(Book). In this prime collection of first-hand interviews 37 of the worlds top record producers share their creative secrets & hit-making techniques from the practical to the artistic. George Martin reveals the technical & musical challenges of working with The Beatles while Phil Ramone producer for such artists as Billy Joel discusses studio wall treatments. Offering real-world advice on everything from mics to mixing to coaching a nervous singer producers interviewed include Arif Mardin (Aretha Franklin) Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys) Alan Parsons (Pink Floyd) & more. ...

This beautifully illustrated easy-to-follow guide shows the different ways our food is produced & how this shapes the nature of th British countryside. It will help you recognise the crops farm animals & wildlife on the other side of the hedge. A must-have handbook for anyone walking or driving through the countryside. ...

Join Loose Womens Sherrie Hewson on her rollercoaster ride through the laughter tears & tantrums of an extraordinary life lived on & off the screen. Sherrie Hewson is one of Britains best loved telly stars. From her dazzling performances in the Carry On films to Russ Abbotts Madhouse to her favourite character Maureen Holdsworth in Coronation Street to the green hills of Emmerdale Sherries warmth & good humour won her a place in the heart of the nation. & now an adored presenter on Loose Women which she joined eight years ago Sherrie has become a friend & confidante to the millions who tune in for her naughty sense of fun openness & quick wit. But behind the laughter Sherrie has been hiding a secret heartache. After 30 years of marriage she is finally divorcing the man who cheated on her & squandered all her money leaving her bankrupt on the brink of an alcohol problem & suicidal. It has taken her nine years to reach this point; but Sherrie is now ready to share her story
- & its one that at times seems more fitting to a soap opera than real life. From living in a brothel to being ditched at the altar to living in fear of her stalker to nearly murdering her Corrie co-star (by accident of course!) to the on- & off-screen lovers friends & foe to struggling to conceive her much-loved daughter Sherrie
- a natural storyteller
- always manages to see the funny side & tells it like it is with warmth & a cheeky smile. Brimming with brilliantly funny anecdotes & larger-than-life characters Sherries story will delight entertain & above all make you laugh.


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For 125 years the British & Irish Lions have stood out as a unique emblem in world sport. They represent the best of the best from England Ireland Scotland & Wales coming together every four years under a united badge to take on the rugby greats of the southern hemisphere. Lions tours are steeped in history & tradition yet maintain a vibrant standing in the modern era. The Lions badge is a symbol of the ethics values & the romance at the heart of Test match rugby union & represents the pinnacle for every international player in Britain & Irel&. As the Lions party departs the shores of Britain & Ireland a great red wave of support follows them as thousands of fans make a rugby pilgrimage to see their heroes do battle with the superpowers of the world game
- & with the weight of history itself. Behind the Lions sees four esteemed rugby writers from each of the Home Nations delve to the very heart of what it means to be a Lion interviewing a vast array of former tourists to uncover the passion pride & honour experienced when wearing the famous red jersey. It is a tale of heart-break & ecstasy humour & poignancy that is at once inspirational moving & utterly compelling. & it is the only story worth hearing: the players own. This is the history of the British & Irish Lions
- in their own words.

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Facts testimonies police records & previously unpublished state documents are brought together in this enlightening new study into the truth about Hitlers early & private life
- exposing a lineage that he was determined to keep secret. In this book Behind the Mask of Hitler" the author strives to find a path through the conspiracies & speculation underpinning the few existing accounts of Hitlers life before his rise to power. It provides a detailed insight into his fascination for the occult his family life the milieu that he grew up in the people who influenced him & those who undoubtedly helped forge his ideologies & his cultural pessimism that resulted in occult-nationalism."
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SO WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THE WAGER MISS PRENTESS? A DIAMOND WORTH THOUSANDS AGAINST A NIGHT WITH ME? No London beauty has managed to tame the incorrigible Jasper Coale though many have lost their reputations trying. In sedate Bath on a family errand the Viscount expects to find little in terms of entertainment
- certainly no female company to tempt him... Miss Susannah Prentesss discreet card parties in Royal Crescent offer a welcome distraction. & the glint in Susannahs hazel eyes tells Jasper hes met his match at last. But is she game enough to accept the most outrageous wager of all? The Notorious Coale Brothers They are the talk of the Ton!
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Established by the film industry in 1912 as the nation's only official & independent classifier of the moving image the British Board of Film Classification (originally the British Board of Film Censors) has long been a source of fascination
- & sometimes a bone of contention
- for filmgoers film-makers & industry figures. This new book published in the BBFC's centenary year traces the fascinating history of film classification censorship & controversy in Britain & marks an unparalleled collaboration between the BBFC & leading film critics historians & cultural commentators. These writers given unprecedented access to the BBFC's archives chart the organisation's history alongside the cultural social & political forces that have helped shape it. Together they explore shifting public attitudes towards cinema's portrayal of sex & drugs horror & violence; the different perspectives of the BBFC's successive leaders; the impact of controversial decisions & the ever-changing nature of moving image distribution & exhibition. The book also features unique case studies written by BBFC staff focusing on significant films that have provoked debate & controversy both within the BBFC & more widely
- Battleship Potemkin The Snake Pit A Clockwork Orange Indiana Jones & the Temple of Doom & many more. Behind the Scenes at the BBFC: Film Classification from the Silver Screen to the Digital Age gives an entertaining & invaluable insight into changing attitudes to what counts as offensive shocking or harmful over the last century & shows how the work of the BBFC shapes what we see on screen.


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Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty & born while her father George was in the Dog & Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress & a D-cup that he wasnt married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George but here she was stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster with sensible & sardonic Patrica aged five greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored & Ruby... Ruby tells the story of The Family from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice & her children like flowers in amber to the startling witty & memorable events of Rubys own life. ...

Ruby Lennox was conceived grudgingly by Bunty & born while her father George was in the Dog & Hare in Doncaster telling a woman in an emerald dress & a D-cup that he wasn't married. Bunty had never wanted to marry George but here she was stuck in a flat above the pet shop in an ancient street beneath York Minster with sensible & sardonic Patrica aged five greedy cross-patch Gillian who refused to be ignored & Ruby... Ruby tells the story of The Family from the day at the end of the nineteenth century when a travelling French photographer catches frail beautiful Alice & her children like flowers in amber to the startling witty & memorable events of Ruby's own life. ...

Having learned Mandarin & travelling alone by foot bicycle & train Colin Thubron set off on a 10 000 mile journey from Beijing to the borders of Burma. He travelled through the wind-swept wastes of the Gobi desert & finished at the far end of the Great Wall. What Thubron reveals is an astonishing diversity a land whose still unmeasured resources strain to meet an awesome demand & an ancient people still reeling from the devastation of the Cultural Revolution. ...