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  • Venue Stories: Narratives, Memories, and

    Equinox Publishing Ltd Venue Stories: Narratives, Memories, and

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisVenue Stories is an anthology of creative non-fiction that remembers, celebrates and reinvigorates our complex and plural relationship with small and independent music spaces. Written by musicians, promoters, fans and academics who have a shared passion for small music venues and musical cultures in all their splendid variety, this anthology features memoir, essays, life writing, historiography and autoethnography. Each chapter is united by a focus on the personal, the sensory and half-remembered. These are stories that cross disciplinary lines and blur distinctions between creativity, reportage and critical analysis. Venue Stories pays a visit to the toilet venues, back rooms and ad-hoc club nights that make up so much of our musical landscape. It spends time in small and local venues and asks what they mean in personal and cultural terms. Writers visit celebrated spots, long forgotten spaces and emergent venues. Whatever the lineage, they are independent, original and wonderfully weird. The stories are memories of seismic gigs and life-altering raves. They are mosaic remembrances and recollections; funny, heart-breaking, rage induced and sometimes a combination of all of these things. This is a collection of stories by and for fans, band members, merch sellers, pint pullers, journalists with a freebie, roadies with a backache and sound techs with an earache.Table of ContentsForeword Emma Warren, Journalist and Broadcaster Introduction Helen Pleasance, Robert Edgar and Fraser Mann 1. Peripheral Dancing: The Jazz Rooms, Brighton 1984 Helen Pleasance 2. Finding the Dirt: Nesh at Elektrowerkz Fraser Mann 3. Chatting to Jarvis Robert Edgar 4. Fascinating Rhythms Beth Hughes, Writer 5. The Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London 1987-1991 Polly Hancock, Musician, Photojournalist and Promoter 6. Weapons of Bass Destruction Kevin Narrainen, Musician, Producer and Writer 7. Girls with Guitars Vim Renault and Lene Cortina, Punkgirldiaries 8. (Princess) Charlotte and her 1980s offspring O’ Jays Ruth Miller, Musician 9. The Brewery Arts Centre Peter Atkinson, University of Central Lancashire 10. ‘Nothing Comes Easy’: Small Venue Concerts with The Wedding Present David Lewis Gedge (Musician) and Jon Stewart (Musician and BIMM Institute) 11. In Memory of the Standard: Hard Rock in East London Anna Marie Barry, Historian and Writer 12. The New Breed - 1990s Mod Revival Scene in Leeds Abigail Gaines, Photography Studio Manager 13. Sitting on the Bench in Leicester’s Charlotte Ed Garland, Writer 14. Kings Cross, Kentish Town and Kensington Gore via Gallowgate: In Search of the Goldilocks Zone Julianne Regan, Musician and writer 15. Spiritual Auras: Jungle Venues in Birmingham and the West Midlands 1993-7 Penelope Wickson, Art Historian 16. The Wheat from the Chaff Matt Colbeck, University of Sheffield 17. More than a Club: The Genius Loci of Eric’s Penny Kiley, Music Journalist 18. Coming of Age at the Warehouse, Liverpool 1981 Dawn Amber Harvey, Writer 19. The Rainbow Venues and Swingamajig: Closing the Doors on the Home of One of Birmingham’s Favourite Festivals Chris Inglis, British and Irish Modern Music Institute, Bristol 20. Sold-out, Locked Out, Power Out Tom Hingley, Musician and Writer 21. Mothers Club in Erdington Alan Smith, Writer 22. Music Spaces & Music Memory Anna Elias, Musician and Therapist 23. Glitter, Rubber Ducks, and Dinghies: The Georgian Theatre and the Teesside Gigging Community in the Early-2010s Amy McCarthy, Writer 24. The Rock Garden: Conversations with my Dad, a Punk-rock DJ’ Tom Jackson, York St John University 25. … For a Girl Tarryn Watkins, Musician Final word Mark Dafyd, Music Venue Trust

