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|  | Draw Real Hands! by Lee Hammond
Description not available.Step-by-step instructions for drawing the human hand cover shape, shading, and foreshortening, and provide advice on drawing the hands of children, women, and men AUTHOR: Lee Hammond
PUBLISHER: F & W Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture 
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 | Titus Andronicus by Russell McDonald, William Shakespeare
The spirit of revenge that permeates TITUS ANDRONICUS, Shakespeare's first tragedy, is ignited when Lucius, the son of the celebrated general, Titus, calls for a human sacrifice after waging a successful campaign against the Goths. The son of Tamora, the captive Queen of the Goths, is chosen for the role. As a patriot and high ranking general, it falls to Titus to name the successor of the throne. When Titus names Saturninus, the eldest of the Emperors two rival sons, Saturninus pledges to marry Titus's daughter, Lavinia. However, it had previously been arranged that Bassianus, the Emperor's younger son was to marry her, and when Titus's own sons defend this union, Titus kills one in the scuffle that follows. Although Titus was defending the authority of Saturninus, Saturninus fears Titus's popularity, and uses the chaotic environment to undermine Titus by marrying Tamora, who swears to avenge Titus for the sacrifice of her son. Bassianus thus marries Lavinia after all, but the honeymoon is short-lived, for Tamara's sons kill Bassianus and rape and mutilate Lavinia, severing both hands and her tongue. Lavinia is presented to Titus just as he is overcome with the grief of the impending execution of two of his sons. A messenger of Tamora promises that they will be spared in exchange for Titus's own hand. However, after sacrificing his hand, it is returned to him on a platter beside the heads of his sons. Titus, dressed as a chef, executes a particularly gruesome revenge for this, which he serves to Tamora with relish. In depicting revenge with gusto, Shakespeare was participating in the growing popularity of the Elizabethan revenge play, of which Hamlet is a graceful example. TITUS ANDRONICUS was first published in 1594, but its composition may have been as early as 1588. Frequent publication suggests popularity in Shakespeare's day. AUTHOR: Russell McDonald, William Shakespeare
PUBLISHER: Viking Penguin
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Bum Rush the Page by Louis Reyes Rivera, Tony Medina
Medina, the editor of this collection, says that it is the political content in the poems collected here that distinguishes them from slam poems, thus he refers to the work here as def jam. Engagements with urban reality, current events, and issues of race characterize the volume. AUTHOR: Louis Reyes Rivera, Tony Medina
PUBLISHER: Crown Publishing Group
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Showgirls by Bettina Rheims, Douglas Kirkland, Mary E. Mark, Murray Close, Paul Verhoeven
Here are portfolios by four photographers on the world of Las Vegas sex, glamour and spectacle shot during the production of the controversial movie Showgirls. In addition, the director`s essay illuminates their visual style while giving insights into his own moviemaking techniques. AUTHOR: Bettina Rheims, Douglas Kirkland, Mary E. Mark, Murray Close, Paul Verhoeven
PUBLISHER: Newmarket Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | The Three Musketeers by Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
The young and dashing d'Artagnan and his compatriots--Athos, Porthos and Aramis--versus the master of intrigue, Cardinal Richelieu and the evil Lady de Winter. This incomparable historical novel is unparalleled as the archetype of literary romance and adventure. AUTHOR: Alex Nino, Alexandre Dumas, David Coward, Deborah G. Felder, Earl C. Van Swearingen
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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 | Death on the Cheap by Arthur Lyons, Gerald Petievich
Description not available.Complemented by dozens of black-and-white movie stills, this entertaining study of low-budget film noir and its influence on the history of cinema presents an informative filmography of neglected B films, including Bad Blonde, Bury Me Dead, Short Cut to Hell, They Made Me a Killer, Wicked as They Come, Date with Death, and others. Original. 15,000 first printing. AUTHOR: Arthur Lyons, Gerald Petievich
PUBLISHER: Da Capo Press, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Art & Architecture
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