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100 Houses 100 Years
A fascinating insight into Britain’s built heritage and the diverse housing styles of the twentieth and twenty-first century. This book showcases 100 houses – one from each year from 1914 – that represent the range of architectural styles throughout the years and show how housing has adapted to suit urban life. Each house is accompanied by stunning photography and texts written by leading architectural critics and design historians, including Gavin Stamp, Elain Harwood, Barnabas Calder, Ellis Woodman and Gillian Darley.
From specially commissioned architect-designed houses for individuals and for families to housing built for increased workforces, each of the 100 houses brings a different design style or historical story. There are houses built as part of garden cities, semi-detached suburban houses, housing estates, eco-houses, almshouses, converted factories and affordable post-war homes. The architectural styles encompass mock Tudor, modernist, Arts & Crafts and brutalist and the featured architects include Giles Gilbert Scott, Walter Gropius, Edwin Lutyens, Powell and Moya and David Chipperfield.
The book also contains essays that explore the social and political aspects of housing design in Britain over the last 100 years, looking at the impact the World Wars had on housing, exploring domestic technology and building materials and asking how the modern house came about.
Whether exploring Grayson Perry’s folly-like House for Essex, Patrick Gwynne’s modernist glass villa in Surrey, Sarah Wigglesworth’s Straw Bale House or Simon Conder’s black rubber-clad fisherman’s hut in Dungeness, this book gives a glimpse into the wonderful housing in Britain and is a must-have for all fans of design history and architecture.
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Joe Wilkinson: My (Illustrated) Autobiography
‘Joyfully absurd and hilarious.’ ADAM KAY
Here before you is Joe Wilkinson’s brilliantly absurd account of his time on – and briefly off – planet Earth.
Through cartoon stories (illustrated by Henry Paker) Joe recounts the defining moments and bizarre encounters of his life – from his schoolboy misfortunes to his formative years on the dating scene, to his money-making schemes and globetrotting adventures.
With tall stories including…
-Winning ‘most nits’ at school
-That time I threw a turd into a tornado
-Becoming the bad boy of fly tipping
-The disastrous double date
-My car airbag addiction
-The time I tunnelled too far out of prison and ended up in the prison next door
-The real reason Bigfoot went into hiding…this book is a delightfully absurd journey into the mind of a comic maverick.
Hilarious, heart-warming and utterly unique, Joe Wilkinson: My Autobiography is the off-the-wall life story of one of our most beloved and unorthodox comedians.
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Great Shakespeare Actors: Burbage to Branagh
Great Shakespeare Actors offers a series of essays on great Shakespeare actors from his time to ours, starting by asking whether Shakespeare himself was the first–the answer is No–and continuing with essays on the men and women who have given great stage performances in his plays from Elizabethan times to our own. They include both English and American performers such as David Garrick, Sarah Siddons, Charlotte Cushman, Ira Aldridge, Edwin Booth, Henry Irving, Ellen Terry, Edith Evans, Laurence Olivier, John Gielgud, Ralph Richardson, Peggy Ashcroft, Janet Suzman, Judi Dench, Ian McKellen, and Kenneth Branagh. Individual chapters tell the story of their subjects’ careers, but together these overlapping tales combine to offer a succinct, actor-centred history of Shakespearian theatrical performance.
Stanley Wells examines what it takes to be a great Shakespeare actor and then offers a concise sketch of each actor’s career in Shakespeare, an assessment of their specific talents and claims to greatness, and an account, drawing on contemporary reviews, biographies, anecdotes, and, for some of the more recent actors, the author’s personal memories of their most notable performances in Shakespeare roles.Read more
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The Actors’ Crucible: Port Talbot and the Making of Burton, Hopkins, Sheen and All the Others
The town of Port Talbot has long been seen (quite literally) as synonymous with the steel industry. Yet it also has another claim to fame as the actorsx27 capital of Wales. It has produced a remarkable number of actors since the inter-war years. Richard Burton, Anthony Hopkins and Michael Sheen head the glittering cast but there are many others including early stars such as Ronald Lewis and Ivor Emmanuel, more recent figures like Rob Brydon and Di Botcher as well as a cluster of exciting young actorsstarting to make their names in the West End and on the big and small screen.This book suggests explanations for this phenomenon. Its author is a historical biographer who hails from Port Talbot and has done extensive research including numerous interviews. It explores the provision of educational and cultural facilities for young people over the years and demonstrates a commitment to drama that is deeply embedded in the townx27s history. It tells in some depth the stories of the super-stars but in a novel way, focusing on how they emerged and on those who nurtured their talent, presenting the actors as part of a tradition that was set in motion even before Richard Burton began to make his mark. It surveys the careers of fifty actors from Port Talbot and it considers what its most famous stars have put back into their community, culminating in the spectacular three-day event of Easter 2011 when Michael Sheen resurrected Port Talbotx27s pride and hopes through the immersive theatrical experience of The Passion.Written at a time of mixed fortunes for actors when funding for training is threatened yet opportunities for theatre and film work are expanding within Wales, this book puts centre-stage a town, its actors and those who guide them and so offers a new kind of cultural history. Such an approach also raises wider questions about the importance of the arts and of drama in particular to the wellbeing of communities.Read more
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The Photographer’s Vision: Understanding and Appreciating Great Photography (The Photographer’s Eye)
In The Photographers Eye, Michael Freeman showed what a photographer needs to do in the instant before the shutter is released. In the sequel, The Photographers Mind, he explained the way that professional photographers think a picture through before taking it. Both of these international best-sellers featured Michaels own photography: stunning landscapes, revealing portraits, and fascinating street photography. Now, in The Photographers Vision, he examines the work of photographys greats, explaining how to look at a photo and how to learn from looking at it. The featured work includes some of the most distinguished names in photographys history: Nick Knight, Frederick Henry Evans, Frans Lanting, Tim Page, Wolfgang Tillmans, Nan Goldin, Paul Outerbridge, Walker Evans, Cindy Sherman, Elliott Erwitt, Trent Parke, Jeff Wall, Paul Strand, Romano Cagnoni, Horst Faas, James Casebere and many more, making this book visually stunning as well as intellectually authoritative.Read more
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Dogs with Mandalas – Adult Coloring Book: More than 50 cute, loving and beautiful Dogs. Beautiful Coloring Pages for Adults Relaxation with Stress … (Mandala & Zentangle…
COLORING BOOK FOR ADULTS I STRESS RELIEVING DESIGNS I GIFT IDEA
This book includes as a gift a digital copy (PDF) of the 100 best illustrations from our Adult Coloring Books that you can download from the Special Art website. You can print out your favorite drawings as many times as you like or color them digitally!
