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Manchester University Press Fictional Television and American Politics: From
Book SynopsisWe live in a golden age of fictional television, while our politics has never been so controversial. This book explores that relationship, asking what it is that some of America’s most popular TV shows have to say about its politics. Perhaps, like the author, you have gasped at Game of Thrones and balked at Breaking Bad. This book illustrates how, far from being outside of politics, shows such as these are deeply political, helping to fill our world with meaning. To this end, the book analyses Game of Thrones, House of Cards, The West Wing, Homeland, 24, Veep, The Wire, The Walking Dead and Breaking Bad. These are all politically consequential shows that shape how we feel and think about world politics.Table of ContentsAcknowledgementsList of abbreviationsIntroductionPart I: Watching television1 America and the screen2 Screening America under Bush, Obama, and Trump3 Drawing lines: world politics and popular culture4 Analysing fictional television Part II: Politics and television5 World politics as realpolitik (in House of Cards and Game of Thrones)6 Constructing counter-terrorism (in Homeland, 24, and The West Wing)7 Imagining the president (in The West Wing, 24, and Veep)Part III: Television and our political world8 Ethics and inequality (in The Wire)9 Being human in a world of zombies (in The Walking Dead)10 The personal is political (in Breaking Bad)ConclusionBibliographyIndex
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Exam Pieces 2021 & 2022, ABRSM Grade 5,
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 5 Piano syllabus for 2021 & 2022, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. The enclosed CD features inspiring recordings of all 30 pieces on the Grade 5 syllabus, performed by Yulia Chaplina, Mei Yi Foo, Nikki Iles, Dinara Klinton, Charles Owen, Robert Thompson and Richard Uttley.
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Canelo Foolish
Book Synopsis''Kept me laughing my ass off'' Joanne McNally ''Delightful, complicated'' Jerry Seinfeld ''It's insane to me, that Sarah became famous for miming, when her own voice is so hilarious, unique and important! We should have been listening to her this whole time'' London Hughes Sarah Cooper is an expert in the business of being embarrassed.Whether it's in auditions, on dates, at work in the Google offices, or on the set of her very own Netflix special, she knows what it's like to feel a little bit foolish.From tech to comedy, marriage to divorce, Jamaica to Hollywood, Sarah's journey to stardom has not been the straightest road, and along the way she has perfected the fine art of trying, failing, giving up and then trying again.And what has she learnt? Periwinkle blue is NOT her color.In this hilariously messy collection of musings, Sarah Cooper looks back on a li
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Omnibus Press Heady Daze
Book SynopsisPicking up where the critically acclaimed Salad Daze left off, Heady Daze sees Wayne Hussey revisit the years from 1985 to 1990 leading The Mission through their formation to global success.
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Panegyric Publishing The Guitar Circle
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Unicorn Publishing Group Carrying the Can
Book SynopsisFrom childhood, Christopher Miles was fascinated by celluloid. This love of the moving image announced itself early: he was just 12 when the BBC screened his first film in 1951. To be a filmmaker, Miles had to sidestep parental plans to enrol him in the family steelworks. He had already been filming in communist China and Argentina when he escaped to Paris where he made his first professional film. Later, working mostly in Europe and America, Miles made a string of intriguing and unusual films, two exploring his obsession with D.H. Lawrence, others bringing works by Jean Anouilh and Jean Genet to the big screen. He writes revealingly of his relationship with his father, of whether he is related to the royal family, and of the host of key figures in the film industry he worked with. Among the stars of his films are Ian McKellen, Ava Gardner, John Gielgud, Susannah York, Franco Nero and Charlotte Rampling. This compelling account goes behind the scenes, setting the films in context and giving the reader a very personal view of contemporary film-making.
