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Книги издательства «Carlton»
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Metallica: The Thrash Stash takes you along on the wild, wild ride that was the evolution of the hugely successful band. From dingy basement clubs in the early 1980s through tragedy, success, excess and earsplittingly loud music to recording with the San Francisco Symphony orchestra and Lou Reed, Metallica has seen plenty in its 30-plus years. This beautifully designed and illustrated book also contains rare items of removable facsimile memorabilia from throughout the band's history. Ideal for fans, the book contains everything from facsimile copies of receipt from Guitar Center for a new bass for Cliff Burton to a Monsters of Rock backstage pass, and from a Metal Massacre Brooklyn poster (1986) to a Troubadour payment sheet from one of their first ever gigs. |
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Open the doors onto a charming Victorian doll's house! Marvel at it's beautiful rooms, then use the reusable stickers to decorate the house just the way you want it. Help the family who live there furnish their rooms with fabulous tea sets, dresses, jewellery, a bird cage, a rocking horse and much more! Then turn to the back of the book where there are exciting colouring, doodling and decorating activities. |
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One of the world's best-known artists, Andy Warhol (1928-1987) still exerts influence on contemporary art and culture. Packed with information about Warhol's prolific creativity, as well as his other cultural interests, the project follows the arc of his life. This beautifully illustrated publication reveals Warhol's rags-to-riches life from his early years in Depression-era Pittsburgh to his success as an illustrator in New York City in the 1950s and his transformation into a notorious Pop Artist, underground filmmaker, author, publisher, collector, recorder and iconic celebrity. With 21 beautifully produced removable facsimile documents help give an unprecedented insight into Warhol's life and work in this unique and authoritative guide to this celebrated modern artist. |
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Already a huge success, Things a Woman Should Know About Style returns in a new edition that makes it an even more desirable accessory for the fashionable woman's handbag. Firm but always fair, Karen Homer lays down the law and makes sure you never have to commit another fashion faux pas. You can discover why you can never have too many white T-shirts, how to choose the right shoes and when to say 'no' to this season's high-fashion trends. Packed with humour and offering a wry sideways look at the world of women's style, this book will have you laughing out loud in recognition. From the hazards of choosing underwear to finding the right wedding outfit, this book is the handbag-sized bible for women of all ages. |
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In little more than a year, Kate Middleton, aka Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, has become one of the biggest British style icons in living memory. Her elegant look has sparked copycat imitations the world over and created a huge boost in sales for the shops and designers whose clothes she favours. This essential fashion guide to Kate's style celebrates her unique, ladylike, yet youthful fashion flair — and gives Kate addicts a handy guide to getting her look. Written by lifestyle journalist and author, Caroline Jones, it reveals Kate's style secrets, her favourite designers and high-street shops, plus her beauty and grooming tricks — all in one handy book. |
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Johnny Depp's extraordinary journey has taken him from schoolboy misfit and bad-boy celebrity to compelling Oscar(R)-nominated actor and family man whose films have grossed over $4.7 billion worldwide. This lavish celebration of his art and life is fully updated to include Depp's most recent roles: the demon barber of Fleet Street in Sweeney Todd, his further outings as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean, and the Mad Hatter in Alice in Wonderland. |
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen is one of the most popular novelists in the English language and her work is more popular today than ever before. The wit and romance of her writing captivate television and cinema audiences worldwide, while boosting the readership of the novels themselves. In an age when attention spans are low and fast, furious action drama overwhelms television and movie audiences, the sheer romance of Jane Austen adaptations has continued to prove itself at awards ceremonies. But who was Jane Austen and what sort of world did she inhabit? Maggie Lane, a respected Austen authority and a committee member of the Jane Austen Society, takes a look at the historical and social period in which Jane Austen was writing a time when England was developing into a colonial power, while George III sank into madness and the Regency took hold. Elsewhere, the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars raged and the New World was developing. |
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David Bowie Treasures tells the story of one of the world's most iconic and influential figures in popular music. With a career spanning over four decades, David Bowie has consistently topped charts all over the world, selling an estimated 140 million albums worldwide. David Bowie Treasures, through beautiful photographs and unique memorabilia, illustrates his journey from humble beginnings to world superstardom. |
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Издательство: Carlton, 2013 Жанр: Carlton Страниц: 160 страниц Загрузил: admin, 26 декабря 2016
«Has cooking become an art form? One can claim without exaggeration that the Catalan chef Ferran Adria is one of the most lauded culinary masters on the planet and his restaurant, El Bulli, was consistently rated as the best in the world. In July 2011, Adria closed El Bulli in order to revolutionize not the art of cooking but his art of cooking, with plans to open a creativity centre for chefs and launch LaBullipedia — «a Western haute cuisine Wikipedia at the service of information but also creativity». With superb photographs by Francesc Guillamet, the book evocatively pictures the experimental culinary creations of Ferran Adria, artist-chef.» |
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«Traditional trends and influences from the East have pervaded popular Western culture in the last few years, from food and holistic therapies to make-up and body art. No longer simply the preserve of Asian brides, these eastern beauty techniques are being embraced by woman of all nationalities and backgrounds. «The Art of Mehndi» is the definitive style guide to the fascinating ancient art form of henna body decoration, covering everything from the historical, symbolic and spiritual aspects of henna to its adoption by the West as a way of decorating the body without the permanence of traditional tattoos. Sumita Batra, a leading mehndi artist who has decorated the bodies of Madonna and Gwen Stefani, here creates 40 original designs that can easily be re-created to stunning effect.» |
