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In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali

In Montparnasse: The Emergence of Surrealism in Paris, from Duchamp to Dali

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Author: Sue Roe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 "Describes with plenty of colour how surrealism, from Rene Magritte's bowler hats to Salvador Dali's watches, was born and developed." -...
We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

We Were Dreamers: An Immigrant Superhero Origin Story

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Author: Simu Liu Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 The star of Marvel's first Asian superhero film, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, tells his own...
The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73

The McCartney Legacy: Volume 1: 1969-73

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Author: Allan Kozinn Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 720 In this first of a groundbreaking multivolume set, THE MCCARTNEY LEGACY, VOL 1: 1969-73 captures the life of Paul McCartney in...
Tracey Emin

Tracey Emin

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Author: Jonathan Jones Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 128 This accessible and expertly written introduction and overview of Tracey Emin's life offers a completely up-to-date view on the...
Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

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Author: Sean Smith Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern...
Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

Harry Styles: The Making of a Modern Man

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Author: Sean Smith Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 304 'Fascinating and authoritative' The Daily Express Sunday Times bestselling author Sean Smith tells the extraordinary story of a modern...
The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer

The Mysterious Affair at Olivetti: IBM, the CIA, and the Cold War Conspiracy to Shut Down Production of the World's First Desktop Computer

$12.00
Author: Meryle Secrest Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The never-before-told true account of the design and development of the first desktop computer by the world's most famous high-styled typewriter...
Francis Bacon: Revelations

Francis Bacon: Revelations

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Author: Mark Stevens Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 976 The Times Art Book of the Year 2021 FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022 'Must surely be the definitive...
Picturing a Nation: The art and life of A.H. Fullwood

Picturing a Nation: The art and life of A.H. Fullwood

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Author: Gary Werskey Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 416 The untold story of a major Australian artist. Regarded in his day as an important Australian impressionist painter, A.H. Fullwood (1863-1930)...
Transformer: How Lou Reed's LGBTQ+ Love Songs Changed

Transformer: How Lou Reed's LGBTQ+ Love Songs Changed

$32.99$12.00
Author: Simon Doonan Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 160 In this funny and poignant memoir and cultural history, the television personality, columnist, and author of Drag pays homage to Lou...
Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad

Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad

$32.99$12.00
Author: Terry Jennings Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 In a signed copy of his autobiography, Waylon Jennings penned a personal note to his son, Terry Jennings, ending it with...
The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting

The Last Leonardo: The Secret Lives of the World's Most Expensive Painting

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Author: Ben Lewis Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 384 An epic quest exposes hidden truths about Leonardo da Vinci's Salvator Mundi, the recently discovered masterpiece that sold for $450 million-and...
More than a Muse: Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short

More than a Muse: Creative Partnerships That Sold Talented Women Short

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Author: Katie McCabe Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 How many times have you seen a woman artist solely referred to as the wife, girlfriend, or worse, 'mistress' of a...
Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad

Waylon: Tales of My Outlaw Dad

$56.00$15.00
Author: Terry Jennings Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 In a signed copy of his autobiography, Waylon Jennings penned a personal note to his son, Terry Jennings, ending it with...
Young Rembrandt: A Biography

Young Rembrandt: A Biography

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Author: Onno Blom Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 278 Rembrandt's life has always been an enigma. How did a miller's son from a provincial Dutch town become the greatest artist...
Artists' Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney

Artists' Letters: Leonardo da Vinci to David Hockney

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Author: Michael Bird Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 224 Artists' Letters is a treasure trove of carefully selected letters written by great artists, providing the reader with a unique insight...
SPIKE

SPIKE

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Author: Spike Lee Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 360 Spike Lee is a world-renowned, Academy Award-winning filmmaker, a cultural icon, and one of the most prominent voices on race and...
The Jacksons Legacy From the Family Archives / The 50th Anniversary Book

The Jacksons Legacy From the Family Archives / The 50th Anniversary Book

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Author: The Jacksons Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 320 The Jacksons: Legacy is the first ever official book on the the Royal Family of Pop. This major volume reveals the...
Warhol: A Life as Art

Warhol: A Life as Art

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Author: Blake Gopnik Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 976 The definitive biography of one of the most famous and influential artists the world has ever seen When critics...
Adele: To 30 and Beyond: The Unauthorized Biography

Adele: To 30 and Beyond: The Unauthorized Biography

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Author: Danny White Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 A compelling biography of this internationally renowned and mercurial star, who has consistently stunned the music world with her heartfelt lyrics...
Welcome to Motherhood, Bitches: The Real Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

Welcome to Motherhood, Bitches: The Real Guide to Pregnancy, Birth and Beyond

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Author: Victoria Emes Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 320 The real guide to pregnancy, birth and beyond. I'm assuming you've picked up this book because you're either curious...
Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

