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Faber Music Ltd Never Forget The Ultimate Collection
Book SynopsisCreated in 1990, in the days before aggressive marketing, before pop as a tabloid staple, before infinite music channels and pop's new 24-hour nerve centre, the Internet, Take That seduced the nation.Table of ContentsNever Forget; Back For Good; How Deep Is Your Love; Pray; Relight My Fire; Everything Changes; Babe; Sure; It Only Takes A Minute; A Million Love Songs; Could It Be Magic; Why Can’t I Wake Up With You; Love Ain’t Here Anymore; I Found Heaven; Promises; Once You’ve Tasted Love; Today I’ve Lost You
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Canongate Books Every Short Story by Alasdair Gray 19512012
Book SynopsisThe first sixteen tales in this collection were published by Canongate in 1983 with the title Unlikely Stories, Mostly. This collection also has fifty-seven tales from later books, plus sixteen new ones written for the hardback publication of this collection. This last section, Tales Droll and Plausible, shows that Gray''s recent twenty-first-century fiction is as uncomfortably funny and up to date as his earliest.Trade ReviewGray is a true original, a twentieth century William Blake. * * Observer * *A great writer, perhaps the greatest writer living in Britain today. -- Will SelfOne of the most gifted writers to have put pen to paper in the English language. -- Irvine WelshA necessary genius. -- Ali SmithA genuine experimentalist. -- David Lodge
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Faber Music Ltd Technique Takes Off Violin
Book SynopsisTrade ReviewMary Cohen understands well what points of technique require special practice and has written music which will motivate the student. Each study concentrates on just a few technical points, and also has a musical character of its own to encourage an awareness of different styles. A useful addition to the teaching repertoire. European String Teachers Association, Spring 1994 Technique takes off is an excellent publication of 14 short studies for intermediate players. Seven studies are common to both the violin and viola books and seven are specifically for the viola. Each one has a descriptive title suggesting the style and there is helpful advice at the start as to how to play it. ‘Dormez-vous?' (‘Wake up!’) is an arrangement of Frere Jacques which keeps hopping from the C string to the A (third position) and from the viola to treble clef. The caption above the music warns of this: repeated up-bow staccato quick changes of octave and clef, chromatic runs, one and two-octave harmonics. Other useful studies are 'Sequenza' in continuous semiquavers (a good preparation for playing unaccompanied Bach). Music Teacher Magazine, April 1994 This is a wonderful collection for pupils who need inspiration to jump the Grade 4-5 hurdle. Each study's purpose is dearly explained - string crossing, emphasis of melodic line, 'passing', vibrato, etc – and many demand performance at a students' concert, particularly 'Prelude', 'Gossips in a London Street' and Dragon Dance'. European String Teachers Association, Autumn 1992
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Titan Books Ltd FuManchu The Shadow of FuManchu Fu Manchu
Book SynopsisWorld War II has ended. The United States is locked in a Cold War with the Eastern Bloc. It’s the time of mutually assured destruction, yet the atomic bomb isn’t the only weapon to fear. And the Soviets have another enemy with whom to contend.Dr. Morris Craig has developed an energy weapon with the potential for unlimited destruction—whoever controls it could tip the balance of global power. The quest for Craig’s invention once again brings Fu-Manchu to New York City, his mission to prevent the Communists from acquiring the device. But who can keep it out of the hands of the Devil Doctor himself?
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Nosy Crow Ltd Pip and Posy The Bedtime Frog
Book SynopsisThe much-acclaimed toddler book series from The Gruffalo illustrator, Axel Scheffler.Simple but engaging stories which reflect the ups - and downs - of toddler life.Major new animation series launching on Milkshake in 2021Pip and Posy are best friends - they love to play, and make things, and have fun.
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Nosy Crow Ltd Axel Schefflers Flip Flap Jungle Axel Schefflers
Book SynopsisWhat do you get if you cross a gorilla with a chameleon? Yes, that would be an goeleon! And how about a toucan with a tiger? Why, a touger, of course! A very silly but absolutely compelling book that will charm the whole family.
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Faber & Faber Geneva
Book SynopsisLoved it!! Gripping from first page to last, there is no let up!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review''Absolutely fantastic debut novel. Intelligent thriller, great twists, strong women . . . Loved it!'' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader reviewThe twists are fast and furious. What an ending. Be still my racing heart!' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader reviewDISCOVER YOUR NEXT FAVOURITE THRILLER Nobel Prize-winning scientist Sarah Collier has started to show the same tell-tale signs of Alzheimer's disease as her father: memory loss, even blackouts. So she is reluctant to accept the invitation to be the guest of honour at a prestigious biotech conference until her husband Daniel, a neuroscientist, persuades her that the publicity storm will be worth it. The technology being unveiled at this conference could revolutionise medicine forever. More than that, it could sa
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Night Watch
Book SynopsisCommander Sam Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch had it all.But now he's back in his own rough, tough past without even the clothes he was standing up in when the lightning struck...Living in the past is hard.Trade Review“He is a satirist of enormous talent . . . His jokes slide under your skin as swiftly as a hypodermic syringe, leaving you giggling helplessly.”—The Times
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Kellanveds Reach
Book SynopsisSomething other and altogether more mysterious has caught his attention and he - together with a reluctant and decidedly sceptical Dancer - traverse continents and journey through the Realms in pursuit .
