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The Sexual Night
Pascal Quignard · Seagull Books; Tra edition
Format: Hardcover
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In The Sexual Night, renowned French writer and critic Pascal Quignard meditates on a remarkable collection of illustrations of sexual imagery. He moves from the annals of global art to ancient and modern, from Bosch and Dürer to Rembrandt and Tintoretto, from Caspar David Friedrich... |
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Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion
Ian Chapman · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 232
Format: Hardcover
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Experiencing Alice Cooper: A Listener's Companion takes a long overdue look at the music and stage act of rock music's self-styled arch-villain. A provocateur from the very start of his career in the mid-1960s, Alice Cooper, aka Vince Furnier, son of a lay preacher in the Church... |
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The Living Years: The First Genesis Memoir
Mike Rutherford · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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The story of Genesis is the rock legend of how a humble schoolboy band grew into a group of global superstars. At its center stood Mike Rutherford, driving the music from pioneering prog rock to chart-topping hits. Now for the first time, he tells the remarkable inside story of Genesis... |
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Nas' Illmatic
Matthew Gasteier · Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Paperback
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Nas was playing a role on Illmatic, even if it was himself. By constructing this persona, Nas not only laid out his own career for the next decade plus, but the careers of dozens of other rappers who were able to use their considerable skills to develop similar personas. His brazen ambition... |
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Basquiat: Boom for Real
Dieter Buchhart · Prestel
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover
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Focusing on Jean-Michel Basquiat's extraordinary breadth of influences, from graffiti to bebop jazz to Hollywood cinema, this exciting new survey charts his ground-breaking career. Basquiat first came to prominence when he collaborated with Al Diaz to spray-paint enigmatic statements... |
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The DeLorean Story: The car, the people, the scandal
Nick Sutton · Haynes Publishing
Format: Print book
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This is the inside story of the DeLorean saga written by a senior manager who worked with the company from beginning to end and saw it all. The short life of the DeLorean DMC-12 sports car – a vision of the future with its gullwing doors and stainless steel body – began after... |
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The Dress: 100 Iconic Moments in Fashion
Megan Hess · Hardie Grant Books
Format: Hardcover
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The Dress is a collection of the greatest moments in fashion history, beautifully illustrated by Megan Hess. Fashion is an ever-changing, ever-inspiring beast; but there are certain dresses that capture a moment in history, the spirit of a generation and the indefinable energy of a fashion... |
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U2: The Definitive Biography
John Jobling · Thomas Dunne Books; 1St Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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John Jobling takes readers beyond the myth in this unauthorized biography to present the first comprehensive account of the illustrious Irish rockers in 25 years. Drawing on extensive interviews with insiders including record label scouts, studio presidents, politicians, music critics,... |
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The House of Redgrave: The Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty
Tim Adler · Aurum Press Ltd
Format: Paperback
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From the landmark films of Tony Richardson to the untimely death of Natasha Richardson – this is the saga of one of the greatest dynasties in British film and theatre. In 1928, at the end of a production of Hamlet at the Old Vic, Laurence Olivier strode to the front of the stage to hush... |
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From a Whisper to a Scream: Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin
Dave Lewis · Omnibus Press
Format: Paperback
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An album by album, track by track run-down of every song released by Zeppelin, from their classic first album to their best selling albums of the 70s and beyond. Also includes details of their remastered recordings, compilation albums, live albums and Led Zeppelin on DVD. |
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Experimental Landscapes in Watercolour
Ann Blockley · Batsford
Format: Hardcover
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Following the huge success of Experimental Flowers in Watercolour, artist Ann Blockley turns her hand to landscapes. Through stunning examples of her colorful, expressive work, Blockley explains how to employ these same techniques to develop your personal style. Learn how to combine paint... |
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Greenback Dollar: The Incredible Rise of The Kingston Trio
William J. Bush · Scarecrow Press
Format: Paperback
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How big an act was the Kingston Trio? Big enough that the their first 19 albums not only reached Billboard's Top 100, but 14 of them entered the top 10, with five albums alone hitting the no. 1 spot! At the height of their popularity, the Kingston Trio was arguably the most popular... |
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Abstract City
Christoph Niemann · Harry N. Abrams; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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In July 2008, illustrator and designer Christoph Niemann began Abstract City, a visual blog for the New York Times. His posts were inspired by the desire to re-create simple and everyday observations and stories from his own life that everyone could relate to. In Niemann’s hands,... |
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