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Harry Potter World of Stickers (Collectible Art Stickers)
This keepsake book includes more than 1,000 full-colour stickers and showcases unique art inspired by the Harry Potter films.Create magical decorations and designs with the more than 1,000 stickers in this collectable book that features Harry Potter film-inspired art! Along with stickers of house crests and banners, Patronus guardians, fantastic beasts, Quidditch equipment, the Yule Ball, images from Diagon Alley—including Weasleys’ Wizard Wheezes and Honeydukes—and other sights from Hogwarts, you’ll discover extraordinary art from the Wizarding World style guides rarely seen before. The stickers are perfect for decorating notebooks and water bottles, as well as crafting, scrapbooking, creating gift paper, and embellishing cards and envelopes. The reverse side of each sticker page showcases the art so that once the stickers are used, you have a keepsake that can be enjoyed again and again.
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Alles über Barbie: Das inoffizielle, illustrierte Fanbuch
Begleiten Sie uns auf eine fesselnde Reise durch das faszinierende Leben einer weltweiten Ikone: Barbie. In diesem prachtvollen, quadratischen Bildband wird ihre Geschichte zum Leben erweckt, umrahmt von lebendigen Farbfotos, die ihre Entwicklung von der einfachen Puppe zur stilvollen Botschafterin des Glamours einfangen.
Entdecken Sie die Wurzeln dieser zeitlosen Figur, von ihrer bescheidenen Einführung im Jahr 1959 bis zu ihrer unvergleichlichen Rolle in der Popkultur. Reise durch die Epochen und lass dich von Barbies vielfältigen Abenteuern mitreißen, sei es als Modeikone, Abenteurerin oder visionäre Unternehmerin.
Tauchen Sie ein in die glamouröse Welt der Mode und bewundern Sie Barbies ikonische Outfits aus mehreren Jahrzehnten Stilgeschichte. Entdecke ihre inspirierende Vielseitigkeit, die Generationen von Menschen auf der ganzen Welt beeinflusst hat. Von ihrem einzigartigen Charme bis zu ihrer bemerkenswerten Anpassungsfähigkeit ist Barbie eine Quelle der Inspiration und Kreativität.
Folgen Sie uns auf dieser farbenfrohen Reise, während wir in Barbies Vergangenheit eintauchen und ihre wichtige Rolle in Gegenwart und Zukunft feiern. Dieses bilderreiche Hardcover-Buch erzählt nicht nur die Geschichte einer Puppe, sondern auch die Geschichte von Träumen, Stil und unaufhaltsamem Wandel.
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Greek Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII
Final Fantasy is one of the most iconic and beloved videogame series in the world. Since its inception, its titles have adopted names, themes, and stories from across global mythology. There has been no greater contributor to this than the beliefs of the ancient Greeks. This book embarks on a detailed exploration of the huge extent to which classical lore influenced the writing and design of Final Fantasy VII – arguably the most critically acclaimed of the franchise –, its wider compilation, and the more recent remake project.- Which characters can be compared to the gods of Olympus and which share similarities to divine heroes?
- What are the connections between the Cetra and water, and how do these relate to the underworld?
- How closely do the summoned beings Hades, Titan, Typhon, and Phoenix match their mythical namesakes?
- To what degree does Final Fantasy VII Remake incorporate links to the Fates and the Delphic oracle?
Following the success of Norse Myths That Inspired Final Fantasy VII, award-winning community author M. J. Gallagher returns to answer these questions and many, many more. Suitable for newcomers and enthusiasts alike.
This work is presented as a tribute to the metaseries Compilation of Final Fantasy® VII. The author proposes that the speculative comparisons between classical mythology and the Compilation of Final Fantasy® VII are unique, and use original thinking and analysis to interpret the inspirations, context, and content of the metaseries. The book has not been approved, licensed, or sponsored by any entity or person involved in creating or producing Final Fantasy®, the videogames, films, or publications.
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Drawing Basics and Video Game Art: Classic to Cutting-Edge Art Techniques for Winning Video Game Design
This is a comprehensive, hands-on guide to learning the basic drawing skills needed to successfully create video game art. “Drawing Basics for Video Game Art” demonstrates how fine art principles like drawing skills, anatomy, values and lighting and colour all apply to the creation of artwork for video games. The book features artwork from such hit video games as “Halo Reach”, “Zelda”, “Super Mario Galaxy 2”, “World of Warcraft”, “Grand Theft Auto”, “Heavy Rain” and “Little Big Planet”. Included are examples of classic to contemporary fine art in order to further show the reader the same basic principles still apply to all art forms and that video game art is very much still art.Read more
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Music Production For Beginners | 2024+ Edition: How to Produce Music, The Easy to Read Guide for Music Producers, Artists & Songwriters (2024, music … dance music,…
Everything you need to know about making music in one place! 2024 & Beyond!
