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The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System

Anne Thompson · Newmarket Pr
Pages: 297
Format: Paperback

Chronicling the making and marketing of movies released in 2012, from low-budget indies to studio blockbusters, a reporter who has written about Hollywood for more than twenty-five years covers every aspect of the billion-dollar global motion picture industry.
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The Pencil Playbook: 44 Exercises for Mesmerizing, Marking, and Making Magical Art with Your Pencil

Ana Montiel · Quarry Books
Pages: 96
Format: Paperback

Sketch and paint right on the pages of this fun, modern, approachable practice and inspiration book focusing on one of the most popular drawing tools - pencils of all kinds.This playful, colorful exercise book is filled with fun, contemporary, beautiful illustrations by leading illustrator...
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The Academy Awards®: The Complete Unofficial History -- Revised and Up-To-Date

Gail Kinn · Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers; Rev Upd edition
Format: Print book

Updated to include the 2014 Academy Awards, this is the definitive guide to 86 years of the Oscars, including every nominee and winner in every category, plus red carpet highlights, unforgettable photographs, and insider information from onstage and behind the scenes.The Academy Awards...
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The Odd Woman and the City: A Memoir

Vivian Gornick · Farrar
Pages: 175
Format: Print book

A finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, Autobiography

A contentious, deeply moving ode to friendship, love, and urban life in the spirit of Fierce Attachments

A memoir of self-discovery and the dilemma of connection in our time, The Odd Woman and the City...

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Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad

Austin Kleon · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 224
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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Infinite Wonder: An Astronaut's Photographs from a Year in Space

Scott Kelly · Knopf
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

From the record-breaking astronaut, national hero, and best-selling author of Endurance, a breathtaking collection of photos documenting his journey on the International Space Station, the vastness of space, and the unparalleled beauty of our own home planet.

One's perspective...
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Rebel Music: Race, Empire, and the New Muslim Youth Culture

Hisham Aidi · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 398
Format: Print book

This fascinating, timely, and important book on the connection between music and political activism among Muslim youth around the world looks at how hip-hop, jazz, and reggae, along with Andalusian and Gnawa music, have become a means of building community and expressing protest in the face...
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Black Broadway: African Americans on the Great White Way

Stewart F Lane · Square One Publishers
Pages: 275
Format: Print book

The African-American actors and actresses whose names have shone brightly on Broadway marquees earned their place in history not only through hard work, perseverance, and talent, but also because of the legacy left by those who came before them. Like the doors of many professions, those...

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Harry Potter: The Wand Collection

INSIGHT EDITIONS. · Insight Editions
Pages: 154
Format: Hardcover

Discover the wands of your favorite Harry Potter characters.In the Harry Potter films, each wand is as unique as the witch or wizard who wields it. From Hermione Granger's elegant, vine-wrapped wand to the bone-inlaid wands of the Death Eaters, each was designed and crafted by the filmmakers...
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The Science of TV's the Big Bang Theory: Explanations Even Penny Would Understand

Dave Zobel · ECW Press
Format: Print book

Reveals the hard facts behind the laughter on TVs most popular sitcom The highest-rated scripted show on TV, The Big Bang Theory often features Sheldon, Howard, Leonard, and Raj wisecracking about scientific principles as if Penny and the rest of us should know exactly what theyre talking...
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