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Advertising: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
How advertising works is not a question that has a simple answer. Advertising is a diverse entity and different campaigns work (or fail to work) in a plethora of different ways. Most advertising persuades people to buy things, but how? And who does it aim to persuade? And how are these decisions made? In this Very Short Introduction Winston Fletcher, an expert with extensive knowledge of advertising from the inside, aims to answer these questions, and in doing so, dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings surrounding the industry.The book contains a short history of advertising and an explanation of how the industry works, and how each of the parties (the advertisers , the media and the agencies) are involved. It considers the extensive spectrum of advertisers and their individual needs. It also looks at the financial side of advertising and asks how advertisers know if they have been successful, or whether the money they have spent has in fact been wasted.
Fletcher concludes with a discussion about the controversial and unacceptable areas of advertising such as advertising products to children and advertising products such as cigarettes and alcohol. He also discusses the benefits of advertising and what the future may hold for the industry.
ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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Advertising: New Techniques for Visual Seduction
This unique compendium is packed with examples of eye-catching advertisements that use optical magic in order to hook the viewer, and to make sure that they give the ad that crucial second glance. Brimming with ideas and inspiration, this handbook of visual seduction will be a must-read for anyone working in advertising or involved in the business of communication.Table of Contents
1. Figure and Ground • 2. Two and Three Dimensions • 3. Foreground and Background • 4. Big and Small • 5. Compositions • 6. Setting Up a Scene • 7. Seeing in Context • 8. Outlines • 9. Words and Pictures 10. On the Spot • 11. From Eyes to Brain • 12. Index
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Affinities: A Journey Through Images from The Public Domain Review
An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review.Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain images, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image-making. Drawing on a decade of archival immersion at The Public Domain Review, the book has been assembled from a vast array of sources: from manuscripts to museum catalogues, ship logs to primers on Victorian magic. The images are arranged in a single captivating sequence which unfurls according to a dreamlike logic, through a play of visual echoes and evolving thematic threads – hatching eggs twin with early Burmese world maps, marbled endpapers meet tattooed stowaways, and fireworks explode beside deep-sea coral.
At once an art book, a sourcebook, and a kaleidoscopic visual poem, Affinities is a unique and enthralling publication that will offer something different on each visit. Its playful and imaginative space invites the reader to transcend familiar categories of epoch, style, or historical theme, and to instead revel in a new world of creative possibilities played out between the images – opening up new connections, ways of seeing, and forms of knowledge.
Praise for The Public Domain Review
‘An Aladdin’s cave of curiosity … the best thing on the web’ Guardian
‘A gold mine of fantastic images and stories’ The New York TimesRead more
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Afro Beauties Coloring Book: Stunning Coloring Pages Featuring Beautiful Realistic Portraits of Black Girls for Kids, Teens and Adults
AFRO BEAUTIES COLORING BOOKAfro Beauties Coloring Book invites you to celebrate the beauty and diversity of black women through art and creativity. With over 30 stunning illustrations, this coloring book showcases a variety of graceful and confident black women, adorned with stylish fashion and expressive hairstyles. From intricate patterns to details, each page is a canvas for you to bring these images to life with your own unique touch.
What you will find in this coloring item:
– 30+ coloring pages with wonderful drawings of various complexity!
– Fantastic anti-stress designs. The drawings you will find in the book are all different. Every day you can express your creativity by choosing the design that stimulates you the most.
– High-quality illustrations. The high-quality images in our book allow you to create real works of art.
– Large format: size page 8.5 x 11’.
– Single-sided Pages. Each coloring page is printed on a separate sheet with the back of the page black to minimize the bleed-through problem.
– Fantastic gift. Surprise your friends or relatives who love to color with this fantastic gift! The multitude of drawings in the book and our attention to detail makes it a perfect gift.
What are you waiting for? Get the beautiful illustrations of this book now! Do you know someone who loves to color? Surprise them by giving them great pics of this book!
Wishing you and your family a lifetime of happiness, optimism, and love.
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After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art
Through the 1880s the very essence of representation, meaning and process in Western art were profoundly interrogated. Plausible representations of the external world were cast aside in favour of non-naturalism expressed in varying degrees, from modest distortions of reality to pure abstraction.The decades that followed, up to the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, were a complex, vibrant period of artistic questioning, searching, risk-taking and innovation. Concentrating on this period of great upheaval, this book will explore the constructive dialogue between painting and sculpture, and the influential roles played by three giants of the era, Paul Cézanne, Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh, across European art as a whole. While acknowledging the centrality of Paris as a cultural capital, it will also uniquely highlight other centres of artistic ferment in Europe, from Brussels and Barcelona to Berlin and Vienna, and track the variety of routes into modernism in the early twentieth century.
This fully illustrated catalogue will contain four essays, introductions to each city of ferment and biographies of the artists.
Published by National Gallery Global/Distributed by Yale University Press
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The National Gallery, London 25 March–13 August 2023Read more
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AFTER: The Graphic Novel (Volume Two)
From the No. 1 international bestselling author, film producer and Wattpad platform icon Anna Todd – the continuation of her bestselling love story AFTER in Volume Two of After: The Graphic Novel.
Fall in love all over again in volume two of the graphic novel adaptation of the global phenomenon AFTER! Uncover Tessa and Hardin’s love story as you’ve never seen it before . . .