Not so long ago music production was only available to the rich and famous.
However, these days it’s now possible to produce professional sounding music from your own home.
In fact, you don’t even need to know how to play an instrument or know anything about the technology or even need expensive equipment. All you need is a decent computer and some inspiration…This book will tell you the rest!
If you are a first timer it will lead you in the right direction in the least amount of time.
And if you have experience you will discover new insights into how to produce your best music.
Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover inside:
- Best music production, VST, DAW and software for 2024 and beyond
- Music Theory explained–without needing to study for years!
- Common beginner mistakes and how to avoid or fix them
- The hit songwriting formula—songwriting, lyrics, melody, and construction
- Proven guidelines on how to get your music signed and how to make money
- Studio setup—achieve pro studio quality even at home
- Motivation and mental hacks (get your mental game together and your music production skills will go through the roof!)
- Step-by-step guide to mix and master your music (even if you’re not a technical person)
- Advances in Technology including Artificial Intelligence for music
- Thriving Through Networks, Having The Right Skills and Mindset Mastery
And much, much more…
Stop wasting your time on forums, YouTube, and asking the same old questions because everything you need to know is in this book.
Become the music producer you’ve always wanted to be and make your best music with this book.
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Music Production | 2024+ Edition: The Professional Studio Guide for Producers, Songwriters, Artists & Audio Mastering Engineers
Techniques, tricks, and pro tips to make your sound the very best it can be!
Do you want to make better music? How about achieving a professional sound? Or even being able to work in professional studios?
If you’re serious about improving your music production, songwriting, and audio engineering skills to a professional level, then keep on reading….
Most musicians dream of making professional sounding music. But in order to create great music, they need to understand the steps and tools involved. With proper skill development, creativity, and knowledge, anyone can reach that professional level.
This book will show you how, whether you want to build a studio, work in one, start a label, or to make better music. Inside, you will find up-to-date, practical, and well-explained techniques in a professional guide for 2024 and beyond.
Here is just a tiny fraction of what you will discover:
- Studio design, acoustics + how to set up your own pro studio in 6 steps
- The hit songwriting formula—songwriting, lyrics, melody, and construction
- Types of microphones, selection, placement and optimization
- Tips for recording vocals, guitars, drums, and other instruments
- Motivation and mental hacks (get your mental game together and your production skills will go through the roof!)
- Record labels vs. indie production + business, marketing and legal tips
- Step by step guide to mix and master your music—even if you’re not a technical person
- Music Production as a career – education, qualifications and requirements
- Film, TV, Live events, Video Games, Podcasts, Radio and more
- Advanced techniques for compression, stereo, automation, EQ, and unconventional recording methods
- Advances in technology including Artificial Intelligence for music
- Everything you need to know about audio, recording and music production in 2024, and beyond
And much, much more…
Save yourself months of going through low-quality YouTube tutorials and get all the information you need in one place.
Become the music producer you’ve always wanted to be and start making your best music.
Get started now with this book.
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The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century
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Carols for Choirs 2: Fifty Carols for Christmas and Advent (Vocal score)
A second collection of 50 carols, mostly for SATB, some unaccompanied, and some having accompaniments for piano, organ, orchestra, or brass ensemble. Many of the carols are from traditional sources, rearranged, as well as carols written especially for this volume by composers including William Walton, Benjamin Britten, Richard Rodney Bennett, and William Mathias.
