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Good Booty: Love and Sex, Black and White, Body and Soul in American Music
ANN POWERS - Dey Street Books
Format: Hardcover
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In this sweeping history of popular music in the United States, NPR's acclaimed music critic examines how popular music shapes fundamental American ideas and beliefs, allowing us to communicate difficult emotions and truths about our most fraught social issues, most notably sex and race.In... |
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Anna Mason's Watercolour World
Anna Mason - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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Learn to paint with Anna Mason, using this inspiring, practical watercolor guide to botanical artAnna's vibrant, detailed and uplifting watercolors have earned her worldwide recognition. In this, her second book, she goes beyond flowers to explore her inspirations from across the natural... |
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AcrylicWorks 3: Celebrating Texture
Jamie Markle - North Light Books
Format: Print book
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Fresh from the studios of 100 leading artists...125 beautiful lessons on making texture work!Acrylics are an incredibly versatile medium, perfect for achieving everything from delicate petals to shadows cast across a crumbling brick wall to mesmerizing reflections in the chrome bumper... |
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Cute Country Animals You Can Paint: 20 Projects in Acrylic
Jane Maday - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Paint sweet scenes with cuddly baby animals!These precious animals are ready to play! Create your own warm moments of wonder as you paint charming baby animals exploring the world around them.Ten complete step-by-step demonstrations show you how to paint adorable country animals, including... |
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Meet Me On Lake Erie, Dearie!: Cleveland's Great Lakes Exposition, 1936-1937
John Vacha - Kent State University Press
Format: Paperback
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2011 Bronze Medal - Independent Publisher Book Awards/Great Lakes Region A walk down memory lane In the summers of 1936 and 1937 the Great Lakes Exposition was presented in Cleveland, Ohio, along the Lake Erie shore just north of the downtown business area. At the time, Cleveland was America's... |
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Guitar Heaven: The Greatest Guitar Classics of All Time
Santana - Arista
Format: Audio CD
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The longest-running, most successful partnership in the history of rock takes flight anew, as legendary Rock And Roll Hall of Fame inductees Carlos Santana and Clive Davis collaborate on the brand new concept album, GUITAR HEAVEN: THE GREATEST GUITAR CLASSICS OF ALL TIME. The album was co-produced... |
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Crazy Horse - Reprise
Format: Audio CD
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Neil Young's second solo album, 1969's Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere cracked the Top 40, went platinum and included three of his most beloved songs, 'Cinnamon Girl' and the nearly 10-minute epics 'Down By The River' and 'Cowgirl In The Sand.' The album... |
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Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling
Ross King - Walker & Company; First Edition, First Printing edition
Format: Hardcover
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In 1508, despite strong advice to the contrary, the powerful Pope Julius II commissioned Michelangelo Buonarroti to paint the ceiling of the newly restored Sistine Chapel in Rome. Four years earlier, at the age of twenty-nine, Michelangelo had unveiled his masterful statue of David in Florence;... |
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Billy Joel - Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 and 2
Billy Joel - EMI Music
Format: Paperback
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook) . A great collection of 21 huge hits from this pop superstar: Allentown * Big Shot * Don't Ask Me Why * It's Still Rock and Roll to Me * Just the Way You Are * The Longest Time * Movin' Out (Anthony's Song) * My Life * New York State of Mind * Only... |
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The Accidental Botanist: A Deconstructed Flower Book
Robbie Honey - Clearview
Format: Hardcover
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Global adventurer Robbie Honey has spent the last ten years dissecting some of the world's most exotic flowers. No plant is beyond his reach; whether growing deep in the Amazon rainforest or by the roadside in a Harare suburb, Robbie will jump, climb and clamber over whatever lies in his way to secure... |
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Downton Abbey - A Celebration: The Official Companion to All Six Seasons
Jessica Fellowes - St. Martin's Press, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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"Downton Abbey set a new standard, and it's probable that in 20 or 50 years critics will look back and say that this was period drama at its very best, often imitated but never bettered." -- The Daily MailSince the moment we first entered Downton Abbey in 1912,... |
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One Man's Folly: The Exceptional Houses of Furlow Gatewood
Julia Reed - Rizzoli,
Format: Print book
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When it comes to interiors style, antiques, and Southern vernacular architecture, Furlow Gatewood is a one-of-a-kind classic-this book presents his magical private enclave for the first time. Antiques expert Furlow Gatewood's highly personal property in bucolic Americus, Georgia, where... |
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Blunderbuss
Jack White - Third Man Records / Columbia
Format: Audio CD
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Produced by Jack White and recorded at his own Third Man Studio in Nashville, Blunderbuss has been described by White as "an album I couldn't have released until now. I've put off making records under my own name for a long time but these songs feel like they could only be presented... |
