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The Face Of Death
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The Fabric of Space
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Water lies at the intersection of landscape and infrastructure, crossing between visible and invisible domains of urban space, in the tanks and buckets of the global South and the vast subterranean technological networks of the global North. In this book, Matthew Gandy considers the cultural and (...)
The Faber Pocket Guide to Opera
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Rupert Christiansen was born in London and educated at King's College, Cambridge. After further study as a Fulbright scholar at Columbia University, he has written several books including Prima Donna, Romantic Affinities, Paris Babylon, The Visitors and Arthur Hugh Clough. In 1997, he was elected (...)
The Faber Pocket Guide to Handel
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A larger-than-life figure in his time, Handel s reputation has been less than steady since his death in 1759. Was he (in the words of Berlioz) just a great barrel of pork and beer , or (as Handel himself claimed) truly the master of us all ? Now, in this 250th anniversary year, there is more (...)
The Faber Pocket Guide to Britten
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'John Bridcut, author of the acclaimed 'Britten's Children', will include significant fresh material which will make the book indispensable for Britten aficionados as well as for those who are discovering the composer's music for the first time. This guide is all about finding a way into Britten's (...)
The Faber Pocket Guide to Ballet
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Deborah Bull was a Principal Dancer with The Royal Ballet, noted for her performances in the works of Forsythe and MacMillan. She is now Creative Director of the Royal Opera House as well as a writer and broadcaster. She has written and presented several programmes for BBC TV and radio, including (...)
The Faber Pocket Guide to Bach
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The music of J.S.Bach has a unique power and attraction some 300 years after it was written. From annual performances of the great Passions and BBC Radio 3 s hugely successful Bach Christmas, to its use in adverts, films and popular arrangements, the imaginative strength of Bach s music (...)
The Faber Book of Twentieth-Century German Poems
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Rilke, Sachs, Brecht, Celan: German has produced some of the giants of 20th century European poetry. In this new selection, complete with many new translations, Michael Hofmann guides us through the poems, poets and themes of German verse. Meticulously researched but eminently approachable, The (...)
The Faber Book of New South American Cinema
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'Walter Salles s film The Motorcycle Diaries follows the journey made by the young medical student Che Guevara across Argentina, through Chile.
The Faber Book of French Cinema
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Offering portraits of such key figures as the Lumière brothers, Georges Méliès, Charles Pathé and Léon Gaumont, he looks at the early pioneers who transformed a fairground novelty into a global industry.