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Chronicle Books Studio Ghibli Kikis Delivery Service 30 Postcards
Book SynopsisTake flight with Kiki, the resourceful young witch from Kiki’s Delivery Service, Studio Ghibli’s beloved fantasy film about a girl finding her way in the world. This collectible postcard set includes 30 different full-color images from the film.Featuring 30 final frames from the film—all hand-drawn and beautifully detailed—this postcard collection celebrates the artistry behind legendary director Hayao Miyazaki’s delightful coming-of-age story. © 1989 Eiko Kadono/Hayao Miyazaki/Studio Ghibli, N
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HarperCollins Publishers The House of Hidden Meanings
Book SynopsisTHE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom international drag superstar and pop culture icon RuPaul, comes his most revealing to datea brutally honest and deeply intimate memoir of growing up Black, poor, and queer in a broken home to discovering the power of performance and self-acceptance.A profound introspection of his life, relationships, and identity, The House of Hidden Meanings is a self-portrait of the legendary icon on the road to global fame and changing the way the world thinks about drag.Central to RuPaul's success has been his chameleonic adaptability. From drag icon to powerhouse producer of one of the world's largest television franchises, RuPaul's ever-shifting nature has always been part of his brand as both supermodel and super mogul.Yet that adaptability has made him enigmatic to the public. In this memoir, his most intimate and detailed book yet, RuPaul makes himself truly known.Stripping away all artifice, RuPaul recounts the story of his life with breath taking clarity and tenderness, bringing his signature wisdom and wit to his own biography. From his early years growing up as a queer Black kid in San Diego navigating complex relationships with his absent father and temperamental mother, to forging an identity in the punk and drag scenes of Atlanta and New York, to finding enduring love with his husband Georges LeBar and self-acceptance in sobriety, RuPaul excavates his own biography, uncovering new truths and insights in his personal history.Here in RuPaul's singular and extraordinary story is a manual for livinga personal philosophy that testifies to the value of chosen family, the importance of harnessing what makes you different, and the transformational power of facing yourself fearlessly.If we're all born naked and the rest is drag, then this is RuPaul totally out of drag. This is RuPaul stripped bare.
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Prestel The Museum of Wes Anderson
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HarperCollins Publishers The Magic of MinaLima
Book SynopsisA full-colour illustrated compendium chronicling the magical twenty-year journey of acclaimed art and design studio, MinaLima, the creative genius behind the graphics for the Harry Potter film series.It all started with a letter . . .Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima began their extraordinary partnership in 2001 when Warner Bros. invited them to realize the imaginative visual universe of the Harry Potter film series. The two artists would never have guessed that the graphic props they designed for the films including the Hogwarts acceptance letter, Marauder's Map, Daily Prophet newspaper, The Quibbler and Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes would become cultural icons loved by Wizarding World fans around the world.Eight years later, the pair formed their own design studio, MinaLima, and expanded their work to include the graphics for the Wizarding World of Harry Potter Diagon Alley and Hogsmeade at Universal Orlando Resort and the Fantastic Beasts film series. To showcase their treasury of desigTrade Review‘At MinaLima we are intrigued and enchanted by all things graphic. It’s our passion. We aim to be less than conventional and much more than ordinary.’Miraphora Mina & Eduardo Lima
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John Murray Press The World According to Cunk
Book SynopsisRomans! Madrigals! The Dark Ages! Revolutions! Trumpets! The Oranges of The First World War! All of this (except trumpets) and more, is covered in this definitive, easy-clean history of all world history so far, written by the 21st Century''s leading historian, philosopher and thinkerer Philomena Cunk.Focussing on the inventions, art and brainboxes that made the modern world the unbearable place it is today, The World According To Cunk is the history book to end all history books: more unputdownable than Andrew Marr''s History Of The World, less unpickupable than Yuval Noah Harari''s Sapiens, and noticeably less in ancient greek than Herodotus'' Histories.Philomena Cunk says: About the world, written on the world, and available at all the world''s remaining bookshops, The World According To Cunk is the definitive history of the world. There will never need be another history book. Unless something major happens. Even then the
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Orion Publishing Co And On That Bombshell
Book Synopsis I was Top Gear''s script editor for 13 years and all 22 series. I basically used to check spelling and think of stupid gags about The Stig. I also got to hang around with Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May. It didn''t feel like something you should get paid for. From the disastrous pilot show of 2002 to the sudden and unexpected ending in 2015, working on Top Gear was quite a rollercoaster ride. We crossed continents, we made space ships, we bobbed across the world''s busiest shipping lane in a pick-up truck. We also got chased by an angry mob, repeatedly sparked fury in newspapers, and almost killed one of our presenters. I realised that I had quite a few stories to tell from behind the scenes on the show. I remembered whose daft idea it was to get a dog. I recalled the willfully stupid way in which we decorated our horrible office. I had a sudden flashback to the time a Bolivian drug lord threatened to kill us. I decided I should wrTrade ReviewI can't imagine that it's [Top Gear] triumphant 13 year run will have a finer chronicler. * Daily Mail *AND ON THAT BOMBSHELL is a funny and revealing look behind the scenes at the 13 years of the Clarkson-Hammond-May Top Gear era. * CHOICE magazine *... a funny and, at times, thought-provoking look into the world of one of the biggest motoring programmes of all-time. * AUTO EXPRESS *a fascinating and amusing insight into a true TV phenomenon * OCTANE *
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Faber & Faber Murder in the Cathedral
Book SynopsisMurder in the Cathedral, written for the Canterbury Festival in 1935, was one of T. S. Eliot's first dramatic achievements, and it remains one of the great plays of the century. It takes as its subject matter the martyrdom of Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, depicting the events that led to his assassination, in his own cathedral church, by the knights of Henry II in 1170. Like Greek drama, the play's theme and form are rooted in religion, ritual purgation and renewal, and it was this return to the earliest sources of drama that brought poetry triumphantly back to the English stage at the time. This anniversary edition marks 850 years since Becket's dramatic murder, and eighty-five years since Eliot's play was first performed.