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Life Is Like a Musical: How to Live, Love, and Lead Like a Star
Tim Federle - Running Press
Format: Hardcover
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A Self-Help Guide--with Jazz Hands! Life is Like a Musical features 50 wry, witty tips on getting ahead in life and love--all learned in the showbiz trenches. "Hilarious, wise, and one-of-a-kind. This book is so damn brilliant I'm surprised it didn't already exist." -- Sarah... |
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Fast & Fun Landscape Painting with Donna Dewberry
Donna S Dewberry - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Paint lovely landscapes in an afternoon!Learn to paint gorgeous landscapes the one-stroke way! In this inspiring guide, beloved artist and PBS painting instructor Donna Dewberry shows you how easy and fun it is to paint a range of enchanting outdoor scenes, using her popular one-stroke... |
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Impressionism: The Art of Landscape
Ortrud Westheider - Prestel
Format: Hardcover
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This magnificently illustrated book draws on the latest scholarly research to reveal new perspectives on the techniques and influences of Impressionist landscapes. This breathtaking survey takes a multi-faceted approach in its study of 90 seminal works of Impressionist art. Accompanying... |
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Why Old Places Matter: How Historic Places Affect Our Identity and Well-Being
NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION. - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover
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Why Old Places Matter is the only book that explores the reasons that old places matter to people. Although people often feel very deeply about the old places of their lives, they don't have the words to express why. This book brings these ideas together in evocative language and with... |
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Paper Promises: Early American Photography
Mazie M Harris - J. Paul Getty Museum
Format: Hardcover
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Scholarship on photography's earliest years has tended to focus on daguerreotypes on metal or on the European development of paper photographs made from glass or paper negatives. But Americans also experimented with negative-positive processes to produce photographic images on a variety... |
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Fra Angelico
Laurence B Kanter - Metropolitan Museum of Art
Format: Hardcover
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This beautiful book, published in conjunction with the first major exhibition of Fra Angelico's work since the cinquecentenary exhibition of 1955 in Florence, will feature more than seventy paintings, drawings, and manuscript illuminations covering all periods of the artist's career,... |
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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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A Clearing in the Distance: Frederick Law Olmsted and America in the 19th Century
Witold Rybczynski - Scribner
Format: Hardcover
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In a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, the bestselling author of Home and City Life illuminates Frederick Law Olmsted's role as a major cultural figure and a man at the epicenter of nineteenth-century American history. We know Olmsted through the physical legacy of his stunning... |
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Dr. Spock's Baby and Child Care: 9th Edition
Benjamin Spock M.D. - Gallery Books; 9th Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Dr. Benjamin Spock is America’s most trusted name in child care and parenting, and his essential guidebook has topped bestseller lists for over sixty-five years. This fully revised and updated edition of the classic manual provides first time and experienced parents the best information... |
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The Secret Lives of Color
Kassia St Clair - Penguin Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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I Dreamed A Dream
Susan Boyle
Format: Audio CD
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS
2009 debut from the vocalist who became an overnight sensation after appearing on the first round of 2009s popular UK reality show Britains Got Talent. Boyle caught the judges (and the world) off guard with her masterful rendition of I Dreamed a Dream from the musical... |
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The Beatles: 1967-1970
The Beatles - Apple Records
Format: Audio CD
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Digitally remastered two CD digipak reissue of this classic Beatles compilation spanning the years 1967-1970. Originally released in 1973, the 'Blue' collection was released in conjunction with the 'Red' compilation, which focused on the band's earlier years, 1962-1966.... |
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Carnival Ride
Carrie Underwood - Arista
Format: Audio CD
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Carrie Underwood has chosen Carnival Ride as the title of her new album. It's the follow-up to her debut CD, Some Hearts, which has been certified sextuple platinum by the RIAA for shipments of more than 6 million copies. Carnival Ride gets its title from the lyrics of one of the new songs... |
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Love and Theft
Bob Dylan
Format: Audio CD
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS
At once relaxed and rocking, romantic and roguish, this 2001 album thrilled fans and instantly placed itself alongside the best albums in his oeuvre. These still sound fresh and inspired a decade later: Mississippi; Summer Days; High Water (for Charley Patton) ; Po Boy;... |
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More Songs of the Sixties: Piano, Vocal, Guitar
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Paperback
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . This second edition presents 62 more songs that summed up the '60s, including: Alfie * All My Loving * Beyond the Sea * Blue Velvet * Born Free * Born to Be Wild * Crazy * Eleanor Rigby * Eve of Destruction * It's Now or Never * Leaving on a Jet Plane... |
