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Omnibus Press Bowie Odyssey 75
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£16.19
Omnibus Press Queer Blues: The Hidden Figures of Early Blues
Book SynopsisFrom the very beginning, the blues has had a close connection with the LGBTQ community. There is a long and decorated history of so-called 'dirty blues' songs, stretching back beyond the earliest attempts to capture the blues on record. The 1920s and 30s saw the release of dozens of raunchy, bawdy blues recordings aimed at a knowing LGBTQ audience. Queer Blues tells the story of the pioneering LGBTQ composers and entertainers that wrote, performed and recorded these wonderfully outlandish, life-affirming songs and chronicles, including: Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, Josephine Baker to Frankie 'Half-Pint' Jaxon and many more. This is the definitive account of the LGBTQ trailblazers of early blues and a fascinating consideration of the intersection between music and LGBTQ history, from the award-winning Darryl W. Bullock.Trade ReviewA Guardian Music Book of the Year 2023 A Resident Records Book of the Year 2023 'Darryl W. Bullock excavates and celebrates the fantabulous intersection of Blues and Queer Culture, highlighting racial struggles, explosive joy and creativity. I love this book!' Simon Doonan 'Meticulously researched and rich in detail, Queer Blues is fabulous in its debunking of myths and righting of wrongs' 4**** Mojo
£17.00
Faber & Faber Times Echo
Book SynopsisSHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARProfoundly moving.'' EDMUND DE WAALA work of searching scholarship, acute critical observation, philosophical heft, and deep feeling.' ALEX ROSSA rare book: extraordinarily powerful - magisterial, meticulously rich and unexpected, deeply affecting and human.' PHILIPPE SANDSA remarkable and stirring account of how music acts as a witness to history and a medium of cultural memory in the post-Holocaust world.When it comes to how societies commemorate their own distant dreams and catastrophes, we often think of books, archives, or memorials carved from stone. But in Time's Echo, Jeremy Eichler makes a revelatory case for the power of music as culture's memory, an art form uniquely capable of carrying forward meaning from the past. Eichler shows how four towering composers - Richard Strauss, Ar
£21.25
Running Press,U.S. Booze Vinyl
Book SynopsisThe ultimate listening party guide, Booze and Vinyl shows you how to set the mood for 70 great records from the 1950s through the 2000s. From modern craft cocktails to old standbys, prepare to shake, stir, and just plain pour your way through some of the best wax ever pressed. Wickedly designed and featuring photography throughout, Booze & Vinyl is organized by mood, from Rock to Chill, Dance, and Seduce. Each entry has liner notes that underscore the album''s musical highlights and accompanying Side A and Side B cocktail recipes that complement the music''s mood, imagery in the lyrics, or connect the drink to the artist. This is your guide to a rich listening session for one, two, or more. Among the 70 featured albums are: Sgt. Pepper''s Lonely Hearts Club, Purple Rain, Sticky Fingers, Born To Run, License to Ill, Appetite for Destruction, Thriller, Like a Virgin, Low End Theory, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, Hotel California, Buena Vista Social Club, Back to Black, Pet Sounds, Vampire Weekend, and many more
£19.80
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Refugee Boy
Book SynopsisAn eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle across the border. Scavenger.As a violent civil war rages back home in Ethiopia, teenager Alem and his father are in a bed and breakfast in Berkshire. It''s his best holiday ever. The next morning his father is gone and has left a note explaining that he and his mother want to protect Alem from the war. This strange grey country of England is now his home. On his own, and in the hands of the social services and the Refugee Council, Alem lives from letter to letter, waiting to hear something from his father. Then he meets car-obsessed Mustapha, the lovely ''out-of-your-league'' Ruth and dangerous Sweeney three unexpected allies who spur him on in his fight to be seen as more than just the Refugee Boy. Lemn Sissay''s remarkable staTrade ReviewFine and humane ... Sissay weaves in poetry, laughter [and] moments of awe * The Times *The playful, obstinate and courageously humorous tone of Zephaniah's writing shines through ... Hilarious and later heartbreaking. * Guardian *The content of the play speaks directly to contemporary issues around immigration and asylum, the plight of refugees fleeing warfare, the traumatic legal process of applying for asylum, the contribution of refugees to life in Britain, and the treatment of children in the judicial/asylum process ... Lynette Goddard is the leading UK scholar on Black British theatre and performance. She has published widely in this field and is expertly placed to write the introduction for Refugee Boy. * Chris Megson, Reader in Drama, Royal Holloway, University of London *The text is likely to be a welcome addition to Edexcel’s set text list * Jenny Stevens, author and series editor *Table of ContentsCHRONOLOGY CONTEXT & THEMES Cultural and Theatrical Contexts Themes Dramatic Devices Performance History Trends in Scholarly and Popular Debate ADDITIONAL READING REFUGEE BOY NOTES
£10.99
Simon & Schuster Ltd Point Blank
Book SynopsisFrom one of the most influential artists of all time, a beautifully-designed book of quick studies sketches with accompanying prose in conversation with his 2025 art exhibit, Point Blank.