Made by Special Art, a brand that boasts dozens of best-selling books, our coloring book Dogs with Mandalas will allow you to express your love for these animals, making you relax and reduce your daily stress.
You will be able to color a wide variety of Dogs of various species with Mandalas that will make you fall in love and have fun.
Why You Will Love This Book :
- 50 UNIQUE COLORING PAGES : Each ready-to-color page is designed to provide calmness and relaxation and help you to express your creativity
- SINGLE-SIDED PAGES : Every image is placed on its own black-backed page to reduce the bleed-through problem found in other coloring books
- LARGE FORMAT : Perfect page dimension for coloring 8,5 x 11″ (21,59 x 27,94 cm). A big coloring book for hours of relaxation
- GOOD QUALITY PAPER : White paper suitable for coloring pencils, coloring pastels, markers, gel pens, brush pens, fine liners, watercolors (in case of markers we suggest putting a blank paper behind)
- PERFECT FOR ALL SKILL LEVELS : Suitable for both beginners and advanced levels
This Coloring book for Adults is a wonderful Gift Idea for who want to relax, women, men, seniors, beginners…
About Special Art :
Special Art is one of the premier Coloring Books Brands on Amazon. We have created a wide range of Coloring Books for Adults and Kids always looking for the highest quality and value to amaze and surprise those who buy our books. Our goal is to bring more color, joy, and happiness into your life by inviting you to immerse yourself in the beautiful world of art and colors.
- More than 50 coloring books. Special Art boasts a collection of more than 50 mindfulness coloring books. Explore the entire Collection of Special Art books to find your next color adventure
- Fun Online Community. By buying this book, you will have access to our Facebook group. You’ll be able to share your colorful drawings and see the drawings made by other Special Art fans.
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Do you know someone who loves coloring? A coloring book is a great gift!
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Big Book of Airbrush: Basic Techniques and Materials
Comprehensive, lavishly illustrated, and loaded with specific, step-by-step instruction, this book is for budding illustrators and graphic designers seeking a basic guide to all aspects of the art of airbrush painting. The Big Book of Airbrush provides a thorough overview of all the equipment techniques associated with the medium. Artists will learn how to render basic geometric and three-dimensional forms, light and shadow, and perspective; how to work with masks and handle color; and how to use photography as an adjunct medium. Clearly presented lessons show how to compose finished, professional-looking images that incorporate the full range of airbrush effects, from hard-edged reflections on chrome to delicate skin tones. Works by several world-renowned airbrush artists are included.Read more
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CLOBBER!: Bridging the Gap Between Casuals and their Clobber
This book explores the thinking behind casuals and their cons-umption of brands then and now, explained from a female casual perspective. And wha?! –
Collated and curated by female casual Roo Oxley, this unique book combines primary sources, joint memories, experiences, real life knowledge and scholarly research. Speaking to key individuals involved in some way with terrace culture: inter-firms, inter-cities, international – they all reach for a joint conclusion centred around the future of brands for football casuals today. —
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Zero Waste Patterns: 20 Projects to Sew Your Own Wardrobe
Zero Waste Patterns offers a modern approach to sustainable sewing. Using natural fabrics and core sewing techniques, learn how to stitch without waste and make a scandi-style collection of 20 garments.
Zero waste pattern cutting is a bit like a puzzle. You use a pre-determined length of fabric end to end by strategically planning your pattern pieces so that everything is used and then draw them onto the fabric. By using this unique “paperless” method you can eliminate both textile and paper waste from your sewing projects and take the fear out of learning to self draft and sew your own clothing.
This book includes 5 simple zero waste pattern blocks—a t-shirt, skirt, tank top, shirt, and trousers. These can then be used to make a further 15 projects by making simple changes or mixing and matching your blocks into new designs, and comes with pattern layout instructions and templates to make sizes UK 6-30/US 2-26.
