In an age when image and self-promotion increasingly dominate the rock industry, Van Morrison remains a proud, belligerent outsider. An intensely private man and a revelatory performer, he has communicated more deeply within the limits of rock songwriting—and has been less responsive to the obsessional inquiries of the media—than almost any other artist. Ever since connecting with classic American jazz, blues, and gospel music during his Belfast youth, Van Morrison has stayed one step ahead of fellow musicians, fans, and critics. From the explosive teenage days with Them, through the creation of 1968s seminal Astral Weeks, to the vocal and spiritual experimentation of Veedon Fleece and Into the Music, Morrison has never stopped developing complex lyrical and instrumental visions that defy easy classification. Enjoying commercial success, the recognition of a younger generation, and collaborations ranging from John Lee Hooker to Tom Jones, he continues to dazzle and beguile his audience.In this definitive survey of Van Morrison's life and music, John Collis charts the scale of his achievement and the sources of his creativity, and provides stimulating assessments of his music. Drawing on interviews with those closest to Morrison at every stage of his career, with a full discography and many rare photographs, Van Morrison: Inarticulate Speech of the Heart offers unique insight into one of rock's greatest singer-songwriters and most instantly recognizable voices.

Van Morrison : Inarticulate Speech of the Heart

Biographies & Memoirs

COLLIS, John

Arts & Literature

Grand Central Publishing

Title: VAN MORRISON

Little,Brown & Co

Briefly depicts the history and culture of Mexico, provides practical advice on travel, and surveys the museums, collections of art, and historical sites in each region

Blue Guide Mexico (Blue Guides)

Travel

Jones, David M.

Mexico

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

The European Iron Age

Dr Collis takes a new look at such key concepts as population movement, diffusion, trade, social structure and spatial organization, with some challenging new vews on the Celts in particular.

History

Ancient Civilizations

Routledge

B.T. Batsford

Briefly depicts the history and culture of Mexico, provides practical advice on travel, and surveys the museums, collections of art, and historical sites in each region

Mexico (Blue Guide)

Flower, John

A&C Black

The story of Chess Records, set up by the Chess brothers, who signed the two great musical pioneers Chuck Berry and Bo Diddley and provided the shop window for Chicago bluesmen. The text both examines the subject of exploitation in the music business and celebrates the work of Berry and Diddley.

Chess Records

Arts & Photography

Music

BLOOMSBURY

A no-nonsense guide and introduction to the practical aspects of archaeological excavation. Aimed at both professionals, amateurs, students and in fact anyone thinking about embarking on a dig, John Collis describes what is involved, why digs are important and what they seek to achieve. Every conceivable aspect seems to be covered, including the organisation of an excavation, recording strategies, the equipment used, what to wear, Health and Safety regulations, on-site and off-site behaviour, and how to approach the excavation of skeletal remains, stone and timber buildings, pits, ditches and banks.

Digging Up the Past

Politics & Social Sciences

Archaeology

Sutton Publishing+ltd

This concise, readable, and well-illustrated introduction to the methods of excavation describes the basics behind a technique that is essential for every variety of archaeology. This invaluable guide presents new ideas on excavation techniques and challenges traditional approaches to site organization and recording. Practical solutions to procedural and interpretive problems are recommended and the impact of computerization and other technical innovations are addressed. The history and development of archaeological excavation as it provides a background to the methods employed today is also noted. Filled with practical common sense, this is illuminating reading for amateur and professional archaeologists alike.

Digging Up the Past: An Introduction to Archaeological Excavation

The History Press

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