£28.00
Orion Publishing Co Chunky
£11.69
Profile Books Ltd Ocean of Sound: Ambient sound and radical
Book SynopsisDavid Toop's extraordinary work of sonic history travels from the rainforests of Amazonas to the megalopolis of Tokyo via the work of artists as diverse as Brian Eno, Sun Ra, Erik Satie, Kate Bush, Kraftwerk and Brian Wilson. Beginning in 1889 at the Paris exposition when Debussy first heard Javanese music performed, Ocean of Sound channels the competing instincts of 20th century music into an exhilarating, path-breaking account of ambient sound. 'A meditation on the development of modern music, there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras' Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books'Trade ReviewThis history of ambient music, starting with Debussy, is a minor masterpiece * Observer '50 greatest music books ever' *An encyclopaedic work, uncommonly knowledgeable and wide in its scope ... a rare and subversive read * DJ Magazine *A masterfully innovative and radical work * Melody Maker *A scintillating and illuminating read * Mojo *Buy it, read it and let it remix your head * i-D *A ground-breaking history of ambient music * Independent *Partly a mediation on the development of modern music, but there's no single term that is adequate to describe what Toop has accomplished here ... mixing interviews, criticism, history, and memory, Toop moves seamlessly between sounds, styles, genres, and eras, using listening as a tool in a search for a deeper understanding * Pitchfork's '60 Favourite Music Books' *An erudite and entertaining chauffeur, Toop shows us a way of listening differently ... Ocean of Sound puts Toop up there with Eno as a theorist of ambient music * Wired *Ocean of Sound's parallels aren't music books at all, but rather Italo Calvino's Invisible Cities, William Gibson's Neuromancer ... Ocean of Sound is as alien as the 20th century, as utterly now as the 21st * Wire *Ocean of Sound has gained a fervent cult audience ... the best music-related book of the 90s * Chicago Reader *Ocean of Sound brilliantly elaborates [trends in music], like sonic fact for our sci-fi present, a martian chronicle from this planet earth * Face *A heroic endeavour brought off with elegance and charm * NME *David Toop is the brilliant voyager of our sonic century, for whom music is a map of our dreams -- Steve Erickson
£10.44
Chronicle Books Happy Hedgehog Percussion Instrument
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£10.44
Oneworld Publications City of Night Birds
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£9.49
Two Rivers Press When Reading Really Rocked volume 2 The Punk
Book SynopsisThe lively story of Reading's music scene in the late 70s and early 80s following the explosion of punk and its DIY attitude. Local bands, venues, record labels, recording studios, technicians, promoters, fanzines, radio and more.
£11.69
Scribe Publications This Year
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£24.00
Edicao Do Autor Negra semente, fina flor da malandragem: samba
Book SynopsisSeria naquele bairro, onde ecoavam vozes e violões em serenatas, onde pianos batucavam e pés se arrastavam em sociedades dançantes, onde blocos evoluíam por entre fraseados rítmicos de orquestras de percussão, onde a violência fazia parte do jogo, inclusive nas rodas de pernada ao som de refrões de batucada, que o samba baiano se transformaria, em meio a dores e prazeres, no samba batucado.O bairro do Estácio de Sá, entre o morro de São Carlos e a zona do Mangue, nas vizinhanças do Catumbi, a zona do agrião. O antigo arraial de Mataporcos, caminho desde sempre das riquezas da cidade. O berço do samba batucado e das escolas de samba, patrimônios da nação brasileira. (Carlos Didier)
£11.08
Titan Books Ltd Labyrinth: Bestiary - A Definitive Guide to The
Book SynopsisDiscover the creatures of Labyrinth in this guide to the fauna of the beloved film, featuring illustrations by acclaimed artist Iris Compiet. Jim Henson’s Labyrinth has remained a beloved film since its 1986 release, and the movie’s myriad puppet creatures continue to capture the imaginations of fans to this day. Now, fans can discover an in-depth look at these iconic creatures in Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: The Official Bestiary. Illustrated by Iris Compiet, the acclaimed artist behind The Dark Crystal Bestiary: The Definitive Guide to the Creatures of Thra, this book is a gorgeous volume filled with incredible creature artwork—a must-have tome for fans of Labyrinth, Jim Henson, and the fantasy genre.
£22.94
Bonnier Books Ltd Mulan (Disney Animated Classics): A deluxe gift
Book SynopsisA retelling of Disney Mulan, accompanied by art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series!This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers, making this the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Mulan and a book to be treasured by all.A family favourite, Disney Mulan is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, story sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Also featured is a foreword by Paul Briggs, a director at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic animated film.
£13.49
Jake Island Ltd The Secrets of Dance Music Production
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£28.49
Bonnier Books Ltd Cinderella (Disney Animated Classics): A deluxe
Book SynopsisA retelling of Disney Cinderella, accompanied by art from the original Disney Studio artists. Collect the whole Animated Classics series! This beautiful hardback features premium cloth binding, a ribbon marker to match the cover, foil stamping and illustrated endpapers, making this the perfect gift for all those who have been enchanted by the magic of Cinderella and a book to be treasured by all.A family favourite for seventy years, Disney Cinderella is one of the best-loved films of all time. Relive the magic through this retelling of the classic animated film, accompanied by paintings, story sketches and concept art from the original Disney Studio artists. Also featured is a foreword by a Mark Henn, a supervising animator and director at the Walt Disney Animation Studios. Turn to the back of the book to learn more about the artists who worked on this iconic animated film.
£13.49
Orion Publishing Co Innocent When You Dream Tom Waits The Collected
Book SynopsisTom Waits in his own words: a collection of three decades' worth of interviews with Tom Waits
£10.99
John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Crisis of Narration
Book SynopsisNarratives produce the ties that bind us. They create community, eliminate contingency and anchor us in being. And yet in our contemporary information society, where everything has become arbitrary and random, storytelling becomes storyselling and narratives lose their binding force. Whereas narratives create community, storytelling brings forth only a fleeting community – the community of consumers. No amount of storytelling could recreate the fire around which humans gather to tell each other stories. That fire has long since burnt out. It has been replaced by the digital screen, which separates people rather than bringing them together. Through storytelling, capitalism appropriates narrative: stories sell. They are no longer a medium of shared experience. The inflation of storytelling betrays a need to cope with contingency, but storytelling is unable to transform the information society back into a stable narrative community. Rather, storytelling as storyselling is a pathological phenomenon of our age. Byung-Chul Han, one of the most perceptive cultural theorists of contemporary society, dissects this crisis with exceptional insight and flair.Table of ContentsPreface From Narration to InformationThe Poverty of ExperienceThe Narrated LifeBare LifeThe Disenchantment of the WorldFrom Shocks to LikesTheory as NarrativeNarration as HealingNarrative CommunityStoryselling Notes
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Running Press Sad Trombone
Book SynopsisWomp, womp! This Sad Trombone, positioned on trombone case base, includes everything you need for a soundtrack to your epic fails:- Plays music: plays the notorious womp-womp-womp-womp sound when the trombone is slightly tilted- Trombone replica: Includes a 3 replica of a real trombone resting on a trombone case base- Includes Stickers: Two stickers to decorate and personalize your trombone case- Illustrated mini book: Includes a 32-page mini book about the origins of the sad trombone notes and trombone songs- Perfect gift: humorous gag gift or stocking stufferIncludes button cell batteries.
