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A detailed and annotated study of Welles' career in the arts from early radio days to his final film work, with special attention to the widely various critical and public receptions he received: young genius, spoiled brat, showman, mammoth failure and master of his art.

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During World War I, he captured the public imagination and provided audiences with escapist musicals set in fictional orients.

Oscar Asche excelled in many theatre genres, including musical comedy, pantomime, music hall, melodrama, and Shakespeare.

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English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

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As Bob puts it, `All the good stuff I couldn`t put in my autobiography because there wouldn`t have been room for me!' There has always been room for Bob in the hearts of the British public, and this very, very funny book is just one more reason why he so richly deserves his place in our affections.

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This book explores artists' visualisations of Dublin during a key period of the city's political and social history. Based on close and contextual readings of original paintings and prints, along with new archival research, it shows how artists in Ireland creatively responded to the urban environment where they lived and worked. -- .

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This book explores artists visualisations of Dublin during a key period of the citys political and social history. Based on close and contextual readings of original paintings and prints, along with new archival research, it shows how artists in Ireland creatively responded to the urban environment where they lived and worked.

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Painters Marie Vassilieff, milie Charmy and Suzanne Valadon explored sexuality and questioned gender identity. Working in early twentieth-century Paris, these women contravened social mores, challenged traditional and avant-garde artistic practices and partook in the making of the modern nude.

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Painters Marie Vassilieff, milie Charmy and Suzanne Valadon explored sexuality and questioned gender identity. Working in early twentieth-century Paris, these women contravened social mores, challenged traditional and avant-garde artistic practices and partook in the making of the modern nude.

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This is the third book in the series named Perceptions. It is a compilation of some of the author's paintings that were inspired by Nature. She takes you on a visual journey as she engages with mother nature at different times from dawn to the night and under various weather conditions using a mix of impressionistic, post-impressionistic and fluid art styles.

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The following is a description of the Zalud House in Porterville, CA.

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A book about Tom Tiffin's paintings and his use of mixed mediums.

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Three plays from author of Stanley and Marlene.

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John Ford's grandson draws on the director's personal archives and on intimate reminiscences from his family and friends--including John Wayne, Katherine Hepburn, Henry Fonda, and George O'Brien--to produce the most complete and honest portrait ever written of the man and his astonishing career. 38 photos.

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Paranoid visions explores the history of the spy and conspiracy genres on British television, from 1960s Cold War series through 1980s conspiracy dramas to contemporary 'war on terror' thrillers. The dramas analysed include Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Edge of Darkness, A Very British Coup and Spooks. -- .

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A compelling collection that looks at one of the most famed director-composer collaborations in film history. -- .

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A compelling collection that looks at one of the most famed director-composer collaborations in film history. -- .

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The first English-language book on the work of Viennese artist, film-maker, and writer Ruth Beckermann., addressing all Beckermann's major works and offering innovative critical readings.

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This study overturns twentieth-century thinking about pasticcio opera, redefining it as method not genre, and recontextualising it among many artforms which created new works from pre-existing parts. Its history is interwoven with societys transition from a predominantly oral to literate culture and evolutions in conceptualising the self.