Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

West Virginia

The story of a famous abstract painter at the end of her life--her family, her art, and the long-buried secrets that won't stay hidden for much longer. Ninety-three-year-old Violet Swan has spent a lifetime translating tragedy and hardship into art, becoming famous for her abstract paintings, which evoke tranquility, innocence, and joy. For nearly a century Violet has lived a peaceful, private life of painting on the coast of Oregon. The "business of Violet" is run by her only child, Francisco, and his wife, Penny. But shortly before Violet's death, an earthquake sets a series of events in motion, and her deeply hidden past begins to resurface. When her beloved grandson returns home with a family secret in tow, Violet is forced to come to terms with the life she left behind so long ago--a life her family knows nothing about. A generational saga set against the backdrop of twentieth-century America and into the present day, Pale Morning Light with Violet Swan is the story of a girl who escaped rural Georgia at fourteen during World War II, crossing the country alone and broke. It is the story of how that girl met the man who would become her devoted husband, how she became a celebrated artist, and above all, how her life, inspired by nothing more than the way she imagined it to be, would turn out to be her greatest masterpiece.

Violet Swan

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Roberta Gordon-Smith

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Texas

Step-by-step projects for every area of the home.

The Trompe L'Oeil Home

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Julie London

Merope Mills

Maggie Philo

Fiona Robinson

Frances Robinson

Tony Robinson

Stephen Pollitt

Dominic Blackmore

Jon Bouchier

Anna Hodgson

Jullie Collins

Tim Imrie

Andre Martin

Lucinda Symons

Catherine Cumming

Tricia Greening

Katrina Hall

Frances Halliday

Clare Louise Hunt

Joanna Jones

Lawrence Llewelyn Bowen

This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is slight wear on the paperback cover. Will ship within hours after your order is received. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Ultimate Book of Paint Effects is full of ideas for transforming your home. Ideal for the novice and enthusiast alike this book will give you a thorough grounding in basic and advanced paint effect techniques and show you how to put them to use.

The Ultimate Book of Paint Effects

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Peter Sís

New York

"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei

In every age there are courageous people who break with tradition to explore new ideas and challenge accepted truths. Galileo Galilei was just such a man--a genius--and the first to turn the telescope to the skies to map the heavens. In doing so, he offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe but that it and all the other planets revolved around the sun. Galileo kept careful notes and made beautiful drawings of all that he observed. Through his telescope he brought the starts down to earth for everyone to see.

By changing the way people saw the galaxy, Galileo was also changing the way they saw themselves and their place in the universe. This was very exciting, but to some to some it was deeply disturbing. Galileo has upset the harmonious view of heaven and earth that had been accepted since ancient times. He had turned the world upside down.

In this amazing new book, Peter Sís employs the artist's lens to give us an extraordinary view of the life of Galileo Galilei. Sís tells his story in language as simple as a fairy tale, in pictures as rich and tightly woven as a tapestry, and in Galileo's own words, written more than 350 years ago and still resonant with truth. This title has Common Core connections.

Starry Messenger is a 1997 Caldecott Honor Book.

Starry Messenger

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Edward Hirsch

Liz Darhansoff

This book is a clean copy with a good spine and binding. The contents and Graphics are in good condition. There is minimal wear inside. There is a slight wear on the hard back cover. Will package the book carefully. Will ship within hours after your order is in. Thanks for stopping by and please stay safe.

Searching for the Source of Artistic Inspiration

The Demon and the Angel

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Steven Heller

Gail Anderson

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Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Oregon

Classic Fonts for the Digital Age

Choose, use, and understand great vintage type with this authoritative guide. Retro is the new modern. And nowhere is that fact more evident than in typography, which today uses vintage type in ads, book and magazine design, movies, and everywhere words convey meaning. Viewers may not even realize that the type itself conveys mood, information, and a sense of style, but graphic designers know the power of vintage type. Now the world’s foremost historian of graphic design presents New Vintage Type, a remarkable rethinking and rediscovery of old and classic typefaces for today’s modern needs. Hundreds of amazing, astounding, and obscure examples from around the world are gathered here, organized into five historically and stylistically grouped sections: the Victorian Age, the Woodtype Era, Art Deco Style, Modern Movement, and the Eccentric Movement. With hundreds of lively and one-of-a-kind examples, plus informed, intriguing tex, New Vintage Type is the graphic designer's guide to choosing and using vintage type for maximum impact.