£10.69
Sher Music Co ,U.S. The Jazz Theory Book
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£40.49
John Blake Publishing Ltd Dave Grohl: Times Like His: Foo Fighters, Nirvana
Book SynopsisFoo Fighters emerged from the morass of suicide and potent musical legacy that was Nirvana to establish themselves against all odds as one of the most popular rock bands in the world. Deflecting early critical disdain, Dave Grohl has single-handedly reinvented himself and cemented his place in the rock pantheon. This is his story, from his pre-Nirvana days in hardcore band Scream to his current status as a festival conquering, Grammy winning, platinum-selling grunge legend. Across the entire body of Foo Fighters albums, the whole legendary Nirvana tale, the pre-history in the nascent Seattle scene and Grohl's flirtations with Queens of the Stone Age and his supergroup side-project Them Crooked Vultures, this is an utterly comprehensive, insightful chronicle of Dave Grohl's remarkable life. Drawing on new interviews with key figures in the Grohl story, this definitive biography of one of modern rock's most influential figures includes the stories of the multi-platinum opus Echoes, Silence, Patience and Grace, 2011's Wasting Light, which saw Grohl reunited with Nirvana producer Butch Vig and Sonic Highways, their ambitious homage to coast-to-coast US classic rock.
£8.54
Feral House,U.S. Lords Of Chaos 2nd Edition
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£17.84
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Les Normaux
Book Synopsis''One of my favourite webcomics of all time'' Alice OsemanBoy moves to new city. Boy meets vampire. They kiss, then become friends. But both would like something moreA global Webtoon phenomenon and LGBTQ+ graphic novel about friendship, love and magic.Sébastien recently moved to supernatural Paris hoping to get away from his troubles at home and live a peaceful life learning magic. But what are you going to do when the really hot vampire you made out with last night to forget your troubles turns out to be your new neighbor?Sébastien (a demisexual boy with main character hair and a bunny named Pierre), meet Elia (a hot, supermodel, vampire neighbor and crush).Join Elia, Sébastien and their assorted crew of wonderful friends, as they navigate the ins and outs of dating in a modern and paranormal love story.
£18.70
Hal Leonard Europe Limited Justinguitar.com Beginner's Course (Spiral Bound)
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£23.74
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Piano Exam Pieces Plus
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£10.95
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Groundhog Day
Book SynopsisRyan Gilbey is a writer and critic based in London. He was named the Independent/Sight and Sound Young Film Journalist of the Year in 1993 at the age of 22, won a Press Gazette award for his reviews at the New Statesman, where he was film critic from 2006 until 2023, and has written for the Guardian since 2002. He is the author of It Don't Worry Me: Nashville, Jaws, Star Wars and Beyond (2003) and It Used to Be Witches: Under the Spell of Queer Cinema (2025).
£12.34
Faber Music Ltd OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017
Book SynopsisRadiohead's OK Computer OKNOTOK 1997 2017 features the original twelve tracks from the OK Computer 1997 album, plus three unreleased tracks and eight B-sides with eight colour pages of artwork by Stanley Donwood.Table of ContentsAirbag; Paranoid Android; Subterranean Homesick Alien; Exit Music (For a Film); Let Down; Karma Police; fitter happier; Electioneering; Climbing up the Walls; No Surprises; Lucky; The Tourist; I Promise; Man of War; Lift; Lull; Meeting in the Aisle; Melatonin; A Reminder; Polyethylene (Parts 1 & 2); Pearly; Palo Alto; How I Made My Millions
£17.99
Omnibus Press The Lyrics of Syd Barrett
Book SynopsisDespite just a three-year tenure with the band, co-founder Syd Barrett’s influence on Pink Floyd was profound and long-lasting. If his guitar gave the early Pink Floyd a distinctive hallucinatory sound, his often obscure and surreal lyrics were perhaps even more intoxicating. The complete lyrics of Syd Barrett – 52 songs written for Pink Floyd and during his subsequent solo career – are presented together for the first time, along with rare photos and artwork, to form this beautifully illustrated book. Compiled in collaboration with the Syd Barrett estate, and featuring a foreword from former Pink Floyd manager Peter Jenner and a comprehensive introduction by biographer Rob Chapman, The Lyrics of Syd Barrett delves deep into one of rock’n’roll’s most imaginative and searing minds.
£13.49
Hawthorn Press An A-Z Collection of Behaviour Tales: From Angry
Book SynopsisEach story in this collection begins with an undesirable or out-of-balance situation and, through the use of metaphor and an imaginative story journey, leads to a more desirable resolution. In this way, the stories also have the potential for nurturing positive values.The stories cover many kinds of universal behaviour. Following the alphabet from A to Z, the behaviour is identified in the story title e.g. anxious, bossy, cranky greedy jealous lazy swearing uncooperative ... and more. The stories can be told directly, or adapted. They can be turned into home-made picture books and puppet shows, or used as springboards for the creation of new tales for particular behaviour challenges and situations.
