Basketball Player (DK Superguide)

Coleman, Brian

MULLIN, CHRIS

DK Pub.

Guiding young enthusiasts through every stage of the game, a guide to basketball covers equipment, rules, basic techniques, and team tactics, while an accompanying glossary offers a quick-reference to basketball terms.

The Young Basketball Player

Children's Books

Sports & Outdoors

An illustrated guide to basketball, from basic skills to advanced techniques and team tactics.

Superguides: Basketball

Activities, Crafts & Games

A Tribe Called Quest • Beastie Boys • De La Soul • Eric B. &amp; Rakim • The Fugees • KRS-One • Pete Rock &amp; CL Smooth • Public Enemy • The Roots • Run-DMC • Wu-Tang Clan • and twenty-five more hip-hop immortals It’s a sad fact: hip-hop album liners have always been reduced to a list of producer and sample credits, a publicity photo or two, and some hastily composed shout-outs. That’s a damn shame, because few outside the game know about the true creative forces behind influential masterpieces like PE’s It Takes a Nation of Millions. . ., De La’s 3 Feet High and Rising, and Wu-Tang’s Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). A longtime scribe for the hip-hop nation, Brian Coleman fills this void, and delivers a thrilling, knockout oral history of the albums that define this dynamic and iconoclastic art form. The format: One chapter, one artist, one album, blow-by-blow and track-by-track, delivered straight from the original sources. Performers, producers, DJs, and b-boys–including Big Daddy Kane, Muggs and B-Real, Biz Markie, RZA, Ice-T, and Wyclef–step to the mic to talk about the influences, environment, equipment, samples, beats, beefs, and surprises that went into making each classic record. Studio craft and street smarts, sonic inspiration and skate ramps, triumph, tragedy, and take-out food–all played their part in creating these essential albums of the hip-hop canon. Insightful, raucous, and addictive, Check the Technique transports you back to hip-hop’s golden age with the greatest artists of the ’80s and ’90s. This is the book that belongs on the stacks next to your wax. “Brian Coleman’s writing is a lot like the albums he covers: direct, uproarious, and more than six-fifths genius.” –Jeff Chang, author of Can’t Stop Won’t Stop “All producers and hip-hop fans must read this book. It really shows how these albums were made and touches the music fiend in everyone.” –DJ Evil Dee of Black Moon and Da Beatminerz “A rarity in mainstream publishing: a truly essential rap history.” –Ronin Ro, author of Have Gun Will Travel

Check the Technique: Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies

Humor & Entertainment

Villard

25 classic albums from the '80s and '90s are lovingly and extensively profiled by acclaimed rap journalist Brian Coleman in this impressive volume, making it mandatory reading for all Hip-Hop junkies.

Check the Technique: Volume 2 More Liner Notes for Hip-Hop Junkies (Check the Technique, 2)

Mansbach, Adam

Good Road

Farrow &amp; Ball is a leader in the luxury paint and wallpaper market, catering to top designers and discerning homeowners who seek the finest quality products to adorn their walls. Offering a unique historical color palette, stunning depth of color, great coverage and a wide choice of finishes, Farrow &amp; Ball products are found in many of the world's most exclusive properties. In Farrow &amp; Ball: The Art of Color, Brian Coleman hosts a tour of cottages, castles, lofts and beyond that illustrate how paint and wallpaper are paramount to a room's overall design and feel. Visually stunning interiors and inspiring color schemes reveal how to build cohesive, stylish rooms by using furnishings and fabrics that blend with and accent the walls. Marketing Highlights Located in the English countryside, Farrow and Ball has been in business for more than 70 years, and today has showrooms in London, New York, Toronto, Beverly Hills, Chicago, Boston, Washington D.C., and Greenwich, Connecticut. Named one of the 30 most influential home brands by the respected Robb Report. Homes featured in this book are located in Virginia, New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, Maine, Florida, Saint Louis, Washington, D.C., Toronto, Canada, and London and Hampshire, England. National magazine advertising campaign National design magazine reviews National co-op available 5 City Tour

Farrow & Ball: The Art of Color

Arts & Photography

Architecture

Gibbs-Smith

From modern sleek to designer chic, these pooch pads are the tops in design and innovation as well as creature comfort. Great for napping, lapping, guarding the palace, or sneaking a peek at passersby, these hideaways, homes away from home, and private quarters make pampered pets feel like royalty. Fast facts: Pet spending has reached an all-time high: new industry spending figures released by the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association (APPMA) confirm that pet spending will reach $38.4 billion in 2006, more than doubling in the last decade. In 2006, Americans' spending on pets is projected to be higher than ever, growing by 6 percent. 27 percent of dog owners buy their pets birthday presents, and 55 percent of dog owners buy their pet holiday presents.

