Russell Ash Boeken

The story of XL Recordings, the UK's leading independent record label, told through the life, and in the words of its owner, Richard Russell'A fascinating read' Damon Albarn

Geïllustreerd / Illustrated / Illustré / Illustriert / 9781862053045 / English art / Engels / English / Anglais / Englisch / soft cover / 21 x 27 cm / 568 .pp /

Briefly traces the history of the movement, shows selected paintings, and discusses the background of each work

Here are the time-honored fables of Aesop as never seen before. Santore's animals leap off the page in explosions of color, giving messages to ponder and physical beauty to savor. School Library Journal called this interpretation of the classic morality tales " a delight to the eye and ear."

If you want to know what or who was the best, worse, richest, fiercest, deadliest or simply biggest of practically anything, then this is the book for you, with over 600 lists on a diverse range of subjects.

This book answers many, many questions with brand new and updated lists and over 7,000 of the most intriguing facts about history, science, sports, music, movies, nature, people and places. And as if that wasn't enough to quench your thirst for knowledge, this fascinating full-color book also includes feature spreads that are packed with insightful information and additional lists that really give you the low-down on your favorite records.

This guide to news-makers and record-breakers contains coverage of sport, music, film and television personalities, with top-ten lists designed to satisfy the cravings of the most ardent of statistic-spouting, trivia-loving, pub-quizzing information fans.

It's a fact that men love lists: with lists, men can find the most interesting information with the least amount of effort. This book contains over 250 lists covering the most important subjects in life - cars, sports, barbecues, gadgets - and answers the most vital questions: Are Ferraris faster than Lamborghinis? What's the most common murder weapon? Who was the fattest Prime Minister? Which city has the highest proportion of women to men? and, What's the most alcholic beer in the world? No matter what your chosen subject may be, "Top 10 for Men" is a must for every pub-trivia king.

Ash and Lake have left no stone unturned in their quest for these bizarre books and have dug up titles such as "How to Become a Schizophrenic" and books written by such luminaries as A. Clot, Cecil Nutter and Solomon Slack.

Fully updated and revised for 2009, this single volume family reference book comes from the publishers of the renowned Whitaker's Almanack. It combines the most up-to-date, 'must have' information on every important subject on earth, with lashings of fact files, world record-breakers and 'top ten' style lists -all lavishly illustrated with full colour photographs. Hugely entertaining and informative, this book is a superb reference title for all the family. Praise for the first edition includes: "Russell Ash is the king of lists, the author of reference books that offer a short cut to pub-quiz stardom." The Independent "A Christmas read to dip into again and again. Essential Stuff." The Sunday Times