Each '40 Inspiring Icons' title introduces readers to a fascinating non-fiction subject through its 40 most famous people or groups. In this book, 40 of the most inspirational movers, shakers and innovators in black music history are waiting to be heard. Find out about each artists most iconic shows, genre defining techniques, friends, rivals and nicknames. Each artist profile is complete with 5 must-listen-to tracks: perfect for the budding audiophile.
Benazir Bhutto led one of the most dramatic lives of the twentieth century. Born to privilege as the daughter of one of Pakistan’s great feudal families, groomed for a diplomatic career at Harvard and
Louis Vuitton Malletier has always been rooted in the timeless spirit of travel. Volez, Voguez, Voyagez leads readers on an in-depth exploration of the brand whose ingenious innovation made traveling not only effortless, but also fashionable. From Louis Vuitton himself, to Marc Jacobs’s arrival as artistic director in 1997, and all the way up to the present, a piece of Louis Vuitton luggage has always been the quintessential tool in the jet-set traveler’s arsenal. The pages of Volez, Voguez, Voyagez are an expedition within themselves, reflecting the wanderlust that Louis Vuitton inspires every day.
The state of?New Hampshire?is illustrated through gorgeous photographs and evocative essays, showcasing 50 iconic places, events, inventions, foods, and objects from the Granite State.?
ICONSBeautifully illustrated, timeless celebrations of the spirit of place?What makes Florida, Florida? Glacier National Park, Glacier National Park? Through beautiful color photographs and short, evo
The Icons came from the sky. They belong to an inhuman enemy. They ended our civilization, and they can kill us.Most of us. Dol, Ro, Tima, and Lucas are the four Icon Children, the only humans immune
A passionate account of the tortured life and tragic death of the greatest artist of the nineteenth century, by renowned critic and painter Julian Bell. Van Gogh is a vivid portrait of the great Imp
Looming large in the popular imagination as a serious poet and lively drunk who died in penury, Edgar Allan Poe was also the most celebrated and notorious writer of his day. He died broke and alone at
