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"This vibrant book takes readers on a tour of 500 eye-poppingly colorful spots around the world. It spans natural phenomena, architectural wonders, art installations, and more, ranging from the pink lakes of the Yucatan Peninsula to China's Rainbow Mountains, and from the colorful streets of Cape Town to the Museum of Ice Cream in San Francisco. Each entry pairs a stunning photo with an evocative caption, and the book's rich content is organized by...
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A photographic tour of the different sides of Hollywood by the author of life love beauty.
The actor, photographer, and bestselling author reveals the Hollywood we see-and the one we don't-with a photography narrative featuring more than 250 emotionally charged color and black and white photos.
Keegan Allen is a Hollywood native, growing up in a world that millions visit and many more imagine. With an avid fan base that follows him on Facebook,...
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"From horses to tobacco to bourbon, the barn is at the heart of Kentucky's heritage and industry and is a staple of the Bluegrass landscape. In Kentucky Barns: Agricultural Heritage of the Bluegrass, Carol Peachee showcases the barns in exquisite high-dynamic-range photography. From elegant Thoroughbred farms to historical treasures like the 1803 stone barn of Runnymede Farm in Bourbon County, Peachee travels across the state to capture and preserve...
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"United States of LEGO takes readers on a journey across America that has never been seen before. Photographer Jeff Friesen composes artful LEGO brick dioramas, each revealing a scene with a witty caption that celebrates what makes every American state unique, incorporating toy-scale monuments, colorful citizens going about their daily lives, and new spins on state history. Here is a fresh vision of every state assembled with bricks, from Washington's...
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A curated guide to the most chic, stylish and unique sites in London, from the creators of the hugely successful Instagram account @prettylittlelondon. Inviting you on a stunning visual tour of the city, your guides Sara and Andrea present the most interesting and Insta-worthy destinations in the capital. With everything from cafes and restaurants to galleries, parks and hotels, Pretty Little London introduces more than 100 perfect places to explore...
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"The definitive, fully illustrated state-by-state atlas of the shifting alignments, historic sites, and current points of interest along the United States' beloved Route 66. Route 66 changed immensely in the six decades between its opening in 1926 and its removal from the U.S. highway system in 1985. Since that time, Route 66 has enjoyed a renaissance, and interest in America's Mother Road as both a historical byway and a travel destination continues...
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The Chicago & Western Indiana Railroad was a short line running 16 miles from downtown Chicago to Dolton, Illinois, the first suburb south of Chicago, with another line running southeast from Eighty-First Street to the Indiana state line. Built in the 1880s, it was owned by five trunk line railroads that used it as an efficient and inexpensive route into downtown Chicago. Like many 19th-century railroads, the C&WI reached its traffic peak in the middle...
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On August 21, a remarkable event will occur over Oregon. A rare total eclipse will pass directly over the Gem State. If you are planning to view the total eclipse in Oregon, you need the Oregon Total Eclipse Guide.
This book has everything you need to know about viewing and photographing the eclipse across the state. In it, you will find some of the secret locations locals know.
Where should you watch the eclipse from? How will you find these locations?...
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On the doorstep of Acadia National Park, Bar Harbor offers everything from magnificent vistas to a downtown that bustles in summertime and is serenely quiet in winter. In this trim and elegant keepsake, photographer Greg Hartford has captured all the highlights of Bar Harbor, from the harbor itself, to the lively streets and intriguing galleries, eateries and shops, to the surrounding wilderness. His vibrant color images truly deliver the best of...
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Audubon Park is a popular uptown park here in New Orleans. It was largely designed by the renowned landscape architect John Olmsted after the 1894 World's Fair. He was known for incorporating green space, roads, civic buildings and more. I hope I have captured some of the beauty of the park here and the huge range of activities that take place. Previously, the park was a plantation on the Mississippi with rows of Live Oak trees that still stand today....
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Photographer Nance Trueworthy takes the reader off the beaten track to places along the Maine coast where you can leave your harried life behind and sit and admire the extraordinary beauty of this part of the country. Several of the photographs include various kinds of seats, inviting the reader to set a spell while taking in views such as a secluded beach, a weathered wharf with colorful skiffs, or a grand old Victorian inn.
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With Stories in Stone New York, the author presents cemetery buffs with stunning photographs, fascinating text, and easy GPS directions for locating gracious architecture, fabulous artwork, and memorable gravesites of famous and not-so-famous area "residents" residing peacefully in its beautiful cemeteries. Includes The Big Four, Manhattan Churchyards & Resting Places, Eternal Excursions in well-known boroughs, as well as Humane Remains at the pet...
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Anyone who has ever set foot in Tokyo or dreamed of seeing its kaleidoscopic wonders will fall in love with this totally unique tour of the beautiful megalopolis. Here are all the spectacular sights of the great big Japanese capital, made tiny enough to fit in a pocket! This teeny tome collects incredible bird's-eye views of the bustling cityscape, all shot using a distinctive photographic technique known as "tilt-shift" that has the effect of seeming...
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From an image of Pemaquid Point Lighthouse mirrored in a tide pool to a lake imbued with reflected autumn color, photographer Currier finds fabulously different perspectives in Maine's scenic vistas. He also reveals marvels in less obvious places, such as tiny worlds in dewdrops clinging to a blade of grass. This book will cause Maine lovers and anyone who appreciates fine photography to reflect in new ways on the visual magic that abounds in the...
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A captivating look at the past
New England Ruins is the collective body of work by photographer ROB DOBI and his homage to abandoned buildings across the Northeast. The result of twenty years of exploration and documentation, this book features a rare look at structures that no longer serve their original purpose and have been otherwise forgotten.
Dobi's work is an ongoing quest to study neglected structures and the stories people left behind. Approaching...
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While Minnesota is often thought of as fly over" country, cornfields and prairie, the 150 mile stretch between the aerial lift bridge in Duluth and the High Falls of the Pigeon River on the Canadian border, is none of that. The North Shore is home to Minnesota's most scenic and awe inspiring places. There you will find magnificent cascading streams, breathtaking waterfalls, one of the most picturesque lighthouses anywhere and spectacular views of...
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In less than two hours, discover the secrets of taking eye-catching, professional quality photos during your next vacation using any digital point-and-shoot camera. This eBook is loaded with easy-to-understand tips and strategies that'll help you vastly improve your photo taking abilities. After reading this book you'll begin taking better photos almost immediately.
19) Hellenic Dreams
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Bringing to you the Hellenic world through the encaptivating images of Banayiodis Nikos. From Kerkyra to Crete from churches to beaches, this is more than just a photography book. Packed with facts about the Hellenic world, this book is like a personal tour of Greece and Cyprus with your own personal local Greek man as your guide. * The Official Hellenic Dreams Book * A travel guide, fact and photography book all in one * Packed with over 70 unique...
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If you have an interest in travelling to parts of the world that are less frequented, then this book is for you! A photographic travel journal of Yellowknife and its immediate surroundings in the Northwest Territories, in the sub arctic north of Canada, with commentary that is both informative, humorous and covers a range of topics, including Fauna and Flora, history, ice road truckers and the people, including quality photographs and a personal account...
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