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<p>Bertil Vallien is ranked today as one of the world s foremost artists with glass as material. He has worked with glass for more than 60 years, and is represented, among other places, at the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg in Russia and at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City in the United States. </p><p>In Atlas, we take part of Vallien s world through his thoughts, words and stories accompanied by a rich visual flow of art glass, sketches and newly taken pictures from his studio and cabin. We get a premonition of the demanding work process that results in these unique glass sculptures, which is an example of when skilled craftsmanship and artistry meet. </p><p>Vallien s sources of inspiration derive in everything from the story of the girl Karolina, who slept for 32 years, to the black series Desert Snow. His famous crafts have been developing from the first one in ceramics to the later ones in advanced sand casting in glass. This is a technique that he has been developing for decades, which has made it possible for him to increase the sizes of his pieces. Passage, the largest glass boat in the world, was created by Bertil Vallien. </p><p>Atlas is an unusual book at 400 pages, with Peer Eriksson behind the graphic design and idea. The images come, aside from Peer, from photographers that Vallien use when the pieces are photographed for catalogues and exhibitions.</p><p><i>This book is the only one out of all my books where I actually have written the texts myself. An idea from Peer Eriksson that both felt exciting and a little terrifying when we started talking about the approach to the book.</i> Bertil Vallien</p>

<p>THE HIGHLY ANTICIPATED DEBUT BOOK OF POETRY FROM LANA DEL REY, VIOLET BENT BACKWARDS OVER THE GRASS 'Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is the title poem of the book and the first poem I wrote of many. Some of which came to me in their entirety, which I dictated and then typed out, and some that I worked laboriously picking apart each word to make the perfect poem. They are eclectic and honest and not trying to be anything other than what they are and for that reason I'm proud of them, especially because the spirit in which they were written was very authentic.</p><p>Lana Del Rey Lana's breathtaking first book solidifies her further as 'the essential writer of her times' (The Atlantic). The collection features more than thirty poems, many exclusive to the book: Never to Heaven, The Land of 1,000 Fires, Past the Bushes Cypress Thriving, LA Who Am I to Love You?, Tessa DiPietro, Happy, Paradise Is Very Fragile, Bare Feet on Linoleum and many more. This beautiful hardcover edition showcases Lana's typewritten manuscript pages alongside her original photography. </p><p>The result is an extraordinary poetic landscape that reflects the unguarded spirit of its creator. Violet Bent Backwards Over the Grass is also brought to life in an unprecedented spoken word audiobook which features Lana Del Rey reading fourteen select poems from the book accompanied by music from Grammy Award-winning musician Jack Antonoff. </p>

<p>WHEN legendary music journalist Billy Sloan was fifteen years old he saw <b>The Who</b> play an incendiary live show at Green's Playhouse in Glasgow. It was the beginning of a lifelong love affair with music. Just a few years later he was backstage interviewing the likes of<b> Keith </b><b>Richards</b> and <b>David Bowie</b>, at the height of Ziggy-mania, and it has been a life and career full of extraordinary moments.<br/><br/>In <b>ONE LOVE, ONE LIFE</b>, Billy now tells his stories from the stars, from skipping Christmas dinner to see <b>The Sex Pistols</b> at the peak of their notoriety to friendships and adventures with some of music's biggest names and scoops that have hit the headlines. As well as legendary music and gigs, there's Grace Jones in the bath, candid conversations with <b>Rod Stewart</b>, football in Brazil with <b>Simple Minds</b>, a tour of the White House with <b>Paolo Nutini</b>, close encounters with <b>U2 </b>and so much more. Plus, the interviews that definitely didn't go as planned.<br/><br/><b>Brilliantly entertaining and searingly honest, ONE LOVE, ONE LIFE is an incredible insight into the music industry, the stars we love and an unmissable backstage pass for music fans everywhere.</b></p>

<p>The Faber Poetry list, originally founded in the 1920s, was shaped by the taste of T.S. Eliot, who was its guiding light for nearly forty years. Each passing decade has seen it grow with the addition of poets who are among the finest of their generation. The Liberty Faber Poetry Diary is a celebration of this remarkable Faber list.<br/><br/>Victoria Adukwei Bulley<br/>Rachael Allen<br/>Simon Armitage<br/>George Barker<br/>Emily Berry<br/>Laurence Binyon<br/>Rupert Brooke<br/>Robert Browning<br/>Thomas Campion<br/>Mary Jean Chan<br/>John Clare<br/>Gillian Clarke<br/>Wendy Cope<br/>Thomas Dekker<br/>John Donne<br/>T.S.Eliot<br/>Lavinia Greenlaw<br/>David Harsent<br/>Seamus Heaney<br/>A.E. Housman<br/>Ted Hughes<br/>Ishion Hutchinson<br/>John Keats<br/>Zaffar Kunial<br/>Nick Laird<br/>Philip Larkin<br/>D.H. Lawrence<br/>Charlotte Mew<br/>Paul Muldoon<br/>Daljit Nagra<br/>Rowan Ricardo Phillips<br/>Sylvia Plath<br/>Kathleen Raine<br/>Maurice Riordan<br/>Declan Ryan<br/>William Shakespeare<br/>Stevie Smith<br/>Wislawa Szymborska<br/>Jack Underwood<br/>Derek Walcott<br/>W.B. Yeats</p>

