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Promoted ContentThe ArtsApril 2025
Studio Electrophonique
The Sheffield space age, from The Human League to Pulp
by Jamie Taylor
The amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain's most beloved bands. The Sheffield space age began in 1961, when local mechanic Ken Patten won a tape-recording competition by recreating the sound of a rocket launch using a pencil and a bicycle pump. In the decades that followed, the makeshift home studio he constructed became the launch pad for a group of young musicians who would shape the futuristic sound of 1980s pop. The Human League, Heaven 17, Pulp, ABC and others made their early recordings with Ken, whose DIY ethic was the perfect fit for a city facing industrial decline but teeming with ideas. Studio Electrophonique tells the story of a generation seeking new frontiers in music, using everything they could lay their hands on - from science fiction novels to glam rock, Dada art and cheap electronics - to get there. Drawing on original interviews with Jarvis Cocker, Martyn Ware, Mark White and others, it brings to light a world of humour, charm, creativity and unfounded yet undaunted self-belief.
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Promoted ContentChildren's & YAJanuary 2011
The Mitten
by Ivan Franko (Author), Art Studio Agrafka (Illustrators)
A modern warm red mitten is a home for the main characters of the book: Mousey Scratcher, Froggie Croaker, Running Rabbit, Little Sister Fox and others who got new knitted images. This lovely book is actually a handmade creation; it includes a toy souvenir shaped like a mitten. The Mitten is a joint project of The Navchalna Knyha - Bohdan Publishing House and Art Studio Agrafka (Romana Romanyshyn & Andriy Lesiv, Lviv, Ukraine). The Mitten won the award at The Biennial of Illustration, Bratislava, 2011. In 2012 The Mitten was also added to the White Ravens Catalogue of children literature. From the 3 to 5 years, 179 words Rightsholders: Diana Semak, bohdanbooksco@gmail.com
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Trusted PartnerDecember 2020
Festivals of Chinese Ethnic Groups·Dong; The King Lin Festival
by Yan Xiangjun, Xuan Sen
This book mainly describes the origin of the Dong ethnic group's King Lin Festival to commemorate the Dong's hero Lin Kuan. According to the legend, Lin Kuan was born with supernatural power. In order to resist the tyranny at that time, Lin Kuan called the poor and young people in the Dong village to revolt, but eventually died when he tried to protect his people. Lin Kuan became a hero of the Dong people. His story has been handed down by generations of the Dong people. Every year on the first day of June of the lunar calendar, the Dong people gather together to spend the “King Lin Festival”. This book also describes the various activities of the Dong’s King Lin Festival and introduces an overview of the Dong people in China.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesDecember 2017
Selected Works of Culture and History in Hunan
Volume 5
by Hunan Research Institute of Culture and History
The book is divided into several parts, such as the study of Hunan culture, historical stories, Hunan famous characters, folk customs, appreciation of scenery in Hunan, Hunan art and literature, etc., to show Hunan's history, culture and events from different perspectives. The book is supported with theories, historical materials, and also is of interest. It is of positive significance to the advancement of the research and development of Hunan culture.
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Trusted PartnerChildren's & YAJanuary 2011
The Turnip
by Ivan Franko (Author), Art Studio Agrafka (Illustrator)
The Turnip is a classic Ukrainian folktale by Ivan Franko which has now found a creative and illustrative embodiment in the project of the art studio Agrafka (Romana Romanyshyn and Andriy Lesiv, Lviv). The text of the book is now adapted to modern Ukrainian language while preserving all the linguistic features of the original. The publication also provides a dictionary of archaisms, which facilitates reading for young children. From 3 to 5 years, 532 words Rightsholders: Diana Semak; bohdanbooksco@gmail.com
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social SciencesSeptember 2015
Children’s Civilization Etiquette
by Four-leaf Clover Children’s Book Studio
For young children to be civilized and polite with an all-round personality and confident life, the early guidance and education are of essential importance. Taking into the consideration of children's realistic and practical life, this series of books focuses on civilization etiquette education for children. Its simple language with strong sense of rhythm and catchy feeling is easy for children to understand and remember. In addition, it also features various well-chosen beautiful pictures with a strong sense of interest for children as they love to see photos. This series of books will inspire children to learn, know, understand and make use of etiquette when they are young, and grow up to be good boys who are with civilized manners.
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Trusted PartnerLifestyle, Sport & LeisureAugust 2013
Everyone Ask Everyone
by ONE Studio
A collection of nonstandard answers to more than 100 questions asked by ordinary people from every corner of society. These questions, such as “How to be out of ordinary?”, “Who cost the most much money on online shopping?” and “Is there a love bible?”, cover every aspect of our society and daily life – music, movies, sex, gossips, social affairs, etc.
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Trusted PartnerFood & Drink
Tea Book
by Studio of Fashion and Life
This book is a tea encyclopedia for those who are new to tea. It includes detailed explanations of 67 kinds of famous teas, 37 practical tea brewing exercises, and 33 tea therapeutic methods and prescriptions. Adopting a large number of exquisite pictures and easy-to-understand words, Tea Book allows readers to receive a complete and clear knowledge of tea from the growing environment, quality characteristics to purchasing criteria, and obtain a profound understanding and appreciation of Chinese tea culture.
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Trusted PartnerPersonal & social issues: body & health (Children's/YA)2017
I See That
by Art studio Agrafka
This is an educational picture book about sight from the creative studio Agrafka. It is about both things we can see with our own eyes and the mysterious, invisible to the human eye. This book is also about microscopes and telescopes that help us see incredibly small or extremely distant things. It explains that for better eyesight some people need glasses, while those who can’t see at all need a special system and symbols. By reading this book, you will learn how birds and animals see the world, how artists create optical illusions, and about the many millions of hues the human eye can perceive. I See That won the 2018 Bologna Ragazzi Award, the most prestigious award in children’s literature, in the award’s non-fiction category. I See That has been awarded with a Bronze Medal Stiftung Buchkunst in 2019.
