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David Hockney

The Biography, 1975-2012

By: Christopher Simon Sykes

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David Hockney

The Biography, 1975-2012

By: Christopher Simon Sykes

In this fascinating and entertaining second volume, Christopher Simon Sykes explores the life and work of Britain's most popular living artist. David Hockney is one of the most influential and best-loved artists of the twentieth century. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this book finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings; creating acclaimed set designs for operas around the world; and embracing emerging technologies—the Polaroid camera and fax machine in the seventies and eighties and, most recently, the iPad. Hockney's boundless energy extends to his personal life too, and this volume illuminates the glamorous circles he moves in, as well as his sometimes turbulent relationships. Christopher Simon Sykes has been granted exclusive and unprecedented access to Hockney's paintings, notebooks, and diaries, and a great number of them are reproduced here. Featuring interviews with family, friends, and Hockney himself, this is a lively and revelatory account of an acclaimed artist and an extraordinary man.

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474

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Nan A. Talese

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ISBN 10

038553955X

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9780385539555

Jimmy Perry and David Croft

By: Simon Morgan-Russell

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Jimmy Perry and David Croft

By: Simon Morgan-Russell

Offers an analysis of the four collaborative sitcoms of Jimmy Perry and David Croft, 'Dad's Army', 'It Ain't half Hot, Mum!', 'Hi-de-Hi!' and 'You Rang M'Lord?'. Considers the themes and ideas that run through the series in terms of their representation of class and gender, and in terms of other sitcoms and cultures which produced them.

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196

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Manchester University Press

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ISBN 10

0719065569

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9780719065569

The David Hunter Thrillers, Books 1–3

The Chemistry of Death, Written in Bone, and Whispers of the Dead

By: Simon Beckett

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The David Hunter Thrillers, Books 1–3

The Chemistry of Death, Written in Bone, and Whispers of the Dead

By: Simon Beckett

The first three David Hunter crime thrillers, together in one set, featuring the English forensic pathologist and reluctant sleuth. The Chemistry of Death After the tragic loss of his wife and daughter, Dr. David Hunter trades his gritty career in criminal forensics in London for the village of Manham and the peaceful life of a country doctor. But a grisly murder and the kidnapping of a friend pull David back into a world he desperately wishes to leave behind . . . Written in Bone When the scorched remains of a body are found on a remote Hebridean island, local police are certain it’s an accidental death. David, however, believes otherwise. As his investigation begins, a catastrophic storm hits the island, taking out the power. With communication cut off from the mainland, a killer is on the prowl . . . Whispers of the Dead David travels across the Atlantic to Tennessee to visit the Body Farm, the research center where he once trained. There, his former mentor asks David to accompany him to a horrific crime scene in a remote cabin. The corpse is unidentifiable, and the evidence is inconclusive. After a second body is found, David wonders if they’re on the trail of an unstoppable maniac . . . Praise for the David Hunter Thrillers “A nice balance between forensic detail and thrilling action.” —Booklist on The Chemistry of Death “Well-drawn characters and a highly atmospheric closed setting, this is a traditional detective . . . updated for modern tastes and with a likable detective.” —The Denver Post on Written in Bone “This entry reinforces the author’s place in the front rank of forensic crime novelists.” —Publishers Weekly on Whispers of the Dead

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973

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Open Road Media

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ISBN 10

1504084160

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9781504084161

God's Favorite

A New Comedy

By: Neil Simon

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God's Favorite

A New Comedy

By: Neil Simon

Cast size: medium.

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108

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Samuel French, Inc.

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ISBN 10

0573609721

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9780573609725

The Story of the Jews Volume Two

Belonging: 1492-1900

By: Simon Schama

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The Story of the Jews Volume Two

Belonging: 1492-1900

By: Simon Schama

In the second of two volumes of this magnificently illustrated cultural history—the tie-in to the PBS and BBC series The Story of the Jews—Simon Schama details the story of the Jewish people, spanning from their expulsion from Spain during the Inquisition across six hundred years to the present day. It is a story like no other: an epic of endurance against destruction, of creativity in the face of oppression, joy amidst grief, the affirmation of life against the steepest of odds. It spans the centuries and the continents—from the Iberian Peninsula and the collapse of “the golden age” to the shtetls of Russia to the dusty streets of infant Hollywood. Its voices ring loud and clear, from the philosophical musings of Spinoza to the poetry written on slips of paper in concentration camps. Within these pages, the Enlightenment unfolds, a great diaspora transforms a country, a Viennese psychiatrist forever changes the conception of the human mind. And a great story unfolds. Not—as often imagined—of a people apart, but of a Jewish culture immersed in and imprinted by the peoples among whom they have dwelled. Which, as Simon Schama so brilliantly demonstrates, makes the story of the Jews everyone’s story, too. The Story of the Jews Volume 2 features 24 pages of color photos, numerous maps, and printed endpapers.

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465

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Harper Collins

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ISBN 10

0062348744

ISBN 13

9780062348746

Bird Atlas 2007-11: The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Britain and Ireland

By: Dawn Balmer,Simon Gillings,Brian Caffrey,Bob Swann,Iain Downie,Rob Fuller

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Bird Atlas 2007-11: The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Britain and Ireland

By: Dawn Balmer,Simon Gillings,Brian Caffrey,Bob Swann,Iain Downie,Rob Fuller

Recommended for viewing on a colour tablet. The Bird Atlas 2007–2011 is the definitive statement on breeding and winter bird distributions in Britain and Ireland.

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4348

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HarperCollins UK

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0007593015

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9780007593019

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The Story of the Jews Volume Two

The Story of the Jews Volume Two

Bird Atlas 2007-11: The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Britain and Ireland

Bird Atlas 2007-11: The Breeding and Wintering Birds of Britain and Ireland

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