You're History: The Twelve Strangest Women in Music (Chow Lesley)(Paperback)

You're History: The Twelve Strangest Women in Music (Chow Lesley)(Paperback)

Raucous, sensual and sublime: how twelve pioneering female artists rewrote the rules of pop. From Kate Bush to Nicki Minaj, from Janet Jackson to TLC and Taylor Swift, pop's greatest female pioneers are simply strange smashing notions of taste and decorum, and replacing them with new ideals of

Women in World History: 1450 to the Present (Smith Bonnie G.)(Paperback)

Women in World History brings together the most recent scholarship in women's and world history in a single volume covering the period from 1450 to the present, enabling readers to understand women's relationship to world developments over the past five hundred years. Women have served the world as

Women and Music: A History (Pendle Karin Anna)(Paperback)

This updated, expanded, and reorganized edition of Women and Music features even more women composers, performers, and patrons, even more musical contexts, and an expanded view of women in music outside Europe and North America. A popular university textbook, Women and Music is enlightening for

The Oxford History of Western Music (Gibbs Christopher H.)(Paperback)

The Oxford History of Western Music, College Edition, Second Edition, immerses students in the engaging story of the Western musical tradition. By emphasizing the connections among works, both within each cultural era and across time and place, the text goes beyond a basic retelling of the music's

A History of Britain in 21 Women: A Personal Selection (Murray Jenni)(Paperback)

From the bestselling author of A History of the World in 21 Women They were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicians. They all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world. Jenni Murray presents the history of Britain as you've never seen it before,

History of the World in Twelve Maps (Brotton Jerry)(Paperback / softback)

Examines the significance of 12 maps - from the almost mystical representations of ancient history to the satellite-derived imagery. This title recreates the environments and circumstances in which each of the maps was made, showing how each conveys a highly individual view of the

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory (Christensen Thomas)(Paperback)

The Cambridge History of Western Music Theory is the first comprehensive history of Western music theory to be published in the English language. A collaborative project by leading music theorists and historians, the volume traces the rich panorama of music-theoretical thought from the Ancient

A History of Women in 100 Objects (Andrews Maggie)(Paperback)

The history of the world has been told in objects. But what about the objects that tell the history of women? What are the items that symbolize the journey of women from second-class citizens with no legal rights, no vote and no official status to the powerful people they are today? And what are

She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock and Roll (Gaar Gillian G.)(Paperback)

Gillian G. Gaar s critically acclaimed, breakthrough book, the first full history of women in rock and pop ever written, became an instant classic upon its publication in 1992. Arranged chronologically and told with impassioned detail, She s A Rebel charts a half century of women performers from

The Stones of London: A History in Twelve Buildings (Hollis Leo)(Paperback)

The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings. 'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way to tell the story of one of the most written-about cities in the world' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Hollis has a fine eye for architecture, and engagingly

The Twelve Days of Christmas - Lesley Sims

'On the first day of Christmas, my true love sent to me a partridge in a pear tree...' The lyrics to this well-known, traditional Christmas song, have been transformed into a brightly coloured picture book, with illustrations by Moldovan artist Violeta Dabija

Leave The Capital - A History of Manchester Music in 13 Recordings (Hanley Paul)(Paperback / softback)

On the Trail of Americana Music (Brookfield Ralph)(Paperback)

In this thorough exploration of the history and spread of Americana Music around the world, Ralph Brookfield goes beyond the headlines to uncover what drives singer songwriters to go to Nashville, play in small clubs and create their music against the increasingly difficult backdrop of Covid-19,

Hitler's Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields (Lower Wendy)(Paperback)

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST. A revelatory history of the role of German women in the Holocaust, not only as plunderers and direct witnesses, but as actual killers on the Eastern Front during World War II.Lower, drawing on twenty years of archival research and fieldwork, presents startling evidence

Women and the Land, 1500-1900 (Capern Amanda)(Paperback)

Women and the Land examines the pre-history of gendered property relations in England, focusing on the four-hundred-year period between roughly 1500 and 1900. More specifically, the book is about how gender shaped opportunities for and experiences of owning property, particularly for women. The

Twelve Children of Paris (Willocks Tim)(Paperback / softback)

What do you do when your wife disappears in the middle of the bloodiest massacre in European history? This book reveals the story of Mattias Tannhauser who rides into town, on Saint Bartholomew's Eve, whose only intention is to find his wife and take her

Strangest Football Quiz Book (Ward Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz

Strangest Rugby Quiz Book (Griffiths John)(Paperback / softback)

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz

Strangest Cricket Quiz Book (Allen Ian)(Paperback / softback)

All the fun of Portico's bestselling Strangest series, now in quiz

Essays on Music and History in Africa (Wachsmann Klaus P.)(Paperback)

This classic ethnomusicological survey provides a valuable guide to African music. The essays review a broad swath of genres and topics, including court songs and music history, musical instruments in different traditions, and the connection between Islam and African

The Cambridge Companion to Women in Music since 1900 (Hamer Laura)(Paperback)

This Companion explores women's work in music since 1900 across a broad range of musical genres and professions, including the classical tradition, popular music, and music technology. The crucial contribution of women to music education and the music industries features alongside their activity as

Build Your Own Aliens Sticker Book (Tudhope Simon)(Paperback / softback)

Build 11 of the strangest, deadliest, most awesome aliens in the galaxy with the inspiring stickers in this book. The scenes to complete include a giant alien with trailing tentacles that crackle with lightning and a mysterious warrior from another dimension. With statistics for each alien's size,

Earl Nightingale's The Strangest Secret (Nightingale Earl)(Paperback)

I'd like to tell you about the strangest secret in the world... Live this new way, and the floodgates of abundance will open and pour over you more riches than you may have dreamed existed. Money? Yes, lots of it. But what's more important, you'll have peace. You'll be in that wonderful minority

Women Making Music: The Western Art Tradition, 1150-1950 (Bowers Jane)(Paperback)

'Do look after my music ' Irene Wienawska Polowski exclaimed before her death in 1932. And from the urgency of that sentiment the authors here have taken their cue to reveal and 'look after' the previously neglected contributions of women throughout the history of Western art music. The first work