| The Danger Artist (Kindle Single) (GQ Books)
| The artist Ai Weiwei -- photographer, architect, gambler, orchestrator of installations, organizer of happenings, troublemaker and tweeter -- is one of China's most outspoken dissidents. He has continually tested the bounds of free speech and in the Spring of 2011, Beijing officials took the dare. Since June, he has remained under virtual house arrest, forbidden from blogging, tweeting and giving interviews to the foreign press. That did not stop GQ's Wyatt Mason from trying to pay him a visit.
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| Dead and Gone (Sookie Stackhouse, Book 9)
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| The War Of Art: Winning the Inner Creative Battle
| Think of The War of Art as tough love... for yourself.Since 2002, The War of Art has inspired people around the world to defeat "Resistance"; to recognize and knock down dream-blocking barriers and to silence the naysayers within us.Resistance kicks everyone's butt, and the desire to defeat it is equally as universal. The War of Art identifies the enemy that every one of us must face, outlines a battle plan to conquer this internal foe, then pinpoints just how to achieve the greatest success.Tho...More
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| Guitar Zero: The New Musician and the Science of Learning
| On the eve of his 40th birthday, Gary Marcus, a renowned scientist with no discernible musical talent, learns to play the guitar and investigates how anyone—of any age —can become musical. Do you have to be born musical to become musical? Do you have to start at the age of six?Using the tools of his day job as a cognitive psychologist, Gary Marcus becomes his own guinea pig as he takes up the guitar. In a powerful and incisive look at how both children and adults become musical, Guitar Ze...More
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| Understanding Exposure, 3rd Edition: How to Shoot Great Photographs with Any Camera
| With more than 350,000 copies sold, Understanding Exposure has demystified the complex concepts of exposure for countless photographers. Now updated with current technologies, more than one hundred new images, and an all-new chapter, this new edition will inspire you more than ever to free yourself from “auto” and create the pictures you truly want. In his trademark easy-to-understand style, author Bryan Peterson explains the relationship between aperture and shutter speed, including how to...More
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| The Winter's Tale (New Folger Library Shakespeare)
| Completely re-edited, the New Folger Library editions of Shakespeare's plays put readers in touch with current ways of thinking about Shakespeare. Each freshly edited text is based directly on what the editors consider the best early printed version of the play. Each volume contains full explanatory notes on pages facing the text of the play, as well as a helpful introduction to Shakespeare's language. The accounts of William Shakespeare's life, his theater, and the publication of his plays pres...More
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| Sense & Sensibility
| Sense and Sensibility. please visit www.valdebooks.com for a full list of titles
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| Just Kids
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| A History of the World in 100 Objects
| From the renowned director of the British Museum, a kaleidoscopic history of humanity told through things we have made. When 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 invented math-or came up with money?The history of humanity is a history of invention and innovation, as we have continually created new items to use, to admire, or to leave...More
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| Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book
| Creative professionals seeking the fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Photoshop CS5 choose Adobe Photoshop CS5 Classroom in a Book from the Adobe Creative Team at Adobe Press. The 14 project-based lessons in this book show readers step-by-step the key techniques for working in Photoshop CS5. In addition to learning the key elements of the Photoshop interface, this completely revised CS5 edition shows readers how to edit images with precise selection control, correct a wide r...More
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| Hip-Hop Redemption: Finding God in the Rhythm and the Rhyme (Engaging Culture)
| Hip-hop culture is experiencing a sea change today that has implications for evangelism, worship, and spiritual practices. Yet Christians have often failed to interpret this culture with sensitivity. Sociologist, preacher, pop-culture expert, and DJ Ralph Watkins understands that while there is room for a critique of mainstream hip-hop and culture, by listening more intently to the music's story listeners can hear a prophet crying out, sharing the pain of a generation that feels as though it has...More
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| Crazy Enough: A Memoir
| Yes, Storm Large is her real name, though she’s been called many things. As a performer, the majority of descriptions have led with “Amazon,” “Powerhouse,” “a six-foot Vargas pinup come to life.” Playboy called her a “punk goddess.” You’d never know she used to be called “Little S”—the mini-me to her beautiful and troubled mother, Suzi. Storm spent most of her childhood visiting her mother in mental institutions and psych wards. Suzi’s diagnosis changed with al...More
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| ABC Keyboard Stickers
| Turns any keyboard into an EASY To PLAY instrument instantly Inexpensive and self-adhesive they attach to any size keyboard in seconds. The LINK to a system which has taught millions to play music.
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| The Digital Photography Book
| Scott Kelby, the man who changed the "digital darkroom" forever with his groundbreaking, #1 bestselling, award-winning book The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers, now tackles the most important side of digital photography--how to take pro-quality shots using the same tricks today's top digital pros use (and it's easier than you'd think). This entire book is written with a brilliant premise, and here’s how Scott describes it: "If you and I were out on a shoot, and you asked ...More
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| The Principles of Knitting
| The definitive book of knitting techniquesA word-of-mouth phenomenon since its original publication, with a passionate and loyal following, The Principles of Knitting has served as a treasured resource for an entire generation of knitters. Now completely revised and updated, this long-awaited new edition contains indispensable information for every knitter, from the beginner to the most experienced, on all aspects of the craft.Written in clear, di...More
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| THE MAGIC OF THINKING BIG
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| Paris versus New York: A Tally of Two Cities
| A chic and humorous visual homage to two of the world's most iconic cities. When Vahram Muratyan began his online travel journal, Paris versus New York, he had no idea how quickly it would become one of the most buzzed-about sites on the Internet-it garnered more than a million and a half page views in just a few months, and the attention of savvy online critics. Now Muratyan presents his unique observations in this delightful book, featuring visually striking graphics paire...More
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| Inside the Giant Machine: Confessions of a Former Amazon.com Technologist
| To celebrate the international success of this eBook (#1 in its category in 4 countries), we are offering this eBook for $2.99 for a limited time. The price will revert to $9.99 after the promotional period. - - -Behind Amazon’s quirky smile logo lurks a cold and calculating giant machine. Author Kalpanik S. reveals his own smile as he tells the somewhat quirky story of his complex and hilarious relationship with Amazon. From the sophisticated wit in his portrayal of the courtship period in ...More
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| A Doll's House (Plays for Performance Series)
| Ibsen’s seminal play, which changed modern drama, is a searing view of a male-dominated and authoritarian society, presented with a realism that elevates theatre to a level above mere entertainment. The reverberations of Nora’s slamming the door as she leaves Torvald continue to this present day. Nicholas Rudall, justly celebrated for his translations of Ibsen, again provides a play of power and speakability.
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| Pygmalion
| This collection chronicles the fiction and non fiction classics by the greatest writers the world has ever known. The inclusion of both popular as well as overlooked pieces is pivotal to providing a broad and representative collection of classic works.
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