Compiled in close collaboration with the artist & unprecedented in its scope this definitive book collects ten years of Tracey Emin s drawings paintings sculptures appliques & embroideries neons video stills & installations A multimedia artist whose intensely personal work blurs the boundaries between art & life Emin remains one of the most highly publicised contemporary British artists & continues to stir as much controversy as she has acclaim Moving chronologically through a prolific decade of work from major public installations to recent reflective paintings & sculptures this book shows a coherent vision that defies the idiosyncrasies of Emin s evolution as an artist The same mixture of anger hope curiosity & vulnerability that informs her delicate drawings & handwritten neon works can be felt in the darker tones of recent monoprints & the weight of later bronze pieces Written by Jonathan Jones whose text places Emin s work in a broad art-historical context & sees this recent decade of her artwork as an entry point to examining her full career this is a beautiful monograph on one of the world s most influential living artists ...

Here I am a fucked crazy anorexic-alcoholic-childless beautiful woman I never dreamt it would be like this Tracey Emin&s Strangeland is her own space lying between the Margate of her childhood the Turkey of her forefathers & her own private-public life in present-day London Her writings a combination of memoirs & confessions are deeply intimate yet powerfully engaging Tracey retains a profoundly romantic world view paired with an uncompromising honesty Her capacity both to create controversies & to strike chords is unequalled in British life A remarkable book
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The moving gripping & tell-all autobiography of Traci Elizabeth Lords a former child porn queen electronica maven & cult movie & TV star At 14 Nora Kuzma ran away from home & ended up on the dirty streets of Hollywood She fell in with a fast crowd & her dreams of modelling soon landed her a spectacular centrefold in Penthouse Magazine where at 15 she became internationally known as TRACI LORDS From there she appeared in numerous adult films & magazines denying her past & battling a deep addiction to cocaine & men Three years later she got out This is her memoir-a tale of loss redemption & ultimate survival as Traci Elizabeth Lords takes you into her secretive past faces her demons & shares her extraordinary journey of personal growth ...

In his latest handbook on the records of the major Christian religions Stuart Raymond focuses on the Church of England He identifies the available sources comments on their strengths & weaknesses & explains how to make the best use of them The history of the Church of England is covered from the Reformation in the mid-sixteenth century until the present day Anyone who has a family connection with the Church of England or a special interest in the local history of the church will find his book to be a mine of practical information & an essential aid for their research A sequence of short accessible chapters gives an insight into the relevant records & demonstrates how much fascinating genealogical information can be gleaned from them After providing a brief history of the Church of England & a description of its organization Stuart Raymond explores the wide range of records that researchers can consult Among them are parish registers bishops transcripts marriage licences churchwardens accounts vestry minutes church magazines tithe records & the records of the ecclesiastical courts & Anglican charities & missions A wealth of research material is available & this book is the perfect introduction to it ...

Between the sixteenth & eighteenth centuries many thousands of Protestants fled religious persecution in France & the Low Countries They became one of the most influential immigrant communities in the countries where they settled & many families in modern-day Britain will find a Huguenot connection in their past Kathy Chater's authoritative handbook offers an accessible introduction to Huguenot history & to the many sources that researchers can use to uncover the Huguenot ancestry they may not have realized they had She traces the history of the Huguenots; their experience of persecution & their flight to Britain North America the West Indies & South Africa concentrating on the Huguenot communities that settled in England Ireland Scotland & the Channel Islands Her work is also an invaluable guide to the various sources researchers can turn to in order to track their Huguenot ancestors for she describes the wide range of records that is available in local regional & national archives as well as through the internet & overseas Her expert overview is essential reading for anyone studying their Huguenot ancestry or immigrant history in Britain ...

This fully revised second edition of Ian Maxwell's Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is a lively & accessible introduction to Scotland's long complex & fascinating story It is aimed primarily at family historians who are eager to explore & understand the world in which their ancestors lived He guides readers through the wealth of material available to researchers in Scotland & abroad He looks at every aspect of Scottish history & at all the relevant resources As well as covering records held at the National Archives of Scotland he examines closely the information held at local archives throughout the country He also describes the extensive Scottish records that are now available on line His expert & up-to-date survey is a valuable handbook for anyone who is researching Scottish history because he explains how the archive material can be used & where it can be found For family historians it is essential reading as it puts their research into a historical perspective giving them a better insight into the part their ancestors played in the past ...

This is a new edition of the bestselling guide to this increasingly popular pursuit Scotland has the best-maintained records & facilities of any country in the world for undertaking family research & now that the National Archives of Scotland are available online they can be consulted by anyone from whatever country Tracing Your Scottish Ancestors is the National Archives' official guide & is written in an accessible style from the unique perspective of a custodian of the records It details all the latest internet developments including a chapter on family history on the web It also points to more traditional resources explaining step by step how to research records of births marriages & wills ...

In " Track Faults & Other Glitches" Nicholas Yong takes us on a journey into an alternate Singapore where the impossible becomes real Deep in the heart of the Zombie Civil Service a secret meeting is held to preempt an impending disaster In the heartlands a devoted Shiba Inu a dog breed from Japan seeks the divine in her quest for answers & what happens when an MRT train goes underground & never comes back out? This collection of 10 short stories transports you from the deeply familiar to the supernatural exploring things that cannot & should not be ...