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HarperCollins Publishers The Hobbit Movie Trilogy Colouring Book
Book SynopsisJourney with your favourite characters from Middle-earth in this official colouring book based on the epic film trilogy The Hobbit, directed by Peter Jackson.The Hobbit film trilogy brought J.R.R. Tolkien's incredible world of Middle-earth to life for millions of people. Now you can add your own artistic touches and explore this enchanted universe as never before.Bilbo Baggins' unexpected journey from Hobbiton to the lair of the fearsome Smaug in Erebor brought him into contact with colourful wizards, Dwarves, Elves and Men and into conflict with deadly Trolls, Goblins, Orcs and Wargs.From Gandalf, Thorin and Tauriel to the revolting Great Goblin, vicious Azog and slimy Gollum, this official colouring book depicts The Hobbit movie trilogy's heroes and villains drawn from all corners of Middle-earth, with informative descriptions of every character and accurate pictures to colour.First published in 2017, this reissue of the only authorised Hobbit colouring book heralds the coming of a b
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Kahn & Averill Myra Hess
Book SynopsisThis biography follows Hess's transformation from rebellious young musician to national heroine. With previously unpublished material, it explores her struggles for recognition, her beloved transcription of Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring, her collaborations with the musicians of her day and extracts from her postwar American diaries.
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Wordsworth Editions Ltd Under Milk Wood: Including Portrait of the Artist
Book SynopsisUnder Milk Wood is Dylan Thomas’s best-known and best-loved work, his radio play completed in 1953 at the very end of his life. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is his first collection solely of short stories, published in 1940. These two works show us his remarkable creative brilliance at the start and at the end of a highly productive writing life. Thomas described Under Milk Wood variously as ‘a play, an impression for voices, an entertainment out of the darkness’. It had its most famous incarnation as a radio play, broadcast in 1954, only months after its author’s death. This is the text used for that broadcast. Full of the comedy of human existence, it also strikes notes of poignancy and loss as we travel through twenty-four hours in the company of those who inhabit the ‘multifariously busy little town’. It is an affectionate vision of the ‘drinks and loves and quarrels and dreams and wishes’ of people very much like ourselves. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Dog is a semi-autobiographical collection of stories set in and around the Swansea of Thomas’s youth. They are narratively engaging, full of a pleasure in ordinary existence, and an even greater pleasure in the power of the imagination.
