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The rivalry between the brilliant seventeenth-century Italian
architects Gianlorenzo Bernini and Francesco Borromini is the stuff
of legend. Enormously talented and ambitious artists, they met as
contemporaries in the building yards of St. Peter's in Rome, became
the greatest architects of their era by designing some of the most
beautiful buildings in the world, and ended their lives as bitter
enemies. Engrossing and impeccably researched, full of dramatic
tension and breathtaking insight, "The Genius in the Design" is the
remarkable tale of how two extraordinary visionaries schemed and
maneuvered to get the better of each other and, in the process,
created the spectacular Roman cityscape of today.
In Mr Entertainment, we hear the voices of the people who knew Taliep Petersen best: his family, friends and collaborators. Their stories bring to life the spaces he inhabited, vividly recounting scenes from his childhood, his rise to fame from the Cape Coon Carnival stage to the West End, his artistic collaborations, most notably with David Kramer, his family life, and his tragic death and its aftermath.
In this pioneering biography of one of Cape Town’s most beloved entertainers, we encounter Petersen as a complex and many-sided personality whose influence continues to reverberate in national life. Mr Entertainment evokes not just Taliep’s life, but also the music and entertainment worlds of the 1950s to 2000s and their diverse and irrepressible cultural traditions. Along the way, it brings us to the front row of South Africa’s difficult history.
Drawing on the musician’s personal archive and on more than fifty interviews conducted over a decade, Paula Fourie has pieced together a fascinating portrait of Taliep Petersen, acutely observed and poignantly captured.
A new, updated edition of Christopher Sandford's classic biography
of the band, The Rolling Stones is a gripping account of the band's
remarkable 60 years at the top of the rock industry. In 1962 Mick
Jagger was a bright, well-scrubbed boy (planning a career in the
civil service), while Keith Richards was learning how to smoke and
to swivel a six-shooter. Add the mercurial Brian Jones (who'd been
effectively run out of Cheltenham for theft, multiple impregnations
and playing blues guitar), the wryly opinionated Bill Wyman and
drummer Charlie Watts, and the potential was obvious. During the
1960s and 70s the Rolling Stones were the polarising figures in
Britain, admired in some quarters for their flamboyance, creativity
and salacious lifestyles, and reviled elsewhere for the same
reasons. Confidently expected never to reach 30, the band is now
celebrating 60 years together with a European tour, Sixty, to mark
the occasion. Of the original line-up, only Jagger and Richards
remain, along with 'new boy' Ronnie Wood, who joined the band in
1975. In The Rolling Stones, Christopher Sandford tells the human
drama at the centre of the Rolling Stones story. Sandford has
carried out interviews with those close to the Stones, family
members (including Mick's parents), the group's fans and
contemporaries - even examined their previously unreleased FBI
files. Like no other book before The Rolling Stones makes sense of
the rich brew of clever invention and opportunism, of talent, good
fortune, insecurity, self-destructiveness, and of drugs, sex and
other excess, that made the Stones who they are.
A biography of a legendary singer and song-writer, written with his
co-operation, this is the life behind the award-winning and
bestselling albums of Steve Earle, rebel, rocker and Nashville
legend. Steve Earle is the musicians' idol - "my hero" to Emmylou
Harris - who has said of his life "If I'd known I was going to live
this long I'd have taken better care of myself". He was taking
heroin at 13, and by the age of 40 was mired in a seemingly
permanent "vacation in the ghetto" as he described his life then.
In and out of jail for a variety of offences, Earle seemed
determined to make good on his boast that when the end of the world
came (and it seemed pretty close at times) only he, Keith Richards
and the cockroaches would be left standing. He has been married six
times, twice to the same woman, and amazingly forgiven by almost
all of the ex-wives. In moments of consciousness he has, through
sheer musical ability, shared a stage with, among others, Bruce
Springsteen, Neil Young, Sheryl Crow, the Pogues and Bob Dylan.
My Voyage in Art includes 197 colour images of paintings,
watercolours, sculptures and people over a 60 year period
accompanied by a detailed essay. Encounters with Roy Lichtenstein,
Jim Morrison, Andy Warhol and others illuminate.
This is a true life story account of Len Garry's childhood memories
of his childhood days spent with John Lennon and Paul McCartney and
the forming of the band The Quarrymen. Also the day John Lennon met
Paul McCartney for the very first time at St. Peter's Church fete
on 6th July 1957, this book is a first hand account of what took
place on that day plus more stories.
