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  Tate Introductions: Miró

  Iria Candela

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  The bright colours and graphic strength of paintings by Joan Miro have made him an immensely popular modern painter, but the artist would have been extremely disappointed to see his work treated as little more than interior décor.
  
  In this accessible survey of the artist's life and career, Iria Candela explains the complex roots and darker shades that lie behind the evolution of Miró's work, from the culture of his Catalan homeland to his exposure as a young man to the latest experiments of the avant-garde in Paris and the rise of Fascism in Spain. She examines not only Miró's paintings but also his sculpture, prints and murals, quoting from many of the artist's own revealing statements.
  
  For anyone wanting to explore the legacy left by the artist who declared that he wanted to 'assassinate painting', this concise introduction is the perfect guide.

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  George's Allergies

  Carl Amari

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  George Burns has to see a doctor about his allergies, and his doctor just happens to be the Man of 1000 voices. We'll also hear classic radio courtesy of Philo Vance, The First Nighter, and The Shadow. Plus trivia, movie reviews and more!
  A Falcon Picture Group audio production.

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  1000 Monuments of Genius

  Christopher E.M. Pearson

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  Since the mythical Tower of Babel, humans have continuously tried to erect monuments to match their oversized egos. With ancient ziggurats, the Taj Mahal or the Empire State Building, man has for centuries demonstrated his force by raising structures for purposes both religious and profane. As international cultural statements without words, symbols of a peoples values  devotion, patriotism, power  symbols of a civilisationÊs grandeur, these monuments still fascinate and attract an ever-growing public who is captivated by the createvity and ingenuity of these architects and stonemasons. Their historical message goes far beyond mere art history, for they tell us of the lives and evolution of the peoples of the past, as does the Parthenon in Athens, many times destroyed, rebuilt, reused, attacked, pillaged, and restored once again today. This work, featuring 1000 monuments chosen from around the globe, retraces human history, the techniques, styles, and philosophies necessary for the construction of so many splendours over the centuries, providing a panorama of the most celebrated monuments while evoking the passion of their makers. The reader can explore the changing values of humanity through the edifices it has built and understand these structures as triumphs of humankind

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  New York Movies - (Close-Ups...

  Mark Asch, Little White Lies

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  The indispensable pocket guide to New York movies, from Martin Scorsese and Woody Allen to Lena Dunham and Noah Baumbach. 
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  New York has always been one of the world’s most filmed cities, with its apartments housing tenants like Rosemary's baby and the Royal Tenenbaums, its skyscrapers scaled by the likes of King Kong and graffiti artists and its rubble-strewn streets prowled by everyone from Travis Bickle to Carrie Bradshaw. 
  In this pocket guide to New York and its movies, Mark Asch explores the Big Apple block by block and neighbourhood by neighbourhood, jogging past the iconic bench from Manhattan, eating at Katz’s Deli from When Harry Met Sally and mooching around the Coney Island boardwalk like one of The Warriors. Retracing the steps of countless iconic actors, cinematographers and directors, he draws up a unique cinematic map of The City That Never Sleeps. 
  This book is not just a reference, but a top guide to the arts of direction and production in New York's entertainment scene. It's a biography of the city itself, told through the lens of its best movies. 
  For fans of Wally Koval (Accidentally Wes Anderson)

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  Adventures of Sam Spade The: The...

  Jason James, Robert Tallman

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  Sam has been called in by Dr Ludwig Zoyer, a psychoanalyst. He has a client named Mrs. Hamilton who has suffered from a complete nervous collapse because she thought she recognized a certain person crossing the street, a person she had not seen for years. Three years ago Mrs. Hamilton's son, Carter, died under mysterious circumstances. The woman that she thought she saw was her daughter-in-law, whom she had accused of murdering her son. The case had gone to court but she had not been charged, she had dropped out of sight soon afterwards. Mrs. Hamilton is suffering from an agonizing sense of guilt. Unconsciously, she thinks that she herself murdered her son.

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  A Prairie Home Companion Duets

  Garrison Keillor

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  Great music is a hallmark of A Prairie Home Companion, and some of the best features pairs of guests harmonizing. This new collection brings together 14 of the best vocal and instrumental   duets featured on A Prairie Home Companion, performed by a range of artists, including The Everly Brothers, Robin and Linda Williams, Leo Kottke and Iris DeMent, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings,   Emmylou Harris and Mark Knopfler, Chet Atkins and Jethro Burns, and Garrison   Keillor and Meryl Streep.   Tracks:Blues Stay Away from Me—The Everly Brothers  Early—Garrison Keillor and Becky SchlegelThe Oak and the Laurel—Laurie Lewis and Tom Rozum Banks of Marble—Leo Kottke and Iris DeMent Autumn Leaves—Chet Atkins and Jethro Burns  Visions of Mother and Dad —Robin and Linda Williams  Barnyard Dance—Bill Hinkley and Judy LarsonDr. Wang—Richard Dworsky and Dan Chouinard Orphan Girl—Gillian Welch and David Rawlings Baby, It's Cold Outside—Walter Bobbie and Faith Prince Fiddlin' Around—Chet Atkins and Johnny GimbleUnder the Stars—Garrison Keillor and Kate MacKenzie Charlie's Waltz—Richard Dworsky and Anthony Ross  In the Garden—Garrison Keillor and Meryl StreepOld Fashioned Love—Butch Thompson and Duke Heitger Hard Times Come Again No More—Garrison Keillor and Renée     FlemingNext Time I'm in Town—Garrison Keillor and Chet Atkins, Mark Knopfler and     Emmylou HarrisT for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)—The Everly Brothers

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