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  Historic Building Mythbusting -...

  James Wright

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  'Funny, occasionally filthy and ultimately fascinating.' - Richard Herring, comedian
  Go to any ancient building in the land and there will be interesting and exciting stories presented to the visitor. Tales of secret passages and hidden tunnels, strange marks and carvings left by stonemasons – all commonly believed and widely repeated, but are they really true?
  From ship timbers being repurposed on dry land to spiral staircases giving advantage to right-handed defenders, and from archers sharpening their arrows on church stones to claims of being the oldest pub in the country, Historic Building Mythbusting seeks to uncover the real stories.
  Buildings archaeologist James Wright explains and unpicks the development of these myths and investigates the underlying truths behind them. Sometimes the realities hiding behind the stories are even more engaging, romantic and compelling than the myths themselves...

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  Intelligent Woman: The life and...

  Charissa Saverio/DJ Rap

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  Intelligent Woman: The Life & Times of DJ Rap 
  Ever wondered what the golden years of rave were really like from someone who was right there from the start? 
  Intelligent Woman is the autobiography of DJ Rap, a pioneering female artists of the electronic dance music scene. From her unconventional childhood to discovering the underground rave scene,  acid house, Hardore, Old skool & jungle and drum & bass, Rap takes you behind the scenes of an extraordinary journey through some of the most exciting years in British dance music history. 
  Originally released as a physical book in 2019 and now sold out, Intelligent Woman has been updated and personally narrated by DJ Rap for this audiobook edition, bringing the story to life in her own voice. 
  This is more than a story about music. It’s about breaking barriers, building a career in a male-dominated industry, producing records, running labels, touring the world, and experiencing the rise of a culture that would change electronic music forever. 
  The raves. The records. The people. The chaos. The golden era. This is how it really happened, through the eyes of DJ Rap.

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  Everything You Need to Know...

  Emily Sorrel

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  From its vibrant roots in New Orleans to its global evolution today, jazz has remained one of the most influential and ever-evolving genres in the world of music. In Everything You Need to Know About Jazz Music, Emily Sorrel takes you on an engaging journey through jazz’s rich history, tracing its transformation from its humble beginnings in the early 20th century to its current groundbreaking innovations. 
  With insightful chapters that explore the legendary figures, styles, and movements that have shaped jazz—along with its continued relevance in modern music—this book offers a comprehensive guide to understanding the magic behind jazz. Whether you're a seasoned jazz enthusiast or a newcomer looking to learn more, Sorrel’s accessible writing and in-depth analysis make this the ultimate resource on the genre. 
  Discover how jazz became the soundtrack of cultural revolutions, dive deep into its diverse subgenres, and experience its timeless appeal that transcends generations. From Bebop to Fusion, from Swing to Cool Jazz, this book explores how innovation, preservation, and cultural change continue to shape the future of jazz, ensuring that its spirit of improvisation and freedom will live on for years to come.

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  Songbook - The Lyrics and Music...

  Steven Heighton

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  From the award-winning, multi-genre author and musician Steven Heighton, Songbook brings together Heighton’s lyrics and music for the first time in a single volume, including his final songs, which have never been heard or seen until now. When Steven Heighton died suddenly of cancer in 2022, he was in the middle of an intensely creative period of songwriting. He released his first album of original material, The Devil’s Share, in 2021 and was preparing to record his second album. Known first as a poet, Heighton had always held that “music and poetry are two words for the same thing.”
  		 
  As in his songwriting, in Songbook, Heighton moves fluidly between genres and subjects, from political songs like “The Butcher’s Bill,” about the carelessness of nations sending their youth to war, to reimagining the myth of Orpheus (“I'll hold my breath the whole way down / And find your soul in the undertown”), to blues tunes like “Last Living Woman Alive,” and a tribute to the late John Prine, the “Buddha of Song.” With chords accompanying the lyrics, readers and musicians have the ability to bring the songs to life with their own interpretations. The music in Songbook was the final work of Heighton’s life, and it is not only a gift to have his lyrics and chords but an invitation from Heighton himself, challenging his readers to answer the call and keep singing along.

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  Perfect Organism - An Alien:...

  Andy Kelly

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   An unofficial guide to   Alien: Isolation  , the greatest, scariest horror game ever made 
  There aren't many computer games that can justify an entire book, but for superfans,  Alien: Isolation  is truly extraordinary.  Perfect Organism  reveals all there is to know about every aspect of this masterful game.
  
  
  Discover the rationale of the set design and art direction, learn about the alien's unnerving abilities to second-guess players. Find out more about the importance of the dynamic audio, the use of seventies archive soundbites, and the darkly beautiful music. Immerse yourself in the technical brilliance of the level design and user interface, and read about the content that never made the final cut.

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  Great Expectations

  Charles Dickens

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  In this unflaggingly suspenseful story of aspirations and moral redemption, humble, orphaned Pip, a ward of his short-tempered older sister and her husband, Joe, is apprenticed to the dirty work of the forge but dares to dream of becoming a gentleman. And, indeed, it seems as though that dream is destined to come to pass — because one day, under sudden and enigmatic circumstances, he finds himself in possession of "great expectations." In telling Pip's story, Dickens traces a boy's path from a hardscrabble rural life to the teeming streets of 19th-century London, unfolding a gripping tale of crime and guilt, revenge and reward, and love and loss. Its compelling characters include Magwitch, the fearful and fearsome convict; Estella, whose beauty is excelled only by her haughtiness; and the embittered Miss Havisham, an eccentric jilted bride. 
  Great Expectations, written in Dickens' final decade of life, received widespread acclaim and worldwide admiration. It was his final great novel, and many critics consider it to be his best. Readers and critics alike commended it for its excellent plot, which rises above the melodrama of some of his earlier works, as well as its three-dimensional, psychologically realistic characters, which are far deeper and more engaging than the one-note caricatures of earlier novels. "In none of his other works," noted the reviewer in the 1861 Atlantic, "does he evince a shrewder insight into real life, and a cheaper perception and knowledge of what is called the world." 
   Swinburne thought the novel was the best in all of English fiction, with flaws "as nearly imperceptible as spots on the sun or shadows on a sunlit sea." Shaw considered it Dickens' "most completely perfect book." This low-cost edition encourages current readers to experience Dickens' timeless masterwork, which is brimming with colorful characters, unexpected narrative twists, and Dickens' vivid depiction of mid-Victorian England.

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