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Transworld Publishers Ltd 1971 - Never a Dull Moment: Rock's Golden Year
Book Synopsis*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER*As seen on Apple TV - 1971: The Year That Music Changed EverythingThe Sixties ended a year late - on New Year's Eve 1970, when Paul McCartney initiated proceedings to wind up The Beatles. Music would never be the same again.The next day would see the dawning of a new era. 1971 saw the release of more monumental albums than any year before or since and the establishment of a pantheon of stars to dominate the next forty years - Led Zeppelin, David Bowie, the Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Marvin Gaye, Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Rod Stewart, the solo Beatles and more.January that year fired the gun on an unrepeatable surge of creativity, technological innovation, blissful ignorance, naked ambition and outrageous good fortune. By December rock had exploded into the mainstream. How did it happen? This book tells you how. It's the story of 1971, rock's golden year.Trade ReviewDavid Hepworth's argument is simple: 1971 was "the most febrile and creative time in the entire history of popular music". It's an enormous assertion but he makes his point with infectious enthusiasm . . . Whether you agree is beside the point. This is a compelling love letter to a year of timeless music. * Q *A clever and entertaining book . . . Hepworth proves a refreshingly independent thinker. His style is pithy and his eye for anecdotal detail sharp . . . a thoroughly provoking delight * Daily Telegraph *This is no ‘my generation is cooler than yours’ nostalgia trip. Just as movements in art, jazz or TV undeniably had Golden Ages then so too with the long-playing record and its seismic effect on subsequent generations. David Hepworth’s forensic sweep of this astonishing twelve months is thoroughly absorbing and appropriately rollicking, expertly guiding us through one miraculous year in all its breathless tumble of creation. -- Danny BakerA good mix of entertainment, insight and odd facts. Hepworth’s thesis is largely convincing * Mojo *An engaging and thought-provoking read. It’s a dry-eyed but deeply felt love note to the date when rock was still busy inventing itself. Hepworth points out more than once that at the time he had no idea how lucky he hwas. He knows now – and so do we * Mail on Sunday *
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Faber & Faber Robert Schumanns Advice to Young Musicians
Book SynopsisNo musician or music lover should be without it.' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music anticipated a multitude of trends that would spread in the 150 years after his death, and almost every major composer who followed him acknowledged his influence. He was also revolutionary in his attitude to young people; in 1848 he wrote his famous Advice to Young Musicians, a book that is still deeply relevant today. In this volume, celebrated cellist Steven Isserlis has taken Schumann's words of wisdom and set them in a modern context with his own extensive commentary. By turns practical, humorous and profound, this book is a must for aspiring musicians and music-lovers of all ages.
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Rethink Press The Serious Guide to Joke Writing: How To Say
Book SynopsisYou hold in your hands the key to unlocking your inner comedy genius. This comprehensive joke writing masterclass has been devised for beginners and experienced joke writers alike. The techniques you will learn can be used again and again to write funny and original material for stand-up comedy, speeches, political satire, monologues, TV, stage & radio, witty articles and blogs, comedy sketches, sitcom scripts, cartoons & comic-strips and business presentations. When you read this book you will discover: Simple yet powerful ways to write hilarious material on any subject Insider tricks professionals use to get going and keep going Where jokes really come from and why this makes writing easier Techniques for creating simple puns and wordplay for laughs How to tap into a continuous stream of comedy consciousness Creative tools such as Joke-Webbing and the Hadron Joke Collider How to mine newspapers and headlines for topical comedy gold Ways to take jokes in weird and wonderful directions with surrealism How to hone your jokes to maximise laughs and minimise memorisation
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Octopus Publishing Group Scattershot
Book Synopsis*THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP TEN BESTSELLER**A Times Best Music Book of 2023*''Glorious! I am besotted by the life I never knew he had.'' -Elton John''Self deprecating and refreshingly honest'' - Sunday Times''Divine. I couldn''t put it down.'' -Pete Townshend''Hilarious and so emotionally true'' -Cameron Crowe''Taupin''s words need no musical accompaniment. They sing with a poets voice.'' -Gary Oldman''Eloquent and inspiring'' -Robert Hilburn, author of Johnny Cash: The LifeThis is the memoir music fans have been waiting for. Half of one of the greatest creative partnerships in popular music, Bernie Taupin is the man who wrote the lyrics for Elton John, who conceived the ideas that spawned countless hits, and sold millions and millions of records. Together, they were a duo, a unit, an immovable object. Their extraordinary, half-century-and-counting creative relationship has been chron
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Bonnier Books Ltd Triggers
Book SynopsisA Waterstones Book of the Year'Glen Matlock - singer, songwriter, bassist, natural storyteller and a damn fine bloke. It is no surprise Triggers is a brilliant journey' DEBBIE HARRY'A page turner filled with colourful, illuminating tales' MOJO'The clearest view yet of punk' LOUDER THAN WARA fascinating new book charting the life and career of Sex Pistols legend Glen Matlock through the lens of his most formative songs - from the ones that influenced him as a child to the ones he wrote and played on as a star.Sharing insider tales of the Sex Pistols' earliest gigs and stormiest reunions, as well as their most idiosyncratic inter-band dynamics, Triggers offers a vivid insight into the ultimate icons of punk. Yet, having performed and recorded with so many musical luminaries over the decades, Glen also reflects on his time with the likes of Iggy Pop, David Bowie,
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Penguin Books Ltd The Duke in His Domain Truman Capote Penguin
Book SynopsisNow Brando looked at people with assurance, and with what can only be called a pitying expression, as though he dwelt in spheres of enlightenment where they, to his regret, did not.This mesmerizing profile of an insecure, vulnerable young Marlon Brando, brooding in a Kyoto hotel during a break from filming, is a peerless piece of journalism.Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York''s underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.
