Non Fiction Books
Omnibus Press Rock Stars at Home
Book SynopsisYou've recorded the album, toured the world, and all of the fans have left the venues. Where can the rock star now turn for sanctuary? With stadium size egos to placate, how does the rock star relax in their household? From Keith Moon's stately home to George Harrison's Buddhist retreat, Sinatra's chic apartment to Elton John's crash pad, how do the homes of the rock stars reflect their personalities and idiosyncrasies? This picture led book takes you through the keyhole of the abode's of our biggest stars.
£15.29
Penguin Books Ltd My Beloved Monster
Book SynopsisA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'Exquisite... a beautiful book, one of the finest meditations on animal companionship that I have ever read' Kathryn Hughes, Guardian An instant New York Times bestseller, this is an unforgettable story about love, loss and redemption from a highly acclaimed writerCaleb Carr lived with cats ever since he was a young boy. He grew up in a turbulent household where famous Beat poets, artists and addicts came and went and his steadiest companions were pets. Since then he had many feline companions, with relationships that have outlasted most of his human ones. But only after building a three-story home in rural, upstate New York did he encounter someone extraordinary: Masha, a Siberian Forest cat who had been abandoned as a kitten and was languishing in a shelter. She had hissed and fought off all previous carers and potential adopters, but somehow, she chose him. For the seventeen years that followed, Caleb and Masha were inseparable. Masha ruled the house and the dangerous wilderness surrounding it. When she was hurt, only Caleb could help her. When he suffered long-standing physical ailments, Masha knew what to do. Caleb learned to decode much of Masha's inner life but their bond went far beyond owner and pet. Inspiring, heart-breaking and life-affirming, this is a love story like no other.
£10.44
Canelo Bombing Hitlers Hometown
Book SynopsisA visceral account of the white-knuckled bombing mission carried out on Hitler's hometown.In April 1945, Linz was one of Nazi Germany's most vital assets: a crucial transportation hub and communications centre, its railyards brimming with war materiel destined for the front lines. Linz was also the town Hitler claimed as home. Inevitably, it was one of the most heavily defended targets remaining in Europe.In their unheated, unpressurized B-24 Liberator and B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers, the young men of the US Fifteenth Air Force battled elements as dangerous as anything the Germans could throw at them. When batteries of German anti-aircraft guns did open fire, the men flew into a man-made hell of exploding shrapnel.Drawing on interviews with dozens of surviving World War II veterans and residents of Linz, as well as previously unpublished sources, Mike Croissant compellingly relates one of the war's last truly untold stories a gripping chronicle of warfare and a timeless tale of courage and terror, loss and redemption.With a foreword by Richard Overy, author of The Bombers and the Bombed
£11.69
Jessica Kingsley Publishers What the Hell Just Happened?!: Comfort and Wisdom
Book SynopsisYou feel like you're...how can I put it...falling?'This inspirational gift book helps readers overcome troubling times in their lives. Through vivid illustrations and positive affirmations, the book shows how you can face your past and embrace your future. The author provides thoughtful tips to remind you of what you can be at your emotionally strongest and smartest.Written by successful graphic novelist Richy K. Chandler, this will help you face life head-on and appreciate all that is good in your life. Ideal to gift to anyone going through a rough patch, or for use by therapists and counsellors.Trade ReviewThis charming little book by Richy K. Chandler works like a lifebuoy. When you feel down, reach out and grab it. As you travel through this colourfully and weirdly caricaturized world, eventually you will find yourself kicking away from the depths of sadness and reaching toward the light above you. -- Chie Kutsuwada, Manga-creator and illustratorWhen life throws you a curve ball, grab comics pioneer and illustrator extraordinaire Richy K. Chandler's What the Hell Just Happened. In this beautifully drawn comic, not only will you be guided through encounters with the dragons of your past and any heavy anchors of regret, but, with the help of a large mallet, you will also be advised how to thrash a few flying meteors of powerlessness. This is a truly ground-breaking self-help comic! -- Dr Sarah Lightman, Eisner-Award winning author and comics artist, and co-founder of Laydeez do ComicsTable of ContentsN/A
£8.24
Birlinn Ltd The View from the Shoulder
Book SynopsisRoger Cox has been writing about surfing in The Scotsman since 2005 and has contributed a weekly outdoors column to the paper since 2009, majoring on surfing, skiing and snowboarding but also taking in everything from climbing and kayaking to spear-fishing and long-distance paragliding. He has been the paper's arts editor since 2013 and in 2020 he won Innovation of the Year at the British Journalism Awards for establishing the Scotsman Sessions - a series of video performances recorded by artists all around Scotland, introduced by Scotsman arts critics.
