{"product_id":"performance-a-biography-of-the-classic-sixties-film-paul-buck-hardcover","title":"Performance: A Biography of the Classic Sixties Film – Paul Buck Hardback","description":"\u003c!-- KATE'S TREASURES15 — DAD'S BOOKS FORMAT (Mobile-friendly) --\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.65; color: #1b1b1b;\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 0; font-size: 18px; line-height: 1.35;\"\u003ePerformance: A Biography of the Classic Sixties Film \u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 12px 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA fascinating account of one of the most distinctive and controversial British films of the 1960s, where cinema, music, creativity and culture collided.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0 0 14px 0;\"\u003eSome treasures at \u003cstrong\u003eKate's Treasures15\u003c\/strong\u003e are chosen because they are beautiful or useful. 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