£14.39
John Murray Press How to Disappear
Book Synopsis'For years now, I've been taking fugitive snaps of my band, Radiohead. I've tried to catch out my friends with my small black Yashica T4 Super. They are so lost in their own moment of performance that they don't see me with the camera.' Colin GreenwoodHow to Disappear is bassist Colin Greenwood's stunning portrait of Radiohead in his own photographs. Two decades in the making, he takes us on a journey into the heart of the 21st-century's most influential band, a maverick collective who have vastly broadened our musical landscape while they dominate and distort it. On stage, backstage, in the rehearsal room, behind the scenes, on tour, at work and at play, Colin's photographs, and the stories and memories they evoke for him in his accompanying text, form an intimate portrait of the musical and cultural iconoclasts as they travel through 'our middle years: all the joy and doubt and confidenc
£22.10
John Wiley & Sons Inc Guitar Theory For Dummies with Online Practice
Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPreface xiii 1 Introduction to Energy Storage Systems 1Rajender Kumar Beniwal, Sandeep Dhundhara and Amarjit Kalra 1.1 Introduction 2 1.1.1 Basic Components of Energy Storage Systems 5 1.2 Types of Energy Storage Systems 5 1.2.1 Chemical Energy Storage System 6 1.2.2 Mechanical Energy Storage System 8 1.2.3 Electromagnetic Energy Storage System 11 1.2.4 Electrostatic Energy Storage System 12 1.2.5 Electrochemical Energy Storage System 14 1.2.6 Thermal Energy Storage System 18 1.3 Terminology Used in ESS 19 1.4 Applications of ESS 21 1.5 Comparative Analysis of Cost and Technical Parameters of ESSs 23 1.6 Analysis of Energy Storage Techniques 23 1.7 Conclusion 28 References 28 2 Storage Technology Perspective in Modern Power System 33Reinaldo Padilha França, Ana Carolina Borges Monteiro, Rangel Arthur and Yuzo Iano 2.1 Introduction 34 2.2 Significance of Storage Technologies in Renewable Integration 35 2.3 Overview of Current Developments in Electrical Energy Storage Technologies 38 2.4 Commercial Aspects of Energy Storage Technologies 40 2.5 Reducing the Costs of Storage Systems 41 2.6 Energy Storage Economics – A View Through Current Scenario 42 2.7 Implications for Researchers, Practitioners, and Policymakers 43 2.8 Regulatory Considerations – A Need for Reform 44 2.9 Discussion 46 2.10 Conclusions 47 2.11 Trends and Technological Modernizations – A Look Into What the Future Might Bring 49 References 50 3 Virtual Inertia Provision Through Energy Storage Technologies 59Shreya Mahajan and Yajvender Pal Verma 3.1 Introduction 59 3.2 Virtual Inertia-Based Frequency Control 61 3.2.1 Concept of Virtual Inertia 61 3.2.2 Virtual Inertia Emulation 62 3.3 Impact of Low System Inertia on Power System Voltage and Operation & Control Due to Large Share of Renewables 63 3.4 Control Methods for Inertia Emulation in RES-Based Power Systems 65 3.4.1 Control Methods Without ESS for Frequency Control 66 3.4.2 Control Methods with ESS for Frequency Control 67 3.4.2.1 Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) 69 3.4.2.2 Super Capacitors and Ultra-Capacitors 70 3.4.2.3 Flywheel Energy Storage System (FESS) 70 3.4.2.4 Hybrid Energy Storage System (HESS) 71 3.5 Challenges 73 References 73 4 Energy Storage Systems for Electric Vehicles 79M. Nandhini Gayathri 4.1 Introduction 79 4.2 Energy Storage Systems for Electric Vehicle 82 4.3 Types of Electric Vehicles 82 4.3.1 Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) 85 4.3.2 Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) 86 4.3.3 Plug-In Hybrid Electric Vehicles (PHEV) 87 4.4 Review of Energy Storage Systems for Electric Vehicle Applications 88 4.4.1 Key Attributes of Battery Technologies 88 4.4.2 Widely Used Battery Technologies 88 4.4.3 Alternate Energy Storage Solutions 92 4.5 Electric Vehicle Charging Schemes 93 4.6 Issues and Challenges of ESSs in EV Applications 94 4.7 Recent Advancements in the Storage Technologies of EVs 94 4.8 Factors, Challenges and Problems in Sustainable Electric Vehicle 96 4.9 Conclusions and Recommendations 97 References 97 5 Fast-Acting Electrical Energy Storage Systems for Frequency Regulation 10Mandeep Sharma, Sandeep Dhundhara, Yogendra Arya and Maninder Kaur 5.1 Introduction 106 5.1.1 Significance of Fast-Acting Electrical Energy Storage (EES) System in Frequency Regulation 106 5.1.2 Capacitive Energy Storage (CES) 107 5.1.2.1 Basic Configuration of CES 109 5.1.2.2 CES Control Logic 112 5.1.3 Superconducting Magnetic Energy Storage (SMES) 113 5.1.3.1 Constructional and Working Details of SMES 113 5.1.3.2 Basic Configuration of SMES 114 5.1.3.3 SMES Block Diagram Presentation 115 5.1.3.4 Benefits Over Other Energy Storage Methods 116 5.1.4 Advantages of CES Over SMES 117 5.2 Case Study to Investigate the Impact of CES and SMES in Modern Power System 118 5.2.1 Literature Review 118 5.2.2 Modeling of the System Under Study 121 5.2.3 Control Approach 121 5.3 Impact of Fast-Acting EES Systems on the Frequency Regulation Services of Modern Power Systems 124 5.3.1 System Model-1 124 5.3.2 System Model-2 128 5.4 Conclusion 137 Appendix A 137 References 138 6 Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell and Its Control 143Preeti Gupta, Vivek Pahwa and Yajvender Pal Verma Abbreviations 144 Symbols and Molecular Formulae 144 Nomenclature 145 6.1 Introduction 145 6.2 Fuel Cells 147 6.2.1 