Hip Hop    by Steven Hager
Price: $4.99 USD. 26620 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Music » Rap and hip hop.
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In the early 1980s, I became the first reporter to travel to the South Bronx to document the origins of hip hop and this book remains the most authentic portrait of the first generation. It was recently updated with never-before-seen photos and illustrations.

The Art of Mark Wilson    by Mark Wilson
Price: $5.00 USD. 8040 words. Language: English. Published on May 2, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Art - how to.
If you are going to school for commercial art, graphic design, fine art, most art degrees do not teach art as a business, only art instruction. Before you finish your degree, this is a must read book about art and art as a business to help you avoid becoming labelled a starving artist.

Leonardo da Vinci    by TempleofMysteries.com
Price: $3.68 USD. 17460 words. Language: English. Published on January 25, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
One of the truly great minds of all time, the 15th-century Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci was uncannily ahead of his time, giving the world not only the Mona Lisa and his other extraordinary works of art, but also designs for a helicopter, military tank, submarine, bicycle - and even the sewing machine - among many other incredibly advanced innovations.

Making Music Money Memories    by Ray Lani
Price: $4.99 USD. 22130 words. Language: English. Published by First Edition Design eBook Publishing  on March 28, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
This is a book about me being a musician for 50 years, playing in a band as a singer and guitarist. It is about how you can make money doing something you love, while bringing pleasure to those who listen. Many people have said to me that they would have loved to be a singer guitarist in a band. This book shows how I did it and how anyone can do it.

The Potatoe Valentine & Other Love Poems    by The Hippy Coyote
Price: $4.44 USD. 19240 words. Language: English. Published by Richard Del Connor  on February 18, 2012. Nonfiction » Self-improvement » Motivation and inspiration.
Searching for answers from his past to unlock the success of his future, Coyote dug out his memories of past lovers and the women he'd lived with in the 1970s. He uncovered a wealth of romantic feelings. Unable to discover any guilt or blame he may have earned, Coyote emerged in a newborn passion for life, and a confidence in his abilities and compassion.

Guru Dutt and Sahib Bibi aur Ghulam    by Sagarika Publication
Price: $2.99 USD. 19440 words. Language: English. Published on July 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
Vasanth Kumar Shivashankar Padukone, popularly known as Guru Dutt, was an Indian film director, producer and actor.

From Football to Fig Newtons: 76 American Inventors and The Inventions You Know By Heart    by Brian D'Ambrosio
Price: $2.99 USD. 39110 words. Language: English. Published on June 16, 2012. Nonfiction » History » American.
Who invented football, bluegrass music, Mr. Potato Head, the Kentucky Derby, Sesame Street and the telephone? If you said Walter Camp, Bill Monroe, George Lerner, William Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr, Joan Ganz Cooney, and Antonio Meucci, respectively, then, you are smarter than this book. The answers and stories, along with 70 others, can be found within. Forgotten American inventors get recognized!

The Perennial Freshman    by George Whiteman
Price: $4.99 USD. 127800 words. Language: English. Published by shelfstealers on March 6, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs.
"I remember [George] as being the most creative photographer and designer that I ever worked with. After he painted my thumb and applied the star, he photographed what may be one of the most famous album covers ever. How can you forget a guy like this? I had no idea he was a writer. His writing is as creative and scintillating as the rest of his talents and personality.” —Don McLean (American Pie)

The MoJo Guide to Coco Chanel    by Mojo Guides
Price: $2.99 USD. 5080 words. Language: English. Published on February 12, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
Chanel was shrewd, chic and cutting edge. She had it all. The ability to design, to work a social network, to manage a business and to give women what they wanted - even if they didn’t know it themselves 'The MoJo Guide to Coco Chanel’ is a short distillation of all you need to know about this exceptional woman.

Out of the Void - The Primal Scream Story    by brendan yates
Price: $4.99 USD. 52510 words. Language: English. Published by Empire Publications  on February 1, 2012. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.
Few bands have persevered like Primal Scream. From leather-clad indie icons to electro punk rockers, they have frequently appealed to and surprised their followers in equal measure since their chaotic beginnings in the mid '80's.