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The History Press Ltd The Touring Caravan Story
Book SynopsisOver a century of the modern touring caravan
£12.34
The History Press Ltd A Cheshire Christmas
Book SynopsisThis colourful evocation of Christmas in Cheshire will enliven many an evening around a blazing fire. Wonder at the Mayor of Chester''s sumptuous banquet where the tables groan under the sheer weight of food; experience the joy of the newly-wed Reverend and Mrs Brandt as they arrive on a frosty Christmas Eve at Gawsworth Rectory, their new home; feel your flesh creep at the tales of the ghosts of Christmas past which haunt the eerie country house at Poulton Lancelyn in the Wirral; spare a thought for the poor farmer to whom Christmas is just a week with three Sundays in it; ride with the whipper-in of the Cheshire Forest Hunt on a Boxing Day meet that went perilously wrong; and follow the Duke of Westminster''s gamekeeper in a taxi cab full of cards and gifts, as he struggles across Cheshire to deliver them all in time for Christmas. So, shut out the cold night, draw the curtains and put another log on the fire. Then settle down in the warmth to enjoy this enthralling anthology of A Ch
£9.49
The History Press Ltd The LMS Story
Book SynopsisThe London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was Britain's largest steam railway and the only one to operate in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, as well as having two short stretches of line in the Irish Republic. It was the world's largest owner of railway hotels and the world's largest railway shipping operator. Mainly a steam railway, it had a significant electric service out of Euston in London, and on Merseyside and Manchester. One of the leaders in diesel shunting locomotives, the company was a pioneer of using mechanical handling equipment, including large coaling towers. The LMS was mainly a freight railway, but it was still able to boast the best railway carriages, even on suburban services, where there was more legroom than was offered by other companies. Full of little-known facts, illustrated throughout and including a useful timeline, The LMS Story is the latest ad
£9.49
Hodder & Stoughton The Sailor from Casablanca: A summer read full of
Book SynopsisA spellbinding story of love and betrayal for fans of Santa Montefiore, Fiona Valpy's The Beekeeper's Promise and Dinah Jefferies. Perfect for book clubs! ***Shortlisted for the Filigranes Prize******RATED 5 STARS BY REAL READERS***"I couldn't turn the pages fast enough!" -5* Amazon review"A story full of mysteries and romance, set against the sumptuous backdrop of Casablanca." -5* Amazon review"An exceptional debut" -Les Livres d'Eve blog "A novel full of warmth, emotions and exoticism." -Le PopulaireTall, brilliant and ambitious, eighteen-year-old sailor Guillaume has the world at his feet when he steps onto the shores of Casablanca in April 1940. But his dreams of travelling the world are cut short when he dies in a warship explosion in the harbour of Casablanca.Sixty-five years later in 2005, as Loubna fights to open a cinema in the bustling harbourside city, the young woman discovers the mystery of the sailor from Casablanca . . . and a suitcase full of her grandfather Guillaume's love letters. But could it be that the boy everyone has supposed dead for over half a century is still alive?And if so - did he run away with one of his countless girlfriends all these years ago?As Loubna searches for answers, she finds herself swept up in an epic story of love, passion, intrigue and betrayal, set in the enchantingly glamorous heart of Golden Age Casablanca.
£9.99
Carlton Books Ltd Poster Pack British Holidays A Stunning
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Pitch Publishing Ltd Standing in Line: A Memoir: 30 Years of Obsessive
Book SynopsisStanding in Line is a humorous memoir, based on a variety of experiences in The Queue, one of sport's most fascinating traditions. Told through the eyes of a ten-year-old boy becoming a 39-year-old man, it is a love letter both to Wimbledon and to the wonder of British summertime. Watching the Championships is a national pastime, and this book is full of the ups and downs out on court, as well as the memorable pop-cultural moments off it. It is set against the desperate wait for a British Gentlemen's champion, viewed against the global reality show Wimbledon has become - transcending sport and class, yet still embracing tradition. Illustrated with drawings from renowned artist and author Zebedee Helm, the book observes both the changing world around us and the behaviour of the half-million fans who cram themselves into this leafy corner of London for two weeks every year. Standing in Line is a joyful, gently nostalgic read for anyone who has found themselves gazing for hours on end at coverage of Wimbledon.
