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| Baby, Let's Play House |
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by Alanna Nash,
Hardback, 9781845135119, £25*, March 2010 |
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| With the unbridled sexuality of his performances and ‘scandalous’ hip-shaking, Elvis inspired female adoration and hysteria on a previously unimaginable scale. But what of his own relationships with women - the morbidly close bond with his mother, the frantic sexual activity of his youth and his unsuccessful marriage?
In the year of what would have been his 75th birthday, Alanah Nash - author of Elvis and the Memphis Mafia (dubbed ‘the best book on Elvis to date’ by Uncut magazine) – has written a major new portrait of Elvis Presley. Baby, Let’s Play House presents what is perhaps the most important side of Elvis – and the most overlooked.
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| Blackberry: The Untold Story of Research in Motion |
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by Rod McQueen,
Hardback, 9781845135744, £18.99*, May 2010 |
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| BlackBerry attracts more than a million new subscribers in over 150 countries, every month. It’s revolutionised not only the way companies do business, but also the way people communicate. Now, fully authorised by BlackBerry creators Research in Motion, comes the first book about what is truly a worldwide technological phenomenon.
With unprecendented access to company members, including founders Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis (who have written the foreword,) award-winning business writer Rod McQueen has crafted an arresting narrative telling this incredible story.
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| The World Cup 2010 |
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by Terry Crouch with James Corbett,
Hardback, 9781845135270, £14.99*, April 2010 |
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| All the matches. All the players. All the scores.
Aurum’s comprehensive statistical history of the World Cup has been fully updated to include every result and all the drama from both the 2006 finals and the qualifying stages of this year’s South Africa tournament. 2006’s edition was hugely popular, and no wonder. With more than six hundred pages of stats, match reports, scores and group tables, it’s the perfect book for fans desperate to ensure that this year, football’s coming home. |
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| Bowie |
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by Mark Spitz,
Hardback, 9781845135515, £20.00*, April 2010 |
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| David Bowie remains a source of endless fascination to his considerable fanbase, even when he’s lying low. The story of his life is one of amazing and tireless self re-invention: the sixties musical outsider from Bromley; Ziggy Stardust; Aladdin Sane; the techno-composer in Berlin; the noisy Tin Machine – not to mention a distinguished film actor in The Man Who Fell to Earth.
Now, music journalist Mark Spitz has produced the first comprehensive biography for a decade. Covering every aspect of his life, this is a readable, quirky, assiduous book and a must-have for any Bowie fan. |
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| Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records |
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by James Nice (Introduction by Jon Savage),
Hardback, 9781845135409, £20.00*, May 2010 |
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| As entertaining as it is authoritative, Shadowplayers tells the fascinating story of how a group of provincial anarchists and entrepreneurs saw off bankers, journalists and gun-toting gangsters to create the most influential record label of modern times.
Based on both archive and contemporary sources, the book details Factory’s heroic struggles, its complex web of inventive, idiosyncratic and tragic personalities, and ultimately, the acclaimed and much-loved music it produced. (Please see http://www.ltmrecordings.com/shadowplayersbooksourcenotes.html for notes). |
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