Different Types of Fuel Cells 148 6.2.2 Advantages and Disadvantages 148 6.2.3 Applications in Modern Power System 150 6.3 Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell 150 6.3.1 Mathematical Modeling 152 6.3.2 Linearization 153 6.3.3 Control Schemes for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Based Power System 155 6.3.3.1 Constant Voltage Control 156 6.3.3.2 Constant Fuel Utilization Control 156 6.4 Illustration of a Case Study on Control of Grid-Connected SOFC 160 6.5 Recent Trend in Fuel Cell Technologies 165 6.5.1 Techno-Economic Comparison 166 6.5.2 Market and Policy Barriers 168 6.6 Summary and Future Scope 169 Acknowledgement 170 References 170 7 Lithium-Ion vs. Redox Flow Batteries – A Techno-Economic Comparative Analysis for Isolated Microgrid System 177Maninder Kaur, Sandeep Dhundhara, Sanchita Chauhan and Mandeep Sharma 7.1 Introduction to Battery Energy Storage System 178 7.1.1 Lithium-Ion Battery 178 7.1.2 Redox Flow Batteries 182 7.2 Role of Battery Energy Storage System in Microgrids 186 7.3 Case Study to Investigate the Impact of Li-Ion and VRFB Energy Storage System in Microgrid System 188 7.3.1 System Modelling 188 7.3.2 Evaluation Criteria for a Microgrid System 191 7.3.3 Load and Resource Assessment 191 7.4 Results and Discussion 192 7.5 Conclusion 194 References 195 8 Role of Energy Storage Systems in the Micro-Grid Operation in Presence of Intermittent Renewable Energy Sources and Load Growth 199V V S N Murty, Ashwani Kumar and M. Nageswara Rao 8.1 Introduction 200 8.1.1 Techniques and Classification of Energy Storage Technologies Used in Hybrid AC/DC Micro-Grids 201 8.1.2 Applications and Benefits of Energy Storage Systems in the Microgrid System 202 8.1.2.1 Applications and Benefits of BESS in Micro-Grid 203 8.1.3 Importance of Appropriate Configuration of Energy Storage System in Micro-Grid 205 8.1.3.1 Decentralized Control 206 8.1.3.2 Centralized Control 206 8.1.3.3 Coordinated Control 207 8.1.3.4 Topology of BESS and PCS 208 8.1.3.5 Battery Management System 208 8.2 Concept of Micro-Grid Energy Management 209 8.2.1 Concept of Micro-Grid 210 8.2.2 Benefits of Micro-Grids 212 8.2.3 Overview of MGEM 213 8.3 Modelling of Renewable Energy Sources and Battery Storage System 214 8.4 Uncertainty of Load Demand and Renewable Energy Sources 220 8.5 Demand Response Programs in Micro-Grid System 221 8.5.1 Modelling of Price Elasticity of Demand 221 8.5.2 Load Control in Time-Based Rate DR Program 223 8.5.3 Load Control in Incentive-Based DR Program 223 8.6 Economic Analysis of Micro-Grid System 223 8.7 Results and Discussions 224 8.7.1 Dispatch Schedule Without Demand Response 224 8.7.2 Dispatch Schedule with Demand Response 225 8.7.3 Micro-Grid Resiliency 229 8.7.4 BESS for Emergency DG Replacement 235 8.8 Conclusions 237 List of Symbols and Indices 238 References 240 9 Role of Energy Storage System in Integration of Renewable Energy Technologies in ActiveDistribution Network 243Vijay Babu Pamshetti and Shiv Pujan Singh Nomenclature 244 9.1 Introduction 246 9.1.1 Background 246 9.1.2 Motivation and Aim 248 9.1.3 Related Work 249 9.1.4 Main Contributions 253 9.2 Active Distribution Network 253 9.3 Uncertainties Modelling of Renewable Energy Sources and Load 254 9.3.1 Uncertainty of Photovoltaic (PV) Power Generation 254 9.3.2 Uncertainty of Wind Power Generation 255 9.3.3 Voltage Dependent Load Modelling (VDLM) 256 9.3.4 Proposed Stochastic Variable Module for Uncertainties Modelling 256 9.3.5 Modelling of Energy Storage System 258 9.3.6 Basic Concept of Conservation Voltage Reduction 259 9.3.7 Framework of Proposed Two-Stage Coordinated Optimization Model 259 9.3.8 Proposed Problem Formulation 260 9.3.8.1 Investments Constraints 262 9.3.8.2 Operational Constraints 262 9.3.9 Proposed Solution Methodology 263 9.3.10 Simulation Results and Discussions 265 9.3.10.1 Simulation Platform 265 9.3.10.2 Data and Assumptions 265 9.3.10.3 Numerical Results and Discussions 266 9.3.10.4 Effect of Voltage Profile 268 9.3.10.5 Effect of Energy Losses and Consumption 268 9.3.10.6 Effect of Energy Not Served and Carbon Emissions 272 9.3.10.7 Performance of Proposed Hybrid Optimization Solver 272 9.3.11 Conclusion 274 References 275 10 Inclusion of Energy Storage System with Renewable Energy Resources in Distribution Networks 281Rayees Ahmad Thokar, Vipin Chandra Pandey, Nikhil Gupta, K. R. Niazi, Anil Swarnkar, Pradeep Singh and N. K. Meena 10.1 Introduction 282 10.2 Optimal Allocation of ESSs in Modern Distribution Networks 284 10.2.1 ESS Allocation (Siting and Sizing) 285 10.2.2 ESS Allocation Methods 286 10.3 Applications of ESS in Modern Distribution Networks 290 10.3.1 ESS Applications at the Generation and Distribution Side 293 10.3.2 ESS Applications at the End-Consumer Side 293 10.4 Different Types of ESS Technologies Employed for Sustainable Operation of Power Networks 294 10.5 Case Study 301 10.5.1 Proposed Two-Layer Optimization Framework and Problem Formulation 302 10.5.1.1 Upper-Layer Optimization 303 10.5.1.2 Internal-Layer Optimization 304 10.5.1.3 Problem Constraints 305 10.5.1.4 Proposed Management Strategies for BESS Deployment 307 10.5.2 Results and Discussions 308 10.5.3 Conclusions 316 10.6 Future Research and Recommendations 317 Appendix A 318 Acknowledgement 319 References 319 Index 329
£16.79
Faber & Faber Englands Dreaming
Book SynopsisA reissue of Jon Savage's landmark book on punk culture.
