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    • 500 portraits : BP Portrait Award.
    • Artificial hells : participatory art and the politics of spectatorship
    • Chicago makes modern : how creative minds changed society
    • Peru : kingdoms of the sun and the moon
    • Federico Barocci : Renaissance master of color and line
      Federico Barocci : Renaissance master of color and line
      Judith W. Mann and Babette Bohn with Carol Plazzotta.
      Federico Barocci (c. 1533/35-1612) was one of the most innovative Italian artists of the second half of the 16th century. His art combines the Renaissance focus on the human body with an unparalleled use of colour and light. He created dynamic compositions that challenged the limitations of traditional pictorial boundaries, becoming a model for Baroque artists of the following century. Nearly 1,500 drawings by Barocci survive, providing invaluable insight into the artist's process and thinking. Essays by leading scholars in the field discuss the role of Urbino - Barocci's hometown - in the artist's development; his pioneering approach to religious subjects; his technique as a draftsman; the interdependence of painting and drawing in his work; and his use of red underpaint. Catalogue entries treat nineteen groups of paintings and drawings, including many previously unpublished sheets. This beautiful and groundbreaking book reveals the breadth and significance of Barocci's oeuvre.
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    • The fertile crescent : gender, art, and society
    • Silver wind : the arts of Sakai Hoitsu (1761-1828)
    • The art of clean up : life made neat and tidy
      The art of clean up : life made neat and tidy
      Ursus Wehrli
      Presented entirely in photographs, the creator of this humorous take on composition, brings order to daily life's inherent disorderliness.
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    • Fish in art
      Fish in art
      Christine E. Jackson.

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    • Surf graphics
      Surf graphics
      introduction by Jim Phillips
      From vintage surf art to the latest designs, this collection is filled with brilliant color, energy, and vibe. It features the top 30 artists working on the surf graphic scene, each with a detailed biography.
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    • The art of walking : a field guide
      The art of walking : a field guide
      edited by David Evans.
      "The Art of Walking: A Field Guide is a unique look at walking as a mode of artistic practice and is the first book to explore this fascinating subject of how walking can be used as an artistic medium"--Amazon.com.
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    • Drawing Surrealism
      Drawing Surrealism
      Leslie Jones
      "Drawing, often considered a minor art, was central to Surrealism from the very beginning. Automatic drawing, exquisite cadavers, and frottage are just a few of the techniques invented by Surrealists as means to tap into the subconscious realm. While previous books have examined the connection between drawings and Surrealist paintings, Drawing Surrealism is the first to recognize the medium as a fundamental form of Surrealist expression, and to explore its impact on other media as well. Surrealist collage, photography, and even paintings are presented in the context of drawing as a metaphor for innovation and experimentation. It is also the first book to encompass a wide array of artists on a global scale--from the great figures in Surrealist history to lesser-known Surrealists from Japan, Central Europe, and the Americas, where the movement had a profound and lasting effect. In addition to brilliant reproductions of drawings and other works by more than 100 artists, this volume also includes a substantial historical essay by the exhibition's curator as well as informative essays by leading scholars. This groundbreaking book offers a deep understanding of the techniques and concerns that made Surrealism such an intimate perceptual revolution"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • Color, line, light : French drawings, watercolors, and pastels from Delacroix to Signac
      Color, line, light : French drawings, watercolors, and pastels from Delacroix to Signac
      Margaret Morgan Grasselli and Andrew Robison, volume editors
      Spanning the period from romanticism to neo-impressionism, this book reveals the extraordinary richness, diversity, and inventiveness that fueled a remarkably creative period of French drawing--called "the paper century" in the opening essay. Brilliant drawings, watercolors, and pastels by Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Paul Cezanne, Paul Gauguin, and Georges Seurat as well as by many of their peers allow for a close inspection of such key nineteenth-century artistic movements as romanticism, realism, impressionism, the art of the Nabis and symbolists, and neo-impressionism.
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    • Shipwreck! : Winslow Homer and The Life Line
    • Luminous Modernism : Scandinavian art comes to America : a centennial retrospective 1912-2012
      Luminous Modernism : Scandinavian art comes to America : a centennial retrospective 1912-2012
      Patricia G. Berman.
      "An exhibition of paintings by leading Nordic artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century, revisits a groundbreaking exhibition sponsored by The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF) in 1912.
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    • Liu Xiaodong : Prozess Malen : Kunsthaus Graz, Universalmuseum Joanneum, 6. Juni - 2. September 2012
    • Watercolour flower painting step-by-step
      Watercolour flower painting step-by-step
      Wendy Tait ... [et al.].
      Four respected watercolor artists provide a comprehensive guide to watercolor flower painting, including information on the materials you will need, instruction on vital wash and softening techniques, and many step-by-step flower projects for you to follow.
