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Art & Architecture
Introducing… 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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Art & Architecture
Paperback. This text is the culmination of a lifetime's research on the part of the author. In a revised edition, it brings together all the threads in her previous writings on Soane, combining a concise biography of the architect with a comprehensive and fully illustrated survey of his works. Num Pages: 304 pages, 225 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; AMB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 245 x 187 x 24. Weight in Grams: 960.
- Publisher
- Giles de la Mare Publishers United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- 2nd
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781900357029
- ISBN
- 9781900357029
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.99€ 17.63
€ 25.99
€ 17.63
Paperback. It has long been argued that opera is all about sex. This work explores the impact of this sexual obsession, and of the power relations that come with it, on the music, words, and staging of opera. It combines readings of specific scenes with efforts to situate these musical moments within the observed historical contexts. Editor(s): Smart, Mary Ann. Series: Princeton Studies in Opera. Num Pages: 288 pages, 32 illus, 7 halftones. BIC Classification: 3JF; 3JH; 3JJ; AVGC9; JFSJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 156 x 19. Weight in Grams: 448.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 310
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691058139
- ISBN
- 9780691058139
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 33.56
€ 46.99
€ 33.56
Paperback. The German-born Douglas Sirk, who after a successful career in theatre and film moved to Hollywood in 1937 and directed 30 films starring actors such as Rock Hudson and Lana Turner, talks about his life and work. Series: Directors on Directors. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1KBB; APFB; BGA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Scholarly. Dimension: 215 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Faber & Faber United Kingdom
- Edition
- Main
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780571190980
- ISBN
- 9780571190980
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 22.15
€ 33.99
€ 22.15
Paperback. States that where prayer is concerned, it is simply a matter of trying to turn to God as honestly as the person you are in the circumstances you find yourself in. This book offers a biographical sketch about being a nun and at the same time one of the art world's most acute and revered commentators and a TV personality. Num Pages: 184 pages, 12 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; HRCR1; HRCX8. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 172 x 14. Weight in Grams: 330.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780826483898
- ISBN
- 9780826483898
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 24.74
€ 24.74
Paperback. The Bible contains some of the greatest stories and teachings of all time. It is also the inspiration for some of the greatest pictures ever painted. This book captures some of the Bible's most dramatic scenes and memorable characters, as depicted by artists such as Botticelli, Caravaggio, Durer, Leonardo, Raphael Rembrandt and Van Gogh. Num Pages: 256 pages, 55, colour reproductions. BIC Classification: AFC; AGR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 187 x 16. Weight in Grams: 566.
- Publisher
- SPCK Publishing
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780281066186
- ISBN
- 9780281066186
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 17.73
€ 23.99
€ 17.73
Paperback. Explores how four influential dancers embraced the persona of the femme fatale and transformed the misogynist image of a dangerously sexual woman into a form of personal liberation. Num Pages: 226 pages, Illus. BIC Classification: ASD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press United States
- Number of pages
- 226
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780803262416
- ISBN
- 9780803262416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.92
€ 20.99
€ 20.92
Paperback. Explores the sister bond in a wide range of modernist feature films that depart from the conventional cinematic rendering of women's lives. This book emphasizes the role of a woman's relationship and inner world in her continual quest for self-knowledge and draws upon the works of filmmakers from the 1970s to the 1990s. Series: Culture & the Moving Image. Num Pages: 221 pages, 30 illustrations. BIC Classification: APFA; JFCA; JFSJ1; JMAF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 14. Weight in Grams: 358.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Temple University Press,U.S. United States
- Number of pages
- 221
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781566397476
- ISBN
- 9781566397476
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 37.99€ 36.39
€ 37.99
€ 36.39
Hardcover. The way we sit simultaneously defines privileges, social status, power, and taboos. Parallel to the presentation of China as the guest of honour at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2009, the Museum fur Angewandte Kunst in Frankfurt presents a panorama of Chinese sitting culture through a period of five centuries. Num Pages: 96 pages, 185 colour & b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1FPC; AKR; JFCD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 309 x 253 x 12. Weight in Grams: 808.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Edition Axel Menges Germany
- Edition
- Bilingual
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783936681369
- ISBN
- 9783936681369
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 47.99€ 34.48
€ 47.99
€ 34.48
Hardcover. Blending theory with application, Site Analysis offers a cross-disciplinary perspective on the evolving practice of designing sustainable built environments. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 204 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1020.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc United States
- Edition
- 3rd Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118123676
- ISBN
- 9781118123676
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 96.68
€ 96.68
Hardcover. Now in its Sixth Edition, Site Engineering for Landscape Architects has long been the leading textbook used in site engineering, planning, and construction courses. It presents the complex principles and techniques of site grading, drainage, earthwork, and road alignment in a way that is easy for students to understand. Num Pages: 368 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AMV; TNC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 208 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1068.
