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The popular actor and comic genius gives his views on politics, babies, big business--and everything else. In this wonderful parody from 1940, W.C. Fields announces his candidacy for America's highest office. He offers sound advice on a number of topics in classic Fields-style humor in his attempt to win votes. "Campaign resolutions are no better than New Year's resolutions," he writes. "They are thrown together hastily at the last minute, with never...

"Joel Sartore, on a mission to photograph all the animal species in human care, now features photographs selected to represent the amazing diversity of the world's animals, highlighting the fascinating shapes, patterns, and expressions of animals both familiar and little known"--

Take your passion for photography and close the gap between what you hope to achieve and what you do following one of the world's most highly regarded photographers.This book will help you think about your photography and find a visual voice. It follows a clear structure which will make it useful for any reader, fully illustrated with Simon's own inspiring photography and, alongside some work from the historical greats.Simon's understanding of photography...

A book of photographs with excerpts from Sarton's verse and prose. They include one on the contemplative life, in which she writes: "loneliness is the poverty of the self...solitude is the richness of the self."

Introduces the history of trains, from the nineteenth-century steam locomotives that bridged the American East and West to the Japanese "pusher" commuter trains and the Scottish train used as the Hogwarts Express in the "Harry Potter" films.

"The acclaimed musician's personal reflections, along with those of his wife, accompanied by 350 color images, provide an inside glimpse of McCartney's most celebrated tour, capturing both on-stage and off-stage moments from New York in the aftermath of September 11th, across North America, Europe, and Japan, to his historic appearance in Moscow's Red Square."--

The two-time Oscar winner presents a first collection of short fiction that includes the stories of a bowling champion who fears his celebrity has ruined his love of the game and an eccentric billionaire and faithful assistant who, while searching for acquisitions, discover romance and real life in a down-and-out motel.

Master Photoshop's selection tools to gain precise results when compositing or performing advanced image alterations. Master Photoshop's selection tools to gain precise results when compositing or performing advanced image alterations. These Photoshop tips are designed for photographers and photo editors who want a bit more control over their selections, whether selecting fine details like fur and hair, geometric shapes, ranges of color across an...