The Secret Lives of Color - Kassia St Clair

The Potter's Bible - Marylin Scott

The Potter's Bible
An Essential Illustrated Reference for Both Beginner and Advanced Potters
Marylin Scott
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 8, 2006
Publisher: Chartwell Books
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

An essential guide for beginner and advanced potters, featuring step-by-step photographs to guide you through a comprehensive range of techniques. Begin making beautiful ceramics, even if you've never attempted pottery before, following detailed information about: Essential tools and studio equipmentDifferent types and constituencies of clay—including earthenware, stoneware, porcelain, and rakuForming methods—including pinching, coiling, slabbing, press molding, throwing, and trimmingAdding texture and patterns—with techniques such as sgraffito, stamping, inlaying, and burnishingPainting and printing—using slip, banding and combing, resists, and underglazesGlazes and post-firing techniques—including salt and soda glazes, lusters, and metal leafEssential technical resources—such as glaze recipes, types of kilns and firings, and health and safety tips With its combination of practical advice, exciting images, inspirational ideas, and a glossary, this book is a must-have for all potters at any stage of their career.

Roblox - 99 Nights in the Woods - Luciana Priscila

Roblox - 99 Nights in the Woods
Ultimate Pro Guide
Luciana Priscila
Genre: Games
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: November 2, 2025
Publisher: World Roblox
Seller: StreetLib Srl

The forest never sleeps. It watches. It learns. And only those who master its shadows, echoes, and secrets can survive its nights.”Roblox: 99 Nights in the Woods is not just a survival game. Each night presents a psychological, strategic, and skill-based challenge. Throughout 99 nights, the player faces shadowy creatures, intricate puzzles, temporal labyrinths, and legendary bosses.This book was created for advanced players, offering:• Detailed strategies for each night.• Hidden secrets, legendary items, and secret endings.• Pro techniques for mastering shadows, echoes, clones, and temporal manipulation.• Exclusive content from Nights 100 and 101, including the Ultimate Post-Game Bonus.If you want to survive all the nights, unlock secret endings, and master the forest, this guide is your ultimate map.

Days of Miracle and Wonder - Ashley Kahn

Days of Miracle and Wonder
Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
Ashley Kahn
Genre: Music
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: August 11, 2026
Publisher: Atria Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

The definitive story of the making and legacy of Graceland , Paul Simon’s still-beloved, career-topping 1986 album, drawn from extensive research and exclusive interviews with nearly 100 participants and witnesses: musicians, producers, engineers, record executives and journalists from Africa, the US, and Europe. In 1984, Paul Simon was at a professional and personal crossroads. His new marriage was failing and his career was in danger of stalling. He was forty-two, navigating a digital age, searching for inspiration in a scene driven by music videos, synthesizers, and drum machines. Driving around that summer, a bootleg cassette of “township jive”—the street music of South Africa—kept him company. Lent to him by a friend, it reminded Simon of the sound and the joy of the early days of rock and roll. He began to invent his own lyrics to the groove, and became drawn to the idea of recording with the musicians on that tape. But South Africa was in the thrall of a racist apartheid system, and with economic and cultural boycotts in place, such an undertaking was risky. He grew determined to find the right conditions to allow for a collaboration. Simon took a fateful trip to Johannesburg in 1985. It would turn out to be the first step on a musical journey that would lead him to New York, Los Angeles, Louisiana, and London, and eventually to the release of Graceland , a critical and commercial triumph, winning multiple Grammys, selling 16 million records, and spawning a five-year, worldwide tour. Days of Miracle and Wonder is the first book to tell the full story of Graceland , offering windows into Simon’s creative process, the technical innovations that brought his songs to life, the people and places that made the album possible, the forces that helped the album achieve mainstream reach, and the controversies that the music raised—and which remain today. It sheds light on a period when America opened its doors to the sounds and styles of Africa and other faraway lands. This is an informed, heartfelt celebration of Simon’s magnum opus, a recording forged in a tense cultural moment, but suffused with hope, change, and a sense of global connection.

Live From New York - Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller

Live From New York
The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests
Tom Shales & James Andrew Miller
Genre: TV
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: September 9, 2014
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales's definitive oral history of Saturday Night Live , hailed as "incredible" ( Vulture ) and "required reading" ( People ). When first published to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Saturday Night Live, Live from New York was immediately proclaimed the best book ever produced on the landmark and legendary late-night show. In their own words, unfiltered and uncensored, a dazzling galaxy of trail-blazing talents recalled three turbulent decades of on-camera antics and off-camera escapades. Now decades have passed, and bestselling authors James Andrew Miller and Tom Shales have returned to Studio 8H. Over more than 100 pages of new material, they raucously and revealingly take the SNL story up to the present, adding a constellation of iconic new stars, surprises, and controversies.

Movies (And Other Things) - Shea Serrano & Arturo Torres

Movies (And Other Things)
Shea Serrano & Arturo Torres
Genre: Film
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 8, 2019
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ★ WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLER ★ BARNES & NOBLE BESTSELLER ★ AMAZON BESTSELLER Bestselling author Shea Serrano is back with a book about film that combines the fury of a John Wick shootout, the sly brilliance of Regina George holding court at a cafeteria table, and the sheer power of a Denzel monologue, all into one. "Movie buffs have no excuse not to lose themselves in this oddball book." ― The New York Times Movies (And Other Things ) is a book about, quite frankly, movies (and other things). One of the chapters, for example, answers which race Kevin Costner was able to white savior the best, because did you know that he white saviors Mexicans in McFarland, USA , and white saviors Native Americans in Dances with Wolves , and white saviors Black people in Black or White , and white saviors the Cleveland Browns in Draft Day ? Another of the chapters, for a second example, answers what other high school movie characters would be in Regina George's circle of friends if we opened up the Mean Girls universe to include other movies (Johnny Lawrence is temporarily in, Claire from The Breakfast Club is in, Ferris Bueller is out, Isis from Bring It On is out ...). Another of the chapters, for a third example, creates a special version of the Academy Awards specifically for rom-coms, the most underrated movie genre of all. And another of the chapters, for a final example, is actually a triple chapter that serves as an NBA-style draft of the very best and most memorable moments in gangster movies. Many, many things happen in Movies (And Other Things) , some of which funny, others of which are sad, a few of which are insightful, and all of which are handled with the type of care and dedication to the smallest details and pockets of pop culture that only a book by Shea Serrano can provide.

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards - Daniel Levy & Eugene Levy

Best Wishes, Warmest Regards
The Story of Schitt's Creek
Daniel Levy & Eugene Levy
Genre: TV
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 26, 2021
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER GLOBE AND MAIL BESTSELLER The official tie-in book for the beloved, nine-time Emmy® Award-winning series Schitt's Creek.   This beautifully produced, keepsake coffee-table book is the ultimate celebration of the series, the town, the characters, and the state of mind that is Schitt's Creek. Capturing the essence and alchemy of all six seasons of what is now considered to be one of the most groundbreaking comedy television series of the last decade, Best Wishes, Warmest Regards is a gift to fans everywhere who have made the show their own. Included are character profiles from the cast of Johnny, Moira, David, and Alexis, and all of the characters that populate the town, major moments from Moira's endorsement of Herb Ertlinger Winery, to Patrick and David's first kiss, to Cabaret and the Rose Family Christmas episode. Also included are special features, such as the complete, illustrated catalogs of David's knits and Moira's wigs, Moira's vocabulary, Alexis's adventures, and behind-the-scenes moments from Dan and Eugene Levy and the cast of Schitt's Creek .

