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The Man Who Created the Middle East: A Story of Empire, Conflict and the Sykes-Picot Agreement
At the age of only 36, Sir Mark Sykes was signatory to the Sykes-Picot agreement, one of the most reviled treaties of modern times. A century later, Christopher Sykes’ lively biography of his grandfather reassesses his life and work, and the political instability and violence in the Middle East attributed to it.
The Big House
'The Big House' is the biography of an archetypal great house and the lives of the family who lived there for over 250 years.
Black Sheep
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Great Houses of England & Wales
Records thirty-two of the most important estates in words and photographs.
Great Houses of Scotland
26 houses photographed in colour and accompanied by informative text about their history.
David Hockney
In this fascinating and entertaining second volume, Christopher Simon Sykes explores the life and work of Britain's most popular living artist. David Hockney is one of the most influential and best-loved artists of the twentieth century. His career has spanned and epitomized the art movements of the past five decades. Picking up Hockney's story in 1975, this book finds him flitting between Notting Hill and California, where he took inspiration for the swimming pool series of paintings; creating acclaimed set designs for operas around the world; and embracing emerging technologies—the Polaroid camera and fax machine in the seventies and eighties and, most recently, the iPad. Hockney's boundless energy extends to his personal life too, and this volume illuminates the glamorous circles he moves in, as well as his sometimes turbulent relationships. Christopher Simon Sykes has been granted exclusive and unprecedented access to Hockney's paintings, notebooks, and diaries, and a great number of them are reproduced here. Featuring interviews with family, friends, and Hockney himself, this is a lively and revelatory account of an acclaimed artist and an extraordinary man.
Tota '75
"In 1975 The Rolling Stones documented their mammoth 40-show Tour Of The Americas - T.O.T.A '75 - in its entirety. A trusted friend and confidante, Christopher Sykes, was brought in to create a visual and written record of their journey."--Genesis Pub
Scottish Country
The first book on Scotland to capture not only the beauty of its spectacular landscape and architecture but also to tell about the history, traditions, and culture from the perspective of a witty, knowledgeable insider. Through lush gardens, sweeping landscapes, and 15 of Scotland's less well known houses, Scottish Country reveals an identifiably Scottish style. Illustrations.
Private Palaces
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Hockney
In this astounding first volume of his authorised biography Christopher Sykes explores the fascinating world of the most popular living artist in the world today. David Hockney's career has spanned and epitomised the art movements of the last five decades; His story is one of precocious achievement at Bradford Art College, the Swinging 60s in London where he befriended many of the iconic cultural figures of the generation, to California and the cool of the swimming pool series of paintings, through the acclaimed set designs for countless operas around the world and major retrospective exhibitions. With unprecedented access to interviews, family and friends and Hockney's own notebooks and paintings, this volume will deliver as honest and revelatory account of the man who many believe to be Britain's greatest living artist.