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    • Hunters, heroes, kings : the frieze of tomb II at Vergina
    • Posada : monografia de 406 grabados de Jose Guadalupe Posada
      Posada : monografia de 406 grabados de Jose Guadalupe Posada
      con introduccion de Diego Rivera = Posada : monograph of 406 engravings by Jose Guadalupe Posada / with an introduction by Diego Rivera.

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    • Die schonheit des augenblicks : frauen im japanischen holzdruck
    • Digital design : a critical introduction
      Digital design : a critical introduction
      Dean Bruton and Antony Radford.
      "Digital media are revolutionising design, both as a tool in design practice and as a way of thinking about design products, processes and systems. Digital Design outlines the rules and patterns that underlie digital media and clearly explains how they improve design outcomes. But Digital Design is about breaking and bending the rules as well as following them. The book reveals how a combination of systematic thinking (understanding and using rules and patterns) and intuitive thinking (adapting and inventing for specific situations) can enhance the work of a digital designer. Written for both experienced and novice designers, Digital Design is superbly illustrated with over 200 black and white and colour images. With its unique combination of analysis and how-to, the book is inspiring for students of visual effects, animation, game, website and architectural design, and product and graphic design in a broader sense"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • French home
    • Secrets of a stylish home
    • Taunton's bathroom idea book
    • Carpets from Islamic lands
    • The invention of glory : Afonso V and the Pastrana tapestries
    • Toys of the avant-garde : 4 October 2010-30 January 2011
    • Media parasites in the early avant-garde : on the abuse of technology and communication
      Media parasites in the early avant-garde : on the abuse of technology and communication
      Arndt Niebisch.
      "The avant-garde movements of the early twentieth century inhabited the media discourses of their time like parasites, constantly irritating and taking from them. Dadaists ripped images of a mechanically reproduced world out of newspapers and magazines and reassembled them in their collages. Futurists instrumentalized the brevity of telegraph messages for their free word poetics. Artists such as F.T. Marinetti, Raoul Hausmann and Luigi Russolo constantly abused existing media technologies and hijacked public communication. This study traces these subversive tactics from avant-garde poetry to media technological experiments with radio tubes"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • The spectacle of disintegration
    • Drinking and tweeting : and other Brandi blunders
      Drinking and tweeting : and other Brandi blunders
      Brandi Glanville with Leslie Bruce.
      "She's the brutally honest breath of fresh air on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, known for her dramatic divorce, her barely-there clothing, and her inability to keep her mouth shut. So why should she change now? Brandi Glanville tells all in this hilarious, no-holds-barred memoir. Fans have been waiting for Brandi's scoop on one of the biggest divorces of the decade, since her husband of eight years abandoned her and their two sons to marry country singer LeAnn Rimes. Not only does Brandi spill the beans about her side of the split, the lovable housewife shares the incredible wild ride that took her from a life in the ghetto to Hollywood's most elite circles. For the first time, Brandi talks about how she escaped a rough neighborhood on the outskirts of Sacramento and stumbled into a successful modeling career that swept her into a world of Paris Fashion Weeks, private jets, and uncircumcised penises. Before she knew it, Brandi was the perfect Hollywood trophy wife--at least until her marriage exploded. Today, the refreshingly filter-free housewife and unapologetic mom is the newest full-time cast member of Bravo's juggernaut franchise, where she often elicits raised eyebrows and gossip from her costars for her refusal to be the scorned ex-wife, to be bullied, to change her sarcastic sense of humor, or--on most occasions--to wear a bra. Sassy, raunchy, and compulsively readable, Drinking and Tweeting perfectly captures Brandi's open-book attitude, as she dishes about everything from her DUI, her cheating ex, her one-night stands, and the secret plastic surgery that made her "seventeen" again. You're sure to enjoy every page of this funny, upbeat, honest tale. Clear your schedule for an afternoon and grab your favorite cocktail, a comfy seat. and maybe a Xanax. But that's for later"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • Happy, happy, happy : my life and legacy as the Duck Commander
      Happy, happy, happy : my life and legacy as the Duck Commander
      Phil Robertson with Mark Schlabach.
      "This no-holds-barred autobiography chronicles the remarkable life of Phil Robertson, the original Duck Commander and Duck Dynasty star, from early childhood through the founding of a family business.Life was always getting in the way of Phil Robertson's passion for duck hunting. An NFL-bound quarterback, Phil made his mark on Louisiana Tech University in the 1960s by playing football and completing his college career with a master's degree in English. But Phil's eyes were not always on the books or the ball; they were usually looking to the sky. Phil grew up with the dream of living the simple life off the land like his forebears, but he soon found himself on a path to self-destruction--leasing a bar, drinking too much, fighting, and wasting his talents. He almost lost it all until he gave his life to God. And then everything changed. Phil's incredible story tells how he followed a calling from God and soon after invented a duck call that would begin an incredible journey to the life he had always dreamed of for himself and his family. With great love for his country, his family, and his maker, Phil has finally found the ingredients to the "good life" he always wanted"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • A history of the universe in 100 objects
    • Game of thrones A-Z : an unofficial guide to accompany the hit TV series
    • Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted : and all the brilliant minds who made The Mary Tyler Moore show a classic
      Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted : and all the brilliant minds who made The Mary Tyler Moore show a classic
      Jennifer Keishin Armstrong.