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Craig J. Inciardi

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
The Outrageous, Definitive & Untold History
Craig J. Inciardi
Genre: Music
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 30, 2025
Publisher: Diversion Books
Seller: OpenRoad Integrated Media, LLC

Told with grit, reverence, and doses of gleeful mischief, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is a front-row seat to music history—and the madness behind chasing down the world's greatest collection of rock relics.Craig Inciardi was a rising star at Sotheby's, wheeling and dealing in rock memorabilia, when he got the call to help launch the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum. The catch? There was no museum. Just a "guitar of no importance and three interesting sheets of paper." With a green light and few guardrails, Inciardi hit the road and became the Indiana Jones of rock history—working out of Rolling Stone's offices, answering to Jann Wenner, and tracking down legends for their sacred stuff. His journey took him to Ozzy Osbourne's country estate (where Ozzy greeted him with a gun), Keith Moon's boyhood home, and Art Garfunkel's secret stash of letters from Paul Simon. Along the way, he landed the guitar Pete Townshend used to write "Tommy," Otis Redding's leather coat worn before his fatal plane crash, Patti Smith's duct-taped boots, Aretha Franklin's handwritten notes, Debbie Harry's stagewear, and John Lennon's glasses that were worn on the day he died. And that's only a fraction of the rock-relic stories on offer. Meanwhile, Inciardi pulls back the curtain on the hall's chaotic birth: the cutthroat induction debates, the backstage meltdowns, and the legendary all-star jams with Jagger, Dylan, Springsteen, and more.

Experienced - Eric Barrett

Experienced
On the Road with Jimi Hendrix and Beyond
Eric Barrett
Genre: Music
Price: $22.99
Publish Date: August 4, 2026
Publisher: Diversion Publishing
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

Jimi Hendrix’s road manager and confidant Eric Barrett breaks fifty-five years of silence As Jimi Hendrix’s road manager, Eric Barrett was there when the amps blew in Milan, when Hendrix set Woodstock ablaze, when paranoia crackled through the Toronto airport, when his music electrified a sea of 600,000 at the Isle of Wight, and in the quiet hours backstage when Hendrix revealed the insecurities behind his genius. Hendrix confided in few people. Barrett was one of them. No one was closer to Hendrix’s supernatural talent—or his demons. Experienced is Barrett’s long-awaited, unflinching memoir: the definitive inside account of Hendrix as friend, bandleader, and phenomenon. It strips away the mythology to reveal the man in all his musical wizardry and human contradictions. It reveals Hendrix as volatile, generous, insecure, incandescently creative, and always in pursuit of the next sound. While his journey with Hendrix provides the book’s spine, Barrett’s decades on tour with David Bowie, Madonna, George Michael, and others add depth, parallels, and a sweeping sense of how Hendrix’s short life set the template for rock ’n’ roll excess—and survival—through the decades. The result is not just another rock memoir but a oncein-a-lifetime backstage history of music’s most transformative years, told through the prism of Barrett’s ride on Hendrix’s feedback-fueled rise and tragic fall.

A Raisin in the Sun - Lorraine Hansberry

A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
Genre: Theater
Price: $4.99
Publish Date: November 29, 2004
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

"Never before, in the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of Black people's lives been seen on the stage," observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on Broadway in 1959. This edition presents the fully restored, uncut version of Hansberry's landmark work with an introduction by Robert Nemiroff. Lorraine Hansberry's award-winning drama about the hopes and aspirations of a struggling, working-class family living on the South Side of Chicago connected profoundly with the psyche of Black America—and changed American theater forever. The play's title comes from a line in Langston Hughes's poem "Harlem," which warns that a dream deferred might "dry up/like a raisin in the sun." "The events of every passing year add resonance to A Raisin in the Sun ," said The New York Times . "It is as if history is conspiring to make the play a classic."

How to Win at Chess - Levy Rozman

How to Win at Chess
The Ultimate Guide for Beginners and Beyond
Levy Rozman
Genre: Games
Price: $12.99
Publish Date: October 24, 2023
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Learn chess from International Master and YouTube’s top chess teacher Levy Rozman (aka GothamChess) in this refreshing and fun guide for beginner and intermediate players. Clever and informative, How to Win at Chess teaches you everything you need to know about the game, including all the important moves and strategies to start off strong and keep you thinking several steps ahead. Full of Levy Rozman's signature charm and humor that have made him beloved by millions of fans, the first half of this unique guide introduces rising players (0-800 Elo rating) to the four key areas to consider when playing chess—openings, endings, tactics, and strategy—and the second half builds upon these core skills for more experienced players (800-1300 Elo rating). Brimming with practical and easy-to-follow tips for improving your game, How to Win at Chess includes over 500 instructional gameplay illustrations to help you better visualize the board, as well as chapter-specific QR codes for exclusive bonus content on Chessly, Rozman’s teaching platform. Whether you want to become a recreational chess player or are training to be a Grandmaster, How to Win at Chess is the perfect interactive introduction to the world of chess!

Writing Better Lyrics - Pat Pattison

Writing Better Lyrics
Pat Pattison
Genre: Music
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: September 15, 1995
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The Must-Have Guide for Songwriters Writing Better Lyrics has been a staple for songwriters for nearly two decades. Now this revised and updated 2nd Edition provides effective tools for everything from generating ideas, to understanding the form and function of a song, to fine-tuning lyrics. Perfect for new and experienced songwriters alike, this time-tested classic covers the basics in addition to more advanced techniques.Songwriters will discover:    • How to use sense-bound imagery to enhance a song's emotional impact on listeners    • Techniques for avoiding clichés and creating imaginative metaphors and similes    • Ways to use repetition as an asset    • How to successfully manipulate meter    • Instruction for matching lyrics with music    • Ways to build on ideas and generate effective titles    • Advice for working with a co-writer    • And much more Featuring updated and expanded chapters, 50 fun songwriting exercises, and examples from more than 20 chart-toppings songs, Writing Better Lyrics gives you all of the professional and creative insight you need to write powerful lyrics and put your songs in the spotlight where they belong.

A Screaming Life - Kim Thayil & Adem Tepedelen

A Screaming Life
Into the Superunknown with Soundgarden and Beyond
Kim Thayil & Adem Tepedelen
Genre: Music
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: June 9, 2026
Publisher: William Morrow
Seller: HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The memoir by co-founding member of Soundgarden and lead guitarist Kim Thayil about one of the 1990s’ signature rock bands From Soundgarden’s humble beginnings manifesting grunge in Seattle's beer-soaked punk clubs to their revered status today as rock icons, the band’s journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. In A Screaming Life , founding member and guitar god Kim Thayil goes backstage to introduce the band that fearlessly pushed the boundaries of rock, invented a new genre, and amassed fervent fans from every corner of the world. Thayil shares the story of how he and his Soundgarden bandmates—Hiro Yamamoto, Ben Shepherd, Matt Cameron, and Chris Cornell—faced the triumphs and challenges on the road to their historic and influential rise. His storytelling channels the essence of Soundgarden’s era-defining sound—one that’s supercharged with raw creativity and unapologetic lyrics—and explores the ways that Soundgarden was shaped by the diverse backgrounds of its creators: Thayil's Indian heritage and founding bassist Hiro Yamamoto's Japanese background added unique dimensions to the band's identity, influencing not only their music but also their experiences in the industry. For Soundgarden fans and ‘90s alternative rock enthusiasts, A Screaming Life not only gives behind-the-scenes access to one of the most revered bands, but it also demonstrates the power music and its creators have to transform culture.

Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar (Music Instruction) - Mickey Baker

Mickey Baker's Complete Course in Jazz Guitar (Music Instruction)
Book 1
Mickey Baker
Genre: Music
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: September 1, 1996
Publisher: Ashley Publications Inc./Lewis Music Publishing Co.
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

(Ashley Publications) A method in how to play jazz and hot guitar.