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Faber & Faber The Big Goodbye
Book SynopsisSight & Sound's #1 Film Book of 2020Chinatown is the Holy Grail of 1970s cinema. Its ending is the most notorious in American film and its closing line of dialogue the most haunting. Here for the first time is the incredible true story of its making. In Sam Wasson's telling, it becomes the defining story of its most colorful characters. Here is Jack Nicholson at the height of his powers, embarking on his great, doomed love affair with Anjelica Huston. Here is director Roman Polanski, both predator and prey, haunted by the savage murder of his wife, returning to Los Angeles, where the seeds of his own self-destruction are quickly planted. Here is the fevered deal-making of "The Kid" Robert Evans, the most consummate of producers. Here too is Robert Towne's fabled script, widely considered the greatest original screenplay ever written. Wasson for the first time peels off layers of myth to provide the true account of its creation. Looming over the story of
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Faber & Faber Klara and the Sun
Book Synopsis*The #1 Sunday Times Bestseller**Longlisted for the Booker Prize 2021**A Barack Obama Summer Reading Pick*''A delicate, haunting story'' The Washington Post''This is a novel for fans of Never Let Me Go . . . tender, touching and true.'' The Times''The Sun always has ways to reach us.''From her place in the store, Klara, an Artificial Friend with outstanding observational qualities, watches carefully the behaviour of those who come in to browse, and of those who pass in the street outside. She remains hopeful a customer will soon choose her, but when the possibility emerges that her circumstances may change for ever, Klara is warned not to invest too much in the promises of humans.In Klara and The Sun, Kazuo Ishiguro looks at our rapidly changing world through the eyes of an unforgettable narrator to explore a fundamental question: what does it mean to love?Kazuo Ishiguro''s book Klara and the Sun was a #1 Sunday Times Bestseller w/c 06-03-2021Trade Review'A masterpiece of great beauty, meticulous control and, as ever, clear, simple prose.' - Sunday Times'Another masterwork, a work that makes us feel afresh the beauty and fragility of our humanity' - Observer'Intelligent, beautiful, mesmeric and a breeze to read - what more could you want?' - Metro'A delicate, haunting story, steeped in sorrow and hope.'- The Washington Post'For four decades now, Ishiguro has written eloquently about the balancing act of remembering without succumbing irrevocably to the past. Memory and the accounting of memory, its burdens and its reconciliation, have been his subjects... Klara and the Sun complements [Ishiguro's] brilliant vision...There's no narrative instinct more essential, or more human.' - The New York Times Book Review'A prayer is a postcard asking for a favor, sent upward. Whether our postcards are read by anyone has become the searching doubt of Ishiguro's recent novels, in which this master, so utterly unlike his peers, goes about creating his ordinary, strange, godless allegories.' - The New Yorker'Few writers who've ever lived have been able to create moods of transience, loss and existential self-doubt as Ishiguro has - not art about the feelings, but the feelings themselves.' - The Los Angeles Times
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Faber & Faber Veg Patch Party Kitchen Disco
Book SynopsisGlastonbury with veg! From the bestselling picture book team behind Kitchen Disco.The vegetables start waking up They stretch and rise and shine - They set up lots of stages, Cos it's VEGGIE PARTY time! Mud, rain, vegetables. A winning combination!A party season essential.' The Times (Kitchen Disco)Absurdly catchy . . . complete with blaring, psychedelic illustrations.' Metro (Kitchen Disco)Fantastic totally captured my son's imagination.' Parent/Carer, Time to Read Campaign (Kitchen Disco)Absolutely brilliant.' Librarian, Time to Read Campaign (Kitchen Disco)
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Faber & Faber Future Days Krautrock and the Building of Modern
Book SynopsisWest Germany after the Second World War was a country in shock: estranged from its recent history, and adrift from the rest of Europe. This proved to be fertile ground for a generation of musicians who, from the 1960s onwards, would develop the experimental sounds that became known as Krautrock.Faust, Neu!, Cluster, Ash Ra Tempel, Amon Düül II, Can, Kraftwerk the influence of these groups upon popular music is incalculable. Future Days is an in-depth study of the music and the groups who made it.
