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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.