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|  | Artificial of The Real by Anton Josef Trcka, Carsten Ahrens, Michael Stoeber, Rudolf Kicken
Nature: In the works of Anton Josef Trcka nature is picturesque, an embellishment atmospherically enhancing his portraits. In Edward Weston's work it appears in its most basic, purest forms, as both reality and its metaphor. And for Helmut Newton nature is the hyper-real backdrop against which he stages the pictorial worlds which accompany and pursue us today. Body: Trcka uses the body as a vehicle for a new expressiveness, a new gesture, a new image of mankind, which at the turn of this century could only be created by means of a photography both so close to, yet so remote from reality. For Weston the body is pure form, one of the world's primordial forms, an abstract representation of human, physical existence. And Newton: here bodies are creations invented by the director behind the camera, manifestly rooted in reality, but nevertheless vigorously detached from it for the sake of art and artificiality. The Artificial of the Real is about the art of perceiving reality and representing it. Three photographers show how human beings have experienced themselves in their world at different moments during this century. For this, photography is how the artificiality of the real is rendered perceptible. AUTHOR: Anton Josef Trcka, Carsten Ahrens, Michael Stoeber, Rudolf Kicken
PUBLISHER: Scalo Verlag
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests 
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 | 6 Steps to Songwriting Success by Jason Blume
Drawing on his experience as a hit-making songwriter and songwriting instructor, Blume presents an easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach to mastering those key elements consistently found in hit songs. 6 illustrations. AUTHOR: Jason Blume
PUBLISHER: Watson-Guptill Publications, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | The Splicing Handbook by Barbara Merry, John Darwin
The only book devoted completely to slicing today's ropes, this fully illustrated, step-by-step guide has been expanded and enhanced in this new edition and now covers wire splices, and splices in Spectra and Kevlar ropes as well as Dacron braid and traditional three-strand. The Splicing Handbook includes every splice project a boater will ever need. AUTHOR: Barbara Merry, John Darwin
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | Ziggy's Wish Book for Someone Special by Tom Wilson
It doesn`t have to be a birthday. With help from Ziggy, you can let a loved one know they`re special every day. AUTHOR: Tom Wilson
PUBLISHER: Andrews McMeel Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Humor
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 | Wonder Woman by Bob Kahan, John Byrne
Reprinting Wonder Woman #106-112, Lifelines follows Wonder Woman's battles with an unlikely array of foes-many of them supposedly dead-in stories written and drawn by John Byrne. Following the events of Wonder Woman: Second Genesis, Diana continues her efforts to acclimate herself to her new hometown of Gateway City. But her attempts are interrupted by the appearances of mysterious versions of Doomsday, Sinestro, and the Silver Age Flash Barry Allen. How can she defeat these beings that, while not necessarily the real thing, are incredibly deadly simulations? The mastermind behind it all is revealed in Wonder Woman: Lifelines . AUTHOR: Bob Kahan, John Byrne
PUBLISHER: DC Comics
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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 | How Would You Play This? by George Fels
Packed with easy-to-understand diagrams and step-by-step instructions, this guide shows pool players of all levels how to master the most challenging and common pool setups and shots for all three of the most popular games--Straight Pool, 8-ball, and 9-ball. AUTHOR: George Fels
PUBLISHER: McGraw-Hill Trade
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Hobbies & Interests
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