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CURRENT
TITLES FROM DESERT HEARTS
Mellotron - The Machine and the Musicians
that Revolutionised Rock
Nick Awde
Some of
Britain and Europe's most influential musicians, songwriters and producers chart
their careers with the Mellotron, the world's first sampler keyboard. The result
is a unique insight into the history of British rock and pop and its lasting influence
worldwide. Across 20-plus interviews classic acts include the Moody Blues, Strawbs,
King Crimson, Yes, Genesis, and Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark (O.M.D.), plus
later groups such as I.Q. and the Flower Kings.
The
Tattooing Arts of Tribal Women
Lars Krutak
This
lavishly illustrated account of the vanishing art of women's tribal tattooing
is the record of tattoo anthropologist Lars Krutak's ten-year research
with indigenous peoples around the globe. Spanning five continents, The
Tattooing Arts of Tribal Women explores the personal and collective acts
of human transformation through the tradition of indelible marking among
indigenous peoples, past and present.
"Well-written
and wonderfully detailed, this is an absolute must for anyone seeking
knowledge of the real roots of ethnic tattooing practices... the nature
of the research is outstanding" —SkinDeep
Tattooed
Mountain Women and Spoon Boxes of Daghestan - Magic Medicine Symbols in Silk,
Stone, Wood and Flesh
Robert Chenciner, Gabib Ismailov & Magomedkhan Magomedkhanov
Lavishly
illustrated in colour, this is a unique look at the vanishing tattoo arts of this
Islamic region in the Caucasus, linking female symbols with those used in the
tools of the hearth as well as carpets.
"A serious inquiry
into the motivation that empowers traditional artistic expression, it will be
treasured as a source book for all who share in this search"
—Times Literary
Supplement
Sherman's
Wife - A Wartime Childhood amongst the English Catholic Aristocracy
Julia Camoys Stonor
A bitter-sweet, often darkly comic memoir of growing up
during the Second World War with society beauty and Nazi sympathiser Jeanne Camoys
Stonor, wife of the future 6th Baron Camoys of the ancient Catholic seat of Stonor
Park, seen through the eyes of their daughter, Julia.
"A
bloodcurdling tale... There can seldom have been a better first sentence
in a book by a daughter about her mother" —The
Spectator
The
Little Big Woman Book
Llewella Gideon (illustrated by Nick Awde)
The book of the comedian's best-selling one-woman stage show, and now in its third
series on Radio 4. Andrew
Lloyd Webber The Musical
Book, music & lyrics by Nick Awde
Biting,
funny satire of the composer's first steps into stardom. Andrew
Lloyd Webber The Musical The Music
Music & lyrics by Nick Awde
SUMMER 2006: Music for the musical. Bogle
and the Furless Ones
Andrea Awde
A tale of a cat and his quest
for the meaning of life.
I
Saw Satan On The Underground - Love Songs From The Underground
Nick
Awde
Gently ironic observations in verse on urban life and love in the capital. The
Elfin Pedlar - A Cycle of Ballads On Traditional Themes
Freye Gray
(illustrated by Ian M. Carnochan)
Beautiful recraftings of traditional nursery
rhymes for adults and children alike.
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