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A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia
Sherryl Woods - MIRA
Format: Paperback
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Part memoir, part oral history, #1 New York Times bestselling author Sherryl Woods gives us a rare and intimate look at Colonial Beach, Virginia.Rich in narrative history and local color, A Small Town Love Story: Colonial Beach, Virginia is an homage to the town of Sherryl Woods's summers,... |
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A Grammy Salute to Music Legends: All-Star Artists Pay Tribute to Their Musical Heroes
David Konjoyan - Hal Leonard Books
Format: Print book
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(Book) . Each year, The Recording Academy (the organization behind the Grammy Awards) honors a handful of musical giants through its Special Merit Awards, which include the Lifetime Achievement Award, Trustees Award, and Technical Grammy Award. And each year, artists and others in the music-making... |
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Magnetic City: A Walking Companion to New York
Justin Davidson - Spiegel & Grau
Format: Paperback
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From New York magazine's architecture critic, a walking and reading guide to New York City - a historical, cultural, architectural, and personal approach to seven neighborhoods throughout Manhattan, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, including six essays that help us understand the evolution... |
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Language of the Spirit: An Introduction to Classical Music
Jan Swafford - Basic Books
Format: Print book
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For many of us, classical music is something serious-something we study in school, something played by cultivated musicians at fancy gatherings. In Language of the Spirit, renowned music scholar Jan Swafford argues that we have it all wrong: classical music has something for everyone and is accessible... |
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Fallen Glory: The Lives and Deaths of Historys Greatest Buildings
James Crawford - Picador
Format: Hardcover
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An inviting, fascinating compendium of twenty-one of historys most famous lost places, from the Tower of Babel to the Twin TowersBuildings are more like us than we realize. They can be born into wealth or poverty, enjoying every privilege or struggling to make ends meet. They have parents... |
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The Last Wild Men of Borneo: A True Story of Death and Treasure
Carl Hoffman - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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Two modern adventurers sought a treasure possessed by the legendary "Wild Men of Borneo." One found riches. The other vanished forever into an endless jungle. Had he shed civilization - or lost his mind? Global headlines suspected murder. Lured by these mysteries, New York Times... |
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Drawing and Painting Animals with Expression
Marjolein Kruijt - Search Press Limited
Format: Print book
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A beautiful and inspirational guide to making your animal portraits and artworks leap to life. Learn to accurately and sympathetically depict the animals which inspire you, capturing that elusive glint of life in their eyes and the textures in their fur and musculature. With instructions... |
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Obama: An Intimate Portrait
Pete Souza - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover
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This is the definitive visual biography of Barack Obama's historic presidency, captured in unprecedented detail by his White House photographer--and presented in an oversize, 12"x10" exquisitely produced format, and featuring a foreword from the President himself. |
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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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Joseph Szabo: Lifeguard
Joseph Szabo - Damiani
Format: Hardcover
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Camaraderie and community on Jones BeachIn the late 1960s, the photographer and photography teacher Joseph Szabo first discovered Jones Beach state park in Nassau County, New York. Since then, Szabo has struck up friendships with the lifeguards on duty at what is surely among the busiest... |
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Synagogues of Long Island
Ira Poliakoff - The History Press
Format: Paperback
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Long Island has one of the most vibrant Jewish communities in the nation. After World War II, hundreds of thousands of Jewish soldiers returned from war looking for a life in the suburbs and synagogues to join. In 1946, Rabbi Elias Solomon called a meeting of Conservative rabbis from the area... |
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In the Garden of My Dreams: The Art of Nathalie Lt
Nathalie Lete - Artisan
Format: Hardcover
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If you've ever shopped in Anthropologie's homeware section, chances are you've picked up a piece adorned with Nathalie Lt's charming art. Nathalie has been creating ceramics, textiles, illustrations, and other artwork for numerous brands - most notably Anthropologie, Astier... |
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Hempstead Village
REINE DUELL BETHANY - Arcadia Pub
Format: Paperback
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Hempstead Village is the oldest English settlement in Long Island's Nassau County and the county's first political core. Diverse from its inception, the village's historic scenery includes stately Hempstead Town Hall, elegant St. George's Episcopal Church, and the white... |
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Black Girls Rock!: Owning Our Magic. Rocking Our Truth.
BEVERLY BOND - Atria / 37 INK
Format: Hardcover
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From the founder of the mentoring organization and awards show Black Girls Rock! comes an inspiring and beautifully-designed tribute to the achievements and contributions of black women around the world, featuring moving entries from icons like Kerry Washington, Angela Davis, Misty... |
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