£12.34
Sher Music Co ,U.S. The Jazz Piano Book
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£30.59
Rizzoli International Publications The Art of Bobs Burgers TM
£28.00
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Robert Ludlums The Bourne Shadow
Book SynopsisWhen secrets from Jason Bourne''s past come to light, he may be the next thing that''s buried. The latest thrilling instalment in the legendary New York Times bestselling series from the world of Robert Ludlum.It''s been over a decade since Nash Rollins recruited a brilliant, talented, but disaffected young man named David Webb to join Treadstone. Webb became the agent known as Cain - and later took on the identity of Jason Bourne.That violent winter - which included Cain's first mission for Treadstone - was also a story of betrayal in ways that David never knew. So after the injury that erased Bourne's whole life, Nash lied about the circumstances of David's recruitment to Treadstone. He was afraid that learning the truth might drive Bourne out of the agency forever.But now, when Bourne meets a woman who recognises him as David Webb, the secrets of those days begin to come out - and Bourne is forced to confront the dangerous ghosts of a past he
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Bonnier Books Ltd Enemies to Lovers
Book SynopsisIt is a truth universally acknowledged that you will go from enemies to lovers...Meet Elizabeth Bennet. Otherwise known as Eden Blake the understudy in Liz and Darcy, the musical adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. Eden has toiled away for years as a working actress in terrible commercials. While she's not guaranteed a spot on stage, this production is one step on the road to her dreams.Until Brennon Thorne, their new Mr Darcy, and all-round theatre god joins the next leg of their tour. Brennon can't hide his contempt for Eden and anyone who isn't a classically trained actor. And he doesn't care who knows it.But at least they don't need to spend that much time together.Until the actress playing Elizabeth drops out last minute and suddenly the spotlight is on Eden. Opposite Brennon. On stage. Every night. Which always ends with a kiss.Brennon's arrogance and disdain is almo
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Orion Publishing Co A Riot of Our Own
Book Synopsis''Hugely enjoyable ... Green''s great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly'' MOJOJohnny Green first met the Clash in 1977. A RIOT OF OUR OWN is his tale of three delirious years of rock ''n'' roll madness as confidant and road manager of the Clash, from the early punk days to LONDON CALLING and touring America. Ray Lowry accompanied the band as official ''war artist'' on the second American tour and designed the London Calling album cover. Together, in words and pictures, Green and Lowry give the definitive, inside story on one of the most magnificent rock ''n'' roll bands ever.Trade ReviewHugely enjoyable ... Green's great achievement is to recapture exactly how those moments felt, but remain sufficiently detached about the whole thing to render the experience honestly * MOJO *Finally ... a Clash book worth its salt ... Here it all is, London calling from the top of the dial - the low-life liggers, the bags of cash, the cops, the coke, the quarrels, up and down the Westway and in and out of the lights, the great bass speakers, the driving rain and reggae, expectation, exploration and the cosmic live gigs ... This is a witty tribute to the only lastingly listenable punk band -- Liz Young * INDEPENDENT *I like Johnny Green's book! It seems to convey the feeling in the air like it was at the time ... It captures something. It's entertaining for starters. And it's short! -- Joe StrummerA Riot of Our Own is written from inside the eye of the storm. Johnny Green captures the essence of the Clash. He's pretty funny, too ... A Riot of Our Own enables you to smell the leather, the hairspray, the sweat and the spliff. It could quite happily sit alongside Kerouac, Kesey and Ginsberg in terms of its celebration of living life on a knife edge -- Ben Myers * MELODY MAKER *This touching, angry, uproarious take sustains 238 pages because it never lets go of the notion that as one day follows another something more than a pop group's career might be at stake -- Greil MarcusFucking great! -- Joe Strummer's builders
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Orion Publishing Co Johnny Cash: The Life
Book Synopsis'Johnny Cash ... Every man could relate to him, no man could be him, and only one man could get inside his head - Robert Hilburn' BONOPeople don't just listen to Johnny Cash: they believe in him. But no one has told the Man in Black's full story, until now.In Johnny Cash: The Life, Robert Hilburn conveys the unvarnished truth about a musical icon, whose colourful career stretched from his days at Sun Records with Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis to his remarkable, brave and deeply moving 'Hurt' video, aged sixty-nine. As music critic for the Los Angeles Times, Hilburn knew Cash well throughout his life: he was the only music journalist at the legendary Folsom Prison concert in 1968, and he interviewed Cash and his wife June Carter for the final time just months before their deaths in 2003. Hilburn's rich reporting shows the remarkable highs and deep lows that followed and haunted Cash in equal measure. A man of great faith and humbling addiction, Cash aimed for more than another hit for the jukebox; he wanted his music to lift people's spirits.Drawing upon his personal experience with Cash and a trove of never-before-seen material from the singer's inner circle, Hilburn creates an utterly compelling, deeply human portrait of one of the most iconic figures in modern popular culture - not only a towering figure in country music, but also a seminal influence in rock, whose personal life was far more troubled, and whose musical and lyrical artistry much more profound, than even his most devoted fans ever realised.Trade ReviewJohnny Cash was a man both extraordinary and ordinary. Every man could relate to him, no man could be him, and only one man could get inside his head: Robert Hilburn -- BonoRobert Hilburn displays a deeply felt affinity with his subject, illuminating Johnny Cash as the moral compass of country music -- Patti SmithA great story requires great storytelling, and that's exactly what it receives here. Ultimately, Robert Hilburn's biography uncannily resembles its subject: massive and stolid, but with a dangerous glint in its eye -- Charles Shaar Murray * Literary Review *Johnny Cash and Robert Hilburn are two of the true blessings of my life. Both the best at what they do and each a gifted artist. It's a killer combination -- Kris Kristofferson[T]he most authoritative and revealing portrait to date of the most chronicled figure in country-music history ... [a] finely wrought biography -- Eddie Dean * Wall Street Journal Europe *Hilburn's biography has the sort of immense scope and tremendous insight that comes from years of interviewing such a truthful, troubling subject -- Rob Fitzpatrick * Sunday Times *A warts-and-all biography follows Johnny Cash, a rebel and outsider, from one drama to the next. It's a must-read -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *Rock biographies can feel like they are ten-a-penny so it is a refreshing change to read a meaty no-holds barred, non-sycophantic record of legendary Man in Black Johnny Cash ... The wealth of detail on every page, in ever incident of Cash's life (1932-2002) is both impressive and a joy to read. Unlike so many biographies that are reported incidents jigsawed together, this is almost an eyewitness account with not always favourable opinions, perfecting its colour and gravitas -- Nicole Carmichael * Sunday Express *How do you write an