Once you have mastered the 5 blocks the possibilities are endless.
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The Times British Royal Fashion
Long before Lady Diana’s couture of revenge took the world by storm, or Princess Anne cemented herself as a Gen Z icon, there has been a well-documented fascination with members of the Royal Family and the significance behind their style.
The Times has been documenting this fascination for more than 200 years – from the early Regency period to modern day – and has borne witness to the evolution of the Crown’s carefully curated public image.
With access to the rich history of The Times archive, this authoritative account peels back the layers of silk and chiffon to re-examine the royals who captured the public imagination through their inimitable style.
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A History of Photography. From 1839 to the Present
George Eastman’s career developed in a particularly American way. The founder of Kodak progressed from a delivery boy to one of the most important industrialists in American history, and a crucial innovator in photographic history.
Eastman died in 1932, and left his house to the University of Rochester. Since 1949 the site has operated as an international museum of photography and film, and today holds the largest collection of its kind in the world, containing over 400,000 images and negatives―among them the work of such masters as Alfred Stieglitz, Edward Steichen, and Ansel Adams.
Home also to 23,000 cinema films, five million film stills, one of the most important silent film collections, technical equipment and a library with 40,000 books on photography and film, the George Eastman House is a pilgrimage site for researchers, photographers, and collectors from all over the world. This volume curates the most impressive images from the collection in chronological order to offer an incomparable overview of photographic history.
About the series
Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Victorian Giants: The Birth of Art Photography
Oscar Rejlander (1813–75), Julia Margaret Cameron (1815–79), Lewis Carroll (1832–98) and Clementina Hawarden (1822–65) embody the very best of photography from the Victorian era. They experimented with new approaches to picture making and shaped attitudes towards photography that have informed artistic practice ever since. Discover the images that made people think about the photograph as a work of art in this beautiful book.The idea of ‘art photography’ is nearly as old as photography itself, but it wasn’t until the 1850s that photographers began to claim fine-‐art status for their work. Debates about photography and its role raged internationally, but it was in England, through the work of Oscar Rejlander, Julia Margaret Cameron, Lewis Carroll and Clementina Hawarden in particular, that the new art found its fullest expression.
These four artists – a Swedish émigré with a mysterious past, a middle-‐aged Ceylonese expatriate, an Oxford academic and writer of fantasy literature, and a Scottish countess – formed the most unlikely of schools. Both Carroll and Cameron studied under Rejlander briefly, and maintained a lasting association based around intersecting approaches to portraiture and narrative. Influenced by historical painting and working in close association with the Pre-‐ Raphaelite brotherhood, they formed a bridge between the art of the past and the art of the future, standing as true giants in Victorian photography.
Separately, Cameron, Carroll, Hawarden and Rejlander produced some of the most spectacular images in history. Divided into three main sections, this book brings together many of these works for the first time, drawing heavily from the National Portrait Gallery Collection. The selection will be enriched with key works from other collections from around the globe. Of special interest is an exploration of historical and contemporary painters and their role in the young fine-‐art-‐photography movement.
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The Real Deal: Field Notes from the Life of a Working Photographer
When Joe McNally moved to New York City in 1976, his first job was at the Daily News as a copyboy, the wretched dog of the newsroom. He was earning the lowest pay grade possible and living in a cheap hotel in Manhattan. Life was not glamorous. But with a fierce drive, an eye for a picture, and a willingness to take (almost) any assignment that came his way, Joe stepped out onto the always precarious tightrope of the freelance photographer and never looked back. Fast forward 40 years, and his work has included assignments and stories for National Geographic, Time, LIFE, Sports Illustrated, and more. He has travelled for assignments to nearly 70 countries and received dozens of awards for his photography. In The Real Deal, Joe tells us how it all started, and candidly shares stories, lessons, and insights he has collected along the way. This is not a dedicated how-to book about where to put the light, though there is certainly instructional information to be gleaned here. This is also not a navel-gazing look back at the good old days, because those never really existed anyway. Instead, The Real Deal is simply a collection of candid field notes some short, some quite long gathered over time that, together, become an intimate look behind the scenes at a photographer who has pretty much seen and done it all. Though the photography industry bears little resemblance to the industry just 10 years ago (much less 40 years ago), what it really takes to become a successful photographer the character traits, the fundamental lessons, the ability to adapt, and then adapt again remains the same. Joe writes about everything from the crucial ability to know how to use (and make!) window light to the importance of creating long-term relationships built on trust; from lessons learned after a day in the field to the need to follow your imagination wherever it takes you; from the random and lucky moments that propel one s career to the wonders and pitfalls of today s camera technology. For every mention of f-stops and shutter speeds, there is equal discussion about the importance of access, the occasional moment of hubris, and the idea of becoming iconic. Before Joe was a celebrated and award-winning photographer, before he was a well-respected educator and author of multiple bestselling books, he was just Joe, hustling every day, from one assignment to the next, piecing together a portfolio, a skill set, a reputation, a career. He imagined a life and then took pictures of it. Here are a few frames.Read more
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Isle of Man Transport: A Colour Journey in Time: Steam Railways, Ships, and Road Services Buses
