and insightful... |
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Homeplace: A Southern Town, a Country Legend, and the Last Days of a Mountaintop Honky-Tonk
John Lingan - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate account of country music, social change, and a vanishing way of life as a Shenandoah town collides with the twenty-first century Winchester, Virginia is an emblematic American town. When John Lingan first traveled there, it was to seek out Jim McCoy: local honky-tonk owner and the DJ who first... |
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Posters of World War II: Allied and Axis Propaganda 1939 - 1945
Peter Darman - Chartwell Books
Format: Book
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Over 200 exciting full color posters from World War II, each one accompanied by a caption describing its origins, design, and purpose. The posters cover a wide range of topics, such as recruitment, security, finance, food, and hygiene.Contains posters sourced from European and US archives,... |
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Rodgers & Hammerstein
Ethan Mordden - Harry N Abrams Inc
Format: Hardcover
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More than two hundred illustrations, as well as musical and lyrical selections, celebrate the successful collaboration of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II and their contributions to the development of American musical theater. Movie/Entertainment Alt. |
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Wheel-Thrown Pottery
Bill van Gilder - Lark Books
Format: Paperback
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Anyone who has ever imagined plunging bare hands into cool, moist clay and shaping it into a vase, platter, or tile can now experience the pleasure of pottery. Lifelong potter Bill van Gilder has a bounty of time-tested advice on all the basics, and a plethora of fantastic techniques. That... |
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The Bazaar: Markets and Merchants of the Islamic World
E T Balic - Thames and Hudson
Format: Print book
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This volume is a journey through the bazaars in the old Islamic cities of the Orient. Beginning with a general outline of the history of trade, it examines the origins of the "city within a city" and the early Islamic fortresses and caravanserais. The path of goods is traced along... |
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Pavement Chalk Artist: The Three-Dimensional Drawings of Julian Beever
Julian Beever - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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Fascinating pavement chalk art by a master of the craft. The pavement chalk artist is a master of art, perspective, creativity and performance. Julian Beever is one such extraordinary master. More than just traditional flat drawings, the works Beever creates are uniquely three-dimensional... |
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Norman Bel Geddes Designs America
Donald Albrecht - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Norman Bel Geddes Designs America accompanies a landmark exhibition exploring the career of Norman Bel Geddes (1893-1958) , one of the 20th century's foremost theatrical and industrial designers. This companion volume explores Bel Geddes's life and career in comprehensive detail... |
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The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Thad Carhart - Random House
Format: Hardcover
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Thad Carhart never realized there was a gap in his life until he happened upon Desforges Pianos, a demure little shopfront in his Pairs neighborhood that seemed to want to hide rather than advertise its wares. Like Alice in Wonderland, he found his attempts to gain entry rebuffed at every... |
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House You Build -OSI (American Institute Architects)
Duo Dickinson - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover
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Until now, homeowners have had to choose between the twin worlds of budget-friendly mediocrity and unaffordable fantasy. Responding to this gap, acclaimed architect Duo Dickinson demonstrates that a customhouse doesn't depend on a fabulous price tag. The House You Build offers a third... |
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So, You Want to Be a Ballet Dancer?
Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg - University Press of Florida
Format: Paperback
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Praise for the digital edition "A revealing book about the grueling - and glamorous - world of ballet." - New York Daily News"Chock-full of tips and advice for aspiring dancers and their parents, and includes a personal account of the ballerina's rocky journey to fame."... |
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Drawing and Painting Plants
Christina Brodie - Timber Press
Format: Illustrated]
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Christina Brodie draws on her extensive experience as a botanical art teacher in compiling this complete course on drawing and painting plants. Clear step-by-step instructions show how to accurately render a wide range of plants and plant parts — from flowers, fruits, and seeds through... |
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The Tao of Willie: A Guide to the Happiness in Your Heart
Willie Nelson - Gotham
Format: Hardcover
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National icon Willie Nelson has evolved over the years from country music outlaw swimming against a Whiskey River to a Zen-like figure of wisdom and contentment In this autobiographical collection of life advice The Tao of Willie one of Americaxs truest hearts reveals the spiritual... |
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Drums For Dummies
Jeff Strong - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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You’ve got rhythm…now learn how to use it! Drumming is universal; every musical culture in the world incorporates percussion. From just tapping a straight 4/4 beat with your foot to follow the radio, to the intricate polyrhythms of a West African ensemble, the possibilities... |
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Art of Drawing: The Complete Course
David Sanmiguel - Sterling
Format: Book
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From achieving those first professional strokes to mastering composition, lighting, and color to finishing beautiful still lifes, portraits, and landscapes, here, in one volume, is a course that covers every skill a developing artist needs. Inspiring and instructive images vividly reveal... |
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Karsh: Beyond the Camera
David Travis - David R Godine
Format: Hardcover
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In August and September of 1988, Yousuf Karsh's long-time assistant, Jerry Fielder, sat down with the master photographer and taped over nine hours of recollections of the many portrait sessions he'd experienced in one of the greatest careers in history. Karsh spoke of his sitters... |
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The Roman Forum
David Watkin - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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One of the most visited sites in Italy, the Roman Forum is also one of the best-known wonders of the Roman world. Though a highpoint on the tourist route around Rome, for many visitors the site can be a baffling disappointment. Several of the monuments turn out to be nineteenth- or twentieth-century... |
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Skinny Habits: The 6 Secrets of Thin People
Bob Harper - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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Bob Harper lets us in on the secret behaviors of people who not only lose weight but keep the pounds off for good - and make it look easy. In Bob Harper's #1 New York Times bestselling book The Skinny Rules, the trusted trainer and coach of NBC's The Biggest Loser laid out the twenty... |
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Seven Days in the Art World
Sarah Thornton - W.W. Norton
Format: Hardcover
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A fly-on-the-wall account of the smart and strange subcultures that make, trade, curate, collect, and hype contemporary art.The art market has been booming. Museum attendance is surging. More people than ever call themselves artists. Contemporary art has become a mass entertainment, a luxury... |
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Story of Architecture
Jonathan Glancey - Dorling Kindersley H/B; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Photographs supported by architectural plans and diagrams combine with text in this book to tell the story of the history of architecture. |
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Claude Monet, 1840-1926
Charles F. Stuckey - Thames & Hudson; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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This book, originally published to coincide with the blockbuster exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1995--the most comprehensive retrospective ever assembled of Monet's work--features 161 masterpieces by Monet drawn from public and private collections all over the world,... |
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The Hippest Trip in America: Soul Train and the Evolution of Culture & Style
Nelson George - HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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An authoritative history of the groundbreaking syndicated television show that has become an icon of American pop culture, from acclaimed author and filmmaker Nelson George, "the most accomplished black music critic of his generation" (Washington Post Book World).When it debuted... |
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Best Day On Earth
Rough Guides - Rough Guides
Format: Print book
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Best Day on Earth is the definitive photographic guide to the worlds most unforgettable travel experiences, from sunrise until after dark.A unique one day around the world format gives a global snapshot of extraordinary moments taking place simultaneously, from climbers reaching the summit... |
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The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in History
Robert M. Edsel - Back Bay Books; Mti Rep edition
Format: Paperback
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At the same time Adolf Hitler was attempting to take over the western world, his armies were methodically seeking and hoarding the finest art treasures in Europe. The Fuehrer had begun cataloguing the art he planned to collect as well as the art he would destroy degenerate works he despised.In... |
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Smithsonian Atlas of Space Exploration
Roger D Launius - HarperCollins
Format: Print book
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In the history of space exploration, there have been many leaps for humankind. From the foremost experts at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum, here is a complete visual narrative of our journey from Earth to the stars. . . .Although the momentous October 4, 1957, launch... |