The Ultimate Collection of James Bond theme tunes features songs from all 24 films, including the most recent 'Writing's On The Wall' by Sam Smith, for the film Spectre. Arranged for piano, vocal and guitar, every theme song from Dr. No right up to Skyfall and Spectre is included here, letting you learn these classic, instantly-recognisable tunes with lyrics, guitar chord boxes and some fascinating background information and photographs from the films.

<p>The Metal God himself, Rob Halford - lead vocalist of Judas Priest and author of the critically acclaimed and reader-beloved autobiography, Confess - delivers a bible of hard rock and heavy metal, all in his enlightening, hilarious, and one-of-a-kind voice.<b></b></p><p>Rob Halford has long been known for his legendary voice. As the front man of Judas Priest, his vocals have always been tremendous, and tremendously influential. In 2020, he brought his voice to the page with a glorious autobiography.</p><p>Fans and readers loved Halford's frank and open narrative, as well as his terrific insight and sense of humour. Now, in Biblical, Halford runs his expert eye over all facets of the hard rock history and the heavy metal world. Biblical is a lively encyclopaedia in which Halford shares his opinions, memories, and anecdotes regarding every element of the rock and roll work and lifestyle from tours to tattoos, riffs to riders, and drugs to devil horns.</p><p>In Halford's relaxed and honest tone, the book mixes serious and in-depth pieces with whimsical reflections on lessons learned during his fifty years of a life in music. Biblical is a handed-down-from-on-high holy tome that transports fans behind the scenes and back into their record collections, to the almighty ways of rock.</p>

<b>Authoritatively written and lavishly illustrated, <i>Fender Stratocaster</i>®<i> 70 Years</i> is the officially licensed anniversary celebration of this legendary guitar.</b><br/><br/>Ever present in the music world, the Fender Stratocaster® guitar is also an icon of popular culture, its attractive lines and innovative features as forward-looking today as they were when <b>Leo Fender introduced the guitar to the world in 1954</b>.<br/><br/>In <i>Fender Stratocaster</i>®<i> 70 Years</i>, musician and guitar historian Dave Hunter <b>traces Stratocaster® guitars across seven decades and into the present</b>, beginning with Leo Fender's triumph of mid-century design originating in his modest shop in Fullerton, California. From there, Hunter explores:<br/>  <ul><li> Groundbreaking features of the new design in the context of the contemporary guitar market and Fender's existing Telecaster<b>®</b> guitar. </li><li> The Stratocaster's solidbody three-pickup configuration, "tremolo" bridge, bolt-on neck, and contoured body, as well as the roles that country pickers played in the guitar's early development. </li><li> Design improvements undertaken throughout the Stratocaster's first decade, such as the introduction of a rosewood fingerboard and Custom Color options to complement the initial Sunburst finish. </li><li> CBS's 1965 acquisition of Fender and its effects on company culture and the Stratocaster, as well as the 1985 acquisition of Fender spearheaded by a group of employees. </li><li> The creation of the Fender Custom Shop and that elite group's relationship to the Stratocaster over the years. </li><li> Fender's forward-thinking combination of vintage specs and materials with modern features in Stratocaster guitars that offer classic styling and current conveniences. </li></ul>  <br/>Along the way, Hunter contextualizes the evolving Stratocaster within the contemporary guitar industry and shows <b>the relationships that admired players throughout the decades have enjoyed with this guitar</b>, including Jeff Beck, Eric Clapton, Dick Dale, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Bonnie Raitt, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Buddy Guy, and H.E.R.-to name a few!<br/> <br/>Illustrated throughout with <b>rare images </b>from the Fender archives, <i>Fender Stratocaster 70 Years</i>® treats readers to rare behind-the-scenes views of the shop floor and Custom Shop throughout the years, <b>studio imagery</b> of the guitars, rare <b>period advertising</b> and brochures, and <b>performance images</b> of Fender players.<br/><br/>Often imitated but never duplicated, the Fender Stratocaster® remains a triumph of design more than seven decades on. This is the official and definitive illustrated story of this guitar-and a must-have for every guitar enthusiast.