Cecil Beaton: The Authorised Biography

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Author: Hugo Vickers Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 832 Cecil Beaton was one of Britain's greatest cultural icons - not just as a photographer capturing some of the most celebrated...
The Little Guide to Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

The Little Guide to Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man

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Author: Orange Hippo! Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 Without a doubt one of the most important, influential and acclaimed artists since the 1960s, Leonard Cohen is admired by fans,...
Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon

Elizabeth Taylor: The Grit and Glamour of an Icon

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Author: Kate Andersen Brower Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 512 The first authorised biography of eternal legend Elizabeth Taylor. Known for her glamorous beauty, soap-opera personal life and magnetic screen...
When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe's Life in England

When Marilyn Met the Queen: Marilyn Monroe's Life in England

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Author: Michelle Morgan Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 304 'England? It seemed to be raining the whole time . . . Or maybe it was me' MARILYN MONROE In July...
The Masters of Sitcom: From Hancock to Steptoe

The Masters of Sitcom: From Hancock to Steptoe

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Author: Christopher Stevens Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 352 Ray Galton and Alan Simpson are two of the most influential and celebrated television scriptwriters of our time. Praised for inventing...
Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life

Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life

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Author: Ray Richmond Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 256 Betty White: 100 Remarkable Moments in an Extraordinary Life is a visual salute to the First Lady of Television, spanning her...
Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones

Jonestown: The Power and the Myth of Alan Jones

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Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

Jimmy Page: The Definitive Biography

$24.99$19.99
Author: Chris Salewicz Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 528 Founder of one of the most influential and successful rock bands of all time, legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy...
The Little Guide to Cher: If I Could Turn Back Time

The Little Guide to Cher: If I Could Turn Back Time

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Author: Orange Hippo! Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 192 There is simply no one like Cher. A mix of street smart, intelligence, talent and beauty, she's the celebrities' favourite celebrity...
Elton John at 75

Elton John at 75

$99.99$45.00
Author: Gillian G. Gaar Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 200 A unique and beautifully produced celebration of the iconic and beloved rock star, Elton John at 75 examines Sir Elton's...
Tom Stoppard: A Life

Tom Stoppard: A Life

$27.99$15.00
Author: Professor Dame Hermione Lee Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 992 In this gripping narrative, Hermione Lee builds a unique portrait of one of our greatest playwrights. Her...
Eddie: The rise and rise of Eddie McGuire

Eddie: The rise and rise of Eddie McGuire

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Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect

Julia Morgan: An Intimate Biography of the Trailblazing Architect

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Author: Victoria Kastner Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 240 Julia Morgan was a lifelong trailblazer. She was the first woman admitted to study architecture at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in...
Truly Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and the Romance of the Century

Truly Madly: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier and the Romance of the Century

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Author: Stephen Galloway Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 416 A sweeping Hollywood biography of the passionate, turbulent marriage of Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh based on new research,...
Nellie: The life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba

Nellie: The life and loves of Dame Nellie Melba

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Constable: A Portrait

Constable: A Portrait

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Author: James Hamilton Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 496 ONE OF THE TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES' BEST BOOKS FOR 2022 'Eye-opening and full of surprises . . . A treasure'...
Pocket Bowie Wisdom: Witty Quotes and Wise Words From David Bowie

Pocket Bowie Wisdom: Witty Quotes and Wise Words From David Bowie

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Author: Hardie Grant Books Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 96 'I'm just a cosmic yob, I suppose.' 'I change every day. I'm not outrageous. I'm David Bowie.' 'I'm an instant...
Otherwise Engaged: The Life of Alan Bates

Otherwise Engaged: The Life of Alan Bates

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In The Frame: My Life In Words And Pictures

In The Frame: My Life In Words And Pictures

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This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl

This Is a Call: The Life and Times of Dave Grohl

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John Farnham: The Untold Story

John Farnham: The Untold Story

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Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

Kill 'Em and Leave: Searching for the Real James Brown

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Why Bowie Matters

Why Bowie Matters

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Author: Will Brooker Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 240 A unique, moving and dazzlingly researched exploration of the places, people, musicians, writers and filmmakers that inspired David Jones...
Joan: Beauty, Rebel, Muse: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor

Joan: Beauty, Rebel, Muse: The Remarkable Life of Joan Leigh Fermor

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I am Melba: A Biography

I am Melba: A Biography

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Frank: The Making of a Legend

Frank: The Making of a Legend

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Francis Bacon: Revelations

Francis Bacon: Revelations

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Author: Mark Stevens Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 976 The Times Art Book of the Year 2021 FINALIST FOR THE PLUTARCH AWARD 2022 'Must surely be the definitive...