    20 in stock

    £23.70

  • Nordic Wisdom

    Ryland, Peters & Small Ltd Nordic Wisdom

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £9.49

  • Tribal

    Swift Press Tribal

    20 in stock

    20 in stock

    £11.69

  • Writing on the Wall

    Profile Writing on the Wall

    20 in stock

    Book Synopsis'A wonderful, vibrant account' Susie Dent'A secret history like no other' BBC History Magazine, Books of the Year 2024What if walls could talk? For historian Madeleine Pelling, they can - if you know where to lookAn aristocrat carves obscenities into a tavern window with his diamond ring. A shopkeeper's daughter sketches customers with a piece of coal. A desperate highwayman, condemned to death, scratches his initials into his prison cell door.Writing on the Wall goes in search of the hidden voices of Britain's most rebellious and transformative era - a time when anyone in possession of a sharp point and ready surface could find their voice and immortalise their message. Through the marks made by ordinary people, scratched into walls, doors, windows and more, Madeleine Pelling brings the lost stories of the past to life in all their unguarded glory.

    20 in stock

    £10.44

  • Mensa Killer Sudoku: More than 200 of the most

    Headline Publishing Group Mensa Killer Sudoku: More than 200 of the most

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisTest your powers of deduction against more than 200 devilishly difficult Killer Sudoku puzzles. The revered intelligence organisation, Mensa, have worked with Gareth Moore to put together a supreme test of logic. These brand-new puzzles will provide hours of entertainment for anyone who enjoys a difficult mental challenge.Table of ContentsOver 200 Killer Sudoku of a progressive level of difficulty, complete with an introduction and full solutions.

    7 in stock

    £11.07

  • Blitz on Cheshire

    The History Press Ltd Blitz on Cheshire

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £14.99

  • Rule Breaker Investing

    Harriman House Publishing Rule Breaker Investing

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisDavid Gardner reveals how to pick the best stocks of the future, build a portfolio of those stocks and manage your behavior as an investor.