Instrumental material for most of the accompanied items is available on hire. Eight Carols for Brass for 5 and 8 part brass (to accompany carols from Carols for Choirs 1 and Carols for Choirs 2) are also on sale.Read more
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Specimen Aural Tests, Grades 4 & 5 with 2 CDs: new edition from 2011 (Specimen Aural Tests (ABRSM))
Specimen Aural Tests provide teachers and students with many practice examples of the tests to use as part of a music lesson or when preparing for an exam. This volume covers Grades 4 & 5 and includes all new practice examples for each test in a range of musical styles including answers where appropriate, the examiner rubrics (the exact words that will be used by the examiner to deliver the tests), so that candidates can be fully prepared for what will happen on the day, and CD recordings of all the tests in the book. The Specimen Aural Tests volumes are each available in versions with or without CDs.Read more
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Renoir: His Life and Works in 500 Images: An Illustrated Exploration of the Artist, His Life and Context, with a Gallery of 300 of His Greatest Works
This fascinating new book looks in detail at Renoir’s influences, life and works. The first part begins examines his style; it covers Renoir’s techniques and training: painting copies at the Louvre; his time at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts; meeting his muse, Lise Trehot; working with fellow impressionist artists and his struggles for recognition. The volume then investigates Renoir’s move away from Impressionism, his stay in Guernsey and also the changes to his personal life and the way in which these informed his work. It also documents his eventual success in the art world and considers the devastating series of illnesses and losses that blighted the end of Renoir’s long painting career. The second part of the book is a gallery of Renoir’s work in 300 glorious pictures, each accompanied by an in-depth analysis of its context within his life, his technique and his body of work as a whole.Read more
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The Golden Age of Christmas Movies: Festive Cinema of the 1940s and 50s
Today the Christmas movie is considered one of the best-loved genres in modern cinema, entertaining audiences across the globe with depictions of festive celebrations, personal reinvention and the enduring value of friendship and family. But how did the themes and conventions of this category of film come to take form, and why have they proven to be so durable that they continue to persist and be reinvented even in the present day?
From the author of A Righteously Awesome Eighties Christmas, this book takes a nostalgic look back at the Christmas cinema of the 1940s and 50s, including a discussion of classic films which came to define the genre. Considering the unforgettable storylines and distinctive characters that brought these early festive movies to life, it discusses the conventions which were established and the qualities which would define Christmas titles for decades to come.
Examining landmark features such as It’s a Wonderful Life, Miracle on 34th Street, The Bishop’s Wife and White Christmas, The Golden Age of Christmas Movies delves into some of the most successful festive films ever produced, and also reflects upon other movies of the time that—for one reason or another—have all but disappeared into the mists of cinema history. Considering films which range from the life-affirming to the warmly sentimental, The Golden Age of Christmas Movies investigates the many reasons why these memorable motion pictures have continued to entertain generations of moviegoers.
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Hermès: Straight from the Horse’s Mouth
This irresistible, authorized, illustrated gift book from the luxury brand Hermès is an homage, in stories and drawings, to the artisans and craftsmen who have been the foundation of the iconic brand since its beginnings as a saddle-maker for the carriage trade in 19th-century Paris. The stories are short, pithy, often quite witty, and they include first-person accounts from the leather artisans, silk manufacturers, and goldsmiths, gardeners, window dressers, designers, and electricians who have plied their craft at Hermes.We learn about quirky characters in the atelier who refuse to share their tools, of an elevator ride with a visiting President Nixon that went badly wrong, of a life-sized white rhinoceros made for a window display that disappears in Switzerland, reappears in Colorado, and returns, eventually, to Paris. A concise and witty company history, the book shares genuine love for the craft of producing luxury goods of the highest quality. Even if you can’t afford to buy your partner a Hermès bag or wallet, you can afford to give them this enchanting book.Read more
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Sharrow Vale and the Antiques Quarter
Darren O’Brien documents two developing communities of Sheffield as gentrification begins to take place. Both areas are seeing an influx of outsiders and changing community dynamics.
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Animal Crossing New Horizons 2024 Calendar
Get to know your friends and neighbors from the world of Animal Crossing™: New Horizons with this daily desk calendar celebrating the stories and birthdays of the characters from the beloved Nintendo® video game series.
Every day is a day to celebrate in the world of Animal Crossing™: New Horizons! With this day-to-day calendar near, you’ll have a daily reminder of your favorite characters, including entrepreneur Tom Nook, the hardworking Able sisters, bug-phobic museum curator Blathers and his stargazing sister Celeste, lovebirds Reese and Cyrus, and many more. And with a different neighbor’s birthday featured each day, you’ll never forget to celebrate, either! With all these friends close by, the new year is sure to be something special.
Features include:- Page size: 5.25″ x 4.375″
- Easel backer for desk or tabletop display
- Printed on FSC-certified paper with soy-based ink
- Full color tear-off pages
- Back of pages are blank for notes or shopping lists
- Day/Date reference on each page
- Separate weekend pages
- Official major world holidays and observances
- Birthdays for over 400 characters
- Updated for 2024
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Rock: 101 Iconic Rock, Heavy Metal & Hard Rock Albums
The 1970s was the era when the great heavy metal pioneers laid down the blueprint for everything that was to come after, forefathers like Black Sabbath and Deep Purple dominated. But as metal began to take hold in the mainstream – and then began to diversify – bands such as Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Metallica and Mötley Crüe made their presence felt among new fans, and it continues to evolve today with bands like Clutch and Ghost.Providing an extensive overview of the music and the stories behind each album, this inclusive reference chronicles the history and development of heavy metal, including sub-movements such as death metal, rap-rock, grunge, industrial rock, grindcore, nu metal, and stoner rock, illustrated with iconic album covers and archive photographs.
