Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter in the 1970s (Decades), Paperback - John van der Kiste

Championed by David Bowie, Mott The Hoople became one of the best known bands of the Glam era. A succession of top twenty singles in 1973 and 1974....

Free were formed in 1968 towards the end of the British blues boom. After two critically acclaimed albums, the release of 'All Right Now' and the a...

Propelled into stardom at an exhilarating speed due to clever marketing and virtuosity in their musicianship, particularly violinist Darryl Way, th...

With a succession of hit singles, including eight UK top twenty hits and two number ones, sell-out tours and six studio albums, Suzi Quatro was an ...

Brian Eno is arguably one of the most influential musicians working in rock music. Starting out as synthesizer peacock of the early glam rock era R...

The 1970s saw the rise of rock and metal as a force in record and ticket sales. Right there at the birth of this was Black Sabbath, whose first alb...

George Harrison was known as 'The Quiet Beatle', although this title did him a disservice, considering his intellectual focus and thoughtful nature...

A biography of Jeff Lynne, who had hits with the Move in the 1960s and went on to make ELO a huge success in the 1970s and 1980s. He also produced ...

Devonshire's Own

Singer-songwriter Kate Bush's eclectic style with its diverse lyrical themes defies easy categorisation, and has earned the admiration of fans, pee...

Reducere. CD 1: All The Young Dudes 1. Sweet Jane - 4: 212. Momma's Little Jewel - 4: 273. All The Young Dudes - 3: 324. Sucker - 5: 035. Jerkin' Crocus - 4:...

DescriptionThroughout most of the twelve years between their formation and disbanding after the death of drummer John Bonham, Led Zeppelin were reg...

Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, Admiral of the Fleet, was the second son of Queen Victoria. At 18 he was elected King of Greece...

ELO were formed by Roy Wood and Jeff Lynne as a fusion of rock and classically-influenced music with strings. After their 1971 debut, Wood left and...

Steve Winwood was successively lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist with the chart-topping Spencer Davis Group, the more experimental Traffic, a...

Reducere. DescriptionSarah Bonetta Forbes, 'Queen Victoria's African Princess', was rescued from Africa as a girl of seven after the slaughter of her family....

Reducere. DescriptionIn 1859 the seventeen-year-old Maria Sophia, Duchess in Bavaria, married Francis, Duke of Calabria, heir to the throne of the Two Sicili...

Reducere. From his early days as guitarist with Mike Sheridan and the Nightriders, Roy Wood was always a major figure on the Birmingham music scene. In 1965 ...

The first of two books in a new series focussing in on a particular year and a genre within that year. One of the key years in the development of r...

Reducere. Born a princess of Schleswig-Holstein in 1858, Empress Augusta Victoria, known in the family as 'Dona', was marked out from early childhood as a po...

The little book of DevonPublisher: The History Press LtdAuthor(s): John van der KisteNumber of pages: 192Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 206 x 13...

A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's fam...

Reducere. DescriptionPrince Henry of Prussia was the second son of Crown Prince Frederick William, later Emperor Frederick III, and the Crown Princess, later...

The first proper biographies of the three younger sisters of Kaiser Wilhelm II, each whose lives were wrecked by tragedyPublisher: Fonthill Media L...

This book examines the downfall of James II, how the monarch came to forfeit the goodwill of the nation within three years.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

DescriptionMarkov chains and hidden Markov chains have applications in many areas of engineering and genomics. This book provides a basic introduct...

A fascinating story about the history of Ebola written by one of those who discovered it Popular science that reads like a thrillerIn the mid-seven...

Reducere. Van der Post's incomparable knowledge of Africa illuminates this epic novel, set near the Kalahari Desert, about a boy on the verge of manhood, his...

Stephen Lambe's enlightening book guides the reader through Focus's early history year by year, dealing with all eight Focus albums song by song, w...

Reducere. When a girl called Lucy, and her dog Neptune, Make a rocket ship to zoom to the moon.They shoot past the stars with a smile on their face, To disco...

Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther KonigIllustration(s): 300 colourNumber of pages: 246Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 172 x 238 x 23Cove...

DescriptionDespite legal efforts to integrate schools, black students continue to struggle with separate and unequal environments in 1970. Leo Sull...

Reducere. When a girl called Lucy, and her dog Neptune, Make a rocket ship to zoom to the moon.They shoot past the stars with a smile on their face, To disco...

A century of South African military history in a single volume, the first of its kind. Includes the Second Anglo-Boer War, the two world wars, and ...

Eight years (and 30, 000 copies) after publication Scenarios is still acknowledged as the definitive work in the scenario planning field. Now, Kees...