    10 in stock

    £15.29

  • Being an Oak

    Bonnier Books Ltd Being an Oak

    1 in stock

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    1 in stock

    £10.44

  • Verso Books Nuclear is Not the Solution

    20 in stock

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    20 in stock

    £12.99

  • Shadows in Paradise Volume 1

    Helion & Company Shadows in Paradise Volume 1

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £16.96

  • Walking the Wharfe: An ode to a Yorkshire river

    Bradt Travel Guides Walking the Wharfe: An ode to a Yorkshire river

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn a world of globetrotting explorers and record-breaking journeys - of which he has been part himself - Johno Ellison decided to return to his roots and walk the entire length of the River Wharfe, the Yorkshire waterway beside which he grew up. In his new book for Bradt, Walking the Wharfe, Ellison retraces the steps of Victorian author Edmund Bogg to investigate how the riverscape and its communities have evolved during the intervening 120 years. While wild camping, meeting modern-day Vikings, wartime ghosts and the fearless 'Dales Dippers', and learning how not to deal with a herd of over-inquisitive cows, Ellison encounters a microcosm of English history and culture. Starting in the Vale of York, Ellison walks upstream to explore the region's Viking and Roman heritage, as well as more modern developments such as Tadcaster's disastrous bridge collapse in 2015. He examines a profusion of Victorian spa towns, considers the impact of the Industrial Revolution and enjoys rare wildlife such as red kites and an otter, creatures that have returned to the area following successful conservation initiatives. Traversing the Yorkshire Dales National Park, including along the Dales Way long-distance footpath, Ellison is first bewitched by local legends of giants, trolls and witches, then seduced into wild swimming in a chilly river - albeit not the Strid, a section of the Wharfe notorious worldwide for reportedly drowning everyone who has ever tumbled into it - before seeking refuge in a candlelit pub during a storm that caused a power blackout. During his ascent, Ellison learns from a family who have farmed the Yorkshire hills for five generations before reaching the Wharfe's trickling source amid a vast boggy moorland. This enchanting travelogue is a must-read for anyone interested in nature, 'the great outdoors', or English history and culture. Residents and fans of Yorkshire will love it, as will anyone who has hiked the Dales Way. Above all, by combining personal connections with journalistic curiosity and a nose for a story, Walking the Wharfe affirms that even lesser-known parts of the small island of Britain can hold their own against renowned tourist sites the world over.Trade Review"In Walking the Wharfe, Johno Ellison shows that adventure is very much a state of mind, uncovering interesting tales and tackling challenges in his own backyard." - Ed Stafford, author, Walking the Amazon "A fascinating exploration of a beautiful corner of England. Johno Ellison writes a poetic love letter to the river of his roots with this enchanting walk along one of the country's hidden gems." - Alastair Humphreys, author and adventurerTable of ContentsPreface Bogg's Book Chapter1 75,000 Gallons of Ale Cawood to Ryther Chapter 2 Fenton Jumping Ryther to Ozendyke Chapter 3 The Great Heathen Army Ozendyke to Kirkby Wharfe Chapter 4 A Town Divided Kirkby Wharfe to Tadcaster Chapter 5 'I don't knaw owt aboot t' Romans' Tadcaster to Thorp Arch Chapter 6 'Nothing more beautiful and truly English can be imagined' Thorp Arch to Boston Spa Chapter 7 'He loves every human being, 'cept other dogs' Boston Spa to Wetherby Chapter 8 The Best Pub in Yorkshire Wetherby to Linton Chapter 9 'Avoid this place as you would a plague' Linton to Netherby Deep Chapter 10 Beware, Rombald's Wife Netherby Deep to Rougemont Chapter 11 'T'Owd Chief' Rougemont to Pool Bank Chapter 12 Hannibal Crossing the Chevin Pool Bank to Farnley Chapter 13 A Friend of the Navvies Farnley to Otley Chapter 14 'Ow Much?! Otley to Burley-in-Wharfedale Chapter 15 All Along the Ilkley Moor Burley-in-Wharfedale to Ilkley Chapter 16 A Prize-winning Heifer Ilkley to Addingham Chapter 17 England's Killer Creek Addingham to the Strid Chapter 18 Of Trolls and Wolves The Strid to Appletreewick Chapter 19 Maypoles and Hogbacks Appletreewick to Loup Scar Chapter 20 The Dancing Reverend Loup Scar to Ghaistrill's Strid Chapter 21 Dane's Blood and Kilnsey Nan Ghaistrill's Strid to Littondale Chapter 22 Wartime Ghosts Littondale to Kettlewell Chapter 23 The Beast of Buckden Kettlewell to Hubberholme Chapter 24 Giant's Grave Hubberholme to Nethergill Chapter 25 'Child of the clouds' Nethergill to Cam Fell Chapter 26 'Adieu to hills, glens and river'? Wharfe's Mouth to the source About the Author Acknowledgements

    10 in stock

    £9.49

  • Ingrained

    Transworld Ingrained

    Book SynopsisCallum Robinson makes all manner of things from all manner of woods for some of the most influential brands in the world. He is creative director at Method Studio, the company he established with his wife, designer and lecturer Marisa Giannasi, almost fifteen years ago.Taught by his father now one of the UK's foremost Master Woodcarvers' his work has been exhibited widely. He works and writes from a studio and workshop in a forest, beside a loch, nestled in the Scottish hills.

    £10.44

  • Imperial Footprints

    C Hurst & Co Publishers Ltd Imperial Footprints

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £18.99

  • Rough Guides Mini Gran Canaria Travel Guide with eBook

    APA Publications Rough Guides Mini Gran Canaria Travel Guide with eBook

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    £10.05

  • Cosy Colouring

    Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Cosy Colouring

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisFeaturing 30 cute, bold and easy-to-colour illustrations, this cosy colouring book is the perfect way to relax and express your creativity.

