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National Geographic The National Parks: An Illustrated History
Kim Heacox - National Geographic
Format: Hardcover
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An inspired tribute to the astonishing beauty and priceless cultural treasures of Americas National Parks, this volume is a lavish celebration of the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service. Showcasing the very best of National Geographics photographs, combined with an expertly told... |
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Painting Garden Birds with Sherry C. Nelson (Decorative Painting)
Sherry Nelson - North Light Books; 1st edition
Format: Paperback
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Trade in your bird watching binoculars for a brush!Sherry C. Nelson, MDA, invites you to paint your favorite American garden birds.In this book, 11 different oil painting projects show you how to create Bluebirds, Cardinals, Goldfinches, Hummingbirds and other stunning birds in their natural... |
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The Star Trek Book
Paul Ruditis - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Celebrate 50 years of one of the longest running and beloved sci-fi franchises with The Star Trek Book. This comprehensive guide to the series delves into the myriad worlds and different dimensions visited by the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise.Discover the amazing science of Star... |
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Irving Berlin Fake Book: C Edition
Irving Berlin - Hal Leonard [Auslfg.]
Format: Paperback
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Irving Berlin wrote hundreds of songs that have withstood the test of time and are just as loved and appreciated today as they were when they were first performed. This outstanding collection features over 165 Berlin songs - from Broadway to Hollywood hits - and will certainly become a must-own... |
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Rise Again Songbook: Words & Chords to Nearly 1200 Songs Spiral-Bound
Peter Blood - Hal Leonard
Format: Musical score
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(Vocal) . Not your average fake book! Great for musicians, camps, teachers or for singing with family and friends. This songbook is a treasure trove of well-loved songs from blues, country, jazz and Motown to composed folk, traditional ballads, gospel and rounds. Using the same unique... |
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The Lost Beatles Photographs: The Bob Bonis Archive, 1964-1966
Larry Marion - It Books
Format: Book
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Larry Marion’s The Lost Beatles Photographs is a milestone for rock and roll collecting: the largest trove of never-before-seen rock photographs ever uncovered reveals the Fab Four on their earliest American tours during the 1960s. Selected from a cache of intimate, behind-the-scenes... |
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The Art of Tradition: Sacred Music, Dance & Myth of Michigan's Anishinaabe, 1946-1955
Gertrude Prokosch Kurath - Michigan State University Press
Format: Book
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A half-century ago, three writersall intimately familiar with the Native American culture of their time and localecollaborated to produce a 450-page typescript of a study entitled "Religious Customs of Modern Michigan Algonquians, " together with sound recordings and photographs.... |
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A Year in the Life of Downton Abbey: Seasonal Celebrations, Traditions, and Recipes
Jessica Fellowes - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Its and there have been many changes at Downton Abbey since the family and their servants first welcomed us there twelve years ago A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front children are once again breathing new life into the great house a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham... |
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Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story
David Maraniss - Simon & Schuster, 2015. ©2015
Format: Print book
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"Elegiac and richly detailed...[Maraniss] succeeds with authoritative, adrenaline-laced flair...evocative." - Michiko Kakutani for The New York Times As David Maraniss captures it with power and affection, Detroit summed up America's path to music and prosperity that was already... |
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How to Mix Colors
Parramón Editorial Team - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Hardcover
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Art students and amateur painters alike will find advice and instruction in Barron's popular Pocket Art Guides series. Each title focuses on a specific aspect of painting or drawing, and includes tips that even experienced professionals will find helpful. These information-packed books... |
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The Silent Clowns
Walter Kerr - Knopf
Format: Book
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This book is both a scholarly study of silent comedy movies, and an illustrated guide to the major comedians for the general reader. It covers such characters as Buster Keaton, Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd and Laurel and Hardy. The author is one of America's foremost film and theatre... |
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A-Z of Bird Portraits: In Acrylics
Andrew Forkner - Search Press
Format: Hardcover
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Andrew Forkners book provides you with all you need to paint a range of birds in acrylics taking in birds of prey, songbirds and waterbirds from all over the world including Europe, the USA, Asia, the UK and Australia. It contains information on the materials and preparation you will need... |
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How to Draw Superheroes
Andy Fish - Chartwell Books; Spi edition
Format: Book
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The books in the How to Draw series are especially designed for artists of all levels, beginner to advanced, who are looking to hone their skills in a specific style of artwork. The books are 6.5in x 8in, hardcover with an internal spiral binding so they lay open flat as readers follow... |
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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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Above the Lighthouses - Lake Michigan
Marge Beaver - Photography Plus
Format: Book
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This is a large hard cover coffee table style book in full color with 215 gorgeous aerial photos showing EVERY lighthouse on Lake Michigan. There are both close-up views and also scenic area shots beautifully illustrating each lighthouse's appearance and surroundings from the unique... |