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Singin' in the Rain: The Making of an American Masterpiece
Earl J Hess - University Press of Kansas
Format: Print book
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There is no movie musical more fun than Singin' in the Rain, and few that remain as fresh over the years. . . . It is a transcendent experience, and no one who loves movies can afford to miss it.-Roger Ebert America's most popular film critic is hardly alone in singing the praises of Singin'... |
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The World in Six Songs: How the Musical Brain Created Human Nature
Daniel J. Levitin - Dutton
Format: Hardcover
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The author of the New York Times bestseller This Is Your Brain on Music reveals musics role in the evolution of human culture in this thought-provoking book that "will leave you awestruck" (The New York Times) .. Daniel J. Levitins astounding debut bestseller, This Is Your Brain... |
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Down in the Garden
Anne Geddes - Cedco Pub
Format: Hardcover
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Presents a collection of photographs featuring babies costumed to resemble creatures and plants found in the garden |
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The Self-Portrait : a Cultural History
James Hall - Thames et Hudson
Format: Book
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Focusing on a perennially popular subject, the book tells the vivid history of works that offer insights into artists personal, psychological, and creative worlds. Topics include the importance of the medieval mirror craze in early self-portraiture; the confessional self-portraits of Titian... |
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Fallingwater
Christopher Little - Rizzoli
Format: Print book
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A landmark volume to commemorate the seventy-fifth anniversary of arguably the most significant private residence of the twentieth century. With stunning new photography commissioned especially for this book, Fallingwater captures the much-loved masterpiece by legendary architect Frank... |
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The Fashion File: Advice, Tips, and Inspiration from the Costume Designer of Mad Men
Janie Bryant - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Hardcover
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From Joanie's Marilyn Monroe-esque pencil skirts to Betty's classic Grace Kelly cupcake dresses, the clothes worn by the characters of the phenomenal Mad Men have captivated fans everywhere. Now, women are trading in their khakis for couture and their pumas for pumps. Finally, it's... |
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Andrew Wyeth: Autobiography
Andrew Wyeth - Bulfinch; 1st edition
Format: Illustrated]
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This lavish volume reproduces 138 tempera, drybrush, and watercolor paintings by Wyeth--the most comprehensive retrospective of the artist's work ever produced. But what makes this book truly extraordinary are Wyeth's comments about each painting--an autobiography, told through... |
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The Rough Guide to Country Music
Kurt Wolff - Rough Guides
Format: Paperback
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A handbook to one of America's richest and most firmly-rooted music traditions, this guide covers every phase of the music, from western swing and bluegrass to the alternative country sound of the 1990s. |
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Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection
Deirdre Kelly - Greystone Books
Format: Book
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Throughout her history, the ballerina has been perceived as the embodiment of beauty and perfection— the feminine ideal. But the reality is another story. From the earliest ballerinas in the 17th century, who often led double lives as concubines, through the poverty of the corps de ballet... |
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Beatleness: How the Beatles and Their Fans Remade the World
Candy Leonard - Arcade Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The Beatles arrived in the United States on February 7, 1964, and immediately became a constant, compelling presence in fans' lives. For the next six years, the band presented a nonstop deluge of sounds, words, images, and ideas, transforming the childhood and adolescence of millions... |
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Alaska: A Visual Tour of America's Great Land
Bob Devine - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An amazing tour through its history, culture and landscape, Alaskas stunning imagery and informative text makes it the perfect book for those who dream of visiting the 49th state and those who want to celebrate its singular beauty and expansive history.From the lush rainforests of the Inside... |
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American Art Pottery
Lucile Henzke - Thomas Nelson Inc
Format: Hardcover
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American Art Pottery by Henzke, Lucile. 8vo. |
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Matisse
Henri Matisse - H.N. Abrams
Format: Book
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99 illus., 85 in full color. 9 3/8 x 12. |
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Dancing with the Stars: Jive, Samba, and Tango Your Way into the Best Shape of Your Life
Dancing with the Stars - William Morrow Paperbacks; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Twice a week, millions of viewers tune in to watch the magical transformations undergone by their favorite entertainers through the beauty of dance—and now you can bring all that excitement, sparkle, and glamour into your own home.Based on the hit ABC series, Dancing with the Stars... |
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Museum of the Missing: A History of Art Theft
Simon Houpt - Sterling; First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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Priceless masterpieces...Brazen theftsThe true story behind the blank spaces on the museum walls.What kind of person would dare to steal a legendary paintingand who would buy something so instantly recognizable In recent years, art theft has captured the public imagination more than ever... |
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Art of Sketching
Inc. Sterling Publishing Co. - Sterling
Format: Paperback
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With just a few bold, quick, and spontaneous strokes, a sketch can capture the spirit of any subject. This outstanding guide—which follows The Art of Drawing, The Art of Drawing the Human Body, and The Art of Drawing Landscapes—teaches everything a novice needs to know to master... |