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«The Nature Creativity Book» is a lively and imaginative introduction to the natural world, with added art paper, stencils, games and foldout sticker scenes to complete. Animals and plants are set within the context of the world's great natural regions, with lots of fun mini facts set alongside a varied and entertaining range of activities and creative projects. Conservation and recycling are the underlying messages as the book covers the world's amazing landscapes and creatures, including the nature to be found outside our own doors.» |
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«Bruce Lee was more than just an action star; he was an icon of speed, strength and charisma — an energy that ignited and inspired people all around the world — and as famous for his mental as his physical prowess. The Treasures of Bruce Lee, published with the Bruce Lee Estate, will tell this unique star's story as never before; through painstaking research, unseen memorabilia and unpublished photographs from the family archives. Bruce Lee Treasures charts Lee's story from his birth in San Francisco back to the Far East, and explains how he became the invincible martial artist feared and famous the world over. Discover Lee's directorial, acting and choreographic genius through analysis of all of his movies. Relive iconic moments such as his yellow jump suit, two-finger press ups and, of course, the one-inch punch, and discover the secrets of their origins. A unique collectable for every fan, Treasures includes facsimiles of an Enter the Dragon film poster, a hand-drawn anatomy sketch showing key pressure points, a handwritten poem, and many other posters, handwritten notes, sketches and cards, together with tickets and invitations. «The key to immortality is first living a life worth remembering.» (Bruce Lee)» |
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Copying the look of the world's celebrities and stars is a recurring feature of magazines and blogs. Here we take a vintage view, looking back at the 25 most iconic women of the past century and how to emulate their looks with up-to-the minute fashion advice. Each look, whether it's Brigitte Bardot's Bombshell, Audrey Hepburn's Ingenue or Grace Kelly's American Classic, is deconstructed. Along with key information on the vintage designers and fashion styles of the time, there are styling tips, hair and makeup techniques and shopping lists to aid in acquiring vintage and reproduction pieces. Each chapter opens with an image of the icon of each style, plus images of similarly styled celebrities or models. The book concludes with a directory on vintage and reproduction-vintage boutiques as well as hair and makeup stylists who can create period looks. |
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«An enthralling overview of the astonishing artistic skill of the leading lifestyle illustrators of the period, «Lifestyle Illustration of the 50s» reveals the changing social aspirations of the post-war generation and their growing optimism for the future. Featuring over 1,000 beautiful and stylistically diverse illustrations, this volume charts the decade's progression as the new younger generation emerged from post-war austerity to shape a new, more aspirational culture. From stylish and urbane young couples in romantic clinches to professional men and women exploring their new-found affluence and growing independence, this book provides an unsurpassed insight into the changing styles, fashions, dreams and social mores of the Fifties. The Fifties was an era of forward-looking optimism, and the hopes and desires of these postwar years were elegantly captured in the stunning artwork of the period. «Lifestyle Illustration of the 50s» is an extensive gallery of spectacular rediscovered and restored artwork by the most talented graphic artists of the day. An informative introduction explores places this long overlooked art form within the wider social context of the period, and in the process reveals how much our lifestyles have changed over the intervening years.» |
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Written with the band's co-operation, Steve Malins' biography throws light on this private, frequently misunderstood group and their lives, which have been bizarre, hilarious, extreme and destructive through three decades of success and excessive celebration. Now fully updated and expanded, this new edition will coincide with the release of the band's 13th album in 2013. |
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Bowie: Album by Album examines every one of Bowie's studio albums in fine detail, placing each within the context of the time in which it was recorded and charting all the albums' subsequent influence and legacy. As well as commentary from the musicians, engineers and producers who worked on the recordings — such as Brian Eno and Tony Visconti — Bowie's own quotes provide a fascinating insight into his restlessly creative mind. |
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David Bowie is the international figure all starry-eyed hopefuls aspire to when setting out on a path to fame and fortune in the music industry — whether they know it or not. The man had a glittering career fuelled by the spirit of reinvention — he left over 20 albums in his wake — and was as colourful musically as he was dressed. If a picture says a thousand words, this book ranks as the definitive manual on how to leave a lasting legacy in the art scene. |
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The Impressionist movement, which took hold in the late 1800s in Paris, was a watershed moment in the history of art. The iconic artists who produced the works most associated with it gave the world works that have provided pleasure for many millions of art lovers ever since and their work continues to inspire awe and appreciation. These beautiful posters capture some of the ground-breaking styles that made the Impressionists so admired by their followers. |
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In the dark days of the Second World War, keeping up public morale was one of the most important jobs of the British Government. These inspirational posters capture some of the slogans and messages that encouraged the British public to support the armed forces by watching what they said, helping out in the factories and saving via government accounts. Each poster is a poignant reminder of a bygone age, but imparts messages still relevant in today's climate. |
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