GOOD INTENTIONS . . . BAD HABITS . . . SOMETHING UNMISTAKABLE . . . AND EVERYTHING AFTER.
As Freshman year continues, Tessa and Hardin’s chemistry is impossible to ignore. After taking a leap and ending things with her boyfriend from back home, Tessa desperately wants to make something work with Hardin, whose troubled eyes and tattooed arms make her swoon. The magnetism between them is undeniable, and now they have nothing standing in their way.
Despite their new freedom, the road is bumpy. The closer they become, the quicker Hardin’s walls come up and block Tessa out. But no matter how angry they get at each other, how many times he pushes her too far and she is disappointed by him, they are still drawn to one another. Their romance has consumed them both, and their passion is hot enough to burn everything down.
Anna Todd’s original story comes to life with breathtaking illustrations by Pablo Andres. Featuring twelve pages of behind-the-scenes and character profile bonus content, Volume Two of After: The Graphic Novel is the ultimate collector’s item for fans everywhere!
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Aino + Alvar Aalto: A Life Together
A visual biography of Aino and Alvar Aalto, who designed some of the most iconic objects of the twentieth century
Aino and Alvar Aalto together founded Artek and created some of the most celebrated objects and buildings of the twentieth century. Through letters, documents, drawings, and family photographs, Alvar and Aino’s grandson tells the stories of their life together, in Finland and abroad, drawing on many of the never-before-published letters they sent to each other and to family, friends, and colleagues, until Aino’s death in 1949. The first monograph to specifically examine and celebrate the life and work of Aino and Alvar as a shared endeavour, this personal and intimate look at the unconventional lives of one of the most influential design couples of the twentieth century has been warmly and accessibly written by Aino and Alvar’s grandson, who has drawn on the family’s largely unpublished archive, including personal letters, snapshots, and sketches.
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Air Brush Painting (Artists Library)
This straightforward guide covers the basics of airbrush painting, beginning with a brief history of the medium and then introducing the various components and workings of the airbrush itself. Equipment care and maintenance are discussed along with common problems and solutions. The author then moves on to demonstrate the fundamental techniques including how to make straight lines, curves, and circles, flat and graduated backgrounds, and how to use masks. He explains how to create simple, three-dimensional forms and follows this with clear, step-by-step demonstrations of eight different subjects ranging from a rose to a woman’s face. Photographic retouching is discussed in some detail, and the book includes examples of airbrush paintings by an array of artists.Read more
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Airbrush How-to with Mickey Harris (Air Skool)
“With over 35 years of experience under his belt, Mickey Harris is the ideal author to share with new and experienced airbrush artists what he’s learned in a lifetime of airbrush work. Harris’ new book starts with a little history, how he and a small group of his peers began to use the airbrush without any masks to paint T-shirts, motorcycles, hot rods and human bodies. Next comes Harris’ take on what makes a good airbrush, followed by some of the strokes that make up the foundation of any good airbrush painting. The chapter titled: How to Make a Living with an Airbrush, is Mickey’s version of Business 101 for airbrush artists. The rest of the book is given over to twelve airbrushing sequences. Each one starts with a sketch and ends with a completed mural or graphic painted on a panel, a truck or maybe a hot rod. Mickey’s captions explain each image: how he mixes paint to achieve the best viscosity, how the airbrush itself is adjusted, and how he blends the colours to create those beautiful fades. Over 400 images spread across 144 pages, with Mickey’s first person captions, help make this book the next best thing to a one-on-one seminar with Mickey in his own shop. ”Read more
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Airbrush Painting Techniques: A Practical Guide to Creative Airbrushing
In the past, airbrushes were used primarily by illustrators and graphic designers and were regarded as expensive specialized instruments. With the development of cheaper and simpler airbrushes and hobbyist are now turning to this medium. This book dismisses the mystique surrounding airbrush art by treating the airbrush as a basic painting-tool that can be used with many different media and surfaces and in a variety of contexts. Specially-devised projects show how to apply different airbrush techniques. The projects include spraying and masking techniques, line and wash techniques, surface effects, stencilling, fabric painting, photograph retouching and graphic and 3-D projects.Read more
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AIRBRUSHING FOR BEGINNERS: A complete comprehensive introduction to airbrushing; an essential guide with everything you need to know about airbrushing
Once upon a time in the bustling city of Artville, lived a young artist named Alex. Alex had always been fascinated by the mesmerizing art form of airbrushing, where strokes of colour danced gracefully on canvases, creating breath-taking masterpieces. But the world of airbrushing seemed like an enchanted realm, distant and mysterious.One day, while wandering through the streets of Artville, Alex stumbled upon a dusty old bookstore tucked away in a hidden alley. Curiosity piqued, Alex entered the quaint shop and discovered a hidden gem among the old tomes—a book titled “Airbrushing for Beginners.”
Intrigued, Alex embarked on a journey of exploration, flipping through the pages of the book. As if by magic, the book unfolded a world of knowledge, revealing the secrets of airbrushing step by step. From understanding the fundamentals of air pressure and flow to learning how to wield the airbrush like a virtuoso, Alex was captivated by the wisdom shared within.This book provides practical guidance on holding the airbrush, mastering basic strokes, and achieving the illusion of form and depth. Alex discovered the art of blending colours, creating textures, and painting realistic objects with finesse.