    15 in stock

    £7.59

  • Power of Magic Colouring Book

    Bonnier Books Ltd Power of Magic Colouring Book

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisStep into a world of mysticism, adding colour to intricate illustrations rich with spellcraft and magic

    20 in stock

    £7.59

  • To Catch a Spy

    Icon Books To Catch a Spy

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Spycatcher affair remains one of the most intriguing moments in the history of British intelligence and a pivotal point in the public''s relationship with the murky world of espionage and security. It lifted the lid on alleged Soviet infiltration of British services and revealed a culture of law-breaking, bugging and burgling. But how much do we know about the story behind the scandal?In To Catch a Spy, Tim Tate reveals the astonishing true story of the British government''s attempts to silence whistleblower Peter Wright and hide the truth about Britain''s intelligence services and political elites. It''s a story of state-sanctioned cover-up plots; of the government lying to Parliament and courts around the world; and of stories leaked with the intention to mislead and deceive.This is a tale of high treason and low farce. Drawing on thousands of pages of previously unpublished court transcripts, the contents of secret British government files, and original interviews with many of the key players in the Spycatcher trials, it draws back the curtain on a hidden world. A world where spies, politicians and Britain''s most senior civil servants conspired to ride roughshod over the law, prevented the public from hearing about their actions and mounted a cynical conspiracy to deceive the world. It is the story of Peter Wright''s ruthless and often lawless obsession to uncover Russian spies, both real and imagined, his belated determination to reveal the truth and the lengths to which the British government would go to silence him.

    15 in stock

    £11.69

  • The Final Doorway to Enlightenment

    Hay House UK Ltd The Final Doorway to Enlightenment

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £13.49

  • SelfCare for Every Day Journal

    Summersdale Publishers SelfCare for Every Day Journal

    3 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    3 in stock

    £11.69

  • Dont Be a Dick

    Octopus Publishing Group Dont Be a Dick

    20 in stock

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    20 in stock

    £7.59

  • Positive Mental Gratitude

    Octopus Books Positive Mental Gratitude

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £12.75

  • Lonely Planet New Zealands South Island

    Lonely Planet Lonely Planet New Zealands South Island

    10 in stock

    10 in stock

    £17.09

  • Lonely Planet Epic Snow Adventures of the World

    Lonely Planet Global Limited Lonely Planet Epic Snow Adventures of the World

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisShred the snow with this thrilling collection of 200 epic winter adventures around the world. Zip down the iconic Canadian Rockies or visit Sweden's original ice hotel for an arctic sleepover - with 50 first-person stories from travellers and famous figures like Arianna Tricomi and Bode Miller, you'll find inspiration for a lifetime of snowy trips.Scale majestic frozen waterfalls in Colorado; hike Australia's infamous snow-covered Mt Feathertop for wild views of the sunrise; experience husky sledding in the Chilean Lake District; or take the plunge in one of Finland's icy outdoor pools. Whether you're a seasoned winter explorer or a deep-freeze newbie, you'll find expert tips and practical information including when to go and where to stay, to help make planning your trip as smooth as the ski runs in Val d'Isere.Inside Epic Snow Adventures of the World:- Discover 50 first-person stories, plus a further 150 inspirational ideas for out-of-this-world winter adventures- Expert toolkit with travel knowledge and advice to help you get there including the best time to go, gear required, nearest town, where to stay, opening hours, suggestions for similar trips, and more- Challenge level grading for each snow adventure - easy, harder, epic - to determine the winter experiences you wish to tackle- Breathtaking photography of each destination's vast and impressive landscape. Plus illustrated maps of the core trails- Beautiful and vibrant book cover by New Zealand illustrator, Ross Murray- Features first-person accounts from legendary winter sports stars: Jonny Moseley (Olympic Gold Medalist Freestyle Skier); Sage Kotsenburg (Olympic Gold Medalist Snowboarder); Bode Miller (Olympic and World Championship Gold Medalist Alpine Ski Racer); Bryan Iguchi (Professional Snowboarder); Victor de le Rue (World Champion Freestyle Snowboarder); Arianna Tricomi (Three-time Freeride World Champion) Epic Snow Adventures of the World is the ultimate travel inspiration for anyone dreaming of their next active - and arctic - trip. This stunning book continues the collectible Lonely Planet Epic series and is a must-buy gift for the thrill-seeker in your life. See you on the slopes.About Lonely PlanetLonely Planet, a Red Ventures Company, is the world’s number one travel guidebook brand. Providing both inspiring and trustworthy information for every kind of traveller since 1973, Lonely Planet reaches hundreds of millions of travellers each year online and in print and helps them unlock amazing experiences. Visit us at lonelyplanet.com and join our community of followers on Facebook (facebook.com/lonelyplanet), Twitter (@lonelyplanet), Instagram (instagram.com/lonelyplanet), and TikTok (@lonelyplanet).'Lonely Planet. It's on everyone's bookshelves; it's in every traveller's hands. It's on mobile phones. It's on the Internet. It's everywhere, and it's telling entire generations of people how to travel the world.' – Fairfax Media (Australia)