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Designing with Type, 5th Edition: The Essential Guide to Typography
James Craig - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback
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The classic Designing with Type has been completely redesigned, with an updated format and full color throughout. New information and new images make this perennial best-seller an even more valuable tool for anyone interested in learning about typography. The fifth edition has been integrated... |
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Serengeti Spy: Views from a Hidden Camera on the Plains of East Africa
Anup Shah - Harry N. Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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In these terrific action photos of wildlife on the African savannah in the Serengeti and the Massai Mara, Anup Shah reveals these creatures as never seen before, using remote hidden cameras that have been planted across the plains. This is life on the plains in all its dynamism, cruelty... |
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Michael Giacchino - Walt Disney Records
Format: Audio CD
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From Lucasfilm comes the first of the Star Wars standalone films, "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story", an all-new epic adventure. In a time of conflict, a group of unlikely heroes band together on a mission to steal the plans to the Death Star, the Empire s ultimate weapon of destruction.... |
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Calligraphy in 24 Hours
Veiko Kespersaks - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Serious beginners who open this book can really learn the ancient art of calligraphy in just 24 one-hour sessions. A carefully structured beginner's course, Calligraphy in 24 Hours starts with basic instruction and progresses through sessions that challenge readers with projects of increasing... |
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EarthFlight: Breathtaking Photographs from a Bird's-Eye View of the World
John Downer - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A guided tour of the world through the eyes of birds. For his award-winning In-Flight Movie, filmmaker John Downer devised a 61/2-ounce camera that could be carried by a trained buzzard. Eagle followed, for which Downer used a smaller video camera with an onboard transmitter to film... |
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Boys Scouts of America: Today
Robert Birkby - DK ADULT
Format: Hardcover
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A photographic celebration of 100 years of Scouting! Boys have been drawn to the fun, fellowship, and adventure of Scouting for a hundred years. Now, as it embarks on its second century. Including the winning photographs from the BSA's 2010 National Photo Contest, the full-color images... |
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Understanding Color: Creative Techniques in Watercolor
Marcia Moses - Sterling
Format: Hardcover
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The inspiration for Marcia Moses’ illuminating guide came from the many questions colleagues and students have asked her through the years—and she has made absolutely certain that the techniques outlined in her easy-to-follow discussions offer the practical applications they... |
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Ohio in Photographs: A Portrait of the Buckeye State
Ian Adams - Ohio University Press
Format: Print book
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Showcasing the work of two of the state's leading landscape photographers, Ohio in Photographs presents a rich array of places and people, from serene hiking trails and Dayton's Huffman Prairie to shining downtown riverscapes and the riotous colors and figures of an unconventional... |
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Folk Costumes Of The World
Robert Harrold - Cassell Illustrated
Format: Hardcover
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Over 200 costumes in color, with descriptions relating each to traditions, music, dance and ritual. "Valuable as a design history and visual reference." - Theatre Crafts Magazine. "Useful in high school and public libraries." - RSBALA |
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Ansel Adams in the National Parks: Photographs from America's Wild Places
Ansel Adams - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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With more than two hundred photographs - many rarely seen and some never before published - this is the most comprehensive collection of Ansel Adams' photographs of America's national parks and wilderness areas. For many people, Yosemite, Yellowstone, Glacier National Park, and other... |
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Music Lessons: Guide Your Child to Play a Musical Instrument (and Enjoy It!)
Stephanie Stein Crease - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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Named one of Publishers Weekly's Best 100 Books of 2006. Providing guidance for parents who want their children to enjoy learning to play a musical instrument, this resource teaches parents the best ways to encourage children's musical talents. Key guidance is provided for the trickiest... |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Ballroom Dancing
Jeffrey Allen - ALPHA; 2nd edition
Format: Paperback
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Ballroom dancing is back! And now anyone can move like a pro. DVD included! In addition to the step-by-step photos, footwork illustrations, and instruction covering all the common ballroom dances, this new edition of the bestselling Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Ballroom Dancing... |
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Building Ohio: A Traveler's Guide to Ohio's Rural Architecture
Jane Ware - Orange Frazer Press
Format: Paperback
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Jane ware's Second Volume of Building Ohio, subtitled A Traveler's Guide to Ohio's Rural Architecture, is a wonderfully anecdotal revelation of the buildings found in the state's smaller cities and towns, as well as the countryside itself. This is the architecture born of Ohio's... |
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Home
Ellen DeGeneres - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: Print book
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Ellen DeGeneres has bought and renovated nearly a dozen homes over the last twenty-five years, and describes her real-estate and decorating adventures as "an education." She has long cared deeply about design: "I think I wanted to be an interior designer when I was thirteen." |
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Monuments: America's History in Art and Memory