But beyond technique, the book offered something deeper—a profound lesson in patience, perseverance, and the power of embracing mistakes. It encouraged the reader to dare to explore their unique style and find inspiration in the world around them.
As the journey through “Airbrushing for Beginners” unfolded, it became clear that this book was not just for aspiring artists like Alex but for anyone yearning to unlock their creative potential. Whether beginners taking their first steps into the world of airbrushing or seasoned artists seeking new horizons, this book became a beacon of light to guide them on their path of self-discovery and artistic growth.
Through this enchanting book, readers would find the courage to pick up the airbrush, immerse themselves in the wonder of creation, and witness their imagination come to life on the canvas. It was a tale of transformation, where the pursuit of artistry became a lifelong journey of joy and fulfilment.
So, dear reader, join Alex and countless others on this extraordinary adventure through the pages of “Airbrushing for Beginners.” Let it be the key that unlocks the gates to your artistic dreams, inspiring you to paint your world with colours unknown and share your unique voice with the world. The magic of airbrushing awaits you, and the canvas of possibilities is boundless. Are you ready to take that first brushstroke?Let the journey begin!
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Airbrushing Techniques: Step-by-step
Neither beginners nor advanced students will want to be without this book on airbrush art. It is an indispensable source of information and advice on the amazing works of art you can produce with the aid of a spray gun. Beginning with the basic techniques coupled with specialist tips, all of the various ways of using an airbrush are demonstrated for anyone who would like to learn, perfect and eventually become professional at the spray technique. With the help of numerous, tried-and-tested, step-by-step instructions, the six carefully designed projects provide an easy introduction to the basic knowledge required and to the subsequent development of the skills needed for complex artistic work. The advantages of the freehand technique are as comprehensively discussed as the solutions to problems and difficulties that can occur when working with masks. As well as the practical tasks, readers can learn everything there is to know about the inner workings and construction of an airbrush gun, and are introduced to the various models of gun available commercially and detailed information on accessories and materials.
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AirbrushTech: Learn to Custom Paint and Airbrush
Airbrush-Tech-Live was launched and went online early 2006. It welcomed all artists and encouraged them to participate in the groundbreaking new media format of Digital Interactive. Airbrush-Tech-Live was created because of a need to improve over previous publications that have been geared towards teaching various art forms. In a short amount of time, the digital magazine became one of the leading places for artists to gather and became hugely popular around the world. The Digital Magazine ran strong until 2010 when it was closed due to the collapse of the custom paint & airbrushing industry. Assembled in this book are many of the stories and educational step-by-step articles that were once a part of one the largest resource centers on the Internet for airbrush artists, fine artists, pinstripers and custom painters. The contents within are designed to quickly advance a beginner to a pro. The step-by-step articles have been written by award winning artists, Steven Craig, Denise Thurston, Mike Learn, Jason Jewett, Armando Huerta and many others. It takes many years to obtain the experience and expertise that is included in this book that will be beneficial to anyone from not having to learn by trial and error. Inside are in depth features on Professional Bodywork, Paint Repair and Color Sanding & Buffing show winning finishes. There are airbrushing tutorials for beginners, and advanced step-by-step articles for serious professionals such as how to paint special effects as faux metal grinding, wood grain, Crystal Effect and Chrome. Also inside are many illustrating lessons to have you painting like a master of the airbrush. We take a tour of the world famous Coast Airbrush Facility, teach you how to start up a money making business doing temporary airbrushed tattoos, and interviews with world renowned Artists Mike Learn and Armando Huerta. Plus… there is much, much more inside that is beneficial to anyone serious or tinkering with Custom Paint & Airbrushing.Read more
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Alan Partridge: Big Beacon
“Not only has Alan Partridge created an entirely new storytelling structure, it’s very funny indeed.” Jon Ronson
‘Partridge… has become the man our time deserves. Aha!’ The Times
In Big Beacon, Norwich’s favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE.
Using an innovative ‘dual narrative’ structure you sometimes see in films, Big Beacon tells the story of how Partridge heroically rebuilt his TV career, rising like a phoenix from the desolate wasteland of local radio to climb to the summit of Mount Primetime and regain the nationwide prominence his talent merits.
But then something quite unexpected and moving, because Big Beacon also tells the story of a selfless man, driven to restore an old lighthouse to its former glory, motivated by nothing more than respect for a quietly heroic old building that many take for granted, which some people think is a metaphor for Alan himself even though it’s not really for them to say.*
Leaving his old life behind and relocating to a small coastal village in Kent, Alan battles through adversity, wins the hearts and minds of a suspicious community, and ultimately shows himself to be a quite wonderful man.
* The two strands will run in tandem, their narrative arcs mirroring each other to make the parallels between the two stories abundantly clear to the less able reader.
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Albertrom Flies to the Moon
Albertrom is a smart and bright young boy who is full of energy and loves learning. He is curious; always asking questions and discovering new things.
He loves anything to do with maths and space, but what he loves even more is music and his little blue trombone.