£12.34
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music Violin Exam Pieces from 2024, ABRSM Grade 1,
Book SynopsisThis book contains nine pieces from ABRSM's Grade 1 Violin syllabus from 2024, three pieces chosen from each of Lists A, B and C - ideal for both Practical and Performance Grade exams. The pieces have been carefully selected to offer an attractive and varied range of styles, creating a collection that provides an excellent source of repertoire to suit every performer. The book also contains helpful footnotes and, for those preparing for exams, useful syllabus information. An edition with piano accompaniment and audio is also available - it includes downloadable recordings of all nine pieces, plus piano accompaniment tracks.
£9.34
404 Ink How Does Change Happen
Book SynopsisWe often think of making a difference' as an individual endeavour, a hero's journey. Popular movements and protests have proliferated in the many crises of the last few years. Some expressions of change are deemed too weak, others too disruptive: from Instagram tiles to orange spray paint. This book spends time with three prominent movements across environmental justice, land reform, and a fight for rent controls, seeking to recalibrate activist thinking from the individual responsibility to the collective by asking, truly: how does change happen?
£7.12
John Blake Publishing Ltd Real Football Factories: Shocking True Stories
Book SynopsisMeet the crews who think nothing of using tear gas, meat hooks, home-made bombs and worse. They come from all corners of the globe: from Brazil, Croatia, Argentina, Italy... and for these football hooligans, their team is their life. In a quest to find the most fanatical football hooligans on the planet, author Dominic Utton visited nine countries in three months with Danny Dyer, and the team behind the hit TV series. Shot at, stoned, glassed and tear-gassed, he survived gunfire in Brazil and a riot in Poland. Full of spine-chilling encounters, extraordinary characters and brutal clashes, The Real Football Factories shows that football hooliganism is alive and kicking all over the world.
£8.54
Reach plc The mostly Football World According to Ollie
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£12.74
Constellations Press Bogboy
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£10.44
Orion Publishing Co Around the World in 80 Trees
Book Synopsis"Beautiful to behold and to read" - THE SUNDAY TIMES"An arboreal odyssey" - NATURE"One of the most quietly beautiful books of the year" - DAILY MAIL"Jonathan Drori's deep-seated love of nature is contagious in this tree-by-tree journey across countries and continents. A book to take your time over" - WIREDJonathan Drori’s number one bestseller, now available in paperback!Bestselling author and environmentalist Jonathan Drori follows in the footsteps of Phileas Fogg as he tells the stories of 80 magnificent trees from all over the globe.In Around the World in 80 Trees, Jonathan Drori uses plant science to illuminate how trees play a role in every part of human life, from the romantic to the regrettable. From the trees of Britain, to India's sacred banyan tree, they offer us sanctuary and inspiration - not to mention the raw materials for everything from aspirin to maple syrup.Stops on the trip include the lime trees of Berlin's Unter den Linden boulevard, which intoxicate amorous Germans and hungry bees alike, the swankiest streets in nineteenth-century London, which were paved with Australian eucalyptus wood, and the redwood forests of California, where the secret to the trees' soaring heights can be found in the properties of the tiniest drops of water.Each of these strange and true tales - populated by self-mummifying monks, tree-climbing goats and ever-so-slightly radioactive nuts - is illustrated by Lucille Clerc, taking the reader on a journey that is as informative as it is beautiful. The book combines history, science and a wealth of quirky detail - there should be surprises for everyone.Perfect for fans of Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees, this new book will certainly whet the appetite of any tree lover to take an around-the-world trip, or simply visit your local botanic garden. The perfect travel guide for nature enthusiasts.Winner at the Woodland Books of the Year Awards 2018."An irresistible mix of science, culture, botany, history and vicarious travel" - SYDNEY MORNING HERALDTrade Review"Energetic writing accompanied by captivating illustrations that evoke the wonder and magic of trees meant I couldn't put this book down until I'd absorbed every beautiful page. Funny and informative, it's a heartfelt and personal look at the world's best known trees, their links with humanity and role in the natural world. It's hard to look at these towering plants without sharing the same love Drori and Clerc have clearly poured into Around the World in 80 Trees." -- - Jack Wallington, The Telegraph"Around the World in 80 Trees is one of my most treasured volumes in the rather massive library of tree books that I accumulated over the years that I researched and wrote The Overstory" -- - Richard Powers, Pulitzer Prize winning author
