Most Popular Books by Tom Tierney

Practical archive of 67 crisp business and office-related subjects: secretaries taking dictation, clerks filing, conferences, typewriters, desk-top computers, floppy disks, coffee mugs, many more. Each in 3 sizes to eliminate need for statting.

Colorful depictions of the famous monarch and all 6 of his queens include 9 dolls — one of each of the 6 wives, plus 3 of the king in early, middle, and later years. The 16 lavish costumes include royal armor and elegant gowns, all accurately rendered and with informative notes.

Paper dolls fans and history buffs will treasure this collection featuring one of the world's most famous and fascinating couples. Figures of Napoleon and his empress, Josephine, are accompanied by lavish costumes for their wedding, coronation, and other important occasions. 2 costumed dolls; 14 additional costumes.

Two lifelike paper dolls and 30 haute couture outfits by Chanel, Paquin, Jacques Heim, Mainbocher, Pauline Trigere, Givenchy, Cardin, Norell, other greats. Full Color. Publisher's Note. Captions.

Recreate James M. Barrie's classic fantasy with this complete do-it-yourself theatrical model. Seven backdrops include Overture Curtain, Children's Room, Never-Never Land, Pirate Ship, and more. Cast of miniature-sized characters: Peter, Wendy, Nana, Capt. Hook, Tinkerbell, others, plus synopsis and assembly directions.

Unique keepsake celebrates the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism The influential spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism, the Dalai Lama is also Tibet's head of state and its most important political leader. Forced to leave his native land when China invaded Tibet in 1959, Tenzin Gyatso, the present Dalai Lama, moved to India; from there he frequently travels to countries in the West, teaching and lecturing in his quest for world peace. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Tom Tierney pays tribute to this renowned teacher in a paper doll collection featuring the revered Buddhist leader and his parents at various periods in their lives. Outfits include formal ankle-length robes of brocaded silk and a fur-trimmed long coat, as well as shirts and prayer shawls of traditonal saffron and maroon. Admirers of the spiritual leader--and anyone intrigued by Tibetan culture--will prize this authentically detailed collection.

Figures of Gertrude Lawrence, Patti Lupone, Diahann Carroll, Bernadette Peters, Elaine Stritch, and 11 other great ladies, each with costumes from two of her most famous shows.

It's hard to believe that it's been fifty years since the famous "Three Days of Peace, Love, and Music." Return to Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York, and recapture the spirit of the Sixties with these eight colorful paper dolls of festival performers: Joan Baez, Roger Daltrey, Jerry Garcia, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Carlos Santana, Grace Slick, and Sly Stone. Resplendent in full psychedelic regalia, each doll comes with a groovy extra outfit!

The essential little black dress, the elegant suit with the gold-buttoned jacket, the freedom to wear slacks — modern women still draw upon the innovations of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel. The twentieth-century's fashion doyenne began her long and brilliant career by replacing the traditional corset with the comfort and casual grace of simple but exquisitely tailored outfits. This collection features three dolls and twenty-eight authentic costumes that illustrate Chanel's haute couture history and the enduring appeal and influence of her designs.

Love triumphs in this paper doll collection filled with brides and grooms from beloved fairy tales ? Cinderella, Thumbelina, Beauty and the Beast, and others. Includes 21 dolls and 31 enchanting costumes.

Ann Sheridan, Rita Hayworth, Lana Turner, Hedy Lamarr, Dorothy Lamour, Veronica Lake, Gene Tierney, and Maria Montez in gowns by Adrian, Travis Banton, Jean Louis, Edith Head, Oleg Cassini, Vera West, and other top Hollywood designers. A must for paper doll fans and lovers of costume design and film history. 16 plates.

Two dolls with 30 costumes model the aristocratic American styles worn by the Vanderbilts, Astors, Belmonts, and other patrician ladies from the 1870s through the early 1900s. Notes.

2 dolls, 30 elegant costumes. Sophisticated cocktail dresses, lavish ball gowns, stunning casual wear, and more by Bill Blass, Halston, Ungaro, Armani, others.

Zelda and Scott Fitzgerald...the "Lost Generation."..illustrations by John Held, Jr....the "It" girl...Lucky Linda...Louise Brooks...prosperity, seemingly endless, and the inevitable crash. The Twenties loom large in the American imagination as a decade unto itself, a brief span of years, but with a style all its own.

The full-skirted, narrow-waisted styles of the Victorian society appear in a lavish collection of 45 ready-to-color line drawings. Lovingly adapted from vintage fashion magazines of the era. Captions.

2 figures (male and female) and 16 elaborately embroidered and artfully draped costumes from major historical periods: Archaic (c. 750–500 BC), Classical (c. 500–232 BC), and Hellenistic (323–30 BC). Descriptive notes included.

For colorists of all ages 45 striking illustrations of officers in handsome military outfits, ladies in elegant daytime and evening dresses and children in apparel mirroring adult fashions. Captions. "

French fashions from 1640–1775, depicted in 45 full-page black-and-white illustrations. Portraits of farmers, street vendors, and aristocrats, all with informative captions.

From Dorothy Dandridge's pioneering role in Carmen Jones to Queen Latifah's show-stopping performance in Chicago, this collection pays tribute to the beauty and talent of African-American actresses. Sixteen film favorites, each with two costumes, include Halle Berry, Alfre Woodard, Angela Bassett, Ruby Dee, Cicely Tyson, Beyoncé, and others.

In this handsome, painstakingly researched book, a noted artist and fashion authority re-creates the exquisite haute couture of the thirties. Two dolls — inspired by such actresses as Gloria Swanson and Joan Crawford — can model 32 seductive creations by Schiaparelli, Lanvin, Vionnet, Molyneux, Chanel, Mainbocher, Worth, Paquin, and others. Includes informative captions and an Introduction.