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Number of pages
- 368
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781118090862
- ISBN
- 9781118090862
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 111.95
€ 111.95
Paperback. Design for the elderly is at the forefront of architectural topics today. Yet, while much has been written about the design of indoor spaces, little work has been done on planning outdoor spaces to accommodate the needs of the elderly. Num Pages: 176 pages, illus. BIC Classification: AM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 192 x 11. Weight in Grams: 336.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 176
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471285373
- ISBN
- 9780471285373
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 105.62
€ 105.62
Hardcover. Describes the management of remediation, combining Superfund requirements and site remediation strategy. This book clarifies and suggests remedies for the quagmire of confusing Superfund reform and site remediation by explaining the Superfund program and describing how its components can fit into an integrated planning and management strategy. Num Pages: 432 pages, 28 black & white tables, 8 black & white halftones. BIC Classification: AMVD; RNH; RNP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 156 x 40. Weight in Grams: 762.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 432
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781566702072
- ISBN
- 9781566702072
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 192.99
€ 192.99
Paperback. An attempt to free architecture from site and program constraints and to counter the profusion of ever bigger architecture books with ever smaller content. Num Pages: 128 pages, 1006 b&w illus. BIC Classification: AM; TNK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 203 x 141 x 11. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- MIT Press Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780262026307
- ISBN
- 9780262026307
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 21.52
€ 26.99
€ 21.52
Paperback. Examines the complex intertwining of race and architecture in nineteenth and early-twentieth century American culture Series: America and the Long 19th Century. Num Pages: 288 pages, 25 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJC; AMX; DSBF; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 16. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- New York University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- First Edition
- SKU
- V9780814732472
- ISBN
- 9780814732472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 29.82
€ 32.99
€ 29.82
Paperback. Editor(s): Manzotti, Riccardo. Num Pages: 250 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: ABA; JM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 153 x 22. Weight in Grams: 402.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Imprint Academic
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845402389
- ISBN
- 9781845402389
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 25.88
€ 25.88
Hardcover. Art, William Kentridge says, is its own form of knowledge. It does not simply supplement the real world, and cannot be purely understood in the rational terms of academic disciplines. The studio is where linear thinking is abandoned and the material processes of the eye, the hand, the charcoal and paper become themselves the guides of creativity. Series: The Charles Eliot Norton Lectures. Num Pages: 208 pages, illustrations (colour). BIC Classification: ACXJ; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 146 x 237 x 21. Weight in Grams: 496.
- Publisher
- Harvard University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- y First printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674365803
- ISBN
- 9780674365803
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 36.14
€ 42.99
€ 36.14
Hardcover. Brings together some well-known tales - Rapunzel, Rumpelstiltskin - with others that are less familiar. This title is informed by the art of the past, attuned to idiosyncrasies of character and incident. Num Pages: 72 pages, 39 illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 217 x 14. Weight in Grams: 342.
- Publisher
- Royal Academy of Arts United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 72
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781907533242
- ISBN
- 9781907533242
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.99€ 20.57
€ 23.99
€ 20.57
Sheet music. Brahms' Six Piano Pieces are published as part of ABRSM's 'Signature' Series - a series of authoritative performing editions of standard keyboard works, prepared from original sources by leading scholars. Includes informative introductions and performance notes. Editor(s): Ferguson, Howard. Series: Signature Series (ABRSM). Num Pages: 32 pages. BIC Classification: AVQ; AVRG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 307 x 229 x 3. Weight in Grams: 131.
- Publisher
- Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 32
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1990
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781854723543
- ISBN
- 9781854723543
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 14.76
€ 14.99
€ 14.76
Paperback. The Comprehensive Guide to Writing and Marketing Hit Songs. 304 pages, b/w throughout. Offers key aids like the three-step writing technique used by the pros; lyric, melody and demo checklists; and tools for self-evaluation. This title also features motivational anecdotes and entertaining stories of how hit songs came to be written and recorded. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: AVQ; KNTF; VSC. Dimension: 230 x 178 x 23. Weight: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Billboard Books
- Edition
- Rev Exp
- Number of pages
- 304
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780823084777
- ISBN
- 9780823084777
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 20.29
€ 20.99
€ 20.29
Paperback. This work documents the network of ideas that has been labelled conceptual art. Including texts by and taped discussions among and with the artists involved, the book is arranged as an annotated chronology. Num Pages: 280 pages, 104. BIC Classification: 3JJPK; 3JJPL; ABA; ACXJ4; ACXJ5. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 219 x 178 x 19. Weight in Grams: 458.
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 280
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520210134
- ISBN
- 9780520210134
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.99€ 28.48
€ 38.99
€ 28.48
Paperback. Explains the Western's popularity. This study deals with the question of the Western as an American myth, will lead us into abstract structural theory as well as economic and political history. It takes you into the movies, and sagebrush of the cinema. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 320.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1977
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition
- Number of pages
- 232
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520034914
- ISBN
- 9780520034914
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.98
€ 33.99
€ 24.98
Hardback. A catalogue that presents 135 paintings - works by artists from England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. It includes portraits from the famed War Gallery created by English painter George Dawe, who was awarded a prestigious commission to produce more than 300 images of Russian generals for the Gallery of 1812 in the historic Winter Palace. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 400 pages, 650 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3J; ACN; ACQ; AGC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 311 x 259 x 31. Weight in Grams: 2642.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- Exp Rev
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300170467
- ISBN
- 9780300170467
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 94.64€ 76.79
€ 94.64
€ 76.79
Paperback. Sixteenth-Century Italian Art is a first-rate collection of the major classic and contemporary writings on the Italian Renaissance. Taking a thematic approach, the book exemplifies the traditional concerns of the field and presents arguments in a clear, accessible way. Editor(s): Cole, Michael W. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Art History S. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DST; ACN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 232 x 187 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1004.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 568
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108416
- ISBN
- 9781405108416
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 65.33
€ 65.33
Hardcover. Sixteenth-Century Italian Art is a first-rate collection of the major classic and contemporary writings on the Italian Renaissance. Taking a thematic approach, the book exemplifies the traditional concerns of the field and presents arguments in a clear, accessible way. Editor(s): Cole, Michael W. Series: Blackwell Anthologies in Art History S. Num Pages: 568 pages, 50. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3JB; ACND; ACNH; AF; AM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 261 x 186 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1194.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 568
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781405108409
- ISBN
- 9781405108409
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 149.92
€ 149.92