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Faber & Faber Me and Mr Jones
Book SynopsisFrom the stylist behind David Bowie's Ziggy Stardust look, an electrifying peek behind the curtains during a legendary chapter of pop culture history. 'Suzi Ronson was there as Bowie transitioned from suburban folkie to world superstar and genius. Few can offer such insight, and tell this fascinating story with such verve.'HANIF KUREISHI'It's still hard to accept that Ziggy didn't fall from the stars in full makeup to blow our minds. Yes, other people helped create him. One of them was Suzi Ronson.'DEBORAH LEVY, LITERARY REVIEW'Electrifying'. MAIL ON SUNDAY'Refreshing . . . pulls few punches.' i'An engrossing, raucous read.' SALON***Suzi Ronson was working in a Beckenham hair salon in the early seventies when Mrs Jones came in for her weekly shampoo and set. After being introduced to her son David and his wife Angie, Suzi finds herself at the Bowies' bohemian apartment and is soon embroiled in their raucous world. Having crafted his iconic Ziggy Stardust hairstyle, Suzi becomes the
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Oxford University Press Inc Black Screens White Frames
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£24.69
Warner John W Schaum Piano Course B The Blue Book
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£9.49
Warner ALFRED PUBLISHING SCHAUM WESLEY SCHAUM PIANO
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£8.50
Warner John W Schaum Piano Course E The Violet Book
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£9.49
Adams Media Corporation The Everything Guitar Scales Book 2nd Edition
Book SynopsisLearn guitar scales without having to read music! With interest in music instruction on the rise, this updated edition of The Everything Guitar Scales Book ditches the compact disc in favor of online audio so readers can quickly access music examples as they're reading.
£10.44
Warner Jazz Guitar Single Note Soloing 1
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£18.66
Warner Note Speller Book 1 Revised Schaum Method
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£8.54
Alfred Publishing Co. The Best of the Eagles Easy Piano
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£15.29
Warner APPLEBAUM String Builder 2 para Violin
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£8.99
McFarland & Company The Television Crime Fighters Factbook Over 9 800
Book SynopsisThis work presents information on 134 syndicated and cable series broadcast from 1948 to 2003, plus six experimental programmes broadcast from 1937 to 1946 and 204 unsold pilots broadcast from 1948 to 1996, that featured the work of television's law enforcers.
£20.89
Hal Leonard Corporation Hal Leonard Bass Method Complete Edition
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£23.19
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Fingerboard Harmony For Bass Bass Builders
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£17.09
Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation Tony Rice Teaches Bluegrass Guitar A Master
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£19.54
G. Schirmer, Inc. School of Velocity Op. 299 Complete
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£8.99
McFarland & Company Hollywood Musicals Nominated for Best Picture
Book SynopsisCovers 39 Hollywood musicals nominated for Best Picture, including song-and-dance fests like 42nd Street and Top Hat; original film musicals like ""The Wizard of Oz""; film versions of stage musicals like ""The Music Man"" and ""Fiddler on the Roof""; and the all-animated ""Beauty and the Beast"".
£32.39
McFarland & Company Columbia Pictures Horror Science Fiction and
Book SynopsisCovers more than 200 Columbia feature films within these genres, among them Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, Earth vs. The Flying Saucers and The Revenge of Frankenstein. Also discussed are films starring horror icons Boris Karloff, Bela Lugosi, and John Carradine.
£27.54
McFarland and Company, Inc. Conrad Veidt on Screen A Comprehensive
Book SynopsisDetails Conrad Veidt's film career. This work lists movies that he was involved in and provides a synopsis, cast and crew, and reviews of each film. It features many photographs, a list of films that he is thought possibly to have been involved in, and a bibliography.
£39.70
McFarland and Company, Inc. The Making of Stan Laurel Echoes of a British
Book Synopsis As an adult, Stan Laurel (1890-1965) lived in the United States. As a boy, he lived in north-east England, the son of a prominent local theatrical figure. This ground-breaking biography examines Laurel''s family background, his formative years and his struggle to establish a show business career. Stan retained the emotional bonds forged in his youth throughout his life and visited his boyhood homes during his UK tours with Oliver Hardy. Describing Stan Laurel''s key roles in making his films with his partner Oliver Hardy so successful internationally, the book analyzes how Stan''s boyhood experiences are often echoed in those films. It also notes his influence on successive generations of comic actors who, to this day, still pay fulsome tribute to him. Included is a selection of photographs relevant to Laurel''s boyhood, some related to themes in the Laurel and Hardy comedies.
