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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. An award-winning actor, an activist for civil rights and progressive causes worldwide, and a singer whose voice has won him great applause, Theodore Bikel here tells his own compelling life story. With a new chapter as he turns ninety. Num Pages: 472 pages, black & white halftones. BIC Classification: ANB; APB; AVH; BGFA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 229 x 25. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Press
Edition
1, With reflections upon my ninetieth year
Condition
New
SKU
V9780299300548
ISBN
9780299300548
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.78

Paperback. Sheds light on the critical role that women artists have played in the evolution of the American avant-garde Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: AN; JFFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 154 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
The University of Michigan Press United States
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472035205
ISBN
9780472035205
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.20

Paperback. The premier American playwright of this decade speaks out about art, sexuality, and social justice Editor(s): Vorlicky, Robert. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 296 pages, Ill. BIC Classification: 2ABM; AN; DSBH; DSG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472066612
ISBN
9780472066612
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 30.39

Paperback. Scripts, interviews, photos, and critical commentary documenting the riotous beginnings of this long-lived experimental theater space for women" Editor(s): Hughes, Holly; Tropicana, Carmelita; Dolan, Jill. Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 312 pages, 29 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBEY; 3JJPN; AN; JFSJ1; JFSK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 525.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472068630
ISBN
9780472068630
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 34.76

Hardcover. 20 years after "Paris Is Burning," a rare look at Ballroom culture from the inside" Series: Triangulations: Lesbian/Gay/Queer Theater/Drama/Performance. Num Pages: 296 pages, illustrations (black and white). BIC Classification: ASDR; JFCA; JFSK; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472071968
ISBN
9780472071968
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 89.16

Hardcover. Explores how North Korean state-sponsored propaganda performances - including public spectacles, theater, film, and other visual media including posters - shape everyday practice in a country where the performing arts are not only a means of entertainment but also a forceful institution used to regulate, educate, and mobilize people. Series: Theater: Theory/Text/Performance. Num Pages: 400 pages, 57 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FPKN; AN; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 156 x 28. Weight in Grams: 930.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780472117086
ISBN
9780472117086
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 97.53

Hardcover. This work presents a selection of the dramatic etchings and brilliant water colours of the Mediterranean countries produced by Lionel Lindsay in the 1920s and 1930s. Colin Holden draws on Lindsay's extensive diaries, correspondence and other material to provide insights into the processes of printmaking, and more. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations, (some colour ). BIC Classification: AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 213 x 18. Weight in Grams: 850.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522850772
ISBN
9780522850772
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.46

Hardcover. Juan Davila is a painter who believes in using art to facilitate social change. Davila was born in Santiago, Chile, and moved to Australia in the 1970s to escape the violent totalitarian regime of Pinochet. His work addresses international issues, especially with reference to Latin American and Australian themes. Num Pages: 264 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: ACXJ; AFC; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 300 x 250 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
The Miegunyah Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522852448
ISBN
9780522852448
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Paperback. Much has been written about the lives and art of Heide, but finally the remaining members of the inner circle have entrusted the truth to be told through this intimate biography of John and Sunday Reed. Equal parts romance and tragedy, Modern Love explores the lives of these champions of successive generations of Australian artists and writers. Num Pages: 304 pages, Colour illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 1MBF; 3JJ; ABQ; BGFA; HBJM; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 172 x 29. Weight in Grams: 854.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Melbourne University Publishing
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9780522862812
ISBN
9780522862812
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 50.50

Hardcover. Editor(s): Naranjo, Laurie. Num Pages: 160 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: AFKB; AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 330 x 254 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1361.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Two Little Girls Publishing
Edition
First
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615547954
ISBN
9780615547954
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 65.46

Hardcover. Num Pages: 134 pages. BIC Classification: APFB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 308 x 17. Weight in Grams: 1080.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Kent State Univ
Condition
New
SKU
V9780615818900
ISBN
9780615818900
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.04

Hardcover. Volume 7 includes such notables as the composers Handel and Haydn and the alluring actress Elizabeth Hartley. Num Pages: 448 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 254 x 184 x 25. Weight in Grams: 975.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1982
Publisher
Southern Illinois University Press
Edition
1st
Number of pages
448
Condition
New
SKU
V9780809309184
ISBN
9780809309184
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 68.01

Paperback. Originally published in 1968, Karsten Harries's classic work provides a philosophical understanding of how modern art differs fundamentally from the art of earlier periods. Num Pages: 166 pages. BIC Classification: AFT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 150 x 226 x 3. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1979
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810105935
ISBN
9780810105935
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.63

