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the days before the pop video, the record sleeves were the most important shot the artist had at getting across his self-image. They served both as points of sale and as pin-ups in teenagers’ bedrooms. From cows’ backsides to glamorous women, through sunrise to nightscapes to bent tubes and flying horses, here are images to make your eyes boggle. 192 pages in dazzling colour. £14.99 NOW £6


74699 MAMMOTH BOOK OF BOB DYLAN edited by Sean Egan


From the Zeitgeist-encapsulating protest of ‘Blowin’ in the Wind’ to the streetwise venom of ‘Like A Rollin’ Stone’ and from the mid 60s trilogy of albums ‘Bringing It All Back Home’, ‘Highway 61 Revisited’ and ‘Blonde on Blonde’, to ‘Time Out of Mind’, his astonishing if world-weary comeback at the age of 56, Bob Dylan’s genius has endured. Egan presents a selection of the best writing on Dylan, both praise and criticism, from interviews, essays, features and reviews of every single album to create a comprehensive picture of the artist whose chimes of freedom still resound. 518pp in paperback.


$13.95 NOW £4


74709 JIMI HENDRIX: A BROTHER’S STORY by Leon Hendrix


Jimi ‘Buster’ Hendrix was an honest lad, but even he was driven to steal from the supermarket. Younger brother Leon was finally fostered by the Wheelers, a couple with degrees and good standing at the community, and meanwhile Buster found a beat-up ukulele in the garbage dump. He was soon trying out different sounds, and when the ukulele had exhausted all the possibilities, he experimented with strings, wires and rubber bands. Finally the lucky break came: a friend of a neighbour was Little Richard’s aunt, and they met him in the neighbourhood and started jamming with other players. 276pp, photos. £25.99 NOW £5


75006 GREAT INSTRUMENTAL WORKS by M. Owen Lee


Father Owen examines the works of some 50 composers, along the way imparting the basics of classical music with wit and panache, dropping in scores of delightful biographical titbits and generally showing the reader how life-enhancing music can be. Even better, included with the book are two CDs. CD1 (playing time 62 min) features six works by Beethoven, Mozart and Schubert and CD2 (playing time 74 min) includes among its ten pieces the work of Vivaldi, Bach, Handel, Brahms, Holst, Dvorak, Mahler and Chopin. Offers many “you may also want to hear” referrals, a glossary of terms and more unrestrained joy in his subject than is usually considered decent for a man of the cloth. 266pp paperback. £22.50 NOW £5.50


75052 ELISABETH SCHWARZKOPF: From


Flower Maiden to Marschallin by Kirsten Liese


One of the great soprano lieder singers of the 20th century, and an acclaimed interpreter of operatic roles including Mozart’s Fiordiligi and Countess, Lehar’s Merry Widow and Strauss’s Marschallin Dame Elisabeth Schwarzkopf had a silvery voice that was completely unmistakable. Her greatest role was as the Marschallin. This collection of photos illustrates the diva’s whole career, and the book also includes an interview with her at the age of 90. Elisabeth Furtwangler remembers that her husband conducted Schwarzkopf many times and always praised her voice, saying no-one could better it. Photos include Schwarzkopf leading a master-class at the Britten-Pears school in Aldeburgh and discussing a score with the pianist Alfred Brendel. 28 x 21cm, 168pp, b/w photos.


£22.50 NOW £5


75301 FIRE AND RAIN: The Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor CSNY, and the Lost


Story of 1970 by David Browne The book takes readers inside the final days of the Beatles, the creative and personal clashes that led to the breakups both of Simon and Garfunkel and of Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, and the shifting public mood that catapulted James Taylor to stardom by the year’s end. Over that 12 months the lives of these musicians and the world around them was to change irrevocably. Here is the compelling story of four landmark albums of 1970, the intertwining personal ties between the legendary artists who made them, and the ways in which their songs and journeys mirrored the end of one era and the start of another. 369 pages with archive b/w photos. £16.99 NOW £6.50


NATURE


Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.


