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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Specimen Aural Tests, Grade 6: new edition from
Book SynopsisSpecimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam. This volume covers Grade 6 and includes all new practice examples for each test in a range of musical styles including answers where appropriate, and the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests), so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the day. The Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without practice CDs.Trade Reviewparticularly useful is the fact that at the beginning of each test the possible parameters are now listed...also new is the fact that the examiner's exact rubric is included at the top of every page, so there should be no reason a pupil will not know exactly what to expect! Model answers are given at the back of each book which I'm finding particularly useful in showing candidates the level of detail they are expected to go into for the descriptive answers. * Music Teacher *From a teacher's point of view, I thought the books were excellent in terms of content, layout and presentation...I feel they are an incredibly useful tool for ABRSM exam preparation. * Arco (ESTA) *What is good here is the clear and precise presentational style, an approach that is in keeping with the rubric and methodology adopted by examiners in ABRSM exams themselves...the new ABRSM syllabus and accompanying support material remains as the gold standard among exam syllabuses. * International Piano *
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Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Star, Book 1
Book SynopsisPiano Star is an exciting series for young pianists, offering a rich selection of new repertoire to help players build confidence and musical skills. Piano Star 1 is suitable for learners who have worked through a first tutor and includes compositions by David Blackwell, Jane Sebba, Nancy Litten, Mike Cornick, Sarah Watts, Edmund Jolliffe, Andrew Eales, Kathy Blackwell, Aisling Greally, Alan Bullard, Alasdair Spratt, and Karen Marshall. Key features of the series: - Solo pieces, plus a number of duets - A rich mix of musical styles, with techniques introduced progressively - Fun extension activities - Beautifully illustratedTrade ReviewI am so delighted to see these books. They are pupil friendly with clear layout, big notes and engaging colourful illustrations in all three of them. Book 1 has 24 pieces by composers we know and trust and includes solos and songs with words. Without doubt my pupils favourite is, My Best Sandwich! * Music Teacher *The editors, Aisling Greally and David Blackwell...have compiled an extremely valuable collection for the beginning pianist opening up a wealth of wonderful new and old music. * EPTA Piano Journal *The books offer a rich selection of imaginative solo pieces plus some duets for pupils and teachers to play together. There are also activities to enhance learning. * MI Pro *
£10.10
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Piano Specimen Sight-Reading Tests, Grade 7
Book SynopsisThis volume contains valuable practice material for candidates preparing for the ABRSM Grade 7 Piano exams. The book is written in attractive and approachable styles and representative of the technical level expected in the exam.Trade ReviewThe new sight-reading books, one for each grade, are shorter, more melodious and cover a wider range of styles. All this plethora of tests will enable teachers and students to build up confidence. * EPTA Piano Journal *
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Genesis Publications Moonage Daydream: The Life & Times of Ziggy
Book Synopsis‘The closest we’ll ever get to a straight up Bowie autobiography — but who’d ever want anything straight-up from Bowie?’ – Rolling Stone In 2002, David Bowie and Mick Rock created Moonage Daydream, the defining document of the life and times of Ziggy Stardust. Twenty years later, it remains the closest readers will get to understanding Bowie through his own words. Alongside over 600 photographs taken by Mick Rock, Bowie’s personal and often humorous commentary gives unprecedented insight into his work and the creation of his most memorable persona. Readers can see how Bowie singlehandedly challenged and elevated 1970s culture through his style, his inspirations ranging from Kubrick to Kabuki, and his creative spirit, which endures through the decades. Moonage Daydream is the essential David Bowie book. First published as a signed limited edition, Moonage Daydream sold out in a matter of months and became lore among David Bowie fans. Now, on the 50th anniversary of Bowie’s acclaimed album, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, the book is available again. Published in a new larger format, this uncut edition keeps to Bowie and Rock’s original vision, allowing us to explore Moonage Daydream the way the authors intended. ‘This is a book of extraordinary photographs. Ziggy Stardust blazed briefly but intensely, and I am delighted to see his life and times as a rock’n’roll star immortalised in this book.’ – David BowieTrade Review'It’s a massive coffee-table art book, with lavish images of Bowie in the Seventies from photographer Mick Rock. But the main attraction of Moonage Daydream is the text by the man himself. He’s in top form, whether he’s shopping for shoes with Cyrinda Foxe (who teaches him to wear “palm-tree’d fuck-me pumps”) or sipping tea with Elton John (“We didn’t exactly become pals, not really having that much in common, especially musically”), or partying it up with Mick Jagger (“I have absolutely no recollections of this party at all”). The closest this world will ever get to a straight-up Bowie autobiography — but who’d ever want anything straight-up from Bowie?' – Rob Sheffield, 'Rolling Stone’s Greatest Rock Memoirs of All Time', Rolling Stone ‘There is more than enough for both the casual Bowie fan and the obsessive. These photographs trace the birth of one of the biggest, most influential pop ideas ever: the notion that a pop performer could, on record as well as on stage, reinvent himself creatively by inhabiting various personas.’ – Sean O'Hagan, 'Pop's first Space Invader', The Guardian
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Fab Press Limited Discomania
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Omnibus Press The Remarkable Tale of Radio 1: The History of
Book SynopsisFor most people in Britain in the 1970s and 1980s, Radio 1 provided the soundtrack to their lives. Commanding up to 24 million listeners a week, it was the most popular radio station in the world. An iconic institution and one of the UK's most famous brands, its history and socio-cultural impact is explored in full here for the first time. Robert Sellers draws on archive material and first-hand interviews with DJs and key personnel to capture the extraordinary story of Radio 1, from its beginnings in 1967 through to its controversial reorganisation in the early nineties.
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Omnibus Press God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the
Book SynopsisOriginally published in 1978 as The Beach Boys and the California Myth, this groundbreaking study was both the first full-length book on the band and the first to recognize Brian Wilson as one of the most significant and influential artists of the 20th century. Covering the turbulent family strife and internal conflicts as well as giving proper attention to the remarkable music, the book was an instant classic. An intimate look at Brian's rollercoaster of a life and career, it's told through the eyes of those who were there during Wilson's most legendary productions including Pet Sounds and Good Vibrations. Revised and updated, God Only Knows covers the decades since the 1985 edition, including Brian's first acclaimed solo album, his startling return to live performing, the landmark Pet Sounds tour, the "All-Star Tribute to Brian Wilson" (which Leaf wrote and produced) and the triumphant and miraculous Brian Wilson Presents SMiLE world premiere in London. Filled with surprising revelations, insight and behind-the-scenes detail, this indispensable book written by renowned Brian Wilson expert David Leaf also features forewords by Jimmy Webb, the Bee Gees' Barry Gibb and Melinda Wilson, Brian's wife.Trade Review'David Leaf's matchless The Beach Boys and the California Myth overshadows any book that documents the group's most successful years.' The Guardian “When I championed the first edition of this book in 1978 in Melody Maker, I wrote ‘The definitive story. Probably the best book ever of any aspect of music history. A one of a kind effort, a new genre of journalism by going behind the scenes without sensationalizing.’ In our world, the sequel is almost never better than the original. But in the rock biography universe, David Leaf’s God Only Knows: The Story of Brian Wilson, the Beach Boys and the California Myth is akin to The Godfather Part II. In this massive update, Leaf reveals deeper truths about Mr. Wilson that make his adventures with Brian feel like a page-turning novel.” Author and music historian, Harvey Kubernik 'Essential reading for anybody who cares about Brian Wilson and the Beach Boys and the evolution of rock & roll.' Jason Fine, former Editor-in-Chief, Rolling Stone
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Prototype Publishing Ltd. Vehicle: a verse novel
Book SynopsisIn a time when looking into the past has become a socially unacceptable and illegal act in the Nation, a group of scholars are offered an attractive residency to allow them to pursue their projects. When the residency transpires to be a devastating trick, these Researchers go on the run, and soon discover that their projects all relate to one major event: the Isletese Disaster – the decline and subsequent devastation fifty years earlier of a long-forgotten roaming archipelago called The Islets.One figure emerges as central to all of their work: Hester Heller, a reformed cult musiker turned student recruited from the Institute for Transmission as an agent of the state and tasked with gathering reconnaissance on the Disaster by using her old band Vehicle as a cover. Heller is the key to the Researchers collective story, which they try to piece together while evading their pursuers.Compiled from the Researchers’ disparate documentation, recollections, and even their imaginations, Vehicle is a timely and daring exploration of xenophobia, exploitation, the writing of histories and legacies, and the politics of translation.