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Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Trumpet Cornet Flugelhorn
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Faber & Faber The Sleep of Reason The James Bulger Case
Book SynopsisFriday, 12th February, 1993. Two outwardly unremarkable ten-year-old boys began the day by playing truant and ended it running an errand for the local video shop. In between they abducted and killed a two-year-old boy, James Bulger. In search of an explanation, award-winning journalist David James Smith looks behind the misinformation, misunderstanding and sensational reporting to an exact account of the events of that day. A sensitive and definitive account, The Sleep of Reason achieves a unique understanding of the James Bulger case, and comes as close as may ever be possible to explaining how two ten-year-olds could kill.
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Haynes Publishing Group Triumph Gt6 Vitesse
Book SynopsisGT6 Coupe and Vitesse Saloon. Petrol: 1.6 litre (1596cc) and 2.0 litre (1998cc).
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Oldcastle Books Ltd I Am Not A Number
Book SynopsisThe enormously puzzling TV series The Prisoner has developed a rapt cult following, and has often been described as 'surreal' or 'Kafkaesque.'Alex Cox watched all the episodes of The Prisoner on their first broadcast, at the ripe old age of thirteen. In I Am (Not) a Number, Cox believes he provides the answers...Trade ReviewCox offers a different and in some ways controversial slant on the series -- Karen Langley * Six of One *Cox does a terrific job of giving a fresh interpretation to what must be the world's most analysed television series -- Sinclair McKay * Spectator *Clear and well-informed - written from a gifted film-maker's point of view, with a Coxian twinkle in its eye - this is the best guide to THE PRISONER and its hidden depths that I have read. If you want to find out who Number 6 REALLY was, and who/what was managing the Village, look no further -- Christopher FraylingCox's research is exemplary...Cox's enthusiasm for the subject is joyous -- Michelle Le Blanc Colin Odell * Kamera.co.uk *If you've been itching for answers, they're largely here -- Jon Wise * Sunday Sport *
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Faber & Faber Two For Sorrow Josephine Tey Book 3
Book SynopsisOld sins cast long shadows...Thirty years on from a horrific series of child murders in London, Josephine Tey sets out to write a novel about the crimes'' perpetrators: Amelia Sach and Annie Walters, the notorious Finchley baby farmers. Meanwhile, her friend, Inspector Archie Penrose is investigating the sadistic murder of a young seamstress, found dead amid preparations for a star-studded charity gala. The girl''s death seems to be the result of a long-standing domestic feud, but Archie is unconvinced; and when a second young woman is involved in an horrific accident soon afterwards, the search begins for a vicious killer who will stop at nothing to keep the past where it belongs...
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SPCK Publishing Determined to Believe
Book SynopsisTaking an insightful look at the knotty question of determinism, Determined To Believe by Professor John C. Lennox is perfect for anyone filled with questions of freedom and choice.Table of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments 9Prologue 13What This Book is About 15Part 1: The Problem Defined1 The Nature and Limitations of Freedom 222 Different Kinds of Determinism 363 Reactions to Determinism – The Moral Problem 614 Weapons of Mass Distraction 74Part 2: The Theology of Determinism5 God’s Sovereignty and Human Responsibility 926 The Biblical Vocabulary 105Part 3: The Gospel and Determinism7 Human Capacity and its Limits 1288 The Human Condition – Diagnosis and Remedy 148Drawn by the Father and Coming to Christ 16910 The Irreversibility of Regeneration 18611 The Gospel and Human Moral Responsibility 200Part 4: Israel and Determinism12 Israel and the Gentiles 23413 Why Doesn’t Israel Believe? 24214 The Hardening of Pharaoh’s Heart 25715 Is Israel Responsible? 27516 Has Israel a Future? 294Part 5: Assurance and Determinism17 Christian Assurance 31018 Will Faith in God Endure? 32719 Warning in Hebrews 33920 Assurance in Hebrews 348Epilogue 357Questions for Reflection or Discussion 359Index 361Index of Scripture References 366
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Faber & Faber Nelson
Book Synopsis''Fascinating . . . Shot through with fresh insights . . . No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive.'' ObserverNelson is a thrilling new appraisal of Horatio Nelson, the greatest practitioner of naval command the world has ever seen. It explores the professional, personal, intellectual and practical origins of one man''s genius, to understand how the greatest warrior that Britain has ever produced transformed the art of conflict, and enabled his country to survive the challenge of total war and international isolation. In Nelson, Andrew Lambert - described by David Cannadine as ''the outstanding British naval historian of his generation'' - is able to offer new insights into the individual quality which led Byron rightly to celebrate Nelson''s genius as ''Britannia''s God of War''. He demonstrates how Admiral Nelson elevated the business of naval warfare to the level of the sublime. Nelson''s unique gift was to take that which other commanders found complex, and reduce it to simplicity. Where his predecessors and opponents saw a particular battle as an end in itself, Nelson was always a step ahead - even in the midst of terrifying, close-quarters action, with officers and men struck down all around him. ''Excellent . . . Worthy of the stirring events [it celebrates].'' IndependentTrade Review"'It addresses Nelson's career with energy and good sense.' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph 'Good on the influence of sea power on history, and also examines in some detail the two controversial episodes of Nelson's life: his treatment of his wife, Fanny, after leaving her for Emma Hamilton, and his alleged betrayal of the armistice given to the defeated Jacobin rebels at Naples, followed by the execution of the Neapolitan officer Francesco Caracciolo.' Evening Standard 'No previous biography has attempted anything so comprehensive... fascinating' Observer"
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Ebury Publishing The Nations Favourite Love Poems Poetry
Book SynopsisFrom the first flush of love, through courtship and vows of eternal fidelity, to serving the writs and drowning your sorrows, ''The Nation''s Favourite Love Poems'' will meet all your romantic requirements. In this selection of 100 popular poems, poets of every age consider that most universal of themes: love. As well as traditional lovers'' favourites such as Elizabeth Barrett Browning''s ''How do I love thee?'' and Shakespeare''s ''Shall I compare thee to a summer''s day?'' there are contemporary voices such as Adrian Mitchell, Wendy Cope and John Fuller, whose erudite yet salacious ''Valentine'' would melt the most fridgid heart. There are even poems for those more melancholic moments, Hardy''s haunting ''After a Journey'', for example, and Larkin''s poignant ''Love Songs in Age''. So, wherever you are in the tunnel of love, dip into this book of poetry and you will be reassured to discover that at one time or another a poet has been there before you.
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Novello & Co Ltd St Matthew Passion Vocal Score
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Transworld Publishers Ltd Battle Scars
Book SynopsisJason Fox joined the Royal Marine Commandos at sixteen, serving for ten years, after which he passed the gruelling selection process for the Special Forces, serving with the Special Boat Service for over a decade and reaching the rank of Sergeant.Today you are most likely to find him gracing our television screens and giving us a taste of action and adventure around the world.Trade ReviewA must read. * Ant Middleton *The most important book you’ll ever read… Battle Scars will save lives. * Tom Marcus, author of SOLDIER SPY *A vivid, searing account of a life at war, that tells of some incredible moments of strength and courage. * Bear Grylls *Get hold of a copy of Battle Scars. A brutally honest account of war and all that follows from the perspective of a Special Forces soldier. * Andy McNab *
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Transworld Publishers Ltd First We Make the Beast Beautiful
Book SynopsisSarah Wilson is a New York Times and Amazon #1 bestselling author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. She's the founder of IQuitSugar.com, whose 8-Week Program has been completed by 1.5 million people in 133 countries. A former news journalist and editor of Cosmopolitan, she was the host of the first series of MasterChef Australia and is the author of the international bestsellers first, we make the beast beautiful, I Quit Sugar: Simplicious, I Quit Sugar and I Quit Sugar For Life. She is ranked as one of the top 200 most influential authors in the world.Sarah blogs in an intimate fashion - on philosophy, anxiety, minimalism and anti-consumerism - at sarahwilson.com, lives in Sydney, Australia, rides a bike everywhere, is a compulsive hiker and is eternally curious.Trade ReviewFull of great, solidly researched, personal and genuinely useful tips for the anxious mind …I loved this book. * Matt Haig *Probably the best book on living with anxiety that I've ever read, and I have (unfortunately) read many. Sarah is full of expert advice while remaining grounded and incredibly human. Her vulnerability is her strength. And after reading, it will hopefully be yours too. * Mark Manson, bestselling author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck *Moving, sensitive and inspiring... this is comfort and serenity in book form. * Stylist *A witty, well-researched and often insightful book about negotiating a new relationship with anxiety. * Andrew Solomon, Professor of Clinical Psychology and author of The Noonday Demon: An Anatomy of Depression *Eloquenty written ... I love the concept of making the thing we fear most into something beautiful. * Andrea McLean *An insightful memoir. * Hello! *This book is just absolutely wonderful. I've loved Sarah Wilson for a very long time but this has blown me away. I return to this book over and over again. A really special gem. * Cherry Healey *Sarah is a brilliant and agile writer, who takes aim at under-exposed afflictions, helps us to understand them and shows us a path towards a solution. First with sugar addiction and now with anxiety, she curates the latest research and takes readers on a journey that will change the way we think about the disease and the people who suffer from it. * Dan Buettner, New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones *A tremendously entertaining, wise and effective book on how to walk through anxiety and reclaim life. Sarah’s battle and triumph over anxiety inspires and gives solutions that work. First, We Make the Beast Beautiful resides at the intersection of science and lived-experience. I know of nothing in the same league. * Xavier Amador, PhD, psychologist and founder of the LEAP Institute *Sarah's life mission is to help us all feel less lonely in our pain. These pages are filled with authenticity and clear direction for how to return to our spiritual truth. * Gabrielle Bernstein, New York Times bestselling author of May Cause Miracles *