Dog Palaces: Designer Beds for Pampered Pooches

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Pets & Animal Care

From a Manhattan loft choreographed for entertaining to Arts and Crafts in a woodland glade, to embassy elegance in Washington, D.C., Barry Dixon has seen and designed it all. As one of America's top up-and-coming designers, Dixon's work is a masterful blend of traditional and contemporary that mixes color and texture in creative ways that have clients across the country clamoring for his designs. Barry Dixon Interiors was written by well-known author Brian Coleman (Scalamandre; Farrow &amp; Ball), with luminous photography by Edward Addeo and a foreword by Sherrie Donghia, is the highly-anticipated first book to highlight Dixon's innovative designs. His work has been featured in scores of publications, including House Beautiful, Better Homes &amp; Gardens, Traditional Home, and more, and Dixon's own furniture and soft furnishings line is carried in showrooms nationally. Brian D. Coleman, MD, divides his time between Seattle and New York. His articles have appeared in magazines ranging from Old House Journal, where he is the West Coast editor, to Period Living in the U.K. Brian is the author of seven books on the decorative arts, including the recent hits Farrow &amp; Ball and Cottages. Edward Addeo is a New York-based photographer whose work has appeared in Vogue, House Beautiful, and the New York Times magazine among other publications. He has also photographed several books, including Cherished Objects and The Art of The Party. He lives with his family in New York. www.barrydixon.com

Barry Dixon Interiors

Create stunning window treatments for every room of the home. Window Dressings showcases stunning window decor from Palm Beach to Seattle to New York, created by some of the country’s most respected designers. Featuring a wide variety of styles and decorating philosophies, Window Dressings reveals how to successfully create the right look for any window in the home. Highlights include the work of renowned designers in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, and Florida. Illustrations document the patterns and designs. Beautiful hand-painted watercolors accompany the photographs, making it easy to distinguish the specific details of each design. Window Dressings contains a glossary and an extensive resource guide that lists designer and window workrooms around the country. Brian D. Colman, M.D, divides his time between New York and Seattle. Coleman is the author of Barry Dixon Interiors; Farrow &amp; Ball: The Art of Color; Barry Dixon Inspirations; and Historic Arts and Crafts Homes, among others.

Window Dressings: Beautiful Draperies & Curtains for the Home

Home Improvement & Design

“Fortuny―the most beautiful, timeless and unique fabrics in the world.” ―Brian D. Coleman Manufactured in Venice, Italy, textiles by Fortuny have borne the standard of quality and excellence for a hundred years. For walls, sofas, pillows, draperies, bed coverings, tablecloths, and even napkins, the sumptuous art of Fortuny textiles has been decorating old world and new world homes for generations. In Fortuny Interiors, gracious homeowners have opened their doors so we can take a peek at these fabulous designs. Through luscious photographs and vivid descriptions, we can almost feel the weave and smell the dyes. Contemporary modern condos, elegant historic homes, and metropolitan apartments all wear Fortuny in luxurious high style. Brian D. Coleman is the author of Barry Dixon Inspirations, Farrow &amp; Ball: The Art of Color, Scalamandré, Window Dressings, Cottages, and Barry Dixon Interiors, among other home design books. He writes for Old House Interiors and other magazines. He divides his time between New York and Seattle. Erik Kvalsvik is a photographer of architecture and interiors. His clients include major national magazines and museums as well as leading architects and interior designers. He has been the principal photographer for more than a dozen books, including Barry Dixon Inspirations. He lives in Washington, D.C.

Fortuny Interiors

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