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Presents one of the great ages of European civilization through a sequence of images accompanied by an informed commentary. This book helps readers to explore and understand different facets of the Middle Ages, an era of breathtaking artistic achievement and of religious faith in a world where life was often coarse and cruel and cut short by war.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Funny, forthright and sharp as a knife . I would expect nothing less from the fabulously honest Paul O'Grady.' *****'He writes as he speaks, entirely from the heart .

Our fascination with Bob Dylan never ends. Timed for his 75th birthday in May 2016, and with a new Foreword, WHO IS THAT MAN? comes to paperback

An impressive new reference book on the life and works of Renaissance man Michelangelo - sculptor, painter, architect, engineer and poet

Drew Struzan has created some of the most iconic movie poster images, from "Raiders of the Lost Ark" to "Star Wars: Episode III". This book cover his movie work. Featuring over 300 pieces of artwork, including poster art for "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" and "Hellboy II", it is suitable for movie buffs and artists alike.

Examines a dozen works of digital literature, a category comprising creative works that are principally (but not exclusively) textual in character, and which includes interactive poetry, narrative computer games, projective digital art, among other creative classifications specific to digital media.

This is the story of architecture as never seen before. A brilliantly original book that takes us from the colossal achievements of antiquity to their ersatz rebuilding in Las Vegas, telling stories about buildings and the ways they change

Focuses on both the cartoon-like critters and funny mascots that populate the shoujo (girls') style of manga and the more gritty and Gothic animals that inhabit the shounen (boys') style of manga.

Saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer Ornette Coleman has earned enduring praise as an American jazz icon. Stephans weaves together analysis of Coleman's recordings and exploration of the free jazz movement with interviews of those who knew Coleman best to tell an inspiring story of artistic genius and resilience.

A great book for anyone interested in this subject with simple step-by-step drawings and a fantastic selection of popular breeds.

Explores a key hip hop album marking the cross over point where the streets and the charts collided.

The Eagles wrote the soundtrack to the Seventies and Eighties - and even now their albums top the charts. But backstage, there were no peaceful, easy feelings...

Part of the "You're The Voice" series, this book features arrangements of classic Billie Holiday songs for piano, voice and guitar and a short artist biography. It includes an accompanying CD that contains full backing tracks for each song, professionally arranged and recorded to recreate the sounds of the original recording.

"There isn't a comics artists alive who hasn't benefited from Will Eisner's masterful work and formidable wisdom."-Scott McCloud, author of Understanding Comics

A photographic record of daily life in Istanbul from the 1940s to the 1980s. It shows the city's melancholy aesthetic as it oscillates between tradition and modernity.

Johann Sebastian Bach's the "St Matthew Passion" stands as a singular expression of religious sensibility. Highlighting the inspiration Bach drew from opera, this book illuminates the hybrid forms that comprise the work, thereby clarifying many of the composer's dramatic strategies.

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Takes the young pianist step-by-step through the earliest stages of piano technique, first with separate hands, then with a sequence of easy pieces for hands together. This title offers games and puzzles that present theory a fresh lease of life. It includes rhymes and songs that introduce characters such as the Ostrich and Sammy Squirrel.

From Abracadabra by the Steve Miller Band to Zoom by ELO, this indispensable, innovatively designed book celebrates fifty years of British album charts, telling you everything you could possibly want to know about every album to reach the Top 100.

The writing of a Requiem is a special challenge. The great Requiems of the past by composers such as Mozart, Verdiand Berlioz interpret the Requiem text, offering prayers of salvation for the departed. This title intends to provide solace to the grieving, reflecting on the words of the Latin Mass by juxtaposing them with poems in English.

Packed with anecdotes and memories, My Word is My Bond is as frank, funny and disarmingly charming as the legend himself.

Violin Study Time is an anthology of established and newly composed studies which are designed to help the young violinist's technique in several directions. It may be used in conjunction with the Young Violinist's Repertoire Pieces. There are studies for various types of bowing, studies for finger action and basic shifts and several studies which introduce third position. This useful selection features studies by the greatest violin teachers of all time, including Czerny, Sevick and Dancla.

The Young Violinist's Repertoire is an ideal introduction to the established repertoire for the violin. Progressively arranged to take the young player from the very early stages to intermediate standard, the four books bring together music from all over Europe and span a wide range of composers, periods and styles. The piano accompaniments remain easy throughout. Titles: Gluck: Allegro * Mozart, Leopold: Aria * Moniusko: Baika * Handel: Bourree * Tchaikovsky: Chanson Triste (Douze Morceaux Op.40) * Schubert: German Dance * Traditional: Hebrew Prayer * Tchaikovsky: Neapolitan Song (Swan Lake) * Mozart: Pantomime (Les Petits Riens) * Hadjiev: Rondino * Handel: Sonatina * Russian: The Nightingale Romance * Ivanovici: Waves Of The Danube.

But most of all it is an uplifting story of an ordinary man who lit up America like a beacon in the night, was written off as a shambolic wreck and then - against all the odds - climbed back to become an even bigger star than he was first time around.

After "Toy Story", "Ratatouille", "WALLE", and other blockbusters, where else could Pixar Animation Studios go but UP? Their latest film is a heartwarming and hilarious coming-of-age story about a 78-year-old widower.

The last word on Sid Vicious - the world's most iconic punk figure