The London Scene

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Reducere. He's poor. She's rich.He's a sub. She's a switch.It's not love.It's a marriage of Kink-venience.Gray is disowned by his family when his propensity ...

Reducere. DescriptionThe Art Of Big O is a beautifully illustrated 8.5 x 11 in. 272 page hardcover book that tells the story of The BIG 'O' publishing compan...

Reducere. Throughout the late 1980s and early 1990s, a radical cultural scene emerged in cities across the globe, finding expression in the galleries, nightc...

DescriptionA must-have for fans of urban art and rebellion, D*Face: The Monograph features the last decade of work by internationally recognized st...

The first book from AD100 designer Veere Grenney--the master of streamlined, glamorous, classical rooms with an English touch--eloquently explores ...

Reducere. Daniel Pitt's investigation into his colleague's murder leads him through London's teeming underbelly to the suspicious dealings of one of England'...

Description- Celebrates the career of one of the top British fashion photographers from the '60s and '70s- Created with the full support of the Duf...

A groundbreaking and extensively researched account of the 1960s London art scene

Get to know 100 of the most exciting rising-star chefs from around the world - as selected by 20 culinary mastersThe international dining scene is ...

Reducere. As the turbulent 60's began to fade into the calmer 70's, a coterie of young singers, songwriters, musicians, artists, and poets began to congregat...

The first study of Israeli foreign policy towards the Middle East and selected world powers, including China, India, the European Union and the US ...

This book completes the survey of the Indian scene, begun by the various exhibitions held in Paris, London, New York and Tokyo, which were devoted ...

An exhilarating scrapbook of the 1990s fashion-art scene in New York and Paris, with Bernadette Corporation, Susan Cianciolo, BLESS and DISIn this ...

Reducere. But before the darlings of London theater--Henry Irving and Ellen Terry--take their acclaimed Macbeth to the Edinburgh stage, terror treads the boa...

Reducere. DescriptionFirst published in London in 1939, Minty Alley is now available to American readers. In the pages of this work, C. L. R. James is both a...

Reducere. DescriptionBritish crime fiction where characters become people and place is part of the story.For lovers of intelligent crime fiction, three heart...

DescriptionInterest in mid-20th century British artists and the world they inhabited is growing internationally--prices are rising and exhibitions ...

The music industry is dominated today by three companies. Outside of it, thousands of small independent record labels have developed despite the fa...

Reducere. DescriptionIn hedonistic 1960s London, a police detective investigates the unexpected connections between two suspicious deaths: a call girl and a ...

A superbly illustrated, in-depth examination of the stories, events, places, and characters that inspired the songs of the Talking Heads, arguably ...

Reducere. England's Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the Un...

DescriptionLondon, 1934. Austrian actress Elisabeth Bergner dominated the British theatre scene, poet and director Berthold Viertel shot two succes...

Merchants' shouts, jostling strangers, aromas of fresh fish and flowers, plodding horses, and friendly chatter long filled the narrow, crowded stre...

Gjelina is Los Angeles's most talked-about restaurant, lauded by critics from London to New York to San Francisco and beloved by stars, locals, and...

Reducere. The story of Florence + The Machine makes an exhilarating contrast to the fortunes of those pre-packaged, stage-schooled pop stars who just wanted ...

Description- Black and white photographs that capture the colorful characters of Miami Beach in the early '90sEach Christmas between 1988 and 1998,...

In Conor Donlon, Wolfgang Tillmans (born 1968) chronicles East London's art scene and nightlife of the early 2000s, as well as his friendship with ...

Reducere. The exuberant 1920s gave rise to advertising pioneer Raymond Rubicam and his ambitious caf society wife, who posed in London with her three young d...

Reducere. CD 1: 1. Untethered Angel2. A Nightmare to Remember3. Fall Into the Light4. Barstool Warrior5. In the Presence of Enemies - Part I6. Pale Blue DotC...

Capturing the landscape on paper requires the artist to look--to look deep into the distance and deep into the soul. This practical book celebrates...

This book sheds new light on the life and times of Theodore Roosevelt, drawing on a remarkable set of oral histories gathered in the 1950s from tho...

Now in its sixth edition, this book is the definitive work on the small precision lathe in the context of both the past and present. The bulk of th...

Reducere. Regency widow Lily Adler didn't expect to find a corpse when visiting a family friend. Now it's up to her to discover the killer in the charming se...

Reducere. Candid and revealing, the final volume of Christopher Isherwood's diaries brings together his thoughts on life, love, and death. Beginning in the p...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Sharon K. GilbertThe Ripper murders did not begin in 1888, but in March of 1879, when a beautiful woman is found slain and ...

