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Stupid Tv, Be More Funny: How the Golden Era of the Simpsons Changed Television-And America-Forever

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Report copyright infringementby Alan Siegel (Author)This comprehensive account of the meteoric rise of The Simpsons combines incisive pop culture criticism and interviews with the show's creative team that take readers inside the making of an American phenomenon during its most influential decade, the 1990s. The Simpsons is an American institution. But its status as an occasionally sharp yet ultimately safe sitcom that's still going after 33 years on the air undercuts its revolutionary origin...

Grand Finales: The Creative Longevity of Women Artists

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Report copyright infringementby Susan Gubar (Author)In 2008, academic and scholar Susan Gubar was told by a trusted oncologist that she had only a few years left to live. Though she outlived that dire prognosis, this brush with mortality refocused her attention on the boons of a longevity she did not expect to experience. She began to think: In the last years of our lives, can we shape and change our creative capabilities?The resulting volume, Grand Finales, answers this question with a resou...

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Report copyright infringementby Inasu George Nadakavukaran (Author)This is a story about a 25-year-old immigrant who left India in June 1969 to travel to Canada with eight dollars in his pocket. Times were different then: there were no credit cards or mobile phones at that time. There would be no job waiting for him when he arrived in Canada, so, he was travelling into the unknown. In those days, air line travel was expensive, but it had its perks. One of the perks was you were allowed to bre...

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel Crena De Iongh (Author)Of the three basic elements that formed the culture of Byzantium--Roman political concepts, Greek culture, and Christian faith--two were closely related to Rome. This affinity made Byzantium's artistic impact upon Italy a special one, despite the great political differences between the two parts of the former Roman empire. In this illustrated handbook, Daniel Crena de Iongh guides the reader to the surviving treasures of Italy's By...

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Report copyright infringementby Hito Steyerl (Author)WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF THE IMAGE IN THE AGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE? Hito Steyerl is one of the most celebrated artists of our time. Her work, both as an artist and a writer, has consistently challenged the political boundaries between art and technology. In this new collection of groundbreaking essays, she explores how AI, the use of large language models and the algorithmic creation of imagery transform our understan...

Art Above Everything: One Woman's Global Exploration of the Joys and Torments of a Creative Life

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Report copyright infringementby Stephanie Elizondo Griest (Author)Meet queer, BIPOC, and women artists around the world as they discuss the gifts, costs, and redemptive power of pursuing a creative life Is the all-encompassing quest to become a self-sustaining artist worth the sacrifices it often requires? Throughout her 20s and 30s, Stephanie Elizondo Griest could not help worrying if constantly prioritizing her writing over everything else--from postponing children to living nomadically to ...

Spooky Runway Fashion: A Coloring Book of Bewitching Designs

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Report copyright infringementby Holly Nichols (Author)Channel Your Inner Designer With These Fabulously Spooky Sketches Customize 40+ enchanting fashion sketches from ball gowns to miniskirts with this spell- binding collection of coloring pages. Holly Nichols, viral author of the Modern Fashion Illustration series, is back with all new projects that are sure to inspire the horror lover inside every artist. Color and create bewitching fashion designs like: - A chic ghost and her matching pup ...

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Report copyright infringementby Rita Berman (Author)Dive into the Hidden Oceans Coloring Book, a mesmerizing journey through intricate underwater scenes by best-selling author Rita Berman. Explore the fascinating underwater world, where every page brings you face-to-face with a diverse array of marine life. This book offers: Over 50 elaborate illustrations to color: Each page features beautifully detailed underwater scenes with your favorite sea creatures, such as various fish, seals, squi...

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Report copyright infringementby Martin Salisbury (Author)A phenomenon of twenty-first-century bookmaking, Oliver Jeffers's energy and curiosity has driven an extraordinary career that shows no sign of slowing. Only in his forties, he has published an array of hugely popular books, both as illustrator and author-illustrator, including How to Catch a Star and Begin Again. This overview of his life and work so far will chart his passion for the environment and his quest to understand humanity's ...

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Report copyright infringementby Kinfolk (Author)Kinfolk Issue Fifty-Six explores California as both a real place and a mythic ideal. The Golden State has long embodied the art of living well--an effortless, sun-drenched vision where nature meets glamour and innovation shapes everyday life. But beyond the dreamscape, California remains a powerful engine of culture, wellness and technology: a proving ground for human potential. This issue traces the state's enduring allure. In Silver Lake, we v...

Displays of Belonging: Polish Jewish Collecting and Museums, 1891-1941

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Report copyright infringementby Sarah Ellen Zarrow (Author)Displays of Belonging illuminates the lives and work of Polish Jewish collectors and museologists, who sought to preserve the treasures of the Jewish past while demonstrating Jewish belonging on Polish soil. As Jews comfortable in the Polish language and within Polish artistic and academic society, they saw themselves as intermediaries between less-integrated Jews and the Polish cultural elite.At the turn of the century, Jewish ethnog...