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The Encyclopedia of Drawing Techniques
Hazel Harrison - Search Press(UK)
Format: Print book
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Detailed photographic sequences explore pencil, charcoal, pen and technical pen techniques, including shading, building up, blending, hatching, highlighting, stippling and more. Colored pencils, chalks, pastels, and pen and ink are also covered with inspirational pictures across a full... |
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Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio 20
Lark Books - Lark Books
Format: Book
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This memorable volume showcases all the winning and commended photographs from the world's most prestigious wildlife photography competition: Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year. This year, for the first time, it is published by the Natural History Museum.From... |
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A Sense of Place: Houses on Martha's Vineyard and Cape Cod
Mark A. Hutker - The Monacelli Press
Format: Hardcover
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Thirteen exquisite houses create a portrait of life in one of Americas most exclusive coastal destinations, along the beaches of Marthas Vineyard and Cape Cod. Hutker Architects, led by founding principal Mark A. Hutker, has designed more than three hundred houses along the New England... |
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Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!: The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé
Bob Stanley - W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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An addictively readable, encyclopedic history of pop music in chapters as short and adrenaline-fueled as the best pop songs themselves. As much fun to argue with as to quote, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a monumental work of musical history, tracing the story of pop music through individual songs,... |
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Lost Detroit: Stories Behind the Motor City's Majestic Ruins
Dan Austin - The History Press
Format: Print book
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Lost Detroit tells the stories behind 12 of the city's most beautiful, all-but-forgotten landmarks and of the people behind them, from the day they opened to the day they closed. While these buildings might stand as ghosts of the past today, their stories live on within these pages.... |
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Scandinavian Home: A Comprehensive Guide to Mid Century Modern Scandinavian Designers
Elizabeth Wilhide - Quadrille Publishing
Format: Print book
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Scandinavian Modern was the most influential and enduring design movement of the 20th century, dominating the international scene in the 1950s and continuing to shape the way we live today. Architects and designers from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland, were responsible for a range... |
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The Corps of Cadets: A Year at West Point
Robert Stewart - Naval Institute Press
Format: Book
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This photographic documentary provides readers with pictorial and narrative insights into life at the unique military institution on the Hudson. From dormitory to classroom, athletic field to parade ground, every aspect of a cadet's daily routine is explored in a kaleidoscope of colorful... |
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Draw Faces in 15 Minutes
Jake Spicer - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback
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Yes, you can draw! And Draw Faces in 15 Minutes will show you how to draw people's faces. By the time you finish this book, you'll have all the skills you need to achieve a striking likeness in a drawn portrait, using a proven method from a professional life-drawing teacher.Artist... |
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The Beatles!: A One-Night Stand
Bill Carlson - World Publications Group
Format: Hardcover
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The Beatles: It's impossible to overestimate the influence of this four-man band of humble beginnings on both the music and culture of the 20th Century. They were the greatest and most influenctial act of the rock era, and introduced more innovations into popular music than any other... |
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Manga Crash Course: Drawing Manga Characters and Scenes from Start to Finish
Mina "Mistiqarts" Petrovic - Impact
Format: Print book
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Everything you need to start drawing manga!In the jam-packed pages of Manga Crash Course, popular YouTube artist Mina "Mistiqarts" Petrovic shares with you all the techniques you need to create not just manga figures and faces, but full characters and scenes. After learning the basics... |
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The Circus Fire: A True Story
Stewart O'Nan - Doubleday
Format: Paperback
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The acclaimed author of A Prayer for the Dying brings all his narrative gifts to bear on this gripping account of tragedy and heroism-the great Hartford circus fire of 1944.Halfway through a midsummer afternoon performance, Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus's big top caught... |
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Encyclopedia of Walt Disney's Animated Characters: From Mickey Mouse to Hercules
John Grant - Disney Editions
Format: Hardcover
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From Mickey Mouse to Timon, Roger Rabbit to Hades, and Aladdin to Sebastian--the famous, the infamous, and the obscure--every character of the Disney honor roll is present and accounted for in this comprehensive volume that every true Disney fan and animation enthusiast will treasure. |
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The Wildlife of Star Wars: A Field Guide
Terryl Whitlatch - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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Now in paperback, this deluxe field guide offers a unique look at the creatures that populate the Star Wars galaxy. Packed with hundreds of detailed and colorful illustrations of exotic entities in a wide array of habitats - from the ice fields of Hoth and the pastures of Naboo to the concrete... |
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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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The Knot Outdoor Weddings
Carley Roney - Potter Style
Format: Hardcover
