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Doctor Who: A History

Alan Kistler - Lyons Press
Format: Paperback

Premiering the day after the JFK assassination, Doctor Who humbly launched one of the entertainment world's first super-brands. We begin with a look at TV programming of the day and the original pitch documents before delving into the Daleks, which almost didn't make the cut but inspired...
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We Are Still Here: A Photographic History of the American Indian Movement

Laura Waterman Wittstock - Borealis Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

 The American Indian Movement, founded in 1968 in Minneapolis, burst into that turbulent time with passion, anger, and radical acts of resistance. Spurred by the Civil Rights movement, Native people began to protest the decades—centuries—of corruption, racism, and abuse...
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Slowhand: The Life and Music of Eric Clapton

PHILIP NORMAN - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

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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Fifty Years of 60 Minutes: The Inside Story of Television's Most Influential News Broadcast

JEFF FAGER - Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

A history of 60 Minutes - the iconic American TV news broadcast - going behind the scenes of the most famous breakthrough stories of its remarkable fifty-year run to reveal the secrets of the program's success.Fifty Years of 60 Minutes tells the inside story of the legendary...
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Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 12

Mike Wooldridge - Visual
Format: Paperback

Covers the most important features of Photoshop Elements 12 including: importing photos from digital cameras and scanners, retouching and repairing damaged photos, compositing great group shots, enhancing digital images, changing print size, canvas size, and resolution, editing images for posting...
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This Old Harley: The Ultimate Tribute to the World's Greatest Motorcycle

Michael Dregni - Motorbooks
Format: Book

A roll down memory lane is a lot better on the back of a Harley. We all have “firsts” in our lives—our nervous first date, our euphoric first rock concert—and most of us who have motorcycling in our blood remember the first time we saw a Harley-Davidson. Harleys...
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Leningrad: Siege and Symphony: The Story of the Great City Terrorized by Stalin, Starved by Hitler, Immortalized by Shostakovich

Brian Moynahan - Atlantic Monthly Press
Format: Hardcover

Shostakovich's Seventh Symphony was first played in the city of its birth on 9 August, 1942. There has never been a first performance to match it. Pray God, there never will be again. Almost a year earlier, the Germans had begun their blockade of the city. Already many thousands had died...
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Tattoo Lettering & Banners: Classic and Modern Script Designs

Britt Johansson - Schiffer Publishing
Format: Print book

For both the experienced and aspiring tattoo artist, as well as creative tattoo customers, this book of inspirational examples of script and banner lettering in a wide range of styles is the ideal cheat sheet. Beginning with traditional handwriting, the book moves into more complex script...
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The Encyclopedia of Acrylic Techniques: A Unique Visual Directory of Acrylic Painting Techniques, With Guidance On How To Use Them

HAZEL HARRISON - Search Press
Format: Paperback

A new, up-to-date edition of the popular and comprehensive encyclopedia of acrylic painting by professional artist Hazel Harrison.Ideal for artists of all skill levels, this exhaustive reference covers a multitude of topics concerning acrylics. The book is divided into two sections: the first...
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The Hidden White House: Harry Truman and the Reconstruction of America's Most Famous Residence

Robert Klara - Thomas Dunne Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover

Critically acclaimed author Robert Klara leads readers through an unmatched tale of political ambition and technical skill: the Truman administration's controversial rebuilding of the White House.In 1948, President Harry Truman, enjoying a bath on the White House's second floor,...
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