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The "BBC Proms Guides" provide information you need about some of the most popular works in the repertory. The second volume surveys some of the best-loved concertos written across the centuries, from Vivaldi's "Four Seasons" through to the contemporary masterpieces of Walton and Lutoslawski.

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The "BBC Proms Guides" provide information you need about some of the most popular works in the repertory. The first volume explores some of the outstanding symphonies - from Haydn and Mozart to the masters of the 20th century, including complete symphonies of Beethoven, Brahms, Mahler and Sibelius

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A beautifully produced, special edition of the first part of the definitive three-volume biography of the Beatles, featuring extra and exclusive material.

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The first part of the definitive three-volume biography of the Beatles

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Divided into four sections People, Songs, Places and Broadcast and Cinema it covers all elements of the bands history and vividly brings to live every influence that shaped them.

Illustrated with material from Hunter's remarkable private collection of artefacts and memorabilia, this is the definitive Beatles treasure.

A fascinating look at the history of the Beatles, from their formative years through the present day, as detailed in hundreds of entries chock-full of information never before shared with the public.

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There's only one book that ever truly got inside the Beatles and this is it. This 40th anniversary edition contains new material which has never been revealed before, from the author's archives and from the Beatles themselves, that will bring new insights to their legend.

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"This book will combine photographs with evocative text to show how chemistry underpins the formation of snowflakes, the patterns of animal markings, and much more"--

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"A gorgeous, heartwarming collection of canine portraits and stories celebrating the strong, enduring bond we share with our dogs, from the former staff photographer for BarkBox"--

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The role of philanthropy in public collections across the UK is explored in this landmark collaboration between the Contemporary Art Society and the Whitechapel Gallery. Drawing on the collections of regional museums, art and social reform, subjective notions of value, and the individual's relationship to collections are debated and explored.

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The last twelve months seen through the eyes of the award-winning, bestselling cartoonist Matt!
'The master of the pocket cartoon. You can't be better than the best' Gyles Brandreth
'He's a genius' Jeremy Vine

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Founded as a boutique mail-order service in 1963, Biba - the brainchild of designer Barbara Hulanicki - quickly gained cult status, and outgrew several London premises before landing at 99 - 117 Kensington High Street in 1973 as 'Big Biba', 'the most beautiful store in the world'.

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The third in Dian Hanson's wildly successful series on erotic body parts explores how the female leg became central to women's emancipation, from the French Revolution to the sexual revolution. Over 400 photos document the first burlesque shows of the 1800s, the nylon-mania of the '40s, and the golden age of leg magazines in the '60s.

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The Big Butt Book explores our fascination with female booty from high, round and perky to badonkadonk, in over 400 photos, interspersed with interviews including thic goddess Buffie the Body, porn icon John (Buttman) Stagliano, filmmaker Tinto Brass, and artist Robert Crumb, as well as the best and most bootylicious of contemporary butt models.

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Taking us around the globe, through time and across multiple media, this book tracks the ways in which we were initially enchanted by this mesmerizing imitation of life and let movies - the stories, the stars, the look - show us how to live.

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100 of the best television series are rated and reviewed. Includes overviews, themes, characters, classic episodes, recommendations, and more.

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Portraying the Ku Klux Klan as heroic underdogs, silent epic The Birth of a Nation (1915) is widely considered to be the most controversial film of all time.

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A milestone work that examines the democratic idea of photography and its expansion in common culture, particularly in the United States; generously illustrated.

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A portrait via interviews and essays of New York City at the end of the 1970s as the center of the African diaspora.

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The first comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of design, with entries on designers, theories, forms, methods, movements, practices and processes.