Essential reading for metal heads and hard rock fans everywhere.
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Terence Conran: My Life in Design
‘The British designer who revolutionised retail and decor.’ BBC news‘Terence Conran was instrumental in the redesigning of post-war Britain and his legacy is huge..He changed the way we lived and shopped and ate.’ Tim Marlow, Director and Chief Executive, Design Museum.
‘He spent his whole career looking for ways to make life better for everyone.’ Deyan Sudjic, Director Emeritus, Design Museum
In My Life in Design, Terence Conran tells the story of the Conran brand from the founding of the Conran Design Studio more than sixty years ago to the creation of the Design Museum, now based in a dazzling new space on High Street Kensington. Extensively illustrated chapters consider the many areas where Terence and his design team made a lasting impact on the way we live our lives, including the founding of Habitat, which introduced good, affordable homeware to the high street, his restaurants, which brought Britain out of the culinary dark ages to discover the joys of eating out and his talent for rescuing and regenerating abandoned buildings and bringing them back into exciting new use. My Life in Design is illustrated with more than 400 images – many from private collections that have not been published before.
The book is introduced by internationally renowned designer, Thomas Heatherwick, who identifies his mentor Terence Conran as ‘a modernist who, together with a tiny handful of others, gave us a new vision of Britain and ourselves.’ Now in his eighties and still designing beautiful homeware and opening buzzy, welcoming restaurants, Terence reveals the secrets and stories of this transformation of British design. Gloriously lively, opinionated and visually stimulating, this is the only book to tell the story of Terence Conran’s remarkable career in his own words.
Terence Conran: My Life in Design will appeal to designers, students and all those who have grown up with the work of the multi-talented Sir Terence Conran.
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Tilly and the Buttons: Stretch!: Make Yourself Comfortable Sewing with Knit Fabrics
Tilly and the Buttons: Stretch! offers perfect proof that easy-to-wear clothes can be seriously stylish with a collection of outfits that combine the comfort of stretch fabrics with Tilly Walnes’ signature look.
Even experienced stitchers are often wary of working with stretch knit fabrics, but in this book Tilly demystifies the techniques needed and shows how to sew stretchy makes on a regular sewing machine – no need for a fancy overlocker. However, if you are already an overlocker owner, the book offers a user-friendly introduction to threading and stitching with this machine too.
Aimed at dressmakers who have grasped the basics and want to expand their sewing horizons, Tilly’s tried-and-tested, learn-as-you-make approach is structured around five made-to-measure, speedy-to-sew garments. Tilly’s friendly instructions and the clear step-by-step photographs are accompanied by lots of tips and tricks to make your sewing a breeze, and the multiple variations and ideas will help you customise your garment to suit your own style.
The book includes complete, full-size patterns.
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Made to Measure: An Easy Guide to Drafting and Sewing a Custom Wardrobe – 16 Pattern-Free Projects
Learn to draft and sew your own customized clothes that fit you perfectly and make you feel fantastic.You no longer need to feel confined by the boundaries of a sewing pattern in order to make clothes that fit beautifully and represent your style in a way that store-bought clothes never can. Designer and founder of popular pattern brand By Hand London Elisalex Jewell is known for designing beautiful, fun garments that look fabulous on women of all sizes. In Made to Measure, she guides sewers to create stylish garments while empowering them to learn new skills, be creative, and feel confident. Following an overview of essential sewing tools, a primer on fabrics, and a guide to essential sewing techniques, you will learn how to:
- Draft simple patterns based on your measurements
- Take a pattern from an existing garment
- Identify and fix common fit issues
The sixteen pattern-free projects for dresses, skirts, tops, a pantsuit, and more are a springboard for creating a versatile, personalized wardrobe. The designs include:
- Sweet Shirred Top and Dress
- Faux-Cute Jumpsuit
- Paneled Wrap Skirt
- Prairie Dress
- Not Your Grandma’s Quilted Circle Skirt
- Siren Slip Dress
- Refashioned Sweater Dress
In today’s world of “fast fashion,” sewing your own clothes is a wonderful way to slow down and create garments that are sustainable and unique. While most sewing books show you how to create garments from specific patterns, Made to Measure takes sewing clothes to the next level by allowing you to customize the designs to fit you.Whether you’re new to sewing clothes or want to add to your garment-making skills, Made to Measure guides you to create a dream wardrobe that is tailored just for you.