- Ralph Waldo Emerson


76385 AMONG THE ISLANDS: Adventures in the


Pacific by Tim Flannery Tim Flannery is one of the world’s most influential scientists, earning praise the world over for making anthropology, biology and geology not just understandable but abundantly interesting to the layman and is also credited with discovering more species than Charles Darwin. For over a decade


during the 1980s and 90s he “had the best job in the world”, leading a group of researchers around the tropical islands of the southwest Pacific, looking for marsupials, bats and rats found nowhere else on earth. As no summary of the mammal fauna of the region existed they had no guide other than a few brief accounts scattered sparsely in old scientific literature, much of it


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from the age of sail. This is his account of that time in a great arc of nearly 4,000 miles stretching from the picture postcard perfection of Polynesia to some of the most rugged and treacherous islands in the world. He was to find much more than the previously undiscovered species he was seeking. Wild, weird and wonderful places where foul weather, local taboos, dense jungle, sheer remoteness and the total unfamiliarity with the local people with Western technology and social mores made for an expedition like no other. Flannery and his intrepid band wrestle deadly snakes, plunge into mountains of bat poo, attempt to reason with would-be dictators of tiny republics, find themselves in a leper colony and hilariously try their hardest to concentrate on their research on Malaita Island while surrounded on all sides by fascinated and highly curious onlookers - all young women from a tribe where all women go naked! For anybody who has ever dreamed of travelling to the world’s most remote places, Flannery - a kind of Charles Darwin crossed with Indiana Jones - is the best guide one could want. 246pp with colour photos. $25 NOW £6


76056 WILDFLOWERS OF BRITAIN AND IRELAND by Charles Coates


The handbook covers native and naturalised wildflowers that one is most likely to encounter in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Illustrating 553 species, grouped for direct comparison according to similar characteristics, the notes also cover superstition, folklore, medicinal, culinary and other uses,


history, local names of each plant together with when and where it flowers. With natural remedies and recipes, a calendar of what to look for at different times of the year, the book is arranged by habitat. Very portable elongated shape to slip into the pocket, 384 tall glossy pages in softback. £14.99 NOW £5.75


75450 HARMONY: A New Way of Looking at


Our World by HRH The Prince of Wales For decades Prince Charles has studied a wide array of disciplines in his quest to understand how scientific revolution, Enlightenment and modern industrialisation and its attendant changes has led us into a state of disharmony with our world. Well-reasoned and provocative, his holistic approach points the discussion of sustainability and climate change versus man’s burgeoning thirst for energy, food and an easy life in a new direction, illuminating his reasoning and arguments with a vast array of superb colour photography and clear diagrams and charts. It also looks at the new town of Poundbury and its ‘shared space’ street designs. A cogently argued call to arms in defence of all our futures and the upcoming, seemingly inevitable battle to save the planet. Stand-out photographs, aerial and satellite images and those from the world’s rainforests. 329 heavy quality pages, softback. 23.8 x 18cm. $18.99 NOW £6


76205 MEERKATS: The


Wildlife Collection by Lisa Hughes


Native to parts of South Africa, Southwest Angola, Namibia and Botswana’s Kalahari Desert, ‘mobs’ or ‘gangs’ of meerkats are made up of around 20 individual family members, but larger groups of ‘super families’ of around 50 or more are not uncommon. The lifespan of a


meerkat is around six or seven years, although this doubles for animals in captivity. These amazing creatures have no excess fat stores and daily foraging is a necessity. The gang search for lizards, snakes, scorpions, eggs, spiders and small mammals and the sentry will ‘bark’ or whistle loudly if danger is approaching. The publication looks at the history of the mammal and its natural habitat, its anatomy, populations, groups and long-term survival. The final picture has a real meerkat meeting Aleksandr Orlov, the talking toy! Wonderful colour photography. 64 page large softback with six free ready-to-frame 8" x 10" colour prints. £9.99 NOW £6


75750 PRIMATE FAMILY TREE by Ian Redmond


Accompanied by profiles, species charts, range maps and stunning colour photos, this superb huge book describes more than 270 monkeys and primates and the pioneering work of Richard Leakey, Dian Fossey and Jane Goodall who wrote the introduction. Have you ever seen a titi monkey, the sifakas’ acrobatic dancing (the white lemur dancing sideways), the adorable bush baby, the goggle-eyed loris and the potto with his gangly limbs and endearing huge eyes or the 180 degree swivelling head of the tarsier? Probably not, but here you can in all their glory and colour close-up photos of other chimps, bonobos, gibbons, gorillas, capuchins, macaques and species from the four main primate groups. With diet, habitat, appearance and life cycle, key dates, medicine and habitats lost and primate tourism all discussed. 176 pages, 30 x 25cm, colour. $35 NOW £5


73725 SKULLS: An Exploration of Alan Dudley’s Curious Collection by Simon Winchester


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Over many years, Alan Dudley became an extremely accomplished collector, known as an authority and with a collection of skulls prepared and labelled to a quality fit for a museum. His possession of a howler monkey, a penguin, a loggerhead turtle, a chimpanzee, a Goeldi’s marmoset and a tiger was found to be illegal and he was fined and sentenced to 50 weeks in prison - luckily for him, suspended. Here is every kind of animal you can imagine, from amphibians, birds and fish to mammals and reptiles. We were particularly gripped by the Longnose Gar, the Hammer-headed Bat and the fearsome Sabre-toothed Cat. What a collection! 256 pages 26cm x 26cm, clear, close-up photos. £19.95 NOW £11


NEW AGE AND OCCULT


Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.


