Follow every step of David Bowie’s career; from Ziggy Stardust to Tin Machine, from “Space Oddity” to Let’s Dance to Blackstar, in Bowie: The Illustrated Story. David Bowie released an incredible 27 studio albums, beginning with his eponymous 1967 debut and ending with Blackstar, released just two days before his untimely death in January 2016. Widely regarded as one of the most influential musicians and performers of the previous five decades, Bowie demolished what were thought to be the limitations of stagecraft in rock music, as well as proving it possible for an artist to constantly--and successfully--redefine himself. As a result, Bowie has been credited with inspiring genres as disparate as glam and punk rock. This sharply written and gorgeously designed retrospective follows Bowie’s career from the folkie baroque rock of his debut, to his breakthrough single “Space Oddity,” and on to his flamboyant glam rock alter ego, Ziggy Stardust. Author Pat Gilbert continues through Bowie’s soul phase, his electronic Berlin trilogy, his massive pop success in the 1980s, and his turn to electronica in the 1990s, as well as subsequent tours, notable performances, collaborations, and accolades. Nearly every page is illustrated with stunning concert and candid offstage photography, including gig posters, 7-inch picture sleeves, concert ticket stubs, and more. The result is a fitting tribute to one of the most influential and admired stars in rock history.
Pat Gilbert’s definitive biography of the Clash – universally acclaimed as a great book – has already sold over 20,000 copies in paperback. Now, for the 30th anniversary of the band’s classic London Calling album, it is reissued with a stunning new cover. For the book Pat Gilbert – a former Mojo editor with the highest credentials – talked to everyone, in over 70 interviews with the key participants – roadies, producers, friends and fans - and above all the band members themselves, including Joe Strummer before his death, to be able to give the first real insight into what went on behind the scenes during the Clash’s ten-year career. With the surge in interest generated by the Shea Stadium live CD and the official Clash book, Passion Is A Fashion will attract a new sale as the only truly indispensable Clash book.
The Sweeney broke the mould for British cop shows. Until it was broadcast, they’d been rather stolid, sometimes quaint, dramas like Dixon of Dock Green, Z-Cars and Softly, Softly about policemen – or even bobbies: not cops. They were about upholding the law: not breaking it: about smart blue uniforms, not kipper ties and long hair. They were about preventing or punishing violence – not about inflicting it with pleasure on villains. Then, in 1975, The Sweeney burst onto commercial television. Based on the notoriously corrupt activities of Scotland Yard’s Flying Squad, it followed two dishevelled, uncouth detectives, Regan and Carter, played by John Thaw and Dennis Waterman, who hurtled around unsalubrious parts of London in a battered Ford Granada roughing up anyone who failed to spill the beans quickly enough. Where Dixon of Dock Green would bid his viewers “Goodnight all1”, with a cheery salute, this pair snarled “Shut it!” at toe-rags who spoke out of turn and “Put ‘em away, love” at gangsters’ molls whose boudoirs they’d burst in on. Philip Glenister’s Gene Hunt in Life on Mars is both parody and homage. Now Pat Gilbert has written the book on this cult cop show, interviewing dozens of people who made it happen, from screenwriters to stuntmen. It’s an essential companion to one of the DVD box sets.
The Hand of Mercy" is an account of one woman's life. A life God has called to be shared with others to give hope to a hurting world...a hope that comes only as we call out to our Redeemer Jesus Christ. This riveting book will bring you to tears as you travel through her journey and see the power of the Holy Spirit at work. A piercing read.
Questa è una storia che arriva direttamente dalla pattumiera degli anni Sessanta: massima densità di famiglie disintegrate, rivolte razziali, ghetti metropolitani, look offensivi e gente che ti sputa in faccia. È una storia unica perché non contiene eroi fasulli, ma ha parole immortali che sanno denunciare dittature, disoccupazione e terrorismo con voce credibile. Quella voce erano i Clash, quattro ragazzi che in appena dieci anni trasformarono la musica in arte, moda e impegno politico, vivendo come squatter e raggiungendo il successo planetario senza tradire mai i fan: dividevano con loro ogni stanza d'albergo, li invitavano in camerino e soprattutto sapevano cosa vuol dire essere giovani in un mondo senza futuro. "The Clash. Death or glory" è la storia definitiva del quartetto londinese: se quest'avventura vi sembra straordinaria ancora adesso è perché, come tutte le grandi storie, non è stata scritta per venerare i morti, ma per illuminare i vivi.
In Carl Barks' classic "Treasure of Marco Polo," Scrooge orders a giant jade elephant from Unsteadystan... but receives just the pachyderm's tail, accompanied by smart-aleck street rat Soy Bheen! The search for the lost jade jumbo leads Scrooge, Soy, and the Ducks back to the teenager's Asian homeland, where civil war lands them face-to-face with power-hungry militia leader Whan Beeg Rhat! Filling up the issue, Scrooge battles a love-starved spinster in William Van Horn's "Scrooge For a Day"; then Donald and Magica De Spell fight duck-eating nomads in Janet Gilbert's "The Onion Rose!
Wedding planning answers and questions from the top 6 experts at weddingdetails.com, covering Etiquette, Mother-of-the bride matters (Goodall), Music and Dance, Traditions and Culture, Photography/Videography, and honeymoon travel.
In "Twin Beaks," by Dave Rawson, Pat McGreal, and Flemming Andersen, a rare double-billed rock formation is Scrooge's key to a lost treasure. But in the shadow of the formation live isolated clans of Native Americans and yetis, neither of whom have ever seen real-life ducks before! Next, in Janet Gilbert's and Daniel Branca's "The Fearless Fool," experimental anti-cowardless pills turn Donald into the daredevil to end them all. And in Marco Rota's "Grasp of the Goddess," Scrooge tries capturing an ancient Indian treasure... only to be entrapped by a statue come to life!
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