£14.99
McFarland and Company, Inc. Gene Tierney
Book Synopsis Called the most beautiful woman in movie history, Gene Tierney starred in such 1940s classics as Laura, Leave Her to Heaven and The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. Her on-screen presence and ability to transform into a variety of characters made her a film legend. Her personal life was a whirlwind of romance (she married a count, was engaged to a prince, and was courted by a future president) and tragedy (her ?rst daughter was born with severe retardation and Tierney herself struggled with mental illness). After years of treatment, including electroshock therapy that erased portions of her life from her memory, she triumphantly returned in one of the biggest comebacks in Hollywood history. This ?rst complete biography since the actress''s death includes a foreword by her daughter, Christina Cassini, an extensive ?lmography, and many rare photographs.Trade ReviewMichelle Vogel is a very good writer...the images are superb, even breathtaking. Beautiful...extraordinary" —Classic Images"extensive filmography...memorable quotes...rare photographs" —Turner Classic Movies"big screen worthy of a biopic" —Canyon News
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McFarland and Company, Inc. David Bowie in Darkness A Study of 1 Outside and
Book SynopsisTrade Review"Bowie’s guitarist Reeves Gabrels provided information for the author, contributing to what makes this a valuable book for Bowie fans and scholars alike. [...] Overall, a worthy addition to the canon of work about Bowie’s art." - Hellbound
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McFarland and Company, Inc. The Jerry Lewis Films An Analytical Filmography
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£14.24
McFarland & Company America Toons in A History of Television
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£27.54
Schiffer Publishing Ltd Harmony
Book SynopsisThe American-made instruments from the Harmony Guitar Company receive long-overdue recognition and credit in this volume through detailed text, color photographs, and catalog information.
£27.19
McFarland & Company Dancing with Dharma Essays on Movement and Dance
Book SynopsisThis collection of new essays documents the innovative work being done at the intersection of Buddhism and dance. The contributors-scholars, choreographers and Buddhist masters-discuss movement, performance, ritual and theory, among other topics. The final section provides a variety of guided practices.
£27.54
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Complete Book Of Harmonic Extensions For Guitar
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£20.69
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. 20 Easy Fingerstyle Studies For Ukulele
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£16.14
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Grappelli Licks
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£18.04
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Modern Guitar Method Grade 2 Expanded Edition
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£18.04
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Everything You Wanted To Know About Clawhammer
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£25.19
Mel Bay Publications,U.S. Complete Book of Irish Celtic 5String Banjo
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£27.89
McFarland & Company Jane Austen on Film and Television A Critical
Book SynopsisThis work traces the history of film and television adaptations of Jane Austen manuscripts, compares the adaptations to the manuscripts, compares the way different adaptations treat the novels, and analyzes the adaptations as examples of cinematic art.Table of ContentsPreface - Why Jane Austen?; ""Sense and Sensibility""; ""Pride and Prejudice""; ""Mansfield Park""; ""Emma""; ""Persuasion""; ""Northanger Abbey""; Appendix - Filmography of Austen Adaptations.
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Collective Ink Punk Is Dead: Modernity Killed Every Night
Book SynopsisThis original collection of insight, analysis and conversation charts the course of punk from its underground origins, when it was an un-formed and utterly alluring near-secret, through its rapid development. Punk is Dead: Modernity Killed Every Night takes in sex, style, politics and philosophy, filtered through punk experience, while believing in the ruins of memory, to explore a past whose essence is always elusive.
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Abrams Mad Men Carousel Paperback Edition
Book SynopsisThis book collects TV and movie critic Matt Zoller Seitz’s celebrated Mad Men recaps—as featured on New York magazine's Vulture blog—for the first time, including never-before-published essays on the show’s first three seasons.