    20 in stock

    £21.24

  • Best Bike Rides Japan

    Lonely Planet Global Limited Best Bike Rides Japan

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisDiscover the freedom of the open road with Lonely Planet's Best Rides Japan. Get to Japan, hop on a bike, and hit the road!

    20 in stock

    £14.39

  • Wild Wales

    Llygad Gwalch Cyf Wild Wales

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisWild Wales by George Borrow is the classic travel book on Wales. Since its first publication in 1862, it has rarely been out of print. It was the first travel book about Wales to appeal to the mass market and, as such, continues to delight anyone with an interest in and love of the country.

    20 in stock

    £14.25

  • The Effluent Society

    Quiller Publishing Ltd The Effluent Society

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisArtist Norman Thelwell is best known for his cartoons depicting plump, petulant ponies and their young riders, but The Effluent Society shows another aspect of his work and character. Thelwell was passionate about the countryside and nature. During his life he became increasingly concerned about the impact of development, pollution and society’s treatment of the environment. When The Effluent Society was first published in 1971, his concerns were way ahead of their time. Today, environmental and conservation issues are in the mainstream and have become a global priority. Although the cartoons focus on a serious topic there is no mistaking Thelwell’s inimitable style. He used his talent and humour to convey a powerful message: the need to protect the environment. He also takes a wry look at modern life and so-called progress. Thelwell admitted that out of all his books, The Effluent Society was the one that gave him the greatest ‘personal satisfaction’ and, as such, the re-issue of this title is a fitting tribute to the artist.

    20 in stock

    £15.19

  • The Wanderlust Kitchen

    Watkins Media Limited The Wanderlust Kitchen

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisDiscover how different cultures enjoy the abundance of the earth in an epic food journey to inspire you to a healthier way of livingDo you love food and have a taste for adventure? This indispensable guide to food as medicine for body and soul is filled with bold and beautiful travel photography and over 150 delicious, anti-inflammatory recipes inspired by global cuisines.Learn all about incorporating adaptogens into your diet, intermittent fasting, practicing the art of fermentation, creating healing elixirs and so much more. This book is a spiritual guide to cooking, plotting a map to improved health and vitality.

    20 in stock

    £24.00

  • Divine Wisdom and the Holy Spirit

    Archive Publishing Divine Wisdom and the Holy Spirit

    Book SynopsisThis is a celebration of Divine Wisdom and the Holy Spirit, the forgotten feminine face of God. In this interlude between the Ages of Pisces and Aquarius, the long-lost image of the Divine Feminine is returning. She, the Corner Stone that the builders rejected during Pisces, is initiating a new phase in our evolution.

    £23.96

  • RYA Advanced Powerboat Handbook

    Royal Yachting Association RYA Advanced Powerboat Handbook

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £16.14

  • Spacetime  Relativity

    Wooden Books Spacetime Relativity

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe Essential Pocket Guide.