New Vintage Type

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Camilla d'Errico

Mab Graves

An easy-to-follow, step-by-step manga drawing instruction book from fan favorite manga artist and painter Camilla d'Errico, featuring 30 lessons on illustrating cute, cool, and quirky characters in the Pop Surrealist style with pencils.

With wildly popular appearances at Comic Cons and her paintings displayed in art galleries around the world, Camilla d'Errico has established herself as a go-to resource for manga-influenced art. Following in the footsteps of her past art instruction books Pop Manga and Pop Painting, Pop Manga Drawing provides the most direct and accessible lessons yet for rendering characters in her signature Pop Surrealist style. Written in the fun and encouraging voice that fans have come to expect, Pop Manga Drawing takes you step-by-step through lessons on drawing with graphite and mechanical pencils, along with insights on enhancing pieces with other mediums (including acrylics, markers, and colored pencils). It also provides tips and expert advice on drawing specific elements, including hair, eyes, and animals, that can take your manga art to the next level. Pop Manga Drawing grants one-of-a-kind access to the basic building blocks of artistic expression, giving you the tools you need to create your own pop manga masterpieces.

California

30 Step-By-Step Lessons for Pencil Drawing in the Pop Surrealism Style

An easy-to-follow, step-by-step manga drawing instruction book from fan favorite manga artist and painter Camilla d'Errico, featuring 30 lessons on illustrating cute, cool, and quirky characters in the Pop Surrealist style with pencils. With wildly popular appearances at Comic Cons and her paintings displayed in art galleries around the world, Camilla d'Errico has established herself as a go-to resource for manga-influenced art. Following in the footsteps of her past art instruction books Pop Manga and Pop Painting, Pop Manga Drawing provides the most direct and accessible lessons yet for rendering characters in her signature Pop Surrealist style. Written in the fun and encouraging voice that fans have come to expect, Pop Manga Drawing takes you step-by-step through lessons on drawing with graphite and mechanical pencils, along with insights on enhancing pieces with other mediums (including acrylics, markers, and colored pencils). It also provides tips and expert advice on drawing specific elements, including hair, eyes, and animals, that can take your manga art to the next level. Pop Manga Drawing grants one-of-a-kind access to the basic building blocks of artistic expression, giving you the tools you need to create your own pop manga masterpieces.

Pop Manga Drawing

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Florida

#descriptive #artistic #family #paperback 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Colorado

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The 1999 arts for the parks

Angela Gair

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A Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Techniques and Materials

Designed to help the beginner start painting immediately without overwhelming them with theory, the books in this series contain a mixture of projects and inspirational gallery examples, encouraging readers to move on to build up a range of skills and techniques. This title covers oils. Topics include: basic techniques; storing pastels; toning papers and boards; fixing and squaring up; and information on types of paints, paper and brushes to use. Ten projects aim to develop skills such as expressive strokes, blending, layering, broken colour, scumbling, feathering, hatching and mixing pastels with other media.

Oil Painting

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Nita Leland

An artist's guide to expanding your creativity

Inside you will find loads of activities and exercises designed to help you unleash your natural creativity. Learn how to make creative thinking an integral part of your life. The author explores the myth that is takes "talent" to be an artist. Discover that you have enormous reserves of untapped sources of creativity waiting to be released. Channel these sources into exciting works of art.

Creative Artist

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Rahima Baldwin Dancy

Encouraging Your Child's Natural Development from Birth to Age Six

You Are Your Child's First Teacher was the first book in America to popularize the insights of Rudolf Steiner, founder of the Waldorf schools, regarding the developmental needs of young children. This revised and updated edition offers new ways for parents and educators to enrich the lives of children from birth to age six.

Since this book first appeared, the complexity and stressfulness of life for young children has increased, and parents are bombarded by contradictions when seeking advice on raising children. You Are Your Child's First Teacher is not just another set of child-rearing rules, but a new way of understanding child development-body, mind, emotions, and spirit-that equips parents to make their own decisions based on cognitive and intuitive knowledge and to raise a well-rounded child.

You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Third Edition

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Catherine E. McKinley

I accidentally bought two copies of this book to complete my Book Bingo Board. Both are up for sale.

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Arizona

In Search of the Color That Seduced the World

For almost five millennia, in every culture and in every major religion, indigo-a blue pigment obtained from the small green leaf of a parasitic shrub through a complex process that even scientists still regard as mysterious-has been at the center of turbulent human encounters.

