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Modern Splicing: Shown Step by Step

Egmont M. Friedl
Available June 2021
For marine, boating, and climbing amateurs and professionals at all levels, splices—the strongest way of…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 368 photos & diagrams | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764361814 | Binding: hard cover

$44.99
The Practical Guide to the Beard: Choose, Trim, Maintain

Jean Artignan
Available September 2020
Whether chosen for comfort, to appear more mature, or for aesthetic reasons, a beard is a means for a man to…
Size: 6″ x 9″ x 5/8″ | 100 color images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764360268 | Binding: hard cover

$14.99
The Blues: A Visual History: 100 Years of Music That Changed the World

Mike Evans with Consulting Editors Robert Gordon & Scott Barretta , Foreword by Marshall Chess
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Charting the history of the blues from its rural roots in the American South, and focusing on the key musicians…
Size: 10″ x 11″ x 1 1/16″ | 350+ color and b/w images | 272 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359750 | Binding: hard cover

$39.99
Swing Street: The Rise and Fall of New York’s 52nd Street Jazz Scene: An Illustrated Tribute, 1930–1950

Leo T. Sullivan
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Swing Street was the name given to 52nd Street in midtown Manhattan in New York City, where there were more jazz…
Size: 8″ x 8″ | 149 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359736 | Binding: hard cover

$24.99
She’s a Wildcat!: The Art of Candy

by Candy Weil, Edited by Jamie Kendall, Foreword by BigToe
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Born of color and light in Long Beach, a protégé of legendary lowbrow icon The PIZZ, Candy has…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ x .66″ | 223 color and b/w images | 112 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359101 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
The Motherhood of Art

Marissa Huber & Heather Kirtland
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Balance motherhood and creative pursuits! Women and new mothers are constantly encountering the message that they…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 10″ | 320 color photos | 192 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359187 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
Deeds not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage

Sandra Sider & Pamela Weeks
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An unusually creative honoring of the 19th Amendment’s centennial—it was ratified August 18, 1920….
Size: 9″ x 9″ | 71 color images | 96 pp
ISBN13: 9780764359170 | Binding: hard cover

$19.99
Civil War Quilts: Revised, Updated, and Expanded

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Pamela Weeks & Don Beld
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A must-read for Civil War enthusiasts and quilters seeking accurate information on reproducing Civil War quilts….
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 172 color & 59 b/w photo | 200 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358883 | Binding: hard cover

$39.99
$The Woman in My Uniform: Women of the Third Reich in Their Husbands\' Uniforms$

The Woman in My Uniform: Women of the Third Reich in Their Husbands\’ Uniforms

Matt DiPalma
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At once an examination of gender ideology in the Third Reich, a history of women in uniform as photographic theme,…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 478 color and b/w images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764358630 | Binding: hard cover

$26.99
American Carnival

David Skernick
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Come celebrate the community, connection, and quirkiness of the American carnival. Stunning photographs by David…
Size: 9″ x 6″ | 93 color & b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357299 | Binding: hard cover

$16.99
Arsho Baghsarian: A Life in Shoes

Helene Verin
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One of the most important shoe designers of the mid- to late-twentieth century, Arsho Baghsarian spent more than…
Size: 7″ x 7″ | 107 color images | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357329 | Binding: hard cover

$24.99
Self-Love through the Sacred Feminine: A Guide through the Paintings & Channelings of Jo Jayson

Jo Jayson
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Jo Jayson’s extraordinary paintings and channelings of Sacred Feminine archetypes, prophetesses, and women of…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | nearly 80 color illustrations | 152 pp
ISBN13: 9780764357183 | Binding: hard cover

$24.99
Born to Run: NYC Subway Graffiti on the IND and BMT Lines

Tod Lange, Foreword by Lee Quinones
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Despite playing canvas to a long list of talented writers, the IND (Independent) and BMT (Brooklyn Manhattan…
Size: 11″ x 8 1/2″ | 203 color images | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356421 | Binding: hard cover

$34.99
The Secret History of KGB Spy Cameras: 1945–1995

H. Keith Melton & Lt. Col. Vladimir Alekseenko_x000D_ with Michael M. Hasco and Detlev Vreisleben
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This lavishly photographed and authoritative book presents the secret history of Soviet subminiature spy cameras…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 350 color and b/w photos | 208 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356162 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
Uniforms of the Union Volunteers of 1861: The Mid-Atlantic States

Ron Field
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This book examines what the citizen soldiery of the Mid-Atlantic states wore when they marched off to save the…
Size: 8 1/2″ x 11″ | 175 color and b/w images | 160 pp
ISBN13: 9780764356223 | Binding: hard cover

$45.00
The Atlanta Rhythm Section: The Authorized History

Willie G. Moseley, Foreword by Gloria Buie_x000D_
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This book is the authorized chronicle of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, the legendary Southern rock band that created…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 125 b/w photos | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355646 | Binding: hard cover

$29.99
Birdland, The Jazz Corner of the World: An Illustrated Tribute, 1949–1965

Leo T. Sullivan
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Birdland was a legendary nightclub in New York City and, from 1949–65, was the scene for the greatest jazz…
Size: 8″ x 8″ | 151 color and b/w photos | 128 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355868 | Binding: hard cover

$24.99
I Shock Myself: Beatrice Wood, Career Woman of Art

Beatrice Wood
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In her own charming, spirited, and readable style, Beatrice Wood tells us the story of her unorthodox life and her…
Size: 6″ x 9″ | 132 b/w images | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355950 | Binding: soft cover

$19.99
Smiling Banjo: A Half Century of Love & Music at the Philadelphia Folk Festival

Eric L. Ring, John Lupton, photo collection and editing by Jayne Toohey
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Attended by tens of thousands of people each August, it’s the longest continually running folk festival in…
Size: 9″ x 12″ | 809 color & b/w images | 256 pp
ISBN13: 9780764353727 | Binding: hard cover

$50.00
The Meaning of Life According to Bikers: The Biker Book for Charity

Edited and Introduced by Louise Lewis, Foreword by John Paul DeJoria
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Motorcycle riders from all walks of life—from Main Street to Wall Street, Hollywood to Washington,…
Size: 7″ x 7″ | 90+ color images | 176 pp
ISBN13: 9780764355967 | Binding: hard cover

$24.99