interesting biography of such a beloved figure? First, hire Robert Hilburn. He is a prodigious researcher, but keeps a steady hand on the tiller, and never allows his research to swamp his narrative. He knows his music and music history, but unlike far too many music critics, he avoids the temptation to show off * The Economist *Hilburn has pulled off the rare feat of making the dispassionate truth more extraordinary than the myth -- Andy Fyfe * Mojo *With straightforward prose, and through years of meticulous research, Robert Hilburn unravels the sometimes dark and magical life of one of music's greatest legends. Oftentimes this is a chronicle of pain, whether Hilburn is detailing Cash's early loss of his beloved brother, or the anguish he talked to Rick Rubin about feeling upon the death of wife June, but Hilburn gives much insight into what drove Cash's work. This is a harrowing story of addiction, musical genius, and enduring faith that goes far deeper than any film biopic ever will. In the end, Hilburn has achieved what is most certainly the definitive Johnny Cash biography -- Charles R. Cross, author of Heavier Than Heaven: A Biography of Kurt CobainRobert Hilburn has written a magnificent biography * BBC Radio 4 Front Row *Hilburn displays a quite remarkable empathy with his subject and his writing style is highly readable and totally gripping. The book has just been published in the UK and is surely a must for any serious country music buff -- David Alan * Country Music People *A moving, respectful and sympathetic biography -- Alan Taylor * Sunday Herald *There is madness aplenty in this excellent life of the turbulent Johnny Cash -- Rod Liddle * Sunday Times *Superb -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC 100 Cult Films The Sequel
Book SynopsisIn this follow up to their 100 Cult Films, Ernest Mathijs and Xavier Mendik provide a guide to one hundred more incredible films from the history and present of cult cinema around the world, from the 1911 Italian silent Dante''s Inferno to Jordan Peele''s 2017 horror classic Get Out. Their richly-illustrated guide addresses the work of filmmakers including Stanley Kubrick, Paul Verhoeven, Julien Temple, Ana Lily Amirpour, Lizzie Borden, Rob Reiner and John Carpenter, and movies from countries ranging from Iran to Peru, South Korea to Sweden, Japan to the USA. The films represent genres including sci-fi, romance, horror, vampire, comedy and action, and in their subject matter and through the debates (and sometimes controversies) that surrounds them raise issues about identity, home, belonging, exoticism, censorship and what it means to be ''weird''. By presenting 100 films that confirm and interrogate the notion of what makes a film a cult film', 100 Cult Films Redux reinvigorates the debate about cult cinema while affirming its foundations in today's volatile and vibrant cultural climate.
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Springer Nature Switzerland AG Adapting Margaret Atwood: The Handmaid's Tale and
Book SynopsisThis book engages with Margaret Atwood’s work and its adaptations. Atwood has long been appreciated for her ardent defence of Canadian authors and her genre-bending fiction, essays, and poetry. However, a lesser-studied aspect of her work is Atwood’s role both as adaptor and as source for adaptation in media as varied as opera, television, film, or comic books. Recent critically acclaimed television adaptations of the novels The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) and Alias Grace (Amazon) have rightfully focused attention on these works, but Atwood’s fiction has long been a source of inspiration for artists of various media, a seeming corollary to Atwood’s own tendency to explore the possibilities of previously undervalued media (graphic novels), genres (science-fiction), and narratives (testimonial and historical modes). This collection hopes to expand on other studies of Atwood’s work or on their adaptations to focus on the interplay between the two, providing an interdisciplinary approach that highlights the protean nature of the author and of adaptation.Trade Review“The sixteen pieces in this volume, partly illustrated with colored stills and screenshots, photographs, diagrams, or musical scores, build a comprehensive piece of conducted research about the texts of Margaret Atwood … . The fact that a great number of fans, academics, readers, or artists keep returning to the creative output of Margaret Atwood … Atwood’s alchemy leaves no doubt that her magic ‘has to do, in one word, with relevance’ … .” (Sandra Danneil, AAA, Arbeiten aus Anglistik und Amerikanistik, Vol. 47 (1), June, 2022)“This volume sheds light on the legacy in which Atwood inserts herself, and on the legacy she leaves for others to reinterpret through their perspectives and sensitivities. Articles as well as interviews offer insight into the subversive aspects of literary fiction, and enhance the political necessity of adapting and updating these narratives in the light of contemporary events.” (Laura Benoit, Interfaces, Vol. 48, 2022)“Students will love this book, and for readers anywhere it will stimulate a fresh creative engagement with Atwood’s imagined worlds.” (Coral Ann Howells, British Journal of Canadian Studies, Vol. 34 (2), 2022)Table of ContentsPart I Atwood Adapts “Atwood’s Hag-Seed and The Heart Goes Last, a Generic Romp” “Negotiating with the Dead”: Authorial Ghosts and Other Spectralities in Atwood’s Adaptations Transforming the Human and the Novel: The Utopian Potential of Resilience in Margaret Atwood’sM addAddam Trilogy Atwood’s Protean Poetics: Adaptation in the Service of Survival Feminist Adaptations/Adaptations of Feminism: Margaret Atwood’s The PenelopiadPart II Atwood Adapted The Unreliable Female (Narrator) in Mary Harron’s Miniseries Alias Grace The Figure of the Objectified Servant, from the Silent Biblical Maid to the Twenty-First-Century Web TV RebelShallow Focus Composition and the Poetics of Blur in The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu, 2017–) Feminism, Facts, and Fear: The Protean Reception of The Handmaid’s Tale (Atwood 1985, Miller 2017–) You Are Here: The Handmaid’s Tale as Graphic Novel Offred at the Opera: Dimensions of Adaptation in Poul Ruders and Paul Bentley’sT he Handmaid’s Tale Part III Atwood in the World: Atwood Adaptation Practitioners Staging The PenelopiadFilming Alias Grace Filming The Handmaid’s Tale “Adapting (to) Atwood”
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Quarto Publishing PLC Colours of Film
Book SynopsisColours of Film is an introduction to film through the lens of colour. Taking you from the 1900s to today, it showcases the most extraordinary use of colour and provides visually appealing palettes of some of the best movies ever made. Trade ReviewOne the 18 Books to Read After You Watch Barbie * Town and Country *
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Against Progress
Book SynopsisWhat does progress' mean? Can things get better? And how, when we are constantly battered on all sides by deepfakes, doomers and disorienting relativisms, can we make any headway at all in the face of unprecedented ecological, social and political crises? In this collection of iconoclastic essays, Slavoj Žižek disrupts the death-grip that neoliberalists, Trumpian populists, toxic self-improvement industries and accelerationists alike have established on the idea of progress. In a whirlwind tour that takes in everything from gentrification to the theory of relativity, Lacan to Lenin, Putin to Mary Poppins and Kierkegaard to the end of the world, these essays never stop asking hard questions of imagined futures. Nor does Žižek shrink from the hardest question of all: How do we free ourselves from the hypocritical, guilt-ridden dreaming in which we're enmeshed, and begin to build a better world?