Paperback. This work aims to be a major contribution to the art and technique of violin playing and an important document in the history of performance practice. Pierre Marie Francois de Sales Baillot provides many insights into the style of 19th-century fingering, bowing, and ornamentation. Translator(s): Goldberg, Louise. Num Pages: 545 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVRL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 267 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1326.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
First Printing This Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810107540
ISBN
9780810107540
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 55.27

Paperback. Informed, controversial, ranging from a melancholy study of rock and roll's descent into show business to a hilarious look at the spectacle that is the "Jerry Lewis Telethon, " these twenty essays offer an unusual and (ironically) entertaining study of American media by one of its foremost critics. Num Pages: 349 pages, samples. BIC Classification: APT; JFD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 151 x 26. Weight in Grams: 540.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810107922
ISBN
9780810107922
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 41.27

Paperback. As this work makes clear, even the most civilized among us do not know how to behave ourselves in public. This work should be of interest to dancers and dance historians interested in accurately reproducing 19th-century dance scenes and the surrounding social mechanisms. Num Pages: 225 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JH; ASDR; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 279 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 590.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810109131
ISBN
9780810109131
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. In this lively collection of essays and talks from 1967-80, Heathcote shares the findings of her groundbreaking work in the application of theatre techniques and play to classroom teaching. She provides a time-tested philosophy on the value of dramatic activity in breaking down barriers and overcoming inertia. Editor(s): Johnson, Liz; O'Neill, Cecily. Num Pages: 218 pages, black & white illustrations, figures. BIC Classification: AN; DNF; JN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 346.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810109995
ISBN
9780810109995
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. Editor(s): Enggass, Robert; Brown, Jonathan. Num Pages: 239 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 1DST; 3JD; 3JF; ACQB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 170 x 19. Weight in Grams: 400.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810110656
ISBN
9780810110656
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.82

Paperback. Because mask improvisation is relatively new in American theatre training, this work is designed to acquaint readers with the theory of mask improvisation and to instruct them in the techniques of the method as well. It gives a historical survey of the role masks of masks in various cultures. Num Pages: 300 pages, 24 illustrations, notes, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; ANC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 275 x 216 x 14. Weight in Grams: 652.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810113657
ISBN
9780810113657
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. With a combination of classic and new essays and perspective on the theoretical avant-garde/modernism debate in the United States, Sheppard's volume provides an insight into scholarly discourse on this debated subject. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 496 pages. BIC Classification: ACXD7; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 665.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810114937
ISBN
9780810114937
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.63

Paperback. Recognized today as one of the great modernist painters, Paula Modersohn-Becker was also a gifted writer, and her large body of letters and journals represent the story of her life. This volume presents the journals and every extant letter, each carefully annotated. Editor(s): Busch, Gunter; von Reinken, Liselotte. Translator(s): Wensinger, Arthur S.; Hoey, Carole Clew. Num Pages: 576 pages, 46 b&w plates. BIC Classification: 3JH; 3JJ; ACV; ACXD1; AGB; BJ; WTLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 33. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810116443
ISBN
9780810116443
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 45.09

Paperback. The story of the orchestra at Auschwitz told by its conductor. Laks recounts the iconceivable spectacle of SS guards growing teary-eyed at the sound of familiar melodies and in the next moment giving themselves up to the furies of extermination. Translator(s): Kisiel, Chester Adam. Series: Jewish Lives S. Num Pages: 152 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; AVH; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 151 x 224 x 10. Weight in Grams: 216.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810118027
ISBN
9780810118027
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.46

Paperback. One of the 20th century's most original and provocative painters delivers a vivid account of a life lived as an artist among artists. Tanning reveals her life story, the mind that propelled her to live it and the other artists who inhabited it, including Giacometti, Miro and Max Ernst. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JJ; ACXD; AGB; BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 221 x 142 x 31. Weight in Grams: 562.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Northwestern University Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810120853
ISBN
9780810120853
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

Paperback. Offers a sustained meditation on the role of interruption in modernity. This book departs from and elaborates an important but overlooked dimension of Walter Benjamin's discourse: the question of style as it bears upon temporality and spatiality. This work suggests that the time has come to revise existing paradigms. Series Editor(s): Perloff, Marjorie; Rumold, Rainer. Series: Avant-garde and Modernism Studies. Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ACG; AMA; DSBH; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 308.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Northwestern University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780810123342
ISBN
9780810123342
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 34.91

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