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Report copyright infringementby Petra Giloy-Hirt (Author)This in-depth exploration of Anselm Kiefer's career illustrates how his depictions of women reinforce and challenge the artist's traditional themes of identity, memory, and the interplay between history and mythology. While Kiefer is rarely associated with feminine themes or imagery, women have been a crucial aspect throughout his work. Featuring stunning, color-saturated, full-page reproductions, this book examines how the artist emplo...

Hokusai's Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji: From the Collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Report copyright infringementby Scantamburlo (Author)The full set of 46 glorious prints of Mt Fuji by Japan's most famous artist! This beautiful Japanese-bound volume presents the complete set of prints Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, one of the most famous series created by Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849), including ten prints he added to the series at a later date. Mt Fuji is magnificently represented by the master thanks to his highly personal conception that combines the sacred dimensions ...

Finding Peace in God's Embrace: Devotional Coloring Book

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Report copyright infringementby Dayspring (Author) Dimensions: 1.1 x 9 x 7.7 IN Publication Date: June 10, 2025

Hokusai Prints Sticker Book: A Collection of Over 160 Removable Color Stickers by the Great Master

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Report copyright infringementby Hokusai (Illustrator), Tuttle Studio (Compiled by)The 160 stickers of woodblock prints and iconic art in this book span the full range of Hokusai's subjects--from serene landscapes and intricate nature studies to lively scenes of Kabuki actors, Samurai in battle and Yokai monsters and demons. These stylish stickers are perfect for decorating journals, scrapbooks, note cards, and adding an elegant touch to gifts of any kind! Katsushika Hokusai's works are celebr...

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Report copyright infringementby Malinda Vogel (Author)This book is for anyone who has survived trauma. May we all find healing and peace of mind. May we all realize our potential and show this world the beauty and the light within the human soul.I had always wanted to publish my poetry and drawings. My husband, who carted my tub of journals out to the moving truck and into every place we moved to, would tell me to just type them all into the computer. Steve, I am doing it, and this is proof. ...

The Anatomy of Germanic Art: A Quick Guide to the Styles of Nordic Animal Ornament

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Report copyright infringementby Jonas Lau Markussen (Author)The lesser-known Scandinavian art styles of the Germanic Iron Age (c. 400-800 CE) leading up to the Viking Age (c. 800-1100 CE) are just as incredible as their famous descendants. This book serves as a quick but comprehensive introduction to the Nordic art of the pre-Viking Age era when the Nordic mythology and legends we know so well emerged. As such, it serves as a prequel to The Anatomy of Viking Art, but it's much more than the o...

The Pocket Universal Principles of Color: 100 Key Concepts for Understanding, Analyzing, and Working with Color

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Report copyright infringementby Stephen Westland (Author), Maggie Maggio (Author)This pocket-size version of Universal Principles of Color presents 100 core concepts and guidelines that are critical to the successful use of color. Richly illustrated and easy to navigate, this comprehensive, cross-disciplinary overview of color is organized alphabetically so that principles can be easily and quickly referenced. The book pairs clear explanations of every topic with visual examples of it applied...

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Report copyright infringementby Cristina Berna (Author), Eric Thomsen (Author)Come on the journey from Edo, modern day Tokyo, to Kyoto, as experienced by Utagawa Hiroshige in, when he travelled the Tokaido road to participate in 1832 an important procession in Kyoto. There were 69 post stations along this other, parallel road over the mountains, Nakasendo or Kisokaido as it was also called, apart from the start and terminus, in all 70 prints, which are all here in the order from Edo to Kyoto,...

Disability Works: Performance After Rehabilitation

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Report copyright infringementby Patrick McKelvey (Author)Winner, 2025 C.L.R. James Award, awarded by the Working-Class Studies Association Finalist, 2025 PROSE Awards: Music and the Performing ArtsA cultural history of disability, performance, and work in the modern United States In 1967, the US government funded the National Theatre of the Deaf, a groundbreaking rehabilitation initiative employing deaf actors. This project aligned with the postwar belief that transforming bodies, minds, aest...

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Report copyright infringementby Pine Island Chamber of Commerce (Author)Painting power poles is a 20-year tradition on Pine Island. It is an ongoing voluntary community effort to put a little color on Pine Island.In April 2024, the Greater Pine Island Chamber of Commerce began rallying local artists again to take a break from day-to-day activities and put fresh paint on our poles. As hurricanes blew through, the community spirit strengthened prompting a terrific response. They are proud that ...

The Essential Guide to Eastern Heroes Magazine, DVD & video: Eastern Heroes

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Report copyright infringementby Ricky Baker (Compiled by)In 1988, the Jackie Chan Fan Club was established. After a few issues and a screening of Eastern Condors at London's Empire Cinema, Leicester Square, the name was changed to Eastern Heroes. This change expanded the fanzine beyond Jackie Chan to cover other great Hong Kong action stars of the time.In this special Essential Guide to Eastern Heroes, I explore how it all began, showcasing all the issues from the first Jackie Chan newsletter...