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Alan Godfrey Maps Manchester Oxford Street and Gaythorn 1849
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Scholastic en Espanol I Am a Big Brother Soy Un Hermano Mayor
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Kjos (Neil A.) Music Co ,U.S. Sight Reading Piano Music for Sight Reading and
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Map
Book SynopsisNobel Prize winner Wislawa Szymborska draws us in with her unexpected, unassuming humour. Her elegant, precise poems pose questions we never thought to ask. Carefully edited by her long time, award winning translator, Clare Cavanagh, the poems in Map trace Szymborska's work until her death in 2012.Trade ReviewNew York Times Editor's Choice New York Times Paperback Row "Both plain-spoken and luminous…Szymborska’s skepticism, her merry, mischievous irreverence and her thirst for the surprise of fresh perception make her the enemy of all tyrannical certainties. Hers is the best of the Western mind—free, restless, questioning.”--New York Times Book Review "Vast, intimate, and charged with the warmth of a life fully imagined to the end, there’s no better place for those unfamiliar with her work to begin."--Megan O'Grady, Vogue "An extraordinary and vital summation of Szymborska’s decidedly modest output...Not only is Szymborska a major poet of the last half century but Map, as a reading experience, is wonderful, illuminating and enriching, a reminder that poetry can be direct, unadorned and still deeply moving...Weigh the mastery of Wislawa Szymborska, read Map, read any of her poems this year, the 20th anniversary of her Nobel Prize, if only for a short while."—Literary Hub “Listening to Clare Cavanagh speak of translation as an art is a reminder that translators must be as adept as poets at working with words...Map is not only impressive because of Szymborska’s precise, intimate, and observationally funny poems...but because of Cavanagh and Baranczak’s tireless dedication in bringing them to English without sacrificing their forms."--Jacob Victorine, Publishers Weekly Profile "Nobel laureate Szymborska’s gorgeous posthumous collection, translated and edited by her confidant, Cavanagh, with Baranczak, includes more than 250 poems, selected from 13 books, dating back to 1952, as well as previously unreleased poems from as far back as 1944. This revered Polish poet, who came to fame well after the poet Charles Simic first handed her work to an editor, interweaves insights into the suffering experienced during WWII and the Cold War brutalities of Stalin with catchy, realistic, colloquial musings on obvious and overlooked aspects of survival. Her poems are revelatory yet rooted in the everyday. She writes about living with horrors, and about ordinary lives: people in love, at work, enjoying a meal. Throughout, Szymborska considers loss and fragility, as when former lovers walk past each other and an aging professor is no longer allowed his vodka and cigarettes. She writes, too, of the imprecision of memory, and in the title poem, the discovery that maps “give no access to the vicious truth.” This is a brilliant and important collection."— Mark Eleveld, Booklist, starred review "Szymborska (1923–2012), winner of the 1996 Nobel Prize in Literature, has her vast and impressive poetic repertoire on full display in this posthumously published volume. Ordered chronologically, the book reveals her development over seven decades, including a gradual departure from end rhyme and the sharpening of her wit. As multitudinous as Whitman, she conveyed deep feeling through vivid, surreal imagery and could revive clichéd language by reconnecting it to the body in startling ways: “Listen,/ how your heart pounds inside me.” To say that Szymborska wore many hats as a poet is an understatement: odes, critiques, and persona poems are just a few of the forms her writing took. Yet, despite their diversity, the constants of her poems were nuance and observational humor: 'Four billion people on this earth,/ but my imagination is still the same.' Also apparent is Szymborska’s rare ability to present an epiphany in a single line, and her bravery in writing toward death: 'But time is short. I write.' Ever the student, she obsessively explor —
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Rizzoli International Publications Ralph Lauren Revised and Expanded Anniversary
