Mark Blake Books

Meticulous, exacting, and ambitious as any Pink Floyd album, Comfortably Numb is the definitive account of this most adventurous-and most English-rock band.

The definitive story of the Hipgnosis design partnership, their iconic album artwork and their rock 'n' roll life

Based on new interviews and eyewitness testimonies—from former producers and managers, ex-girlfriends and ex-boyfriends--Is This the Real Life? is the first behind-the scenes narrative biography of one of the biggest and greatest rock bands of all time: Queen. Capturing the band’s legendary excess and looking beyond its public persona to shed light on its four wildly divergent personalities, Mark Blake explores how Freddie Mercury’s sexuality alienated some of the band’s fan base, how they reinvented themselves by morphing from hard rock to pop, and how they saw out their final years as Mercury became one of the most successful rock stars in the world.

Mark Blake's history of Pink Floyd - the first for fifteen years - has already been acknowledged as the final word on this remarkable band's life.

The eagerly awaited second edition of this highly successful book has been greatly expanded from 400 to over 700 pages and contains new material on value at risk, speculative bubbles, volatility effects in financial markets, chaos and neural networks. Financial Market Analysis deals with the composition of financial markets and the analysis and valuation of traded securities. It describes the use of securities both in constructing and managing portfolios and in contributing to portfolio performance. Particular attention is paid to new types of investment product, different portfolio management strategies, speculation, arbitrage and risk management strategies and to financial market failure. Financial Market Analysis is an essential text for all finance-related degree courses at undergraduate, postgraduate, and MBA level. It also provides a useful source of reference for financial institutions and professionals in the financial markets.

A unique 'A to Z' biography from music journalist and Queen biographer Mark Blake that will shed new light on the story of the biggest rock band of all time.

A unique 'A to Z' biography from music journalist and Queen biographer Mark Blake that will shed new light on the story of the biggest rock band of all time.

When tragedy strikes, photographer Charles Franklin turns his back on family portraiture and descends into the macabre world of post-mortem photography. Initially repulsed by this new work, he soon discovers an artistry within it that inspires him, but he becomes alienated from his community, until a 7-year old girl offers a chance for redemption.

W lipcu 2005 roku PINK FLOYD wystąpili na scenie w Hyde Parku. Pierwszy raz od 24 lat zagrali w pełnym składzie. Niecały rok później umarł jeden z założycieli grupy, Syd Barrett, a śmierć klawiszowca Richarda Wrighta (2008) definitywnie położyła kres występom jednego z największych zespołów w historii muzyki. Mark Blake w pierwszej pełnej biografii grupy opowiada, jak szkolni kumple z Cambridge zawojowali świat albumami Dark Side of the Moon i The Wall oraz w jaki sposób stworzyli jedne z najbardziej widowiskowych spektakli wszech czasów. Oparta m.in. na ponad stu najnowszych wywiadach Prędzej świnie zaczną latać podąża za Floydami całą drogę – od psychodelicznych nocy w klubie UFO w połowie lat 60. aż do ery gorzkich konfliktów, które położyły kres istnieniu zespołu w połowie lat 80. Mark Blake drobiazgowo opisuje także solowe kariery każdego z członków grupy. Skrupulatna, pracochłonna i ambitna, jak każdy album Pink Floyd, książka Prędzej świnie zaczną latać jest ostatecznym sprawozdaniem z działalności najbardziej angielskiego zespołu rockowego.