- Roald Dahl 76627 SPIRITUAL


TEACHINGS OF THE AVATAR by Jeffrey Armstrong According to primordial wisdom embodied in ancient Indian teachings, an Avatar is a Divine Being that descends from the transcendental realm to restore peace and harmony to the earth. Avatars are manifestations of the Ultimate Being that can appear at will in human or animal form. When


Mother Nature has been harmed by the actions of humans, Avatars restore the karmic balance while showing humans the way back to the higher realms. The author illuminates how contemporary cultural references to Avatars can reveal their deep and enlightening historical roots. Drawing on Vedic spiritual traditions of India that can be traced back more than 15,000 years, he enlightens us on the real meaning of the word Avatar as it unfolded in ancient Hindu culture. With lovely full colour plates from the Ramarana and Mahabharata in colourful graphics plus glossary and wisdom of the Avatars. 218pp. Tiny remainder mark. £10.99 NOW £5.50


55438 RIGHT HAND OF DOOM AND OTHER


TALES OF SOLOMON KANE by R. Howard The 16th century Puritan Solomon Kane has a thirst for justice which surpasses common reason. Immune to the attractions of the opposite sex, he seems drawn by some psychological distress beacon to places where he knows only that he will be called upon to defend the helpless or (more often) exact retribution on their behalf. Himself a Christian, possessed of enormous strength and skill in swordplay, he yet has little hesitation in calling upon the assistance of his Voodoo-practising friend N’Longa when strength, skill and Christian belief are not enough. 208pp, paperback. ONLY £2


62734 DEAD OF NIGHT: The Ghost Stories of Oliver Onions


With an Introduction by David Stuart Davies These stories are powerfully charged explorations of psychical violence, their effects heightened by detailed character studies graced with a powerful poetic elegance. This collection contains such masterpieces as The Rosewood Door, The Ascending Dream, The Painted Face and The Beckoning Fair One, a story which both Algernon Blackwood and H. P. Lovecraft regarded as one of the most effective and subtle ghost stories in all literature. 627 page paperback. ONLY £3


75820 ON RARE BIRDS by Anita Albus


Albus is a brilliant bird artist whose paintings compare with the famous ornithological artistry of John James Audubon, and in this study of four extinct birds, plus six more whose existence is threatened, she uses many of her own gorgeous illustrations. Edward Lear painted the rare Indigo Macaw and with


meticulous research the author traces the history of different macaw species up to the reintroduction of Spix’s Macaw into the wild in the 21st century. Other extinct species are the Passenger Pigeon, Great Auk and the Carolina Parakeet. Among endangered species are the hermit ibis, northern hawk owl and laughing kookaburra. Albus’s own study, “Sunbathing Waldrapp in Delta-Wing Posture” is among the most original of many illustrations. The Goatsucker or Nightjar is associated with dark powers in American Indian mythology, but Albus points out that it enjoys a sunbathe. Kingfishers have exerted a fascination over artists since Roman times, and illustrations from all periods bring out their darting beauty. 276pp, colour reproductions. $24.95 NOW £7


74434 NATURE NEAR LONDON by Richard Jefferies


Today, interest in what Richard Mabey termed “unofficial countryside” and its inhabitants has never been higher. However, Richard Jefferies got there in 1883, which is when Nature Near London was first published. Arranged as a collection of observational pieces from locations near London, it is full of the minutest details of near-city wildlife. One bittersweet tale, A London Trout, describes an overgrown brook in which, by a small bridge, lived for four years a trout that was so wily it eluded both the eyes and lures of countless anglers and passers-by. One day the brook was dammed and the trout became trapped in a pool barely deep enough to cover its back. A further 18 similarly heartfelt tales make this book simply unique. 207pp in handsome duck-egg blue linen binding. £20 NOW £4.50


75108 THE ENGLISH YEAR: A Literary Journey Through the Seasons edited by Peter Buckingham


This delightful anthology focuses on the weather and the landscape, with occasional observations about the people who inhabit it. On 15 January Coleridge sees “the brightest halo circling the roundest and brightest moon I ever beheld”, and the next day Queen Victoria regretfully leaves her private retreat at Claremont for the grandeurs of the palace at Windsor. No anthology of the seasons would be complete without Keats’s “Ode to Autumn”: “Then in a wailful choir the small gnats mourn”. A quotation for every day of the year. 255pp, line drawings.