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer - Ted Reed

Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer
Ted Reed
Genre: Music
Price: $6.99
Publish Date: December 20, 1996
Publisher: Alfred Music
Seller: Alfred Music

Voted second on Modern Drummer's list of 25 Greatest Drum Books in 1993, Progressive Steps to Syncopation for the Modern Drummer is one of the most versatile and practical works ever written for drums. Created exclusively to address syncopation, it has earned its place as a standard tool for teaching beginning drummers syncopation and strengthening reading skills. This book includes many accented eighths, dotted eighths and sixteenths, eighth-note triplets and sixteenth notes for extended solos. In addition, teachers can develop many of their own examples from it.

Mastering Cone 6 Glazes - John Hesselberth & Ron Roy

Mastering Cone 6 Glazes
Improving Durability, Fit, and Aesthetics
John Hesselberth & Ron Roy
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: October 25, 2012
Publisher: Glaze Master Press
Seller: John Hesselberth

Do you want your glazes to be stable or durable in use and attractive? Do you want to be sure they will not leach significant quantities of metals into food or drink? This is the first (and so far the only) book to address these questions in-depth. A wide variety of extensively tested glaze recipes are included as well as detailed guidance on formulating your own glazes. Do you want to be sure your glazes don't craze on coming out of the kiln or after extended use? Or perhaps you do want glazes that craze for a decorative effect. This is the only book that gives an in-depth discussion of how to prevent (or cause) crazing and the related problems of shivering and dunting. Do you want to know how you can test your glazes and pottery to be sure they are suitable for their intended use? A number of practical, inexpensive, in-studio tests are described that you may want to use. All of this information and more is explained in terms potters can readily understand. This is a ground-breaking book that studio potters, teachers of ceramics, students and others will find to be an invaluable source of useful reference information on cone 6 glazes. Although some information is specific to cone 6, the principles of making stable and attractive glazes apply also to other firing temperatures.

Comedy is a Grim Business - James Curtis

Comedy is a Grim Business
The Making of It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World
James Curtis
Genre: Film
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: June 30, 2026
Publisher: Emmarac Editions
Seller: James Curtis

It was the most audacious idea ever for a movie–four hours long, with two intermissions, a glittering all-star cast, and a world-class moviemaker–produced at a cost completely unheard of for, of all things, a comedy. And not just any comedy, but the comedy to end all comedies. To make such a film a reality, it would take a director with stature, assurance, and, most importantly, a deal that would effectively allow him to make whatever he wished. A man without fear, a man with a gambling spirit and a go-for-broke attitude. And, as it turned out, a man who had never before directed a comedy. Covering a span of more than sixty years, this is the incredible story of a movie unlike any other–from inspiration to gestation to funding, casting, production, international release, and, eventually, restoration. A picture so big an equally unique theater, the first of its kind in the world, had to be designed and constructed just to hold it. And then came an improbable afterlife that carried it well into the next century. The epic comedy that was "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World" premiered amid an explosion of hard ticket roadshow attractions, movies with overtures, intermissions, reserved seats, and extravagant running times. The cast list of "Mad World" read like a who's who of twentieth century comedic greatness. Eddie "Rochester" Anderson, Milton Berle, Sid Caesar, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn, Phil Silvers, Terry-Thomas, and Jonathan Winters were among the principals, as were relative civilians Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Ethel Merman, and Dorothy Provine. Among those appearing in supporting parts and cameos were Jim Backus, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Paul Ford, Leo Gorcey, Sterling Holloway, Edward Everett Horton, Don Knotts, Buster Keaton, and The Three Stooges. Minta Durfee Arbuckle, the first wife of silent clown Fatty Arbuckle, worked as an extra on the picture. Jack Benny and Jerry Lewis made their appearances without billing. The success of such a movie was in no way guaranteed. Now, for the first time, "Comedy is a Grim Business" tells the whole surprising story of "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World", the three extraordinary people at the creative center of the project, the pitfalls of attempting such a thing, the timing that was critical in making it happen, and the span of events that stretched from 1951 to the year 2014. And it's a lasting tribute to screenwriters William and Tania Rose and producer-director Stanley Kramer that "Mad World" is still convulsing audiences wherever it is shown.

Lateral - Based on the Hit Podcast - Tom Scott & David J. Bodycombe

Lateral - Based on the Hit Podcast
Wonderful Answers to Weird Questions
Tom Scott & David J. Bodycombe
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: November 19, 2024
Publisher: Union Square & Co.
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

The first book based on Tom Scott's hit podcast, LATERAL!  Unlock a world of mind-bending brainteasers. This massive collection of lateral thinking puzzles features 100 questions with unexpected, fascinating answers. Figuring them out will require you to challenge your assumptions and find new perspectives—but whether you find the solutions or not (even Tom has been stumped!), the answer notes will let you share the “aha!” while learning more about the puzzle’s subject. Use hints to solve solo or play as a party game; each question is sure to spur hilarious brainstorming and enthusiastic discussion.   What You’ll Find Inside: 120 Puzzles : Including 40 of the most captivating questions from the  LATERAL  podcast, 60 brand-new puzzles, and 20 warm-up brainteasers to get you in the zone. Real-World Scenarios : Unlike typical lateral thinking puzzles based on farfetched set-ups and absurd situations,  LATERAL  features questions based on actual events. For instance, can you figure out why, in 1998, some moviegoers left theaters showing  Meet Joe Black  before the movie even started? The answer: They only came to see the trailer for  Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace!  Reportedly, some cinemas promised to play the trailer a second time at the end of the movie to encourage  Star Wars  fans to stick around. Hints and Surprising Solutions : Each puzzle comes with helpful hints and detailed explanations. Even if you're stumped, you’ll be entertained by the solutions, which are accompanied by bonus commentary and trivia. Play Solo or with Friends : Use these puzzles for solo solving sessions or turn them into fun group games for parties, family nights, or road trips. Each puzzle is designed to ignite conversations and inspire laughter. Whether you’re a fan of logic puzzles, brain buster games, or you’re simply looking for a unique adult puzzle book,  LATERAL  will challenge your assumptions, stretch your mind, and keep you entertained for hours. Plus, with supplementary details on every puzzle, this book doubles as an intriguing dive into the curious side of the world we live in.

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies - James Asmus

Call of Duty Black Ops Zombies
The Art of Treyarch
James Asmus
Genre: Media Arts
Price: $18.99
Publish Date: August 11, 2026
Publisher: Insight Editions
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

Delve behind the scenes to explore the comprehensive history of Call of Duty ’s beloved Zombies mode! Explore the creation of Call of Duty ’siconic Zombies mode! Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch opens the Mystery Box to take readers through the storied history of Treyarch’s undead survival experience that began as an Easter egg in 2008. Dive deep into exclusive, behind-the-scenes interviews with the development team, witness never-before-seen art, and take a look back in time at what would become an infectious franchise staple. This all-inclusive collection covers all aspects of the fan-favorite game mode that has revolutionized the franchise for more than fifteen years. STUNNING ART: Features breathtaking art that helped to reanimate the dead. EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS: Hear from the development team on the groundbreaking, grassroots process that brought hordes of the undead to the world of Call of Duty . GO BEHIND THE GAMES: Filled with behind-the-scenes anecdotes and detailedintel on the game-making process, Call of Duty Zombies: The Art of Treyarch chronicles the incredible work that goes into crafting such a dynamic and enduring survival experience. PERFECT COMPANION TO THE GAME: This beautiful volume is a must-have for any Call of Duty fan.