£13.49
John Blake Publishing Ltd Cracked Eggs and Chicken Soup - A Memoir of
Book SynopsisIn this revealing memoir of childhood, the author shows not only what affected his family, but also reveals a large slice of social history concerning the lives of all ordinary working-class people struggling to live in the slums of the East End of London in those pre-Welfare State days. He writes with sympathy, and sometimes anger, of the overcrowded houses with families of anything up to eight children, as his own had, living in just two or three rooms with outside W.C. and water tap; of the reliance on charity and the soup kitchen for food; of trying to eke out what little income they had by buying stale bread and cracked eggs or other cheap food from the many itinerant street sellers.Yet this is also a chronicle of what was a turbulent time in British history, and especially in the East End, with its then still large Jewish and Irish populations. So here too is an eyewitness account of the Depression, and of the provocative marches by Sir Oswald Mosley's British Union of Fascists through the area, culminating in the Battle of Cable Street that saw the marchers turned back by the efforts of Jewish, Irish, communist and socialist protestors. Above all, however, Norman Jacobs writes with affection of the area and its extraordinary mix of peoples, as well as the now-vanished aspects of everyday life, such as the music hall, the two-valve radio, and the first Cup Final to be played at Wembley.
£7.59
Pen & Sword Books Ltd Collecting Classic Girls' Toys
Book SynopsisThis is the first British study of its kind which focuses on toys made for girls including the spin-off accessories. Susan Brewer explores the world of girls' toys, dividing the book into sections to encompass many kinds; dolls, houses, prams, cuddly toys, outdoor toys, traditional playthings and character toys such as Sylvanian Families, Strawberry Shortcake, My Little Pony, Flower Fairies. She includes brief biographies of some of the best known firms, amongst them Chad Valley, Hornby, Britain's, Pedigree and Fisher Price but the main focus is on the toys themselves, many of which readers will remember from their own childhood.
£22.50
D.C.Thomson & Co Ltd We Had A Dream - Scotland Internationals In The
Book SynopsisA collection of hundreds of previouslyunseen photos of classic Scotlandinternational football games that havelain in newspaper and magazine archives for50, 60 or 70 years.Aimed at the sports nostalgia and giftmarket, the Black & White Era seriesguarantees high-quality production valuesand never-before seen vintage photos, alongwith well researched anecdotalaccompanying text of the eventsfrom original sources.With a foreword by Denis Law (Scotland'sall-time joint-top goal scorer).
£14.99
David & Charles Racing with Heroes: The Stories, Settings and
Book SynopsisReg May has put pen to paper to create a record of iconic and historic races, including such classics as the 1955 Mille Miglia, and the 1957 German Grand Prix - races that the author has heard and read about since his childhood, and that have left a lasting impression. With personal opinions, careful observations, and measured reflections on motor racing in general, Reg has added his own personal experiences of motor racing, and penned a volume that excites as well as informs the reader. Reg injects his infectious enthusiasm for the sport, whilst painting a vivid picture of each event and its backdrop, Racing with Heroes captures the atmosphere of these great races, immersing the reader in the action as history is made.Trade ReviewFormula One's greatest races, remembered in gushing prose by an F1 super fan. Classic Cars a compact, entertaining compilation of memorable Grand Prixs ... plus a few personal reminiscences thrown in for good measure. At just GBP12.99 this book will make a great Christmas stocking filler. RETRO SPEED one for everyone to enjoy ...easy reading and often in the story it brings to light some small point we had missed in the past. I enjoyed it and hope you will Motor Cycling Club (MCC) The reader is transported around the worlds' circuits by the authors' passion for the sport. Antique and Collectors Trader an excellent read, and one in which the author's enthusiasm for his subject shines through. Speedscene It's an enjoyable little book and at just $24.99 it wont break the bank. Oily Rag MagazineTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements. Introduction. Chapter 1 - A Passion for Racing Chapter 2 - German Grand Prix -1957 Chapter 3 - Monaco Grand Prix-1961 Chapter 4 - LeMans-1969 Chapter 5 - Brazilian Grand Prix - 2008 Chapter 6 - French Grand Prix- 1959 Chapter 7 - Mille Miglia-1955 Chapter 8 - German Grand Prix-1935 Chapter 9 - Italian Grand Prix-1971 Chapter 10 - British Grand Prix -1976 Chapter 11 - French Grand Prix-1961 Chapter 12 - Dutch Grand Prix-1967 Chapter 13 - Australian Grand Prix-1986 Chapter 14 - A Family Day At The Races Chapter 15 - Canadian Grand Prix-2011 Chapter 16 - Japanese Grand Prix-1976 Chapter 17 - He Raced With Heroes Index
£11.69
Mortons Media Group Railways and Recollections: 1978
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Mortons Media Group Railways and Recollections: 1976
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Railways & Recollections 1977: 1977