Judith Dupre - Random House; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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From the Alamo and Gettysburg to Mount Rushmore and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Monuments is celebrated architectural historian Judith Dupré’s sweeping tribute to classic American landmarks. But included too are contemporary monuments that are changing the way we think about... |
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My Country: 50 Musicians on God, America & the Songs They Love
Melanie Dunea - Rodale Books
Format: Hardcover
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Award-winning photographer and author of My Last Supper, Melanie Dunea traces the through-lines from country music’s gritty roots to the chart-topping chanteuses of today. My Country presents beautiful, imaginative, and revealing photographs of icons ranging from Taylor Swift to Wynonna... |
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How to Paint Abstracts
Parramon Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover
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Books in Barron's Pocket Art Guides series offer practical advice and instruction to art students and amateur painters. Each of these books focuses on a specific aspect of painting or drawing, and includes many tips that even experienced professionals will find new and helpful. All titles... |
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Colored Pencil Portraits Step by Step
Ann Kullberg - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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Coloured pencils are a wonderful medium for capturing personalities. Using her own beautiful portraiture for instruction and inspiration, Kullberg walks artists through the process step by step.' |
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Little Thoughts With Love
Anne Geddes - Cedco Pub
Format: Hardcover
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Presents a collection of photographs of babies, some costumed, with quotations about babies and children |
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Shade: A Tale of Two Presidents
Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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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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Changing Lives: Gustavo Dudamel, El Sistema, and the Transformative Power of Music
Tricia Tunstall - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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The story of conductor extraordinaire Gustavo Dudamel, and the music education program, El Sistema, that led him to success. When Gustavo Dudamel, at the age of twenty-eight, ascended the podium at the Hollywood Bowl for his inaugural concert as conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic,... |
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Monticello: The Official Guide to Thomas Jefferson's World
Charley Miller - National Geographic Books
Format: Print book
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For the first time, Monticello has an official guidebook that reflects the unique statesman and inventor Thomas Jefferson, his home, and his world. Showcasing the recent restoration of the home and plantation, it features information about the slaves of Mulberry Row, as well as the state-of-the-art... |
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Michael Jackson: The Magic, The Madness, The Whole Story, 1958-2009
J. Randy Taraborrelli - Grand Central Publishing; Updated edition
Format: Hardcover
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So much has how been said and written about the life and career of Michael Jackson that it has become almost impossible to disentangle the man from the myth. This book is the fruit of over 30 years of research and hundreds of exclusive interviews with a remarkable level of access to the very... |
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Will the Circle be Unbroken: Country Music in America
Alanna Nash - DK Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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Produced in association with the Country Music Hall of Fame, an illustrated history of country music ranges from its folk music origins to today's billion-dollar industry, covering key performers, events, recordings, and personalities, along with essays by Rosanne Cash and Mary Chapin Carpenter,... |
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The Sagrada Familia: The Astonishing Story of Gaudí’s Unfinished Masterpiece
Gijsvan Hensbergen - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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An illuminating biography of one of the most famous--and most famously unfinished--buildings in the world, the Sagrada Familia of Barcelona.The scaffolding-cloaked spires of Antoni Gaudís masterpiece, the Sagrada Familia, dominate the Barcelona skyline and draw in millions of visitors... |
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Arctic Fox: Life at the Top of the World
Garry Hamilton - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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Curious, innovative and mysterious survivors of the arctic tundra. Ever since explorers began venturing north into the harsh lands of the arctic, they have encountered arctic foxes in the unlikeliest of places. The arctic fox is an extraordinary creature. No bigger than a house cat,... |
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Architectural Drawing Course: Tools and Techniques for 2D and 3D Representation
Mo Zell - Barron's Educational Series; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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High school and college students who have a budding interest in architectural design will value this book for its solid foundational orientation and instruction. Author Mo Zell introduces readers to architecture's visual language, showing them how to think spatially and getting them... |
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Camp Songs, Folk Songs
Patricia Averill - XLIBRIS
Format: Print book
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Describes a vigorous folk tradition that long has been a rite of passage in this country for children and adolescents. Suggests developmental reasons 1,400 songs appeal to youngsters: biological, linguistic, and intellectual. Also looks at the values and hopes expressed... |
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The Drummer's Bible: How to Play Every Drum Style from Afro-Cuban to Zydeco
Mick Berry - See Sharp Press
Format: Paperback
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This guide to popular drum styles offers approximately 400 musical examples in standard drum notation showing grooves and practical variations, and provides overviews of the history and development of almost all popular music styles. Among the many styles and subsidiary styles covered are blues,... |
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