A Vast Horizon - Anna Thomasson

A Vast Horizon
Artists and Lovers, Freedom and War
Anna Thomasson
Genre: Art History
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: July 7, 2026
Publisher: Pegasus Books
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

A story of friendship, love, and the pursuit of art—including Pablo Picasso, Lee Miller, Paul Éluard, and Man Ray—set against the precarious backdrop of the late 1930s, World War II, and its aftermath. “Thomasson captures the creative and sexual ferment of the group of talented free spirits — Pablo Picasso, Dora Maar, Man Ray, the photographer Lee Miller and the poet Paul Éluard among them — who took over the hotel in the summer of 1937, in an exuberant last gasp of artistic abandon as World War II loomed.”— The New York Times Book Review Late summer 1937. Europe is inching toward war. In the South of France a group of friends picnic in a secluded clearing. The women have peeled down their dresses to their waists. Shoes have been cast aside. A couple kiss playfully while the others look on, laughing. The moment is captured in a now-iconic image by photographer Lee Miller. Some of the friends—the dancer Ady Fidelin, the poet Paul Éluard and his wife Nusch, the Surrealists Man Ray and Roland Penrose—are well-known, others less so. They are spending the summer at the Hôtel Vaste Horizon in Mougins with fellow artists Dora Maar, Eileen Agar, and Pablo Picasso. In this evocative setting, biographer Anna Thomasson traces the group’s individual and intertwined lives through the photographs they took, the art they made, and the poems and letters they wrote. From the heady, fertile weeks of creativity, sex, and collaboration of that Mediterranean summer through the tumultuous years that followed, this is the story of rebellious lives and the redemptive power of art.

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production - J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child - Parts One and Two: The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
The Official Playscript of the Original West End Production
J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany & Jack Thorne
Genre: Theater
Price: $8.99
Publish Date: July 25, 2017
Publisher: Pottermore Publishing
Seller: Pottermore Limited

The official playscript of the original West End production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. It was always difficult being Harry Potter and it isn't much easier now that he is an overworked employee of the Ministry of Magic, a husband, and father of three school-age children. While Harry grapples with a past that refuses to stay where it belongs, his youngest son Albus must struggle with the weight of a family legacy he never wanted. As past and present fuse ominously, both father and son learn the uncomfortable truth: sometimes, darkness comes from unexpected places. The playscript for Harry Potter and the Cursed Child was originally released as a 'special rehearsal edition' alongside the opening of Jack Thorne's play in London's West End in summer 2016. Based on an original story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, the play opened to rapturous reviews from theatregoers and critics alike, while the official playscript became an immediate global bestseller. This definitive and final playscript updates the 'special rehearsal edition' with the conclusive and final dialogue from the play, which has subtly changed since its rehearsals, as well as a conversation piece between director John Tiffany and writer Jack Thorne, who share stories and insights about reading playscripts. This edition also includes useful background information including the Potter family tree and a timeline of events from the Wizarding World prior to the beginning of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child.

Delphi Complete Works of Alphonse Mucha (Illustrated) - Alphonse Mucha

Delphi Complete Works of Alphonse Mucha (Illustrated)
Alphonse Mucha
Genre: Art History
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 17, 2023
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Seller: DELPHI CLASSICS

A Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, Alphonse Mucha is a major exponent of the Art Nouveau style, best known for his distinctly stylised and decorative theatrical posters and advertisements of idealised female figures. His unique and groundbreaking poster designs are among the best-known images of the Belle Époque period. In the latter stages of his career, he returned to his homeland and devoted himself to a series of twenty monumental history paintings, known as ‘The Slav Epic’, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world. Delphi’s Masters of Art Series presents the world’s first digital e-Art books, allowing readers to explore the works of great artists in comprehensive detail. This volume presents Mucha’s collected artworks, with concise introductions, hundreds of high quality images and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1) * The collected artworks of Alphonse Mucha – over 380 images, fully indexed and arranged in chronological and alphabetical order * Includes reproductions of rare works * Features a special ‘Highlights’ section, with concise introductions to the masterpieces, giving valuable contextual information * Enlarged ‘Detail’ images, allowing you to explore Mucha’s celebrated works in detail, as featured in traditional art books * Hundreds of images in colour – highly recommended for viewing on tablets and smartphones or as a valuable reference tool on more conventional eReaders * Special chronological and alphabetical contents tables for the paintings * Easily locate the artworks you wish to view * Special table of contents for the complete ‘Slav Epic’ CONTENTS: The Highlights Portrait of Saints Cyril and Methodius (1887) Flower (1894) Gismonda (1895) La Dame aux Camélias (1896) The Seasons (1896) Lorenzaccio (1896) Zodiac (1896) Job (1896) Salon des Cent Exhibition Cover (1897) The Times of the Day (1899) Designs for the Pavilion of Bosnia-Herzegovina (1900) Madonna of the Lilies (1905) Josephine Crane Bradley as Slavia (1908) Slav Epic No. 1: Slavs in their Original Homeland (1912) Slav Epic No. 19: The Abolition of Serfdom in Russia (1914) Slav Epic No. 20: Apotheosis of the Slavs (1926) The Artworks The Collected Artworks Alphabetical List of Artworks The Slav Epic in Series Order Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting titles or to buy the whole Art series as a Super Set

A Fabulous Disaster - Gary Holt, Adem Tepedelen & Kirk Hammett

A Fabulous Disaster
From the Garage to Madison Square Garden, the Hard Way
Gary Holt, Adem Tepedelen & Kirk Hammett
Genre: Music
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: April 1, 2025
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

From prolific metal guitarist and songwriter for Exodus (and formerly Slayer) Gary Holt comes a deeply personal memoir of his "destruction-laden" life, along with a firsthand account of the genesis of the Thrash Metal scene, from its origins in the Bay Area to its world domination. As the guitarist and primary songwriter of Exodus and one of the originators of heavy metal, Gary Holt watched as his peers—Metallica, Megadeth, Slayer, Anthrax—soared to superstardom. As his fellow artists amassed millions of fans and record sales, Exodus' albums received critical recognition and inspired generations of listeners—but struggled to reach the same heights of success, as the band was plagued by years of bad management, bad luck, and bad decisions.   A Fabulous Disaster follows our narrator through the highest of highs and lowest of lows as he and his bandmates juggle major label contracts, MTV-sponsored tours and festivals, growing addictions to alcohol and meth, and the loss of key founding members. Ultimately, after the tragic death of one of his closest friends and former bandmates—Holt decides to save himself. Newly sober and determined to resurrect his career, he commits himself to Exodus, pushing the band to new heights.  An "unadulterated odyssey through decades of insanity," punctuated by Holt's unique insight and knack for storytelling,  A Fabulous Disaster is a thrill ride from start to finish. His story proves that redemption—even from the pits of rock 'n' roll excess—is always possible.  

A Streetcar Named Desire - Tennessee Williams

A Streetcar Named Desire
Tennessee Williams
Genre: Theater
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: December 15, 2012
Publisher: New Directions
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

The Pulitzer Prize and Drama Critics Circle Award winning play—reissued with an introduction by Arthur Miller (Death of a Salesman and The Crucible), and Williams' essay "The World I Live In." It is a very short list of 20th-century American plays that continue to have the same power and impact as when they first appeared—57 years after its Broadway premiere, Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire is one of those plays. The story famously recounts how the faded and promiscuous Blanche DuBois is pushed over the edge by her sexy and brutal brother-in-law, Stanley Kowalski. Streetcar launched the careers of Marlon Brando, Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter and Karl Malden, and solidified the position of Tennessee Williams as one of the most important young playwrights of his generation, as well as that of Elia Kazan as the greatest American stage director of the '40s and '50s. Who better than America's elder statesman of the theater, Williams' contemporary Arthur Miller, to write as a witness to the lightning that struck American culture in the form of A Streetcar Named Desire? Miller's rich perspective on Williams' singular style of poetic dialogue, sensitive characters, and dramatic violence makes this a unique and valuable new edition of A Streetcar Named Desire. This definitive new edition will also include Williams' essay "The World I Live In," and a brief chronology of the author's life.

