I wrote it when i first started the story, and now 125k words later, it falls a little flat. A blurb is a short description of a book that is written for promotional purposes. Banksy is responsible for decorating the streets, walls, bridges and zoos of towns and cites throughout the world. Highlighting both the relevance of banksy s work and how his impact has continued to spread, this book brings together some of the very best pieces of art from all corners of the world that have been inspired by banksy, as well as some of banksy s own innovative, profound, and controversial work. The help is set in the early 1960s in jackson, mississippi, and told primarily from the firstperson perspectives of three women. Buy wall and piece by banksy from waterstones today. Find amsterdam by jeanfrancois baron at blurb books. The man behind the wall, by will ellsworthjones the. His artworks are often satirical pieces of art on topics such as politics, culture, and ethics. Help us improve our author pages by updating your bibliography and submitting a new or current image and biography. Discussion in marketing started by jhunter, apr 18, 2012. Aibileen is a maid who takes care of children and cleans.
He started off as a freehand graffiti artist and in the early nineties he was a member of the drybreadz crew of bristol. Banksys place in that history is meticulously recorded in the book, from his early involvement with bristols tight community of graffiti artists. Here are some facts about banksy, the english street artist. Should it be written in whatever tense you are writing. The most common issues with blurb are around customer service, which is not as good as expected by some customers. Videos you watch may be added to the tvs watch history and influence tv recommendations. Sign in help center english us deutsch espanol francais italiano nederlands portugues do brasil.
The work of banksy is unmistakable, except maybe when its squatting in the tate or new yorks metropolitan museum. If you see any errors in this information, be sure to let gethuman know. Pause and resume the upload of book to blurb in the activity and status area at the upperleft corner of the window next to the lightroom icon, you can pause and resume the upload of the pages to blurb in the expanded progress bar. The only survey that looks at banksy s entire street art career, from his earliest works in 2002 through dismaland and to the present, the book details his most significant works one piece at a time, with photos and indepth analysis of the history of each.
Book blurbs is designed to help you navigate the sea of literature available to your children. Still enigmatic after all these years and this biography. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Witty and subversive, his stencils show monkeys with weapons of mass destruction, policeman with smiley faces. Jan 10, 20 the back cover of banksys 2007 book wall and piece via. Londons metropolitan police accidentally give a blurb for. Im getting ready to publish my first book this next week and realized that i really need to go over my blurb again. Banksy s work was born out of the bristol underground scene which involved collaborations between artists and musicians. If you are a seller for this product, would you like to suggest updates through seller support. Banksys greatest works in context tapies, xavier on. For help with printing, pricing, ordering, and other blurb issues, visit blurb. Many people think he is a man called robert gunningham.
Back up, move, transfer, or share your booksmart books. The man behind the wall 1st edition by ellsworthjones, will isbn. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Auto suggestions are available once you type at least 3 letters. The condition is as described and the shipping and packaging were spoton. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Londons metropolitan police accidentally give a blurb for banksys book. As paperback publishing developed, readers began seeing the blurb appearing on the back cover. Find street art rescue by graeme martin at blurb books.
There is only 1 way to get customer help from them. Im not saying those potential readers are unusual in any way. Blurbs are short descriptions that promote things such as movies, books, or other projects. Banksy has 23 books on goodreads with 356053 ratings. Back of book synopsisblurb creative writing forums. While it is an unauthorised book, meaning not authorized by banksy. Generally, 150200 words are more than enough for a full blurb. Banksy, britains nowlegendary guerilla street artist, has painted the walls, streets, and bridges of towns and cities throughout the world. Blurb s new bookmaking tool, bookwright, was designed. Londons metropolitan police accidentally give a blurb for banksy s book police quotes police humor police test funny police new quotes book quotes banksy book banksy quotes happiness therapy more information. Amsterdam by jeanfrancois baron blurb books australia. This was a birthday gift for a longtime banksy fan who has always wanted very clean copy of this book.
Blurb bookwright guide designing a book cover cover design shares the same basic elements as page design. The man behind the wall by will ellsworthjones goodreads. Traditionally, it would be found on the inside back cover of a hardback. Ive never written a blurb before and would love some help tearing this one apart to. Aibileen clark, minny jackson, and eugenia skeeter phelan.
This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your. That being said, the blurb under my book is not the correct one and i need to update it. Creating a blurb book with photos from flickr tips for your class project. Compose one or two sentences that help your reader understand your book, film, or project. Londons metropolitan police accidentally give a blurb for banksys. Can i use a photo, poem or other material i found on the internet. You will not meet banksy in the book, but you will meet some of the characters who populate his world and who help him to succeed in poking sticks in the eyes of authority.
The help, kathryn stockett the help is a 2009 novel by american author kathryn stockett. You will also meet some of the people, art professionals, gallery owners, publishers, movie makers who profit by the work of banksy and have a vested interest in keeping him. Print 1 or 1,000 print one copy at a time, or buy many of your selfpublished books upfront for a lower price per unit. Whats the difference between bookwright and booksmart. While hiding from the limelight, banksy has made himself into one of the wor. Print as you go sell one copy at a time and let blurb fulfill the orders or place a large order and sell inperson. Wall and piece is guaranteed to brighten even your bleakest day. Sometimes when you dig through the various help topics and volumes on support. To avoid this, cancel and sign in to youtube on your computer. Caught between the art world and the tag painters, banksy is still an enigma. You can promote and sell your selfpublished book in a range of ways, including in the blurb bookstore, on amazon, and with worldwide online retailers.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. According to author and graphic designer tristan manco and the book home sweet home, banksy was born in 1974 and raised in bristol, england. Banksy has managed to keep his true identity a secret. Choose catchy words that get right to the point so.
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