Alongside contemporaries Slayer Megadeath & Anthrax Metallica came to prominence in the eighties as one of the big four of thrash metal. Metallica were to thrash though what the Sex Pistols were to punk. Nearly thirty years on their tale is one of alcohol rule breaking & tragically early death. But allied to that are colossal sales figures for their records -- they are the fifth-highest selling recording artists of all time
- & members with backgrounds that touch on jazz & classical music. Metallica in fact have garnered more critical acclaim than any heavy rock band since Led Zeppelin. Fresh from the critical & commercial success of WHEN GIANTS WALKED THE EARTH Mick Wall takes a similar informed look at the band a group he has known on & off since their formation in 1981.
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In her latest jewelry book Linda Peterson presents 35 stunning metalwork designs for necklaces rings bangles earrings & more. ...

A fully illustrated step-by-step guide with 100 sketches & technical drawings this book also contains a comprehensive range of data which is required in the metal working workshop & by those designing a wide range of engineered items tools & machines. It provides in a single concise volume data that is only otherwise available by reference to many different sources or more expensive publications. For those involved in restoration work the book also

Includes:: details of items not now used & for which data is not easy to locate. It contains information on: Drills Turning tools End mills Grinding wheels Collets & tapers Precision Spanners Thread sizes Thread forms Screw cutting Worm cutting Gears Belt drives Dividing Press work Welding Maths formula Dovetails & T slots Electrical components Electrical formula Hardware

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Spiegelman has turned the exuberant fantasy of comics inside out by giving us the most incredible fantasy in comics history: something that actually occurred. "MAUS" is terrifying not for its brutality but for its tenderness & guilt". (" New Yorker"). "MAUS" is widely renowned as one of the greatest pieces of art & literature ever written about the Holocaust. It is adored by readers & studied in colleges & universities all over the world. But what led Art Spiegelman to tell his fathers story in the first place? Why did he choose to depict the Jews as mice? How could a comic book confront the terror & brutality of the worst atrocity of the twentieth century? To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the books first publication " Meta MAUS" prepared by the author is a vital companion to the classic text &

Includes:: never-before-seen sketches rough & alternate drafts family & reference photos notebook & diary entries & the transcript of his interviews with his father Vladek as well as a long interview with Art in which he discusses the books extraordinary history & origins. The book

Includes:: a brand new DVD packed with extra images video & commentary."



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The theme of the Metamorphoses is change & transformation as illustrated in Graeco-Roman myth & legend. On this ostensibly unifying thread Ovid strings together a vast & kaleidoscopic sequence of brilliant narratives in which the often paradoxical & always arbitrary fates of his human & divine characters reflect the never-ending flux & reflux of the universe itself. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford Worlds Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxfords commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...

Ovids deliciously witty & exuberant epic starts with the creation of the world & brings together a series of ingeniously linked Greek & Roman myths & legends in which men & women are transformed often by love
- into flowers trees stones & stars. This new verse translation in simple & swift English hexameters allows Ovids narrative to flow
- pulling the reader along with it.

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This selection of Kafkas shorter prose writings

Includes:: one of the few works published during his lifetime:

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This collection of new translations brings together the small proportion of Kafkas works that he thought worthy of publication. It

Includes:: Metamorphosis" his most famous work an exploration of horrific transformation & alienation; " Meditation" a collection of his earlier studies; " The Judgement" written in a single night of frenzied creativity; " The Stoker" the first chapter of a novel set in America & a fascinating occasional piece " The Aeroplanes at Brescia" Kafkas eyewitness account of an air display in 1909. Together these stories reveal the breadth of Kafkas literary vision & the extraordinary imaginative depth of his thought."

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A key anthology for students of English literature Metaphysical Poetry" is a collection whose unique philosophical insights are some of the crowning achievements of Renaissance verse edited with an introduction & notes by Colin Burrow in " Penguin Classics". Spanning the Elizabethan age to the Restoration & beyond Metaphysical poetry sought to describe a time of startling progress scientific discovery unrivalled exploration & deep religious uncertainty. This compelling collection of the best & most enjoyable poems from the era

Includes:: tightly argued lyrics erotic & libertine considerations of love divine poems & elegies of lament by such great figures as John Donne George Herbert Andrew Marvell & John Milton alongside pieces from many other less well known but equally fascinating poets of the age such as Anne Bradstreet Katherine Philips & Thomas Traherne. Widely varied in theme all are characterized by their use of startling metaphors imagery & language to express the uncertainty of an age & a profound desire for originality that was to prove deeply influential on later poets & in particular poets of the Modernist movement such as T. S. Eliot. In his introduction Colin Burrow explores the nature of Metaphysical poetry its development across the seventeenth century & its influence on later poets &

Includes:: a very short history of " Metaphysical Poetry" from Donne to Rochester. This edition also

Includes:: detailed notes a chronology & further reading. Colin Burrow is Reader in Renaissance & Comparative Literature at Gonville & Caius College Cambridge. He has edited Shakespeares " Sonnets for OUP" & " The Complete Works of Ben Jonson" & is working on the Elizabethan volume of the Oxford English Literary History. If you enjoyed " Metaphysical Poetry" you might like John Donnes " Selected Poems" also available in " Penguin Classics"."





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Aristotles probing inquiry into some of the fundamental problems of philosophy The Metaphysics" is one of the classical Greek foundation-stones of western thought translated from the with an introduction by Hugh Lawson-Tancred in " Penguin Classics". " The Metaphysics" presents Aristotles mature rejection of both the Platonic theory that what we perceive is just a pale reflection of reality & the hard-headed view that all processes are ultimately material. He argued instead that the reality or substance of things lies in their concrete forms & in so doing he probed some of the deepest questions of philosophy: What is existence? How is change possible? & are there certain things that must exist for anything else to exist at all? The seminal notions discussed in " The Metaphysics"
- of substance & associated concepts of matter & form essence & accident potentiality & actuality
- have had a profound & enduring influence & laid the foundations for one of the central branches of Western philosophy. Hugh Lawson-Tancreds lucid translation is accompanied by a stimulating introduction in which he highlights the central themes of one of philosophys supreme masterpieces. Aristotle (384-22 BC) studied at the Academy of Plato for 20 years & then established his own school & research institute The Lyceum. His writings which were of extraordinary range profoundly affected the whole course of ancient & medieval philosophy & are still eagerly studied & debated by philosophers today. If you enjoyed " The Metaphysics" you might like Aristotles " The Nicomachean Ethics" also available in " Penguin Classics"."

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