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Everything you ever wanted to know about beer but were too busy drinking it to ask.

Keith Haring remains one of the most important and celebrated artists of his generation and beyond. Through his signature bold graphic line drawings of figures and forms dancing and grooving, Haring's paintings, large-scale public murals, chalk drawings, and singular graffiti style defined an era and brought awareness to social issues ranging from gay rights and AIDS to drug abuse prevention and a woman's right to choose. Haring-isms is a collection of essential quotations from this creative thinker and legendary artist.

The Almanac Journal is a tool to help you pause and observe, to notice the changing seasons and what impact they have on you.

A leading data visualisation expert explores the negative-and positive-influences that charts have on our perception of truth.

Light straw clay is a code compliant high-performance, low-impact building material with insulation and moisture handling qualities. This illustrated guide to light straw clay for stud, timber, pole and other framing styles covers material specifications, best use, mixing, installation, retrofits, code compliance, finishing and maintenance.

#1 Amazon Best Seller! - How to Make a Movie on a Tight BudgetHow to make a movie. Filmmaker Rickey Bird and screenwriter and novelist Al Guevara are on a mission to help indie moviemakers everywhere. Today's indie film market is growing by leaps and bounds. At the same time, many aspiring filmmakers are running into their share of problems:Not enough money for crewsOver budget and likely making the wrong movieCan't get the attention of an indie studioShould have started with a short film to gain attentionCheap Movie Tricks. Film school numbers are increasing at more than 2,600 film-related courses worldwide. You probably didn't even realize 48% of all film schools are in the U.S. and U.K. Thousands of aspiring filmmakers are learning how to use cheaper, widely available filmmaking technology, and the craft of making movies from books pulled from bookstore and library shelves. They're totally DIY and the most creative people you will ever meet. Rickey Bird's Hectic Films is a Southern California enterprise that is building a filmmaking empire on a budget. His short films, feature films, micro docs and tutorials have landed in some of the biggest American film festivals and been seen online worldwide. The result? Millions of views worth of exposure from films online, in festivals and creative marketing literally on the street. His many projects have seen leading B actors like Hulk Hogan and Vernon Wells (Mad Max Road Warrior), make-up artists from the TV show Grimm, and stuntmen from the Call of Duty games.What you'll learn in this book:How planning and shooting a short film today can lead to a feature-length project tomorrowEverything you need to know about writing a movie project on a burger budgetTips on how to find locations and not get arrestedShooting tips galore for building exciting scenesSound and film editing tips and all kinds of special effects wizardry, including puppetryScreenings, promotions and juicy tips on film festival strategy