This second updated edition of Notes from a Jazz Life includes
Digby Fairweather's career since the year 2000 as a jazz cornetist,
band leader, educator and broadcaster, working with George Melly
and leading his band the Half-Dozen. The book has much to offer to
people who are even marginally interested in jazz in all its wide
variety of forms as well as providing insights for regular jazz
readers. The author provides revealing reflections on the personal
life and career of a musician and, with a wealth of warm, hilarious
anecdotes, he writes honestly about all the challenges,
frustrations and rich rewards of being part of the jazz world.
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Washington, Dc, Jazz
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Regennia N Williams, Sandra Butler-truesdale; Foreword by Willard Jenkins
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- The Anthology
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Barney Hoskyns; Introduction by Barney Hoskyns; Barney Hoskyns
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In The Eyeline of Furtherance, charts John Howard's rise from 70's
pop idol to a career in A & R and marketing. The '90s opened up
new vistas, ever bigger and better opportunities, working with
Elkie Brooks, Madness, Barry Manilow and rock 'n' roll heroes
Lonnie Donegan and The Crickets. As John puts it, "I was propelled
onwards and upwards, not this time by my own ambition, but by the
plans of others who had clearly decided that I was going places in
a direction I would never have imagined twenty years earlier." John
Howard's first book, Incidents Crowded With Life, followed the
ambitions of a young gay singer-songwriter in London in the '70s
which were realised after being signed by CBS Records and recording
his debut LP at Abbey Road studios. En route, he wrote the theme
song for a Peter Fonda movie and was heralded as The Next Big
Thing. And all the while navigating a series of disastrous personal
events, not least when he broke his back in 1976.
Elia Kazan's varied life and career is related here in his
autobiography. He reveals his working relationships with his many
collabourators, including Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg, Clifford
Odets, Arthur Miller, Tennessee Williams, Marilyn Monroe, Marlon
Brando, James Dean, John Steinbeck and Darryl Zanuck, and describes
his directing "style" as he sees it, in terms of position,
movement, pace, rhythm and his own limitations. Kazan also retraces
his own decision to inform for the House Un-American Activities
Committee, illuminating much of what may be obscured in McCarthy
literature.
The definitive reference for all Wes Anderson fans. Loaded with
rich imagery and detailed analysis of his incredible films -
including the classics The Grand Budapest Hotel, Rushmore, The
Royal Tenenbaums and Moonrise Kingdom as well as Anderson's highly
anticipated new releaseThe French Dispatch - this is the first book
to feature all of Wes Anderson's movies in a single volume.
Acclaimed film journalist Ian Nathan provides an intelligent and
thoughtful examination of the work of one of contemporary film's
greatest visionaries, charting the themes, visuals, and narratives
that have come to define Anderson's work and contributed to his
films an idiosyncratic character that's adored by his loyal fans.
From Anderson's regular cast members - including Bill Murray and
Owen Wilson - to his instantly recognisable aesthetic, recurring
motifs and his scriptwriting processes, this in-depth collection
will reveal how Wes Anderson became one of modern cinema's most
esteemed and influential directors. Presented in a slipcase with
8-page gatefold section, this stunning package will delight all Wes
Anderson devotees and movie lovers in general. Unauthorised and
Unofficial.
In this the third of our Music Series, and the first on Pop music
we present our giant hard covered picture book on the careers of
the biggest names in Pop. Pop is an abbreviation of the word
popular, it doesn't mean good or tasteful, it just means popular.
Pop Music is a reflection of it's time... if contemporary society
deems to crown a suburban mime artist as reigning Queen of Pop then
so be it. Pop has come a long way since it's early bleating's, from
the anthemic teen angst of the early sixties, to the languid
internalization of Coldplay and the airbrushed soul of Beyonce .
Pop is now blurred into red carpet supermarket magazines, slotted
betweenweight loss and divorces. It's hard work staying there,
staying on top, as Michael Jackson was to find, from his troubled
child stardom with the Jackson Five, to his emperor's new clothes
period, culminating in his eventual death by media. That he managed
to survive for over thirty years on top is an accomplishment in
anyone's eyes. One could ask the question, will Justin Bieber
exist, after, or even before I finish writing this introduction?
