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Architecture books onlineIntroducing… our broad range of books on Architecture, Photography, Art Forms, Film TV & Radio, Dance and Performing Arts, Music and History of Art. In our Film TV & Radio section, we have many other sub-genres such as Books That Inspired Movies including Gone Girl, The Enigma, Fifty Shades of Grey and Foxcatcher. Our Music section includes biographies and sheet music of famous musicians past and present, international and Irish – Elvis, Taylor Swift, David Bowie, Bob Geldof, Ed Sheeran, One Direction, Bono and many more.

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Paperback. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. Num Pages: 312 pages, 8 b/w photographs, 5 tables, 4 music examples. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight in Grams: 426. The Music and Its Boundaries. 312 pages, illustrations. Editor(s): Ake, David; Garrett, Charles Hiroshi; Goldmark, Daniel. What is jazz? What is gained - and what is lost - when various communities close ranks around a particular definition of this quintessentially American music? This book features writers who look beyond the canon of acknowledged jazz greats and address some of the big questions facing jazz today. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1KBB; AVGJ. Dimension: 150 x 227 x 19. Weight: 426.
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
312
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520271043
ISBN
9780520271043
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.99
€ 29.91

Paperback. Considers the diverse musics and related identities that jazz communities have shaped over the course of the twentieth century. This book explores the many ways in which jazz musicians and audiences experience and understand themselves, their music, their communities, and the world at large. Num Pages: 236 pages, 8 figures, 6 tables. BIC Classification: AVGJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 13. Weight in Grams: 356.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University of California Press
Number of pages
236
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520228894
ISBN
9780520228894
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 24.74

Paperback. .
Publisher
For Beginners
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781939994356
ISBN
9781939994356
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.81

Hardback. During the 1970s, a lot of glass-and-steel, boxlike buildings were going up in New York City. David Anderson realized that the architecturally elaborate and stylistic buildings of the late nineteenth century through the 1930s that defined Wall Street would never be made again Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 290 x 240 x 18. Weight in Grams: 1060.
Publisher
George F. Thompson
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781938086007
ISBN
9781938086007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 46.13

Hardcover. Jackson Pollock's Mural, created early in his career in 1943, is a vast panorama spanning a 6-metre-long canvas. The author considers the manifold influences on Pollock that led to this landmark achievement - including the context of the American West, and his little-known relationship with Clyfford Still and the importance of wartime photography. Num Pages: 146 pages, 106 illustrations, 67 in colour. BIC Classification: ACXD; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 240 x 264 x 19. Weight in Grams: 980.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500239346
ISBN
9780500239346
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 28.99
€ 7.81

Paperback. Presents the essays that range from front-line interventions in debates on poetics to fugitive pieces from the '60s and '70s. From Andy Warhol to Allan Kaprow, Mark Rothko to Ludwig Wittgenstein, this title takes the reader on an idiosyncratic, personal journey through twentieth-century culture. Num Pages: 392 pages. BIC Classification: 3JJP; AB; DSB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 326 x 153 x 27. Weight in Grams: 584.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226020976
ISBN
9780226020976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 29.52

Paperback. Num Pages: 186 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 190 x 14. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781564782717
ISBN
9781564782717
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.38

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
D Giles Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
64
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907804267
ISBN
9781907804267
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 13.00

Hardback. David Attenborough is one of the most influential and admired figures in English television. This book covers his work since 2009. It shows his passion for the natural world and his lifelong quest to understand it. Num Pages: 432 pages. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 242 x 165 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1128.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849908528
ISBN
9781849908528
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.83

Paperback. Sir David Attenborough is Britain's best-known natural history film-maker. He is also Britain's most respected and lauded natural history broadcaster and writer, championing conservation and standing at the forefront of issues concerning the planet's declining species. This title tells us of his experiences of filming in the 21st century. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrated. BIC Classification: APT; BGFA; WNC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 27. Weight in Grams: 360.
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Number of pages
416
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Revised & enlarged
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849900010
ISBN
9781849900010
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.06

Paperback / so. Num Pages: illustrations. BIC Classification: APFV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 154 x 17. Weight in Grams: 463.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Allworth United Kingdom
Condition
New
SKU
V9781581157468
ISBN
9781581157468
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 22.80

