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The Mermaid Handbook: An Alluring Treasury of Literature, Lore, Art, Recipes, and Projects - Hardcover

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by Carolyn Turgeon (Author)Answer the enchanting siren call of the mermaid with this comprehensive, lavishly illustrated and intricately designed one-of-a-kind lifestyle compendium from the editor in chief of Faerie Magazine and author of The Faerie Handbook and globally published novel Mermaid, packed with lore, legends, facts and trivia, beautiful illustrations, and numerous step-by-step projects and recipes.Beautiful, seductive, mysterious, and potentially dangerous, the mermaid is a globa...

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The Art of Winnie-The-Pooh: How E. H. Shepard Illustrated an Icon - Hardcover

$32.00

by James Campbell (Author), Minette Shepard (Foreword by)Foreword by Minette ShepardThe enchanting story of how illustrator, E.H. Shepard, created the classic illustrations for some of the most beloved characters in English children's literature--Winnie-the-Pooh and his friends from the Hundred Acre Wood, Piglet, Eeyore, Tigger, Kanga, Roo, Christopher Robin, and more--and the remarkable partnership between the writer, A.A. Milne, and the illustrator that brought them to life, told for the fi...

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Christmas to Color: 10 Postcards, 15 Gift Tags, 10 Ornaments: A Christmas Holiday Book for Kids - Paperback

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by Mary Tanana (Author), Mary Tanana (Illustrator)Step into a wintry wonderland with these 10 postcards, 15 cut-out gift tags, and 10 cut-out ornaments to color This perfect stocking stuffer is full of detachable, gorgeous illustrations of Christmas magic and is printed on heavy cardstock, perfect for mailing or displaying.From snowflakes to stockings, reindeer to wreaths, every aspect of the holidays is waiting to be brought to life through your creativity. Postcards say "Merry Christmas " ...

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America State by State: Fifty Removable Placemats to Color - Paperback

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by Holly Graham (Author)Discover the treasures of America with this unique coloring book featuring beautifully illustrated maps and key facts of each of the fifty states, printed on perforated scalloped pages reminiscent of vintage diner placemats.Take a trip across the United States, from Maine to Hawaii, Alaska to Florida, and every state in-between without leaving your home Inspired by original road-stop cafe paper placemats from the 1950s and '60s, each page of America State by State is ...

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Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction - Paperback

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by Alec Nevala-Lee (Author)Hugo and Locus Award FinalistAn Economist Best Book of the YearA Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Best Book of 2018"An amazing and engrossing history...Insightful, entertaining, and compulsively readable." -- George R. R. MartinAstounding is the landmark account of the extraordinary partnership between four controversial writers--John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, and L. Ron Hubbard--who set off a revolution in science fiction and forever changed our worl...

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The Wall of Birds: One Planet, 243 Families, 375 Million Years - Hardcover

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by Jane Kim (Author), Thayer Walker (Author)A celebration of the diversity and evolution of birds, as depicted in the Cornell Lab of Ornithology's magnificent 2,500-square-foot Wall of Birds mural by artist Jane Kim.Part homage, part artistic and sociological journey, The Wall of Birds tells the story of birds' remarkable 375-million-year evolution. With a foreword by John W. Fitzpatrick, director of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, and full of lush photographs of gorgeous life-size birds pain...

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by Hitrecord (Author)Joseph Gordon-Levitt's creative collaborative community HITRECORD looks at love from both sides in this ingenious flippable book.So, you just got dumped, huh? Or did you just dump someone? Doesn't matter who ended it. Either way, you're sleeping alone tonight. But don't worry, you're not really alone. HITRECORD's global community of over 750,000 active artists is here to help with The Art of Breaking Up, a new book designed to get you through this trying time.That's over ...