Albertrom believes that anything is possible and in this adventure he uses music to fuel his imagination and bring his biggest dream to life; to fly to the moon and play his trombone in space.Read more
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Alcohol: Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters
Soviet propaganda against the demon drink: the latest in Fuel’s Russian pop culture series
From the acclaimed authors of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias and Soviet Space Dogs comes Alcohol, a glorious and exhaustive collection of previously unpublished Soviet anti-alcohol posters. The book includes examples from the 1960s through to the 1980s, but focuses on posters produced during Mikhail Gorbachev’s campaign initiated in 1985. These posters attempted to sober up Soviet citizens by forcing them to confront the issues associated with excessive alcohol consumption. This government-led urgency allowed the poster designers to present the anti-alcohol message in the most graphic terms: they depicted drunks literally trapped inside the bottle or being strangled by “the green snake.” Their protagonists are paralytic freeloaders and shirkers who always neglect their families, drive under the influence, produce substandard work, are smashed when pregnant and present a constant danger to fellow citizens. A two-part essay by renowned cultural historian Alexei Plutser-Sarno attempts to explain, from a Russian perspective, the reasons behind this phenomenon.
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Alex Katz
Alex Katz has found his audience. It s not the first time. Over seven decades, the artist has developed his vision with determination as the tides of avant-garde and academic fashion ebbed and flowed. His first audience was other painters (including de Kooning and Philip Guston), and today, still, he is perhaps best understood by other artists: those who appreciate how difficult it is to make something so simple, so well. Working in a representational style while his classmates celebrated Abstract Expressionism, eschewing slick surfaces for a pared-down view while his peers went glossy with Pop, Katz cleaved to one vision, a few locations, and subjects. Katz s endurance and commitment to developing an original American style is explored in depth, from his boyhood influences to an artistic circle that included John Ashbery, Ted Berrigan, Lois Dodd, Kenneth Koch, Frank O Hara, Fairfield Porter, Yvonne Rainer, Larry Rivers, and Paul Taylor. Sketches, works on paper, and archival material selected by the artist s son, the poet Vincent Katz, give a fuller picture of the painter and his world. The more than 250 paintings reproduced at an unprecedented scale will be the most comprehensive collection available in a single publication.Read more
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Alexander McQueen
Fashion is a big bubble, and sometimes I feel like popping it.’ Alexander McQueen, 2009 This definitive publication on Alexander McQueen (1969 – 2010) invites you into the creative mind and world of one of Britain’s most brilliant, daring and provocative designers, and the many themes and references that shaped his visionary fashion collections. Accompanying the V&A’s landmark exhibition Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, and taking the key themes of the exhibition of tailoring, gothic, primitivism, naturalism and futurism, this comprehensive catalogue features previously unseen material as well as groundbreaking essays and feature spreads by multiple authors and leading fashion commentators. This kaleidoscopic approach explores themes central to the designer’s work and his collections, such as the psychology of fashion, natural history, the theatre and spectacle of his shows, and the key creative collaborators during McQueen’s lifetime. Alexander McQueen also offers an encyclopaedic survey of McQueen’s catwalk collections, illustrated with striking images by leading fashion photographers, and specially commissioned photographs that capture the breath-taking skill of his designs and awesome theatricality of his shows. Accompanies Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (14 March to 19 July 2015), developed and expanded from the 2011 blockbuster show at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.Read more
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Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty (Fashion Studies)
Celebrating the astounding creativity and originality of designer Alexander McQueen, who relentlessly questioned and confronted the requisites of fashion“An authoritative and moving insight into the legacy of the British designer.”—Carola Long, Financial Times
“McQueen’s brilliance is celebrated in this sumptuous tome.”—Harper’s Bazaar
“Excellent.”—Huffington Post
Arguably the most influential, imaginative, and provocative designer of his generation, Alexander McQueen both challenged and expanded fashion conventions to express ideas about race, class, sexuality, religion, and the environment. Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty examines the full breadth of the designer’s career, from the start of his fledgling label to the triumphs of his own world-renowned London house. It features his most iconic and radical designs, revealing how McQueen adapted and combined the fundamentals of Savile Row tailoring, the specialized techniques of haute couture, and technological innovation to achieve his distinctive aesthetic. It also focuses on the highly sophisticated narrative structures underpinning his collections and extravagant runway presentations, with their echoes of avant-garde installation and performance art.
Published to coincide with an exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art organized by The Costume Institute, this stunning book includes a preface by Andrew Bolton; an introduction by Susannah Frankel; an interview by Tim Blanks with Sarah Burton, creative director of the house of Alexander McQueen; illuminating quotes from the designer himself; provocative and captivating new photography by renowned photographer Sølve Sundsbø; and a lenticular cover by Gary James McQueen.
