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A guide to jazz recordings that every fan should know. It includes 1001 essential recordings from the authors' acclaimed guide, adding new information, revising and reassessing each entry, and showing how these key pieces tell the history of the music - and with it the history of the twentieth century.

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Beginning with Vera Lynn's 'We'll Meet Again', a song that reassured a nation parted from their loved ones by the turmoil of war, and culminating with the manic energy of 'Bonkers', Dizzee Rascal's anthem for the push and rush of the 21st century, this is an entertaining tour of Britain's popular music, and how it reflects society and the times.

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Instead of hydrogen to helium, here you'll find James Brown to Kanye West - 94 artists that have defined Hip Hop arranged following the logic of The Periodic Table of Elements.

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Published in 1975, this autobiography of private Andy Warhol talks about love, sex, food, beauty, fame, work, money, success; about New York and America; and about himself - his childhood in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, good times and bad times in the Big Apple, the explosion of his career in the Sixties, and life among celebrities.

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This lush book of photography represents a lifelong project by photographer JoelSartore to make portraits of the world's animals -especially those that areendangered.

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Enter the world of HBO's global television phenomenon Game of Thrones with The Photography of Game of Thrones the definitive photographic collection from the set of the hit series.

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Carhart, an American living in Paris, is intrigued by a piano repair shop hidden down a street near his apartment.

Packed with delicate cameos of Parisians and reflections on how pianos work and their glorious history, The Piano Shop on the Left Bank is an atmospheric and absorbing journey to an older way of life.

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A collection of essays in which Wim Wenders presents his observations and reflections on the fellow artists who have influenced, shaped and inspired him.

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: A richly illustrated collection of artworks, essays, and conversations that offer a range of perspectives on black art in Thatcherite Britain.

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Everyone's favourite butler is back! Get your home spic and span with these expert tips for everything from polishing silverware to organising the garage.

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"The Polyhedrists offers a critical history of the development of geometry in the early modern period, and explores the role of the platonic solids in late Renaissance art and culture"--

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This guide provides a short introduction to glazes with basic instructions on making your own, followed by a comprehensive collection of glaze recipes, covering a wide range of temperatures and variations. The book should be of use to any potter or ceramicist.

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A dazzling new history of the world and a popular introduction to art history by a renowned expert

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The intimate story of the men and women who are both visual historians and key links between the public and the Presidents

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A dialogue about cinema's legacy and best directors through essays by three of the best long-form critics.

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From the acclaimed filmmaker Christopher Nolan, director of Memento and Batman Begins, comes a mysterious story of two magicians whose intense rivalry leads them on a life-long battle for supremacy full of bosession, deceit and jealousy with dangerous and deadly consequences.

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Timed to the 75th anniversary of the beloved classic Pride of the Yankees, New York Times columnist Richard Sandomir takes a look back at the making of a seminal sports film featuring one of Hollywood's greatest leading men, Gary Cooper

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The Princess Bride Poster Book gives fans a way to show their "inconceivable!" love of the cult-classic film with a deluxe set of 12 frame-worthy prints featuring full-color film stills and iconic character quotes.

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Includes "America: un Viaje a traves de la injustica", "Para verte major, America Latina", "Algeria" "Sanrizuka", and, "Immagini del No".

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A concise and beautifully designed book exploring the symbolism behind an exquisite Ancient Babylonian plaque found in southern Iraq.