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Dorling Kindersley Ltd Star Wars The Blueprints
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Transworld Publishers Ltd The Music Shop
Book SynopsisFrom the author of the world-wide bestseller, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry: ' A beautiful novel, a tonic for the soul and a complete joy to read.' Joanna Cannon, author of The Trouble with Goats and Sheep.1988.Trade ReviewRachel Joyce tells wonderful stories. In her hands, ordinary lives are given dignity and triumph. She is a champion of humanity, and The Music Shop is no exception. It is a joyous love song that pulses with hope and benevolence and laughter. -- Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a Rabbit and Tin ManHer speciality is writing with empathy on the quirkier aspects of life...[The Music Shop] has the feel of a summer hit: warm-hearted, unusual and romantic, with a sense of hope pervading all manner of misfortunes... Joyce's gift is in using simple language to convey profound observations on human nature. -- Will Hodgkinson * The Times *The Music Shop is wonderful - a tender and moving love story which captures brilliantly the healing, redemptive power of music and its ability to console, empower and reassure. I adored it. -- Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of UsRachel Joyce hits all the right notes with her love letter to vinyl… This is the most beautiful ode to music, community and love, that overflows with charm and warmth. -- Jane Craddock * The Sun *[Joyce] writes with unquestionable charm and and with her considerable heart never far from her sleeve.Joyce's charm and good-heartedness remain undiminished, as does her ability to create a highly appealing, semi-magical world... and to make us root for her characters all the way. -- James Walton * The Daily Telegraph *
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Faber & Faber Woody Guthrie A Life
Book Synopsis ''A really great book.'' Bruce SpringsteenWith a foreword by Billy Bragg.The classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a generation of songwriters, including Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.Few artists have captured the American experience of their time as wholly as folk legend Woody Guthrie. Singer, songwriter and political activist, Guthrie drew a lifetime of inspiration from his roots on the Oklahoma frontier in the years before the Great Depression. His music -- scathingly funny songs and poignant folk ballads -- made heard the unsung life of field hands, migrant workers, and union organisers, and showed it worthy of tribute. Though his career was tragically cut short by the onset of a degenerative disease that ravaged his mind and body, the legacy of his life and music had already made him an American cultural icon, and has resounded with every generation of musician and music lover
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Little, Brown Book Group Coal Black Mornings
Book SynopsisEvening Standard Book of the Year. Observer Book of the Year. Guardian Book of the Year. Sunday Times Book of the Year. Telegraph Book of the Year. New Statesman Book of the Year. Herald Book of the Year. Mojo Book of the Year.Brett Anderson came from a world impossibly distant from rock star success, and in Coal Black Mornings he traces the journey that took him from a childhood as ''a snotty, sniffy, slightly maudlin sort of boy raised on Salad Cream and milky tea and cheap meat'' to becoming founder and lead singer of Suede.Anderson grew up in Hayward''s Heath on the grubby fringes of the Home Counties. As a teenager he clashed with his eccentric taxi-driving father (who would parade around their council house dressed as Lawrence of Arabia, air-conducting his favourite composers) and adored his beautiful, artistic mother. He brilliantly evokes the seventies, the suffocating Trade ReviewA remarkable feat, utterly true. This decade's Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius -- Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X and Girlfriend in a ComaCoal Black Mornings is a triumph . . . a bracingly honest work raised way above the celeb book fray by Anderson's obvious talent for writing . . . revelatory and delivered with writerly panache -- John Harris * Mojo *Fascinating . . . gorgeously written. On more than one occasion it made we well up . . . most certainly not just for the fan club * Guardian *A rich, sad and honest tale -- Olivia Cole * GQ *Beautifully crafted and brilliantly well-written . . . his memoir is a thought-provoking meditation on how our childhoods form the people we become, as well as a love letter to London . . . The book is perfect as it is, but there's no question that we need a second volume -- Anna van Praagh * Evening Standard *Coal Black Mornings is excellent: evocative, thoughtful and frank; an instant hit in a minor key. Anderson is particularly good on his unusual upbringing . . . as accomplished a writer of elegant prose as he was of