Indigo is the story of this precious dye and its ancient heritage: its relationship to slavery as the "hidden half" of the transatlantic slave trade, its profound influence on fashion, and its spiritual significance, which is little recognized but no less alive today. It is an untold story, brimming with rich, electrifying tales of those who shaped the course of colonial history and a world economy.

ButIndigo is also the story of a personal quest: Catherine McKinley is the descendant of a clan of Scots who wore indigo tartan as their virile armor; the kin of several generations of Jewish "rag traders"; the maternal granddaughter of a Massachusetts textile factory owner; and the paternal granddaughter of African slaves-her ancestors were traded along the same Saharan routes as indigo, where a length of blue cotton could purchase human life. McKinley's journey in search of beauty and her own history ultimately leads her to a new and satisfying path, to finally "taste life." With its four-color photo insert and sumptuous design,Indigo will be as irresistible to look at as it is to read.

Indigo

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Peter Heller

Really great condition, see all pics! Smoke free environment.

Missouri

Struggling with dark impulses after serving time for attempted murder, a successful artist gives in to his obsessions to kill an abusive troublemaker before fleeing the authorities and the man's vengeful clan.

The Painter

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Iowa

a novel

Patrick McGrath has created his most psychologically penetrating vision to date: a nightmare world rocked to its foundations by a passion of such force and intensity that it shatters the lives--and minds--of all who are touched by it. Stella Raphael, a woman of great beauty and formidable intelligence, is married to Max, a staid and unimaginative forensic psychiatrist. Max has taken a job in a huge top-security mental hospital in rural England, and Stella, far from London society, finds herself restless and bored. Into her lonely existence comes Edgar Stark, a brilliant sculptor confined to the hospital after killing his wife in a psychotic rage. He comes to Stella's garden to rebuild an old Victorian conservatory there, and Stella cannot ignore her overwhelming physical attraction to this desperate man. Their explosive affair pits them against Stella's husband, her child, and the entire institution. When the crisis comes to a head, Stella makes a decision--one that will destroy several lives and precipitate an appalling tragedy that could only be fueled by illicit sexual love. Asylum is a terrifying exploration of the extremes to which erotic obsession can drive us. Patrick McGrath brings his own dazzling blend of cool artistry and visceral engagement to this mesmerizing story of a fatal love and its unspeakably tragic aftermath. And in Stella Raphael, a woman who tears down the walls of her constricted existence to pursue a dangerous passion, he has created a character who will long be remembered for her willingness to take the ultimate risk, even if she must pay the ultimate price.

Asylum

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Brad J. Guigar

No matter what your background, The Everything Cartooning Book is the all-in-one reference to unlock your hidden potential and set you on the fast track toward a rewarding career in cartooning. Professional cartoonist Brad J. Guigar shows you everything from how to create believable characters and effective story lines to writing humor and getting published. This step-by-step guide shows you all the insider techniques and tricks you need to make it in this fun and creative field.
Features tips on how to:
Show movement
Create cartoons for different genres
Develop your individual style
Craft story lines
Sell your work
and more

Whether you like to draw Manga, create humorous animal characters, or satirize the world around you, The Everything Cartooning Book teaches you all you need to know to successfully follow your artistic dreams.

Create Unique and Inspired Cartoons for Fun and Profit

No matter what your background, The Everything Cartooning Book is the all-in-one reference to unlock your hidden potential and set you on the fast track toward a rewarding career in cartooning. Professional cartoonist Brad J. Guigar shows you everything from how to create believable characters and effective story lines to writing humor and getting published. This step-by-step guide shows you all the insider techniques and tricks you need to make it in this fun and creative field. Features tips on how to: Show movement Create cartoons for different genres Develop your individual style Craft story lines Sell your work and more Whether you like to draw Manga, create humorous animal characters, or satirize the world around you, The Everything Cartooning Book teaches you all you need to know to successfully follow your artistic dreams.