This stunning selection of colour views, dating from the period 1953-1980, includes most of the vessels operated during this period by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company and The Ramsey Steamship Company. Passenger boats and freighters are seen at ports on the island and on the mainland. There is comprehensive coverage of the Peel, Ramsey and Port Erin lines operated by the Isle of Man Railway with some outstanding views taken during the 1950s, together with excellent portraits of most of the locomotives, as well carriages, vans, wagons, lorries, stations, staff and signal boxes. Also covered are Douglas Station and its environs, St John’s junction and the Sunday ‘specials’ to Braddan. Many of the rich mix of bus types operated by the railway subsidiary, Isle of Man Road Services, are seen in a variety of locations. Included are some of the vehicles delivered just before and shortly after the Second World War. There are good views of the fascinating Ramsey Pier Tramway and its unusual rolling stock, as well as rare scenes taken as early as 1953 on the Groudle Glen Railway. For anyone who loves the Isle of Man and its wealth of vintage transport, this book provides a remarkable trip down memory lane and a colourful reminder of some of its lost glories. The book is dedicated to the memory of John McCann who took brilliant colour views on the island starting in 1953.Read more
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A4 Size Isometric Paper Notebook: 3D Drawings – Blank Graph Paper – Architect & Engineers Technical Drawing
Large A4 notebook (21cm x 29.7cm) in isometric pages for your drawings and projects
- 200 pages 100 sheets – double sided
- Dimensions A4 21 cm x 29.7 cm
- Soft gloss effect cover
- Made in the UK
- For Architects, Engineers or even Minecraft drawings
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Find Your Frame: A Street Photography Masterclass
‘Look beyond the obvious. Street photography is what you make it’.Craig Whitehead’s shots of the streets are unique – his sense of colour, composition, storytelling and timing have earned him a hugely dedicated following. But how does he consistently take such special images, and what are the key creative takeaways to bring to your own photography?
Find Your Frame is Whitehead’s personal how-to guide to a craft he has spent many years honing. Across 20 short, sharp lessons, he reveals his secrets, his tips, his creative approach, his sources of inspiration, and his way of seeing, shooting and anticipating the streets.
Illustrated throughout with example images, and full of creative wisdom and advice, this is the start of your journey toward better street photography and a more creative way of visual thinking.
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Session Skills for Guitar Initial-Grade 2
To be a great rock and pop musician you need to develop a range of important musical skills ― from performing with flair, to improvising and picking up new songs quickly. Trinity College London’s Rock & Pop exams are designed to help you develop these skills and take your musicianship to the next level. This book has been produced to help candidates prepare for the session skills test, an important part of each Rock & Pop exam. It contains 10 example playback and improvising tests for each grade as well as guidance on exam preparation. An accompanying CD is also included to allow candidates to practise the tests as they would be presented in the exam.Read more
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Affinities: A Journey Through Images from The Public Domain Review
An exploration of echoes and resonances across two millennia of visual culture, celebrating ten years of The Public Domain Review.Gathering a remarkable collection of over 500 public domain images, Affinities is a carefully curated visual journey illuminating connections across more than two thousand years of image-making. Drawing on a decade of archival immersion at The Public Domain Review, the book has been assembled from a vast array of sources: from manuscripts to museum catalogues, ship logs to primers on Victorian magic. The images are arranged in a single captivating sequence which unfurls according to a dreamlike logic, through a play of visual echoes and evolving thematic threads – hatching eggs twin with early Burmese world maps, marbled endpapers meet tattooed stowaways, and fireworks explode beside deep-sea coral.
At once an art book, a sourcebook, and a kaleidoscopic visual poem, Affinities is a unique and enthralling publication that will offer something different on each visit. Its playful and imaginative space invites the reader to transcend familiar categories of epoch, style, or historical theme, and to instead revel in a new world of creative possibilities played out between the images – opening up new connections, ways of seeing, and forms of knowledge.
Praise for The Public Domain Review
‘An Aladdin’s cave of curiosity … the best thing on the web’ Guardian
‘A gold mine of fantastic images and stories’ The New York TimesRead more
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Echoes: A memoir continued . . .
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER
Scenic Wye Valley isn’t the typical place for a rock story to begin, but when Echo & the Bunnymen hit the studio to record their ground-breaking debut album, Crocodiles, it was anything but ordinary. The album was the making of the band – cultivating a cult following which would soon evolve into staggering mainstream success. Their lives would never be the same again.
In Echoes, legendary guitarist and founding member of Echo & the Bunnymen, Will Sergeant, recounts the band’s whirlwind rise to stardom with his trademark wryness and intelligence. Sharing never-before-told anecdotes – including the heady Rockfield Studio sessions and touring across the US, playing sold-out shows at Whisky a Go Go and experiencing the iconic New York club scene from dusk ’til dawn – and accompanied by snapshots of the cultural, social and political scene at the time, this is a memoir to remember.
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By John Thompson John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course – Part 2 – Book Only: Part 2 – Book Only
Title: John Thompson’s Easiest Piano Course – Part 2 – Book Only( Part 2 – Book Only) Binding: Paperback Author: JohnThompson Publisher: WillisMusicCompanyRead more
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Alphabetical Notebook A4: Large Lined-Journal Organizer with A-Z Tabs Printed | Smart Black Design
Book Description
This A-Z index notebook is very useful for any referencing information. With alphabetical sections organized, this notebook will help you find info you need easily and quickly.