Reducere. Jane Green reimagines the life of troubled icon Talitha Getty in this transporting story from a forgotten chapter of the Swinging '60s Claire grew ...

DescriptionWhy is there so much bad blood involved in the stories of artists and their artworks? Immerse yourself in 18 infamous artistic rivalries...

Reducere. "A disarming, surprising literary memoir by the ex-Police guitarist . . . A rollicking you-are-there history of the 60s-80s rock era."---Entertainm...

Reducere. Many books have been written about the fascinating public and private life of Ava Gardner, one of the most famous and beautiful film stars of all t...

Reducere. Lovers of historical mysteries will relish this chilling Victorian tale based on real events and cloaked in authenticity. The first in a series of ...

Reducere. Danny Hickman will do whatever it takes to become a great artist. He escapes from a meaningless job by fabricating mental illness and he escapes fr...

Reducere. "Far superior to the endless run of books by and about movie people, Mr. Huston shows a master screenwriter's skill in setting a scene and delineat...

The world is at war again. London is suffering from the German Blitz. For one immortal werewolf, the war means little. He knows he will soon have t...

A warm and witty memoir capturing the vibe of the sixties. Barry Fantoni looks back to his time on the staff of }Private Eye{, then moving on to be...

Hailed as "the heir to Roald Dahl" by The Spectator, the UK's #1 bestselling children's author, David Walliams, will have fans of Jeff Kinney and R...

The author recalls his experiences following the change of an era as London's last trolleybuses were withdrawn between 1959 and 1962. He had access...

Reducere. DescriptionThe only internationally successful, million-selling group to emerge from the late seventies London punk scene, the Clash set out to cha...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Virginia WoolfWoolf's first novel is a haunting book, full of light and shadow. It takes Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose and their nie...

Reducere. Rebelling against the Elvis-based, American-imported rock scene in late '60s Brazil, Caetano Veloso suffused lyrical Brazilian folksongs with fuzz ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Lexi BlakeA spy who specializes in seduction Kayla Summers was an elite CIA double agent, working inside China's deadly MSS...

Reducere. Martin Amis is one of the most gifted and innovative writers of our time. With Experience, he discloses a private life every bit as unique and fasc...

Reducere. "I loved every moment of this brilliant, mind-twisting thriller." Elizabeth HaynesShe was once the best CSI in the business.She put her trust in th...

DescriptionJump-start writing projects with this colorful card deck of engaging prompts. Whether retelling a familiar story from a different perspe...

Reducere. In this riveting true crime account, acclaimed author P. D. James, the "Queen of the English mystery novel" (Newsweek) joins forces with historian ...

Share the true and heart-warming journey of Colin and his trusty Shar Pei, Chani, as he comes to terms with a sudden and unexpected diagnosis of Pa...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Ian AbrahamsHighly-regarded when it first appeared, in 2004, Hawkwind: Sonic Assassins relates the long and twisting histor...

Reducere. Felonies, infidelity, and fine art collide on the shadowy side of a quaint American town in this unconventional debut novel. Transplanted from Lond...

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Reducere. Becoming Jimi Hendrix traces "Jimmy's" early musical roots, from a harrowing, hand-to-mouth upbringing in a poverty-stricken, broken Seattle home t...

Reducere. 1943. WW2 is raging in Europe. Kurt M ller is living in London. While working for British Intelligence he discovers a photograph of his girlfriend,...

Reducere. Perhaps the last great astrologer, William Lilly (1602-1681) rose from modest countryside beginnings to the center of the London political scene du...

A timely and accessible introduction to London's LGBTQ+ scene, past and present. This book delves into the cultural history of queerness in the cap...

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Reducere. It's the dawn of 1980 in Los Angeles and everything's changing. Punks, dopers and assorted miscreants play in the decaying homes of Hollywood golde...

Reducere. Two vicious ex-cons are now walking free-and one cop is close behind-in a novel by the author who "knows the London crime scene like the back of hi...

Reducere. DescriptionMatt Owens is a Pulitzer Prize nominated journalist, but at 35 he's adrift, more inclined to hit the bottle alone than the Miami Beach c...

Reducere. CD 1 1. Standin' in the Rain 2. Evil Woman 3. All Over the World 4. Showdown 5. Livin' Thing 6. Do Ya 7. When I Was a Boy 8. Handle with Care 9. La...

Reducere. The authors of this book invented photojournalism as they roamed through London creating this book, which was first published in 1878, with Thomson...

Reducere. Twentysomething and restless, Skye flits between cities and stagnant relationships until she meets Scottie, a disarming and disheveled British trav...