narcotically enhanced lyrics about urban ennui -- Neil Armstrong * Mail on Sunday *a thrillingly energetic, bracingly entertaining snapshot of a writer hitting his first full flush, leaving you wishing two things. One: that you'd formed a band. Two: that he changes his mind about documenting the coke-blurred mornings to come * Record Collector *An ineffably romantic coming-of-age story; a beautiful reminder of the magic that happens round the edges * Sunday Times *Generous, funny, poignant * Financial Times *Perfect prose, thanks to which Coal Black Mornings does the job of describing the beauty in the banality better than any music memoir since Patti Smith's sublime Just Kids * Classic Pop *His memoir is melancholy and evocative, a dreamy ballad recalling the time before the drugs and the band break-up * Sunday Express *Personal and moving, unpolished and demure . . . Coal Black Mornings is a bravura performance * Times Literary Supplement *Revealing, funny and moving * Mail on Sunday *As an antidote to all the drug-fuelled destruction, I recommend Brett Anderson's elegant Coal Black Mornings, in which the Suede frontman looks back on his pre-fame days * Telegraph *Few rock memoirs are worthy of critical note. Brett Anderson's richly melancholic Coal Black Mornings was an exception. Eschewing the "coke and gold discs" template, the Suede singer recounts a childhood of bohemian poverty and traces his band's vivid prehistory -- George Eaton * New Statesman *It shouldn't have come as a surprise that one of British pop's most original lyricists would write a book almost poetic in its language and painterly in its eye for detail, but this illuminating, moving and generous memoir by the Suede frontman still had the power to confound . . . Coal Black Mornings is a thing of beauty and a work of art * Sunday Times *Richer and stranger than any tale of narcotic excess and success * Guardian *a tough-minded and emotionally acute account of the Suede singer's childhood and teenage years, about his relationship with his parents and the route map that pop music provided for him to march away from his suburban origins * Herald *2018 Music Book of the Year: A brilliant account of how growing up can be impossible and full of possibility, all at the same time -- Victoria Segal * Q *
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Little, Brown Book Group Staying Relevant
£18.70
Abrams The Art of Star Wars The Acolyte
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£37.50
Quercus Publishing Oromay
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£11.69
Feminist PR Absolute Pleasure
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Fantom Films Limited Granada's Greatest Detective: A Guide to the
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Nikki Iles & Friends, Intermediate, with audio
Book SynopsisNikki Iles & Friends Book 1 is a collection of 16 original compositions and new arrangements for piano written by Nikki Iles and her friends from the world of jazz. Expertly curated and commissioned by Nikki Iles, this book contains piano pieces at the levels of Grades 4 to 6 written by some of the best-known figures on the jazz scene. Also including recordings of every piece, this book provides a wealth of new and original jazz piano music for those seeking to explore accessible jazz repertoire, building a recital or a programme for ABRSM Performance Grades, or simply playing for pleasure.
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Octopus Publishing Group Exceptional Guitars
£40.00
Trinity College London Press Trinity College London Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises from 2023: Grade 2: 12 Pieces for Trinity College London Exams from 2023
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Titan Books Ltd Jaws Memories from Marthas Vineyard Revised
Book SynopsisThe first behind-the-scenes account of the making of Jaws to focus on the production's local participants, featuring hundreds of never-before-seen photos, previously untold accounts and anecdotes, and a Foreword by director Steven Spielberg.
£44.99
Quadrille Publishing Ltd The Knowledge Opera
Book SynopsisDennis Marks showcases this most thrilling of art forms with his knowledge of opera's history, structure and singers.
£9.50
Design Museum Publishing Tim Burton
Book SynopsisTim Burton: Designing Worlds will be the first publication to explore the relationship between Tim Burton's cinematic creations and the world of design.
£27.96
The Gresham Publishing Co. Ltd Scottish Songs
Book SynopsisMany of Scotland's songs were collected by, and first set down by, Robert Burns. His mother used to sing songs to him as a child, and his poetry reflected this rich heritage. This book is a collection of 80 songs, and is organised alphabetically by song title, and contains a glossary to explain many of the Scots words in the songs. The book is now in its third edition and is an inexpensive and essential book for anyone interested in traditional Scottish songs arranged for voice and piano.