£12.34
Colour Your Streets Manchester Colouring Book A4
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£9.49
Lonely Planet Global Limited Lonely Planet Seoul City Map
Book SynopsisDurable and waterproof, with a handy slipcase and an easy-fold format, Lonely Planet''s Seoul City Map is your conveniently sized passport to travelling with ease. Get more from your map and your trip with images and information about top city attractions, walking tour routes, transport maps, itinerary suggestions, an extensive street and site index, and practical travel tips and directory. With this easy-to-use, full-colour navigation tool in your back pocket, you can truly get to the heart of Seoul, so begin your journey now! Durable and waterproof Easy-fold format and convenient size Handy slipcase Full colour and easy to use Extensive street and site index Images and information about top city attractions Handy transport maps Walking tour routes Practical travel tips and directory Itinerary suggestions Co
£5.99
Taschen Gmbh Astrology The Library Of Esoterica
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£13.50
Kuperard Dominican Republic Culture Smart
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£10.99
Penguin Books Ltd Nobody Can Give You Freedom
Book SynopsisThe real political mission of Malcolm X, and why it needs resurrecting now 100 years after his birth Malcolm X is a titanic figure in political history, but he is also one of the most misunderstood. So much of what we know about his life and politics is from books, films and documentaries that are all guilty of peddling the Malcolm myth for their own nefarious interests. Forever known as the violent Yang to Martin Luther King's Yin, in the years since his death he has been co-opted into the American project, punished by his enemies for his radicalism, and marginalised by decades of governments, academics and activists. But here, for the first time, Malcolm is rediscovered. On the centenary of his birthday, in a world shaken by decades of injustice and racism, Malcolm's political mission is more urgent than ever. In Nobody Can Give You Freedom, Kehinde Andrews reveals his real revolutionary programme. Malcolm's activism was his philosophy, and paying attention to it reveals the true cultural icon who, if he were alive today, would tell us to pick up the mantle, and overturn this wicked system for good.
£21.25
Vintage Publishing Mothers Boy
Book Synopsis''A wonderful memoir, written with great linguistic brio. Candid, shrewd and moving - a classic of its kind,'' William BoydHoward Jacobson''s funny, revealing and tender memoir of his path to becoming a writer.It''s my theory that only the unhappy, the uncomfortable, the gauche, the badly put together, aspire to make art. Why would you seek to reshape the world unless you were ill-at-ease in it? And I came out of the womb in every sense the wrong way round. In Mother''s Boy, Booker-Prize winner Howard Jacobson reveals how he became a writer. It is an exploration of belonging and not-belonging, of being an insider and outsider, both English and Jewish.Born to a working-class family in 1940s Manchester, the great-grandson of Lithuanian and Russian immigrants, Jacobson was raised by his mother, grandmother and aunt Joyce. His father was a regimental tailor, as well as an upholsterer, a market-stall holder, a taxi driver, a bal
£17.09
Sage Publications Ltd Health Promotion for Nursing Associates
Book SynopsisPromoting health and preventing ill health is central to your role as a nursing associate. Written in clear language and full of examples from practice, this book introduces all the aspects of health promotion that you need to know. Covering essential topics such as health inequalities, mental health promotion and making sense of demographic data, and with a new expanded look at culture and communication, supporting mental health for Children and Young People and the impact of socio-economic inequalities on access, this book develops your knowledge and skills in health promotion at the individual, community and population level.Key features:Fully mapped to the 2018 NMC standards of proficiency for nursing associatesCase studies, activities and new insights from real TNAs illustrate health promotion in different settings across all fields of nursingWritten specifically to reflect the unique experiences, challenges and requirements of the nursing associate role, helping you to develop into a confidence and professional practitionerABOUT THE SERIES: The Understanding Nursing Associate Practice series (UNAP) is a new collection of books uniquely designed to support trainee nursing associates throughout their training and into a professional career.
