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This book is a bold and expressively designed treasure trove of information about the history of swearing. With its bold and expressive design, The F***ing History of Swearing is an outstanding visual feast. Swearing is and always has been regarded as...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781484727812Author Mindy JohnsonFormat HardbackPage Count 384Imprint HyperionPublisher Hyperion

Elevate your manga drawings to the next level with help from a Japanese professional! Manga drawing expert and author Ebimo is an action film junkie who taught herself to draw by studying martial arts films. In this book, she brings those techniques,...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781683834526Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Smashing It celebrates the exceptional works and words of 31 leading working-class artists in Britain. Featuring writing, lyrics and images by Wiley, Maxine Peake, Malorie Blackman, Riz Ahmed and many more, it also includes reflections from artists on...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399504204Author Edward GoreyFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Perigee Books,U.S.Publisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 777g

This friendly guide offers concise but detailed demystifications of more than 85 aspects of ancient and modern Japan. It can be read in sequence, or just dipped into, depending on the moment's need. Explanations go much deeper than a typical travel guide...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781647225735Author Insight EditionsFormat HardbackPage Count 304Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight EditionsSeries Mini Books

Hollywood Cocktails is a true toast to Hollywood and the film industry!Paramount Pictures, the oldest Hollywood studio in operation, has released countless award-winning and box office-busting movies that have spanned the age of cinema, from the medium's...

Welcome to the Jungle brings a black British perspective to the critical reading of a wide range of cultural texts, events and experiences arising from volatile transformations in the politics of ethnicity, sexuality and "race" during the 1980s. The ten...

For the first time in history, those looking to break into comics have an enormous number of realistic, proven options for doing so all by themselves, without having to rely on big comics publishers. It's an exciting time, but a confusing one for...

It's not always easy being a LEGO (R) minifigure. Welcome to the wacky LEGO world, where minifigures of all sorts navigate life, love, and leisure in miniature. Whether they are out at poker night, a first date, or group therapy, you'll find that the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684056828Author Kevin EastmanFormat HardbackPage Count 344Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780061238604Author Frank WarrenFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint William MorrowPublisher HarperCollins Publishers Inc

The Graphic Design Sourcebook delves into the vast array of graphic design that surrounds us wherever we go, and has done so ever since printing was invented. Yet everyday graphics have mostly been ignored as an art form. From Victorian song sheets to...

From Carolyn Turgeon, editor in chief of Enchanted Living and author of The Faerie Handbook and The Mermaid Handbook, comes this exquisitely illustrated and beautifully designed lifestyle compendium, a complete guide to the world of unicorns covering...

This is an in-depth primer on the tools and techniques used by top sequential artists. It uses detailed instruction and step-by-step examples to teach key artistic methods. It is based on SCAD's world-famous sequential arts curriculum with examples of...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781368021951Author Maggie ElliottFormat HardbackPage Count 272Imprint Disney EditionsPublisher Disney Book Publishing Inc.

The definitive guide to the making of the Prime Video smash hit The Boys, featuring exclusive insights into the origins, themes and production of the show from the cast and crew. The Art and Making of The Boys is a fascinating insight into the...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913231187Author Rob FordFormat HardbackPage Count 424Imprint Velocity PressPublisher Velocity Press

'A grade, A list oral history' The Sunday Times'Eminently, moreishly readable' The New Statesmen'A rollicking read' Mail on Sunday'Entertaining' Observer The nineties was the decade when British culture reclaimed its position at the artistic centre of...

If you love the Kawaii style but don't know where to start, this is the book for you! 10 Step Drawing: Kawaii will help you turn simple shapes into cute drawings in this popular style in just ten easy steps. Create over 50 different characters from a...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781684058242Author John RomitaFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Idea & Design WorksPublisher Idea & Design Works

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781527226395Author Stuart 'scooby' CochraneFormat PaperbackPage Count 286Imprint Sonrisas PublishingPublisher Sonrisas PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958862087Author Tom GrimmFormat HardbackPage Count 144Imprint Insight EditionsPublisher Insight Editions

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780999323175Author Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint The BelieverPublisher The Believer

In 1975, when political scientist Benedict Anderson reached Wat Phai Rong Wua, a massive temple complex in rural Thailand conceived by Buddhist monk Luang Phor Khom, he felt he had wandered into a demented Disneyland. One of the world's most bizarre...

After decades in which American popular culture dominated global media and markets, Japanese popular culture-primarily manga and anime, but also toys, card and video games, and fashion-has exploded into a worldwide phenomenon. From Pokemon and the Power...

Gods in the Bazaar is a fascinating account of the printed images known in India as "calendar art" or "bazaar art," the color-saturated, mass-produced pictures often used on calendars and in advertisements, featuring deities and other religious themes as...

Presents the 1925 Paris Exhibition as a key moment in attempts to update the image of Paris as "capital of the 19th century". At the Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, Paris itself, as much as the commodity, was put on...

Giorgio Bertellini traces the origins of American cinema's century-long fascination with Italy and Italian immigrants to the popularity of the pre-photographic aesthetic-the picturesque. Once associated with landscape painting in northern Europe, the...

The past decade has seen the medium of comics reach unprecedented heights of critical acclaim and commercial success - and that new prominence has led to increasing interest within the academy as well. Comics & Media, a special issue of the journal...

Mic check! Mic check! Lacking amplification in Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street protestors addressed one another by repeating and echoing speeches throughout the crowd. In "Occupy", W. J. T. Mitchell, Bernard E. Harcourt, and Michael Taussig take the...

Walk on the Wild Side is the mesmerising second book of the Dorothy Circus Trilogy, presenting an immersive and detailed look at every exhibition of Pop Surrealism that took place at the world-renowned gallery in 2012. This volume catalogues these...

The visible world overflows with pictures: more than three billion of them stream across social media every day. This overproduction this excess needs to be managed. Images must be stored, formatted and transported, their flow and exchange must...

The acclaimed director of The Book of Life returns with an original art book celebrating the mix between American pop culture and Mexican folklore. This bilingual (English-Spanish) book is a loving reflection of Mexican artist Jorge R. Gutierrez's...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646047Author Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint The BelieverPublisher The BelieverSeries Believer

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646023Author Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 111Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer MagazineWeight(grams) 281gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646054Author Carol C. Harter Black Mountain Institute The Beverly RogersFormat PaperbackImprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine

Apologies but we at SciFier don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949646009Author The Beverly Rogers, Carol C. Harter Black Mountain InstituteFormat PaperbackPage Count 88Imprint Believer MagazinePublisher Believer Magazine