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Alfred’s Basic Adult Piano Course: Lesson Book Level 1: Lesson Book, Level One/2236
A beginning course for adults who prefer a chord approach. It teaches chords for both hands so that the student can play more than single note melodies. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician. Titles: Alouette * Alpine Melody * Amazing Grace * At Last * Au Claire de la Lune * Aura Lee * The Ballad of Gilligan’s Island * Beautiful Brown Eyes * Blow the Man Down! * Brother John * Café Vienna * The Can-Can * Chiapanecas * Cockles and Mussels * The Cuckoo * The Donkey * The Entertainer * A Friend Like You * The Gift to Be Simple * Go Down, Moses * Good King Wenceslas * Good Morning to You! * Got Those Blues * Greensleeves * Happy Birthday to You! * Harp Song * Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas * Here’s a Happy Song! * He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands * Jericho * Jingle Bells * Joy to the World! * Kum-ba-yah! * Largo (Dvorak) * Laura * Lavender’s Blue * Little Brown Jug * London Bridge * Lone Star Waltz * Love Somebody * The Marine’s Hymn * Mary Ann * Merrily We Roll Along * Mexican Hat Dance * Michael, Row the Boat Ashore * Money Can’t Buy Everything * My Fifth * Ode to Joy * On Top of Old Smoky * O Sole Mio * Over the Rainbow * Raisins and Almonds * Rockets * Rockin’ Intervals * Rock It Away! * Scarborough Fair * Singin’ in the Rain * Standing in the Need of Prayer * Tisket, a Tasket * Waltz Time * What Can I Share * When the Saints Go Marching In * Why Am I Blue?Read more
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Alfred’s Basic Piano Library: Lesson Book Complete Level 1
Complete Level 1 is a faster-paced version of Levels 1A and 1B that gets to staff reading more quickly. Perfect for a student who is 8 or older, or for a younger beginner with great musical aptitude. This course is most effective when used under the direction of a piano teacher or experienced musician.Read more
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Alfred’s Essentials of Music Theory Complete Self Study Guide: A Complete Self-study Course for All Musicians
This practical, easy-to-use, self-study course is perfect for pianists, guitarists, instrumentalists, vocalists, songwriters, arrangers and composers, and includes ear training CDs to help develop your musical ear. In this all-in-one theory course, you will learn the essentials of music through 75 concise lessons, practice your music reading and writing skills in the exercises, improve your listening skills with the enclosed ear training CDs, and test your knowledge with a review that completes each of the 18 units. Answers are included in the back of the book for all exercises, ear training and review.Read more
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Alice Illustrated: 120 Images from the Classic Tales of Lewis Carroll (Dover Fine Art, History of Art)
Few books of the past 200 years have captured the imagination of illustrators as Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland has. The original edition of Lewis Carroll’s 1865 masterpiece featured 42 woodblock engravings by John Tenniel. Created in close collaboration with the author, Tenniel’s visions of the young heroine and her extraordinary encounters were but the first of many interpretations of Wonderland. This compilation explores a century and a half of exuberant, imaginative artistic conceptions of Alice’s world.
More than 100 images include Tenniel’s engravings, along with color and black-and-white illustrations by Arthur Rackham, Charles Robinson, Bessie Pease Gutmann, Margaret Tarrant, Millicent Sowerby, Milo Winter, Thomas Maybank, and many others. Editor Jeff Menges offers commentary on the illustrators and their work, and noted collector Mark Burstein shares a bibliophile’s perspective. A major contribution to the history of modern book illustration, Alice Illustrated will delight lovers of English literature and children’s books, collectors of Lewis Carroll’s works, and fans of the great illustrators.Read more
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Alice Neel – People Come First
Positioning Alice Neel as a champion of civil rights, this book explores how her paintings convey her humanist politics and capture the humanity, strength, and vulnerability of her subjects
“One of the most ambitious and thorough collections of Neel’s work to date.”―Allison Schaller, Vanity Fair
“For me, people come first,” Alice Neel (1900–1984) declared in 1950. “I have tried to assert the dignity and eternal importance of the human being.” This ambitious publication surveys Neel’s nearly 70-year career through the lens of her radical humanism. Remarkable portraits of victims of the Great Depression, fellow residents of Spanish Harlem, leaders of political organizations, queer artists, visibly pregnant women, and members of New York’s global diaspora reveal that Neel viewed humanism as both a political and philosophical ideal. In addition to these paintings of famous and unknown sitters, the more than 100 works highlighted include Neel’s emotionally charged cityscapes and still lifes as well as the artist’s erotic pastels and watercolors. Essays tackle Neel’s portrayal of LGBTQ subjects; her unique aesthetic language, which merged abstraction and figuration; and her commitment to progressive politics, civil rights, feminism, and racial diversity. The authors also explore Neel’s highly personal preoccupations with death, illness, and motherhood while reasserting her place in the broader cultural history of the 20th century.Published by The Metropolitan Museum of Art/Distributed by Yale University Press
Exhibition Schedule:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
(March 22–August 1, 2021)
Guggenheim, Bilbao
(September 17, 2021–January 30, 2022)
de Young Museum, San Francisco
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Alien – The Weyland -Yutani Report
For 100s of years, scientists at Weyland-Yutani Corp. have been monitoring the behaviour of an alien life-form whose potential for military application appears limitless. Though all attempts to harness its abilities have ended in bloodshed, acquisition of the Xenomorph remains a priority. As such, Weyland-Yutani has granted you access to their files on the alien in the hope that you will be able to help capture this fascinating, deadly creature.Read more
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Alien Film Franchise Encyclopedia
The definitive volume on the Alien film universe, covering the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware, and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant from an in-world perspective.