    20 in stock

    £8.18

  • Ten Poems about Running

    Candlestick Press Ten Poems about Running

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £7.41

  • Do Ferment

    Global Book Sales Do Ferment

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £12.38

  • The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation

    Scribe Publications The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation

    15 in stock

    Book SynopsisInspired by Robert Macfarlane and curated by Jennie Orchard, an anthology of essays about the joys of giving books to children and young people, from some of the world's most beloved writers. Remember the books that shaped your childhood, sparked your imagination, and ignited a lifelong love of reading? In The Gifts of Reading for the Next Generation, some of the world's most beloved authors share their own transformative reading experiences the books and stories that set them on the path of becoming the readers and writers they are today. Following the success of its first edition, The Gifts of Reading, this heartwarming collection of essays is a testament to the enduring power of books. By exploring the stories that shaped them, our authors provide a powerful guide to fostering a love of reading in the children and young people in your life. With contributions from Tristan Bancks, William Boyd, Shankari Chandran, Horatio Clare, Nicola Davies, Imtiaz Dharker, Ursula Dubosarsky, Maisie Fieschi, Pico Iyer, Wayne Karlin, Colum McCann, JohnMichael McCann, Ann Morgan, Sir Michael Morpurgo, Dina Nayeri, Matt Ottley, Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, Alice Pung, Diana Reid, Nilanjana Roy, Nikesh Shukla, Nardi Simpson, Madeleine Thien, Thelma Young Lutunatabua, and John Wood, and an afterword by Julia Eccleshare. All royalties generously donated to the two organisations founded by John Wood, Room to Read, and U-Go, promoting literacy and education for girls and young women.

    15 in stock

    £15.29

  • A True & Just Record

    UEA Publishing Project A True & Just Record

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisHecate-like, A True & Just Record invites us to the three-way crossroads of poetry, feminist rhetorics, and early modern studies. Kate Bolton Bonnici weaves together archival materials from the English witch trials, 20th- century poets and philosophers, and her own family. With fury and care, haunted by absences, these poems—all also forms of experimental scholarship—interrogate, disrupt, and play.Here, a multitude of stellar engagements delve spiritedly into what sonic and visual presences may be made of form, utterance, accusation, exchange, and page on the troubled edge of devilish societal inquisition ... . Bring on the prizes, this poetry is delicious! Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, author of Look at This BlueKate Bolton Bonnici’s A True & Just Record movingly demonstrates poetry’s capacity to forge critical and philosophical dialogue across time and space. ... The result is a daring and gorgeous poetic conversation. Melissa E. Sanchez, Donald T. Regan Professor, University of PennsylvaniaWitch as spell, curse, praise, eulogy, recovery, incantation, archival raid and save, library as cathedral and books as catechism — as befits poetry as anarchic art, in Kate Bolton Bonnici’s hands the sacred is barbaric and the profane is holy. ... A wicked and wise achievement. Fred D’Aguiar, author of Letters to America and For the UnnamedBonnici’s collection reveals that, far from being remote and unapproachable, centuries-old writings remain vibrantly relevant to our own historical moment. Kimberly Johnson, author of Fatal

    20 in stock

    £11.69

  • Small Town Joy

    404 Ink Small Town Joy

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisScotland's LGBT+ musicians have long mined beauty from the darkest of seams and today's artists are taking that treasure and using it to make magic. Trans writer, broadcaster and musician Carrie Marshall travels from bothys to the Barras to discover and share the sounds, the stories and the sheer joy of queer Scots pop.