Book SynopsisThe landmark volume celebrating the life and work of Ralph Lauren—the vision of the brand as told and presented by Lauren himself—in a smaller, more portable edition, with additional photographs updated to the present. In this visually stunning book, Lauren speaks candidly about himself and his art. In part one, we get to know the designer through never-before-seen pictures of him in private life and with his family, living the lives he designs for. In the second part, Lauren displays and writes about his most iconic and most beloved work, handpicked from hundreds of collections and his signature cinematic advertising campaigns. Lauren’s aesthetic influence and unique design sensibility are captured here by fashion’s finest photographers, including Bruce Weber, Deborah Turbeville, and Patrick Demarchelier. Now expanded with new photography, this unique fashion monograph is a personal expression of the artist and a rare peek into the mind of one of America’s most accomplished fashion designers.Trade Review"Ralph Lauren is a visual diary, a personal scrapbook of sorts as well as one of the most unpretentious and intimate stories assembled by the author who happens to be the namesake of his eponymous brand. When reading, and yes it must be read for full appreciation, the reader might feel as if Ralph is sitting there speaking to you and just relating the stories of his life"—New York Journal Of Books "The master of all-American style celebrates the 50th anniversary of his label with an expanded edition of his 2007 tome about his life"—People Magazine
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Alfred A. Knopf The Nolan Variations
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at Christopher Nolan, considered to be the most profound, commercially successful director at work today, written with his full cooperation. A rare, revelatory portrait, as close as you''re ever going to get to the Escher drawing that is Christopher Nolan''s remarkable brain (Sam Mendes). In chapters structured by themes and motifs (Time; Chaos; Dreams), Shone offers an unprecedented intimate view of the director. Shone explores Nolan''s thoughts on his influences, his vision, his enigmatic childhood past--and his movies, from plots and emotion to identity and perception, including his latest blockbuster, the action-thriller/spy-fi Tenet (Big, brashly beautiful, grandiosely enjoyable--Variety). Filled with the director''s never-before-seen photographs, storyboards, and scene sketches, here is Nolan on the evolution of his pictures, and the writers, artists, directors, and thinkers who have inspired and informed his films. Fabulous: intelligent, illuminating, rigorous, and highly readable. The very model of what a filmmaking study should be. Essential reading for anyone who cares about Nolan or about film for that matter.--Neal Gabler, author of An Empire of Their Own: How the Jews Invented Hollywood and Walt Disney, The Biography
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Rizzoli International Publications Keith Haring Rizzoli Classics
Book SynopsisClosely based on Haring’s own concept for the monograph he wanted to publish before his untimely death, this volume represents more than a decade of research and contains a wealth of unpublished photographic and written material including drawings, studio photographs, and journal entries. From chalk drawings deep in the New York City subways to murals in Pisa and Berlin; collaborations with William Burroughs and the famous body painting of Grace Jones, this book follows the incredible trajectory of Keith Haring’s artistic career: how a young man from a small town in rural Pennsylvania came to revolutionize the art world—and the course of art history—within little more than a decade. An incredibly prolific artist, Keith Haring created countless bold, provocative, endearing, and unforgettable images that continue to inspire artists—and delight children—worldwide. Tracing the arc from his early subway tags to his poignant work on social issues as diversTrade Review"...the book's soul is in the artwork itself--and this volume has plenty of heart." ~Metro Source NY"Visually stunning...and absolutely essential for anyone with an interest in the art world at the end of the 20th Century." ~The Village Voice"...homage to a thrilling and inspiring career..." ~Flordia InsideOut"The hefty tome incorporates more than a decade of research and a trove of unpublished photographic and written material ranging from chalk drawings to subway murals and the famous body painting of Grace Jones. A major, well-deserved tribute to the late artist, this handsome offering is a fan’s dream-come-true and just in time for Christmas gifting." ~Indulge Magazine"...an awe-inspiring monograph of bold, provocative, endearing, and unforgettable images that Haring was renowned for...Truly a book to be treasured." ~Le Petite Chic"...a definitive book on the artist..." ~Cincinnati Enquirer"The bold, visionary artist is celebrated in art dealer Jeffrey Deitch’s exhaustive tome that features Haring’s early subway chalk drawings, unpublished photos and never-before-seen journal entries." ~ModernTonic.com
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Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Women in Science Puzzle Fearless Pioneers Who
Book SynopsisBased on the New York Times bestselling book Women in Science, this brilliantly illustrated 500-piece puzzle is the perfect gift for feminists and science lovers young and old. • Celebrate 15 trailblazing women in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics and their accomplishments with this stunning 500-piece puzzle.• Intriguing portraits by Rachel Ignotofsky make this puzzle a great display or gift once it’s completed.• Sturdy puzzle pieces fit perfectly together, are virtually dust-free with minimal glare, and are designed for easily handling. Pieces are stored in polybag to avoid damage.• Includes an 18 x 24 in. poster of the puzzle’s design for reference on one side. The back offers short bios of the women portrayed on the puzzle.
