books: arts & photography

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Michael Savage Scott Kelby Steven Johnson Susan Casey Wendy Margolis

A Natural Woman: A Memoir

Grand Central Publishing, 2012

Carole King takes us from her early beginnings in Brooklyn, to her remarkable success as one of the world's most acclaimed songwriting and performing talents of all time. A NATURAL WOMAN chronicles King's extraordinary life, drawing readers into her musical world, including her phenomenally successful #1 album Tapestry , and into her journey as a ...

How to Apply Eye Makeup: 76 Tips to Get Noticed and Bring Out the Beauty of Your Eyes

Ellington Marketing, LLC, 2012

Learn all of the secret tips and tricks behind eye makeup to bring out your natural beauty. In 'How to Apply Eye Makeup," you'll get the insider tips for how to apply eye makeup and dig into the 76 top tips for making your eyes 'pop.' Each chapter contains advice for how to apply eye makeup and covers some great tips and shortcuts for knowing how ...

How To Cheat At Cartoon Portraits, 2011

A "Cartoon Portrait" makes a wonderful gift for any occasion. The fact you drew it yourself means people appreciate it even more. This book walks you through exactly how YOU can create unique personalized presents for all your friends starting from just a photograph. Don't worry if you think you "can't draw a straight line." So long as you can ...

How to See, How to Draw: Keys to Realistic Drawing

North Light Books, 2012

Imagine having the ability to draw any subject with precision, detail and expression. With Claudia's help, you can do it! In How to See, How to Draw, you will discover how to tap into your powers of observation, strengthen your hand-eye connection, and draw the world around you with new skill and accuracy.Just take it one step at a time. Claudia ...

The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 4 Book for Digital Photographers
Scott Kelby

Peachpit Press, 2012

Since Lightroom first launched, Scott Kelby's The Lightroom Book for Digital Photographers has been the world's #1 best-selling Lightroom book. In this latest version for Lightroom 4, Scott uses his same step-by-step, plain-English style and layout to make learning Lightroom easy and fun. Scott doesn't just show you which sliders do what, and he ...

This I Accomplish: Harriet Powers' Bible Quilt and Other Pieces

Black Threads Press, 2010

The powerful quilts of Harriet Powers (1837-1910), a former Athens, Georgia slave, continue to capture our imagination today. Her two-known creations, the Bible Quilt and the Pictorial Quilt, have independently survived since stitched more than a century ago. Over the years, thousands of museum visitors to the Smithsonian National Museum of ...

Building Your Book for Kindle, 2012

This free guide will walk you through the necessary steps in creating a professional digital file of your book using Microsoft Word 2010 for quick upload to Kindle Direct Publishing. These are the topics we'll discuss: ? Before You Write ? Building the Front Matter of Your Book ? Building Your Table of Contents ? Preparing a Cover ? ...

Journey Into Renewal, 2012

I have experienced great sadness and loss in my life. In 2002 I had awoke to find that my wife had passed away. It seemed to me as if my life came to an end that day as time came to stop. After a few months I began awaken and artistry began to fill the void that was left within me. It began to bring me to a new understanding of life as it ...

How To Decorate A Bedroom, 2012

Decorating does not have to be hard or complicated, but it does take some special knowledge to really do it right. Now anyone can easily learn some basic bedroom decorating tips that will turn any bedroom into something right out of Home and Garden! Whether you are just moving into a new place or want to redecorate your old one, this guide will ...

How To... Make It Mine!, 2012

?How To? Make It Mine? is not just a book about home decorating; but it does provide a wonderful, lighthearted approach to decorating your home! It creates an awareness of how our state of mind affects the world we live in, confirming the old adage that while ?You may never reach the summit and for that you will be forgiven. But if you don't make ...

Recollections: The Motown Sound By The People Who Made It

Glendower Media, 2012

The Motown story involved many people including writers, singers, musicians, disc jockeys and professionals who built the foundations of "The Sound Of Young America". Coming from Detroit and spreading to the entire world, Motown and its unique sound won the hearts and the love of millions from its start in 1959 until today. Relive the magic, the ...

Sweet Designs: Bake It, Craft It, Style It
Amy Atlas

Hyperion, 2012

Bake it, Craft it, Style it! Amy Atlas, home baker, crafter, and party planner extraordinaire, shows her readers and fans how to create fabulous sweets tables for adults and kids, combining easy recipes, dressed-up store-bought treats, and craft ideas, to make dessert a fitting grand finale to any gathering. Amy Atlas gained an international ...

I Brake for Yard Sales: and Flea Markets, Thrift Shops, Auctions, and the Occasional Dumpster
Lara Spencer

Stewart, Tabori and Chang, 2012

Good Morning America correspondent Lara Spencer is a self-confessed frugalista with a passion for shopping at yard sales, thrift shops, and estate sales, and for decorating her home and friends? homes with her fabulous finds. In I Brake for Yard Sales , Lara shares her secrets for bargain hunting and tells you where to shop, what to look for, ...

Shallow Rewards: Commentaries on Pop 2005-2012, 2012

A compilation of the author's views on pop music memorabilia and music culture in the digital age.

The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2010

The Ephrussis were a grand banking family, as rich and respected as the Rothschilds, who ?burned like a comet? in nineteenth-century Paris and Vienna society. Yet by the end of World War II, almost the only thing remaining of their vast empire was a collection of 264 wood and ivory carvings, none of them larger than a matchbox. The renowned ...