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Ballroom: A People’s History of Dancing
‘This book is a MUST read for anyone curious and interested in the special origins and developments of Ballroom & Latin American dancing.’ – Marcus Hilton MBE, with Karen Hilton MBE nine times World Professional Ballroom champion
‘A fascinating book. Hilary French tells the history of dance from the very beginning. I learnt a lot and found it immensely interesting and insightful. If you are interested in dance and how we have got to where we are today, this is an essential read. Enjoy!’ – Matthew Cutler, British, UK and World’s Latin champion, Strictly Come Dancing champion and owner, Matico Dance Studio
‘Hilary French’s pioneering book combines social history, economics, fashion, music, dance technique and architecture and design in an engaging mix … it blends scholarship with infectious enthusiasm.’- Professor Sir Christopher Frayling, Cultural Historian, Broadcaster and Former Rector of the Royal College of Art
In the early twentieth century, American ragtime and the Parisian tango fuelled a dancing craze in Britain. Public ballrooms were built throughout the country, providing a glamorous setting for dancing. The new English style, defined in the 1920s and followed by the films of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in the 1930s, ensured that ballroom dancing continued to be the most popular British pastime until the 1960s, rivalled only by cinema.
This book explores the vibrant history of ballroom and Latin dancing: the dances, lavish venues, competitions and influential instructors. It also traces the decline of couple dancing and its resurgence in recent years with the hugely popular TV shows Strictly Come Dancing and Dancing with the Stars.Read more
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Guitar Grade 4 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for guitar at grade 4.Read more
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Ludovico Einaudi: Graded Pieces For Piano – Preparatory To Grade 2: Preparatory – Grade 2
(Music Sales America). This exclusive folio presents 20 of Ludovico Einaudi’s most popular piano works in special arrangements matched to the grade criteria of the major examination boards. Designed as a progressive course for beginner players, Einaudi’s pieces have been adapted to make them accessible to students, while retaining their unique beauty. Each piece is preceded by companion exercises which focus on specific techniques or musical ideas, and this book is further augmented by SoundCheck* software which provides digital support, accessible on any device, to enhance your practice. With a specially written Preface by the composer, this inspirational collection brings the joy of playing Einaudi’s music to beginner pianists. *SoundCheck is powered by Match My SoundRead more
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Rocliffe Notes: A Guide to Low Budget Filmmaking
The second book in the Rocliffe Notes series, A Guide to Low-Budget Filmmaking is a practical, step-by-step guide to getting your film made, taking it all the way from a script to the screen. It covers every aspect of the process, including: budgeting and finance; casting, crewing and scheduling; shooting and post-production; and marketing and festival strategy. It also incorporates unique insights and insider confidences from peers and established industry players – from directors, writers and producers, through to sales and marketing consultants and distributors. Contributors include: Sean Baker, Saul Dibb, Destiny Ekaragha, Camille Gatin, Sarah Gavron, Shirley Henderson, John Madden, Maxine Peake and Asif Kapadia.
A revelation for all would-be filmmakers, it’s the essential guide to the nuts-and-bolts of making a film, and a must-have for anyone thinking of making a film on one of the low-budget Microwave, iFeatures or Catalyst schemes, whose recent critical and box-office successes include Lady Macbeth, God’s Own Country and The Levelling.
‘A really useful guide to getting on in the world of film’ – Richard Eyre, Writer & Director
‘This is the book I wish I had when I was started out working in the movies. Would that it had existed a few decades ago. It’s detailed, optimistic and full of practical and useful information’ – John Malkovich, Actor, Writer & Producer
‘An insightful and crystal clear read for anyone wanting to produce their first film be it a short or a feature’ – Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, Producer
Look out for the other book in the series: Rocliffe Notes – A Professional Approach for Screenwriters and Writer-Directors.
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Alcohol: Soviet Anti-Alcohol Posters
Soviet propaganda against the demon drink: the latest in Fuel’s Russian pop culture series
From the acclaimed authors of the Russian Criminal Tattoo Encyclopaedias and Soviet Space Dogs comes Alcohol, a glorious and exhaustive collection of previously unpublished Soviet anti-alcohol posters. The book includes examples from the 1960s through to the 1980s, but focuses on posters produced during Mikhail Gorbachev’s campaign initiated in 1985. These posters attempted to sober up Soviet citizens by forcing them to confront the issues associated with excessive alcohol consumption. This government-led urgency allowed the poster designers to present the anti-alcohol message in the most graphic terms: they depicted drunks literally trapped inside the bottle or being strangled by “the green snake.” Their protagonists are paralytic freeloaders and shirkers who always neglect their families, drive under the influence, produce substandard work, are smashed when pregnant and present a constant danger to fellow citizens. A two-part essay by renowned cultural historian Alexei Plutser-Sarno attempts to explain, from a Russian perspective, the reasons behind this phenomenon.