Classic Word Search - PuzzleNation

Classic Word Search
Volume 1
PuzzleNation
Genre: Games
Price: $0.99
Publish Date: July 8, 2013
Publisher: PuzzleNation
Seller: Three Across, LLC

PuzzleNation Classic Word Search featuring TOUCHtoSOLVE™ technology is brought to you by Three Across, LLC, and is the brainchild of some of the world's leading publishers, creators, and editors of traditional puzzle magazines. Getting started is easy - the words in the word list are hidden in the diagram of letters. Search for them by reading forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally, always in a straight line. Do not skip over any letters. Some of the letters in a diagram are used in more than one word and some are not used in any words. When you locate a word in the diagram, draw a loop around it by dragging your finger from one end of the word to the other. Correct words will be looped in the diagram and crossed off on the word list.   What makes our puzzle games special? That's easy—consistently superior editorial quality, as provided by the expert editors at Penny Press and Dell Magazines, PuzzleNation.com and other leading puzzlemakers from around the world.

No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists - James Shipway

No Bull Music Theory for Guitarists
James Shipway
Genre: Music
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: May 14, 2021
Publisher: Headstock Books
Seller: Draft2Digital, LLC

Unlock essential guitar theory to boost your ability and confidence as a guitarist with this first book in the Music Theory for Guitarists series.   Easy language. Music reading not required! (includes downloadable audio). Inside the 12 chapters of this guitar theory book you'll learn about intervals, triads, major and minor keys, chord sequences - and understand how to apply them to your playing, improvising and songwriting. I'll use diagrams and simple, non-intimidating language to teach you in minutes, things which confuse some guitarists for years.   This guitar music theory book is for you if: You want to boost your music theory knowledge so you can become the guitar player you really want to beYou're a singer songwriter who needs to learn about chords, keys and chord progressions in order to write great songs (like you hear on recordings!)You want to learn music theory but are unsure where to startYou're a student who needs a crash course in music theory essentials to prepare for college auditions, entrance exams etcYou're a beginner who wants to easily learn how music works as you take your first steps in learning to play guitar so you can avoid confusion, improve faster and learn more easilyYou feel confused and intimidated by the 'jargon' you hear other musicians or YouTube teachers useYou 'kind of' understand theory… but you're not really sure how well! What will this book teach you about? In the 12 lessons you'll find super clear explanations, practical examples and quiz questions on: The Musical Alphabet  (the only 12 notes used in all music!) Tones and Semitones The Major Scale  (learn what it actually is…) Major and Minor Triads  (as used in most pop, country, rock and folk music) Major Scale Intervals  (major 3rds, perfect 4ths...what are they?) Chromatic Intervals  (discover what weird names like diminished and augmented really mean) Major Keys  (Parts 1 & 2) Chord Progression s (start writing pro sounding chord sequences and songs of your own) Pentatonic Scales  (the most common guitar scales ever…) The Natural Minor Scale  (essential for minor key soloing in rock, pop and other styles) Minor Key Basics  (learn the secrets of awesome minor key songs and chord sequences) How will you learn and remember all this? Easy! Each chapter introduces a new element of guitar theory. You get a clear but detailed explanation of the concept and multiple examples/practical exercises, FAQs and more to drive your understanding home. Test yourself using the quiz questions at the end of each chapter. Plus, every chapter is also available to you as an audio file so you can immerse yourself in guitar theory whilst at the gym or walking the dog! You'll find details for these in the book. I've taught the material in this book to thousands of musicians around the world both in person and via my website, and I can tell you this: Learning about music theory doesn't need to be scary, confusing, difficult or something that you avoid doing because you don't know where to start. You Can Do This … and without all the bull! It's time to become the guitar player you know you could be.

The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated - Ivana Chubbuck

The Power of the Actor, Revised and Updated
The Chubbuck Technique--The 12-Step Acting Method for Creating Dynamic Characters
Ivana Chubbuck
Genre: Performing Arts
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: April 29, 2025
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

In this completely updated edition of her bestselling book, renowned acting coach Ivana Chubbuck shares her cutting-edge technique that has launched some of the most successful and lauded acting careers in Hollywood Let the instructor who taught Halle Berry, Brad Pitt, Charlize Theron, Jim Carrey, Aubrey Plaza, Travis Fimmel, Gal Gadot, Beyoncé Knowles, Judith Light, Sylvester Stallone, Eva Mendes, Morris Chestnut, Shia LaBeouf, and Jake Gyllenhaal guide you to dynamic and effective results. With new stories from notable stars she’s worked with since the first edition of The Power of the Actor and fresh exercises she’s incorporated to upgrade her time-tested 12 step program, this revised edition, is a must-have for anyone looking to hone their craft. The Chubbuck Technique, takes the theories of acting masters such as Stanislavski, Strasberg, and Hagen to the next level by utilizing inner pain and emotions, not as an end in itself, but as a way to empower and fuel one’s ability to overcome and win and therefore drive a unique and powerful performance. The Power of the Actor is filled with fascinating and inspiring behind-the-scenes accounts of how actors, writers, and directors have mastered their craft and accomplished success in such a difficult and competitive field.

The Lost Painting - Jonathan Harr

The Lost Painting
The Quest for a Caravaggio Masterpiece
Jonathan Harr
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 25, 2005
Publisher: Random House Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Told with consummate skill by the writer of the bestselling, award-winning  A Civil Action ,  The Lost Painting  is a remarkable synthesis of history and detective story.  An Italian village on a hilltop near the Adriatic coast, a decaying palazzo facing the sea, and in the basement, cobwebbed and dusty, lit by a single bulb, an archive unknown to scholars. Here, a young graduate student from Rome, Francesca Cappelletti, makes a discovery that inspires a search for a work of art of incalculable value, a painting lost for almost two centuries. The artist was Caravaggio, a master of the Italian Baroque. He was a genius, a revolutionary painter, and a man beset by personal demons. Four hundred years ago, he drank and brawled in the taverns and streets of Rome, moving from one rooming house to another, constantly in and out of jail, all the while painting works of transcendent emotional and visual power. He rose from obscurity to fame and wealth, but success didn’t alter his violent temperament. His rage finally led him to commit murder, forcing him to flee Rome a hunted man. He died young, alone, and under strange circumstances. Caravaggio scholars estimate that between sixty and eighty of his works are in existence today. Many others–no one knows the precise number–have been lost to time. Somewhere, surely, a masterpiece lies forgotten in a storeroom, or in a small parish church, or hanging above a fireplace, mistaken for a mere copy. Prizewinning author Jonathan Harr embarks on an spellbinding journey to discover the long-lost painting known as The Taking of Christ–its mysterious fate and the circumstances of its disappearance have captivated Caravaggio devotees for years. After Francesca Cappelletti stumbles across a clue in that dusty archive, she tracks the painting across a continent and hundreds of years of history. But it is not until she meets Sergio Benedetti, an art restorer working in Ireland, that she finally manages to assemble all the pieces of the puzzle. Praise for The Lost Painting “Jonathan Harr has gone to the trouble of writing what will probably be a bestseller . . . rich and wonderful. . . . In truth, the book reads better than a thriller. . . . If you're a sucker for Rome, and for dusk . . . [you'll] enjoy Harr's more clearly reported details about life in the city.” — The New York Times Book Review “Jonathan Harr has taken the story of the lost painting, and woven from it a deeply moving narrative about history, art and taste—and about the greed, envy, covetousness and professional jealousy of people who fall prey to obsession. It is as perfect a work of narrative nonfiction as you could ever hope to read.” — The Economist

Words for Pictures - Brian Michael Bendis

Words for Pictures
The Art and Business of Writing Comics and Graphic Novels
Brian Michael Bendis
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: July 22, 2014
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Best-selling Marvel Comics writer Brian Michael Bendis reveals the comic book writing secrets behind his work on The Avengers, Ultimate Spider-Man, All-New X-Men, and more. Arguably the most popular writer in modern comics, Brian Michael Bendis shares the tools and techniques he uses to create some of the most popular comic book and graphic novel stories of all time. Words for Pictures provides a fantastic opportunity for readers to learn from a creator at the very top of his field. Bendis's step-by-step lessons teach comics writing hopefuls everything they'll need to take their ideas from script to dynamic sequential art. The book's complete coverage exposes the most effective methods for crafting comic scripts, showcases insights from Bendis's fellow creators, reveals business secrets all would-be comics writers must know, and challenges readers with exercises to jumpstart their own graphic novel writing success.

Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Lesson Book 1 - Nancy Faber & Randall Faber

Adult Piano Adventures All-in-One Lesson Book 1
Book with Online Audio, Video, and Support
Nancy Faber & Randall Faber
Genre: Music
Price: $15.99
Publish Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

Adult Piano Adventures enables the adult beginner to play music for pleasure while developing musical understanding. This comprehensive All-in-One book includes lessons, technique, and theory in a single volume for ease of use. Book 1 presents the fundamentals of music notation, chord playing, and musical form. The redesigned layout improves information hierarchy, putting focus on key concepts and step-by-step learning. Audio and video files may be accessed online-over two hours of instructional videos and accompaniment tracks that inspire rhythmic vitality and artistic expression. Songs include: Amazing Grace * The Can-Can * Catch a Falling Star * Danny Boy * Eine Kleine Nachtmusik * The Entertainer * Greensleeves * The Lion Sleeps Tonight * and more]

The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics - David G. Dodd

The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics
David G. Dodd
Genre: Music
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: December 16, 2014
Publisher: Free Press
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

Celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the most popular and enduring band ever: “Even the most hardcore Deadheads will be impressed by this obsessively complete look at the Grateful Dead’s lyrics” ( Publishers Weekly ). The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics is an authoritative text, providing standard versions of all the original songs you thought you knew forwards and backwards. These are some of the best-loved songs in the modern American songbook. They are hummed and spoken among thousands as counterculture code and recorded by musicians of all stripes for their inimitable singability and obscure accessibility. How do they do all this? To provide a context for this formidable body of work, of which his part is primary, Robert Hunter has written a foreword that goes to the heart of the matter. And the annotations on sources provide a gloss on the lyrics, which goes to the roots of Western culture as they are incorporated into them. An avid Grateful Dead concertgoer for more than two decades, David Dodd is a librarian who brings to the work a detective’s love of following a clue as far as it will take him. Including essays by Dead lyricists Robert Hunter and John Perry and Jim Carpenter’s original illustrations, whimsical elements in the lyrics are brought to light, showcasing the American legend that is present in so many songs. A gorgeous keepsake edition of the Dead’s official annotated lyrics, The Complete Annotated Grateful Dead Lyrics is an absolute must-have for the fiftieth anniversary—you won’t think of this cultural icon the same way again. In fact, founding band member Bob Weir said: “This book is great. Now I’ll never have to explain myself.”

The World of Cyberpunk 2077 - Marcin Batylda

The World of Cyberpunk 2077
Marcin Batylda
Genre: Media Arts
Price: $19.99
Publish Date: July 28, 2020
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

An insightful, captivatingly designed, full-color book that transports readers to the futuristic megalopolis of Night City--the epicenter of the vibrant new action-RPG from CD Projekt Red. Step into the year 2077, a world dotted with dystopian metropoles where violence, oppression, and cyberware implants aren't just common--they're necessary tools to get ahead. Delve into incisive lore to discover how the economic decline of the United States created a crippling dependence on devious corporations and birthed the Free State of California. Explore the various districts, gangs, and history of Night City. Learn all there is to know about the technology of tomorrow and research the cybernetics, weapons, and vehicles of Cyberpunk 2077 . Dark Horse Books and CD Projekt Red present The World of Cyberpunk 2077 --an extensive examination of the rich lore of Cyberpunk 2077 . This intricately assembled tome contains everything you need to know about the history, characters, and world of the long-awaited follow-up from the creators of The Witcher video game series.

The Complete Kafka - Franz Kafka

The Complete Kafka
Dive into a World of Existential Exploration
Franz Kafka
Genre: Theater
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: June 10, 2024
Publisher: HB Classics
Seller: Bookwire Gesellschaft zum Vertrieb digitaler Medien mbH

Delve into the unsettling brilliance of Franz Kafka with The Collection. Franz Kafka: The Collection is a captivating exploration of the human condition through the lens of absurdity and existential angst. Immerse yourself in a world where the ordinary becomes strange and anxieties morph into surreal narratives. This collection includes some of Kafka's most celebrated works: The Metamorphosis: A haunting tale of transformation that challenges our perception of identity. The Trial: A gripping story of a man accused of an unknown crime, highlighting alienation and the search for meaning. In the Penal Colony: A chilling exploration of punishment and the nature of justice. A Hunger Artist: A thought-provoking allegory about the disconnect between art and society. The Castle and Amerika: Stories that explore themes of power, isolation, and the pursuit of unattainable goals. Beyond these iconic pieces, discover a wealth of captivating short stories that delve into human anxieties, societal pressures, and the complexities of existence. A cornerstone of 20th-century literature, studied and analyzed by scholars worldwide."Kafka's unsettling narratives offer profound insights into the human condition, making them timeless classics." - The Atlantic Unveil the genius of Franz Kafka. Download your copy of The Collection today! Embrace the unsettling and embark on a literary journey unlike any other. Scroll up and click "Buy Now!"

Piano Adventures - Primer Level Sightreading Book - Randall Faber

Piano Adventures - Primer Level Sightreading Book
Randall Faber
Genre: Music
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: March 1, 2011
Publisher: Faber Piano Adventures
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

This inventive sightreading course uses sets of exercises based on melodic and rhythmic patterns from the 2nd Edition Primer Lesson Book. Students play one exercise a day, completing one set per week. Entertaining musical art helps guide the sightreading process and each page presents a new learning vignette in a spirit of fun.

Guitar Theory - David Hodge

Guitar Theory
David Hodge
Genre: Music
Price: $10.99
Publish Date: November 4, 2014
Publisher: DK
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Music theory is often considered to be one of the most difficult subjects to learn. Idiot's Guides: Guitar Theory breaks down music theory for guitar and other fretboard instruments in very simple and easy-to-understand lessons. Content includes everything a budding musician needs to know about notes, guitar tablature, rhythm, chords and scales, and more.

Behind the Horror - Dr. Lee Mellor

Behind the Horror
True Stories That Inspired Horror Movies
Dr. Lee Mellor
Genre: Film
Price: $7.99
Publish Date: July 28, 2020
Publisher: DK
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

Uncover the twisted tales that inspired the big screen's greatest screams. Which case of demonic possession inspired The Exorcist ? What horrifying front-page story generated the idea for A Nightmare on Elm Street ? Which film was based on the infamous skin-wearing murderer Ed Gein? Unearth the terrifying and true tales behind some of the scariest Horror movies to ever haunt our screens, including the Enfield poltergeist case that was retold in The Conjuring 2 and the serial killers who inspired Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs. Behind the Horror dissects these and other bizarre tales to reveal haunting real-life stories of abduction, disappearance, murder, and exorcism.

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! - Bob Stanley

Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé
Bob Stanley
Genre: Music
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: July 7, 2014
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

"[Stanley is] as clear-eyed about music as he is crazy in love with it." —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times A monumental work of musical history, Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! traces the story of pop music through songs, bands, musical scenes, and styles from Bill Haley and the Comets’ “Rock around the Clock” (1954) to Beyoncé’s first megahit, “Crazy in Love” (2003). Bob Stanley—himself a musician, music critic, and fan—teases out the connections and tensions that animated the pop charts for decades, and ranges across the birth of rock, soul, R&B, punk, hip hop, indie, house, techno, and more. Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! is a vital guide to the rich soundtrack of the second half of the twentieth century and a book as much fun to argue with as to quote.