£9.99 NOW £3.75


73877 DEAD ROAM THE EARTH: True Stories of the Paranormal from Around the World by Alasdair Wickham


From Incubi in Sumatra to exorcism in Sudan to spirits in our own back yard, the author explores the uncanny similarity of supernatural encounters in every corner of the globe. He provides chilling encounters of real-life ghost sightings, haunted places, poltergeists, possessions, Mothmen, demons, witchcraft, ritualistic killings and more in the realm of the unexplained. How could it be that so many people in so many places are just imagining things? A wealth of testimonials from witnesses plus later scientific attempts to make sense of the paranormal using electronic equipment. 296pp paperback. Remainder mark. $15 NOW £6


75990 TALES OF MYSTERY AND IMAGINATION


by Edgar Allan Poe Black cloth binding, gold tooling, tipped in illustration, satin bookmark, this flexicover Worth Library Classic features stunning artworks on the endpapers, frontispiece and chapter headings plus other colour artwork. The complete text appears in a modern, readable typeface with clear introductions by renowned Poe


scholars, an illustrated publishing history of the tales. Tales include Ligeia, The Oblong Box, The Cask of Amontillado, The Fall of the House of Usher, The Mystery of Marie Roget, The Murders in the Rue Morgue, A Descent into the Maelstrom, The Gold Bug and more. 347pp. £12.99 NOW £4


75991 TALES OF THE GROTESQUE AND ARABESQUE


by Edgar Allan Poe Black cloth binding, gold tooling, tipped in illustration, satin bookmark, this flexicover Worth Library Classic features stunning artworks on the endpapers, frontispiece and chapter headings plus other colour artwork. With clear introductions by renowned


Poe scholars, an illustrated publishing history of the tales, a timeline in colour of Poe’s world and a colour map of his America, includes The Tale of The Ragged Mountains, The System of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, William Wilson, How to Write a Blackwood Article, Mystification, King Pest, The Visionary (The Assignation) and more. 314pp. £12.99 NOW £4


74407 PARANORMALITY: Why We See What


Isn’t There by Professor Richard Wiseman Research into telepathy, fortune-telling and out-of-body feelings has produced remarkable insights into our brains, behaviour and beliefs. For 20 years, Professor Wiseman has spent sleepless nights in haunted castles, investigated gurus in India, attempted to talk to the dead and even examined psychic dogs. Now he reveals how to learn to control your dreams and leave your body behind, how to convince complete strangers that you know all about them, how to unleash the power of your unconscious mind and much, much more. 340 gripping paperback pages packed with tests, experiments, exercises and demonstrations. £12.99 NOW £4.50


74514 SOUL CENTRED: Transform Your Life


in Eight Weeks with Meditation by Sarah McLean


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Meditation connects you with the world around and helps you to refocus your mind so that problems take their place as a necessary part of your whole life. Sensitivity to your body and mind’s signals of stress will enable you to listen to your own wisdom, be kind to yourself, pay attention to others and at the same time be more honest and say what you mean. McLean’s system depends for its success on serious daily practice, including breath and body awareness, connecting to your soul, communicating honestly and looking for what matters. 199pp, paperback. £12.99 NOW £3.75


74909 WIZARDS: A History by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart Throughout the ages the wizard, magician, sorcerer, has claimed to do just this. From Simon Magus to Merlin, Faust to Cornelius Agrippa, the Comte de St. Germain to Aleister Crowley, the magician has been both fêted and feared. An awesome figure in real life and in literature, the wizard has retained his hold on the Western imagination in the teeth of scientific advance.


No wonder Harry Potter was so popular! 226pp in paperback.


£9.99 NOW £2.50


74972 MAGIC: Beginners Guides


by Robert Ralley


From the supernatural practice of black arts to the razzmatazz of stage performance, magic has been called on to cast the evil eye and burn villages to the ground, as well as to conjure small rabbits from hats. Our spellbinding exploration of magic’s dark, long and controversial history blends religion, the occult, science and


entertainment and takes us into a dark underworld and right up to David Blaine’s death-defying stunts. Tricks and illusions, nature’s hidden powers, a pact with Hell, magic is analysed. 176pp in paperback, illus. £9.99 NOW £3


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