A definitive retrospective on the life and work of Freddie Mercury, both as the lead singer with Queen and in his much-acclaimed solo capacity. Fully illustrated throughout, including archive memorabilia and many previously unpublished photographs.
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
A legend, a cult figure and a trendsetter, the amazing chronology of music's original Mr Tambourine Man Bob Dylan is a legendary musician. Once the embodiment of the '60s counterculture, he is now an artist with multi-million sales to his name. As poet, musician, performer, a figure of adoration and controversy, Dylan remains an enigma. If you are looking for the real story behind the greatest singer-songwriter ever, here is the definitive profile. In "Dylan", the world's best rock journalists from "Mojo" magazine piece together the complete Bob Dylan saga, offering new insights into his life and career and revealing the stories behind the songs and albums. Previously unseen photographs shed new light on Dylan's image, while his fellow artists pay tribute to his music and his enduring influence. From his early exposure to the work of Woody Guthrie, through the protest songs and the classic recordings, the crash and the comeback and the Never Ending Tour, "Dylan" is the perfect introduction for new fans and the ideal companion for aficionados, With a foreword by Bono (U2).
Based on new interviews and eyewitness testimoniesfrom 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.
Mark Blake has written the definitive history of one of the greatest rock bands 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.
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.
