Arts

Fashion Drawing For Dummies

by Lisa Arnold & Marianne Egan

The fast and easy way to learn the art of fashion drawing

This fun guide gives you dozens of step-by-step diagrams that walk you through the process of preparing creative illustrations that you can later develop...

The Great Movies

by Roger Ebert

America’s most trusted and best-known film critic Roger Ebert presents one hundred brilliant essays on some of the best movies ever made. 

For the past five years Roger Ebert, the famed film writer and critic,...

Nothing and Everything - The Influence of Buddhism on the American Avant Garde: 1942 - 1962

by Ellen Pearlman

In America in the late 1950s and early 60s, the world—and life itself—became a legitimate artist’s tool, aligning with Zen Buddhism’s emphasis on “enlightenment at any moment” and living in the now....

Unbuilt Victoria

by Dorothy Mindenhall

For most people, the city of Victoria, British Columbia, is a time capsule of Victorian and Edwardian buildings. Unbuilt Victoria examines some of the architectural plans that were proposed but rejected and...

China on Screen: Cinema and Nation

by Christopher J. Berry & Mary Ann Farquhar

In China on Screen, Chris Berry and Mary Farquhar, leaders in the field of Chinese film studies, explore more than one hundred years of Chinese cinema and nation. Providing new perspectives on key movements,...

Triksta: Life and Death and New Orleans Rap

by Nik Cohn

Acclaimed music writer Nik Cohn’s love of hip-hop goes back to its beginnings, and his love of New Orleans even further, to when he passed through the Big Easy on tour with The Who and discovered a place with...

Joss Whedon: The Complete Companion

by Popmatters

HE ESSENTIAL UNOFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE WHEDONVERSE

Joss Whedon’s importance in contemporary pop culture can hardly be overstated, but there has never been a book providing a comprehensive survey of his career...

The Complete Costume Dictionary

by Elizabeth Lewandowski

Significantly greater in scope than anything currently available—online or in print—this comprehensive resource includes more than 20,000 fashion and costume terms as well as more than 300 illustrations....

The Show I'll Never Forget: 50 Writers Relive Their Most Memorable Concertgoing Experience

by Sean Manning

A rite of passage, a defining event, a catalyst of musical and personal epiphanies-a concert is an experience unlike any other

The Carving of Mount Rushmore

by Rex Alan Smith

The first book to tell the complete story of Rushmore.

The Carving of Mount Rushmore tells the complete story of the largest and certainly the most spectacular sculpture in existence. More than 60 black-and-white...

Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies

by Brian Coleman

A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. & Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock & CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more...

Energy Flash: A Journey Through Rave Music and Dance Culture

by Simon Reynolds

Ecstasy did for house music what LSD did for psychedelic rock. Now, in Energy Flash, journalist Simon Reynolds offers a revved-up and passionate inside chronicle of how MDMA (“ecstasy”) and MIDI (the basis...

Stan Douglas: Abbott and Cordova, 7 August 1971

by Stan Douglas & Alexander Alberro

A book on world-renowned artist Douglas’s monumental photo installation about the 1971 Gastown Riot in Vancouver.

The Art of Chinese Brush Painting: Ink, Paper, Inspiration

by Caroline Self & Susan Self

Chinese ink painting is an offshoot of calligraphy and is a beautiful and reflective art that's been revered in China for centuries. A wonderfully creative tool, this book is an excellent way for newcomers to...

Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs: A Comprehensive Handbook on Symbolism in Chinese Art through the Ages

by Charles Williams

Gain a deeper appreciation for Chinese art and architecture by understanding its symbols. The Yin and Yang, dragon, phoenix, five elements, and other symbols are explained in their historical and cultural context....

The X List: The National Society of Film Critics' Guide to the Movies That Turn Us On

by Jami Bernard

The wide gamut of films that turn us on, as judged by the most distinguished group of movie critics in America

American Showman: Samuel "Roxy" Rothafel and the Birth of the Entertainment Industry, 1908-1935

by Ross Melnick

Samuel “Roxy” Rothafel (1882–1936) built an influential and prolific career as film exhibitor, stage producer, radio broadcaster, musical arranger, theater manager, war propagandist, and international celebrity....

Monster: Living Off the Big Screen

by John Gregory Dunne

Monster is John Gregory Dunne's mordant account of the eight years it took to get the 1996 Robert Redford/Michelle Pfeiffer film Up Close & Personal made. A bestselling novelist, Dunne has a cold eye, perfect...

The Artist's Guide to Drawing the Clothed Figure: A Complete Resource on Rendering Clothing and Drapery

by Michael Massen

In order to effectively draw clothing and drapery, an artist must recognize the basic shapes of clothing and how the principles of physics act upon those shapes.

            Beginning with the basic...

Both of Us: My Life with Farrah

by Ryan O'Neal, Jodee Blanco & Kent Carroll

Ryan O’Neal and Farrah Fawcett. He was the handsome Academy Award–nominated star of Paper Moon and the classic romance Love Story. She was the beautiful, all-American Charlie’s Angel, whose poster adorned...