      The behind-the-scenes story of the making of the classic television series offers insight into how the influential show reflected changing American perspectives and was a first situation comedy to employ numerous women as writers and producers.
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    • Star Trek, the visual dictionary : the ultimate guide to characters, aliens, and technology
    • Dan O'Bannon's guide to screenplay structure : inside tips from the writer of Alien, Total recall and Return of the living dead
    • The searchers : the making of an American legend
      The searchers : the making of an American legend
      Glenn Frankel.
      In 1836 in East Texas, nine-year-old Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanches, raised by the tribe, and eventually became the wife of a warrior. Twenty-four years after her capture, she was reclaimed by the U.S. cavalry and Texas Rangers and restored to her white family, to die in misery and obscurity. Cynthia Ann's story has been told over generations to become a foundational American tale. The myth gave rise to operas and one-act plays, and in the 1950s to a novel by Alan LeMay, which would be adapted into one of Hollywood's most legendary films, The Searchers, directed by John Ford and starring John Wayne. Frankel explores the true-story-become-legend underpinning John Ford's film, and the making of the film itself.
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    • Whoopi Goldberg on stage and screen
      Whoopi Goldberg on stage and screen
      Lisa Pertillar Brevard.
      "All at once, and without apology or shame, the name Whoopi Goldberg conjures images of laughter, sex, surprise, versatility, African heritage, and Jewish identity, to name a few. This book provides an overview of some of Goldberg's most important efforts on Broadway and in major motion pictures, television, and the world of social activism"--Provided by publisher.
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    • Read my lips : stories of a Hollywood life
    • I can barely take care of myself : tales from a happy life without kids
      I can barely take care of myself : tales from a happy life without kids
      Jen Kirkman.
      A memoir from the stand-up comedian, writer, and actress that focuses on her oft-questioned (by others) decision to remain childless.
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    • Inside Linda Lovelace's deep throat : degradation, porno chic, and the rise of feminism
    • Rita Moreno : a memoir
      Rita Moreno : a memoir
      Rita Moreno.
      "In this luminous memoir, Rita Moreno shares her remarkable journey from impoverished Puerto Rican girl to Hollywood legend--and one of the few performers, and the only Hispanic, to win an Oscar, Grammy, Tony and two Emmys. Born Rosita Dolores Alverio in the idyll of Puerto Rico, Moreno, at age five, embarked on a harrowing sea voyage with her mother and wound up in the harsh barrios of the Bronx, where she discovered dancing, singing, and acting as ways to escape a tumultuous childhood. Making her Broadway debut by age thirteen--and moving on to Hollywood in its Golden Age just a few years later--she worked alongside such stars as Elizabeth Taylor, Clark Gable, and Lana Turner. Rita, who was made over as the "Latina Liz Taylor" by MGM head Louis B. Mayer, became an instant sensation. From dancing with Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain to her Oscar-winning performance in West Side Story, she catapulted to fame--yet found herself repeatedly typecast as a Latina spitfire, a role she found almost impossible to elude. Here, for the first time, Rita reflects on her struggles to break through Hollywood's racial and sexual barriers. She explores the wounded little girl behind the glamorous facade--and what it took to find her place in the world. She talks candidly about her relationships with Elvis Presley and Howard Hughes, and the passionate romance with Marlon Brando that drove her to attempt suicide in his bed. And she reveals the secrets behind her "perfect" marriage and the incomparable joys of motherhood. Infused with Rita Moreno's astounding wit and deep insight, this memoir is the dazzling portrait of a stage and screen star who longed to become who she really is--and triumphed"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • Unsinkable : a memoir
      Unsinkable : a memoir
      Debbie Reynolds and Dorian Hannaway.
      "The definitive, tell-all memoir by film legend Debbie Reynolds, UNSINKABLE is a story of heartbreak, hope, and survival"-- Provided by publisher.
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    • Instant mom
      Instant mom
      Nia Vardalos.
      Writer and star of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos firmly believed she was supposed to be a mom, but Mother Nature and modern medicine stood in her way. So she made a choice that shocked friends, family, and even herself: with only fourteen hours' notice, she adopted a preschooler. This is Vardalos's hilarious and poignant true chronicle of trying to become a mother while fielding nosy "frenemies" and Hollywood reporters. With her signature wit and candor, she describes her and husband Ian Gomez's bumpy road to parenting, how they found their daughter, and what happened next. Vardalos includes a comprehensive how-to-adopt section and explores innovative ways to conquer the challenges all new moms face, from sleep to personal grooming. She learns that whether via biology, relationship, or adoption--motherhood comes in many forms.--From publisher description.
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