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<b>The definitive illustrated story of electronic sound, from WWI to the AI-enabled future, presented by the godfather of the genre.</b><br/> <br/> Jean-Michel Jarre is a true pioneer of electronic music. From his early role in electronic sound to his current work with AI, technology is at the forefront of everything he does. Having amassed an extraordinary collection of electronic and electroacoustic instruments - one of the largest and most important in the world - JMJ provides the ideal raw materials for this unique illustrated book.<br/> <br/> <i>Machines</i> begins in 1913 with <i>The Art of Noises</i> Futurist manifesto and chronicles the genre as fundamentally European, originating with Surrealism and the Bauhaus, and later shaped by radio. Detailed descriptions of more than eighty instruments - from the iconic ARP 2500 to rare, bespoke, one-off creations - illustrate shifts in electronic sound. Throughout, JMJ's personality and devotion to the electronic cause shines through, aided by biographical anecdotes and his unparalleled depth of knowledge.

<b>Marking the fortieth anniversary of <i>Please</i>, the duo's first album release, <i>Pet Shop Boys Volume</i> presents their entire visual output to date in a contemporary literary format.</b><br/> <br/> Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe - are the most successful duo in the history of pop music. Three-time Brit Award winners and six-time Grammy nominees, they have sold more than 50 million records worldwide, including No. 1 hits such as 'West End girls', 'It's a sin', and 'Always on my mind', and platinum-selling albums <i>Please</i>, <i>Actually</i>, and <i>Very</i>.<br/> <br/> Uniquely spanning the worlds of music, art, film, theatre, design, and fashion, Pet Shop Boys have forged an identity as unforgettable as their sound. From the seminal graphic design of their record sleeves to their groundbreaking videos and innovative stage shows, they have set the bar for the visual presentation of pop.<br/> <br/> Celebrating the fortieth anniversary of the release of their first album in 1986, <i>Pet Shop Boys Volume</i> is the definitive retrospective of the duo's career. Expanding upon <i>Pet Shop Boys Catalogue</i>, published two decades ago, it presents their entire visual output to date, year by year. Sleeve artworks and packaging, stills from every video, film, and performance, stage sets and costume designs, photoshoots, publications, and even Christmas cards all feature, as does every collaboration with luminaries including Mark Farrow, Wolfgang Tillmans, Martin Parr, Bruce Weber, Sam Taylor-Johnson, Derek Jarman, Scott King, Zaha Hadid, Tom Scutt, and Es Devlin.<br/> <br/> Concise commentaries by Chris Heath and Philip Hoare provide illuminating insights into the genesis of each project. Hoare's original introduction is accompanied by a new introduction from Libby Sellers who considers the importance of Pet Shop Boys within the history of design, while a new foreword by Jeremy Deller reflects on the enduring impact of their music and image.<br/> <br/> With a jacket designed by Farrow and a new conversation between Heath, Tennant, and Lowe, <i>Pet Shop Boys Volume</i> is a visual feast and a sumptuous tribute to four decades of creative innovation.

En magisk julberättelse för hela familjen. <br/> När julen håller på att försvinna upptäcker mössen Milo och Maja en hemlig värld under jorden där märkliga varelser, förtrollade platser och uråldrig julmagi väntar. <br/> För att rädda julen måste de hitta modet inom sig, lösa kluriga prövningar och besegra mörka krafter innan hoppets sista ljus slocknar. <br/> <br/> En stämningsfull berättelse om vänskap, mod och julens sanna magi, skapad för mysiga högläsningsstunder tillsammans.

<b>"Touring has been in our blood since the very beginning. There are countless moments and memories that we've shared with fans across the world over the years, and we're thrilled that so many of them have been captured in this book." - The Rolling Stones</b><br/><b><br/>THIS IS THE OFFICIAL, FULLY AUTHORISED CELEBRATION OF THE GREATEST LIVE BAND OF ALL TIME.</b><br/><br/><b>SEVEN DECADES. SIX CONTINENTS. MORE THAN 2,000 SHOWS.</b><br/><br/><b>THIS IS THE ROLLING STONES: ON TOUR.</b><br/><br/>Over the course of more than 60 years, <b>The Rolling Stones have redefined the rock-and-roll concert time and time</b> again. From the humble clubs and music halls of the 1963 British Tour to the vast stadiums of 2024's Hackney Diamonds Tour, <b>more people have seen the Stones perform than any band - ever</b>.<br/><br/><b>Fully authorised and produced in official partnership with the band</b>, <i>The Rolling Stones: On Tour</i> is the definitive celebration of their incomparable career on the road. Chapter by chapter, tour by tour, it follows the Stones across the globe, detailing their evolution from aspiring blues musicians to the biggest live act the world has ever seen. A visual feast for Stones fans, <i>On Tour</i> is <b>illustrated with hundreds of rarely seen photographs, artworks and pieces of memorabilia from The Rolling Stones archives</b>: including tour posters, ticket stubs, backstage passes, concert fliers and much, much more.<br/><br/>Featuring a text from author Paul Sexton (<i>Charlie's Good Tonight: The Authorised Biography of Charlie Watts</i>), which weaves in <b>first-hand accounts, contemporary reviews and original interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts</b>, this is an essential book for Stones fans the world over.

<b>**Featuring a new introduction by Jon Savage**</b><br/><i><br/>Everything I've ever done</i><br/><i>Everything I ever do</i><br/><i>Every place I've ever been</i><br/><i>Everywhere I'm going to</i><br/><br/>Over a career that spans four decades and fourteen studio albums with Pet Shop Boys, Neil Tennant has consistently proved himself to be one of the most elegant and stylish of contemporary lyricists. Arranged alphabetically, <i>One Hundred Lyrics and a Poem </i>presents an overview of his considerable achievement as a chronicler of modern life: the romance, the break-ups, the aspirations, the changing attitudes, the history, the politics, the pain. <br/><br/>The landscape of Tennant's lyrics is recognisably British in character - restrained and preoccupied with the mundane, occasionally satirical, yet also yearning for escape and theatrical release. Often surprisingly revealing, this volume is contextualised by a personal commentary on each lyric and an introduction by the author which gives a fascinating insight into the process and genesis of writing. <br/><br/>Flamboyant, understated, celebratory and elegiac, Neil Tennant's lyrics are a document of our times.

"Nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world." - Jonathan Byers From Hawkins to the Upside Down, explore the strange and spooky world of Stranger Things with this first-ever, official Netflix colouring book. Colour in the gang playing Dungeons & Dragons in the basement, Steve and Robin serving up ice cream at Scoops Ahoy, or the terrifying Demogorgon in full attack mode. Featuring 76 original illustrations and thick paper, this colouring book is the perfect way to relive the greatest moments from this hugely popular show.

The Christmas season offers little cheer for Eileen Dunlop. Trapped between caring for her alcoholic father and her job as a secretary at the boys' prison, she tempers her dreary days with dreams of escaping to the big city. In the meantime, her nights and weekends are filled with shoplifting and cleaning up her increasingly deranged father's messes. When the beautiful, charismatic Rebecca Saint John arrives on the scene as the new counsellor at the prison, Eileen is enchanted, unable to resist what appears to be a miraculously budding friendship. But soon, Eileen's affection for Rebecca will pull her into a crime that far surpasses even her own wild imagination.