Many times when we looking for some specific information in a notebook. It takes time to find such information. We flip, flip and flip a number of pages but still cannot find them. It’s really frustrating, and it’s also waste of time.
That’s why we need to use a notebook with alphabetical sections.
This type of book will certainly be a helpful information organizer. It’s perfect for recording information that can be grouped in alphabetical sections.
This is an alphabetical notebook WITHOUT prompts. You can freely write any information in there. It’s depends on your purpose. There is also a plenty of rooms available in each page.
HOWEVER, if you are looking for an alphabetical notebook WITH prompts (like address books with prompts / password books with prompts and so on), this notebook might not suit you well.
Please keep in mind that prompts always work well with specific information but often work not well on rooms for extra information. So, whether this book is suitable for you or not, it’s all about your purpose and your style.
Specification of this book
This notebook book is 8.27″ x 11.69″, A4, large size. It is a large notebook containing a lot of space to write in.
There are 106 pages, 53 white-paper sheets, in this alphabetical notebook. There are normal lines to write freestyle info every single page.
The interior of the book is also presented in alphabetical order, A to Z respectively, each letter for 4 pages. You can have just a glance on a page to see which A-Z section you are at. The alphabetical sections are carefully designed to present stylish appearance with large text. In short, it’s beautiful, neat and easy to look.
Summarizing, the book specification:
- Size: large, 8.27″ x 11.69″, A4
- Amount of pages: 106 pages
- Type: soft cover, matted, perfect binding
- Design: smart-and-simple cover design, white paper sheet
- Interior: lined pages with A-Z sections printed respectively, 4 pages for each letter section
- Made-In: USA
- Perfect gift for anyone who are looking for an alphabetical lined notebook.
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Ealing Revisited (Bfi)
Ealing Revisited provides a major reappraisal of one of British cinema’s best-loved institutions, Ealing Studios.During its heyday, Ealing produced a string of classic comedies, including Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951) and The Ladykillers (1955), but there is much more to Ealing than these films, as this volume of new writing on the studio shows.
Addressing both known and less familiar aspects of Ealing’s story, its films, actors and technicians, the contributors uncover what has gone unexplored, or unspoken, in previous histories of the studio, and consider the impact that Ealing has had on British cultural life from the 1930s to the present.
Listed in the Independent on Sunday’s Cinema books of 2012
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/ios-books-of-the-year-2012-cinema-8373713.html
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Pinewood Studios, 70 Years of Fabulous Filmaking: 70 Years of Fabulous Film Making
Some of the worlds most successful films have been made at Pinewood. Superman, Batman, Harry Potter, The Da Vinci Code and the ever popular Bond films, from the first Dr. No in 1962 right up to the highly acclaimed Casino Royale of 2006. Not content to rest on it’s laurels, Pinewood today is going from strength to strengh with the very latest cutting-edge technology and production standards. This fabulous celebration of it’s first 70 years pays fitting tribute to the past but also looks towards what the future promises for this renowned film institution.Read more
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Minghella on Minghella
Anthony Minghella, the writer and director behind films like Truly Madly Deeply, The English Patient and The Talented Mr Ripley, here explores his own work and the art of film-making. He offers candid commentary and fascinating insights with chapters on subjects from the practical – ‘Writing’ or ‘The Business of Film’ – to the philosophical – ‘Structure’ or ‘Theories, Poetry and Mortality’.
With a preface by Sydney Pollack, this book is essential for admirers of the director’s work, or indeed for anyone enthusiastic about cinema in general. Minghella on Minghella is an opportunity to know what went on behind the camera – and the eyes – of one of the genre’s greatest modern practitioners.
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Studio Ghibli: The Complete Works
A must have for Studio Ghibli fans to experience all the classic works and look into the future of one of the most renowned animation studios from Japan! From classics like Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to the latest work, Earwig and the Witch, this beautiful art book introduces all 26 acclaimed Studio Ghibli films. Take a deep look into Ghibli’s first 3D feature film, Earwig and the Witch, with an exclusive interview with director Goro Miyazaki.Read more
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The Little Book of Colour: How to Use the Psychology of Colour to Transform Your Life
A SUNDAY TIMES DESIGN BOOK OF THE YEAR
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The definitive guide to using the power of colour to improve your happiness, wellbeing and confidence.What if I told you that all around you is something that can increase your motivation and positively influence how you feel?
It’s called colour.
Building on over 20 years of experience, Applied Colour & Design Psychology Specialist Karen Haller puts this life-changing solution in your hands. With her unmatched expertise, she demonstrates the many practical ways in which you can use colour to transform your life. Whether you’re decorating an interior or revamping your wardrobe, get ready to be inspired by the possibilities to:
– Create a home that reflects your personality
– Grow your confidence in using colour
– Add colour to your workplace
– Choose clothes that express the true you
– Find your unique colour palette & design compatibilityIn the first book that mixes the science, psychology and emotional impact of colour, Karen Haller takes you on a journey through rediscovering the joy of colour.
