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Midge Ure is one of the most successful musicians of his
generation, selling more than 20 million albums over the last five
decades. During the 1970s he played in various rock and pop bands
around Scotland before moving to London to join ex-Sex Pistol Glen
Matlock's Rich Kids, later playing guitar for Thin Lizzy, forming
Visage and joining Ultravox. In the 1980s he had phenomenal
worldwide success with Ultravox and as a solo artist. He also
co-wrote one of the best-selling singles of all time, Band Aid's
'Do They Know It's Christmas'. He co-founded the Band Aid charity
and is still involved with it today. This book is a stunning
collection of photographs taken by Midge on his travels between
1980 and 1985. Travelling with a Canon A-1 camera, he documented
his work in the recording studio, on tour with Ultravox, behind the
scenes whilst directing promotional videos (for Ultravox and other
artists such as Phil Lynott, Fun Boy Three, Bananarama) and
holidays in far-flung places and road trips. This is a fascinating
travelogue of a working musician. All photographs have been
carefully scanned and retouched from the original negative to show
the images in their glorious best, and every element of this book
has been produced to the highest specification. Midge is still
active today writing and recording music, touring around the world
as well as presenting TV and Radio programs.
New York is one of the world's megacities, with almost 20 million
people living in the wider metropolitan area. America's most
populous city has been described as the cultural, financial and
media capital of the world. It is also a universally recognizable
city, home of the Manhattan skyline, Central Park, Brooklyn Bridge
and the headquarters of the United Nations. New York provides a
pictorial exploration of the city's five boroughs: Brooklyn,
Queens, Manhattan, the Bronx and Staten Island. The book introduces
the reader to some classic architecture, such as the art deco
Chrysler Building and Empire State Building; quirky neighborhoods,
such as Greenwich Village, Chinatown, and Hell's Kitchen; iconic
landmarks, such as the Statue of Liberty and One World Trade
Center; and great cultural centres, such as Broadway, the home of
North American theatre; Times Square, the 'Crossroads of the
World'; and Madison Square Garden, an indoor sports and events
arena. Presented in a pocket-sized landscape format and with
captions explaining the story behind each photo, New York is a
stunning collection of images that vividly brings to life the
world's greatest city.
America's southernmost state is a place of great diversity and
energy. The United States' fourth largest economy and home to more
than 20 million people, Florida also hosts more than 100 million
visitors every year, most of whom arrive to enjoy the beaches, warm
weather and entertainment of 'The Sunshine State'. Images of
tanning tourists, retired seniors and Mickey Mouse give an
incomplete picture of Florida. The state is also home to the
Everglades, a vast area of sub-tropical wetlands and swamps filled
with alligators and flamingos; Miami's Cuban culture and cuisine;
the international race course at Daytona Beach; the Kennedy Space
Center, which has been launching NASA space shuttles since 1964;
and the famous Florida Keys, a coral archipelago stretching out
into the Gulf of Mexico. Presented in a handy, pocket-sized
landscape format and with captions explaining the story behind each
photo, Florida is a stunning collection of images bringing to life
the vitality of this sunny American state.
The beauty of the beach, surrounded by the unique lifestyle of
beachgoers, complemented by special stories and extraordinary
photos. The beach: this is always the place where we would most
like to be. The view of the sea. The sound of the waves. The smell
of salt water. This illustrated book portrays the beach as a place
of longing, with brilliant photos and entertaining stories: How
Coco Chanel invented the summer tan, how the special light on the
coast inspired artists like Picasso, of the beauty of deserted
beaches, of exclusive dream domiciles, of the iconography of the
surfer and of the longest wave ride of all time. teNeues hereby
presents the ultimate illustrated book about beach life. Beach
villas and dream beaches are shown in exclusive portraits. Text in
English and German.
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