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Most people know that The Beatles (1960-1970) were the most famous
pop group of all time, who were at the heart of 1960s
counterculture and whose songs transformed the music world. What,
perhaps, they don't know is that they have spent more than 1300
weeks, or 25 years, on the Billboard chart; that the artwork for
Sgt. Pepper cost 60 times that of a normal album at the time; that
their first live U.S. television performance was watched by 34 per
cent of the population; and that they were the first band to
include all the song lyrics in their album artwork. Biographic: The
Beatles presents an instant impression of their life, work and
legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted
into infographics to reveal the musicians behind the music.
Part of the `Biographic' series, which presents an entirely new way
of looking at the lives of the world's greatest thinkers and
creatives. This book takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts,
habits and achievements of Gustav Klimt, and uses infographics to
convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Many people know that Gustav
Klimt (1862-1918) was an Austrian painter and founding member of
the Vienna Secession art group, whose gold-tinged paintings of the
female nude include The Kiss. What, perhaps, they don't know is
that The Kiss was sold before its completion for 25,000 crowns -
over 50 times that paid for any other Austrian painting at the
time; that he fathered at least 14 illegitimate children; that his
fondness for cats led to his studio being overrun by his feline
friends; and that in 2006 he set the record for the highest-priced
painting in the world, when his Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I was
sold for $135million. `Biographic: Klimt' presents an instant
impression of his life, work and fame, with an array of
irresistible facts and figures converted into infographics to
reveal the artist behind the pictures. It is published to
commemorate the 100th anniversary of the artist's death. Each
`Biographic' title is designed to be as entertaining as it is
informative. Timelines not only pinpoint significant dates, but set
them in the context and culture of their times. Dynamic maps locate
biographical events alongside other points of interest. Character
traits are illuminated by visual comparisons.
Most people know that ABBA (1972-1982) were a Swedish band who
became one of the world's most successful pop groups after winning
the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with their song "Waterloo." What,
perhaps, they don't know is that they have sold more than 380
million albums and singles; that their name was chosen through a
newspaper competition, where alternatives included Alibaba, FABB,
and Baba; that their royalties from the Soviet Union were so big
they had to be paid in oil rights; and that 3.5 million people
applied for tickets to see ABBA at London's Royal Albert Hall in
1977. Biographic ABBA presents an instant impression of their life,
work, and legacy, with an array of irresistible facts and figures
converted into infographics to reveal the musicians behind the
music.
Salacious means salty: not just the brininess of the sea, but of
the spice-of-life-and-sometimes-death kind. It seemed the
appropriate word to use for an invigorating gallop alongside the
fast-and - loose livers of the Sussex-by-the-Sea, past and present.
Some people try to claim that the filthing of Sussex is a result of
the Brighton effect, the insidious metropolitan stain of
London-sur-Mer oozing out over the rest of us, but history proves
them wrong. It's not all down to Georgie Peorgie and his naughty
puddings, pies, and tarts.You would not believe what used to go on
in Steyning of all places, who would have thought it. And if you
thought violence was something invented by asbo-wielding hoodies
wait until you meet the Hawkhurst Gang and their spine-chilling
cutlasses. In what other county could any one have pulled off a
scam as eccentric as the Petdown Man? Sussex is just as renowned
for its darkside as for its natural sunny beauty, and "Salacious
Sussex" is the book to celebrate it.This title presents a scandal
for every taste, from ancient history to the modern age (as far as
the libel laws will allow). It is divided into five themed
chapters, each covering a different kind of scandal from hanky
panky to murder via chicanery and shenanigans, with a detour into
lechery and satanism. The darkside of the county dragged into the
sunshine. It is the latest addition to our exciting serie of books
on Sussex for the enthusiast.
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