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"Miles Davis, Miles Smiles, and the Invention of Post Bop"

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Focusing on one of the legendary trumpet players in jazz, this book examines Miles Davis' often overlook music of the mid-1960s. It spotlights Davis during an extraordinarily creative period when the artist struggled with personal and musical reinvention and emerged the leader of a new wave in contemporary music. With 1 b&w photograph, 31 figures. Paperback, 144 pages. Size: 216 x 151 mm. Weight: 265g.
Author:  Yudkin, Jeremy
ISBN:  0253219523
Publisher:  Indiana University Press
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Composers & Musicians

"The Velvet Underground Companion"

Four Decades of Commentary

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"Companion" series; A collection of reviews, interviews and critical commentary on one of the seminal bands of the 60s. Paperback, 334 pages. Size: 234 x 154 mm. Weight: 499g.
Author:  Zak Iii, Albin
ISBN:  0825672422
Publisher:  Gale
Date:  2001  (Usa)
Readership:  General Composers & Musicians

"101 Songwriting Wrongs & How to Right Them"

How to Craft Songs That Sell

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2. Paperback, 272 pages. Weight: 583g.
Author:  Luboff, Pat Luboff, Pete
ISBN:  1582974802
Publisher:  Writers Digest Books
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  General Composition & Orchestration

"Building a Masterpiece"

The Sydney Opera House

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Explores the long history of the Sydney Opera House's gestation, development and completion - of individuals whose careers were made or broken by the Opera House, the companies whose reputations were secured through their association with the building, and the pioneering construction methods, innovative technologies and methodologies. With includes 70 colour and 137 b&w illustrations. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 280 x 235 mm. Weight: 1371g.
Author:  (Watson, Anne, ed.)
ISBN:  0853319413
Publisher:  Lund Humphries Publishers Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Buildings for the Performing Arts"

A Design and Development Guide

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Suitable for those who are involved in the initiation, planning, design and building of facilities for performing arts, from local to metropolitan locations. This work includes the stages in the development, decisions to be taken, information requirements, feasibility and advice necessary in the design and development of a new or adapted building. With approx. 200 illustrations. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 296 pages. Size: 280 x 210 mm. Weight: 1025g.
Author:  Appleton, Ian
ISBN:  0750668350
Publisher:  Elsevier Science & Technology
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Guide to Safety at Sports Grounds"

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With illustrations. 5 rev ed. Paperback, Weight: 991g.
Author:  Football Licensing Authority Great Britain. Department for Culture, Media and Sport
ISBN:  0117020745
Publisher:  Stationery Office Books
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Peter Eisenman/Arizona Cardinals Stadium"

University of Phoenix Stadium for the Arizona Cardinals

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"Source Books in Architecture" series; The next in this series of single project architecture titles. With 200 colour. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 229 x 203 mm. Weight: 461g.
Author:  Gannon, Todd
ISBN:  156898720X
Publisher:  Princeton Architectural Press
Date:  2008  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Performing Architecture"

Opera Houses, Theatres and Concert Halls for the Twenty-First Century

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Opera Houses, Theatres and Concert Halls for the Twenty-first Century. With 350 colour illustrations. Hardback, 240 pages. Size: 280 x 240 mm. Weight: 1641g.
Author:  Hammond, Michael
ISBN:  1858942799
Publisher:  Merrell Publishers Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Pavilions of Splendour"

The Architectural History of Lord's

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This book is the history of the many splendid buildings that make up Lord's Ground, the home of cricket and the best-known ground in the world. With illustrations. Hardback, 224 pages. Size: 250 x 190 mm. Weight: 1064g.
Author:  Hart-Davis, Duff
ISBN:  0413774589
Publisher:  Methuen Publishing Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Football Grounds Fact Book"

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In the early years of the twentieth century massive stadia were constructed in order to house the increasing number of spectators willing and able to attend matches. With ill.(some col.). Paperback, 192 pages. Size: 235 x 172 mm. Weight: 478g.
Author:  Heatley, Michael
ISBN:  0711030200
Publisher:  Ian Allan Ltd
Date:  2004  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Wembley"

The Complete Record 1923-2000

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The Complete Record 1923-2000. The definitive masterwork on what was the world's most famous football stadium. Features a report on all 386 of the internationals, FA, League Cup finals, replays - as well as the teams, scorers and attendance. All the other games, such as schoolboy internationals and lesser cup finals, are listed together with their broad outlines. Also contains a chapter on other events held at the stadium - the horse of the year show and American football games. Foreword by Sir Geoff Hurst, who scored a hat trick in the 1966 World Cup Final. With 32pp photos. Paperback, 400 pages. Size: 236 x 154 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Isherwood, Glen
ISBN:  189980742X
Publisher:  Sportsbooks Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"The Most Typical Avant-Garde"

History and Geography of Minor Cinemas in Los Angeles

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History Geography of Minor Cinemas in Lo. Just favourably reviewed in the Guardian With 82 b/w photographs. Paperback, 562 pages. Size: 254 x 178 mm. Weight: 1170g.
Author:  James, David E.
ISBN:  0520242580
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  2005  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"London's Theatres"

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Captures over 50 of the best-known theatres in Central London. From the Savoy Theatre's spectacularly restored Art Deco auditorium to the Donmar Warehouse's whimsical conversion of a beer and bananas warehouse, this title reveals London's cultural heritage from a dynamic perspective. With 180 colour photos, 1 full-colour map. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 290 x 240 mm. Weight: 805g.
Author:  Kilburn, Mike
ISBN:  1847733212
Publisher:  New Holland Publishers Ltd
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Stadium"

Architecture for the New Global Culture

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This book defines the stadium as a worldwide cultural icon. With col. Hardback, 192 pages. Size: 255 x 228 mm. Weight: 1229g.
Author:  Powell, Robert Sheard, Rod
ISBN:  0794603351
Publisher:  Periplus Editions/Berkeley Books Pte Ltd
Date:  2005  (Singapore)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

"Saving the Gaiety"

And Other Misadventures of a Theatre Manager

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Describes the humorous memories and misfortunes of Mervin Russell Stokes, the man who has spent much of his working life serving the Gaiety theatre and whose dedication and detective work in reincarnating this magnificent Frank Matcham playhouse became an all-consuming passion. With colour & b/w photos. Hardback, 144 pages. Size: 285 x 245 mm. Weight: 1038g.
Author:  Stokes, Mervin Russell, Mbe West, Timothy
ISBN:  1899602577
Publisher:  Lily Publications
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Concert Halls, Arenas, Stadia

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