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A renowned authority on the history of color and the author of celebrated volumes on blue, black, green, and red now traces the visual, social, and cultural history of yellow. Focusing on European societies, with comparisons from East Asia, India, Africa, and South America, he tells the intriguing story of the color's evolving place in art, religion, fashion, literature, and science.

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Sound design is a story within the story. You Ain't Heard Nothin' Yet reveals the hidden workings of that inner story of sound. This guide weaves together lessons from sound design technique and evolution as applied through 25 mainstream movies.

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Halle Berry, Sean Penn, Dustin Hoffman, and Robert DeNiro have all been coached by or participated in seminars with Brown. This invaluable manual offers an extensive compendium of reference information from the legendary acting teacher.

(Paperback, Annotated edition)

Pre-publication subtitle: Writing great dialogue.

(Paperback, 2nd Edition, Second Edition, Reissue)

"Whether you want to break into the animation industry or "toon up" to a better career, this comprehensive guide will show you how. A leading animation professional surveys the field and shares the advice of more than one hundred and fifty top talents in the business of making toons."--Page 4 of cover.

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This is the first comprehensive investigation of British television police series from 1955 to the present. It reveals how the popular genre has developed along stylistic, thematic and philosophical lines, simultaneously providing a socio-political history of British class, culture and gender.

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This volume reveals how Japan's culture has changed and contributed to the Japanese built environment - from historic buildings, post-industrialist cities, monastic gardens and modern landscapes, to the contemplative tea huts.

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A reproduction of the famed 100 Books postcard series.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Open the door into 100 of the most beautiful and pioneering houses of the past two decades. With featured architects including Daniel Libeskind, Herzog & de Meuron, and Zaha Hadid, this is a dependable global digest of the nuances, challenges, and opportunities of turning all the emotional and practical requirements of "home" into a constructed actuality.

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Wood is having a great renaissance in global architecture. How has this elemental material become so popular, from luxury hot spring buildings to modern urban renewal plans With 100 projects from Chile to China, this global survey explores the technical, environmental, and sensory elements that have inspired a return to timber.

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Second edition of 100 Hotels and Resorts, exploring the ideas and inspirations behind the designs.

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This inspiring book chronicles the most influential ideas that have shaped architecture

(Hardback, Multilingual edition)

Drawn from our Illustration Now! series, this book surveys 100 of the makers and shapers of the illustration scene. With featured artists including Istvan Banyai, Mirko Ilic, Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, the international overview provides an invigorating record of the dynamism and diversity of the genre with a self-portrait, portfolio samples, and description for each illustrator.

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This book features a collection of the 100 most contemporary historic photos that have revealed to the world epoch-making moments and points of no return, images whose expressive power has stirred people's conscience and given rise to significant changes in politics and customs.

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Celebrates the defining musical form: the song. From Gershwin, Dylan and Sinatra, to Alicia Keyes, Pulp and Jamiroquai, this book reveals the stories behind the songs, and the artists, accompanied by over 400 photos. It is useful for music buffs, keen listeners, and anyone who's ever had a song stuck in their head.

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This passionate tribute to vinyl celebrates rock's most influential records and their cover art, with full-colour photos and accompanying essays.

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Taking the form of a diary, this vibrant graphic novel takes the reader from Goodfellas to The Goonies, Harry Potter to Apocalypse Now in a zany and hilarious exploration of the movies that have shaped Cavolo's life and the lives of his generation.

(Paperback, Second Edition, New Edition with new cover & price)

Provides artists with step-by-step instructions for learning how to draw a wide variety of the most common textures and surfaces.

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This fascinating new volume provides a thematic journey through the rich and diverse collections of the National Library of Israel and the Jewish people worldwide.

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Quadrupeds, birds, fishes, and insects depicted realistically and fancifully, plus such fantasy creatures as unicorns, dragons, and basilisks. Indispensable volume of royalty-free graphics for commercial artists.

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From galaxies in a teacup to a blooming field of flowers, Anna shows beginners how to create beautiful watercolor paintings in just 15 minutes.

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For 150 years Auckland Museum has been a storehourse of New Zealand's and the Pacific's treasures, in addition to arts from around the world. This text displays 150 pieces of Auckland Museum's collection, with each piece accompanied by an account of its origins and significance.