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Triarchy Press Embodied Spirit Conscious Earth
Book SynopsisBrings together the wisdom and learning from nearly five decades of study, practice and teaching at the forefront of somatic movement, embodied awareness, somatic and transpersonal psychotherapy, and spiritual disciplines.
£20.25
Daunt Books Vladivostok Circus
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Omnibus Press Come and Get These Memories
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Omnibus Press MC5
Book SynopsisA riveting oral biography of the proto-punk Detroit rockers MC5, based on original interviews with the band and key members of their inner circle
£21.25
Repeater Tough Breaks
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Rockpool Publishing What Would Keanu Do
Book SynopsisGive the gift of inspirational Keanu-inspired wisdom, humour and insight in this fabulous deck of 24 gift cards.Keanu Reeves: actor, musician, animal lover. He''s the internet''s boyfriend. From giving away millions to his cast and crew colleagues, to graciously giving up his subway seat to a fellow passenger, no act of kindness is too big or small for this award-winning acting giant. So it stands to reason that whenever you come to a crossroads in life, what you should really be asking yourself before making a decision is: ''What would Keanu do?'' Each illustrated card shares intuitive wisdom drawn from an iconic moment in Keanu''s career to help you move forward with your day - and your life. This 24-card deck celebrates the wit and wisdom of a movie icon in order to guide you to #bemorekeanu.
£11.94
Tidalwave Productions Orbit: The Cast of Doctor Who: Omnibus
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TASCHEN The Ingmar Bergman Archives
Book SynopsisSince his release of The Seventh Seal and Wild Strawberries in 1957, Ingmar Bergman has been one of the leading figures in international cinema. In a career that spanned 60 years, he wrote, produced, and directed 50 films that defined how we see ourselves and how we interact with the people we love, through works like Persona, Scenes from a Marriage, and Fanny and Alexander.Before his death in 2007, Bergman gave TASCHEN and the Swedish publishing house Max Ström complete access to his archives at the Bergman Foundation as well as permission to reprint his writings and interviews, many of which have never been seen outside of Sweden. Picture researcher Bengt Wanselius, who was Bergman's photographer for 20 years, scoured photo archives all over Sweden, discovered previously unseen images from Bergman's films, and selected unpublished images from many photographers' personal archives.This re-edition draws from our out-of-print Bergman Archives, the most complete book on the director to date. For this award-winning production, TASCHEN Editor Paul Duncan gathered a team of Bergman experts who have researched and written a narrative that, for the first time, combined all of Bergman's working life in film. Such is the depth of Bergman's writings that most of the story is told in his own words. This book also features an introduction by Bergman's close friend and collaborator, actor Erland Josephson.On November 24, 2008, Paul Duncan and Bengt Wanselius won the 2008 August Prize for the Best Non-Fiction Book published in Sweden. This is the most prestigious literary prize in Sweden, voted on by booksellers and librarians throughout the country.
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Taschen GmbH Rock Covers. 40th Ed.