£12.59
McFarland & Company A Critical History of Televisions the Twilight
Book SynopsisRod Serling's anthology series ""The Twilight Zone"" is recognized as one of the greatest shows of all time. This reference work gives a complete history of the show, from its beginning in 1959 to its final 1964 season. It then provides critical commentaries and incisive analyses of the 156 episodes, along with a listing of casts and credits.
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McFarland & Company Roy Scheider A Film Biography
Book SynopsisOver his 30-plus-year acting career, Roy Scheider has redefined America's idea of a leading man. He rose to fame in the early 1970s in the Oscar-winning films ""Klute"" and ""The French Connections"" (his first Oscar nomination). This work chronicles Scheider's life and career. It also includes a complete filmography.
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McFarland & Co Inc Going to Pieces
Book Synopsis John Carpenter''s Halloween, released on October 25, 1978, marked the beginning of the horror film''s most colorful, controversial, and successful offshoot--the slasher film. Loved by fans and reviled by critics for its iconic psychopaths, gory special effects, brainless teenagers in peril, and more than a bit of soft-core sex, the slasher film secured its legacy as a cultural phenomenon and continues to be popular today. This work traces the evolution of the slasher film from 1978 when it was a fledgling genre, through the early 1980s when it was one of the most profitable and prolific genres in Hollywood, on to its decline in popularity around 1986. An introduction provides a brief history of the Grand Guignol, the pre-cinema forerunner of the slasher film, films such as Psycho and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and cinematic trends that gave rise to the slasher film. Also explained are the slasher film''s characteristics, conventions, and cinematic Trade Reviewa surprisingly scholarly evaluation...Rockoff is no blood-in-his eye moron; he's committed to preserving the slasher's history, giving them their due...praiseworthy--Classic Images; he's committed to preserving the slasher's history, giving them their due...praiseworthy""--Classic Images; ""amazingly well-informed, engaging, and liberally illustrated...fascinating reading...recommended""--Choice
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McFarland & Company The Golden Corral
Book SynopsisThis work examines 14 films, including 'Stagecoach', 'The Magnificent Seven', and 'Dances with Wolves', that hold unique spots in the genre's history. Full filmographic data are provided for each, along with an essay that blends plot synopsis, historical perspectives and the movie's place in the Western genre.Trade ReviewIndispensable fact-checking...extensive...enlightening." —Classic Images"A fine job...much interesting background on each film's production and also provides historical information about events in the film." —Past Times
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McFarland & Co Inc The Evil Villain Essays on Vader Voldemort and
Book Synopsis What is evil? How do we understand it in our culture? The thirteen essays in this critical volume explore the different ways in which evil is portrayed in popular culture, particularly film and novels. Iconic figures of evil are considered, as is the repeated use of classic themes within our intellectual tradition. Topics covered include serial killers in film, the Twilight series, the Harry Potter series, Star Wars, and more. Collectively, these essays suggest how vital the notion of evil is to our culture, which in turn suggest a need to reflect on what it means to value what is good.
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Simon & Schuster Neil Simons Memoirs
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£18.70
McFarland and Company, Inc. In Lonely Places Film Noir Beyond the City
Book Synopsis Although film noir is traditionally associated with the mean streets of the Dark City, this volume explores the genre from a new angle, focusing on non-urban settings. Through detailed readings of more than 100 films set in suburbs, small towns, on the road, in the desert, borderlands and the vast, empty West, the author investigates the alienation expressed by film noir, pinpointing its motivation in the conflict between desires for escape, autonomy and freedom--and fears of loneliness, exile and dissolution. Through such films as Out of the Past, They Live by Night and A Touch of Evil, this critical study examines how film noir reflected radical changes in the physical and social landscapes of postwar America, defining the genre''s contribution to the eternal debate between the values of individualism and community.
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McFarland & Company To See the Saw Movies Essays on Torture Porn and
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McFarland & Co Inc Caroline Munro First Lady of Fantasy
Book Synopsis This filmography (including television and music video appearances) chronicles the career of Caroline Munro, a woman of humble beginnings whose chance entry in a Face of the Year photo competition propelled her to international fame as a model and actress, and whose work in genre cinema has won her the well-earned title of First Lady of Fantasy. It provides complete technical and cast credits for each film, a synopsis, reviews and notes, and a foreword by Caroline Munro.