£17.99
Bonnier Books Ltd Why Are You Here Mrs Hamilton
Book SynopsisWITH A FOREWORD FROM SIR ALAN BATES'Jo is an inspiration', Monica Dolan, who played Jo in the ITV drama, Mr Bates vs The Post Office'My first big discrepancy came in the shape of a £2,000 shortfall that just made no sense at all. Of all the things that kept me awake once in the thick of the nightmare that unfolded, it was being stuck in that truly incomprehensible moment where the mere touch of a button suddenly turned £2,000 into £4,000 within three minutes on that cold December night in 2003.'Jo Hamilton was one of more than 700 sub-postmasters prosecuted between 2000 and 2014 based on information from the Post Office's faulty Horizon accounting system. She was told to put right a wrong she hadn't committed and pushed to the very brink of her existence - remortgaging her house, borrowing from anyone she could in order to repay money that she hadn't taken, and questioning her own sanity.Immortalised in ITV smash hit drama, Mr Bates v The Post Office, this is Jo Hamilton's extraordinary first-hand account of how she built a Post Office that was at the very heart of her community and lost it all through no fault of her own. For the first time, beyond the headlines and the corridors of the High Court and the UK's political institutions, we will finally hear Jo's full story and the human side of this scandal as well as the untold struggle she faced during the biggest miscarriages of justice in modern history. Ultimately, this is a story of hope and the strength of community and the ability of a few to fight back against the odds.
£17.00
Bonnier Books Ltd Jeffrey and Janice: Young at Heart
Book SynopsisMeet Jeffrey and Janice in this hilarious book based on the bestselling card range as they tackle the coming of the years with (dis)grace. Young at heart, but getting older in other places, Jeffrey and Janice used to climb mountains; now they steady themselves to fart. See them embrace a bathroom support "bar" and discover Google, as, just like fine cheese, they get stinkier and squishier with age. Isn't ageing mainly just resetting passwords, anyway? You're sure to see a bit of yourself in this very sweary couple!
£6.99
Hay House UK Ltd Money Loves Me
Book SynopsisMoney healing coach Farah Orths helps readers to release shame around money, manifest abundance, and truly believe that money loves them. Transform your relationship with money, heal your money wounds, and unlock an abundant life. Do you feel stuck? Does a life full of money seems impossible to you? Farah Orths shows you that the key to healing your relationship with money will never be through the mind alone. A heart-led approach is needed to move past blocks around money and help you believe you truly deserve everything the universe has to offer. This book will help you to: release shame and generational trauma around money rediscover your self-worth to move past the receiving wound manifest abundance and find money healing truly believe that money loves you Money Loves You won't give you a quick fix. This book will take you on a journey of recovery, and remind you that you are worthy and able to achieve a divine connection to money and wealth. Money wants to love you, are you ready to let it?
£11.69
O'Brien Press Ltd Tir na nOg
Book SynopsisTír na nÓgtells a story from long, long ago, part of an ancient oral tradition, handed down from generation to generation. The story of Niamh and Oisín in Tír na nÓg, the land of eternal youth, is one of Ireland's best-loved legends.