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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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How to Be a Working Actor, 5th Edition: The Insider’s Guide to Finding Jobs in Theater, Film & Television (How to Be a Working Actor: The Insider’s Guide to Finding Jobs)
How to be a Working Actor is the bible for anyone in the business of acting. It is considered to be the definitive resource to finding jobs in theatre, film and television. Establishing an acting career involves developing all aspects of an actor’s performing skills as well as learning how to manage one’s career as an ongoing business. No book does a better job of covering all the basics, from improving one’s image and auditon abilities to getting an agent, landing roles, surviving a screen test, making it through the first day on the set and finding regional work. In addition this book contains 15 illustrations that include sample headshots, business cards, iCards, flyers and other tools of the trade.Read more
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iPhone 14 Pro Max Digital Photography: The Unofficial Mini-Guide: Fully Updated iOS 16 Edition
Discover how to take amazing photos using your new iPhone! This fully updated eBook offers a comprehensive and easy-to-understand introduction to digital photography using the Apple iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max smartphones.You’ll discover how to run the iOS 16 (or later) version of the Camera app, plus discover a wide range of picture taking strategies that will help you consistently take professional-quality photos in a wide range of shooting situations.
The cameras built into the iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max are extremely powerful. Use this guide as a resource to quickly improve your picture taking skills. You’ll learn how to use the newest photography-related features built into your iPhone.
This eBook is written by author Jason R. Rich (www.JasonRich.com), an internationally recognized smartphone and consumer technology expert, as well as an accomplished photographer. He serves as a consumer technology writer for Forbes Vetted and regularly contributes tech-related articles to AARP the Magazine and AARP.org.
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Vocals Grade 3 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Vocals at grade 3.Read more
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Trinity College London Piano Exam Pieces Plus Exercises From 2021: Grade 3 – Extended Edition
This book provides access to 21 pieces for the Trinity Piano Grade 3 exam: 12 are printed in this book and nine more are available in the included ebook (2018-2020 repertoire), with audio recordings of all 21 pieces available to download. They have been carefully chosen, graded and edited by a panel of experts, and every piece is accompanied by informative performance notes to help students and teachers get the most out of the repertoire. The book also contains the exercises required for the exam, which have been newly composed for the syllabus, and the scales and arpeggios for the grade. Encompassing a wide range of styles and genres at every grade and with more pieces in each book than ever before, this progressive series provides a wealth of engaging repertoire for any pianist.
Note: Effective immediately, Trinity’s Piano 2021-2023 Exam Pieces syllabus books will no longer operate with an end date, and the pieces they contain will remain listed in the syllabus indefinitely. Any planned changes, or removal of pieces listed in the syllabus will be messaged out with a one-year overlap period. Trinity will be gradually amending the covers on these books upon reprint to ‘from 2021’, however there are books with the previous date range. In those cases, the change to syllabus arrangements overrides the dates printed on the cover of the book. Trinity’s 2021 Piano books will be indefinitely valid alongside the new 2023 Piano books.
Contents:
Les coucous bénévoles (The Benevolent Cuckoos) (Couperin)
Andante (3rd movt from Sonata in G major, Hob XVI:8) (Haydn )
Rondino (no. 17 from Melodious Exercises, op. 149) (Diabelli)
Study in D minor, op. 65 no. 40 (Loeschhorn)
Sonatina (Gedike)
The Highway Robber (from For Children, Sz. 42) (Bartók)
Hound Dog (Leiber & Stoller, arr. P & S Wedgwood)
I’m Late! (Iles)
An Autumn Leaf (Donkin)
nDcvr Agnt (Lynch)
The Night of the Sleepy Panda (Tan)
Ballad (Tadman-Robins)
Ebook: Tango-Prelude II (Schmitz)
Ebook: Le petit rien (Couperin, arr. Snell)
Ebook: Sonata in G major (D Scarlatti)
Ebook: Between the Fingers (Graham)
Ebook: Rain (Schönmehl)
Ebook: Model T (J & A Bullard)
Ebook: Badlands (Donkin)
Ebook: The Clown and the Ballerina (Crosland)
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Bass Grade 3 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Bass guitar at grade 3.
