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  • Led Zeppelin

    The Ultimate Collection

    Series series Visual History
    More than just a biography about the band members, Classic Rock: Led Zeppelin is an incredible compilation of stories, insights and reflections by the band members themselves and the people who knew them. Learn about the origin of the rock and roll band from their unique sound and meteoric rise in popularity to the untimely death of their drummer, infighting and accusations of plagiarism. This ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • 'If I Were Education Secretary...': Views from the frontline

    by Geoff Barton ...
    "Why do they have to keep on changing things?" It's a characteristic complaint from teachers and leaders in all parts of the UK, but especially in England.Our political system means we are locked into short-term cycles. Politicians come and politicians go. In education departments it means there is a revolving door of ministers, each often eager to implement their own priorities and projects.Civil ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Don't Call it Literacy!

    What every teacher needs to know about speaking, listening, reading and writing

    by Geoff Barton ...
    "Every teacher in English is a teacher of English," said George Sampson, one of the early school inspectors, back in 1921. It’s never been truer, or more relevant.Literacy has a major impact on young people’s life-chances and it is every teacher’s responsibility to help build their communication, reading and writing skills. However, this book isn’t just about literacy; it’s also about what great ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Grammar Survival for Secondary Teachers

    A Practical Toolkit

    This third edition of Grammar Survival brings the content fully up-to-date with the new National Curriculum and GCSEs, making it current and relevant for all secondary school English teachers.Grammar Survival for Secondary Teachers combines knowledge about grammar with pedagogical approaches. Each left-hand page sets out the knowledge teachers need about different aspects of grammar, incorporating ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Third Take

    Australian film-makers talk

    'Newsfront is about how we were and still are repeatedly colonised by America in different ways. Whenever we seem to get our head above the parapet, it's then knocked down again. The recent arrival of Fox Studios is doing much the same now as was done back then .' - Bob Ellis'I think there should always be some sort of backing for new talent in this country, which will evolve with all of its own ... Read more

    $13.79 USD

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  • This Is a Call

    The Life and Times of Dave Grohl

    The biography of the extraordinary career of Dave Grohl, drummer of Nirvana, front man of the Foo Fighters, based on original and exclusive interviews ("A rich history"--New York Times Book Review)This Is a Call, the first in-depth, definitive biography of Dave Grohl, tells the epic story of a singular career that includes Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Queens of the Stone Age, and Them Crooked Vultures. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Led Zeppelin

    The Biography

    by Bob Spitz ...
    **“In this authoritative, unsparing history of the biggest rock group of the 1970s, Spitz delivers inside details and analysis with his well-known gift for storytelling.” —PEOPLEFrom the author of the iconic, bestselling history of The Beatles, the definitive account of arguably the greatest rock band of all time.**Rock star. Whatever that term means to you, chances are it owes a debt to Led ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • If I Tell You I'll Have to Kill You

    Australia's top crime writers reveal their secrets

    Crime fiction is the single most popular genre in international publishing and Australia has some of the finest practitioners when it comes to walking the mean streets and nailing the bad guys.Whether you're a fan of crime fiction, true crime or a would-be crime writer, this collection of essays will provide laughter, understanding, insight, ideas, advice and hopefully some inspiration. Learn ... Read more

    $9.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • W.A.R.

    The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose

    by Mike Wall ...
    A biography that "captures the runaway-train spirit" of Guns N' Roses singer Axl Rose and delves into what shaped him as a man and a musician ( Kirkus Reviews).Even in the world of rock and roll, someone like Axl Rose doesn't come along very often. Mercurial and brilliant, deluded and imperious, Rose defies easy description or analysis. Few people have studied Rose as closely as Mick Wall has. ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Whole Lotta Led: Our Flight With Led Zeppelin

    In September 1968, four English lads gathered together for the first time in a small, stuffy London rehearsal room in a basement filled with wall-to-wall amplifiers. It was their first big tryout as musicians, and each of them was nervous. Would they come together as a band? Or would they crash and burn, becoming nothing but a rock footnote? Then the room exploded, with wailing chords, howling ... Read more

    $10.49 USD

  • When Giants Walked the Earth

    A Biography of Led Zeppelin

    by Mick Wall ...
    "This fantastic account of Led Zeppelin's wild and decadent heyday is as detailed and definitive as music biographies get." — London LiteThe first significant fresh reporting on the legendary band in twenty years, built on interviews with all surviving band members and revealing a never-before-seen side of the genius and debauchery that defined their heyday.Veteran rock journalist Mick Wall ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Alexander McQueen

    Blood Beneath the Skin

    by Andrew Wilson ...
    The first, definitive biography of the iconic, notoriously private British fashion designer Alexander McQueen “offers new insights...and provides unprecedented access to a misunderstood soul” (The Boston Globe).When forty-year-old Alexander McQueen died by suicide in February 2010, a shocked world mourned the loss of the haute couture visionary. McQueen had risen from humble beginnings as the son ... Read more

    $15.99 USD