Paperback. The workers who migrate from Lesotho to the mines and cities of neighbouring South Africa have developed a rich genre of sung oral poetry - "word music" - that focuses on the experiences of migrant life. Complete with transcriptions of performances, this book discusses this musical literature. Series: Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 halftones. BIC Classification: 1HFMS; AVGH; JFFN; JHM; JPVH1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 153 x 19. Weight in Grams: 481.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226115740
ISBN
9780226115740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 31.41

Hardback. From The Graduate to Revenge of the Nerds, this book delves into how movies treat the classroom. Num Pages: 189 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; 3JJPN; APF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 454.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
189
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810828919
ISBN
9780810828919
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 100.84

Hardback. Using landscape as its concept, this book explores orchestral music that represents imagined physical and cultural spaces, natural forces, and humans and wildlife. Comparing works from Europe and Russia alongside the compositions from the US, Canada, Japan, and China, it offers an understanding of the links between music and the worlds around us. Series: Why of Where. Num Pages: 256 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVA. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 183 x 21. Weight in Grams: 444.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780742541153
ISBN
9780742541153
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 161.82

Paperback. Num Pages: 450 pages, 306 halftones, scattered. BIC Classification: AJCR; JFFJ; JFFN; JFSL; JHMC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 229. .
Publisher
University of California Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Bilingual
Condition
New
SKU
V9780520296077
ISBN
9780520296077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 29.06

paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: AJCR; JFFN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 5. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
ILR Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780801473074
ISBN
9780801473074
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.78

Hardback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1FKA; 1FMB; AJB; RGBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 260. .
Publisher
Steidl Publishers
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783958291706
ISBN
9783958291706
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.13

Paperback. The London Docks had already closed down or were starting to. I chose to shoot mainly in the districts of Silvertown and Canning Town. I have over the years spent many weekends shooting whatever took my fancy. The other two times I had bursts of photographic energy in the East End were in the 1960s and from about 2004 to 2010. Num Pages: 464 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 348 x 269 x 75. Weight in Grams: 5428.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
724
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Edition
Slp
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869305349
ISBN
9783869305349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 71.38

Hardcover. Features the photographs that depict the colours, textures and people that characterise Delhi a magenta sari, an infant walking down a rust-coloured road, and a bright blue plastic tarpaulin, creating a portrait of the city that is sensitive without being self-indulgent. Num Pages: 440 pages, 240 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 335 x 264 x 51. Weight in Grams: 3770.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
440
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865219916
ISBN
9783865219916
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 83.18
€ 79.24

Hardcover. Presents a selection of David Bailey's photographs spanning from 1962 to 2008. Mostly black-and-white, some in color, this work features influential directors, artists, fashion designers and musicians, including Andy Warhol, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Yves Saint Laurent, John Huston and Ellsworth Kelly. Num Pages: 192 pages, 89 tritone and 3 color plates. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 316 x 266 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1820.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
192
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865217080
ISBN
9783865217080
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.29
€ 48.36

Hardcover. Num Pages: 96 pages, 76 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB; AJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 260 x 330. .
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
96
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9783869309897
ISBN
9783869309897
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 44.13

Hardcover. The snapshot is a part of our visual culture, many photographs have been taken millions of times, with just slight variations, as the identity of the people in a family portrait. This title includes such snaps, images imbued with a sense of ease and freedom. Num Pages: 168 pages, 164 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 260 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1570.
Publisher
Steidl Publishers Germany
Number of pages
168
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Edition
01st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9783865213679
ISBN
9783865213679
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.88

Hardcover. Help for Heroes is a charity that aims to help wounded servicemen and women returning from Afghanistan. This title includes photographs and is a celebration of Britains fighting heroes, showing life inside both inside Camp Bastion and also outside the perimeter, where real danger is ever-present. Num Pages: 168 pages, Over 140 photographs. BIC Classification: AJB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 334 x 272 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1834.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Thames and Hudson Ltd
Condition
New
SKU
9780500543962
ISBN
9780500543962
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 30.00
€ 6.23

Paperback. Num Pages: 96 pages, illustrations (some colour), bibliography , discography. BIC Classification: AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 149 x 10. Weight in Grams: 296. New.
Publisher
Shire Publications Ltd
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
9780747805601
ISBN
9780747805601
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.98

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