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How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony : An entertaining tale

2007-05-28

A book full of intriguing sidelines on tuning issues in the 18th & 19th centuries before equal temperament came to dominate tuning ideas (until the authenticity crowd started to tut a bit). The author is mainly concerned with the vertical tuning of chords, particularly the thirds, and he notices how small equal-tempered semitones weaken links b ...

Radio Times Guide to Films : Best film guide

2006-11-27

This is an extraordinary book. It makes every other film guide looks amateur. I have bought the last four editions and it simply gets better every year. The reviews are informative, reasoned and descriptive, so you learn not just how good the film is, but whether it's your kind of movie. This year there's a new section listing the 100 most infl ...

Life Laughs : totally all true!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2006-07-18

I though this was the funniest book I have read in a long time., and I read alot of books. I am a mother of 4 + 1 husband=5 kids. She has talked about everything in this book I finished it in 3 hours I couldn't put it down my stomach was hurting from laughing. I had to show my husband a few chapters that I'm not the only one going through it... ...

The "Saint", New ed : THE ULTIMATE SAINT BOOK

2006-02-02

This book covers everything about THE SAINT from the 1920's to 1992 -- books, movies, comic books, TV, film, radio. This award winning book is the ultimate SAINT companion.

Bigger Than Hitler, Better Than Christ : This is the new great book!

2005-10-10

If you are looking for the sordid truth, factual stories and general rantings about Rik Mayalls everyday life, then you have come to the wrong place. Maybe some of the things in this book are true, or at least based on the truth, but Rik, in his classic style, has beefed them up so much that it reads like a fairytale. However, this is by no m ...

An Agent Tells All : Must Read For All Actors!

2005-09-15

If you're an actor and you're thinking of moving to Hollywood, you must read this book first. It's written by an agent from LA and he really knows his stuff. He's also very funny. And you know what? Even if you have no intention of heading out to LA, you should definitely read this book. A lot of it applies to the business here.

Bindon : CRACKING READ!

2005-09-10

This book really does get under the skin of John Bindon. It is a no holds barred account of his life as a criminal, actor and lover and actually takes the read on a veritable roller coaster ride through sixties and seventies London, espcially the King's Road scene. It's a great romp and I couldn't put it down.

When the News Went Live Dallas : The Best Account of the JFK Assassination

2005-08-19

. . . a riveting account not only of the assassination but of TV's transformation into America's most dominant news source. William Endicott, The Sacramento Bee Here, finally, is the view from the street about November 22, 1963. This reporters' ac ...

Don't Drop the Coffin! : A brilliant book

2005-02-26

I'd never read a book about undertakers before, and wondered if this book might be a bit dull. But I decided to give it a go. The writer Greg Watts has done a fantastic job in telling the story of a London undertaker who is involved in everything from cryonics to gangland funerals. While the undertaker himself occasionally comes across as so ...

"Will and Grace" : Incredible details and great photos -- a real fan's guide!

2004-09-21

I have bought many TV companion books, but never one as satisfying to a fan of a show as this book is to the "Will & Grace" fan. It has a thorough episode guide with great photos and even better quotes, interviews with the cast and writers, and lots of little extras that were fun to discover. I loved it!