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Studio 6 / Olympisches Feuer
Zwei Romane
by Marklund, Liza / Deutsch Mißfeldt, Dagmar; Deutsch Dahmann, Susanne
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Trusted PartnerAugust 2014
Bedtime Poems
by Bedtime Poems Studio
An audio book of poetry, including 101 poems written by Dickinson, Yeats, Pablo Neruda, Wislawa Szymborska, Jorge Luis Borges and other preeminent poets. Readers could not only read these beautiful poems but also listen to them by scanning the bar codes in the book.
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Trusted PartnerFood & Drink
The Golden Book of Home Cooking
by Food & Life Studio
The Golden Book of Home Cooking is a beautifully printed cookbook with over 400 different approachable Chinese food recipes. The book collects recipes from the 10-year accumulation of seven food bloggers with more than 10 million followers, including Yuan Zhuzhu, Mi Tang, Xie Wanyun, Meng Xiangjian, Die Er, Liang Fengling and Cook Chen. Accompanied with audios of 419 recipes, videos of 84 recipes, and nearly 100 health tips, the book offers the first "visible and audible" grand feast to household chefs through a combination of media, allowing them to enjoy the benefits of technology and cook with love and passion.
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Trusted PartnerSeptember 2021
Enjoying the Moment
by Changsha Bank Corporate Culture Construction Committee
This is a collection of works on the theme of corporate culture. There are four chapters in the book: "Enjoy•Value", "Enjoy•Ecology", "Enjoy•Life", "Enjoy•Culture". The first chapter elaborates the development of Changsha Bank into a big, party building as the soul, management as the foundation, service as the key, love as the beauty, and technology as the first from the three dimensions of management, products and the future. It records the birth and development of Changsha Bank’s products Growth, imaginative business planning, etc.; Chapter 2 shows the steps of Changsha Bank to explore ecological banking, build a financial ecosystem, cross-border brand alliances, openness and win-win, compatibility and inclusiveness; Chapter 3 tells the story of employees' hard work, etc.; The fourth chapter presents the research results of the Changsha Bank’s Corporate Culture Construction Expert Advisory Committee.
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Trusted PartnerLifestyle, Sport & LeisureAugust 2016
Culture in Manchester
Institutions and urban change since 1850
by Janet Wolff, Mike Savage
This book brings together studies of cultural institutions in Manchester from 1850 to the present day, giving an unprecedented account of the city's cultural evolution. These bring to light the remarkable range of Manchester's contribution to modern cultural life, including the role of art education, popular theatre, religion, pleasure gardens, clubs and societies. The chapters show the resilience and creativity of Manchester's cultural institutions since 1850, challenging any simple narrative of urban decline following the erosion of Lancashire's industrial base, at the same time illustrating the range of activities across the social classes. This book will appeal to everyone interested in the cultural life of the city of Manchester, including cultural historians, sociologists and urban geographers, as well as general readers with interests in the city. It is written by leading international authorities, including Viv Gardner, Stephen Milner, Mike Savage, Bill Williams and Janet Wolff.
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Trusted PartnerJuly 2015
Abbey Road Murder Song
Roman
by William Shaw, Conny Lösch
Swinging London – die Stadt ist ein einziges Beatles-Album: bunt, laut und fröhlich. Miniröcke beherrschen die Bürgersteige, Mini Cooper die Straßen. Die ganze Welt scheint nur noch aus Musik und Mode zu bestehen. Doch der Spaß ist nicht endlos: Unweit des Abbey Road Studios wird die Leiche einer jungen Frau gefunden. Auf der Suche nach ihrem Mörder lernen Detective Breen und seine Kollegin Tozer Londons düstere Kehrseite kennen. London, Oktober 1968: Die Jungen, Wilden und Schönen haben die Macht ergriffen. Sie haben ihre eigenen Fernsehprogramme und Radiosender, ihre Boutiquen und eine eigene Sprache. Die Röcke werden kürzer, die Hosen enger. Im Abbey Road Studio entstehen die wahrscheinlich wichtigsten Alben aller Zeiten. Und vor dem Studio warten Hunderte junge Frauen darauf, dass SIE erscheinen: die Beatles. Doch nur eine Straßenecke weiter zeigt sich ein anderes London. Die anonyme Leiche einer jungen Frau wird entdeckt. Der einzige Anhaltspunkt, den Detective Cathal Breen und seine Kollegin Helen Tozer haben: Sie muss ein Beatles-Fan gewesen sein. Ihre Ermittlungen führen die beiden vom Fan-Club der Fab Four zu einer Gerichtsverhandlung gegen John Lennon und zu George Harrisons Haus. Aber der wahre Grund, wieso das Mädchen sterben musste, ist viel tragischer, als sie es sich hätten träumen lassen.
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Trusted PartnerHumanities & Social Sciences
Children’s Safety Education
by Four-leaf Clover Children’s Book Studio
This series of books focuses on the status quo of frequent child safety accidents, and is compiled to enable children to correctly understand their surroundings and improve their self-protection ability for their healthy and happy growth. This series of books is compiled according to the Guidelines for Learning and Development of 3-6 Year Olds Children and the rules of physical and mental development of children. Consisting of 6 books with three volumes for bottom classes, middle classes and top classes respectively, these books are presented in forms of children's songs, stories, games; so that children can improve their self-protection ability in happy learning.