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Headline Publishing Group Shake It Up
Book SynopsisWhether you''re a Reputation stan or a Speak Now girlie, Shake It Up: Delicious cocktails inspired by the music of Taylor Swift is a must-have for Taylor Swift fans looking to unwind after a long day of Easter egg searching. Turn your favorite Taylor Swift songs into delicious cocktails with this collection of Swiftie-inspired recipes. Featuring 65 recipes alongside top tips for starting a home bar and stunning illustrations, this is a celebration of pop music''s finest songbook. Shake It Up is the perfect gift for the Swiftie in your life.Cocktails include: Lemon Drop on My Guitar Fiftini Bitter Than Revenge Be-Gin Again New Rum-antics King of My Bar Cart ME!jito The Last Great American Daiquiri Fizz The Damn Season Lavender Hazy And many more
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HarperCollins Publishers The Cover Art of Blue Note Records: The
Book SynopsisThe Cover Art of Blue Note Records is Graham Marsh and Glyn Callingham’s classic collection of the unparalleled record sleeves produced by the celebrated Blue Note record label. Around January 1956 the photographer Francis Wolff and Alfred Lion of Blue Note Records met Reid Miles, a commercial artists and a devout classical music fan. After establishing a rapport, Reid Miles became the designer for the Blue Note label for the next eleven years creating wonderful graphic covers that were both unique and also retaining the indefinable Blue Note look. Featuring iconic covers for artists such as Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sonny Rollins and Art Blakey, this anthology is an evocative piece of Jazz history. Alongside over 400 of the record label’s best album covers is a selection of short essays written by leading industry figures. Both a comprehensive guide to an acclaimed label, and an insightful snapshot of graphic design history, The Cover Art of Blue Note Records is a must-have for all Jazz fans.
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Abrams R. Crumb Heroes of Blues Jazz Country
Book SynopsisContains three companion sets of trading cards - Heroes of the Blues, Early Jazz Greats, and Pioneers of Country Music - in book form. This work provides the biography of each musician, along with a full colour original illustration.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Harry Potter – Christmas at Hogwarts: A Movie
Book SynopsisThe snowy Great Hall festooned with Christmas trees, the shimmering Yule Ball, Mrs Weasley’s festive jumpers – Christmas at Hogwarts is filled with magic and wonder. This equally magical scrapbook takes readers on an interactive tour of the Christmas season in the Wizarding World, as seen in the Harry Potter films. With detailed profiles on everything from Harry’s Firebolt broomstick – a festive gift from his godfather, Sirius Black – to Hogsmeade, this book includes concept illustrations, behind-the-scenes photographs, and fascinating reflections from actors and film-makers. Fans can revisit key moments from the films, including Harry Potter’s first Christmas at Hogwarts when he receives the Invisibility Cloak, as well as his holiday spent at number twelve, Grimmauld Place in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Destined to be a must-have collectable for fans of Harry Potter, this book also comes packed with interactive inserts.
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HarperCollins Publishers HeadOnRepossessed
Book SynopsisJulian Cope's highly acclaimed autobiography and its long-awaited sequel in one extraordinary volume.Julian Cope shot to fame with eighties band Teardrop Explodes'' during the Punk era. Hailed as a visionary by those people who recognise his genius and a madman by those who find him perplexing, he has become a cult figure in the music world.Head-On/Repossessed is written in Cope's own inimitable style and follows his journey through a time of incredible change within the music industry.Head-on is the highly acclaimed autobiography that The Observer viewed as book of the year when it was first released. Repossesed picks up in 1983 where Head On ends and continues up until 1989.Trade Review'Hilarious, observant and deeply subversive.' I-D 'Considered and self-deprecating…Mighty.' TIME OUT 'Repossessed…is one of the best books about the 80s ever written and without doubt the best book about toy cars, hermiting, integrity and drug paranoia.' THE GUARDIAN 'Cope's passion and intelligence are well served by a vein of self-deprecating wit.' THE DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Wondrous memoirs of fleeting stardom and LSD-induced psychosis.' Q MAGAZINE [The 50 Best Music Books Ever, 2001] 'Cope's rocking writing at its most infectious, moving and hilarious.' NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS 'Compulsive reading…This man is truly a genius.' LOADED 'A wryly rendered masterpiece.' Q MAGAZINE
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