Bøger af Michael Payne

The wicked humour, visual genius and cutting insight of 400 of the world's greatest cartoonists, along with Michael Payne's insider commentary on what was really going on behind the scenes. There are multiple untold stories, all from a true insider's perspective and told with a profound sense of fun. An exceptionally large 500-page coffee table book with over 1,200 cartoons and over 100,000 words, it is a racy and colourful commetary on the world's greatest sporting event. All profits from Toon In! will be donated to four worthy cartooning related charities and causes. Initially published in 2021 Toon In! won Best Ilustrated Book at the 2022 Sunday Times Sports Book of the Year Awards. It is now being released via the general book trade for the first time.

A compilation of difficult design problems and their solutions, culled from Payne's seminars, internet chats and e-mails, in vibrant four-color style.

Is there life after theory? If the death of the Author has now been followed by the death of the Theorist, what's left? Indeed, who's left? To explore such riddles, this title collects interviews with four theorists who are left to explore why there is life after theory - but not as we know it.

Eric Coates is perhaps the most familiar name associated with British light music. Coates won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music, and from 1912 to 1919 he was principal viola of the Queen's Hall Orchestra under Sir Henry Wood. This title traces the changing fortunes of the career of the man who composed some of Britain's best-known music.

By 1980, the modern Olympic movement was gasping for breath, bankrupt financially and politically. Under the leadership of Juan Antonio Samaranch, and Jacques Rogge, the Olympics began a journey back from the brink. This work offers access to the people and negotiations behind one of the most dramatic turnarounds in business or sports history.