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Tiffany & Co.: The Story Behind the Style
Tiffany & Co.: The Story Behind the Style is a beautifully illustrated, handbag-sized visual history of one of the world’s most iconic brands.Open the world’s most famous little blue box to discover the story of Tiffany & Co. since its founding in 1837. Packed with photographs and information from the company’s 185 years, get a glimpse of the legendary designs that have made Tiffany & Co. a household name.
Starting in New York City in 1837, you will discover just how far plucky upstart Charles Lewis Tiffany went to be crowned the King of Diamonds. It is a tale of fortunes won and lost, the discovery of new gems and design talent, and the making of some of the most iconic jewels of our times – including the classic Tiffany engagement ring. Tiffany & Co.: The Story Behind the Style is the perfect gift for any fashion or jewellery lover.
Also available: Cartier: The Story Behind the Style
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The Fitting Book: Make Sewing Pattern Alterations & Achieve the Perfect Fit You Desire: Make Sewing Pattern Alterations and Achieve the Perfect Fit You Desire
The Fitting Book
Think of the moment you wear an outfit you have sewn for the first time. Think of how happy, proud, and accomplished you feel, all because it fits and you love it.
Many women struggle with the standard sizing of commercial or indie sewing patterns, which often leads to fitting issues. This garment fitting guide will help you adjust sewing patterns to achieve the perfect fit you desire.
This fitting book has visual sketches and links to videos to help during each step of the 3-part fitting process.
Here’s How it Works:
A) Identify the Fitting Issue.
B) Pin, Cut, & Tape the Fitting Sample.
C) Correct the Sewing Pattern.The Fitting Book covers the following categories for pattern alterations:
- Full Bust Adjustments (FBA) – bodice alterations for princess seams, darts, no darts
- Small Bust Adjustments (SBA) – bodice alterations for princess seams, darts, no darts
- Armscye and sleeve alterations
- Front width, back and shoulder pattern adjustments
- Neckline pattern corrections
- Basic skirt pattern alterations
- Dress alterations – Top/bodice adjustments and skirts
- Fitting pants – this is my specialty and what I am known for in the industry
- Demystifying draglines (my secret to understanding diagonal draglines in garment fitting)
You will learn about terminology, abbreviations, pattern tools, and patternmaking supplies. The Fitting Book shows how to use a hip curve, a French curve, and a clear ruler for patternmaking. The pattern corrections can be applied to womenswear, menswear, childrenswear, knit styles, and woven styles. The sketches and photos are in black and white. This is a fitting book primarily with sketches. It is not a pattern drafting book. Finally, you will learn about the customization scale in garment fitting and patternmaking.
I share my knowledge from fitting tens of thousands of garments while working in the garment industry since 2003. You will learn industry-expert fitting tips to achieve the customized fit you desire.
If you are one of my 58,000+ followers on Instagram and Facebook, you may have seen my short fitting videos. For all the fitting alterations in this book, there are corresponding simple videos to reference. There are QR codes that can be scanned with a smartphone which direct you to each fitting correction. The videos give you a quick visual of how to do each correction, so you never get stuck.
Stop wasting your time and money sewing clothes that don’t fit well.
It’s time to sew the clothes you love that fit.
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House London
What’s so unique about the houses of London? With row upon row of brick terraces, how do the capital’s most stylish people make their homes stand out? And how do those living in conversions amplify their craft to design interiors that are truly distinctive?
House London showcases 50 of the most inspiring contemporary interiors in the city today. Created by some of the best designers, architects and creatives around, this book celebrates the amazing variety and vision that lies behind sometimes quite ordinary facades.
Writer Ellie Stathaki (of Wallpaper*) and photographer Anna Stathaki explore different interior styles and show the very best of London homes – from the surprising interiors of humble terraces, to extraordinary conversions showcasing the height of luxury. Some homes will provide worthy inspiration, and others a level of drama most of us can only dream of.
With beautiful photography throughout, each home draws on something uniquely ‘London’ and supporting text profiles home owners, architects and designers and highlights the architectural bones that make up the home.
This book will be a must have for anyone who loves snooping around beautiful homes, or looking for design inspiration.
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Good Material: THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER, FROM THE AUTHOR OF EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT LOVE
‘Made me laugh while punching me in the gut. Loved this book’ AISLING BEA
‘This is the greatest. You’ll cry and laugh. I read it though the night. And I never, ever avoid sleep’ CLAUDIA WINKLEMAN
‘I award it 13/10 on my QWJ scale (stands for Queasy With Jealousy that I didn’t write it)’ MARIAN KEYES
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Every relationship has one beginning.
This one has two endings.Andy loves Jen. Jen loved Andy.
And he can’t work out why she stopped.Now he is. . .
1. Without a home
2. Waiting for his stand-up career to take off
3. Wondering why everyone else around him seems to have grown up while he wasn’t lookingSet adrift on the sea of heartbreak at a time when everything he thought he knew about women, and flat-sharing, and his friendships has transformed beyond recognition, Andy clings to the idea of solving the puzzle of their broken relationship. Because if he can find the answer to that, then maybe Jen can find her way back to him.
Andy still has a lot to learn, not least his ex-girlfriend’s side of the story.
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love: a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive both.