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Lost Cleveland:: Seven Wonders of the Sixth City
Michael DeAloia - History Press
Format: Print book
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Lost Cleveland is an engrossing excursion into the city's rarefied architectural air during its heyday as the sixth-largest city in the country. Author Michael DeAloia recounts the histories of seven culturally significant and iconic architectural gems that defined Cleveland's position... |
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The Joy of Acrylic Painting: Expressive Painting Techniques for Beginners
Annie OBrien Gonzales - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Now is the time to pursue creative fulfillment! Annie OBrien Gonzales felt a passion for art from an early age. But not until 30 years later--after raising a family and working "a real job"--did she get serious about painting. Along the way, she experienced the pleasures and the pitfalls... |
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Monet and Architecture
Richard Thomson - National Gallery London
Format: Hardcover
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The first book to focus on Monet's work through his representation of architecture In an innovative approach, Richard Thomson considers Claude Monet's paintings of buildings in their environment, offering a reappraisal of an artist more often associated with landscapes, seascapes,... |
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Reading Art: Art for Book Lovers
David Trigg - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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A celebration of artworks featuring books and readers from throughout history, for the delight of art lovers and bibliophilesAs every book tells a story, every book in art is part of an intriguing, engaging, and relatable image. Books are depicted as indicators of intellect in portraits,... |
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Fixed in Time, Color edition
Sean William Nolan - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback
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A guide to dating daguerreotypes, ambrotypes & tintypes by their mats and cases, for historians, genealogists, collectors and antique dealers. |
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Chair: 500 Designs That Matter
PHAIDON EDITORS. - Phaidon Press
Format: Hardcover
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The most compelling collection ever of the world's most innovative, stylish, and influential chairsThroughout history, the chair has presented designers the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new methods and materials within the set parameters of an object that... |
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History as They Saw It: Iconic Moments from the Past in Color
Wolfgang Wild - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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This revolutionary photography collection is as close to time travel as it gets. Featuring 120 historic black-and-white photographs thoroughly restored and rendered in color, this book illuminates some of the most iconic moments in history, from the sinking of the Titanic to the construction... |
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A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety
DONALD HALL - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover
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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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Jasper Johns: Pictures within Pictures, 1980-2015
Fiona Donovan - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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A substantial new monograph on one of America's most significant artists, showcasing his paintings from the early 1980s to the presentIn the late 1970s, after the artist's explosive Pop Art beginnings and a period of abstraction, representational objects made their way back into... |
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The Splendor of Birds: Art and Photographs From National Geographic
National Geographic - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An elegant collection of the best artwork and photography from the National Geographic archives depicting the magnificence of birds.Bird, nature, and art lovers alike will treasure this sumptuous visual celebration of the colors, forms, and behaviors of the winged wonders who share our world... |
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Piano For Dummies, Book Online Video & Audio Instruction
Adam Perlmutter - For Dummies
Format: Paperback
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Play the piano today with an easy-to-use instruction set! Piano For Dummies, 3rd Edition is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking fundamental piano instruction. Whether youre brand new to the piano or have been at it awhile, Piano For Dummies will soon have you tickling the ivories... |
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Goldmine Record Album Price Guide
Dave Thompson - Krause Publications; Eighth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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For the recordFrom Abba to ZZ Top, Goldmine Record Album Price Guide, 8th edition, provides more than 100,000 listings, detailed descriptions and values to American-released vinyl albums.This completely vetted and massive guide features Current values and listings for 100,000 American vinyl... |
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David Sedaris Diaries: A Visual Compendium
David Sedaris - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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A remarkable illustrated volume of artwork and images selected from the diaries David Sedaris has been creating for four decadesIn this richly illustrated book, readers will for the first time experience the diaries David Sedaris has kept for nearly 40 years in the elaborate, three-dimensional,... |
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton
PHILIP NORMAN - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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From the bestselling author of Shout!, comes the definitive biography of Eric Clapton, a Rock legend whose life story is as remarkable as his music, which transformed the sound of a generation.For half a century Eric Clapton has been acknowledged to be one of music's greatest virtuosos,... |
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Valerian: The Illustrated Treasury
Pierre Christin - Titan Books
Format: Hardcover
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Luc Besson's Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets introduced audiences to a future populated by weird and wonderful aliens and laced with incredible futuristic technology. Now discover the universe of the original Valerian and Laureline comic books! Valerian: The Illustrated... |
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Broadway: A History of New York City in Thirteen Miles
Fran Leadon - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover
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An eye-opening history of Manhattan told through its most celebrated street.In the early seventeenth century, in a backwater Dutch colony, there was a wide, muddy cow path that the settlers called the Brede Wegh. As the street grew longer, houses and taverns began to spring up alongside... |
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Being John Lennon: A Restless Life
Ray Connolly - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate yet unsparing biography of one of the greatest and most mythologized musicians of the twentieth century.What was it like to be John Lennon? What was it like to be the castoff child, the clown at school, and the middle-class suburban boy who pretended to be a working-class hero?... |
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Get Plucky with the Ukulele: A quick and easy guide to anything Uke
Will Grove-White - Cassell
Format: Book
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A revolution in music is happening under our noses and its weapon of choice is a vertically challenged guitar. It's time to get plucky with the ukulele!The ukulele: a noble little instrument, an irritating little instrument. Both views are valid, but for millions of people around... |
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Secrets to Drawing Realistic Faces
Carrie Stuart Parks - North Light Books
Format: Paperback
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Draw amazingly accurate portraits starting today!Even if you're an absolute beginner, you can render strikingly realistic faces and self-portraits! Instructor and FBI-trained artist Carrie Stuart Parks makes it simple with foolproof step-by-step instructions that are fun and easy to follow.... |
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Everyday Chic: My Secrets for Entertaining, Organizing, and Decorating at Home
Molly Sims - Dey Street Books
Format: Paperback
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New York Times bestselling author Molly Sims shares her secrets for effortless entertaining, feeding friends and family, and making your house a home - with just the right amount of her signature supermodel style. Once upon a time, Molly Sims was a single girl who stored cashmere sweaters... |
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Preservation Management for Libraries, Archives and Museums
G E Gorman - Facet Publishing
Format: Hardcover
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The contributors offer up-to-date guidance on preservation methods for the sustainability of collections. Topics covered include collection management, the relationship between access and preservation, relevance and use, funding and sustainability, and the impact of digitization. |
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AcrylicWorks 4: Captivating Color
Jamie Markle (Editor) - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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The best acrylic artists competition showcase! Color has the power to demand attention, quicken the heart and transport us to another place and time. The virtuosos featured in AcrylicWorks 4 have successfully employed acrylic paint to capture and use that power to magnificent effect. This... |
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Classical Fake Book: Over 850 Classical Themes and Melodies in the Original Keys
Hal Leonard Corp. - Hal Leonard
Format: Plastic Comb
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(Fake Book) . A comprehensive reference for all classical music lovers, the second edition of this fake book features 250 pieces added since the last edition. Imagine having one handy volume that includes everything from Renaissance music to Vivaldi to Mozart to Mendelssohn to Debussy to Stravinsky,... |
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Dizzy up the Girl
Goo Goo Dolls
Format: CD
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"Name" changed the game for the Goo Goo Dolls. Prior to that unexpected hit ballad, the Buffalo trio was pretty much content to turn out amiably sloppy rock & roll in the style of the Replacements. Like the latter-day 'Mats, they weren't adverse to cleaning up their sound... |
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William Merritt Chase: A Modern Master
William Merritt Chase - The Phillips Collection ; New Haven ; London
Format: Print book
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A landmark retrospective that examines William Merritt Chase and his lasting contribution to the history of modern art The history of modern art owes a great debt to William Merritt Chase (1849-1916) , one of America's influential artists and educators. Chase was a leading member of the international... |
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Gustav Klimt at Home
PATRICK BADE - Frances Lincoln
Format: Hardcover
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Gustav Klimt at Home explores the influences of Vienna and other places Klimt travelled to and called home on his life and work. Klimt was one of the most prominent members of the Vienna Secession movement. He was both influenced by and shaped the city of Vienna at the turn of the century,... |
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Women Who Rock: Bessie to Beyonce. Girl Groups to Riot Grrrl.
