This book is for anyone wanting to get to grips with Britten's music and his eclectic compositional style - crucial reading. It is a fascinating and persuasive blend of documentary and critical study. Benjamin Britten's interest in the musical traditions of the Far East had a far-reaching influence [...]
For the first time in one volume, the varied history of British television drama is considered from its beginnings on the BBC in the 1930s and 1940s to its position at the beginning of the twenty-first century, as television enters a multi-channel digital era. This book examines the significant deve[...]
The Journal of Modern Craft is the first peer-reviewed academic journal to provide an interdisciplinary and international forum in its subject area. It addresses all forms of making that self-consciously set themselves apart from mass production-whether in the making of designed objects, artworks, b[...]
The Doctrines of Men is an in-depth look into the long ignored, but truly amazing realities, of the Bible. The hidden history of the Bible and the man-made foundations of the churches that claim its authority are revealed. The contradictions in the doctrines and practices presented by those churches[...]
The harbinger of horror. The maestro of the macabre. From his remarkable life to his even more remarkable afterlife, Vincent Price has been a master of all things horror and terror for almost the full 100 years since his birth. He's been in music videos and read the most dark and stormy of stories a[...]
Suitable for students preparing for the CIOB EPA programme and the fresh NVQ courses at level 4 and 5 in construction management, this book demonstrates the practical nature of managing projects.[...]
This book adds to this growing body of scholarship on the Italian Resistance by analysing, for the first time, how the 'three wars' are represented over the broad spectrum of Resistance culture from 1945 to the present day. Furthermore, it makes this contribution to scholarship by bridging the gap b[...]
Leading up to the financial crisis of 2008 and onwards, the shortcomings of traditional models of regional economic and environmental development had become increasingly evident. Rooted in the idea that 'policy' is an encumbrance to free markets, the stress on supply-side smoothing measures such as [...]
Law of Tort, part of the Foundations series, offers a comprehensive, clear and straightforward account of the law ideal for LLB and GDL students.[...]
Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Cooke Reoffered to coincide with BATMAN: EGO AND OTHER TAILS, this volume collects Darwyn Cooke's acclaimed journey from the end of the Golden Age to the genesis of a bold new heroic era in the late 1950s! Volume 1 collects DC: THE NEW FRONTIER #1-3 plus the [...]
Superman, the Suicide Squad, and the Challengers of the Unknown encounter a frightening extraterrestrial life-form. Could this hideous creature have anything to do with the sense of impending doom all the heroes are experiencing? Plus, Hal Jordan is grounded, while post-war America faces a monstrous[...]
Written by Geoff Johns Art by Carlos Pacheco, Ethan Van Sciver, Darwyn Cooke and others Cover by Alex Ross A softcover edition collecting GREEN LANTERN #1-6 and GREEN LANTERN SECRET FILES #1! Hal Jordan is back from the dead - now watch as he reestablishes his life as a pilot. Standing in his way, [...]
Written by Darwyn Cooke and others Art by Cooke and others Cover by Cooke DC proudly presents Darwyn Cooke's tales of the Dark Knight in one graphic novel, including the acclaimed BATMAN: EGO and the original graphic novel CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE! Also included are stories from BATMAN: GOTHAM [...]
Written by Darwyn Cooke Art and cover by Tim Sale The amazing story from SUPERMAN CONFIDENTIAL #1-5 and 11 by Darwyn Cooke (DC: THE NEW FRONTIER) and Tim Sale (BATMAN: THE LONG HALLOWEEN, Heroes) is collected in trade paperback. While Superman attempts to survive his first encounter with Kryptonite[...]
Don't miss this new collection of CATWOMAN: SELINA'S BIG SCORE, plus stories from DETECTIVE COMICS #759-762 and CATWOMAN #1-9, featuring the work of Ed Brubaker, Darwyn Cooke and more![...]
The controversial, long-awaited prequels to the best-selling graphic novel of all-time are finally here: Before Watchmen! For over twenty years, the back stories of the now iconic characters from Alan Moore and Dave Gibbon's landmark graphic novel have remained a mystery - until now! Now, DC Comics [...]