The Real Book - Volume I (Songbook) - Various Authors

The Real Book - Volume I (Songbook)
Bass Clef Edition
Various Authors
Genre: Music
Price: $25.99
Publish Date: July 1, 2005
Publisher: Hal Leonard
Seller: Hal Leonard Corporation

The Real Books are the best-selling jazz books of all time. Since the 1970s, musicians have trusted these volumes to get them through every gig, night after night. The problem is that the books were illegally produced and distributed, without any regard to copyright law, or royalties paid to the composers who created these musical masterpieces. Hal Leonard is very proud to present the first legitimate and legal editions of these books ever produced. You won't even notice the difference, other than all the notorious errors being fixed: the covers and typeface look the same, the song list is nearly identical, and the price for our edition is even cheaper than the original] Every conscientious musician will appreciate that these books are now produced accurately and ethically, benefitting the songwriters that we owe for some of the greatest tunes of all time] Includes 400 songs: All Blues * Au Privave * Autumn Leaves * Black Orpheus * Bluesette * Body and Soul * Bright Size Life * Con Alma * Dolphin Dance * Don't Get Around Much Anymore * Easy Living * Epistrophy * Falling in Love with Love * Footprints * Four on Six * Giant Steps * Have You Met Miss Jones? * How High the Moon * I'll Remember April * Impressions * Lullaby of Birdland * Misty * My Funny Valentine * Oleo * Red Clay * Satin Doll * Sidewinder * Stella by Starlight * Take Five * There Is No Greater Love * Wave * and hundreds more]

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner - Mark Willenbrink & Mary Willenbrink

Drawing for the Absolute Beginner
A Clear & Easy Guide to Successful Drawing
Mark Willenbrink & Mary Willenbrink
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $13.99
Publish Date: October 19, 2006
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

With engaging, hands-on exercises and expert advice, this inspiring guide makes drawing in a realistic style easier than you may think—and more fun than you ever imagined! It’s never too early and never too late to discover the pure joy of drawing. In Drawing for the Absolute Beginner , husband and wife duo Mark and Mary Willenbrink, authors of Watercolor for the Absolute Beginner , teach you everything you need to become more confident with drawing. From choosing materials and showing you the correct way to hold your pencil to more advanced techniques like getting proportions and perspective right and drawing reflections, Mark and Mary guide you through every step of the creative process. You’ll learn how to perfect your strokes with a series of fun, hands-on exercises that lead to nine full step-by-step demos. Each exercise builds on the previous one as you develop your skills, increase your confidence, and enjoy yourself while drawing coffee mugs, clouds, trees, landscapes, portraits, and more. Approachable and fun, Drawing for the Absolute Beginner is perfect for anyone who wants to unleash their inner artist. “We hope you will regain that childlike passion for making art and learning without critiquing yourself harshly. We won’t make you hang it on the fridge, but we do suggest you save your artwork because it will show your progress and increase your confidence as you go.” —Mark and Mary Willenbrink

Draw People in 15 Minutes - Jake Spicer

Draw People in 15 Minutes
Amaze your friends with your drawing skills
Jake Spicer
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: October 27, 2014
Publisher: Octopus
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Best-selling author and art tutor Jake Spicer here gives you all the skills you need to sketch a convincing figure in just 15 minutes. With a syllabus of carefully crafted tutorials, from how to put together a basic sketch of a person, to developing your drawings and taking them further, materials and set-up, mark-making, spatial relationships and how clothes hang on a body, every aspect of the figure drawing process is examined. A special emphasis on guerilla sketching in public places - cafes, trains, buses, and anywhere that people are to be seen in action - means that this book will be especially useful for those unable to find the time to make it to a regular life drawing class.

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition - Joel Whitburn

The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 9th Edition
Complete Chart Information about America's Most Popular Songs and Artists, 1955-2009
Joel Whitburn
Genre: Music
Price: $17.99
Publish Date: October 5, 2010
Publisher: Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed
Seller: Penguin Random House LLC

The Essential Reference Guide to America’s Most Popular Songs and Artists Spanning More than Fifty Years of Music   Beginning with Bill Haley & His Comets’ seminal “Rock Around the Clock” all the way up to Lady Gaga and her glammed-out “Poker face,” this updated and unparalleled resource contains the most complete chart information on every artist and song to hit Billboard’s Top 40 pop singles chart all the way back to 1955. Inside, you’ll find all of the biggest-selling, most-played hits for the past six decades. Each alphabetized artist entry includes biographical info, the date their single reached the Top 40, the song’s highest position, and the number of weeks on the charts, as well as the original record label and catalog number. Other sections—such as “Record Holders,” “Top Artists by Decade,” and “#1 Singles 1955-2009”—make The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits the handiest and most indispensable music reference for record collectors, trivia enthusiasts, industry professionals and pop music fans alike.   Did you know?      • Beyoncé’s 2003 hit “Crazy in Love” spent 24 weeks in the Top 40 and eight of them in the #1 spot.    • Billy Idol has had a total of nine Top 40 hits over his career, the last being “Cradle of Love” in 1990.    • Of Madonna’s twelve #1 hits, her 1994 single “Take a Bow” held the spot the longest, for seven weeks—one week longer than her 1984 smash “Like a Virgin.”    • Marvin Gaye’s song “Sexual Healing” spent 15 weeks at #3 in 1982, while the same song was #1 on the R&B chart for 10 weeks.    • Male vocal group Boyz II Men had three of the biggest chart hits of all time during the 1990s.    • The Grateful Dead finally enjoyed a Top 10 single in 1987 after 20 years of touring.    • Janet Jackson has scored an impressive 39 Top 40 hits—one more than her megastar brother Michael!

Knock-Out Blackjack Revised and Expanded - Olaf Vancura

Knock-Out Blackjack Revised and Expanded
The Easiest Card-Counting System Ever Devised
Olaf Vancura
Genre: Games
Price: $9.99
Publish Date: February 18, 2016
Publisher: Huntington Press
Seller: Huntington Press Inc.

The revolutionary Knock-Out card-counting system eliminates the mountain of mental arithmetic necessary to win at blackjack.  The scientifically devised Knock-Out count can be used profitably anywhere blackjack is played: Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Mississippi, riverboat casinos, Native American casinos, internationally, and on cruise ships.  This third edition, revised and expanded, is now easier to use than ever. Step into the ring and learn to:  • Implement the abbreviated “K-O Rookie” system or the new “K-O Rad” system (with optimized card-counter’s basic strategy), each powerful enough to yield a player advantage, yet simple enough to be mastered in a few hours.  • Advance to a professional-level system—the “K-O Preferred”—which performs on a par with the most sophisticated systems on the market.  • Avoid common casino pitfalls imposed by recent rules changes, including 6-5 blackjack.  • Win the cat-and-mouse game between the casinos and the players.

You Will Be Able to Paint with Watercolour by the End of This Book - Harriet de Winton

You Will Be Able to Paint with Watercolour by the End of This Book
The perfect arty Christmas gift for creative people
Harriet de Winton
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $11.99
Publish Date: September 25, 2025
Publisher: Octopus
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Creative and calming watercolour projects that all budding artists will love. Everything a complete beginner needs to know to get started in watercolour. The perennial favourite material for beginner artists, watercolour can be a surprisingly tricky medium to get to grips with. In this essential guide, bestselling author and artist Harriet de Winton walks readers through all the essential materials, tools and techniques to get started with creating art in watercolour. Readers will then feel empowered to approach 20+ step-by-step projects ranging from very simple to more complex works, and dealing with landscapes, flowers & botanicals, still lifes and abstracts. Pick up a new creative skill with confidence with this comprehensive, accessible guide. Topics covered include: - Washes and gradients - Highlights and lowlights - Underpainting - Lifting and blotting - Shadow and light sources - Perspective - Depth and distance - Finding your style

The Everything Drawing Book - Helen South

The Everything Drawing Book
From Basic Shape to People and Animals, Step-by-step Instruction to get you started
Helen South
Genre: Arts & Entertainment
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: December 14, 2004
Publisher: Adams Media
Seller: Simon & Schuster Digital Sales LLC

If you've always wanted to draw but didn't think you had the talent, think again! With The Everything Drawing Book as your guide, you'll learn how to see the world through an artist's eyes-and capture it on canvas. Unlock your creative potential and expand your drawing expertise with: • Useful exercises and assignments that help you find your own style • Easy tricks for charcoal, watercolor, and pen-and-ink methods • Quick tips on perspective and technique, as well as portraiture and landscape drawing • Budget-friendly suggestions on how to save a bundle on expensive artist supplies Dozens of original drawings designed to spark your imagination And much, much more!

