Garth Evans is a sculptor as capable of evoking intimacy & simplicity as he is of dealing with the monumental & the timeless. This complete survey of his unique career is long overdue & reveals a wealth of innovative & powerful work much of it previously unseen in print. As narratives of British sculpture are reconsidered Evans is emerging as one of the most creative & influential artists to bridge the generation of Antony Caro & Philip King with that of Tony Cragg Richard Deacon Antony Gormley Alison Wilding & Bill Woodrow. This investigation into Evans' hugely varied visually eventful & challenging practice explores connections across geographies & timeframes as well as contextualizing major changes & new departures in his work. Garth Evans was born in Manchester in 1934 & settled in the USA at the midpoint of his career. He has exhibited widely in Europe & America since the early 1960s & his work is represented in major public & private collections in Australia Brazil Portugal USA & UK (including the Arts Council Collection Leeds City Art Galleries the British Museum the V&A & Tate). Evans has been the recipient of numerous awards as well as holding a number of distinguished teaching positions. Since 1988 he has taught at the Studio School in New York City where he is head of sculpture. ...

Great Britain's national treasure Gary Barlow has achieved unrivalled success with boyband Take That as a solo artist & songwriter & as a judge on The X Factor. However the path to fame is rarely easy & Gary's journey has been full of inspiring highs & distinct lows. From happy beginnings growing up in Frodshaw Cheshire as the second son to Marge & Colin Barlow Gary spent his youth immersing himself in music writing songs & learning how to play the piano. By the age of 15 Gary was struggling to break into the music industry & doing a string of gigs around the UK before landing what was to be the job that propelled him into the limelight. After hiring Barry Wooley as his manager Gary was soon in talks with casting agent Nigel Martin-Smith. Realising Gary's potential & admiring an early demo of ' A Million Love Songs' Nigel signed him up as the front man for new boy bad Take That & the rest as they say is history. Between 1990 & 1996 Take That sold millions of records packed out area tours & created an army of fans who were subsequently devastated when Take That announced their split in 1996. Gary made an attempt at a solo career but it wasn't to be & he slipped out of the public consciousness before finding the confidence to begin songwriting & collaborating with other artists to make his records. In 2005 Gary's life was to take another unexpected turn when Take That announced they were getting back together. With a new lease of life they went onto have continued record- breaking success. Gary was soon offered a slot as head judge on ITV's hit TV show The X Factor & in 2012 he was awarded an OBE
- providing that there was more to him than Take That.
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Born in 1962 Gary Hume emerged as one of the leading figures of the group of young artists working in London in the 1990s known as the YBAs. After graduating from Goldsmiths College London in 1988 he achieved early success with paintings based on hospital doors rendered with gloss on panel & displayed in groups of four. Despite their international success Hume abandoned the formal manoeuvring of the door series in the early 1990s in favour of a simple flat figurative & abstract paintings featuring startling colour combinations & appropriated images ranging from animals to celebrities to flowers. Hume was nominated for the Turner Prize in 1996 represented Britain at the Venice Biennale in 1999 & was elected a Royal Academician in 2001. His work has been the subject of a number of monographic shows in UK & Europe. Published to coincide with the joint exhibition Gary Hume & Patrick Caulfield at Tate Britain in June 2013 this book will include thirty paintings by Hume that concentrate on his more edgier-side encompassing works from almost 20 years of his career as well brand new pieces. Including an introductory essay by Katharine Stout & an essay by US art writer Jack Bankowsky this concise account of Hume's work is a timely addition to the bibliography of this important British contemporary painter. ...

Gary Linekers
- Football: Its Unbelievable!" is a unique light-hearted look at the global game. Fronted by " Match of
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Gary Mackay is a Hearts legend who has played more games for the Tynecastle club than anyone else in history. He fulfilled his boyhood dream of turning out for the boys in maroon in the early 1980s & continues his love affair with Hearts to this day. Here he selects his Hearts Dream Team made from the greatest players ever to pull on the famous maroon jersey. Packed full of stories from his time at the club & other Tynecastle tales it is a fascinating read for Hearts fans of all ages. There is serious debate about Garys choices from some well-known Dons fans such as actor Ken Stott the man who played Ian Rankins Edinburgh detective Rebus & appeared in the movie The Hobbit"; respected ITN reporter Martin Geissler who has reported from some of the worlds most dangerous wars; 1990 Grand Slam rugby hero John Jeffrey & senior political figures such as First Minister Alex Salmond; Tory MSP David Mc Letchie; Lord George Foulkes of Cumnock & Charlie Falconer who was the Lord Chancellor in the Labour Government of Tony Blair." ...