£13.29
V & A Publishing Cartier
Book SynopsisFew jewellers are as widely known as Cartier, even fewer have instantly recognisable designs - many of which, such as the tank watch and trinity ring, have become iconic. Glamorous, witty, beautiful, and beloved of stars from Elizabeth Taylor to Grace Kelly, this book features over 150 dazzling Cartier items.
£52.50
Reaktion Books Champagne
Book SynopsisAn elegant, informative history of sparkling wines and the people behind them.
£11.69
The Hattan Company Ltd. Dream Guide An Unofficial Guide to Disney Cruise
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£14.42
Lonely Planet Global Limited Lonely Planet Pocket Stockholm
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£9.49
John Blake Publishing Ltd Peaky Blinders The Real Gangs and Gangsters
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£9.49
Ebury Publishing History for Tomorrow
Book SynopsisRoman Krznaric is a social philosopher who writes about the power of ideas to create change. His internationally bestselling books, including The Good Ancestor, Empathy, and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than twenty-five languages. He is Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University's Centre for Eudaimonia and Human Flourishing and founder of the world's first Empathy Museum.After growing up in Sydney and Hong Kong, Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD in political science. His writings have been widely influential amongst political and ecological campaigners, education reformers, social entrepreneurs and designers. An acclaimed public speaker, his talks and workshops have taken him from a London prison to the TED global stage.Roman is a member of the Club of Rome and a Research Fellow of the Long Now Foundation. He previously worked as an academic, a gardener and a human rights campaigner. He is also a fanatical player of the medieval sport of real tennis.
£10.44
Octopus Publishing Group The Herbal Apothecary: Recipes, Remedies and
Book SynopsisFrom the best-selling author of The Hedgerow Apothecary, The Garden Apothecary and The Hedgerow Apothecary Forager's Handbook Learn the sustainable and ethical art of the apothecarist with this beautiful photographic guide to working with herbs and spices to make healing remedies and delicious recipes. Discover the fascinating properties and therapeutic benefits of everyday ingredients found in herb gardens and kitchen cupboards. For centuries, herbalists and healers have looked to nature for remedies and have made salves, toddies, teas, balms and preserves as cures for common ailments and to add piquant aromas and flavours to dishes - and now you can too. Inside you will find:- Photographs to help you safely identify edible plants - Advice on what is available in each season - Guidance on how best to grow, prepare and preserve your herbs and spices - Useful herbal remedies and delicious recipes to try - The fascinating folklore and history of these majestic aromatic plants
£12.74
Little, Brown Book Group Sophie
Book SynopsisA definitive biography of the life of Sophie, The Duchess of Edinburgh written by bestselling royal and celebrity biographer Sean Smith
£21.25
Swift Press Reparations
£16.14
Sage Publications Ltd Generative AI for Students
Book SynopsisUsing Generative Artificial Intelligence as a student can be confusing and challenging. This authoritative guide equips you with practical knowledge, enabling you to leverage GenerativeAI as a powerful study aid and embark on your academic journey with confidence. Exploringa wide spectrum of topics, from demystifying jargon and fostering critical thinking to addressing diversity, inclusion and academic integrity, this book is an essential companion for any Higher Education student looking to enhance their academic skill set and achieve success in their studies.By the end of this book you will:- Become critically literate atusing GenerativeAI- Learn how to use Generative AI to enhance traditional study methods- Encounter real-life case studies and worked-through examples to put theory into practice- Gain a comprehensive grounding in how to engage with Generative AI Tools
£17.99
Red Wheel Wicked Strange
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Octopus Publishing Group Mafiopoli
Book Synopsis''Part memoir, part shoe leather investigative journalism, Mafiopoli is a vital exploration of how organised crime takes hold of a society from the bottom up and spreads around the world.'' -Miles Johnson, author of Chasing Shadows''Beautifully written, excellently researched.'' -Mick Van Wely''An exceptional investigation into the global muscle of the Calabrian mafia.'' -StrongWords book of the week''It''s easy to think you''re listening to a thriller or TV drama but this is real life... impeccably researched... [Sanne de Boer is] an unstoppable force with an unstoppable audiobook'' -Bookriot The ''Ndrangheta mafia is one of the most powerful criminal organizations in the world. Bound together by blood ties, sworn to a code of silence and steeped in religious ritual, they are the force behind a litany of violence and corruption. In Mafiopoli, journalist Sanne De Boer takes us deep ins
£18.70
Octopus Publishing Group 52 Things to Do While You Poo
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of 52 Things to Do While You Poo, this escape room edition contains an exciting array of puzzles to solve, all in an ingenious, brand-new format. Hone your problem-solving skills and find enjoyment in perseverance as you work your way towards the end of the book... and to your escape!
