Susan Sontag: The Complete Rolling Stone Interview (Cott Jonathan)(Paperback)

Susan Sontag: The Complete Rolling Stone Interview (Cott Jonathan)(Paperback)

Published in its entirety for the first time, a candid conversation with Susan Sontag at the height of her brilliant career 'A humanizing interview with the late cultural icon, who was often perceived as a fiercely aggressive and polarizing intellect.'--Kirkus Reviews Susan Sontag, one of the most

Illness as Metaphor and AIDS and Its Metaphors (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

In 1978 Susan Sontag wrote Illness as Metaphor, a classic work described by Newsweek as one of the most liberating books of its time. A cancer patient herself when she was writing the book, Sontag shows how the metaphors and myths surrounding certain illnesses, especially cancer, add greatly to the

Sun & the Moon & the Rolling Stones (Cohen Rich)(Paperback / softback)

A panoramic, stylish narrative history of the Rolling Stones, viewed through the impassioned and opinionated lens of Vanity Fair contributor Rich Cohen, who traveled with the band in the 1990s as a reporter for Rolling

Sempre Susan: A Memoir of Susan Sontag (Nunez Sigrid)(Paperback)

From the author of The Friend, winner of the 2018 National Book Award.'The masterpiece of the 'I knew Susan' minigenre' - A.O. Scott, The New York TimesA poignant, intimate memoir of one of America's most esteemed and fascinating cultural figures, and a deeply felt tribute. Sigrid Nunez was an

The Symphonies (Stone Jonathan)(Paperback)

Stone Alone: Caught Between Growing Children and Aging Parents (Wyman Bill)(Paperback)

'One of the best books ever written about the Stones.'--Rolling Stone During the height of the Rolling Stones' success, Bill Wyman kept a diary, recording the churning chaos of the band's creative evolution, power plays, recording sessions, tours, romances, drug busts, and financial disarray. Stone

In America (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-year-old son, Rudolf, the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, and a few

The Rolling Stones - Sheet Music Anthology (Rolling Stones)(Paperback)

(Piano/Vocal/Guitar Artist Songbook). This fantastic collection features over 25 hits from the legendary rockers in piano/vocal/guitar notation, including: Angie * Beast of Burden * Emotional Rescue * Fool to Cry * Happy * It's Only Rock 'N' Roll (But I like It) * Miss You * Not Fade Away * Rocks

On Photography (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Susan Sontag's On Photography is a seminal and groundbreaking work on the subject. Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs are everywhere, and the 'insatiability of the photographing

On Photography (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Offers a critique of photography that asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. This book examines the ways in which we use these omnipresent images to manufacture a sense of reality and authority in our

Against Interpretation: And Other Essays (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

Includes the essay 'Notes on Camp,' the inspiration for the 2019 exhibition Notes on Fashion: Camp at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Against Interpretation was Susan Sontag's first collection of essays and is a modern classic. Originally published in 1966, it has never gone

Living Stones - Complete Resource Book Year C - The Bestselling All-Age Programme for Common Worship (Sayers Susan)(Book)

Styles of Radical Will (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

A collection of essays that contains some of the important pieces of criticism of the twentieth century, including the classics 'The Aesthetics of Silence', an account of language, thought and consciousness, and 'Trip to Hanoi', written during the Vietnam War. It features writings on art, film,

The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo Da Vinci to Susan Sontag (Burke Peter)(Paperback)

From Leonardo Da Vinci to Oliver Sacks: the first history of the western polymath, from the Renaissance to the present 'An absorbing group portrait and intellectual history.'—Kirkus Reviews'An admirable mixture of industry and erudition.'—Robert Wilson, Wall Street Journal From Leonardo Da

At the Same Time (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Contains sixteen essays. Reflecting on literature, photography and art, post 9/11 America and political activism, this title includes these essays that encompass the themes that dominated the author's life and work, revealing why she remains one of the twentieth century's pre-eminent writers and

Conversations with Glenn Gould (Cott Jonathan)(Paperback)

One of the most idiosyncratic and charismatic musicians of the twentieth century, pianist Glenn Gould (1932-82) slouched at the piano from a sawed-down wooden stool, interpreting Bach, Beethoven, and Mozart at hastened tempos with pristine clarity. A strange genius and true eccentric, Gould was

Under the Sign of Saturn - Essays (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Brings together the author's important critical writing from 1972 to 1980. This title explores some of the most controversial artists and thinkers of our time, including her polemic against Hitler's favourite film-maker, Leni Riefenstahl, and the cult of fascist art, as well as an analysis of

The Volcano Lover: A Romance (Sontag Susan)(Paperback)

Set in 18th century Naples, based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his celebrated wife Emma, and Lord Nelson, and peopled with many of the great figures of the day, this unconventional, bestselling historical romance from the National Book Award-winning author of In America touches on themes

Volcano Lover - A Romance (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Based on the lives of Sir William Hamilton, his wife, Emma, and Lord Nelson in the final decades of the eighteenth century, this title examines the shape of Western civilization since the Age of Enlightenment. It presents a picture of revolution, the fate of nature, art and

Where the Stress Falls (Sontag Susan)(Paperback / softback)

Includes ardent pieces on writers from the author's own private canon - Machado de Assis, Barthes, W G Sebald, Borges, Tsvetaeva and Elizabeth Hardwick. This work shares her passions for film, dance, photography, painting, opera and theatre. It explores her own commitments to the work (and

Sympathy for the Devil - The Birth of the Rolling Stones and the Death of Brian Jones (Trynka Paul)(Paperback / softback)

The story of the Rolling Stones is one of the epic rock 'n' roll yarns of our time. Their music defined today's cultural landscape and their history is a source of endless fascination for music fans around the world. This book aims to disentangle the threads of the Rolling Stones story and put

The Art of Cruelty: A Reckoning (Nelson Maggie)(Paperback)

Writing in the tradition of Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry, Maggie Nelson has emerged as one of our foremost cultural critics with this landmark work about representations of cruelty and violence in art. From Sylvia Plath's poetry to Francis Bacon's paintings, from the Saw franchise to Yoko Ono's

Avengers by Jonathan Hickman: The Complete Collection Vol. 3 (Hickman Jonathan)(Paperback)

Jonathan Hickman rocks the Avengers World with INFINITY! To protect their planet from greater dangers, the Avengers got bigger. But when the oldest race in the universe marks Earth for destruction, it's time for Captain America to think grander still. As the most powerful Avengers team ever

Rent: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical (Larson Jonathan)(Paperback)

RENT: THE COMPLETE BOOK AND LYRICS OF THE BROADWAY