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Wessex Astrologer Ltd Mirror Mirror: The Astrology of Famous People and
Book SynopsisHave you ever reached the end of a film and thought, "Wow! That actor really nailed it. How did they do that?" Synastry, that's how, and this is the perfect way to learn it. Think Julia Roberts and Erin Brockovich; Leonardo DiCaprio and Howard Hughes; Daniel Day Lewis and Abraham Lincoln; Taron Egerton and Elton John. In this true labour of love, for which Alex Trenoweth sat through many, many hours of films, the astrological links between a wide range of famous characters and the actors who portrayed them are revealed in all their glory. 'Mirror Mirror' contains over 100 case studies, is suitable for all levels of astrologer, and will literally keep you entertained for hours as well as changing the way you watch films forever.Trade Review"This deserves to be the bedside book of the year." Julia Parker "Get a copy of Mirror Mirror, and leave it out within reach of your couch, or wherever it is that you watch movies. You're going to enjoy it for a long time - both on your initial reading and as you revisit it time and again. There's so much of value in this interesting and enjoyable book." Armand DiazTable of ContentsForeword by Julia Parker ix Introduction xi PLUTO 1 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2 Al Capone 4 Madame Curie 7 Schindler's List 11 Neptune 16 Goodfellas 16 Sid and Nancy 20 The Pursuit of Happyness 24 Uranus 27 Amadeus 28 The Miracle Worker 32 The Story of Louis Pasteur 36 Saturn 38 127 Hours 38 Ali 40 Coalminer's Daughter 43 Dead Man Walking 45 Eddie the Eagle 49 Invictus 51 Shine 55 The Iron Lady 59 JUPITER 61 Frida 62 Lust for Life 64 Moulin Rouge 66 The Spirit of St Louis 69 vi Mirror Mirror MARS 72 Evita 72 James Dean 75 Jesse James 77 Looking for Mr Goodbar 79 Raging Bull 81 VENUS 84 Diamond Jim 84 Iris 87 Jackie 92 Lady Sings the Blues 95 My Week with Marilyn 97 Stand and Deliver 100 The Dolly Sisters 102 Wilde 104 MERCURY 107 Bohemian Rhapsody 108 Frances 111 Grace of Monaco 114 Mata Hari 117 Young Man With a Horn 120 MOON 123 Chaplin 124 Gorillas in the Mist 127 My Left Foot 129 The Pianist 132 The Queen 135 Walt Before Mickey 139 SUN 142 Boys Town 142 Cry Freedom 145 Hotel Rwanda 149 La Bamba 151 The Elephant Man 153 Favourites vii NODES 158 A Cry in the Dark 159 Coco Before Chanel 161 Funny Girl 164 Gandhi 166 Lincoln 168 Patton 170 Miss Potter 173 Ray 176 Selena 179 The Aviator 181 The Buddy Holly Story 186 CHIRON 189 Dance With a Stranger 189 Factory Girl 191 Judy 195 Silkwood 198 The Karen Carpenter Story 200 MULTIPLES 203 Ted Bundy 204 The Deliberate Stranger 205 Ted Bundy 207 The Stranger Beside Me 209 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 212 Thomas Edison 214 Young Edison 214 Edison, the Man 216 Elizabeth I 218 Fire over England 218 Shakespeare in Love 222 Stephen Hawking 222 Hawking 222 The Theory of Everything 225 Harry Houdini 228 Houdini 228 Houdini (TV Film) 232 viii Mirror Mirror Richard III 234 Richard III (1955) 234 Looking for Richard 236 Dorothy Stratten 238 Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story 238 Star 80 241 Queen Victoria 244 Mrs Brown 244 Victoria and Abdul 248 FAVOURITES 253 Behind the Candelabra 254 Born on the Fourth of July 258 Erin Brockovich 264 Capote 268 Great Balls of Fire 272 Hitchcock 277 I, Tonya 283 Julie & Julia 287 La Vie en Rose 293 Lawrence of Arabia 296 Mask 300 Milk 304 Monster 308 Rocketman 313 The Doors 320 The Imitation Game 324 The King's Speech 329 Walk the Line 334
£23.80
Omnibus Press All or Nothing: The Authorised Story of Steve
Book SynopsisSteve Marriott, lead singer of the Small Faces and Humble Pie, had a voice coveted by Bob Dylan, Robert Plant, Roger Daltrey and David Bowie, amongst many others. All or Nothing, Simon Spence's oral history biography, is drawn from over 125 interviews with those who knew Marriott intimately: his wives, children, bandmates and closest friends, managers, record producers, record label bosses and his fellow musicians. Included are scores of people who have never told their story before. From his child star beginnings to his battles with drug addiction and untimely death in a housefire, All or Nothing is a visceral and unflinching account of Steve Marriott's extraordinary and often troubling life. 'There have been several books written about him over the years but not one has got anywhere near the real truth, until this one' Blues in Britain 'A completely and wholly fascinating story... A superb book, featuring excellent glossy photographs... a must buy' HiFi World 'Unflinchingly chronicling the sadness of Marriott's twilight without ever losing sight of the joyous music that made him so special in the first place' Record Collector
£13.49
Omnibus Press A New Day Yesterday
Book SynopsisAn entertaining, definitive and in-depth study of prog rock, with a new cover and a foreword by Steve Hackett (Genesis).
