A year-by-year history of people and events telling the story of jazz and the personalities which have formed this music style. Beginning at the turn of the century, the text charts the history of jazz from its African roots and the southern US to the myriad urban styles heard around the world today. The book looks at how jazz has been influenced by - and has influenced - other musical and artistic forms. Each chronological section contains features on topics ranging from the individual qualities of the bass clarinet and the jazz scene in Paris to personal sketches and seminal gigs.

The Chronicle of Jazz: Year-by-year, the Personalities, the Stories, the Innovations Behind This Century's Most Exciting Music.

Cooke, Mervyn

Humor & Entertainment

Abbeville Press

Very good or mayber a little better. Light cover wear no markings. 8vo - over 7?" - 10" Tall

Lingerie in Vogue Since 1910

Probert, Christina

book contains copies of old master paintings from the Louvre Museum Paris

Favorite Old Master Paintings From the Louvre Museum Paris

Laclotte, Michel

Travel essay; photography and history guide; Greece

Corfu: The garden isle

Flamburiari, Spiro

History of Ideas and Images in Italian Art

James, Hall

224p red blind stamp decorative cloth with gilt lettering to spine, no jacket, as new condition, untouched, colour illustrations, gilt endpapers

HAREM : The World Behind the Veil

Politics & Social Sciences

CROUTIER, Alev Lytle

Social Sciences

Given unprecedented access by the Soviet top brass to military facilities & personnel, the author spent two years traveling from Leningrad in the west to Vladivostok in the east, from the Arctic Circle in the far north to the deserts of Central Asia in the south. This book is an exercise in glasnost & a landmark in East-West relations. All aspects of military life are covered, from the organ. of the forces to the morale of the officer corps, from the daily life of the ordinary conscript to the special operations of the elite paratroopers & Spetsnaz. Looks at issues of conscription, training, career progression, & the legacy of Afghanistan. 250 full-color photos.

Inside the Soviet Military

Carey Schofield

Carpaccio (1460?-1525) is best known for his large paintings still in their original sites in Venice, among them: the life of Saint Ursula in the Scuola di Sant'Orsola, and the stories of Saint Jerome and Saint George in the Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni. The author, an art scholar and flamb

Carpaccio

Arts & Photography

Sgarbi, Vittorio

History & Criticism

Top photographers Bruce Weber, Richard Avedon, and Herb Ritts interpret Gianni Versace's kaleidoscopic vision of men's fashion. Whether at ease by the sea, or dressed for business in New York or Milan, the Versace man radiates self-assurance and defines contemporary taste. The Versace man - a man without ties - is drawn to Gianni Versace's timeless elegance. An extraordinary palette, bold patterns, a rich selection of textures, and uncompromising tailoring define the Versace approach to masculine elegance. Along with fashion photography, this lush volume captures some of Versace's best-known clients - Jeremy Irons, Sting, Sylvester Stallone, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Bridges, K.D. Lang - in his clothes.

Men Without Ties

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Over the course of her fifty-year career, Lucille Ball appeared in eighty movies and starred in five television series. And ever since the first episodes of "I Love Lucy" aired in 1951, she has been America's favorite funny lady. Now her legions of fans can revel in a book devoted to all the memorabilia her extraordinary popularity has generated. From the thirty-six TV Guide covers on which she appeared (more than anyone else) to Dixie-cup lids, from "I Love Lucy" pajamas to Little Ricky dolls, from board games to paper dolls, from vintage movie posters to Lucite paint ads, from Belgian cigar bands to collector's plates, more than 600 items are reproduced, most in full color. Author Ric Wyman, who has been collecting Lucy memorabilia for a decade, also provides a complete filmography and exhaustive radio and television credits, including the title of every episode of every series Lucy starred in and the date it first aired. Complete with numerous black-and-white stills from her perennially popular shows, this delightful volume is a must for nostalgia buffs, collectors, and the untold millions of viewers who have found themselves laughing out loud at the zany antics of our First Lady of Comedy.

For the Love of Lucy: The Complete Guide for Collectors and Fans

Wyman, Ric B.

Antiques & Collectibles

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