The definitive volume on the Xenobiology, terraforming, synthetics, humans, corporations, military, judiciary, culture, science, spacecraft, hardware and weapons of Alien, Aliens, Alien3, Alien: Resurrection, Prometheus, and Alien: Covenant. Structured in 3 traditional encyclopedic volumes – Non-Human, Human, Action in Nature – illustrated throughout with concept art, photography and illustrations, with a historical timeline and alphabetical index. From the Alien to Zeta 2 Reticuli, from the birth of Peter Weyland in 1990 to the USM Auriga’s Earthfall in 2381, this is the comprehensive and authoritative official tome on the Alien films.
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Aliens – Colonial Marines Technical Manual
The Aliens Colonial Marines Technical Manual is your official guide to the equipment and organisation of the United States Colonial Marine Corps as featured in the hit film Aliens. Packed with never-before-published diagrams, technical schematics and plans, the manual takes a detailed look at the guns, vehicles and ships of the USCMC, and the men and women who use them.Read more
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All Good Things: A Treasury of Images to Uplift the Spirits and Reawaken Wonder
A wondrous journey with the world-renowned image hunter and social media art curator Stephen Ellcock.
Designed to stimulate and inspire, All Good Things is an exciting, eclectic collection of over 200 images from world-leading museums as well as lesser-known collections. In a finely calibrated procession of image, quote and myth, Stephen Ellcock leads us through the Realms of Creation – from the Stars to the Seas, the Natural to the Supernatural – to give us his extraordinary world vision. A treasure trove of 3,000 years of artistic creation, scientific enquiry and pan-global magical, philosophical and religious traditions.
The best of the world’s beauty, creativity and curiosity in a single book.
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All I Wanna Do Is Swing Dance: Retro Polka Dot Lined Notebook Journal For Swing Dancers
All I Wanna Do Is Swing Dance: A Retro Polka-Dot Lined Notebook Journal for Swing Dancers
The perfect gift to brighten any swing dance lover’s day!
Product Features:
- 6″x9″ Notebook
- Matte Softcover
- 119 Pages
- Retro polka-dot cover with swing dancer illustration
- Lined interior with space for the date on each page
This fun notebook is an ideal gift for the swing dance enthusiast in your life, whether it’s your mum, dad, aunt, friend, grandparent or co-worker. This notebook is great for jotting down ideas, dance steps, or even for tracking progress towards pro.
The cover features a fun retro polka-dot cover design with a swing dance art illustration. It is a lightweight notebook with 117 pages of ruled paper inside, space for the date on each page and retro typography feature in each corner. At 6×9″ it’s a great size to use from home or to fit in your dance bag and take to class, ready for all the ideas, steps and inspiration that come your way.
The dance lover in your life will love taking this notebook to class and writing all the new moves they’ve learned. Brighten any dance lover’s day with this retro notebook gift.
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All the Beauty in the World: A Museum Guard’s Adventures in Life, Loss and Art
**A Financial Times Best Book of 2023**
‘A work as luminous as the old masters’ paintings’ Daily Mail
A revelatory portrait of life in a great museum and the moving story of one guard’s quest to find solace and meaning in art
Millions of people climb the grand marble staircase into New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art every year. Patrick Bringley never thought he’d be one of them. But when his brother was diagnosed with fatal cancer he quit his journalism job, and sought peace in the most beautiful place he knew.
To his surprise, this temporary refuge becomes his home away from home for a decade. Bringley enters the museum as a ghost, silent and almost invisible, but soon finds his voice and place among the lively subculture of museum guards. As his bonds with colleagues and the art grow, he learns how fortunate he is to be walled off in this little world and how much it resembles the best aspects of the larger world to which he gradually, gratefully returns.
‘Wonderful’ Sunday Times
‘Consoling and beautiful’ Guardian
‘Marvellous’ Daily TelegraphRead more
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All The Colors of Life
Experience the beauty, joy, and poetry of universal human experiences through this gorgeously illustrated, lavishly packaged book — perfect for readers of all ages.
Do you remember the crystal whiteness of winter, the green growth of spring, the magical potential of twilight?
Do you remember the worlds we discovered in books and stories, in the great outdoors, and in our own imaginations?
Now readers of all ages can experience these indescribable feelings over and over through evocative artwork and concise text by Norway’s most popular and highly awarded illustrator, Lisa Aisato.
This lavish book-perfect for both children’s home libraries and adults’ coffee tables-features a selection of Aisato’s classics as well as never-before-seen paintings depicting the full range of human existence.
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£12.10All The Colors of Life
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All The Houses I’ve Ever Lived In: Finding Home in a System that Fails Us
‘I tore through the pages. A book I’ll read over and over again’ CANDICE CARTY-WILLIAMS, author of Queenie
____________________________________________We’ve all had our share of dodgy landlords, mould and awkward house shares. But journalist Kieran Yates has had more than most: by the age of twenty-five she’d lived in twenty different houses across the country, from council estates in London to car showrooms in rural Wales.
In prose that sparkles with humour and warmth, Yates charts the heartbreaks and joys of a life spent navigating the chaos of the housing system. Drawing on interviews with marginalised tenants across the country and the stories behind our interiors, she explores the unexpected ways we can fight back – finding beauty in the wreckage of a broken system, friendships in cramped housing conditions, and home even in the most fragile circumstances.All the Houses I’ve Ever Lived In is at once a rallying cry for change, a gorgeous coming-of-age story and a love letter to home in all its forms.
