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  Letters to Gwen John

  Celia Paul

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  Celia Paul's Letters to Gwen John centers on a series of letters addressed to the Welsh painter Gwen John (1876–1939), who has long been a tutelary spirit for Paul. John spent much of her life in France, making art on her own terms and, like Paul, painting mostly women. John's reputation was overshadowed during her lifetime by her brother, Augustus John, and her lover Auguste Rodin. Through the epistolary form, Paul draws fruitful comparisons between John's life and her own: their shared resolve to protect the sources of their creativity, their fierce commitment to painting, and the ways in which their associations with older male artists affected the public's reception of their work. 
   
   
   
  Letters to Gwen John is at once an intimate correspondence, an illuminating portrait of two painters, and a writer/artist's daybook, describing Paul's first exhibitions in America, her search for new forms, her husband's diagnosis of cancer, and the onset of the global pandemic. Paul, who first revealed her talents as a writer with her memoir, Self-Portrait, enters with courage and resolve into new unguarded territory—the artist at present—and the work required to make art out of the turbulence of life. 
   
   
   
  Contains mature themes.

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  Nothing Compares 2 U - An Oral...

  Touré

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  The real Prince in the words of those who knew him best—from award-winning author Touré. 
   
   
   
  Nothing Compares 2 U is an oral history built from years of interviews with dozens of people who were in Prince's inner circle—from childhood friends to band members to girlfriends to managers to engineers to photographers, and more—all providing unique insights into the man and the musician. 
   
   
   
  This revelatory book is a deeply personal and candid discussion of who Prince really was emotionally, professionally, and romantically. It tackles subjects never-before-discussed, including Prince's multiple personalities, his romantic relationships, his traumatic childhood and how it propelled him into his music career, and how he found the inspiration for some of his most important songs, including "Purple Rain," "Starfish and Coffee," and the unheard "Wally." 
   
   
   
  Nothing Compares 2 U paints the most complete picture yet written of the most important and most mysterious artist of his time.

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  Little Witch: 60th Anniversay...

  Anna Elizabeth Bennett

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  “Miss Bennett…has a talent for mixing fantasy, realism, and comedy. She also includes a dash of pure sweetness, which makes the story even more appealing for young readers. It is an excellent choice to read [during the Halloween season].” — The New York Times 
  This audiobook edition of the classic Little Witch is sure to enchant fans of mythology and magic. It follows the adventures of nine-year-old Minx, a young witch who dreams of leaving her magical home to experience the world of school. One day, she finally sneaks away and joins a school for mortal children, where she faces both fun and challenges with her new classmates and teachers.

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  Bon: The Last Highway - The...

  Jesse Fink

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  An affectionate, honest tribute now updated with new revelations about the rock and roll icon who helped make AC/DC an international sensation 
  		 
  The second edition of Bon: The Last Highway includes a brand new 16-page introduction. Fink examines…
  		
  		New information from French media that changes what we know about who was with Bon Scott the night he died
  		The London drug-dealing connections of the late Alistair Kinnear
  		A possible heroin link involving the late Yes bassist Chris Squire
  		Revised theories on how Bon died
  		
  		 
  With unprecedented access to Bon’s lovers and newly unearthed documents, this updated edition contains a new introduction and more revelations about the singer’s death, dispelling once and for all the idea that Scott succumbed to acute alcohol poisoning on February 19, 1980.
  		 
  Meticulously researched and packed with fresh information, Bon: The Last Highway is an affectionate, honest tribute to a titan of rock music.

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  Greatest Drama Shows Volume 6 -...

  Various Various

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  OASIS AUDIO CLASSIC RADIO SHOWCASE SERIES   Oasis Audio has gone into the vaults and dusted off the very earliest form of audio book, old time radio shows, for our listeners. Introduced episode by episode by Jim Engel, old time radio authority and board member of the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, this series of classic radio shows is sure to have something for everyone. Celebrity casts and top-notch writers made the 1920s through the early 1950s, the golden era of radio. The series features seven exciting themes with 100 episodes in each. That is 700 classic radio programs in all.   Greatest Drama Shows   Cling to the edge of your seat for the Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Green Hornet, The Third Man. Hear classic stores brought to radio by celebrity casts such as Brave New World with William Conrad, The Pickwick Papers starring Orson Welles, and so many more. 100 great Drama classics in ten volumes. Volume 6 I Was a Communist for The FBI 2-4-53 The Sleeper with Dana AndrewsI Was a Communist for The FBI 6-17-53 Abby as In Abigail with Dana AndrewsJohn Steele, Adventurer 5-13-50 Trails End with Don DouglasJohn Steele, Adventurer 6-20-50 Shadow on The Snow with Don DouglasThe Lives of Harry Lime AKA the Third Man 8-3-50 Too Many Crooks with Orson WellesThe Lives of Harry Lime AKA the Third Man 8-17-51 Clay Pigeon with Orson WellesThe Lux Radio Theatre 10-6-47 Undercurrent with Katharine Hepburn & Robert TaylorFront Page Farrell 7-1-49 The Case of The Fatal Smile with Staats CottsworthThe Man Called X 5-7-51 Land Reclamation Project with Herbert MarshallThe Man Called X 1-29-52 The Swindling Racket with Herbert Marshall

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  Keeping It Active: A Practical...

  Jeannette Nelson

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  Every time you open your mouth on stage you are trying to persuade somebody of something.
  Sometimes referred to as 'the art of persuasion', rhetoric means using language to communicate your ideas and intentions to other people – and to make sure you are heard, understood and believed. This clear and concise guide explains how it works in plays, and how actors can use it to bring their performances to life on stage.
  Drawing on her decades of experience working with actors on major productions, including as Head of Voice at the National Theatre, Jeannette Nelson introduces all the major rhetorical techniques and devices that playwrights use. She offers fascinating breakdowns of dialogue and speeches from across the theatrical canon – from Shakespeare and Ibsen, to Tennessee Williams, Lorraine Hansberry and Arthur Miller, right up to contemporary playwrights such as Helen Edmundson and Tanika Gupta. Each chapter also includes a series of practical exercises which combine spoken word with physical action to help you explore and understand these techniques, and harness their power in performance.
  Whether you're an actor, a director or a drama teacher, Keeping It Active will empower you with a greater understanding of the ways that language underpins all dramatic works, and will give you the tools you need to unlock the text, understand characters, connect with the audience, and perform with greater confidence, focus and authenticity.
  'As this excellent book outlines, rhetoric is everywhere. It's not simply in the parliament, the press conference and the court; it's in the workplace, the home and the family. There's no argument, classical or modern, in a play that isn't informed and helped by Jeannette's work' Josie Rourke, from her Foreword
  'A great resource for actors and directors' Ralph Fiennes
  'Jeannette Nelson's revelatory relationship to language is, quite simply, life-changing' Simon Godwin
  'Jeannette taught me so much... I felt like I could persuade anybody to do anything' Sophie Okonedo

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