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches & Recollections 1978: 1978: 105
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£28.50
Mortons Media Group Buses Coaches & Recollections 1969
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Welshpool & Llanfair Light Railway Recollections
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Garratts and Guitars Sixty Trainspotting Years:
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£15.00
Mortons Media Group One Young Lads Trainspotting Trips: Bringing Back
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£23.75
Mortons Media Group A Recollections Tour of Britain: Middle England
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group A Recollections Tour of Britain Eastern England
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group A Recollections Tour of Britain Transport
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group Locomotive Recollections: No 45596 Bahamas: 84
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Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches, Trams and Trolleybus
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches & Recollections 1976: 1976: 89
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£8.57
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches Trams & Recollections 1956: 1956:
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£9.68
Mortons Media Group Buses, Coaches & Recollections 1977: 1977: 95
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£10.18
Mortons Media Group The Golden Valley Line - Swindon to Gloucester
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£17.00
Mortons Media Group THE GLOUCESTERSHIRE WARWICKSHIRE STEAM RAILWAY
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£19.00
Smith Street Books 90s TV Quizpedia: The ultimate book of trivia
Book SynopsisThese 450+ questions will put even the most die-hard TV addicts to the test! What type of animal is Rocko in Rocko’s Modern Life? What is the phrase that appears on the poster that hangs above Fox Mulder’s desk? What show’s theme song refers to “tossed salad and scrambled eggs”? How many times did Mr. Sheffield propose to Fran? This interactive trivia book is the ultimate opportunity to showcase your knowledge of the small screen’s greatest decade, from daytime talk shows to crime dramas, Baywatch to The Simpsons, and everything in between. Grab your remote, the truth is out there!
£9.50
Columbia University Press The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb
Book SynopsisDescribes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use the weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II.Trade ReviewA rich resource to the complex and often profoundly controversial questions surrounding the bomb of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Reference & Research Book News Lucid and careful summaries of the issues...[a] substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources -- Lawrence D. Freedman Foreign Affairs Not only comprehensive but so engaging... This is a book for every library. -- Joe P. Dunn American Reference Books Annual An indispensable book. -- Robert James Maddox Journal of Cold War Studies Innovative. -- Philip Nash H-Diplo By giving the nuclear debate life before the Cold War, Kort revitalizes it for a new complex era. The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb makes a valuable contribution. -- Jay Larson Peace and ChangeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Historical Narrative 1. The Debate Over Hiroshima 2. Building the Atomic Bomb 3. The Pacific War 4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb 5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's Surrender 7. Hiroshima and American Power Part II. Key Questions and Interpretations Part III. Resources Chronology Glossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations Glossary of Names Selected Bibliography Part IV. Documents Guide to the Documents A. American Civilian Documents B. American Military Documents C. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries D. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries E. Japanese Surrender Documents F. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army Notes Index
£52.70
Columbia University Press Hollywood and Hitler 19331939
Book SynopsisThe behind-the-scenes story of Hollywood’s struggle with Nazism before the outbreak of war.Trade ReviewWith a rich blend of art and politics, Doherty brings to light the story of how Hollywood handled Nazism during Hitler's reign. Recommended. Library Journal (starred review) Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 tracks the advance of fascism, and the movie industry's reaction on screen and in private... [A] fascinating work. -- Kate Muir The Times (London) A lively study of Hollywood's relationship to Nazism. -- Emily Greenhouse Culture Desk blog, The New Yorker Wide-ranging and brightly written. -- Dave Kehr The New York Times Book Review A lively, detailed account and a worthy successor to his books Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration. -- Philip Kemp Times Higher Education A remarkable and stimulating account of an important part of movie history and American