Motown: Celebrating 60 Years of Amazing Music (McKenna Pete)(Paperback)

Motown: Celebrating 60 Years of Amazing Music (McKenna Pete)(Paperback)

2020 marks the 60th anniversary of Tamla Motown, arguably the greatest recording label in the history of African American soul music. Detroit Motor City 1960 and with racial tensions simmering and with only eight thousand dollars, Berry Gordy, a man with an unshakeable detrmination and vision moved

Motown: The Sound of Young America (White Adam)(Paperback)

The music of Motown defined an era. From the Jackson 5 and Diana Ross to Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson, Berry Gordy and his right-hand man, Barney Ales, built the most successful independent record label in the world. Not only did Motown represent the most iconic recording artists of its time

Mini: 60 Years (Chapman Giles)(Pevná vazba)

Mini celebrates 60 amazing years of this iconic car, from its revolutionary introduction to the popularity of its new-generation models. The first two-door Mini, introduced in 1959 and built until 2000, revolutionized automotive design with its innovative front-wheel-drive layout that made the car

David Hockney: Drawing from Life (Hockney David)(Pevná vazba)

Celebrating more than 60 years of intimate portraiture by David HockneyPublished to accompany a major international exhibition, David Hockney: Drawing from Life features Hockney's drawings from the 1950s to the present day, and focuses on his depictions of himself and a small group of sitters close

Dark Angel (Griffiths Elly)(Paperback / softback)

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF DR RUTH

A Million Years of Music: The Emergence of Human Modernity (Tomlinson Gary)(Paperback)

A new narrative for the emergence of human music, drawing from archaeology, cognitive science, linguistics, and evolutionary theory.What is the origin of music? In the last few decades this centuries-old puzzle has been reinvigorated by new archaeological evidence and developments in the fields of

Late Beethoven: Music, Thought, Imagination (Solomon Maynard)(Paperback)

In a series of powerful strokes, the music of Beethoven's last years redefined his legacy and enlarged the realm of experience accessible to the creative imagination. Maynard Solomon's Late Beethoven investigates the phenomenon of the final phase, focusing especially on the striking metamorphosis

20 Years of the Caine Prize (Okri Ben)(Paperback)

Celebrating the twentieth anniversary of the Caine Prize for African Writing, this collection showcases all twenty prize-winning short stories - each with its own unique take on modern African life. A jailer's love poems ghost-written by a prisoner... Love blossoming between two girls despite the

Rebel Voices: Monologues for Women by Women - Celebrating 40 Years of Clean Break Theatre Company (Birch Alice (Author))(Paperback / softback)

Dear Greenpeace (James Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Celebrating 25 years of this enchanting ecological fantasy from a multi-award-winning picture book

Wish Upon a Stray: A Wish Novel (Mndez Yamile Saied)(Paperback)

A heartwarming and authentic immigration story about a stray dog, the power of music, and celebrating old traditions along with new beginnings.Mar a Emilia's life turns upside-down when she and her family immigrate from Argentina to the US. How can she make new friends when simply speaking English

Berklee Music Theory, Book 2: Fundamentals of Harmony (Schmeling Paul)(Paperback)

(Berklee Methods). The second in a two-volume series based on over 40 years of music theory instruction at Berklee College of Music. This volume focuses on harmony, including triads, seventh chords, inversions, and voice leading for jazz, blues and popular music styles. You'll develop the tools

Jcb Scrapbook: Celebrating 75 Years of Engineering Innovation (Port Martin)(Paperback)

This book is an unabashed celebration of one of Great Britain's greatest engineering names and the remarkable machines that can be seen in action all over the world. From the first trailer, produced from post-war scrap metal in 1945 to the latest award-winning electric mini-digger - the story of

Transitions: Making Sense of Life's Changes (Bridges William)(Paperback)

Celebrating 40 years of the best-selling guide for coping with life's changes, named one of the 50 all-time best books in self-help and personal development -- with a new Discussion Guide for readers, written by Susan Bridges and aimed at today's current people and organizations facing

Gift of Years (Chittister Sister Joan OSB)(Paperback)

Not only accepting but celebrating getting old, this inspirational and illuminating work looks at the many facets of the aging process, from purposes and challenges to struggles and

Your Pregnancy Week by Week (Curtis Glade B.)(Paperback)

The classic week-by-week guide to a happy, healthy pregnancy--celebrating over 30 years of expert advice Doctors recommend it and pregnant couples rely on it--and you and your partner will find it indispensable For over thirty years, Dr. Glade B. Curtis and Judith Schuler have helped millions of

Vicar: Celebrating the Renewal of Parish Ministry (Bartlett Alan)(Paperback)

'After many years as a hands-on Christian minister, Alan Bartlett writes of what he knows well and loves wisely.' PROFESSOR WALTER MOBERLY 'Magisterial' CHURCH TIMESThe Church has long been talking about the oncoming challenges of providing ordained ministers to lead and enable local churches. Now

The Society of Time: The Original Trilogy and Other Stories (Brunner John)(Paperback)

Drifting through a party celebrating 400 years since the Spanish Armada's successful invasion of Britain, Don Miguel Navarro - Licentiate of the Society of Time - is shaken by the host's possession of a flawless mask from an ancient Aztec festival. 'Imported' from the past, the discovery signals a

Gender in Music Production (Hepworth-Sawyer Russ)(Paperback)

The field of music production has for many years been regarded as male-dominated. Despite growing acknowledgement of this fact, and some evidence of diversification, it is clear that gender representation on the whole remains quite unbalanced. Gender in Music Production brings together industry

Folk Music: A Very Short Introduction (Slobin Mark)(Paperback)

When we think of folk music, most of us picture Pete Seeger singing This Land is My Land or Joan Baez singing Barbara Allen. But this stimulating Very Short Introduction throws open the doors on a remarkably diverse musical genre, in a wide-ranging portrait that goes far beyond America's shores to

A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils (Gale Bob)(Paperback)

Millions of years before humans began visiting Atlantic and Gulf coast beaches, amazing creatures roamed this region. They are gone now but left behind fossil treasures you can pick up today. A Beachcomber's Guide to Fossils uses hundreds of color close-up photos and detailed descriptions to show

Teeth: A Very Short Introduction (Ungar Peter S.)(Paperback)

Teeth are amazing -- the product of half a billion years of evolution. They provide fuel for the body by breaking apart other living things; and they must do it again and again over a lifetime without breaking in the process. This means that plants and animals have developed tough or hard tissues

The Cambridge Companion to Video Game Music (Fritsch Melanie)(Paperback)

Video game music has been permeating popular culture for over forty years. Now, reaching billions of listeners, game music encompasses a diverse spectrum of musical materials and practices. This book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date survey of video game music by a diverse group of scholars and

Big Bangs (Goodall Howard)(Paperback / softback)

The dramatic story of five key turning points in a thousand years of Western music - discoveries that changed the course of