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McFarland and Company, Inc. August Wilsons Pittsburgh Cycle Critical
Book SynopsisProviding a detailed portrait of American playwright August Wilson (1945-2005), this collection of new essays explores the development of the author's ethos across his twenty-year creative career - a process that transformed his life as he retraced the lives of his fellow “Africans in America”.
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McFarland & Co Inc Japanese Films
Book Synopsis Japanese culture as seen in film is a world of arranged marriages and loyalty beyond death, a world where suicide is an heroic act. Or a world where life''s sadness can be echoed in the falling petals of cherry blossoms. It is a world simultaneously exotic but also universal in appeal. From Souls on the Road to Tampopo, this book is a film-by-film look at more than 80 of Japan''s best and most important movies. The entries, in chronological order, present the classics in many actors'' and directors'' careers and point out the hallmarks of their style while offering a history of the Japanese film industry. Japan''s unique characteristics and historical background, which may be unfamiliar to Western audiences, are also explained in the entries, thus adding to the reader''s enjoyment and understanding of these films.Trade Reviewfilm buffs wishing to expand their knowledge and appreciation of Japanese cinema will welcome this new handbook...Buehrer has made a unique contribution to film reference literature. Her commentaries provide valuable insight into Japanese culture and the celluloid world that reflects it--Booklist/RBB; ""written with an enthusiasm for the topic""--Choice; ""a helpful reference...accurate, academic study""--Mangajin
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Columbia University Press Cultivating Professional Resilience in Direct
Book SynopsisOverwhelming evidence indicates that new social workers going into child welfare or other trauma-related care discover emotional challenges. In a textbook that bridges the gap between theoretical and pragmatic approaches, Jason M. Newell provides a solution by conceptualizing self-care as the key to professional resilience.Trade ReviewNewell emphasizes the importance of professional self-care as it relates to providing ethical and quality services to others who are vulnerable and needing help. Clearly, if as helping professionals we do not take the first breath of oxygen, how is it possible to help others breathe? -- Carolyn Szafran, Washburn University Jason M. Newell's important book is a wake call to the field of social work and its accrediting body; that self-care is the key to professional resilience. Awake and read this book! -- Charles R. Figley, Tulane UniversityTable of ContentsPrefaceAcknowledgments1. An Introduction to Resilient Practice Through Holistic Self-CareSection 1: Theory, Conceptualization, and Measurement2. Understanding the Connection Between Stress and Trauma 3. Chronic Empathy and Trauma in Human Service Work: Implications for Social Service Professionals4. Understanding and Preventing the Effects of Professional Burnout and Indirect Trauma: An Individual and Organizational Challenge5. Assessment and Measurement of Occupational Stress and TraumaSection 2: A Holistic Framework for the Application of Self-Care Practices6. The Essential Practice of Professional Self-Care: The Key to Professional Resilience7. Preserving Professional Resilience: The Ongoing Practice of Holistic Self-Care8. The Ethical Obligation of Professional Self-Care, with James L. Jackson Jr.9. Trauma-Informed Education, Training, and Professional Development10. The Use of Mindfulness Practice as a Function of Self-CareEpilogue: Finding Balance in Social Work Practice: Self-Care as Practice WisdomWorksheetsPersonal Reflection Exercise: Resilience and Self-AppreciationPersonal Reflection Exercise: Engaging Group Discussion on TraumaSample Assignment: Deep Breathing ExerciseSample Assessment of Organizational Strengths and ChallengesSelf-Care Process: Setting Organizational GoalsSelf-Care Process: Setting Personal GoalsProfessional Development Assignment: Construct a Plan of Personal and Professional Self-CareSuggestions for Developing a Comprehensive Plan of Self-CareSample Goals and Objectives for a Plan of Self-CareBlank Template for a Comprehensive Plan of Self-CareSample Self-Care Plan: Personal TableSample Assignment: Journaling MindfullyBibliography of Recommended ReadingsBibliography of Suggested Internet ResourcesGlossaryReferencesIndex
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Warner Bros. Publications Inc.,U.S. The Liturgical Organist Volume 1 Easy
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Warner John Petrucci Wild Stringdom with CD Book CD
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