£7.59
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Liverpool and the Unmaking of Britain
Book SynopsisFew cities in the world are as famous as Liverpool, the home of the modern world's most celebrated rock group and of a legendary football team.The city is equally notorious for its poverty, its ethnic and racial divides and, above all, its decline. For Liverpool was once a great port, growing rich on slavery, on trade with the Americas and the British Empire's outposts in Africa and Asia. In the 1980s, it was described as obsolete', yet the city stubbornly refuses to die.This is a brilliant, elegantly written history of Liverpool since the Second World War. It is a story of vast docklands shrinking and eventually vanishing when corporations discovered they should shift goods in containers and dispense with human workers, of industries like car manufacturing mushrooming and disappearing, of huge new suburbs being built and neglected. It is a moving and horrifying narrative of casual racism Chinese sailors deported en masse in the aftermath of the war, systematic discrimination against the city's Black population and of resistance, culminating in the Toxteth riots of 1981. The de-industrialisation of the city under Margaret Thatcher's government, the various attempts to renew and gentrify the devastated waterfront, and the bizarre interlude of Militant control of the local council are all described unforgettably by Wetherell. Liverpool becomes a prism through which recent British history is brought into a new focus. Sam Wetherell sharply criticises the obscenity of accepting human and urban obsolescence'. In his words, his book is also the history of the former shipbuilding economies of the north-east of England and the west of Scotland, the former coal-mining communities of South Wales, Yorkshire and the Midlands and the former car-making towns of Coventry and Luton. It is the story of Rotterdam, Marseille, Detroit, Baltimore and West Virginia'.This is an epic history of a single, iconic city. It is also a warning of what the future may hold for many more communities.
£21.25
Birlinn General The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Book SynopsisEdinburgh, 1930, and the world is on the brink of change. Leading the charge is the free-spirited Miss Jean Brodie, but while Miss Brodie manipulates and charms her girls' known as the Brodie Set with notions of romance and heroism, tragedy and a cruel betrayal beckon...The Prime of Miss Jean Brodieis one of Muriel Spark's greatest novels.
£12.34
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC The Week Junior Guide to Politics
Book SynopsisThe ultimate guide to understanding politics from multi-award-winning children's magazine The Week Junior, perfect for helping children make sense of the world around them.
£7.59
Fingerprint! Publishing Greatest Short Stories for Children
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£11.35
Penguin Books Ltd (UK) Source Code
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£11.69
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Life and a Half
Book SynopsisThe story of one man's unorthodox path to politics, from Labour Minister and Sunday Times-bestselling author Chris Bryant.
