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Alex Rosss sweeping history of twentieth-century classical music, winner of the Guardian First Book Award, is a gripping account of a musical revolution.

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Highlights of the Castles collections showcased in this latest Directors Choice with the expertise of Director Wojciech Fakowski.

(Paperback, Revised and updated edition)

This volume traces the development of Russian art from 1863 to 1922. It discusses the major movements and artists involved.

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It's true that Sean Condon has a lot of anger. But he also has a lot of very nice shirts. Equally relevant, this book contains useful advice, classic anecdotes, and twisted humour.

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The Settlements is an architectural portrait of the settlements in Israel from a broad sampling of all types, sizes, densities, ages and regions.

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A series of self-portraits in shadow, by an influential American photographer.

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The Shipping Forecast, originally published in 1996, is Mark Powers illustration of the UKs Shipping Forecast, broadcast four times a day on BBC Radio 4. Beyond its useful and (at times life-saving) use to mariners it is also listened to by millions of people who tune in across the UK.

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Presents new photography of the Sistine Chapel, one of the most-visited places in the world.

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The USSR articulated its totalitarian ideologies and expressed its absolute power in an unprecedented way-through avant-garde writing and radical artistic design that was in full flower during the 1920s and '30s. This book presents 160 of the most elaborately produced photobooks from this period and more.

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The definitive guide to the Bauhaus, one of the twentieth century's most influential schools of art and design

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Peter Humfrey's in-depth analysis of the Stafford Gallery, based on original research, shows how during the quarter century of its existence (1806-1830), it represented the greatest art collection in Regency London.

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Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. In this XXL-sized tome, George Lucas guides us through the original trilogy like never before, recounting the inspirations, experiences, and stories that created a modern monomyth. Complete with script pages, concept art, storyboards, on-set photography, and more.

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Very personal black-and-white portraits of leading international figures in film, photography, sports, dance, design, architecture, music, and the culinary arts. Text in English and French.

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Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene.

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An atlas of the best tattoo artists on the planet.

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A tongue-in-cheek catalogue, presenting over 100 types of humans. Every type is illustrated with a photo and an (of course satirical) text, to help you spot these people in the wild.

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Over a period of two years, Herman Ellis Dyal photographed the interior of the church he had attended as a child in San Antonio, Texas. The resulting photographs show much of the building now unused and form his first monograph, The Things Not Seen Are Eternal.

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Based on a collection of Tibetan "thangkas" - scroll paintings portraying a Buddhist philosophy of healing - this volume presents works by a traditional artist using the ancient technique of painting with rich minerals. The Buddhist view of physiology, pathology, diagnosis and cure is illuminated.

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A quick visual reference intended to gauge the evolution of Tiziano Vecellio's (Titian) style at a glance.

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It is often said that beauty lies in the eye of the beholder. In The Touch, Kinfolk and Norm Architects present an alternative: that good design is not only visually appealing-it engages all of the human senses.