Book SynopsisAlbum art is indelibly linked to our collective musical memories; when you think of your favorite albums, you picture the covers. Many photographers, illustrators, and art directors have become celebrities from their album artworks—the best examples of which will go down in history as permanent fixtures in popular culture. Paying tribute to this art form, Rock Covers brings you a compilation of more than 750 remarkable album covers, from legendary to rare record releases. Artists as varied as Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Sex Pistols, Pink Floyd, The Cure, Iron Maiden, and Sonic Youth are presented in celebration of the cover art that defined their albums and their cult status. Each cover is accompanied by a fact sheet listing the art director, photographer or illustrator, year, label, and more, while nearly 250 records that marked particular turning points for a band, an artist, or the music genre, are highlighted with short descriptions. This far-reaching catalog of visualized rock is contextualized with insider interviews with professionals who shaped the history of rock, and by top-10 record lists from ten leading rock collectors.Trade Review“The material is wonderful. The subject merits so thorough and authoritative an account and caption details are good.” * The Spectator *“A lovingly and illuminatingly annotated journey.” * Metal Hammer *“A full anthology of familiar – and wonderfully obscure – rock albums.” * Nylon Magazine *
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Editio Musica Budapest ZenemAÂkiadAÂ A Practical Approach to Viennese Classical Music
Book SynopsisThis book is to some extent a continuation of Dr. Kiss's 2015 textbook A Practical Approach to Harmony: From the Birth of Polyphony to the Baroque Era.The aim of this book is to support conservatory students (aged 14-22) and their teachers with a collection of carefully selected material from which to learn the necessary musical concepts and practical knowledge of music theory, form, and harmony.The target era is the Viennese Classical period, which spans just under one hundred years between around 1730 and 1830. The focus is on the greatest representatives of their time: Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven.The book concentrates on the practical aspects of studying music theory, form, and harmony. This means that all musical concepts become practical knowledge and are integrated into skills that a cultured musician needs (score reading, writing, singing or playing, composing, memorizing, transposing, arranging, analyzing, and so on).The book consists of ten units grouped into three levels of
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Editio Musica Budapest ZenemAÂkiadAÂ Suite in do minore trascrizione per violoncello
Book SynopsisSeveral transcripts have been made of Johann Sebastian Bach's lute works over the past 150 years. Due to the simultaneous harmonic and melodic character of the lute and the lute harpsichord, favored by Bach, these usually evoke the original sound with a combination of several instruments (for example, Zoltan Kodaly's transcription of the lute prelude in C minor for cello and piano). The joint work of cellist Tamas Zetenyi (*1985) and composer Marcell Dargay (*1980) is exceptional in that respect that it transfers all movements of the lute suite in C minor, including the fugue, to a single cello. The publication also includes an ornamented version of the sarabande.
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Editio Musica Budapest ZenemAÂkiadAÂ New Liszt Edition III1 Hardback
Book SynopsisComposed in 1834, Liszt's Grand duo is based on material from three pieces from the first book (op. 19b) of Mendelssohn's Songs without Words (no. 1 in E major, no. 6 in G minor, and no. 3 in A major). While Liszt made an almost literal transcription of the first piece, he gave the second and third pieces a much freer arrangement, in the style of concert paraphrases. The large-scale concert piece was premiered by Liszt and Chopin on Christmas Day 1834 in a salon in Paris. The Grand duo was not published in Liszt's lifetime, and has survived as a draft.Schubert's Fantasy in C major (also known as the Wanderer Fantasy) was a defining musical experience for the young Liszt. He arranged this masterpiece of Romantic piano literature for piano and orchestra in 1851, at the beginning of his Weimar period, and it was premiered by Julius Egghard in Vienna in December of that year. By 1855, Liszt had transcribed this arrangement for two pianos, because it was played on 22 October 1855 at a conce
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Edition Peters I am the World
Book SynopsisComposed for unaccompanied mixed choir by Melissa Dunphy with text by Dora Sigerson Shorter, I am the World is an exciting, pulsating and affirming piece building to a thrilling vocal ending. Commissioned by BBC Radio 3 and first performed by the BBC Singers conducted by Grace Rossiter in 2022.Duration: 7 minutes. Level of difficulty: medium.
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Edition Peters Nocturne
Book SynopsisNocturne is composed by Jocelyn Hagen for SATB (divisi) and French horn. Using a text by regular collaborator Todd Boss, this piece gently unfurls as a clock ticks through the night. Premiered by VOCES8 and Melissa Morey in 2022.Duration: 4.5 minutes. Level of difficulty: medium.
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Edition Peters Lux
Book SynopsisComposed for unaccompanied SSAA choir (with divisi), this beautiful piece in Latin by Darius Lim is summed up by his description Look to the light and you will never see the shadows.'Premiered in Singapore, 2019Duration: 4 minutes.Level of difficulty: medium.