    10 in stock

    £10.79

  • From Fleet Street to Tweet Street: My Life in the

    i2i Publishing From Fleet Street to Tweet Street: My Life in the

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisAward winning journalist and broadcaster Steve Levinson takes you on a forty-five-year journey from the age of the hot metal linotype operator to the era of YouTube, social media and AI. His fascinating personal adventure from student newspaper to media entrepreneur follows what is regarded as the classic journalist career path – taking in provincial press, national news agency, Fleet Street daily, national TV news and on to the internet and beyond. It is a journey that offers not only a unique insight but raises important questions about how changing technology has blurred the line between real and fake news. This is a personal story containing many anecdotes alongside encounters with the likes of Margaret Thatcher, Nelson Mandela, business leaders and Nobel Prize Winners. You will also meet less famous but fascinating characters including militant coal miners, eighty-year-old tea boys, and boozy journalists in backstreet pubs. So what happened to the era of scrambling to find public phone boxes, of smoke filled newsrooms, clanking typewriters, hot metal presses and cuttings libraries? Has the media world that has replaced it, the new world of mobile phones, bloggers, video journalists, internet searches, social media and AI made things better or as seems more likely, undermined the foundations of good journalism? In this book, the author shows the extent to which these changes raise the question: ‘Is Good Journalism Dead?’ Steve Levinson has been one of Britain’s leading journalists and broadcasters for almost half a century. He has worked for many of the UK’s top news organisations including the Press Association, the BBC, the Independent and Channel 4 News. He is married with two grown children and now spends his time as a media consultant and a Blue Badge guide. He is a lifelong fan of Tottenham Hotspur, an association which had a big impact on the start of his career.

    20 in stock

    £10.43

  • 101 Things I wish I had Known Before Starting My

    i2i Publishing 101 Things I wish I had Known Before Starting My

    20 in stock

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    20 in stock

    £16.18

  • Tracey Emin

    Tate Publishing Tracey Emin

    2 in stock

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    2 in stock

    £34.00

  • Venice PopOut Map

    Heartwood Publishing Venice PopOut Map

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £6.23

  • The Japanese Pantry

    Smith Street Books The Japanese Pantry

    10 in stock

    Book SynopsisEmiko Davies is an award-winning Australian-Japanese food writer, photographer and author. Growing up in a diplomatic family, she spent most of her life living in countries other than her own, from China to the USA but has called Italy home for the past twenty years. Emiko is the author of six cookbooks, Florentine: The True Cuisine of Florence (2016), Acquacotta (2017), Tortellini at Midnight (2019), Torta della Nonna (2021) and Cinnamon & Salt: Cicchetti in Venice, published in 2022 by Hardie Grant and Gohan: Everyday Japanese Cooking, published in 2023 by Smith Street Books, which won the Andre Simon Special Commendation award and the Fortnum & Mason Cookery Book of the Year award. She runs a cooking school and natural wine bar in Tuscany with her sommelier husband, where she shares her passion for seasonal, simple home cooking.

    10 in stock

    £24.30

  • Lost In Milan second edition

    Lost in the City Lost In Milan second edition

    15 in stock

    15 in stock

    £14.78

  • There and Back: Photographs from the Edge 

    Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale There and Back: Photographs from the Edge 

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    £28.50

  • Dating the Kiwi Male: Mostly true tales from Kiwi

    Upstart Press Ltd Dating the Kiwi Male: Mostly true tales from Kiwi

    20 in stock

    Book SynopsisDating the Kiwi Male recounts the dates of Kiwi women looking for a Kiwi man - the fun, the funny, the awkward and the ugly, all the while laughing at our own expense. What is it like to date the Wellington hipster, the Auckland yacht owner, the Queenstown ski champ, the Canterbury bogan, the Waikato dairy farmer? Are they true to form, or is the Kiwi man misunderstood? Dating the Kiwi Male provides comedy in spades. If you take yourself seriously, this book isn’t for you.

    20 in stock

    £17.09

  • Near the Motorways: Attractive alternatives to

    Cheviot Books Near the Motorways: Attractive alternatives to

    20 in stock

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    20 in stock

    £13.46

  • Golf Rules TO GO

    Artigo Publishing International Golf Rules TO GO

    15 in stock

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    15 in stock

    £16.92

  • Oil Painting 101 Pocket Guide

    Rocky Nook Oil Painting 101 Pocket Guide

    3 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    3 in stock

    £12.40

  • The Trigger Kitchen

    Page Street Publishing The Trigger Kitchen

    20 in stock

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    20 in stock

    £16.99

  • Barbour Publishing Strength for the Struggles

    20 in stock

    a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.

    20 in stock

    £11.69

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