Carlton Books Ltd: 47 books

Throughout the late 1960s and 1970s, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards wrote and recorded at a pace that most of today's young bands would consider unimaginable. And although there have been numerous books and articles written about the Rolling Stones, none has systematically analysed their music and explained the stories behind their songs.

There are many books about John Lennons life and about The Beatles music. What is often overlooked is the extraordinary solo work that John produced in the final decade of his life, 1970 to 1980, between the end of The Beatles and his murder in New York City.

There was rich praise for the original edition of The Beatles Stories Behind The Songs Book, including Steve Matteo in The Music Paper describing it as One of the most readable and illuminating books ever written about The Beatles and in his autobiography, Many Years From Now, even Paul McCartney acknowledged...

There was rich praise for the original edition of The Beatles Stories Behind The Songs Book, including Steve Matteo in The Music Paper describing it as One of the most readable and illuminating books ever written about The Beatles and in his autobiography, Many Years From Now, even Paul McCartney acknowledged Steve Turners work.

Jimi Hendrix was very probably the greatest solo rock artist of all time. He was the supreme physical and musical emblem of rock music. If anyone personified the genre in its purest, most potent and inflammatory form, it was Hendrix. He was unparalleled as a sonic sculptor of fretboard electricity. With...

Mens weekly magazines are the biggest publishing phenomenon of the twenty-first century. Upon first release, everyone said it couldnt be done, that the UK male would never buy into a weekly about girls, football, gruesome images and humour but the sales figures speak for themselves. And now the success...

Give It Away explores the creative genius and insane chemistry of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. One of the most original bands on the planet, this book examines the music, the stories and more... Fired up by 1970s funk, rock, ska and soul, the band fought, split, kissed and made up, and then fought again...

In this book, Andy Gill assess the circumstances behind Dylans most famous songs, tracing the artists progress from young tyro folkie to acclaimed protest singer, and through the subsequent changes which saw him invent folk-rock and transform rocknroll with symbolist poetry, before retreating into country-tinged...

Give It Away explores the creative genius and insane chemistry of the Red Hot Chili Peppers. One of the most original bands on the planet, this book examines the music, the stories and more... Fired up by 1970s funk, rock, ska and soul, the band fought, split, kissed and made up, and then fought again...

Led Zeppelins music has thrilled generations of rock fans. Arising from the blues-rock movement of the late Sixties, it quickly expanded into something enormous, more potent and more simply monumental musical experience, a meeting of and intelligence with a riot of filling out the textures of a formidable repertoire.differing influences, from folk to funk,

Metallica formed in 1981 in Los Angeles, California, their original line-up consisted of Ulrich, rhythm guitarist and vocalist James Hetfield, lead guitarist Dave Mustaine, and bassist Ron McGovney. Mustaine and McGovney subsequently left and were replaced by Kirk Hammett and Cliff Burton.

Show some restraint! Explore your sexual nature by learning the ancient sensual art of binding your lover. This title presents an introduction to bondage in consensual relationships, "Bondage for Beginners" is non-violent and absolutely safe. Along with rope bondage, and instructions for over 20 different...

Whether youre single or coupled up, sex toys (and not just Rabbits) will enhance your love life. They allow you to sustain positions for longer periods of time and can even improve your performance. This erotic and humorous book contains plenty of ingenious ideas for using vibrators alone or in combination with other sex aids.

This crazy collection of 3,000 jokes, hot on the heels of the incredibly popular "Laugh, Cackle and Howl Joke Book", brings you and your friends a second helping of funny moments. There are puns that'll have you laughing out loud and there are superb long jokes and comic quotes in there too. If, as they...