The Everything Cartooning Book

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Pretty Cakes, Clever Cookies and Cute Cupcakes

In this fabulous book, queen of cakes Annie Rigg offers more than 40 ideas for easy-to-decorate cakes, cookies, and cupcakes, as well as step-by-step photography to guide you through those tricky bits. The book starts with the Basics: all the cookie doughs, cake, and cupcake mixes you need to make the recipes in the book, as well as step-by-step decorating tips and techniques. Why not begin with some shoe-shaped Cookies in pretty pastels for Mother's Day? Small Cakes can be as cute as a cupcake, or as decadent as a square of brownie. Put a spring in someone's step and bring them a basket of freshly baked Carrot Cake Cupcakes topped with adorable marzipan carrots and bunny rabbits. When you want a bake that packs a punch, turn to Cakes for inspiration. Follow the step-by-step instructions for decorating a Striped Dark and White Chocolate Cake to rival anything you could buy ready-made. Even if you've never made frosting or used a piping bag. Annie's foolproof instructions will inspire you to get creative and whip up a batch of handcrafted treats. . More than 40 easy, gorgeous ideas for decorating cookies, cakes, and cupcakes for birthdays, Mother's Day, weddings, Christmas, or just every day. . Step-by-step photographs make the trickier projects easy to follow and fuss-free. . With mouthwatering photography by Kate Whitaker.

Decorating Cupcakes, Cakes, and Cookies

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George W. Boudreau

Culture, Society, and the Life of Things in Early Anglo-America

A collection of essays that examine early American cultural, political, and social history through a material lens, exploring the meanings of objects ranging from artworks and domestic furnishings to Penn's Treaty Tree.

A Material World

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It's time to decide: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn? A must-have anthology with contributions from bestselling YA authors is now available in paperback!

It's a question as old as time itself: Which is better, the zombie or the unicorn? This all-original, tongue-in-cheek anthology edited by Holly Black (Team Unicorn) and Justine Larbalestier (Team Zombie), makes strong arguments for both sides in the form of  spectacular short stories. Contributors include bestselling authors Cassandra Clare, Libba Bray, Maureen Johnson, Meg Cabot, Scott Westerfeld, and Margo Lanagan.

Discover how unicorns use their powers for evil, why zombies aren't always the enemy, and much more in this creative, laugh-out-loud collection that will have everyone asking: Team Zombie or Team Unicorn?

Zombies vs. Unicorns

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Barbara F. Johnson

Kentucky

1980

The Heirs of Love

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Deborah Reed

Washington

Patrick De Rynck

Great addition to your summer hobby educational books! 📚 

What better time then summer to dig into a new, interesting project. 🖼️ 🎨 

Art, Music, Drama/Theater

Lessons from the Old Masters

This book decodes the imagery of more than 150 of the most influential and admired artworks of all time.

How to Read a Painting

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Steven Pressfield

The War of Art by Steven Pressfield - Break Through Your Creative Blocks

Unleash your creative potential with The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. This powerful and transformative book addresses the inner resistance that keeps you from achieving your artistic, professional, or personal goals, offering practical strategies to overcome it and unlock your true potential.

Key Details:
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	•	Author: Steven Pressfield
	•	Genre: Self-Help, Creativity, Motivation
	•	Themes: Overcoming resistance, creativity, discipline, personal growth

A must-read for writers, artists, entrepreneurs, and anyone striving to turn dreams into reality.

Order now to add The War of Art to your collection and conquer the obstacles holding you back. Fast shipping included!

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Deborah Reed

Violet Swan

Roberta Gordon-Smith

The Trompe L'Oeil Home

The Ultimate Book of Paint Effects

Peter Sís

Starry Messenger

Edward Hirsch; Liz Darhansoff

The Demon and the Angel

Steven Heller; Gail Anderson

New Vintage Type

Camilla d'Errico; Mab Graves

Pop Manga Drawing

Deborah Reed

Violet Swan

Deborah Reed

Violet Swan

Various

The 1999 arts for the parks

Angela Gair

Oil Painting

Nita Leland

Creative Artist

Rahima Baldwin Dancy

You Are Your Child's First Teacher, Third Edition

Catherine E. McKinley

Indigo

Peter Heller

The Painter

Patrick McGrath

Asylum

Brad J. Guigar

The Everything Cartooning Book

Kate Whitaker (Photographer)

Decorating Cupcakes, Cakes, and Cookies

George W. Boudreau

A Material World

Holly Black (Editor); Justine Larbalestier (Editor)

Zombies vs. Unicorns

Barbara F. Johnson

The Heirs of Love

Deborah Reed

Violet Swan

Patrick De Rynck

How to Read a Painting

Steven Pressfield

The War of Art