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Journalist Amy Raphael talks to 18 incredible women about their experiences as musicians and the music industry with fascinating and illuminating results

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An account of architecture's postwar ambition to transform itself into a research-oriented and technologically complex discipline of design expertise.

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With advice for anyone wanting to launch or maintain their professional singing career, this manual focuses on the realities of making a living in singing. It covers a range of singing styles, with tips on everything from finding the right singing teacher and getting an agent to performing live.

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A Singer's Notebook by Ian Bostridge, of whom The New Yorker said, 'He is not a good singer; he is a great one.'

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A Sky collects more than a 100 of Shikai's art cells from his most popular works and then closes off with interviews from the internationally renowned director and his staff.

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"The first comprehensive study of conceptual and performance art in Yugoslavia from the late 1960s-1980s under the umbrella of socialism, inc. origin stories of artists such as Marina Abramovic'"--

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A Star is Born is being remade for release in October 2018. The 1954 version was the triumph and tragedy of Judy Garlands's life and that story is told here by her daughter

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"True Blood" is a critically acclaimed television adaptation of the bestselling "Southern Vampire" mysteries. Covering the show's first two seasons, this book includes pieces on: Vampire Bill's season 2 slide from hot to not; what a Louisiana setting adds to the traditional vampire myth; and why the television series had to differ from the books.

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The threshold as both boundary and bridge: investigations of spaces, public and private, local and global.

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A practical introduction to typography. It analyses the basic principles and applications of type. From measuring type and classifying typefaces to organising text on a page and understanding grid systems, it offers the information the beginning students of graphic design need to know.

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An empowerment manifesto for creatives, misfits, innovators, and disruptors

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Are there miscarriages of justice in art history Neil MacGregor believes there are. However great an artist, if his name is lost he will not receive a fair verdict from posterity. No exhibition will be devoted to his work; no books will be written about him; he will not even figure in indexes.

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Alexander Voitsekhovsky was originally a doctor who drew in his spare time. In 1994 his friends, without his knowledge, assembled the pictures he'd given them, put them in frames, transferred the commentaries he'd written on the back to labels, and hung them in a gallery on the Moika river in St Petersburg. This book showcases these paintings.

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This world-renowned sculpture is a unique figure in Polynesian art. An image of a deified ancestor, A'a was created sometime before 1821 on the island of Rurutu. The statue was a sensation when it arrived in England - Picasso was so struck by it that he had a copy made for himself. This book aims to inspire a new audience with his story.

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A fun introduction to the world of modern artists, from Albers to Zox, via Basquiat, Kahlo, Warhol and more.

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This entertaining A to Z follows the success of the popular V&A guides to Style and Hollywood Style. Compiled by Kate Bethune, it brings together style tips, pithy advice and engaging opinions in a beautiful book that will make a perfect present for anyone getting ready for a wedding, or indeed recovering from one.

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The places time forgot

From the magical empty theatres of Detroit to the lost playgrounds of Chernobyl, there are places across the globe that were once a hub of activity, but are now abandoned and in decay.

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'The strong point of the books in this series is the distinctive voices of the writers, their attitudes and how these are reflected in their plays. Smart chronologies and brief annotated bibliographies give the books a student-friendly feel and all are readable and jargon free.' - Aleks Sierz

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A new drama guide getting students straight to the heart of Caryl Churchill's theatrical work.

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'The strong point of the books in this series is the distinctive voices of the writers, their attitudes and how these are reflected in their plays. Smart chronologies and brief annotated bibliographies give the books a student-friendly feel and all are readable and jargon-free.' - Aleks Sierz