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This comprehensive collection features more than twenty years' worth of previously unpublished photographs of guitar legend Slash--in all, more than 100 arresting images from the lens of esteemed rock photographer Robert Knight. These images trace the significant milestones in Slash's career and sho...

For the first time, author Sophie Johnson reveals the story behind Miranda's rise to fame. The comedian was born in Torquay in 1972, yet despite graduating with a degree in politics, she always wanted to be a comedian. In 2002 she performed at the Edinburgh Festival, and her early career was followe...

From Sister's Stew to lemon cakes to the seventy-seven course feast for Prince Joffrey, food and its presentation is integral to "A Game of Thrones" and the world of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series. Now, "A Feast of Ice and Fire" offers readers the chance to cook and sample some ...

Publishing alongside the world premiere of Christopher Nolan's third Batman film "The Dark Knight Rises", Will Brooker's new book explores Batman's twenty-first century incarnations. Brooker's close analysis of "Batman Begins" and "The Dark Knight" offers a rigorous, accessible account of the comple...

'I was 22 years old, a hard-on with a pulse: wretched vice-ridden, too much to burn and not enough minutes in a hour to do so. 1995 was a full 365-day year of drinking, fucking, lying, raging and exploration for me - not a dull one in the bunch. It was a time of self-shit: self-importance, self-abso...

Queen's success in the 1970s was accompanied by a taste for musical and non-musical excess. "Is This the Real Life?" draws on eyewitness testimonies--former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and boyfriends--to create a complete picture of one of the world's most ambitiously driven rock bands at...

The name 'Tony Iommi' sends shivers down the spines of guitarists around the world. As lead guitarist and songwriter of Black Sabbath, Tony Iommi is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the past four decades and the inventor of heavy metal. From working class, Midlands roots, h...

This "Haynes Manual" is an inventive, informative and entertaining guide to the world's foremost rescue organisation. Featuring cutaway drawings, detailed diagrams, colour illustrations and photographs, it provides the ultimate insight into the secrets of the fabulous International Rescue team, incl...

Roseanne sold her soul to the devil in order to become famous--and now she wants it back. As controversial, original, and funny as ever, Roseanne returns to the page, honing her razor sharp observations on hypocrisy, hubris, tackling menopause, pharmaceuticals, and her grandkids, too. Bold, brash, a...

In 2011, the world will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Queen - one of the most innovative, glamorous, and influential bands in history. Over the course of the band's career, they have grossed 170 million album sales worldwide, have written 18 number one hits, and performed 700 concerts. While som...

Sound can be deployed to produce discomfort, express a threat, or create an ambience of fear or dread--to produce a bad vibe. Sonic weapons of this sort include the "psychoacoustic correction" aimed at Panama strongman Manuel Noriega by the U.S. Army and at the Branch Davidians in Waco by the FBI, s...

Learn the basics of acoustic rock guitar in these 12 easy-to-follow lessons. Featuring instruction on simple chord embellishments; creative uses of major, minor & pentatonic scales; and versatile techniques for playing rhythm, riffs & backup, this book is your guide to sounding like Neil Young, Dave...

Each week, more than three million listeners tune into Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me! to test their knowledge of the week's news. In the popular "Not My Job" segment, a celebrity guest must answer three questions on a topic totally outside his or her area of expertise. The topic seems random but is ...

The book explores ways in which combat film scores interact collaboratively with other film elements (for instance, image and dialogue) to guide audience understanding of theme and character. Examined are classical and current models of film scoring practice and the ways they work to represent chang...

Alfred's Drum Method Complete has been designed to provide the student and teacher with a comprehensive method to assist the student in becoming a well-rounded percussionist. The first half of the book provides how-to knowledge regarding drum care, drum tuning, and stick and drumhead selection. The ...

"Postcards From a Rock and Roll Tour" is drummer Gordon Marshall's witty and wry take on life on the road touring with legendary rock band The Moody Blues. Part memoir, part travelogue, it's a candid, unexpected and often hilarious account of just what it's like to travel around the world playing to...

From the offbeat vantage point of a gay teenager whose grandfather was chauffeur to legendary 007 producer Albert R. Broccoli, "Catching Bullets - Memoirs of a Bond Fan" is a love-letter to James Bond, Duran Duran title songs and bolting down your tea quick enough to watch Roger Moore falling out of...

