Beginner Art

From the critically acclaimed artist, designer, and author of the bestsellers The Principles of Uncertainty and My Favorite Things comes a collection of moving meditations on the beauty and complexity of women’s lives and roles, revealed in the things they hold, and on remorse, joy, ancestry...

For thousands of people this is The Ultimate Teach Yourself Acoustic Guitar Book. Inside is a Complete Program of Playing Lessons that helped them achieve in weeks, what took many people years to learn.

How to Write Lyrics That Stand Out is a comprehensive beginner's guide to songwriting that focuses on the art of writing memorable and impactful lyrics. Written for aspiring songwriters who are just starting out, this book covers the fundamentals of lyric writing, including how to generate ideas, craft effective rhymes and imagery, and create compelling storylines.

From the iconic stylist and fashion provocateur whose designs transformed culture—bringing the glitz of Studio 54 and the sophistication of Sex and the City to the mainstream—comes a playful yet intimate memoir of a life spent challenging conventions. Carrie Bradshaw’s pairing of a tutu...

From artist, activist, and Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, a guerilla guide to radical protest and joyful political resistance. The face of modern protest is wearing a brightly colored ski mask. Nadya Tolokonnikova, founding member of the Russian activist group Pussy Riot, is a creative...

Do you need to be able to read music to play guitar? These are some of the first questions I’m usually asked as a guitar teacher. Over my 25+ year career as a musician and guitar teacher, I have come across many guitarists who cannot read a single note of music or tell you a major triad from a min7flat5 chord. In fact, I think it’s one of the most hotly debated topics in guitar playing circles anywhere around the world, certainly in the online space. I say relax! Which person is a better player? That’s a 100 percent subjective judgement, and it’s not for me to decide.

What is Go? Go is a deceptively simple two-player game, played on square boards of various sizes. According to legend, the Chinese Emperor Yau invented this game to teach his son concentration, balance, and discipline. Over time, this game spread to Japan and across the globe. For over four millennia, war leaders and sages have consulted this game to learn strategy, wisdom, and mental mastery. In How to Play Go, you’ll discover everything you need to know to play this ancient game.

This book hopes to provide a way to understand and assimilate the various techniques that are employed in the creative process. By providing a combination of theoretical and practical information about the process, the listener will be better equipped to make purposeful decisions when planning and creating their artwork, and also learn about editing photos in Photoshop.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! “Savagery appeased can only grow. Once you give in to it, it must escalate, like a fire searching for air.” The man who won the Pulitzer Prize for GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, who wrote the classic films THE VERDICT and WAG THE DOG sounds his alarm about the Visigoths at...

Read by the authors. A hopeful and practical model for what it means to be a Christian and a culture-maker in a world of hurt and wondrous possibility, from multi–Grammy winner Charlie Peacock and his wife and author, Andi Ashworth. Do you feel powerless and overwhelmed by the pain and...

In this memoir, Lana Wood investigates the mysterious drowning of her sister, the actress Natalie Wood, and clears up the myths and misconceptions behind one of the most notorious celebrity deaths of our time. On the night of November 29, 1981, Natalie Wood disappeared from her yacht, the...

You will learn everything that you have to and would like to learn about the ukulele with the help of this book. We will start with the basic information about the ukulele - where it originated and what its parts are. We will progress into learning the different techniques and tips that will help you master the art of playing the ukulele and guarantee you the ability to play the ukulele effortlessly and beautifully.

Do you want to improve your knowledge of the guitar? Are you confused by the bewildering language? Do you want to buy the right gear and set up your guitar-playing journey in the right way? We’ll go over the basics so that you have a solid foundation for your knowledge and you’ll get key insight, including ones aimed at stopping bad habits before they start! This is the perfect introduction to the world of guitar in one comprehensive audiobook and includes tone secrets and little-known facts!

From America’s top courtroom sketch artist, a penetrating, compulsively readable memoir about her dramatic four-decade career “A mesmerizing look at this rarest of professions…”–Bookpage STARRED review "Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down.”—Publishers Weekly STARRED...

The legendary icon tells his story—a tale of art, passion, commitment, addiction, as intense and hypnotic as the man himself. In a career spanning five decades, Nick Nolte has endured the rites of Hollywood celebrity. Rising from obscurity to leading roles and Oscar nominations, he has been...

A behind-the-scenes look into the life of Meghan Markle and her romance with Prince Harry—a dishy, delightful must-listen filled with exclusive insights for anyone obsessed with the Royal Family. Leslie Carroll’s books on royalty are “an irresistible combination of People Magazine and the...

Sam Maxwell's "The Art of Stoicism: A Collection of Daily Stoic Quotes & Meditations for Beginners" might help you embrace the eternal wisdom of stoic philosophy. This primer provides a clear route to comprehending and using stoic concepts in contemporary life. Through a well chosen collection of thought-provoking quotations and useful daily exercises, Maxwell encourages listeners to delve into the Stoic qualities of temperance, wisdom, courage, and justice.

You’ve almost certainly laughed at Scovell’s jokes—you just didn’t know it until now. Just the Funny Parts is a juicy and scathingly funny insider look at how pop culture gets made. For more than thirty years, writer, producer and director Nell Scovell worked behind the scenes of iconic...

The actress who broke through television’s color bar, entertainment legend Diahann Carroll tells all in her candid memoir The Legs Are the Last to Go. The first black woman to star in her own TV series—NBC’s Julia—Carroll displays all the grace, wit, style, and honesty that carried her...

Meditation Album: MediDATING is unlike any other meditation album out there. In this 11-track meditation album, New York Times bestselling author Gabrielle Bernstein helps you release romantic illusions, overcome fears and insecurities, activate your attracting power and manifest love into your...