£21.25
Oneworld Publications Humanish
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Hadrian's Wall
Book SynopsisA beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome. Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the 120s AD. Vast in size and stretching from the east to the west coast of the northern part of Britannia, it is the largest monument left by the Roman empire – all the more striking because it lies so far from Rome. Today, it is one of the most visited heritage sites in the country. Yet the story of the Wall is far more than the development of a line of fortifications and the defence of a troublesome imperial frontier. Generation after generation of soldiers served there, with their families as well as traders and other foreign and local civilians in and around the army bases. The glimpses of this vibrant, multinational community in Adrian Goldsworthy's masterly book bring the bare stones to life. Goldsworthy also considers why and how the wall was built, and discusses the fascinating history, afterlife and archaeology of this unique ancient monument.Trade ReviewGoldsworthy is an erudite guide... As an introduction to the history of the most impressive of ancient engineering achievements, Goldsworthy's book is entirely successful... The prefect companion to exploring the remains of the wall today * BBC History Magazine *A lucid, general introduction to the wall and its times... Goldsworthy is especially good at recreating the lives lived on it * Country Life *[Goldsworthy] provides a clear, concise guide to one of the favourite heritage sights of Britain and transports us back to the frontier life of the Roman Empire in another vital era of our history * Minerva Magazine *Goldsworthy brings Hadrian's Wall to life in this detailed and beautifully illustrated book * Westmorland Gazette *A lively introduction to the largest surviving Roman artefact on Earth * World of Cruising *A succinct and eminently sensible new account of Hadrian's Wall * The New Criterion *
£10.44
Workman Publishing Talk to Your Boys
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£20.25
Granta Books Things That Disappear
Book SynopsisThe Palace of the Republic, that once housed the East German parliament, is demolished. A grandmother's laughter passes from life into memory. Furniture that once made a home is taken to the tip. A friendship drops into silence. Old ways are erased by the new. In this fascinating collection of essays, most of them written for her column in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Jenny Erpenbeck meditates, with a sense of both deep melancholy and wry humour, on the disappearance and impermanence of things. Whether recalling the shop that used to darn tights in the days before you could just buy a new pair, reflecting on changing social attitudes, or considering the mysterious vanishing of a piece of cheese from her fridge, Jenny Erpenbeck's sharp intelligence, eye for telling detail, and her nuanced perspective on her country's past and present imbue these brief pieces with lasting power.
£11.69
Batsford Unfolding Cloth
Book Synopsis A guide to finding, researching and using historical textiles in your stitched work, to bring layers of meaning and a rich sense of emotional connection through place and time. Renowned textile artist and tutor Hannah Lamb frequently uses and is inspired by old fabrics in her work, from age-worn cotton and linen sheets to delicate lace collars, vintage patchwork to snippets of colourful printed silk. In this book she explores many creative ways to incorporate historical textiles into your own work, from first conception and initial research to the finished piece. Chapters cover: Unfolding: how to track down historical textiles in shops, markets, antiques fairs, museum collections and online, or in your own family scrap bag, and how to conduct thorough and meaningful research into them. Connecting: how to design and plan your work with historical textiles, starting with mood boards and sketchbooks and progressing to practical creative experimentation, including old-fashioned techniques such as the prick and pounce' method of pattern transfer, popular in Tudor times. Making: the practicalities of using old and fragile materials in your work, and how to combine them with newer fabrics to make cohesive and beautiful pieces that tell powerful stories. This chapter also explores alternative ideas, such as digital printing, that allow you to import the fabric's essence but leave the original piece intact. Gathering: this chapter considers examples of contemporary artworks that respond to textile heritage and place, and studies how we tell histories and whose perspective we tell them from. This thoughtful, imaginative book is illustrated with inspirational examples of the author's own work and that of other textile artists from around the world, and provides a valuable introduction to working with historical textiles to enhance your own pieces of textile art.
£21.25
The History Press Ltd Shelf Life
Book SynopsisEmbark on a captivating journey through the ages with Shelf Life, a meticulously crafted exploration of bookselling and publishing spanning two millennia. This engaging narrative, designed for book lovers of all kinds, unveils the resilience and innovation of key figures who shaped the literary landscape. From the pioneering days of William Caxton to the contemporary influence of Jeff Bezos, the book chronicles the stories of those who transformed the world of books.As the narrative navigates the ever-evolving terrain of book retail, it delves into the seismic changes of the past forty years and reflects on the current state of the industry.Shelf Life not only chronicles the past but also looks ahead, offering insights into the challenges and future possibilities for publishing and bookselling in the twenty-first century. A must-read for anyone passionate about books, bookshops, and the enduring legacy of the written word.
£19.54
Yale University Press Oliver Cromwell Commander in Chief
£12.34