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by Tiffany Parks (Author)Mysteries abound in this exciting race through Rome Beatrice Archer may love history, and Rome may be chock-full of it, but that doesn't mean she wants to move there Too bad Beatrice's father got a job as the head of the history department at the American Academy in Rome--now, Beatrice has no choice but to get used to the idea.When she arrives in Rome she explores her new city as much as she can, but it isn't until she hears talk of a strange neighborhood legend that...

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Fierce: The History of Leopard Print - Hardcover

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by Jo Weldon (Author)In this lush compendium illustrated with full-color images, the author of The Burlesque Handbook chronicles the history of one of the world's most beloved fashion patterns--leopard print--celebrating its beauty and place in couture, and the women who have dared to wear it.In nature, the distinctive markings on big cats served as camouflage, helping them to blend into their surroundings when hunting prey. Unlike these magnificent predators, humans have donned this distinct...

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Everyday Monet: A Giverny-Inspired Gardening and Lifestyle Guide to Living Your Best Impressionist Life - Hardcover

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by Aileen Bordman (Author)Bring Monet's paintings and gardens to life using this gorgeously illustrated book that will teach you how to create a Monet lifestyle from your living room to your kitchen to your garden--from the documentarian and author of Monet's Palate Cookbook, with the support of the American steward and all the head gardeners at Giverny.Aileen Bordman has long been influenced by the work of Claude Monet, one of the founders of French Impressionist painting whose esteemed work...

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by Maira Kalman (Author), Alex Kalman (Author)2018 National Jewish Book Award FinalistMaira Kalman, the author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and The Elements of Style, and Alex Kalman, the designer, curator, writer, and founder of Mmuseumm, combine their talents in this captivating family memoir, a creative blend of narrative and striking visuals that is a paean to an exceptional woman and a celebration of individuality, personal expression, and the art of living authentic...

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by Randee St Nicholas (Author)The ultimate collection of stunning photographs documenting the career of one of the world's greatest superstarsThere has never been or will there ever be an artist like Prince. "A 5' 3? Mastermind . . . satiated with virtuosity, controversy, stubbornness, and poise . . . His influence on Music transcended any and every category given titles by industry wizards and musicologists. Pop, Rock, Rhythm & Blues, Classical, Funk, Jazz, Soul, and Rap . . . He did it ...

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Avocuddle: Comfort Words for When You're Feeling Downbeet - Hardcover

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by Dillon Sprouts (Author), Kale Sprouts (Author)Let your fellow human beans know that everything will be okale with this little book of upbeat and adorkable fruit puns.This cute and colorful series of fruit-pun-filled gift books are the perfect pick-me-ups for you, your friend or your partner in crime. Do you need to avocuddle, or are you grapeful for someone who's 24 Carrot Gold? Then share the clove with these little books: AvoCuddle, and You are 24 Carrot Gold.*veg, nuts and seeds are fai...

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You Are 24 Carrot Gold: Words of Love for Someone Who's Worth Their Weight in Root Vegetables - Hardcover

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by Dillon Sprouts (Author), Kale Sprouts (Author)There's always that one pearson who's the cherry on top, the cool beans, the pea's knees. Tell them they're amaizeing with this little book of upbeat and adorkable fruit puns.This cute and colorful series of fruit-pun-filled gift books are the perfect pick-me-ups for you, your friend or your partner in crime. Do you need to avocuddle, or are you grapeful for someone who's 24 carrot gold Then share the clove with these little books: AvoCuddle, a...

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by Crockett Johnson (Author), Crockett Johnson (Illustrator)From the treasured author of Harold and the Purple Crayon, Crockett Johnson, comes an I Can Read adventure for Harold and his magical purple crayon.Harold needs a picture for his bedroom wall, so he takes his purple crayon and begins to create a whole new world around him. But then he notices he has gotten very small--half the size of a daisy Only a very clever artist could find his way home now.This Level 1 I Can Read imagination-s...

Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker's Guide to Creating Modern Artifacts - Paperback

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by Thomas Willeford (Author)Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Unleash Your Inner Mechanical MastermindWelcome to the wondrous world of Thomas Willeford, aka Lord Archibald "Feathers" Featherstone, in which he shares his closely guarded secrets of Steampunkery. Filled with do-it-yourself projects, Steampunk Gear, Gadgets, and Gizmos: A Maker'...

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The Human Figure: An Anatomy for Artists - Paperback

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by David K. Rubins (Author)This anatomy book for artists is an invaluable quick reference guide on both the construction and the outward appearance of the male and female figures. It contains more than 250 illustrations of the human body. Never before have such superb examples of the complete bone and muscle structure, including the principal movements of the joints, been presented for the use of the student and practicing artist. In addition, the drawings in detail of all parts of the figur...

Aesthetics Equals Politics: New Discourses across Art, Architecture, and Philosophy - Paperback

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by Mark Foster Gage (Editor)How aesthetics--understood as a more encompassing framework for human activity--might become the primary discourse for political and social engagement. These essays make the case for a reignited understanding of aesthetics--one that casts aesthetics not as illusory, subjective, or superficial, but as a more encompassing framework for human activity. Such an aesthetics, the contributors suggest, could become the primary discourse for political and social engagement....

CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide - Paperback

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by Gary David Bouton (Author)Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.The Only Corel-Authorized Guide to CorelDRAW X7CorelDRAW X7: The Official Guide shows you how to create photorealistic illustrations, lay out text and graphics, import and edit photos, add special effects to vector art and photos, and transform 2D objects into 3D artwork. You'll ...

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by Don Freeman (Author)From the author of perennial favorite Corduroy comes a charming tale of a marvelously talented mouse "Norman is a doorman. He is also a mouse. Most important of all, he is a sculptor, particularly gifted in his manipulation of mousetraps into mobiles. This story, set in a museum, boasts illustrations of rare charm and quality. And the world of art lovers, exhibit openings, and mousedom, portrayed in Don Freeman's delicious pastels, will enchant children and delight the ...

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The Guerrilla Girls' Bedside Companion to the History of Western Art - Paperback

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by Guerrilla Girls (Author)"[A] tart, funny, lurid little bomb of a book. It's all p.c., of course, but not at all predictable, and a lot of righteous information gets dispersed in record time." -- BUST Magazine We were Guerillas before we were Gorillas. From the beginning, the press wanted publicity photos. We needed a disguise. No one remembers, for sure, how we got our fur, but one story is that at an early meeting, an original Girl, a bad speller, wrote 'Gorilla' instead of 'Guerilla.' It...

Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics - Paperback

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by Georg Wilhelm Friedr Hegel (Author), Bernard Bosanquet (Translator), Michael Inwood (Editor)No philosopher has held a higher opinion of art than Hegel, yet nor was any so profoundly pessimistic about its prospects - despite living in the German golden age of Goethe, Mozart and Schiller. For if the artists of classical Greece could find the perfect fusion of content and form, modernity faced complicating - and ultimately disabling - questions. Christianity, with its code of unworldliness, h...

The Principles of Uncertainty - Paperback

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by Maira Kalman (Author)"Sublime . . . Kalman's elegantly witty and at times melancholy narrative runs arm in arm with her unmistakable paintings on a serendipitous romp through the history of the world." --Vanity Fair "Wildly original . . . there's nothing else even remotely like it . . . This hilarious, wise, and deeply moving volume [is] the ultimate picture book for grown-ups." --O Magazine Maira Kalman paints her highly personal worldview in this inimitable combination of image and text ...

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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art - Paperback

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by Laney Salisbury (Author), Aly Sujo (Author)The true story of one of the twentieth century's most audacious art frauds Filled with extraordinary characters and told at breakneck speed, Provenance reads like a well-plotted thriller. But this is most certainly not fiction. It is the astonishing narrative of one of the most far-reaching and elaborate cons in the history of art forgery. Stretching from London to Paris to New York, investigative reporters Laney Salisbury and Aly Sujo recount t...

Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland: With Artwork by Yayoi Kusama - Hardcover

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by Lewis Carroll (Author), Yayoi Kusama (Illustrator)Lewis Carroll's whimsically timeless tale, beautifully illustrated by world-renowned pop artist Yayoi Kusama. Nominated as one of America's best-loved novels by PBS's The Great American Read Since childhood, Kusama has been afflicted with a condition that makes her see spots, which means she sees the world in a surreal, almost hallucinogenic way that sits very well with the Wonderland of Alice. She is fascinated by childhood and the way adu...

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Where the Heart Beats: John Cage, Zen Buddhism, and the Inner Life of Artists - Paperback

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by Kay Larson (Author)A "heroic" biography of John Cage and his "awakening through Zen Buddhism"--"a kind of love story" about a brilliant American pioneer of the creative arts who transformed himself and his culture (The New York Times) Composer John Cage sought the silence of a mind at peace with itself--and found it in Zen Buddhism, a spiritual path that changed both his music and his view of the universe. "Remarkably researched, exquisitely written," Where the Heart Beats weaves together ...

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by Laura Marx Fitzgerald (Author)From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler meets Chasing Vermeer in this clever middle grade debut When Theodora Tenpenny spills a bottle of rubbing alcohol on her late grandfather's painting, she discovers what seems to be an old Renaissance masterpiece underneath. That's great news for Theo, who's struggling to hang onto her family's two-hundred-year-old townhouse and support her unstable mother on her grandfather's legacy of $463. There's just one...

A History of the World in 100 Objects - Paperback

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by Neil MacGregor (Author)"An enthralling and profoundly humane book that every civilized person should read." --The Wall Street Journal The blockbuster New York Times bestseller and the companion volume to the wildly popular radio seriesWhen did people first start to wear jewelry or play music? When were cows domesticated, and why do we feed their milk to our children? Where were the first cities, and what made them succeed? Who developed math--or invented money? The history of humanity is...

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by Peter Sis (Author)An award-winning author and illustrator offers a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the beloved Sufi poem Celebrated children's book creator Peter Sis presents his first book for adults with The Conference of the Birds--a lyrical and richly illustrated story of love, faith, and the beauty of the human journey. Sis's deeply felt version of the classic twelfth-century Persian epic poem tells the story of a flock of birds in search of the true king, Simorgh, who lives on ...

The Beatrix Potter Coloring Book - Paperback

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by Beatrix Potter (Author)Hop into the world of Peter Rabbit and all your favorite Beatrix Potter characters with this coloring book Rediscover the charm of the world of Beatrix Potter with this enchanting coloring book filled with all your favorite characters. With beautiful pages to color, this beautiful coloring book is the perfect gift for any Beatrix Potter fan.Author BiographyBeatrix Potter was born on July 28, 1866, at No 2, Bolton Gardens, Kensington, London. She loved nature and draw...

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The Stoner's Coloring Book: Coloring for High-Minded Adults - Paperback

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by Jared Hoffman (Author)Settle down with your "kindest buds," a stash of junk food, and plenty of good vibes to enjoy this ultimate marijuana lover's companion to coloring. With over 40 original illustrations from the minds of nine artists, this adult coloring book is a must-have for the cannabis connoisseur. These coloring pages plumb the depths of human imagination and creativity--not to mention the trippy or otherwise hilarious aspects of life. The Stoner's Coloring Book was created for ...

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Things Are What You Make of Them: Life Advice for Creatives - Paperback

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by Adam J. Kurtz (Author), Grace Bonney (Foreword by)Insights and inspiration for anyone who makes art (or anything else) The Ultimate BuzzFeed Books Gift Guide - Official Selection From the creative mind and heart of designer Adam J. Kurtz comes this upbeat rallying cry for creators of all stripes. Expanding on a series of popular essays, this handwritten and heartfelt book shares wisdom and empathy from one working artist to others. Perforated tear-and-share pages make it easy to display th...