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University of California Press Body Language
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsIntroduction Anthony W. Lee, Nick Mauss, and Angela Miller The Uses of Photographs Nick Mauss PaJaMa Drama Angela Miller Notes Index
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Vida Nbla Santa Biblia AMA a Dios Grandemente Interior
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University of California Press Islamic Theological Themes
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Unprecedented... The first reader to focus on the theological tradition in particular. It will thus be of considerable use for courses on Islam or on comparative religion." Theological Studies "[A] unique contribution that will entire a new generation of students to take an interest in advanced studies in Islamic theology in its many manifestations." Journal of the American Oriental SocietyTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part One The Science of Interpretation: Reading the Sacred Sources 1 Qur'an and Hadith 2 Interpreting the Sacred Sources Part Two The Science of Community: Mapping the Boundaries of True Belief 3 Muslim Awareness of Other Religious Communities 4 Creed and Polemic Part Three The Science of Divine Unity: Schools and Themes in Systematic Theology 5 Theological Schools and Principles 6 Major Themes in Systematic Theology Part Four The Science of Hearts: Spirituality and Literature 7 Knowledge and the Spiritual Quest 8 Poetic, Pastoral, and Narrative Theology Part Five The Science of Character and Comportment: Ethics and Governance 9 Ethics in Theory 10 Ethics in Practice Notes Appendix: Synoptic/Comparative Table of Texts Acknowledgments of Permissions Index of Names of Persons General Index Index of Qur'anic Citations
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University of New Mexico Press Nine Years among the Indians 18701879
Book SynopsisAs a young child, Herman Lehmann was captured by a band of plundering Apache Indians and remained with them for nine years. This is his dramatic and unique story.Trade ReviewLehmann's memoir is quite fantastic-sounding at times, but is regarded as one of the best of that rare breed of book, the first-person 'captivity story' . . . One of the values of Lehmann's book is its no-holds-barred, unapologetic tone." —Rocky Mountain News"A fascinating account of [Lehmann's] subsequent life among both the Apache and Comanche people. . . . this is an engaging read." —German Life"Lehmann's true-life story features suspense and excitement that surpass even the skill of the most imaginative fiction writer." —Books of the Southwest
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University of California Press Music of B233la Bart243k A Study of Tonality
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments I The Musical Language of Bartok: Historical Backgrounds Folk- and Art-Music Sources Orientation toward French, Russian, and Folk-Music Sources: Nonfunctional Bases in Pentatonic, Modal, and Whole-Tone Constructions Use of Symmetrical Pitch Collections by Russian, French, and Hungarian Composers Russian Nationalists: Symmetrical Properties of the Dominant-Ninth Chord Russian Nationalists, Debussy, and Stravinsky: Symmetrical Properties of Nontraditional as Well as Traditional (Pentatonic and Modal) Pitch Constructions Russian Nationalists, Scriabin, and Kodaly: Symmetrical Partitions of the Octatonic Scale Late Nineteenth- and Early Twentieth-Century Germanic Influences: Symmetrical Organization of Chromatically Related Keys The Schoenberg School: Symmetrical Formations as the Basis of Progression in Free-Atonal Compositions Berg and Webern: Total Systematization of the Concepts of the Interval Cycle and Inversional Symmetry in Dodecaphonic Serial Compositions II Harmonization of Authentic Folk Tunes III Symmetrical Transformations of the Folk Modes IV Basic Principles of Symmetrical Pitch Construction V Construction, Development, and Interaction of lntervallic Cells VI Tonal Centricity Based on Axes of Symmetry Including the Concepts of: Symmetrical Organization around an Axis; Use of Symmetrical Cells in Establishing Axes; Interaction of Traditional Tonal Centers and Axes VII Interaction of Diatonic, Octatonic, and Whole-Tone Formations VIII Generation of the Interval Cycles IX Conclusion Chronological List of Cited Bartok Compositions Works Cited Index to Basic Terms, Definitions, and Concepts Index to Compositions General Index
£26.10
University of Hawai'i Press Map of Oahu The Gathering Place Reference Maps of
Book SynopsisFeatures of the eighth edition of this colour, topographic map of O‘ahu include detailed road networks; large-scale inset maps of urban Honolulu, Waikk, Kneohe-Kailua, and Khala-Makapu'u; points of interest; hiking trails, parks, and beaches; waterfalls, peaks, and ridges; and more than 1,960 place-names.