Mind in the Cave - David Lewis-Williams

Mind in the Cave
Consciousness and the Origins of Art
David Lewis-Williams
Genre: Art History
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: April 17, 2004
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Seller: W.W. Norton & Company, Inc.

The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers. Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira, visitors are confronted with symbols, patterns, and depictions of bison, woolly mammoths, ibexes, and other animals. Since its discovery, cave art has provoked great curiosity about why it appeared when and where it did, how it was made, and what it meant to the communities that created it. David Lewis-Williams proposes that the explanation for this lies in the evolution of the human mind. Cro-Magnons, unlike the Neanderthals, possessed a more advanced neurological makeup that enabled them to experience shamanistic trances and vivid mental imagery. It became important for people to "fix," or paint, these images on cave walls, which they perceived as the membrane between their world and the spirit world from which the visions came. Over time, new social distinctions developed as individuals exploited their hallucinations for personal advancement, and the first truly modern society emerged. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are skillfully interwoven here with the still-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research. The Mind in the Cave is a superb piece of detective work, casting light on the darkest mysteries of our earliest ancestors while strengthening our wonder at their aesthetic achievements.

Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes - Matthew Brehm

Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes
The super-fast drawing technique anyone can learn
Matthew Brehm
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: March 9, 2017
Publisher: Octopus
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

This book is ideal for anyone with an interest in the visual character of the cities and buildings that frame our lives. Expert art tutor and writer Matthew Brehm helps you capture the life of the places where you work and spend your free time, and the places you visit in your travels. The skills and strategies presented here will help you make a visual record of the urban places you experience, and help you learn about these places in the process. Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes is a perfect addition to the successful Draw in 15 Minutes series. Responding to the popularity of the Urban Sketchers movement, expert artist Matthew Brehm teaches the reader how to capture the city environment speedily and successfully, while also teaching them essential drawing skills along the way.

The Essentials Vol. 2 - Jeremy Arnold, Ben Mankiewicz & Turner Classic Movies

The Essentials Vol. 2
52 More Must-See Movies and Why They Matter
Jeremy Arnold, Ben Mankiewicz & Turner Classic Movies
Genre: Film
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: October 20, 2020
Publisher: Running Press
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

A guide to fifty-two examples of must-see movies, The Essentials Vol. 2 from the Turner Classic Movies series packed with behind-the-scenes stories, illuminating commentary, moments to watch for, and hundreds of photos spotlighting films that define what it means to be a classic. Since 2001, Turner Classic Movies' The Essentials has been the ultimate destination for cinephiles showcasing films that have had a lasting impact on audiences and filmmakers everywhere. Enjoy one film per week for a year of stellar viewing or indulge in your own classic movie festival. Spanning the silent era through the late 1980s with such diverse films as Top Hat , Brief Encounter , Rashomon , Vertigo , and Field of Dreams , it's an indispensable book for movie lovers to expand their knowledge of cinema and discover or revisit landmark films that impacted Hollywood forever. In this second volume based on the series, fifty-two films are profiled with insightful notes on why they're Essential watches and feature TCM's Ben Mankiewicz and the late Robert Osborne, as well as Rob Reiner, Sydney Pollack, Molly Haskell, Carrie Fisher, Rose McGowan, Alec Baldwin, Drew Barrymore, Sally Field, William Friedkin, Ava DuVernay, and Brad Bird.

Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing - Selwyn Leamy

Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing
Selwyn Leamy
Genre: Art & Architecture
Price: $5.99
Publish Date: October 9, 2017
Publisher: Orion
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

This book demystifies the art and practice of drawing. Through fifty drawings by great masters past and present, the techniques and ideas behind their master sketches will put you on the path to making your own great drawings. The entries also feature exercises with step-by-step instructions as well as simple diagrams providing further visual explanation to the jargon-free discussion. For aspiring artists of all ages and abilities, Read This if You Want to Be Great at Drawing will motivate and strengthen your drawing talent.

PuzzleBooks Press Sudoku – Volume 7 - PuzzleBooks Press

PuzzleBooks Press Sudoku – Volume 7
360+ Various Puzzles - Train Your Brain!
PuzzleBooks Press
Genre: Games
Price: $2.99
Publish Date: December 17, 2018
Publisher: Boruma Publishing
Seller: StreetLib Srl

Hours of Sudoku puzzles to enjoy! A bargain for anyone looking to stimulate their brain! Makes a perfect gift for birthdays, holidays, or just to relax. Print out these easy-to-read puzzles and enjoy them anytime, anywhere! This book includes: 120 Easy Puzzles 60 Medium Puzzles 60 Hard Puzzles 120 Expert Puzzles Easy-to-read Solutions

Masters of Light - Dennis Schaefer & Larry Salvato

Masters of Light
Conversations with Contemporary Cinematographers
Dennis Schaefer & Larry Salvato
Genre: Film
Price: $14.99
Publish Date: January 19, 2013
Publisher: University of California Press
Seller: University of California Press

Through conversations held with fifteen of the most accomplished contemporary cinematographers, the authors explore the working world of the person who controls the visual look and style of a film. This reissue includes a new foreword by cinematographer John Bailey and a new preface by the authors, which bring this classic guide to cinematography, in print for more than twenty-five years, into the twenty-first century.

Goth - Lol Tolhurst

Goth
A History
Lol Tolhurst
Genre: Music
Price: $1.99
Publish Date: September 26, 2023
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Seller: Hachette Digital, Inc.

Following his memoir Cured , a fascinating deep dive into the dark Romanticism of Goth music, a misunderstood genre and culture, by co-founder of The Cure, Lol Tolhurst   GOTH is an entertaining and engaging historical memoir, a journey through Goth music and culture, and an exploration of a place that offered refuge for the misfits of the 1980s and ever since. Written by Lol Tolhurst, cofounder of The Cure, GOTH is infused with stories from Tolhurst’s personal trove of memories, as well as anecdotes about the musicians, magicians, and artists who made it all happen—a veritable garden of earthly delights for the longtime Goth fan and newcomer alike. Equal parts teacher and storyteller, Tolhurst explores early art and literature that inspired the genre and looks into the work of T. S. Eliot, Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, and more. He outlines the path of Gothic forebears and shows how many musicians played in punk bands before transitioning into Goth endeavors. He introduces readers to the “Architects of Darkness”—BAUHAUS, SIOUXSIE AND THE BANSHEES, JOY DIVISION, and THE CURE—and discusses a group he calls the “Spiritual Alchemists,” bands like DEPECHE MODE and COCTEAU TWINS. He tracks the expansion of the genre overseas, from England to New York, Los Angeles, and beyond. Gothic fashion was an important part of the movement as well, and Tolhurst discusses the clothing that accompanied and complemented the music. Finally, Tolhurst examines the legacy of Goth music, and shows how its influence can still be seen to this day. As thoughtful and thorough as it is utterly bewitching, GOTH is a timeless testament to why Goth matters—and why it always will.  