Otros libros que te pueden interesar

• 

  Biography of a Phantom - A...

  Robert Mack McCormick

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  When blues master Robert Johnson's recordings were rereleased to great fanfare in the 1960s, little was known about his life, giving rise to legends that he gained success by selling his soul to the devil. Biography of a Phantom is musicologist Mack McCormick's search, from the late 1960s until McCormick's death in 2015, to uncover Johnson's life story. McCormick spent decades reconstructing Johnson's mysterious life and developing theories about his untimely death at the age of 27, but never made public his discoveries. Biography of a Phantom publishes his compelling work for the first time. 
   
   
   
  While sleuthing for Johnson's loved ones and friends, McCormick documents a Mississippi landscape ravaged by the racism of paternalistic white landowners and county sheriffs. An editor's preface and afterword from Smithsonian curator John W. Troutman provides context as well as troubling details about McCormick's own impact on Johnson's family and illuminates through McCormick's archive the complex legacy of white male enthusiasts assuming authority over Black people's stories and the history of the blues. 
   
   
   
  While Johnson died before achieving widespread recognition, his music took on a life of its own and inspired future generations. Biography of a Phantom is an important historical object that deepens the understanding of a stellar musician.

  Ver libro

• 

  Creating Art with Alcohol Ink -...

  Laurie Williams, Sheryl Williams

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Whether you're a seasoned artist or are about to paint your first brush stroke, Alcohol Ink Guide will show you how to paint with alcohol ink! In this complete, step-by-step painting book, you'll discover 12 different painting techniques – from pouring, dripping, and blowing to blending, masking, brush painting, and more – so you can practice and master them all! Also included are detailed opening overviews on the basics of alcohol inks, surfaces, color theory, and other essential topics to know. Eventually, stunning alcohol ink painting projects are included for you to recreate beautiful birch trees, tropical scenes, seascapes, mountain landscapes, and even home décor items such as tile coasters, ornaments, and jewelry pendants! With so many easy-to-follow technique tutorials and inspiring projects to try, Alcohol Ink Guide is an absolute must-have art resource for anyone on any skill level!

  Ver libro

• 

  Never Be Alone Again - How...

  Lina Abascal

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Whether you called it electro, indie dance, or were too busy scouring the internet for MP3s to care about a genre name, Never Be Alone Again: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor connects the disparate parts of an under-documented era in the first book focused on the musical and cultural phenomenon called bloghouse. 
   
   
   
  For a brief period in the mid-2000s, a network of independent music bloggers and fans merged the digital and physical worlds in a never-before-seen way. Their punk-inspired DIY ethos elevated noname DJs, music producers, and parties to a level of international success that was quickly eclipsed by corporatized EDM and the music festival boom. But before that, for a moment, there was bloghouse. 
   
   
   
  Never Be Alone Again: How Bloghouse United the Internet and the Dancefloor chronicles the rise of the DJ-slash-It Girl, roaming party photography, illegal Mp3 file sharing, canonical scene reports of bloghouse capitals Los Angeles and Paris, the overlooked impact of suburban Latino communities on nightlife, Kanye West's contribution to the movement, and the slow death of the blog itself.

  Ver libro

• 

  The Civic Brand - The Power &...

  Ryan Short

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The Civic Brand: The Power & Responsibility of Place is a bold and practical book that challenges conventional thinking about city-building, tourism, economic development, and community engagement. Author Ryan Short introduces a new framework for shaping more resilient, equitable, and loveable places that is rooted in identity, values, and a triple bottom line. 
  Drawing from years of experience working with cities, counties, and regions across the country, Ryan Short shows how fragmented efforts, siloed departments, and surface-level branding have left communities struggling to grow with intention or preserve what makes them special. The Civic Brand reveals how place branding, when done right, isn’t just logos or slogans, but about uniting people, guiding policy, and building shared civic pride. Blending strategic insight with vivid, often entertaining stories from the field, this book brings to life the challenges and triumphs of real places navigating growth, decline, and identity. 
  Whether facing overtourism or decline, rapid growth or disinvestment, division or disengagement, this book offers a bold path forward. It’s a call to city leaders, planners, business owners, developers, and residents alike to recognize their role in shaping place and to do so with purpose. 
  The Civic Brand is more than a book, it’s a movement to reimagine how we care for the places we call home.

  Ver libro

• 

  Luna and the Lantern Mice - A...

  Beatrix Snow

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Luna and the Lantern Mice: A Glow-In-The-Dark Tale of Friendship 
   An Enchanting Audiobook Cookbook for All Ages 
  Step into a magical world where friendship shines as bright as lantern light! In Luna and the Lantern Mice, you’ll journey alongside Luna, a curious young mouse, and her glowing friends as they discover the power of kindness, courage, and community under the moonlit sky. 
  This unique audiobook cookbook blends the charm of a heartwarming tale with delightful recipes inspired by Luna’s adventures. Listen as the story unfolds, then bring a bit of the magic into your own kitchen with glow-themed treats, cozy snacks, and whimsical dishes perfect for sharing with friends and family. 
  Whether you’re gathered around a campfire, cooking with kids, or simply savoring a cozy night in, Luna and the Lantern Mice invites you to light up your imagination—and your taste buds—with recipes that sparkle with fun and friendship. 
  Highlights include:A captivating narrated story filled with lovable characters and glowing adventuresEasy-to-follow recipes inspired by the story’s enchanted worldCreative ideas for glow-in-the-dark snacks and treatsTips for creating magical moments to share with loved ones 
  Get ready to listen, cook, and create unforgettable memories with Luna and the Lantern Mice — where every friendship shines bright!

  Ver libro

• 

  The Portraitist - Frans Hals and...

  Steven M. Nadler

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A biography of the great portraitist Frans Hals that takes the listener into the turbulent world of the Dutch Golden Age. 
   
   
   
  Frans Hals was one of the greatest portrait painters in history, and his style transformed ideas and expectations about what portraiture can do and what a painting should look like. 
   
   
    
  Hals was a member of the great trifecta of Dutch Baroque painters alongside Rembrandt and Vermeer, and he was the portraitist of choice for entrepreneurs, merchants, professionals, theologians, intellectuals, militiamen, and even his fellow artists in the Dutch Golden Age. His works, with their visible brush strokes and bold execution, lacked the fine detail and smooth finish common among his peers, and some dismissed his works as sloppy. But for others, they were fresh and exciting, filled with a sense of the sitter's animated presence captured with energy and immediacy. 
   
   
    
  Steven Nadler gives us the first full-length biography of Hals in many years and offers a view into seventeenth-century Haarlem and this culturally rich era of the Dutch Republic. He tells the story not only of Hals's life, but also of the artistic, social, political, and religious worlds in which he lived and worked.

  Ver libro