£999.99
Thames & Hudson Ltd Vintage Fashion A Sourcebook
Book SynopsisThe most ambitious and comprehensive book on womenâs vintage fashion ever published, featuring over 1,000 garments dating from the 1920s to the 1980s. This is not just another history of fashion: it is a survey of how fashion past continues to inspire fashion present. It features over 1,000 stand-out pieces, together with over 300 contextual illustrations, dating from the 1920s to the 1980s, including many icons of vintage fashion, from Marilyn Monroeâs bra to the Ossie Clark dress made so famous by David Hockneyâs painting. Each garment is explored from the viewpoint of the contemporary fashionista looking to build a vintage wardrobe. The book is organized into three main sections. 'Decades' explores the shapes and fabrics that define the look of each period. 'Elements' explores the individual components of a vintage look, everything from hat to shoes. 'Hallmarks' explores fashionâs perennial themes, from florals to the ever-popular Little Black Dress. Finally, a reference sectiTrade Review'Opens a window on how good ideas skip the years to fertilise a future designer’s imagination' - Guardian'The most comprehensive and ambitious guide to vintage fashion ever produced' - Vintage Explorer Magazine'Indispensable as a reference book for the vintage fashion enthusiast, Vintage Fashion Complete truly is a “Fashion Bible” ' - Inretrospect Magazine'Brilliant … beautiful … a real definitive guide to style throughout the 20th century and an incredible reference for anybody interested in vintage fashion and design' - NorthLondonVintageMarket.blogspot.co.uk
£28.00
Fordham University Press Imagistic Care Growing Old in a Precarious World
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsForeword Lisa Stevenson | vii Introduction: Imagistic Inquiries: Old Age, Intimate Others, and Care Lone Grøn and Cheryl Mattingly | 1 The Gift: An Imagistic Critical Phenomenology Cheryl Mattingly | 31 Virtuous Aging in Uncanny Moral Worlds: Being Old and Kyrgyz in the Absence of the Young Maria Louw | 59 “Yeah . . . Yeah”: Imagistic Signatures and Responsive Events in a Danish Dementia Ward Lone Grøn | 83 On the Silent Anarchy of Intimacy: Images of Alterity, Openness, and Sociality in Life with Dementia Rasmus Dyring | 109 Together Apart: Fence Work in Landscapes of Relationality, Old Age, and Care in the Ik Mountains Lotte Meinert | 137 Imagining Self and Other: Carers, TV, and Touch Harmandeep Kaur Gill | 163 Virtues and Vexations: Intimate Others Caring for Elders in Eastern Uganda Susan Reynolds Whyte | 187 The Staircase: The Ethics of “Transcendence and Height” in Welfare Care Helle Sofie Wentzer | 209 The Drawing Underneath Maria Speyer | 229 Afterword: These Images Burn Robert Desjarlais | 251 List of Contributors | 261 Index | 265
£23.74
Dover Publications Inc. Creative Haven Its a Cats World Coloring Book
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£8.11
Dover Publications Inc. Fantastic Ornament Series Two
Book SynopsisAbounding in cherubs, nymphs, soldiers, kings, dragons, and other flamboyant motifs, this compilation of ornamental designs was originally published in Paris during the 1840s. The extravagant images are based on a wide variety of historical examples that date back as far as the 1500s and include imaginative renderings by Watteau and Dürer. Created as embellishments for walls, arms and armor, and everyday objects, these designs remain eminently useful for graphic and decorative purposes.Professional and amateur artists and designers as well as cardmakers and scrapbookers will find this compilation a practical resource of versatile and royalty-free art. This volume is the successor to Dover Publications'' Fantastic Ornament, another modern reprint of a rare nineteenth-century publication.
£6.49
Watson-Guptill Publications Anatomy Lessons From the Great Masters
Book SynopsisThis classic book, whose foremost author was one of the great artistic anatomy teachers of the twentieth century, is an invaluable instructor and reference guide for any professional, amateur, or student artist who depicts the human form. Revealing the drawing principles behind one hundred inspiring masterpieces, the book presents work by Leonardo, Michelangelo, Rubens, Raphael, Titian, Rembrandt, and other greats. These superb portrayers of figures knew that the secret of drawing them was seeing how underlying bone and muscle structures mold the body’s surface forms. Readers are shown how to learn from these great examples as the authors guide them through all the steps they would take in a life class or studio working with live models.
£21.59
Dover Publications Inc. 59 Authentic TurnOfTheCentury Fashion Patterns
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£16.12
Dover Publications Inc. William Morris Notebook Decorative Notebooks
Book SynopsisGraced by a beautifully lush cover pattern inspired by the art of famed English designer William Morris, this compact notebook includes 64 blank pages. It''s perfect for jotting down ideas and appointments, or can be used as a pocket-sized sketchpad for artists of all skill levels.
£5.63
Dover Publications Inc. Women A Pictorial Archive from Nineteenthcentury
Book SynopsisLush allegorical ladies, Grecian maids and Victorian maidens, Indians, Japanese, dancers, housewives, courtesans; women dancing, smiling, working, weeping, flirting â an unusually rich sourcebook of poses, costumes, clothing, everyday life. 488 illustrations.
£13.04
Penguin Young Readers Group Thank You Mr Falker
Book SynopsisThe real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age.Patricia Polacco is now one of America's most loved children's book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's dyslexia: Mr. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we.This inspiring story is available in a deluxe slipcased edition, complete with a personal letter to readers from Patricia Polacco herself. Thank You, Mr. Falker will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement&150or any special teacher who has made a difference in the child's life.
£11.99
University of Minnesota Press Syncope
Book SynopsisA comparison of Western and Indian philosophies using syncope, to describe the escape from self and the rapture of uncertainty in human endeavour.
£25.19