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Outrageous Advertising That’s Outrageously Successful: Created for the 99% of Small Business Owners Who Are Dissatisfied with the Results They Get
When a sprinkler malfunctioned at a Baltimore menswear store, three inches of water sat on the floor and much of the merchandise was wet. The owner, the author of this book, could have done the normal thing and sell the wet merchandise to a Jobber–a business that buys damaged goods in bulk for cheap. Instead, he did the OUTRAGEOUS thing–he advert
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How to Make It as an Advertising Creative
This book is aimed at anyone who is considering becoming an advertising creative, is studying to become one or would like to become a better one.
Packed with invaluable advice and insights from the author and other industry insiders, the book explains everything you need to know about working as an advertising creative but don’t get taught at college. Its engaging, straight-talking text explains the diverse set of skills that you need to make it as an advertising creative above-and-beyond the ability to write good adverts, and demonstrates: how to get the best out of the people you work with; how to present your work to clients; how to manage your career; even how to start your own agency.
Getting a job as an advertising creative is not easy. This book teaches you the intangible skills that are essential to get a job, survive, thrive and ultimately make it big in one of the most exciting industries on the planet.
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Hope in a Ballet Shoe: Orphaned by war, saved by ballet: an extraordinary true story
Hope in a Ballet Shoe tells the story of Michaela DePrince. Growing up in war-torn Sierra Leone, she witnessed atrocities that no child ever should. Her father was killed by rebels and her mother died of famine. Sent to an orphanage, Michaela was mistreated and saw the brutal murder of her favourite teacher.
Then Michaela and her best friend are adopted by an American couple, and Michaela begins to take dance lessons. But life in the States isn’t without difficulties. Unfortunately, tragedy can find its way to Michaela in America, too, and her past can feel like it’s haunting her. The world of ballet is a racist one, and Michaela has to fight for a place amongst the ballet elite, hearing the words ‘America’s not ready for a black girl ballerina.’
And yet . . . Today, Michaela DePrince is an international ballet star, dancing for The Dutch National Ballet at the age of nineteen. This is a heart-breaking, inspiring autobiography by a teenager who shows us that, beyond everything, there is always hope for a better future.
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Royal Academy Of Dancing Step By Step Ballet Class: Illustrated Guide to the Official Ballet Syllabus
Written with the full backing and expertise of the renowned Royal Academy of Dancing and following the international ballet examination syllabus, this is an updated edition of the bestselling Ballet Class.
From the basic positions of the feet to exercises for the most advanced ballet grades, Step-By-Step Ballet Class is an essential companion for all budding ballerinas. It gives a comprehensive selection of ballet exercises taken from each of the examination grades, beginning with Pre-Primary and working up to Grade Five, the most advanced. Clear step-by-step illustrations and explanatory text take the dancer through each exercise in turn and there are checklists of important points to remember. Topics such as how to find a good ballet school, dressing for dance and taking a ballet examination are also included. This important ballet book will ensure that dancers of all ages get the most out of their ballet lessons, both in and out of the classroom.
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Party Lines: Dance Music and the Making of Modern Britain
‘A deep, engrossing history’ The Observer
‘A fascinating deep dive’ Jeremy DellerFrom the illicit reggae blues dances and acid-rock free festivals of the 1970s, through the ecstasy-fuelled Second Summer of Love in 1988, to the increasingly corporate dance music culture of the post-Covid era, Party Lines is a groundbreaking new history of UK dance music, exploring its pivotal role in the social, political and economic shifts on which modern Britain has been built.
Taking in the Victorian moralism of the Thatcher years, the far-reaching restrictions of the Criminal Justice Act in 1994, and the resurgence of illegal raves during the Covid-19 pandemic, Party Lines charts an ongoing conflict, fought in basement clubs, abandoned warehouses and sunlit fields, between the revolutionary potential of communal sound and the reactionary impulses of the British establishment. Brought to life with stunning clarity and depth, this is social and cultural history at its most immersive, vital and shocking.
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‘Excellent’ The Sunday Times
‘Reminds us why the dance floor matters . . . fascinating’ TelegraphRead more
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The Royal Ballet: 75 Years
This book is a perceptive and critical account of the first 75 years of The Royal Ballet, tracing the company’s growth, and its great cultural importance – an indispensable book for all lovers of ballet.
In 1931, Ninette de Valois started a ballet company with just six dancers. Within twenty years, The Royal Ballet – as it became – was established as one of the world’s great companies. It has produced celebrated dancers, from Margot Fonteyn to Darcey Bussell, and one of the richest repertoires in ballet.
The company danced through the Blitz, won an international reputation in a single New York performance and added to the glamour of London’s Swinging Sixties. It has established a distinctive English school of ballet, a pure classical style that could do justice to the 19th-century repertory and to new British classics.
Leading dance critic, Zoë Anderson, vividly portrays the extraordinary personalities who created the company and the dancers who made such an impact on their audiences. She looks at the bad times as well as the good, examining the controversial directorships of Norman Morrice and Ross Stretton and the criticism fired at the company as the Royal Opera House closed for redevelopment.
