Tag: Beacon

Beacon to the World A History of Lincoln Center


Free Download Joseph W Polisi, "Beacon to the World: A History of Lincoln Center"
English | ISBN: 0300249969 | 2022 | 336 pages | PDF | 4 MB
A comprehensive history of the creation and growth of Lincoln Center, exploring the interconnections between politicians, financiers, and performing artists

(more…)

Beacon for change how the 1951 Festival of Britain shaped the modern age


Free Download Barry Turner, "Beacon for change: how the 1951 Festival of Britain shaped the modern age"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 1845135245 | EPUB | pages: 288 | 0.5 mb
The 1951 Festival of Britain brought both excitement and optimism to the drab post-war years of rationing and austerity. This book explores the intentions of its creators, recounts the effect of its satellite festivals all over Britain, and records how it transformed London’s South Bank with buildings such as the Royal Festival Hall and the futuristic Skylon, spawned the Miss World contest, introduced Britons to Scandinavian design and even offered them their first experience of soft lavatory paper.

(more…)

Alan Partridge Big Beacon [Audiobook]


Free Download Alan Partridge: Big Beacon (Audiobook)
English | October 12, 2023 | ASIN: B0C4YQJTSH | M4B@125 kbps | 7h 53m | 431.06 MB
Author: Alan Partridge
Narrator: Alan Partridge

In Big Beacon, Norwich’s favourite son and best broadcaster, Alan Partridge, triumphs against the odds. TWICE.

(more…)