____________________________________________‘Illuminating, thoughtfully written, damning’ OBSERVER
‘I read this in two sittings . . . so incisive it’s hard to put down’ PANDORA SYKES
‘A beautiful exposition of home and what it means. Stunning’ BOLU BABALOLA, author of Honey & Spice
‘So relatable . . . injects a glorious dose of love and joy and hope’ BIG ISSUE
‘Yates manages the unthinkable: she makes the housing crisis funny’ i
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All-American Ads of the 40s
At the beginning of the decade, America was at war. Patriotism was an integral part of everyday life, with the sentiment mirrored in advertising. As America emerged victorious out of the darkness of World War II in 1945, the economic boom of the era helped usher in the most dramatic rise in quality of life, excess, and consumerism. The war’s end also brought unprecedented pride and prosperity to the American people, and nothing reflects the new wave of consumerism and progress more than the ads of the time. Spending power dramatically increased in the decade’s second half, with plentiful jobs and higher wages. Because of the new GI Bill, affordable housing was made available to returning war veterans for the first time. People were ready to embrace the idea of the American Dream.
The postwar era represented a flood of products and services for every need and occasion, reaching every corner of society. Everything from entertainment to travel and automobiles, alcohol and tobacco, fashion and beauty, and food and beverage was in high demand and within reach. This period opened the floodgates of buying as advertisers sought to meet the needs of a population recovering from years of rationing. This engaging collection edited by Jim Heimann dives into the frenetic, lively, and brilliant era of American life and advertising in the 1940s.
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£21.70£28.50All-American Ads of the 40s
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All-American Ads of the 60s
With the consumerist euphoria of the fifties still going strong and the race to the moon at its height, the mood of advertising in the sixties was cheerful, optimistic, and at times, revolutionary. The decade’s ads touted perceived progress―such as tang and instant omelets – “just add water”―while striving to reinforce good old American values. Stars like Sean Connery, Woody Allen, Salvador Dalí, and Sammy Davis Jr. endorsed everything from bourbon to handmade suits in an attempt by Madison Avenue to urge Americans to open their wallets and participate in one giant consumer binge. Social change at the end of the era brought psychedelic swirls and liberated women and minorities to a newly conscious public. Keep an eye out for some of the more surprising and controversial ads―such as Tupperware billing its storage container as a “wifesaver.” From forgotten cars, to cigarettes to food and much more, this colorful collection of print ads explores the wide, wonderful world of 60s Americana.
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All-New Twenty to Make: Granny Squares to Crochet
Crochet 20 gorgeous granny squares!
Ever popular, granny squares are quick to make, easy to customize, and brilliant for building up into larger projects. Containing 20 fresh, colourful, new designs from best-selling crochet designer and author, Val Pierce, this book will inspire you to get creative and bust that yarn stash.
Five additional, vibrant projects are included inside for you to crochet with your newly-made squares, including a sweet ‘n’ simple simple potholder, a retro pillow cover and pretty fingerless gloves.
Granny Squares to Crochet is a fantastic little project book in a handy pocket-sized format, so you can crochet your favourite squares wherever you go.
The original best-selling Twenty to Make series has sold over 2 million copies worldwide! In a handy hardback pocket-size format that makes them perfect little gifts, each title in the All-New Twenty to Make series contains 20 brand-new projects.
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Alles über Barbie: Das inoffizielle, illustrierte Fanbuch
Begleiten Sie uns auf eine fesselnde Reise durch das faszinierende Leben einer weltweiten Ikone: Barbie. In diesem prachtvollen, quadratischen Bildband wird ihre Geschichte zum Leben erweckt, umrahmt von lebendigen Farbfotos, die ihre Entwicklung von der einfachen Puppe zur stilvollen Botschafterin des Glamours einfangen.
Entdecken Sie die Wurzeln dieser zeitlosen Figur, von ihrer bescheidenen Einführung im Jahr 1959 bis zu ihrer unvergleichlichen Rolle in der Popkultur. Reise durch die Epochen und lass dich von Barbies vielfältigen Abenteuern mitreißen, sei es als Modeikone, Abenteurerin oder visionäre Unternehmerin.
Tauchen Sie ein in die glamouröse Welt der Mode und bewundern Sie Barbies ikonische Outfits aus mehreren Jahrzehnten Stilgeschichte. Entdecke ihre inspirierende Vielseitigkeit, die Generationen von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt beeinflusst hat. Von ihrem einzigartigen Charme bis zu ihrer bemerkenswerten Anpassungsfähigkeit ist Barbie eine Quelle der Inspiration und Kreativität.
Folgen Sie uns auf dieser farbenfrohen Reise, während wir in Barbies Vergangenheit eintauchen und ihre wichtige Rolle in Gegenwart und Zukunft feiern. Dieses bilderreiche Hardcover-Buch erzählt nicht nur die Geschichte einer Puppe, sondern auch die Geschichte von Träumen, Stil und unaufhaltsamem Wandel.
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Alphabetical Notebook A4: Large Lined-Journal Organizer with A-Z Tabs Printed | Smart Black Design
Book Description
This A-Z index notebook is very useful for any referencing information. With alphabetical sections organized, this notebook will help you find info you need easily and quickly.
Many times when we looking for some specific information in a notebook. It takes time to find such information. We flip, flip and flip a number of pages but still cannot find them. It’s really frustrating, and it’s also waste of time.
