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The Stud Book
The Stud Book
by Monica Drake
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A sharp-edged satire of contemporary motherhood from a comic novelist on the rise. In the hip haven of Portland, Oregon, a pack of unsteady but loyal friends asks what it means to bring babies into an already crowded world. Sarah studies animal behavior... (read more)

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Point Your Face at This: Drawings
Point Your Face at This: Drawings
by Demetri Martin
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The New York Times bestselling author and comedian is back in a smaller, softer format. In his first book, This Is a Book, Demetri Martin introduced fans and readers to his unique brand of long-form humor writing. Now Demetri returns with an eclectic... (read more)

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Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
Just My Type: A Book about Fonts
by Simon Garfield
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A delightfully inquisitive tour that explores the rich history and the subtle powers of fonts. Fonts surround us every day, on street signs and buildings, on movie posters and books, and on just about every product that we buy. But where do fonts come... (read more)

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Ways of Seeing
Ways of Seeing
by John Berger
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John Berger’s Classic Text on Art John Berger's Ways of Seeing is one of the most stimulating and the most influential books on art in any language. First published in 1972, it was based on the BBC television series about which the (London) Sunday... (read more)

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More Peas, Thank You
More Peas, Thank You
by Sarah Matheny
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More of the recipeas you love  There's no gimmick here.  You really can teach your family to love their veggies. That the best foods don't come with a special prize inside. That health doesn't come in a package or have a nutrition label. ... (read more)

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Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
Andy Goldsworthy: A Collaboration with Nature
by Andy Goldsworthy
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Using a seemingly endless range of natural materials, Goldsworthy creates sculpture in the open that manifests a sympathetic contact with the natural world. 120 full-color photographs.... (read more)

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Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (97 Edition)
Visual Explanations : Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative (97 Edition)
by Edward R. Tufte
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Tufte's (statistical evidence and information design, Yale U.) third book on displaying information that began with the now classic The Visual Display of Quantitative Information (1983). Whereas the first considered the display of numbers and the... (read more)

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Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist
Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist
by Stephen Rogers Peck
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Stephen Rogers Peck's Atlas of Human Anatomy for the Artist remains unsurpassed as a manual for students. It includes sections on bones, muscles, surface anatomy, proportion, equilibrium, and locomotion. Other unique features are sections on the types of... (read more)

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The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
The Creative Habit: Learn It and Use It for Life
by Twyla Tharp
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All it takes to make creativity a part of your life is the willingness to make it a habit. It is the product of preparation and effort, and is within reach of everyone. Whether you are a painter, musician, businessperson, or simply an individual yearning... (read more)

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The Mammoth Book of Tattoos (Mammoth Book of)
The Mammoth Book of Tattoos (Mammoth Book of)
by Lal Hardy
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This collection covers all styles of tattoos from bold tribal pieces, Chines characters, and hieroglyphs to delicate air-brushed designs. Included are striking images of tattoos ranging from all-over “body suits” to individual motifs.... (read more)

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The Boys of My Youth
The Boys of My Youth
by Jo Ann Beard
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Jo Ann Beard grew up amid a tightly knit clan of mothers, aunts, sisters, and girlfriends. Her steadfast family and its culture of women somehow made the prospect of dangerous neighborhood boys, friendly barflies, and potential romance all the more... (read more)

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Art Deco (World of Art)
Art Deco (World of Art)
by Alastair Duncan
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Examples are given of art deco furniture, textiles, ironwork, lighting, silver, glass, ceramics, sculpture, graphics, posters, books, jewellery, and architecture.... (read more)

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Pen & Ink
Pen & Ink
by Stephanie Donnelly
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Good penning and inking comes with knowledge and practice, and this book enlists famous pros to share their wisdom. Includes step-by-step instructions by these industry giants to help budding artists master their craft.... (read more)

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Ransom of Russian Art (94 Edition)
Ransom of Russian Art (94 Edition)
by John Mcphee
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In the 1960s and 1970s, an American professor of Soviet economics forayed on his own in the Soviet Union, bought the work of underground “unofficial” artists, and brought it out himself or arranged to have it illegally shipped to the United... (read more)

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The Artist's Way:  A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self
The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity: A Course in Discovering and Recovering Your Creative Self
by Julia Cameron
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The Artist’s Way is the seminal book on the subject of creativity. An international bestseller, millions of readers have found it to be an invaluable guide to living the artist’s life. Still as vital today—or perhaps even more so—... (read more)

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Uncle Shelby's Abz Book
Uncle Shelby's Abz Book
by Shel Silverstein
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The notorious early Silverstein classic you WON'T want your children to read. I is for Ink Ink is black and wet. Ink is fun. What can you do with ink? What rhymes with ink? "D - R - __ - __ - __ ."... (read more)

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The Unstrung Harp
The Unstrung Harp
by Edward Gorey
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On November 18th of alternate years Mr Earbrass begins writing 'his new novel.' Weeks ago he chose its title at random from a list of them he keeps in a little green note-book. It being tea-time of the 17th, he is alarmed not to have thought of a plot to... (read more)

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Brion Gysin: Here to Go: Interviews and Texts (Solar Books - Solar Lit Directives)
Brion Gysin: Here to Go: Interviews and Texts (Solar Books - Solar Lit Directives)
by Terry Wilson
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Brion Gysin is a legend. As an artist, author, filmmaker, and the long-term collaborator of William S. Burroughs, Gysin helped to develop the so-called Beat aesthetic from the beginning, influencing one of the most important American art movements of... (read more)

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The Conference of the Birds
The Conference of the Birds
by Peter Sis
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Celebrated children's book author and illustrator Peter Sís creates his first book for adults, a beautiful and uplifting adaptation of the classic twelfth-century Sufi epic poem, The Conference of the Birds. In The Conference of the Birds... (read more)

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The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks
The Art of Painting Animals on Rocks
by Lin Wellford
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This book holds a mountain of fun for rock artists of all ages With the instructions inside, creating these critters is as easy as picking up a... (read more)

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