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Bolshoi Confidential - Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison
Category: Art and Design
In this enthralling, definitive new history of the Bolshoi Ballet, sensational performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. On January 17, 2013, a hooded assailant hurled acid into the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, making international headlines. A lead solo ...Show more
Bolshoi Confidential : Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison
Category: Non Fiction
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called o ...Show more
Bolshoi Confidential: Secrets of the Russian Ballet from the Rule of the Tsars to Today by Simon Morrison
Category: Biography
In this "incredibly rich" (New York Times) definitive history of the Bolshoi Ballet, visionary performances onstage compete with political machinations backstage. A critical triumph, Simon Morrison's "sweeping and authoritative" (Guardian) work, Bolshoi Confidential, details the Bolshoi Ballet's magnif ...Show more
Bolshoi Confidential - Secrets of the Russian Ballet - from the Rule of the Tsars to the Age of Putin by Simon Morrison
Category: Biography
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on ...Show more
Mirror in the Sky - The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison
Category: Biography
A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Diva, heroine, icon, and--to the most devoted--a goddess. Stevie Nicks resonates across generations, singing of spellcasters and dreamsmiths, stars of the silver screen, Joan of Arc, her gr ...Show more
Mirror in the Sky: The Life and Music of Stevie Nicks by Simon Morrison
Category: Biography
A stunning musical biography of Stevie Nicks that paints a portrait of an artist, not a caricature of a superstar. Reflective and expansive, Mirror in the Sky situates Stevie Nicks as one of the finest songwriters of the twentieth century. This biography from distinguished music historian Simon ...Show more
Psychology 3rd Edition The Science of Mind and Behaviour by Emily Castell (As told to); Simon Boag (As told to); Mark Edwards (As told to); Darren Garvey (As told to); Mark Kohler (As told to); Andrew Lewis (As told to); Kimberley Norris (As told to); Con Stough (As told to); Marianna Szabo (As told to); Michael W. Passer; Ronald E. Smith; Sarah Cowie (As told to); Charini Gunaratne (As told to); Nicholas Harris (As told to); Jacqui Macdonald (As told to); Natalie Morrison (As told to); Carolyn Wilshire (As told to); Jeroen van Boxtel (As told to); Felicity Allen (As told to)
Category: Self-Help
The third edition of Psychology: The science of mind and behaviour provides an authoritative and highly-regarded introduction to this fascinating topic. Although many approaches to the study of Psychology are presented in this text, the emphasis is on the biopsychosocial model. This serves as an underly ...Show more
Roxy Music's Avalon 33 1/3 by Simon A. Morrison
Category: Film | Series: 33 1/3 Ser.
Having designed Roxy Music as an haute couture suit hand-stitched of punk and progressive music, Bryan Ferry redesigned it. He made Roxy Music ever dreamier and mellower reaching back to sadly beautiful chivalric romances. Dadaist (punk) noise exited; a kind of ambient soft soul entered. Ferry parted wa ...Show more
The Love and Wars of Lina Prokofiev: The Story of Lina and Serge Prokofiev by Simon Morrison
Category: History
As heard on Radio 4 Book of the Week. Lina Prokofiev was alone in her Moscow apartment one night when the telephone rang. The caller insisted that she come downstairs to collect a parcel, but when she reached the courtyard she was arrested for treason. First enraptured by the young pianist and rising st ...Show more
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