history. -- Rob Hardy The Commercial Dispatch [Doherty's] books on American cinema from the 1930s to the 1950s are essential reading: Pre-Code Hollywood and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen & the Production Code Administration... No one has told this story in as comprehensive or convincing a fashion. As always, Doherty's work is well researched. -- Clayton Koppes Cineaste A witty writer familiar with Hollywood history and manners, Doherty places the studios' craven behavior within a general account of the political culture of the movies in the thirties and forties. -- David Denby The New Yorker [A] riveting read. -- Merve Emre The Millions Mr. Doherty fully understands the studio system and how it juggled interference from its own internal agency, the Production Code Administration. He doesn't deny the greed and fear that motivated studios, but he puts the behavior in context. -- Jeanine Basinger Wall Street Journal Meticulously researched and captivating. -- Noah Isenberg Times Literary Supplement Doherty masterfully describes how the movie industry, mostly headed by Jews, ultimately came together at a time when the nation needed unity... The book is crisply written, well documented. -- Burton Boxerman St. Louis Jewish Light Doherty's well researched Hollywood and Hitler 1933-1939 throws fascinating new light on America and the rise of Nazism. -- Philip French The Observer [A] wide-ranging, scrupulously researched and highly entertaining study. -- Philip French Sight and Sound [A] judicious and comprehensive history of the period. -- Mark Horowitz Tablet Doherty provides a more nuanced and accurate account of Hollywood's relationship with Hitler, and his book should be considered the authority on the subject. -- M. Todd Bennett American Historical Review Hollywood and Hitler is an excellent addition to Doherty's impressive oeuvre, well worth reading for its important insights, strong narrative, and mastery of the period. -- David Welky Journal of American Studies Doherty's book is well documented and brings together a corpus made of lesser-known, yet signifying feature films. -- Yves Laberge Journal of American Culture Thorough and elegantly written. -- Saverio Giovacchini Journal of American History Doherty brings fresh eyes and a witty pen to re-examine the business of US cinema production and distribution in the turbulent pre-war years... A valuable contribution to scholarship on the subject. -- Vincent O'Donnell Media International Australia An important contribution to the history of Hollywood's response to the Nazi efforts to censor US films targeted for export to Germany... Highly recommended. Choice Vividly written, academically unpretentious, and indispensable for historians and students of film. -- Bernard F. Dick American Studies [Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939] is painstakingly researched and offers film historians, as well as historians of World War II, a rich, insightful, and engaging portrait of an industry and a world in turmoil. -- Brian Faucette Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television Meticulously researched... [Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939] provides an informed backdrop to scholars looking to contextualize and analyze individual films from the era. -- Rochelle Miller Film & History A tour de force of film history, deftly weaving together many strands of Hollywood and world history to explain Hollywood's vexed and often vexing relationship to the rise of Nazism. -- Leslie Fishbein American Jewish History Doherty offers a compelling prequel to his own Projections of War: Hollywood,American Culture,and World War II and an indispensible contribution to the emerging body of work on the relationships between Hollywood and Berlin in the 1930s. -- Hannah Graves Film Quarterly Top notch, exhaustively researched film history book by a superb historian. Hollywood ProgressiveTable of ContentsPrologue: Judenfilm! 1. Hollywood-Berlin-Hollywood "The Hitler Anti-Jew Thing" The Aryanization of American Imports The Aryanization of Hollywood's Payroll 2. Hitler, "A Blah Show Subject" The Disappearance of Jews qua Jews The Unmaking of The Mad Dog of Europe "What about the Jews The Story of a Hollywood Girl in Naziland: I Was a Captive of Nazi Germany (1936) 3. The Nazis in the Newsreels "The Swastika Man" "Naziganda" 4. The Hollywood Anti-Nazi League "Unheil Hitler!" The Politics of Celebrity 5. Mussolini Jr. Goes Hollywood 6. The Spanish Civil War in Hollywood "Censored Pap!" Walter Wanger's Blockade (1938) Loyalist Red Screen Propaganda 7. Foreign Imports "German Tongue Talkers" Anti-Nazism in the Arty Theaters "Nazi Scrammers" 8. "The Blight of Radical Propaganda" Trouble from Rome Over Idiot's Delight (1939) Trouble from Berlin Over The Road Back (1937) Trouble from Washington with the Dies Committee 9. Inside Nazi Germany with the March of Time 10. "Grim Reaper Material" History Unreels "The Present Persecutions in Germany" 11. There Is No Room for Leni Riefenstahl in Hollywood 12. "The Only Studio with Any Guts" The Warner Bros. Patriotic Shorts The Activist Moguls "The Picture That Calls a Swastika a Swastika!": Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) 13. Hollywood Goes to War Epilogue: The Motion Picture Memory of Nazism Thanks and Acknowledgments Notes Index