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Edition Peters 6 Suites for Solo Violoncello BWV10071012 for
Book SynopsisJ.S. Bach''s great set of 6 Cello Suites are here presented in a beautifully-realized and idiomatic arrangement for solo viola by Simon Rowland-Jones.Suiten für Violoncello solo BWV 10071012 (Übertragung für Viola solo)Als wahrscheinlich erste ihrer Art vereinen die Suiten für Violoncello solo BWV 1007-1012 von Johann Sebastian Bach solistisches Spiel mit Einflüssen aus Frankreich und Italien.Simon Rowland-Jones Transkriptionen versuchen, der originalen Komposition Johann Sebastian Bachs so nahe wie möglich zu kommen, verfügen aber zusätzlich über spieltechnische Anmerkungen und Alternativarrangements. Da die ursprüngliche Handschrift nicht mehr exisitert, wurde sich auf vier Quellen berufen, aus denen Rowland-Jones unter Berücksichtigung der historischen Aufführungspraxis und mit einer kurzen Einführung in die Gattung der Suite eine möglichst originalgetreue Bearbeitung vorlegt.
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State University of New York Press Theyre Playing My Song
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Bloomsbury Academic Generations Z and Alpha Students at the Piano
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Insight Editions Game of Thrones House of the Dragon Season 2
Book SynopsisReturn to Westeros with this deluxe book that explores the creation of season two of HBO’s hit series House of the Dragon.Following the huge international success of House of the Dragon season one, HBO’s acclaimed series returns for a second season. Author Gina McIntyre, who wrote Insight’s best-selling book on season one, Game of Thrones: House of the Dragon: Inside the Creation of a Targaryen Dynasty, has returned to the set at Leavesden Studios near London to chronicle the making of season two, receiving unprecedented access to the production. Season two promises even more intrigue and action, with remarkable performances and unforgettable set pieces, all explored in-depth within this must-have volume that makes the perfect companion to McIntyre’s original book. Filled with concept art, on-set photography, and other dazzling visuals, this will be the ultimate exploration of a highly anticipated TV event. E
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Weldon Owen The Greatest Star
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Permuted Press Catching the Light
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HarperCollins Publishers Worthy
Book SynopsisA gripping, painfully honest and ultimately inspirational, New York Times bestselling memoir from global superstar and creator of the Red Table Talk series Jada Pinkett Smith.''It's a shame that Pinkett Smith''s marriage has taken up so much attention because, as Worthy shows, it's far from the most interesting thing about her' Sunday Times MagazineIn a media driven landscape that crafts narratives for our celebrities, Smith recounts her story in an intimate conversation with readers. Along the way, she explores her path to accepting her power as a woman, and her discovery that a strong sense of self is every woman's right and saving grace.An impactful and rare memoir that engages and educates, Worthy is a courageous love song to self, to family, to life, and to the world.From an unconventional upbringing in Baltimore, to an unconventional marriage to one of the most famous men in the world, adhering to the status quo has never been a familiar road for Jada Pinkett Smith. In Worthy, SmTrade Review'Worthy is at its best when it’s sparky and spiky with self-doubt and humour' i NEWS ‘As a teen, she was a mid-level drug dealer on Baltimore’s streets, repeatedly mugged at gunpoint for whatever she held on her. Surviving such ordeals, and her more recent battles with alopecia, have given her a steely armour’ Daily Telegraph 'It’s a shame that Pinkett Smiths marriage has taken up so much attention because, as Worthy shows, it’s far from the most interesting thing about her’ Hadley Freeman, Sunday Times Magazine
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Quarto Publishing PLC The BBC Puzzle Book