That’s why we need to use a notebook with alphabetical sections.
This type of book will certainly be a helpful information organizer. It’s perfect for recording information that can be grouped in alphabetical sections.
This is an alphabetical notebook WITHOUT prompts. You can freely write any information in there. It’s depends on your purpose. There is also a plenty of rooms available in each page.
HOWEVER, if you are looking for an alphabetical notebook WITH prompts (like address books with prompts / password books with prompts and so on), this notebook might not suit you well.
Please keep in mind that prompts always work well with specific information but often work not well on rooms for extra information. So, whether this book is suitable for you or not, it’s all about your purpose and your style.
Specification of this book
This notebook book is 8.27″ x 11.69″, A4, large size. It is a large notebook containing a lot of space to write in.
There are 106 pages, 53 white-paper sheets, in this alphabetical notebook. There are normal lines to write freestyle info every single page.
The interior of the book is also presented in alphabetical order, A to Z respectively, each letter for 4 pages. You can have just a glance on a page to see which A-Z section you are at. The alphabetical sections are carefully designed to present stylish appearance with large text. In short, it’s beautiful, neat and easy to look.
Summarizing, the book specification:
- Size: large, 8.27″ x 11.69″, A4
- Amount of pages: 106 pages
- Type: soft cover, matted, perfect binding
- Design: smart-and-simple cover design, white paper sheet
- Interior: lined pages with A-Z sections printed respectively, 4 pages for each letter section
- Made-In: USA
- Perfect gift for anyone who are looking for an alphabetical lined notebook.
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Alphabetical Notebook A5: Medium Lined-Journal Organizer with A-Z Tabs Printed | Smart Teal Design
Book Description
This A-Z index notebook is very useful for any referencing information. With alphabetical sections organized, this notebook will help you find info you need easily and quickly.
Many times when we looking for some specific information in a notebook. It takes time to find such information. We flip, flip and flip a number of pages but still cannot find them. It’s really frustrating, and it’s also waste of time.
That’s why we need to use a notebook with alphabetical sections.
This type of book will certainly be a helpful information organizer. It’s perfect for recording information that can be grouped in alphabetical sections.
This is an alphabetical notebook WITHOUT prompts. You can freely write any information in there. It’s depends on your purpose. There is also a plenty of rooms available in each page.
HOWEVER, if you are looking for an alphabetical notebook WITH prompts (like address books with prompts / password books with prompts and so on), this notebook might not suit you well.
Please keep in mind that prompts always work well with specific information but often work not well on rooms for extra information. So, whether this book is suitable for you or not, it’s all about your purpose and your style.
Specification of this book
This notebook book is 5.83″ x 8.27″ size, A5, medium size. It can easily be taken with you anywhere. Just put it in a bag and you can go around.
There are 106 pages, 53 white-paper sheets, in this alphabetical notebook. There are normal lines to write freestyle info every single page.
The interior of the book is also presented in alphabetical order, A to Z respectively, each letter for 4 pages. You can have just a glance on a page to see which A-Z section you are at. The alphabetical sections are carefully designed to present stylish appearance with large text. In short, it’s beautiful, neat and easy to look.
Summarizing, the book specification:
- Size: medium, 5.83″ x 8.27″, A5
- Amount of pages: 106 pages
- Type: soft cover, matted, perfect binding
- Design: smart-and-simple cover design, white paper sheet
- Interior: lined pages with A-Z sections printed respectively, 4 pages for each letter section
- Made-In: USA
- Perfect gift for anyone who are looking for an alphabetical lined notebook.
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Alphonse Mucha Wall Calendar 2024 (Art Calendar)
No artist captured the glamour of the fin-de-siècle era as definitively as Alphonse Mucha. Dubbed the ‘father’ of Art Nouveau, this Czech artist transcended the boundaries between commercial and fine art, with his richly decorative images adorning everything from advertising posters to biscuit tins. Composed of ornate, flowing patterns and bold, sensual figures, his highly stylized artwork evoked a spirit of luxury and leisure, and is celebrated in this beautiful wall calendar. Informative text accompanies each work and the datepad features previous and next month’s views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.Read more
£9.60£10.40Alphonse Mucha Wall Calendar 2024 (Art Calendar)
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Amazing Dinosaurs: Coloring book for adults with dinosaurs with ornaments. Prehistoric Animals World
A relaxing coloring book for everyone with amazing dinosaurs.
The 50 largest predators from the wonderful world of the dinosaur age. This coloring book will take you to the exciting world of great prehistoric animals.- Originality: All pictures were drawn by hand. By letting our imagination run wild, we have created a wonderful world of amazing dinosaurs. Coloring dinosaurs in ornament allows you to travel to the wonderful, forgotten world of large predators.
- Quality: Each project has been refined with attention to the smallest details, which ensures a very high quality of workmanship and gives many opportunities to play with colors.
- One-sided pages: Each image is placed on a separate page to reduce the problem of color bleed-through. This solution is also perfect when you want to hang a picture on the wall or give it as a gift.
- Relax: Coloring is a great way to get away from any problems and enter the world of relaxing colors.
- Creativity: Coloring improves creativity and concentration leading to new original ideas.
- A great gift: A coloring book is a great gift for anyone and any occasion as it relaxes you, boosts your confidence and stimulates creativity.
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