Contents:
Another One Bites the Dust (Queen)
Come Together (The Beatles)
(I’m a) Road Runner (Jr Walker & The All Stars)
Misery Business (Paramore)
Papa’s Got a Brand New Bag (James Brown)
Seasons (Waiting On You) (Futire Islands)
Song 2 (Blur)
Walking on the Moon (The Police)
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Trinity College London Sight Reading Piano: Grades 3-5
This progressive method provides a carefully paced approach to the sight reading requirements of Trinity grade exams at Grades 3 to 5. For each grade there are ten lessons, each with a clear area of focus. Stage-appropriate sight reading tips, both general and specific to the instrument, are given along the way.
Each lesson presents four or five preparatory exercises leading to a duet, included to encourage the development of ensemble sight reading skills. While duets are not required for grade exams, they are vital in building confidence and rhythmic fluency. Each duet builds on the same musical ideas as the preceding exercises, consolidating the learning and assisting the student through familiarity.
Official Trinity specimen sight reading tests from Trinity’s Sound at Sight Piano (original series) conclude each grade section. By the time the student has completed the ten lessons they should be well prepared to cope with the demands of these tests. Further specimen tests are available separately in Sound at Sight Piano (2nd series).
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Trinity College London Singing Exam Pieces from 2023 Grade 4 (Piano/Vocal)
Graded books for Singing exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied songs for the grade as well as downloadable demo and accompaniment audio. The repertoire covers a varied range of styles and periods including musical theatre. Performance notes are included for all pieces in the book giving valuable insights, tips, and suggestions.Read more
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Trinity College London Rock & Pop 2018 Vocals Grade 2 (Trinity Rock & Pop)
Trinity College London’s Rock and Pop graded songbooks contain real songs from legendary artists, with specially written performance notes for the Rock and Pop exams from 2018. This book contains material intended for Vocals at grade 2.Read more
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Trinity College London Singing Exam Pieces from 2023 Grade 2 (Piano/Vocal): Pieces for Trinity College London Exams from 2023
Graded books for Singing exams from 2023. Each book contains a selection of 12 accompanied songs for the grade as well as downloadable demo and accompaniment audio. The repertoire covers a varied range of styles and periods including musical theatre. Performance notes are included for all pieces in the book giving valuable insights, tips, and suggestions.Read more
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The Greatest 100 Rock Albums to Own on Vinyl: The Must Have Rock Records for Your Collection
From the creators of Classic Rock Magazine: There are way more than 100 Great Rock Albums, and placing them in some kind of order is incredibly difficult. Music is not a competition and there are no hard and fast criteria by which to judge the greatness of an album. All you can do is measure popularity, the artistic currency a record currently has with critics or the public. So what, then, is the point of this, The Greatest 100 Rock Albums to Own on Vinyl? Think of it as a curation, an opinion poll, a beginner’s guide, a celebration of some of the greatest music ever made, and a snapshot of a time. Nothing here is set in stone, and if we do this again the results will almost definitely be different. But right now, in 2020, these are the 100 albums that rock fans will want to own on Vinyl. The result is this book dedicated to some of the greatest records ever made, the albums that have soundtracked the lives of generations. When we were making this, we listened to each and every one of them. Far from being a difficult slog through music we’ve listened to a thousand times, it reminded us of why we love rock music so much. We hope it will do the same for you. These Albums are chosen by the readers of Classic Rock Magazine and include all the greats AC/DC, Guns N Roses, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Beatles, David Bowie, Aerosmith and many more.Read more
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The Creation Records Story: My Magpie Eyes are Hungry for the Prize
‘The greatest book ever written on British independent music’ Guardian
‘One of the best British music books of the last ten years’ MojoFounded by Alan McGee in 1983, Creation Records achieved notoriety as the home of Primal Scream, the Jesus and Mary Chain and other anti-Establishment acts. During the Britpop boom of the mid-90s, the astonishing success of Oasis brought Creation fame on the world stage. In 1999, however, McGee announced his shock departure as his label’s influence over a generation of British music came to a confusing and disappointing end. Containing interviews with Creation musicians, employees, supporters and detractors, this is the inside story of Creation Records – and of British music since the 1980s.