Gary Rhodes is one of Britains best-loved television chefs & has written over ten best-selling books for the BBC including New British Classics & Rhodes Around Britain. Divided into 2 books Spring into Summer & Autumn into Winter The Cookery Year shows us how to make the most of seasonal ingredients to produce delicious recipes bursting with flavour all year round. In Spring into Summer now available in paperback Gary guides us through the range of vegetables salads meat fish & dairy products that are coming into season & uses the very best of these in over 120 original recipes. Both a reference book & a source of inspiration Spring into Summer is essential reading for experienced & novice cooks alike & will help you rediscover the joy of cooking & eating the very best food. ...

Gary Speed Remembered" is a fascinating & moving tribute to one of the greats of British football. It is the story of a player who enjoyed two decades at the top of his profession. Few men have earned more solid reputations in football than Gary Speed & the football world mourned his passing when he died in November 2011. Regarded as one of the greatest players in Premier League history Speed broke into the Leeds United team as a teenager & spent 20 years as a professional winning a Football League champions medal & 85 caps for Wales. In a career that saw him play for Leeds Everton Newcastle United Bolton Wanderers & Sheffield United Speed was always a fan favourite & highly regarded for his skilful yet combative style. After injuries forced him to stop playing Speed concentrated on coaching & following three months in charge of Sheffield United was appointed manger of the Welsh national team. There were some early disappointments but Wales enhanced dramatically & won FIFAs 2011 annual award for the team showing the greatest improvement in the year. This heralded the belief that he was leading Wales into a new golden era which made the news of his tragic death all the more saddening. Written by a celebrated journalist who followed his career from its earliest days " Gary Speed Remembered" details his life in football & contains interviews with many former friends teammates & managers. Gary Speed was one of footballs "good guys" & this book is a fitting tribute to a Welsh legend." ...

The second edition of Gas Installation Technology will be of interest to all concerned with gas installation work whether plumbers heating engineers or dedicated gas fitters. It continues to provide a definitive text for students taking NVQ gas installation & plumbing courses & a useful reference for operatives renewing their gas competences. Brought fully up to date to comply with the latest regulations & best practices it covers domestic commercial & LPG installations & provides essential information in a concise readable colourful & highly illustrated format. The new edition features enhanced diagrams & photographs to aid understanding. The second edition of Gas Installation Technology continues to be a companion to the author's highly successful textbook Plumbing & together both books offer plumbers heating engineers & gas fitters or students of these disciplines unrivalled coverage of their subject. * Fully revised to cover the latest legislation best practices & current installation procedures it covers domestic commercial & LPG installations * Still the only textbook devoted to domestic gas commercial gas & LPG installation * Concise & readable heavily illustrated with colour diagrams & photographs to aid understanding & recall ...

Harry Bowling was a much-loved author & has legions of fans
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Anthony ' Gaspipe' Casso former head of the Lucchese family is currently serving 13 life sentences at a federal prison in Colorado. Now he has given bestselling author Philip Carlo the most intimate look into the world of La Cosa Nostra ever seen. Casso concocted ingenious schemes to hijack trucks rob banks & traffic vast quantities of marijuana & heroin
- shattering the myth that the Mafia didn't handle drugs. He also worked with the other Mafia families & forged strong ties with the Russian mob. He was bringing in so much cash that he had dozens of large safety-deposit boxes filled with bricks of hundred-dollar bills. But there was tragedy too & it ate away at the seemingly bulletproof Casso who loved his family but ultimately questioned his choices in life. The law finally caught up with him in his New Jersey safe house in 1993 & rather than stoically face the music like the old-time mafiosi he revered Casso became the thing he hated
- a rat. Detailing Casso's feud with John Gotti the ' Windows Case' that led to the beginning of the end for the mob in New York & Casso's dealings with the NYPD Mafia cops Gaspipe is a chilling & illuminating roller-coaster ride into a netherworld few outsiders have ever dared to enter.

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