Evelyn McDonnell - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Hardcover
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A stellar and unprecedented celebration of 104 musical artists, WOMEN WHO ROCK is the most complete, up-to-date history of the evolution, influence, and importance of women in music. A gorgeous gift book, it includes a stunning, specially commissioned, full-color illustrated portrait of every... |
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The Art of Star Wars: The Last Jedi
PHIL SZOSTAK - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens shattered box-office records as one of the highest-grossing films of all time, and its eagerly awaited sequel, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, is sure to do the same. Written and directed by Rian Johnson (Looper, The Brothers Bloom,... |
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I Like You Just the Way I Am: Stories About Me and Some Other People
Jenny Mollen - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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A New York Times Best Seller!By the actress, writer, and one of the funniest women on Twitter, an outrageous, hysterical memoir of acting on impulse, plotting elaborate hoaxes, and refusing to acknowledge boundaries in any formJenny Mollen is an actress and writer living in Los Angeles.... |
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Cuyahoga Valley
Cuyahoga Valley Historical Museum. - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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The Cuyahoga Valley is nestled between Akron and Cleveland. After 1795, settlers from New England arrived in the wilderness and carved out farmsteads in the land they called the Connecticut Western Reserve. In 1827, the Ohio & Erie Canal opened through the valley linking this wilderness... |
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Idiot's Guides: Playing Guitar
David Hodge - ALPHA; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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Learning to play the guitar has never been easier! Idiots Guides Playing Guitar begins with an introduction to different types of guitars and their parts, followed by helpful information on how to choose a guitar. Youll learn how to tune the guitar supplemented with online audio, how to correctly... |
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Lift Your Spirit
Aloe Blacc - Aloe Blacc/XIX Recordings/Interscope Records
Format: Audio CD
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS
Brand new album from soul singer and songwriter Aloe Blacc. Lift Your Spirit features the smash hits "The Man" and the acoustic version of "Wake Me Up". |
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Treasured Lands: A Photographic Odyssey Through America's 59 National Parks
Q.T. Luong - Cameron & Co
Format: Print book
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It is said that a photograph helped launch the national parks. After Congress viewed photos of Yosemite, President Lincoln was moved to sign a bill that paved the way for the U.S. National Park Service, which was founded in 1916 and is now celebrating its centennial. In Treasured Lands:... |
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The Hidden Life of Trees: The Illustrated Edition
PETER WOHLLEBEN - Greystone Books
Format: Hardcover
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A visually stunning journey into the diversity and wonders of forests.In his international bestseller The Hidden Life of Trees, Peter Wohlleben opened readers' eyes to the amazing processes at work in forests every day. Now this new, breathtakingly illustrated edition brings those wonders... |
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Legends of Lost Treasure in Northern Ohio
Wendy Koile - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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Unearth the history behind northern Ohio's best treasure tales, from sunken ships to misplaced spoils of war. Encounter a cast of characters as rich as any secret hoard, such as the notorious gangster John Dillinger, who left a trail of robbed banks, dead bodies and buried loot across... |
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Lost Cleveland
Laura DeMarco - Pavilion
Format: Hardcover
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Organized chronologically, starting with the earliest losses and ending with the latest, this book features much-loved Cleveland institutions that have been consigned to history. Losses include: City Hall, Diebolt Brewing Co., Luna Park, Sheriff Street Market, Hotel Winton, League Park,... |
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Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect: Second Edition
William J Hirsch, Jr. - Dalsimer Press, Inc.