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Sea Dream: Colouring Book
Sea Dream is a colouring book by author and artist De-ann Black. The book contains 58 of her original illustrations, hand drawn in pen and ink. The theme of this colouring book is based on several of her books. Colour in seahorses, mermaids, mermen, sea dragons, sharks and various sea creatures including jellyfish, an octopus, bumblebee fish, tiger shark, sea stars and swordfish along with a sunken ship scene, underwater shell castle, sea glass and bubble castle. There’s also a gem encrusted tiara, diamond and emerald rings, necklaces and bracelets to colour in. The pictures are printed on one side of each page.Further details about De-ann’s art, illustrations, embroidery patterns, fabric designs and books are available on her website.
Colouring books by De-ann: Summer Nature, Flower Nature, Christmas Theme, Autumn Garden, Bee Garden, Summer Garden, Festive Christmas, Spring Garden, Flower Bee, Wild Garden, Stargazer Space, Faerie Garden Spring, Flower Hunter, Sea Dream, Scottish Garden Seasons and Christmas Garden.
Romance books by De-ann Black include:
Cottages, Cakes & Crafts series:
1. The Flower Hunter’s Cottage
2. The Sewing Bee by the Sea
3. The Beemaster’s Cottage
4. The Chocolatier’s Cottage
5. The Bookshop by the Seaside
6. The Dressmaker’s CottageSewing, Crafts & Quilting series:
1. The Sewing Bee
2. The Sewing ShopQuilting Bee & Tea Shop series:
1. The Quilting Bee
2. The Tea Shop by the Sea
3. Embroidery CottageSnow Bells Haven series:
1. Snow Bells Christmas
2. Snow Bells WeddingEmbroidery Pattern books by De-ann Black:
1. Floral Garden Embroidery Patterns
2. Christmas & Winter Embroidery Patterns
3. Floral Spring Embroidery PatternsAbout the Author:
De-ann Black is a bestselling author, scriptwriter & former newspaper journalist. She has over 80 books published. Romance, thrillers, espionage novels, action adventure. And children’s books (non-fiction rocket science books & children’s fiction).She previously worked as a full-time newspaper journalist for several years. She had her own weekly columns in the press. This included being a motoring correspondent where she got to test drive cars every week for the press for three years.
Before being asked to work for the press, De-ann worked in magazine editorial writing everything from fashion features to social news. She was the marketing editor of a glossy magazine. She is also a professional artist & illustrator. Embroidery patterns, fabric design, dressmaking, sewing, knitting & fashion are part of her work.
Additionally, De-ann has always been interested in fitness, and was a fitness & bodybuilding champion, 100 metre runner & mountaineer. As a former N.A.B.B.A. Miss Scotland, she had a weekly fitness show on the radio that ran for over three years.
De-ann trained in Shukokai karate, boxing, kickboxing, Dayan Qigong & Jiu Jitsu. She is currently based in Scotland.
Her embroidery pattern books & colouring books are available in paperback.
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Memorization for Actors (Psychology for Actors Series)
Imagine if you could learn your lines in half the usual time yet feel confident they will roll off your tongue when needed.
Memorization for Actors provides you with a range of practical psychology tools and a bullet-proof memorization process that will put you miles ahead of the competition.
Read this book and discover:
• How you can become a master at learning your lines
• Simple tricks to learn more lines in less time
• Advanced tools to turbo-charge your memorization process
• Proven strategies to remember your lines in high stress situations
• When to schedule your memorization sessions for maximum effect, and more…Short enough to read in an afternoon, yet jam-packed with practical advice, Memorization for Actors will transform your acting career.
Alexa Ispas holds a PhD in psychology from the University of Edinburgh. The books in her Psychology for Actors Series provide actors with proven psychology techniques to thrive and build a successful career.
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Harry Potter: Hogwarts Ruled Notebook
Record your own magical adventures with this Harry Potter: Hogwarts Ruled Notebook.This finely crafted notebook–one of six Harry Potter notebooks–is designed to display the gorgeous concept art created for the Harry Potter films, featuring fan-favorite locations such as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Fans can choose among the six notebooks–Gryffindor, Slytherin, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, Hogwarts, and the Deathly Hallows–or collect them all.
This new addition to Insight Editions’ best-selling Harry Potter stationery line adapts the design of our deluxe hardcover ruled journal in a new softcover format. Featuring a flexible leatherette cover and 128 lined, acid-free pages of high-quality, heavy stock paper, the Harry Potter: Hogwarts Ruled Notebook takes both pen and pencil nicely to encourage inspiration, inviting fans to record their thoughts and chronicle their adventures.
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Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television
Drawing the Line: Technical Hand Drafting for Film and Television is the essential resource for students and aspiring professionals studying and working in film and television design. The book covers all aspects of scenic drafting by hand – a technique still used in film and television because of its unparalleled emotive and aesthetic qualities.
Discover how to draw the iconic scroll of a classical column or learn the difference between Flemish bond and English bond brickwork – it is all here! Other key features include the following:
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- Beautifully illustrated, approachable, step-by-step instructions for every aspect of scenic drafting – specific to film and television;
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- Illustrated explanations of camera lenses, including calculating aspect ratios and projections;
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- Coverage of the four types of drafting projection: isometric, oblique, orthographic and axonometric;
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- A comprehensive glossary of terms, including an illustration of each entry.
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This beautiful book is clear, accessible, and a must-have for any student aspiring to work in film and television design.
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