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Arts biographies
Reinventing Bach
By Paul Ellie
Hardback
Published 09-Oct-2012
| RRP: | £19.99 |
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As a musician in eighteenth-century Germany, Bach was on the technological frontie - restoring organs, inventing instruments, and perfecting the tuning scheme still in use today. This book brings Bach into the digital present, where smartphones, video, and multimedia put the sound of Bach all around us.
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Inside Trader
By Trader Faulkner
Hardback
Published 30-Dec-2012
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Charles Dickens
By Claire Tomalin
Paperback
Published 21-Jun-2012
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Charles Dickens was a phenomenon: a hardworking journalist, the father of ten children, a tireless walker and traveller, a supporter of liberal social causes, and a great novelist. This book paints a fresh portrait of Dickens, capturing the complex character of this great genius.
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Hallo Sausages
By Jemima Dury
Hardback
Published 25-Oct-2012
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The only complete collection of Ian Dury's lyrics, illustrated with previously unseen material
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Marilyn Encyclopedia
By Adam Victor
Paperback
Published 30-Aug-2012
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A one-stop resource for Marilyn fans with information on her relationships, including Arthur Miller and the Kennedys, and her films.
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Man Who Sold The World
By Peter Doggett
Paperback
Published 04-Oct-2012
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Explores the rich heritage of Bowie's productive and inspired decade, and traces the way in which his music reflected and influenced the world around him. This book examines in detail Bowie's audacious creation of an 'alien' rock star, Ziggy Stardust, and his increasingly perilous explorations of the nature of identity and the meaning of fame.
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Life
By Keith Richards
Paperback
Published 08-Jan-2011
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Once-in-a-generation memoir of a rock legend - the No. 1 SUNDAY TIMES bestseller.
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Outsider
By Brian Sewell
Paperback
Published 31-Oct-2012
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'One of the most striking books of the year' - Mark Lawson, BBC Radio 4's Front Row
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Freak
By Nile Rodgers
Paperback
Published 05-Jul-2012
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"Le Freak" is the fascinating inside story of pop music and its tangled roots, narrated by the man who absorbed everything in his topsy-turvy life--the pain and euphoria and fear and love--and turned it into some of the most sparklingly ebullient pop music ever recorded.
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Listening to Van Morrison
By Greil Marcus
Paperback
Published 02-Feb-2012
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Represents the author's quest to trace Van Morrison's particular genius through seminal moments in his long career, beginning in 1965, breaking open in 1968 with the incomparable "Astral Weeks". This title presents a portrait of a perplexing, mysterious and terrifyingly gifted artist and vocalist at the height of his powers.
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