Format: Hardcover
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Now, William Hirsch's Amazon #1 Bestseller, Designing Your Perfect House: Lessons from an Architect, is in its 2nd Edition. The timeless advice in this essential guidebook for navigating the often mystifying process of house design, remodeling, and building, is forever valuable and is now better... |
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Ultimate Star Wars
Ryder Windham - DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Format: Hardcover
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Become an expert on the Star Wars galaxy!Ultimate Star Wars is an in-depth visual feast exploring the characters and storylines from the Star Wars galaxy. This is a beautifully illustrated guide that is structured chronologically and packed full of information about key characters and storylines... |
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Comparing Notes: How We Make Sense of Music
ADAM OCKELFORD - Pegasus Books
Format: Hardcover
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How does music work? Indeed, what is (or isn't) music? We are all instinctively musical, but why? Adam Ockelford has the answers. A tap of the foot, a rush of emotion, the urge to hum a tune; without instruction or training we all respond intuitively to music. Comparing Notes explores... |
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Escape
Enrique Iglesias
Format: CD
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If Ricky Martin is the party boy of Latin crossover pop, Enrique Iglesias is more a romantic traditionalist in the mold of dad Julio. Even his uptempo, lust-driven tunes, like this album's "Love 4 Fun" and "One Night Stand," are hardly the frantic sweatfests Martin provides.... |
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The Autobiography of Gucci Mane
GUCCI MANE - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "As wild, unpredictable, and fascinating as the man himself. " - Complex "A cautionary tale that ends in triumph." - GQ "A revelation and a welcome addition to hip-hop's literary legacy." - All Hip Hop... |
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AcrylicWorks: Ideas and Techniques for Today's Artists
Nancy Reyner - North Light Books, 2014.
Format: Print book
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A tribute to the expressiveness of today's artists and the incredible versatility of the medium, AcrylicWorks features 126 contemporary masterpieces. This stunning collection covers a wide range of styles and subjects from intimate portraits and ultra-realistic wildlife paintings... |
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La La Land: Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
Justin Hurwitz - Hal Leonard
Format: Musical score
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(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Songbook) . Written and directed by Damien Chazelle, La La Land tells the story of Mia Emma Stone , an aspiring actress, and Sebastian Ryan Gosling , a dedicated jazz musician, who are struggling to make ends meet in a city known for crushing hopes and breaking... |
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F CK, THAT'S DELICIOUS
ACTION BRONSON - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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This ain't no cookbook. This ain't no memoir. This is Action Bronson's devotional, a book about the overwhelming power of delicious - no, f*cking amazing - food. Bronson is this era's Homer, and F*ck, That's Delicious is a modern-day Odyssey, replete with orgiastic recipes,... |
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Seduced by Mrs. Robinson: How "The Graduate" Became the Touchstone of a Generation
Beverly Gray - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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"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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Irby Brown: Southwest Landscape Paintings
Richard Brunson - University of New Mexico Press
Format: Hardcover
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Winner of the 2016 Southwest Book Award from the Border Regional Library AssociationWinner of the 2016 New Mexico-Arizona Book Award for Arts BookGold Winner of the 2016 PubWest Book Design Award for Adult Trade Book, IllustratedKnown as a painter's painter, Irby Brown has been ranked... |
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Christmas in the heart
Bob Dylan - Columbia
Format: Music
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The Christmas album from Bob Dylan features Christmas classics such as Little Drummer Boy; Silver Bells; and Here Comes Santa Claus. |
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Acrylicworks 2: Radical Breakthroughs
Jamie Markle - North Light Books
Format: Hardcover
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"Acrylics allow me to be fearless." --Rhonda Franks, p88A showcase of the versatility of the medium and what's being done with it today, AcrylicWorks 2 features stunning paintings from 100 of today's top artists. Filled with radical techniques, happy accidents and endless... |
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Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail Movement
Suzi Parron - Swallow Press; 1 edition
Format: Paperback
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The story of the American Quilt Trail, featuring the colorful patterns of quilt squares writ large on barns throughout North America, is the story of one of the fastest-growing grassroots public arts movements in the United States and Canada. In Barn Quilts and the American Quilt Trail... |
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National Geographic Spectacle: Rare and Astonishing Photographs