Which strategies has Mel Brooks used to survive, adapt and thrive in the cultural industries? How has he gained his reputation as a multimedia survivor? Alex Symons takes a unique, artist-focused approach in order to systematically identify the range of Brooks's adaptation strategies across the Holl...

Explores how film analysis can take account of the presence of digital images in cinema. Digital images are now ubiquitous elements within the cinematic frame but, as we analyse films or film moments, it can often be difficult to be sure how - and how much - to talk about digital elements. This acce...

This book will help you gain a musical approach to four-limb grooves. It contains exercises to develop the five most important left-foot hi-hat patterns in contemporary rock, R&B, country, and pop grooves. There are also extensive guidelines on how to practice, including a practice chart and a discu...

Features 14 fantastic songs from the Broadway musical based on the film by Pedro Almodovar: Invisible * Island * Lie to Me * Lovesick * Madrid Is My Mama * The Microphone * Model Behavior * Mother's Day * My Crazy Heart * On the Verge * Shoes from Heaven * Tangled * Time Stood Still * Yesterday, Tom...

Author Terrell Beatty always loved the impact the harmonica had during a song or jam session, and the soulful sound of the blues really spoke to him. However, he never could figure out how the professional blues harmonica players got all that sound out of what was essentially the same harmonica he p...

Television shows, feature films, live sporting events - just about anything can be watched on phones, computers, tablets and a host of devices. As the new media marketplace continues to expand, so does demand for original content and opportunities for filmmakers. Online distributors such as Youtube,...

This book finally casts a spotlight upon some almost forgotten, short-lived sitcoms--those which aired for a single season. Many books have already been written about situation comedies that enjoyed long and storied runs on television but this volume focuses upon the others. Overflowing with fresh f...

This is a comprehensive overview of zombie movies in the first 11 years of the new millennium, the most dynamic and vital period yet in the history of the zombie genre. The compendium serves not only as a follow-up to its predecessor volume (The Zombie Movie Encyclopedia McFarland 2011 [2001]), whic...

Luchino Visconti's trilogy of films Ludwig, Death in Venice and The Damned explore the complex relationship between the themes and ideals of German Romanticism and their impact on the catastrophe of the Third Reich. The personality and works of Richard Wagner to a large extent epitomize German Roman...

This work analyzes popular films produced in the years of significant historical change from 1946 to the end of the twentieth century. Although the American middle class expanded significantly with the economic prosperity that followed World War II, postwar films often depict middle-class men as dis...

This volume defines the national genre of Korean Horror from gothic horror to monster movies. The fifteen chapters provide an overview from canonical works and contemporary films on to issues of transnational cinema. In addition to analysis of specific films, the book tackles the role of folklore an...

The human voice expresses more than words, more than music. Vocal expression links the listener directly to another person's inner feelings, body, and soul. Keeping the voice healthy used to be as mysterious as the power of voice itself. Modern science has revealed much about the vocal mechanism and...

Learn how to get great sounds. Let Doug Doppler show you practice and rehearsal techniques that can mold you into an excellent guitarist and find ways to approach excellent music with a pure heart, ready to worship God. The Worship Guitar Book is written in five parts designed to help the worship te...

This reproducible book will encourage and enable your students to develop solid rhythmic reading skills. It features 100 pages containing 575 rhythm exercises in a variety of time signatures. New concepts are introduced and combined together to challenge and motivate your students. The Enhanced CD i...

This is the officially licensed, collectible sheet music for Carrie Underwood's hit up-tempo rocker. Female vocalists will knock it out of the park at auditions, recitals, or performances with this belter's showpiece.

Author BiographyDr. Connie Mayfield is Dean of Fine Arts at Cerritos College in California. Prior to that she was Professor of Music at Kansas City Kansas Community College, where she taught music theory and music technology and served as Coordinator of the Music Department. Mayfield was a Fulbright...

Elton John's first book is a deeply personal account of his life during the era of AIDS and an inspiring look at what we must do to bring the epidemic to an end.

The filming of the blockbuster film "Jaws" is regarded as a landmark event in both the history of motion pictures and the quaint New England island of Martha's Vineyard, where the geographic isolation necessitated the hiring of hundreds of locals to work as actors and laborers. Among this virtual ar...

Love Me Do tells the story of the Beatles by highlighting and then examining in detail fifty significant events in their amazing career. Taking a completely new approach to the band, Paolo Hewitt creates one of the great Beatle biographies in time for the 50th anniversary of the release of the band'...