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Carpenter. Suspense, Schock, Terror    by Frank Schnelle
Price: $3.85 USD. 52730 words. Language: German. Published on May 17, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

John Carpenter schuf Klassiker wie “Halloween”, “Die Klapperschlange” und “Das Ding aus einer anderen Welt”. Danach folgte eine Achterbahnkarriere zwischen Independent-Horror und Big-Budget-Flops. Frank Schnelle erweitert hier seine Print-Monografie über Hollywoods “Prince of Darkness” um ein ausführliches Karriere-Interview und diverse neue Texte, die Carpenters gesamtes Schaffen würdigen.
Building Your Own Home - Tips, Techniques and Thoughts for the Owner-Builder    by Carl A Harte
Price: $4.99 USD. 85260 words. Language: English. Published on May 11, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

A detailed, valuable resource for building an energy efficient, comfortable and “sustainable” home. Contains 23 chapters with more than 60 photos & diagrams. Some topics: Insulation, design & proportion, size & layout, construction methods, Passive Solar Design, rainwater harvesting, plumbing, sustainable heating, cooling, hot water, cooking, alternative energy, adobe, steel.
Cabaret Secrets - How to Create Your Own Show, Travel the World and Get Paid to Do What You Love    by Gary Williams
Price: $9.99 USD. 58340 words. Language: English. Published on April 19, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

A practical guide book for singers who want to create their own cabaret show, or improve the one they already have. Cabaret Secrets covers everything from finding a theme, scripting a show, using comedy and running a rehearsal. There's lots of practical advice on how to find an agent, working on cruise ships, promoting your show and ordering musical arrangements.
TARDIS Eruditorum An Unofficial Critical History of Doctor Who Volume 3: Jon Pertwee    by Philip Sandifer
Price: $4.99 USD. 134260 words. Language: English. Published on April 3, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

A critical history of the Jon Pertwee era of Doctor Who, starting with Spearhead From Space in 1970 and ending with Planet of Spiders in 1974.
Mode, où est ta victoire ?    by Guillaume Erner
Price: $8.99 USD. 68750 words. Language: French. Published by Editions de  L'Herne  on March 14, 2013. Essay » Sociology.

La mode ne donne pas simplement du bonheur aux uns et des soucis aux autres, du travail à beaucoup, des obsessions à certains ; elle peut également être matière à pensée. La chose pouvait-elle surprendre ? Probablement pas, car, à bien y songer la mode se situe au carrefour des obsessions du contemporain. La mode c’est à la fois le corps et l’argent, la matière et le rapport à l’autre.
Beyond Casablanca: 100 Classic Movies Worth Watching    by Jennifer C. Garlen
Price: $9.99 USD. 87900 words. Language: English. Published by Published by Westview, Inc.  on January 24, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

In an age of streaming video and booming DVD production, viewers have access to more old movies than ever before, but the number of choices can be staggering. Beyond Casablanca offers thoughtful reviews of 100 classic films worth watching, including silent and foreign pictures, musicals, dramas, comedies, Westerns, and even science fiction and horror, from cult classics to Oscar winners.
Moscow's Cathedral of Christ the Savior    by Thomas Hoisington
Price: $9.99 USD. 112590 words. Language: English. Published on January 18, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Architecture.

Translated for the first time into English, Kirichenko’s absorbing account brings to life the history of Russia’s largest church--its origins, conception, the fits and starts of its planning and construction, the life that developed in and around the Cathedral, its demise in the Soviet period--and its recent reincarnation.
Gaudí, l’arquitecte de la Sagrada Família - biografia breu    by Josep Maria Tarragona
Price: $24.00 USD. 73340 words. Language: Catalan. Published on January 14, 2013. Nonfiction » Biography » Artists, architects, & photographers.

Biografia cronològica d'Antoni Gaudí, geni apassionat de l'arquitectura i les arts plàstiques. Aquest llibre se centra en la vida i la personalitat humana i artística.
Film and Photography on the Front Range    by Tim Blevins
Price: $5.99 USD. 101950 words. Language: English. Published by Pikes Peak Library District on January 10, 2013. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Artists.

Film and Photography on the Front Range will acquaint the reader with the stories of many photographers of this Colorado region. From the earliest Rocky Mountain daguerreotypist in 1851, landscape pioneers, portraitists, silent filmmakers, theater commercial producers, fine arts photographers, to photojournalists, you will discover a picturesque history of Colorado image making.
The Most Beautiful Women in History    by Robert Richard Kiss
Price: $10.00 USD. 57960 words. Language: English. Agented by Publio Kiadó  on December 30, 2012. Nonfiction » Art, Architecture, Photography » Performing arts.

This book is a uniquely interesting experiment. The author decided to publish the imaginary photos of legendary women, from Helen of Troy to Cleopatra. He shows how the most beautiful women in history are perceived by a European journalist and writer. He attempts to portray what was Sappho like and how would the wife of the last Chinese emperor look like if she lived in our time.