Mark Thiessen - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An exquisite photo collection showcasing awe-inducing moments from around the world, including the aurora borealis, cities made of neon lights, a great wildebeest migration, a contortionist on display--and more.In life, there are certain sights that are as beautiful as they are unforgettable--from... |
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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
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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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Vogue: The Covers
DODIE KAZANJIAN - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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In this stunning updated edition of the successful Vogue: The Covers, Vogue continues to pay tribute to its tradition of beauty and excellence with a compilation of even more spectacular cover art. In addition to featuring classic covers from the magazine's 125-year history, this updated... |
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The Short Story of Photography: A Pocket Guide to Key Genres, Works, Themes & Techniques
IAN HAYDN SMITH - Laurence King Publishing
Format: Flexibound
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The Short Story of Photography is a new and innovative introduction to the subject of photography. Simply constructed, the book explores 50 key photographs from the first experiments in the early 19th century to digital photography. The design of the book allows the student or photography... |
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Rural Modern: American Art Beyond the City
Amanda C Burdan - Skira Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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An essential look at American modernism as seen through the landscape painting of Thomas Hart Benton, Charles Demuth, Georgia O'Keeffe, Grant Wood, Andrew Wyeth, and many others. Paintings of New England coastlines, small-town Pennsylvania, Southwestern canyons, Midwestern farms, and other... |
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Purpose
Justin Bieber - Def Jam Recordings
Format: Audio CD
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS
The highly anticipated album features his recent hit singles "What Do You Mean," and "Where Are U Now," and draws influence from an array of genres and collaborations. The iconic album chronicles Justins personal and artistic growth, as he solidifies... |
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The Planets: Photographs from the Archives of NASA
Anthony Casillo - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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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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The Andy Cohen Diaries: A Deep Look at a Shallow Year
Andy Cohen - Henry Holt
Format: Hardcover
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A year in the whirlwind life of the beloved pop icon Andy Cohen, in his own cheeky, candid, and irreverent wordsAs a TV Producer and host of the smash late night show Watch What Happens Live, Andy Cohen has a front row seat to an exciting world not many get to see. In this dishy,... |
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Artpop
Lady Gaga - Interscope Records
Format: Audio CD
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2013 release, the third album from the Pop superstar. Artpop musically mirrors Gaga's creative process. Simply put, Artpop is a celebration of obsession set to a carefully crafted musical landscape that brings the listener on a truly unique audio journey. With producers White Shadow,... |
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Vermeer: The Complete Works
Karl SchuÌ?tz - Taschen
Format: Print book
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Infallible eye: From domestic details to mysterious glances, Johannes Vermeer transformed oil paint into lifeHis works have prompted a New York Times bestseller; a film starring Scarlett Johansson and Colin Firth; record visitor numbers at art institutions from Amsterdam to Washington,... |
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Professional Portrait Retouching Techniques for Photographers Using Photoshop
Scott Kelby - Peachpit Press
Format: Paperback
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Each year, Scott Kelby, Editor-in-Chief of Photoshop User magazine and the #1 best-selling Photoshop author, trains literally thousands of photographers on how to retouch portraits using Photoshop through his live seminars, online classes, DVDs, and standing-room only workshops at the Photoshop... |
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The Advanced Photography Guide
David Taylor - DK
Format: Paperback
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Practical advice, equipment, and settings checklists, plus inspirational and instructive images for photographers with a basic technical grounding and level of experience who would like to take their digital photography skills and technique a step further.Featuring a comprehensive range... |
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David Wiesner and the Art of Wordless Storytelling
Eik Kahng - Santa Barbara Museum of Art
Format: Print book
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The first publication to show the creative process of David Wiesner, one of the world's most acclaimed children's book illustrators A master of storytelling through pictures and three-time winner of the Caldecott Medal, David Wiesner (b. 1956) is one of the most highly acclaimed... |
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Playing Changes: Jazz for the New Century
Nate Chinen - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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From one of jazz's leading critics comes an invigorating, richly detailed portrait of the artists and events that have shaped the music of our time. Grounded in authority and brimming with style, here is the first book to take the measure of this exhilarating moment: a compelling argument... |