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1000 Record Covers (Bibliotheca Universalis)
Record covers are a sign of our life and times. Like the music on the discs, they address such issues as love, life, death, fashion, and rebellion. For music fans the covers are the expression of a period, of a particular time in their lives. Many are works of art and have become as famous as the music they stand for―Andy Warhol’s covers, for example, including the banana he designed for The Velvet Underground. This edition of Record Covers presents a selection of the best rock album covers of the 60s to 90s from music archivist, disc jockey, journalist, and former record-publicity executive Michael Ochs’s enormous private collection. Both a trip down memory lane and a study in the evolution of cover art, this is a sweeping look at an underappreciated art form.
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Sneakers: The Complete Limited Editions Guide
This much-anticipated sequel to the classic volume Sneakers: The Complete Collectors’ Guide is a global survey of, and reference guide to, the very best and most collectible limited-edition sneaker designs that have been released over the last decade. The first volume was a phenomenal success and a key influence in the transformation of sneaker collecting from an underground subculture into a mainstream, multi-billion dollar business. Following publication of that book, sneaker brands began reissuing classic designs and creating shoes that would spur the second wave of sneaker collecting: limited editions and collaborations between the brands and invited artists, designers, musicians and cultural icons. This sequel showcases the very best of this new sneaker culture, featuring more than 300 designs arranged by brand. Each sneaker is accompanied by informative text and a ‘data’ box listing Edition, Pack, Year Released, Original Purpose, Technology and Extras. An essential purchase for both the hardcore sneaker freak and the first time collector, this book will also attract and seduce fashion and design aficionados.Read more
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Sneakers: The Complete Collectors’ Guide
A comprehensive, infallibly informed reference guide for the sneaker novice and connoisseurSneaker culture is no longer the preserve of the hardcore sneaker freak: it is a full-blown mainstream phenomenon. Walk into any shoe shop today and you’ll be faced with a dizzying array of new designs, ‘old skool’ favourites, limited edition models and ‘rare’ shoes, all in a myriad of colourways. The sneaker has moved out from the sports arena and exploded into popular culture, a fashion staple that transcends race and class yet defines who you are in today’s urban tribes.
This encyclopaedic, profusely illustrated guide displays over 180 sneakers chosen for the impact they have made on sneaker culture worldwide. Eleven leading brands – from adidas to Vans – are discussed in detail with full histories, while a further selection – from well-loved or long-lost classics to new designs – will excite both the novice collector and the committed sneaker freak.
Packed with over 550 specially commissioned photographs, and featuring an indispensable directory of collectors’ shops, resources and websites, as well as practical tips on how to build and care for your collection, this is the definitive guide to the very best and most collectable sneaker designs.
Sneakers is written, photographed and designed by Unorthodox Styles, the team behind the leading sneaker website.
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1000 Chairs. Revised and updated edition
More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designer. The particular curve of a backrest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the color of the entire artifact; each element reflects the stylistic consciousness of an era.
From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto to Verner Panton and Eva Zeisel, from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the history of the chair is so complex that it requires a comprehensive encyclopedic work to do it full justice. They are all here: Thonet’s bentwood chairs and Hoffmann’s sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer’s Wassily chair and Ron Arad’s avant-garde armchairs. Early designers and pioneers of the modern chair are presented alongside the most recent innovations in seating.
This dedicated compendium displays each chair as pure form, along with biographical and historical information about the pieces and their designers. An illuminating tome for design aficionados and an essential reference for collectors!
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Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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Bauhaus. Updated Edition
In a fleeting 14-year period between two world wars, Germany’s Bauhaus school of art and design changed the face of modernity. With utopian ideas for the future, the school developed a pioneering fusion of fine art, craftsmanship, and technology, which they applied across media and practices from film to theater, and sculpture to ceramics.
This best-selling reference work is made in collaboration with the Bauhaus-Archiv/Museum für Gestaltung in Berlin, the world’s largest collection on the history of the Bauhaus. Some 575 illustrations including architectural plans, studies, photographs, sketches, and models record not only the realized works but also the leading principles and personalities of this idealistic creative community through its three successive locations in Weimar, Dessau, and Berlin. From informal shots of group gymnastics to drawings guided by Paul Klee, from extensive architectural plans to an infinitely sleek ashtray by Marianne Brandt, the collection brims with the colors, materials, and geometries that made up the Bauhaus vision of a “total” work of art.
This is a defining account of Bauhaus’ energy and rigor, not only as a trailblazing movement in Modernism but also as a paradigm of art education, where creative expression and cutting-edge ideas led to simultaneously functional and beautiful creations. The handy edition features artists Josef Albers, Marianne Brandt, Walter Gropius, Gertrud Grunow, Paul Klee, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Lilly Reich, and many more.
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Bibliotheca Universalis ― Compact cultural companions celebrating the eclectic TASCHEN universe!
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