£13.49
Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) A Hard Days Night
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£12.34
Simon & Schuster Ltd Total Recall
Book SynopsisIn his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial and truly unique life. Born in a small Austrian town in 1947, a year of famine, he was the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of 21, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr Universe. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. But that was only the beginning. The Terminator spawned numerous sequels and made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, as he had a series of hit films including Predator, Total Recall, True Lies and Twins. He married Maria Shriver, becoming part of the Kennedy clan, while going on to become the Republican governor of California, where he led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters and political turmoil. It is the greatest immigrant success story of our time. His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. Here is Arnold, with total recall.Trade Review'As brick solid as its author' * Independent on Sunday *'His accounts of the heady times of Terminator and Total Recall are indispensable for fans' * Sunday Times *'Fascinating behind-the-scenes trivia' * Sunday Express *'A classic reworking of the American dream' * Daily Express *'A kind of Literary Uzi 9mm' * Sunday Telegraph *'Schwarzenegger's autobiography is a lesson in the importance of knowing what you want' * Irish Times *'Schwarzenegger is extremely engaging company…a highly entertaining story teller' * Empire *'The revelations in its pages certainly pack a punch' * Hello *
£10.44
Titan Books Ltd The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist
Book SynopsisSyd Mead is one of the most accomplished and widely respected artists alive today. The Movie Art of Syd Mead: Visual Futurist represents the most extensive collection of Mead's visionary film work ever printed, including ALIENS, Blade Runner, Star Trek The Motion Picture, and Elysium, compiling hundreds of images, sketches and concept arts from a career spanning almost 40 years, many of which have never been seen in print before.Trade Review-With such a plethora of images from the many genre-defining films Mead has worked on, this is essential reading for film fans, artists and futurologists alike.- ComingSoon.net
£27.99
Viz Media, Subs. of Shogakukan Inc The Art of Ponyo
Book SynopsisAn in-depth look at the hand-drawn anime hit!Ponyo, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film of breathtaking beauty and charm. The art of the film entails not only cels, but striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with production principles about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI, and the voice-over screenplay itself, complete the package. Ponyo, loosely based on Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid, is a hand-drawn feature-length film of breathtaking beauty and charm. The art of the film entails not only cels, but striking watercolor and pastel concept sketches and layout pages. Interviews with production principles about their daring choice to hand draw a film in the age of CGI, and the voice-over screenplay itself, complete the package.
£23.80
Headline Publishing Group The Little Guide to Harry Styles
Book SynopsisThe world''s biggest star squeezed down to a miniature pocket-size.Harry Styles is the hero we all deserve right now. And judging by the deafening noise he received on his sell-out world tour to support his acclaimed record, Harry''s House, he is the defining icon of our age, no doubt.With more than 80 million record sales (combined with One Direction), Harry is one of the very few modern superstars worthy of all the fuss. According to many, he is set to become the next Bowie. This tiny tome celebrates the star in the only way we know how in his own words, and more than 185 bitesize quotes. From his earliest pre-fame interviews right through to his most recent world tour, there''s no part of his life left unturned.As he turns 30 in 2024, and with a career-defining album and world tour about to be put to bed, whatever Harry does next will have the eyes of the world on him. While you wait for his return, The Little Guide to Harry Styles will keep
£6.99
Chronicle Books My Neighbor Totoro Journal
Book SynopsisEveryone loves Totoro! Continuing our partnership with animation giant Studio Ghibli, this journal features concept art from the Studio's beloved film. This is exciting because the Studio doesn't usually allow licensees to use concept art!
£12.95
Manchester University Press The Island Book of Records Volume II
Book SynopsisThe second volume in this highly collectable series covers the years 196970, offering album sleeves, interviews and more. -- .
£76.50