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Fairfield Porter: Selected Masterworks
John Wilmerding - Rizzoli
Format: Print book
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The first comprehensive survey of the beloved figurative realist painter Fairfield Porter to be published in more than two decades. A figurative realist in the heyday of abstract expressionism, Fairfield Porter (1907-1975) painted himself, his family, and friends in New York City, in Southampton,... |
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Raw power
Iggy Pop - Columbia/Legacy
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Iggy Pop and The Stooges bring on an intense and powerful sonic assault with Raw Power. With tracks like Search and Destroy; Gimme Danger; and the title track, this album has become one of punk's landmark albums. |
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The Fame Monster
Lady Gaga - Streamline/Konlive/Cherrytree/Interscope
Format: Audio CD
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2009 two CD release, an expanded edition of Lady Gaga's phenomenal debut album The Fame. Disc One features eight brand new tracks, including the single "Bad Romance". Disc Two contains the full version of The Fame. On The Fame, it's as if Gaga took two parts Dance-Pop,... |
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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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National Geographic Night Vision: Magical Photographs of Life After Dark
Susan Tyler Hitchcock - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate the beauty of the world after dark - from starlit skies and glowing city streets to exquisite nocturnal creatures and the wonders that emerge after sunset - with this amazing new book from National Geographic.The world is a different place after dark, and this magnificent photography... |
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Ohio and Erie Canal
Boone Triplett - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Book
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George Washington first proposed the idea of a canal connecting the Great Lakes to the Ohio-Mississippi River System in 1784. Inspired by the Erie Canal in New York, the State of Ohio began surveying routes in 1822 for its own grand internal improvement project. Completed a decade later,... |
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Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens
Christopher Woods - Timber Press
Format: Hardcover
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"An extraordinary collection of 21st-century gardens that will arouse wanderlust ... Whether you are a garden globetrotter or an armchair explorer, this book is definitely one to add to your collection." - Gardens Illustrated. A steep hillside oasis in Singapore, a garden distinguished... |
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Escape
GRAY MALIN - Abrams
Format: Hardcover
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Gray Malin's collection of incredible beach photography was a runaway hit. Now the it-photographer takes his astonishing photography beyond the beach. Collecting breathtaking images, journal entries, and behind-the-scenes anecdotes, Escape explores Gray Malin's enduring drive to capture... |
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High Bridge Glens of Cuyahoga Falls
Mary L McClure - Arcadia Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Thanks to its breathtaking waterfalls, mysterious caves, and thrilling roller coaster -- rumored to be one of the first in the United States -- the High Bridge Glens and Caves Park, located along the banks of the thundering Cuyahoga River, made the northeast Ohio community of Cuyahoga Falls... |
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De Niro: A Life
Shawn Levy - Crown Archetype
Format: Hardcover
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REMARKABLE BIOGRAPHY OF AN ICONThere's little debate that Robert De Niro is one of the greatest screen actors of his generation, perhaps of all time--if not, in fact, the greatest. His work, particularly in the first 20 years of his career, is unparalleled. Mean Streets, the Godfather... |
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Vincent's Portraits: Paintings and Drawings by van Gogh
Ralph Skea - Thames & Hudson
Format: Hardcover
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An intimate collection of Vincent van Gogh's portraits and self- portraits -- perhaps the work for which he is best knownDespite his posthumous fame as a painter of flowers, still lifes, gardens, landscapes, and city scenes, Vincent van Gogh himself believed that his portraits constituted... |
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Old Houses Made New
Francesc Zamora Mola - teNeues Publishing Company
Format: Hardcover
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The book is a compendium of homes, including apartments and single-family houses, that have been remodeled to suit contemporary lifestyle needs. Rehabilitations of living spaces are often done to reanimate existing constructions that, over time, have become impractical, if not obsolete.... |
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California Light: A Century of Landscapes: Paintings of the California Art Club
Jean Stern - Skira Rizzoli
Format: Hardcover
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A first-of-its-kind celebration of the California Art Club, a society whose members have for one hundred years captured California's staggeringly beautiful landscapes in resplendent plein air paintings. At the dawn of the twentieth century, California became home to artists from all over... |
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