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Report copyright infringementby Brian Keeble (Author)As the title suggests, we are here addressing the most fundamental questions: Who is man? What is art? What is the bond that unites man, nature and art? The argument at the heart of this book is that what should be common to all men and women-a natural affinity with the sacred that holds out the promise of spiritual experience in everyday life- is in fact made all but impossible by the very nature of modern society. For what the modern worl...

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Report copyright infringementby Scott T. Horowitz (Lyricist), Jorge Pena (Illustrator), B. Helix (Composer)Subtle Body Press is proud to bring you the ultimate multi-modal and multisensory experience with Type Rider, the latest trip from the mind of Scott T. Horowitz and his talented atelier of visual and sonic collaborators: a multimedia excursion combining Scott's prose and poetry with full-color illustrations from Jorge Peña and streaming access to a full-length musical album accompaniment...

The Archival Impermanence Project: Film Restoration Poetics, Case Studies, and Histories

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Report copyright infringementby Ross Lipman (Author)How do classic films remain alive and authentic amidst the shifting sands of time, societal upheaval, and technological advance?The Archival Impermanence Project is a unique work integrating detailed film restoration case studies from the dawn of cinema to present day, in the framework of an organic theory of practice. Growing from the multi-decade career of award-winning restorationist / filmmaker Ross Lipman, it compiles a diverse assembly...

Forms of Awakening: Tibetan Art: From the Jack Shear Collection

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Report copyright infringementby Benjamin Bogin (Editor), Ariana Maki (Editor), Rachel Seligman (Editor)Presenting the richness of Tibetan Buddhist imagery, this magnificent collection explores key concepts and figures in Tibetan Buddhist artworkFor centuries, Tibetan Buddhists have engaged with artworks as objects of veneration, guides for meditation, and tools for teaching. The awakened mind of the Buddha is embodied in the forms of Tibetan Buddhist visual culture.Jack Shear is a photographe...

The Sublime Landscape and Beyond: An Artist's Retrospective and a Poet's Vision

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Report copyright infringementby Michael Baldwin (Author), Johnny Bowen (Illustrator)A collaboration between two longtime friends who found they both appreciated each other's creative work: one a painter, the other a poet. Michael Baldwin, an award-winning poet, has, in the past, written poems for artist Johnny Bowen and his family for various occasions. In 2009 Bowen asked Baldwin to write poems for several of his paintings that were to be in an upcoming show at the Arts Center of the Ozarks,...

The Mediterranean Cookbook: Eat, Drink and Live Well with 70+ Mouth-Watering Recipes to Improve Your Lifestyle and Shred Away Those Extra Pounds

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Report copyright infringementby Bianca Deville (Author)Inspired by the delightful cuisine of Greece, Southern Italy, and Spain, the Mediterranean diet is a cultural phenomenon. It's about more than just good food; it's a way of life that promotes health, wellness, and enjoying time with loved ones.Containing delicious Mediterranean recipes that use a wide variety of ingredients, there is something for everyone inside of this cookbook. Lose weight and restore your cholesterol levels to a healt...

Agnes Martin: Transcultural Translations

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Report copyright infringementby Mona Schieren (Author)The work of Agnes Martin has frequently been associated with East Asian philosophies. Particularly highlighting the oeuvre of this US artist, Mona Schieren presents comprehensive research on the influence of Asianist aesthetics in post-1945 American art. More than just historical analysis, her study opens an entirely new perspective on Martin's appropriation of Asianisms by focusing on transcultural translation and redefining Martin's work...

Letters from the Edge: Outrider Conversations

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Report copyright infringementby Margaret Randall (Author)By excerpting from letters she exchanged with five irreverent writers and artists, Margaret Randall constructs conversations that open windows on four pivotal moments in her life and on world events. This correspondence touches on important themes, such as social change, identity, art, and creative integrity--issues that were relevant then and remain so today. The letters are sometimes philosophical, sometimes intimate, and deal with fa...

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Report copyright infringementby Daniel A. Freedman (Author), Tom Weigel (Foreword by)Imaginative, Evocative and WhimsicalStep into the oversized world of "The Giant's Book of Poems", where towering emotions, playful rhymes, and heartfelt verses come to life.This delightful collection blends imagination and reality, offering readers of all ages a poetic journey that's as grand as a giant's chair--and as tender as his tears.Perfect for dreamers, romantics and anyone who loves a fun poem. This b...

How To Draw Shojo Manga: Your Step By Step Guide To Drawing Shojo Manga VOLUME 1

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Report copyright infringementby Howexpert (Author), Christy Peraja (Author)How to Draw Shojo Manga (Volume 1) by Christy Peraja is a step-by-step practical drawing course that will guide you in learning how to draw girl manga characters in a quick and easy way. This book has detailed step-by-step guidelines in drawing girl manga characters and a many helpful tips and tutorials. Become a better manga artist by getting this easy step-by-step tutorial and check out different shojo manga charact...