Although Britney Spears, ex Disney child star, for a brief moment,
tween, then teen poppet, sexed herself into prehab as well as rehab
and our ever-eager wallets. Even Britney's old alumni Justin
Timberlake, the everyman next door, now reinvented into a GQ
supplement, is still known to exist, although, sadly the sartorial
elegance of the talented Andre 3000 front man of the band Outkast,
burst onto the scene then promptly burst out. Jennifer Lopez career
jellied her name out of a contract, flirting with the silver
screen, whilst conducting a well-publicized supermarket affair with
Sean "Puffy" Holmes. There were crossovers - Shakira and Ricky
Martin, humanitariansboth, credibly reworked Latin, ex Hawaiian
Bruno Mars made reggae fusion accessible to the masses, Rihanna
moved from Barbados at the age of 16 to the U.S. becoming one of
the best selling artists of all time at the tender age of 24. Since
we can remember people have been talking about Pop music. FEATURED
ARTISTS Michael Jackson Kylie Minogue Jennifer Lopez Adele Ke$ha
Katy Perry Jamiroquai Justin Timberlake Massive Attack Bruno Mars
Amy Winehouse LMFAO Fashion Industry Broadcast's Masters of Music
is a Series: Masters of Music - Rock Vol 1 Masters of Music - Rock
Vol 2 Masters of Music - Pop Vol 1 Masters of Music - Pop Vol 2
Masters of Music - Legends Vol 1 Masters of Music - Legends Vol 2
Masters of Music - R&B Vol 1 Masters of Music - Jazz Vol 1
Fashion Industry Broadcast is a leading publisher of lifestyle
titles, made and distributed globally as books, e-books and Apps.
Fashion Industry Broadcast supports a number of important charities
that provide funding for critical medical research, medicines,
animal and human rights. A percentage of every book, e-book and App
sold goes towards supporting these vital causes. The Masters of
Music series could well be the most extensive and complete
publishing initiative ever released on this subject. This multi
edition set has been created as hard cover colour coffee table
books for $45.00, e-books for $9.99, and groundbreaking video rich
App versions featuring thousands of original music videos, and rare
concert performances for just $6.99 per edition for all Apple
mobile devices (iPad, iPhone and iPod Touch), and is available
through the iTunes App store. Contact
[email protected] Authors Ian Hartley Samantha
Mayfair Paul G Roberts Paula Garrod Astrid Ingram-Lynn Ole Renberg
Mick Miller is often referred to as "The bald guy with the long
hair" and is well known for his famous "Noddy" routine. This book
tells the story of the journey from his childhood in Liverpool to
his acclaimed performance at "The Royal Variety Show" in front of
The Princess Royal. It takes us through his days as a goalkeeper at
Port Vale where the legendary Stanley Matthews signed him. We learn
of his days as a Pontin's Blue Coat and how he became a comedian in
his own right. We find out how that Noddy routine came about and
how he found himself on "New Faces" and "The Comedians." Mick
Miller is not an "Old School" comedian stuck in a 1980s time warp.
He works hard to keep his act fresh and up to date and, because of
that, he is still very relevant today and is equally at home in
comedy clubs, cruise ships and theatres. He still has the drive and
ambition that he had when he started out and relishes new
challenges. This is the story of his life so far.
I've written another book and this will be one of those that when
you pick it up, you'll begin to regret it. You see, I don't read
books; I read the Sun newspaper. Actually, that's a lie; because
when I get to page three I can't let go of my cock, so I can't turn
the pages.
In his signature larger-than-life style, Arnold Schwarzenegger's Total Recall is a revealing self-portrait of his illustrious, controversial and truly unique life.
Born in a small Austrian town in 1947, a year of famine, he was the son of an austere police chief. He dreamed of moving to America to become a bodybuilding champion and a movie star. By the age of 21, he was living in Los Angeles and had been crowned Mr Universe. Within five years, he had learned English and become the greatest bodybuilder in the world. Within ten years, he had earned his college degree and was a
millionaire from his business enterprises in real estate, landscaping and bodybuilding. He was also the winner of a Golden Globe Award for his debut as a dramatic actor in Stay Hungry. But that was only the beginning.
The Terminator spawned numerous sequels and made him one of Hollywood's biggest stars, as he had a series of hit films including Predator, Total Recall, True Lies and Twins. He married Maria Shriver, becoming part of the Kennedy clan, while going on to become the Republican governor of California, where he led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters and political turmoil. It is the greatest immigrant success story
of our time.
His story is unique, and uniquely entertaining, and he tells it brilliantly in these pages. Until now, he has never told the full story of his life, in his own voice. Here is Arnold, with total recall.
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