Tony: 3662 books

At lunchtime on a bitterly cold January day in 1969, the strains of guitar chords could be heard in the streets surrounding London’s Savile Row. Crowds gathered At ground level and above. People climbed onto roofs and postboxes, skipped lunch to gather and listen: For the first time in more than...

In Rhythm Makers: The Legendary Drummers of Nashville in Their Own Words, Tony Artimisi documents through extensive interviews the work of some of the most influential drum kit players in popular music today, opening a window onto one of the most vibrant music scenes in modern American history. Telling...

Situated on Lake Malaren on one of the world's most beautiful harbours, Stockholm has set the benchmark for civilized city-living since the time of the Vikings. Its medieval regal period saw the Vasa dynasty turn a small town in the shadow of Uppsala into the capital city of a dominant power in Europe...

In a series of richly detailed case studies from Britian, Australia and North America, Tony Bennett investigates how nineteenth- and twentieth-century museums, fairs and exhibitions have organized their collections, and their visitors. Discussing the historical development of museums alongside...

When is "groucho" not a comedian? A "seagull" not a bird? A "banana" not a fruit and a "taco cart" not a food stand? What's the "Castle rock rule" and when should you call for a "buff & puff"? And why expect trouble when the A.D. (assistant...

'A brave and complex achievement. Racy and wryly reflective, one man's very moving version of history.' David Malouf In 1975, journalist Tony Maniaty flew to the Portuguese colony of East Timor looking for a war to film. He found it at a dusty outpost called Balibo. Maniaty and his ABC News crew were...

The Flight of Icarus is a new age retelling of the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus. It takes place in the not so distant post apocalyptic future. Icarus, after the death of his parents, is left to survive in a post apocalyptic future. All he has is the airship that he built with his father before...

“Hoagland’s verse is consistently, and crucially, bloodied by a sense of menace and by straight talk.” —The New York Times My heroes are the ones who don’t say much. They don’t hug people they just met. They don’t play louder when confused. They use plain language even when they...

Full Flight non-fiction is a series of books for reluctant readers. 'Welcome to life in the zone' - the fast paced and exciting world of basketball - the top indoor sport in the world. With comments from key figures in the English game, and exclusive photo shots, Tony Norman describes all you need to know to talk and play basketball

A sometimes lighthearted, sometimes serious overview of one man’s twenty years of spying for GCHQ, as a member of the then highly secret ‘Y’ Service, beginning with his cloak and dagger recruitment after training as a telegraphist.The first posting is Cheadle, in Staffordshire, where the Polish...

This 4-Step approach to learning new tricks behind the boat has been an indispensable part of my training and teaching for over 30 years. Now it's available to you!This easy to follow program helps you to have fewer falls while increasing consistency, no matter what you ride. Wakeboarders,...

This humorous, comic guide to Vietnam War-era Vietnam is a hilarious explanation of the land, customs, and people the American "advisor" has found so fascinating, provoking, agreeable, disturbing, infuriating and lovable. The American, and especially the American serviceman, can be...

How God Prepared Us...And We Didn't Even Know It is the story of one family's journey that will amuse you and inspire you, and maybe even bring back your own memories.

Recorded by his quartet in a single session in 1964, A Love Supreme is widely considered John Coltrane's magnum opus and one of the greatest jazz albums of all time. In Beyond A Love Supreme, Tony Whyton explores both the musical complexities of A Love Supreme and the album's seminal importance in...