Book SynopsisSee how much you and your family know about the Beeb with this lively and fun official puzzle book on the BBC.Trade ReviewA great gift for BBC listeners and viewers - an information packed book... Thoroughly enjoyable. * Woman And Home *Table of ContentsIntroduction Timeline BBC Radio BBC Television Entertainment Drama Comedy Soap Opera Sport Music Factual Children’s Television LifestyleNews, Weather and Current Affairs Technology Answers
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Little, Brown Book Group 1967
Book Synopsis''Memoirists rarely begin their work with a stroke of genuine inspiration, and Robyn Hitchcock''s ingenious idea to limit his account of his life to the titular year gives this sharp, funny, finely written book an unusually keen, wistful intensity without sacrificing its sense of the breath-taking sweep of time. I absolutely adored every line of 1967 and every moment I spent reading it'' MICHAEL CHABON ''1967 . . . in which our hero looks down from the future at his squeaky realm of boyhood, a world of dayglo sunsets, and would-be denizens of music and the mind. Cometh the year, cometh the groover'' JOHNNY MARR''Page Turner could be the name of a lead singer in a sixties psychedelic band, but it''s not - it''s a description of Robyn Hitchcock''s tender and hilarious memoir'' JOE BOYDA bright, obsessive compulsive boy is shipped off to a hothouse academic boarding school just before he reaches his thirteenth birthday; just as
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Quercus Publishing Screen Style
Book SynopsisScreen Style celebrates the beautiful, stylish and often covetable outfits and costumes featured in 50 iconic and diverse series of the small screen: from Mad Men to Call My Agent, Bridgerton to Empire.By organising the series into genres - Comedy, Coming of Age, Crime, Historical, Retro, Contemporary - the author shows how designers take different approaches when manipulating the latent power of dress to create convincing characters and enhance the experience of the viewer. She reveals how the characters themselves can become role models for what to wear, transforming actors into fashion influencers.The book is beautifully illustrated with over 250 screen stills, each accompanied by an extended caption, further demonstrating how TV series have helped to set the standard for fashion on and off screen.
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Alfred Publishing Co Inc.,U.S. Suzuki Violin School 3
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Motorbooks 501 Essential Albums of the 90s
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£23.80
Epic Ink Books Pearl Jam Live
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Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Harry Styles Is Life
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Motorbooks Guns N Roses at 40
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Workman Publishing Taylor Swift All the Songs
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Bloomsbury Academic Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas
£16.19
Quercus Publishing The World of Black Film
Book SynopsisAn informed, entertaining and thought-provoking survey of important and influential Black films from around the world.
£29.75
Columbia University Press The Universal Timekeepers
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Titan Books Ltd Star Wars - Galaxy's Edge: The Official Black
Book SynopsisThe Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Cookbook is the ultimate source for creating out-of-this-world meals and treats all the way from Black Spire Outpost. Inspired by the cuisine from the exciting new Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge themed lands at Walt Disney World and Disneyland, the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Cookbook is the ultimate source for creating out-of-this-world meals and treats all the way from Black Spire Outpost. This exciting new cookbook is inspired by the cuisine from Disney's hugely anticipated theme park expansion, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge. Based on the delicious delicacies found in Black Spire Outpost on the planet Batuu, this cookbook provides Star Wars fans with a wealth of delicious intergalactic recipes. Engaging, fun, and informative, Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge Cookbook is the definitive guide to the delectable cuisines of a galaxy far, far away.
