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        DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
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                Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
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                  Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
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                    Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
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                      Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
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                        Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
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                          Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
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                            The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
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                              Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
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                                Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
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                                    Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
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                                      Steve McQueenResistance
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                                            Alayo AkinkugbeReframing Blackness
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                                              Charles M. SchulzThe Philosophy of Snoopy
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                                                Dread, Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
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                                                  Mystical MushroomsDiscover the Magic and Folklore of Fantastic Fungi
                                                  Mystical Mushrooms defines the beauty of mushrooms by focusing on their magical connections and symbolic meanings through folkloric tales and superstitions...
                                                    Aphex Twin - A Disco Pogo Tribute
                                                    The next instalment in the Disco Pogo Tribute series is the legendary electronic artist Aphex Twin. This follows the hugely successful Disco Pogo Tribute...
                                                      Susan SontagOn Photography
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                                                        Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
                                                        Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...
                                                          The Tribul'zationsMelody Babylon
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                                                          Andy WarholFame
                                                          The legendary sixties New York pop artist Andy Warhol's hilarious and insightful vignettes and aphorisms on the topics of love, fame and beauty.
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