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The romance of an outdoor wedding is undeniable. In any outdoor setting - beach or backyard, vineyard or mountaintop - the couple has unlimited opportunity to personalize their day and create unforgettable ambience. The 50 real weddings featured in The Knot Outdoor Weddings were inspired... |
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The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain
Hugh Palmer - Thames & Hudson
Format: Book
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Far from the beaches of Spain's Mediterranean coast, there lies a land of quiet backwaters seemingly untouched by time. Traditional architecture, as well as dramatic natural settings of which the buildings often seem to be an organic part, mark these places as being among the most unspoilt... |
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The ABCs of Cello for the Absolute Beginner: Cello, Book 1
Janice Tucker Rhoda - Carl Fischer
Format: Musical score
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Janice Tucker Rhoda's phenomenally successful series, The ABCs of Cello, owes much of its success to the wonderful original material and to the sensitive arrangements of classical, folk, fiddle and other popular melodies. After many years of teaching children and adults the author... |
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The Acrylic Painter: Tools and Techniques for the Most Versatile Medium
James Van Patten - Watson-Guptill
Format: Paperback
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A complete course on acrylic painting for beginners and experienced artists that covers classic approaches and new innovations . Embraced for versatility, quick-drying properties, and non-toxicity, no medium offers a wider range of effects forcreating highly expressive art than acrylics.... |
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Pen & Ink: Tattoos and the Stories Behind Them
Isaac Fitzgerald - Bloomsbury USA
Format: Hardcover
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Every tattoo tells a story, whether the ink is meaningful or the result of a misguided decision made at the age of fourteen, representative of the wearers true self or the accidental consequence of a bender. These most permanent and intimate of body adornments are hidden by pants legs and shirttails,... |
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Getaways: Carefree Retreats for All Seasons
Chris Casson Madden - C. Potter
Format: Print book
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A haven, a retreat, a special place that offers a sense of sanctuary--this is a getaway. And as Chris Casson Madden discovers in her beautiful new book, a getaway can be found in myriad forms and in varied locations. Whether it's a log cabin in the mountains, an elegant villa by the sea,... |
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Ghosts of North Dakota
Troy Larson - Sonic Tremor Media
Format: Hardcover
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Ghosts of North Dakota is an 88 page, hardcover, full-color book featuring some of the best photos from the Ghosts of North Dakota project photos of ghost towns, near-ghost towns, and abandoned places across the state of North Dakota, plus comments from the photographers, historical tidbits,... |
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Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces
Lynne Chapman - Sourcebooks
Format: Paperback
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The best resource to learn how to draw peopleDelve into the world of artistic expression with Sketching People: An Urban Sketchers Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces. This captivating guide provides insightful techniques to help budding and experienced artists capture the human figure... |
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5-Minute Sketching -- Architecture: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings
Liz Steel - Firefly Books
Format: Paperback
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Sketching has become very popular. In more than 60 cities around the world, from New Jersey, San Diego, and Montreal to as far as Moscow and Australia, "sketch crawls" find artists drawing what they see. A new social network has emerged where these sketch artists meet for group... |
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Brilliant Beacons: A History of the American Lighthouse
Eric Jay Dolin - Liveright Publishing Corporation
Format: Print book
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In a work rich in maritime lore and brimming with original historical detail, Eric Jay Dolin, the best-selling author of Leviathan, presents an epic history of American lighthouses, telling the story of America through the prism of its beloved coastal sentinels.Set against the backdrop... |
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Every Song Ever: Twenty Ways to Listen in an Age of Musical Plenty
Ben Ratliff - Farrar
Format: Print book
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What does it mean to listen in the digital era? Today, new technologies make it possible to roam instantly and experimentally across musical languages and generations, from Detroit techno to jam bands to baroque opera -- or to dive deeper into the set of tastes that we already have. Either... |
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Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide
Lorena Kloosterboer - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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The technical secrets of a professional painter for the best results and more room for creativity. Painting in Acrylics: The Indispensable Guide provides comprehensive guidance for painters of all experience. Realist painter Lorena Kloosterboer, known for her exceptional technical skill,... |
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The Farmhouse: New Inspiration for the Classic American Home
Jean Rehkamp Larson - Taunton Press
Format: Hardcover
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Farmhouses evoke nostalgic memories -- real or imagined -- of a simpler life and a deep, nourishing connection to the seasons and the land. While most of us dont live that way anymore, we all share a longing for the values that this classic American house form represents. So what makes... |
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Life: Places of the Bible: A Photographic Pilgrimage
Robert Sullivan - Life Books
Format: Book
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There is of course a real Mount, and there is a Sea of Galilee. There are the plains of Abraham, and there are mountain caves where writings from the Biblical age have been lately discovered. This special keepsake volume, takes you to sites prominent in both the Old and New Testaments,... |
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