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Faber & Faber Ayoade on Ayoade
Book SynopsisIn this book Richard Ayoade -- actor, writer, director, and amateur dentist -- reflects on his cinematic legacy as only he can: in conversation with himself. Over ten brilliantly insightful and often erotic interviews, Ayoade examines Ayoade fully and without mercy, leading a breathless investigation into this once-in-a-generation visionary. They have called their book Ayoade on Ayoade: A Cinematic Odyssey. Take the journey, and your life will never be the same again.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Effin Life
Book SynopsisThe long-awaited memoir, generously illustrated with never-before-seen photos, from the iconic Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, Rush bassist, and New York Times bestselling author of Geddy Lee''s Big Beautiful Book of Bass.Geddy Lee is one of rock and roll''s most respected bassists. For nearly five decades, his playing and work as co-writer, vocalist and keyboardist has been an essential part of the success story of Canadian progressive rock trio Rush. Here for the first time is his account of life inside and outside the band.Long before Rush accumulated more consecutive gold and platinum records than any rock band after the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, before the seven Grammy nominations or the countless electrifying live performances across the globe, Geddy Lee was Gershon Eliezer Weinrib, after his grandfather was murdered in the Holocaust.As he recounts the transformation, Lee looks back on his family, in particular his loving parents and their horrific experiences as teenagers during World War II.He talks candidly about his childhood and the pursuit of music that led him to drop out of high school.He tracks the history of Rush which, after early struggles, exploded into one of the most beloved bands of all time.He shares intimate stories of his lifelong friendships with bandmates Alex Lifeson and Neil Peart?deeply mourning Peart?s recent passing?and reveals his obsessions in music and beyond.This rich brew of honesty, humor, and loss makes for a uniquely poignant memoir.Trade Review"As someone who has spent his life telling made-up stories that are obliged to sound somewhat plausible, I am deeply envious of Geddy Lee. And it’s not only the improbable, absurd, wondrous and at times heartbreaking true story that life has gifted him that I envy, but also the warmth, care, artfulness, hard-earned wisdom and—always—the gently skewed humor with which he tells it. He’s one of my musical heroes, for reasons that are there on record, but with this book everyone can see why for so long he has also been one of my heroes as a man." — Michael Chabon "An effin' good read." — Associated Press “There was never a band like Rush. Geddy Lee doesn’t want to forget it. It took a series of losses for the high-voiced rock star to confront his personal history. It all came out in his new memoir.” — The Washington Post “A page-turner . . . gives readers a fly-on-the-wall, tick-tock perspective . . . and also provides a backstage pass into Lee’s inner monologue as he balanced rising fame and enduring fears.” — Toronto Star “My Effin’ Life is joyously thoughtful and engaging.” — The Boston Globe “The main takeaway from Geddy Lee's new memoir, My Effin’ Life, is that anything can happen as long as you live your life with an honest conviction.” — Vulture “The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer—who played bass, keyboards, and sang on the progressive rock band's biggest hits—holds nothing back in his highly-anticipated memoir.” — Entertainment Weekly
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Titan Books Ltd Jurassic Park: The Ultimate Visual History
Book SynopsisDirector Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park unleashed an island of awe-inspiring dinosaurs, captivating audiences worldwide. Grossing over $900 million worldwide, the film ushered in a whole new age of digital visual effects and would go on to enthrall generations of moviegoers. The most comprehensive book about the Jurassic Park trilogy to date, Jurassic Park: The Ultimate Visual History begins with an in-depth account of the making of Spielberg's original film, including rare and never-before-seen imagery and exclusive interviews with key creatives. Readers will then unearth the full history of the trilogy, from The Lost World: Jurassic Park to Jurassic Park III, through unprecedented access to the creative process behind the films. Fans will also find a fascinating look at the wider world of the saga, including video games, toys, comics, and more, exploring the lasting legacy of the movies and their influence on pop culture. Jurassic Park: The Ultimate Visual History will be the last word on the most epic saga in movie history-the definitive behind-the-scenes book that fans have been waiting for.
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Titan Books Ltd The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 - Revised
Book SynopsisThe official and definitive companion book to Denis Villeneuve's 2017 sequel to Ridley Scott's 1982 original film. This revised and enhanced edition adds 16 new pages of original content which include the movie's spoiler scenes. In 1982's ground-breaking science-fiction film Blade Runner, the world saw a vision of the future so bold and breath-taking it remains at the forefront of pop culture. Thirty-five years later, many of the world-renowned original cast and crew made a thrilling return to that world. Their journey is chronicled with captivating detail in this official visual guide to Blade Runner 2049, presented in an oversized and luxe full-colour format. The author documented the film's production for two years, with unprecedented access to the creative process that brought this epic film to life. Exclusive concept art, storyboards, behind-the-scenes photography, and production stills are accompanied by fascinating insights and interviews by the cast and crew. The Art and Soul of Blade Runner 2049 - Revised and Expanded Edition updates the original version of the book by adding 16 pages of new content, featuring new interviews with cast and crew covering the movie's spoiler scenes.
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Bloomsbury Publishing USA David Lynchs American Dreamscape
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