£75.15
Columbia University Press Hollywood and Hitler 19331939
Book SynopsisThe behind-the-scenes story of Hollywood’s struggle with Nazism before the outbreak of war.Trade ReviewWith a rich blend of art and politics, Doherty brings to light the story of how Hollywood handled Nazism during Hitler's reign. Recommended. Library Journal (starred review) Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939 tracks the advance of fascism, and the movie industry's reaction on screen and in private... [A] fascinating work. -- Kate Muir The Times (London) A lively study of Hollywood's relationship to Nazism. -- Emily Greenhouse Culture Desk blog, The New Yorker Wide-ranging and brightly written. -- Dave Kehr The New York Times Book Review A lively, detailed account and a worthy successor to his books Pre-Code Hollywood: Sex, Immorality, and Insurrection in American Cinema, 1930-1934 and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen and the Production Code Administration. -- Philip Kemp Times Higher Education A remarkable and stimulating account of an important part of movie history and American history. -- Rob Hardy The Commercial Dispatch [Doherty's] books on American cinema from the 1930s to the 1950s are essential reading: Pre-Code Hollywood and Hollywood's Censor: Joseph I. Breen & the Production Code Administration... No one has told this story in as comprehensive or convincing a fashion. As always, Doherty's work is well researched. -- Clayton Koppes Cineaste A witty writer familiar with Hollywood history and manners, Doherty places the studios' craven behavior within a general account of the political culture of the movies in the thirties and forties. -- David Denby The New Yorker [A] riveting read. -- Merve Emre The Millions Mr. Doherty fully understands the studio system and how it juggled interference from its own internal agency, the Production Code Administration. He doesn't deny the greed and fear that motivated studios, but he puts the behavior in context. -- Jeanine Basinger Wall Street Journal Meticulously researched and captivating. -- Noah Isenberg Times Literary Supplement Doherty masterfully describes how the movie industry, mostly headed by Jews, ultimately came together at a time when the nation needed unity... The book is crisply written, well documented. -- Burton Boxerman St. Louis Jewish Light Doherty's well researched Hollywood and Hitler 1933-1939 throws fascinating new light on America and the rise of Nazism. -- Philip French The Observer [A] wide-ranging, scrupulously researched and highly entertaining study. -- Philip French Sight and Sound [A] judicious and comprehensive history of the period. -- Mark Horowitz Tablet Doherty provides a more nuanced and accurate account of Hollywood's relationship with Hitler, and his book should be considered the authority on the subject. -- M. Todd Bennett American Historical Review Hollywood and Hitler is an excellent addition to Doherty's impressive oeuvre, well worth reading for its important insights, strong narrative, and mastery of the period. -- David Welky Journal of American Studies Doherty's book is well documented and brings together a corpus made of lesser-known, yet signifying feature films. -- Yves Laberge Journal of American Culture Thorough and elegantly written. -- Saverio Giovacchini Journal of American History Doherty brings fresh eyes and a witty pen to re-examine the business of US cinema production and distribution in the turbulent pre-war years... A valuable contribution to scholarship on the subject. -- Vincent O'Donnell Media International Australia An important contribution to the history of Hollywood's response to the Nazi efforts to censor US films targeted for export to Germany... Highly recommended. Choice Vividly written, academically unpretentious, and indispensable for historians and students of film. -- Bernard F. Dick American Studies [Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939] is painstakingly researched and offers film historians, as well as historians of World War II, a rich, insightful, and engaging portrait of an industry and a world in turmoil. -- Brian Faucette Historical Journal of Film, Radio, and Television Meticulously researched... [Hollywood and Hitler, 1933-1939] provides an informed backdrop to scholars looking to contextualize and analyze individual films from the era. -- Rochelle Miller Film & History A tour de force of film history, deftly weaving together many strands of Hollywood and world history to explain Hollywood's vexed and often vexing relationship to the rise of Nazism. -- Leslie Fishbein American Jewish History Doherty offers a compelling prequel to his own Projections of War: Hollywood,American Culture,and World War II and an indispensible contribution to the emerging body of work on the relationships between Hollywood and Berlin in the 1930s. -- Hannah Graves Film Quarterly Top notch, exhaustively researched film history book by a superb historian. Hollywood ProgressiveTable of ContentsPrologue: Judenfilm! 1. Hollywood-Berlin-Hollywood "The Hitler Anti-Jew Thing" The Aryanization of American Imports The Aryanization of Hollywood's Payroll 2. Hitler, "A Blah Show Subject" The Disappearance of Jews qua Jews The Unmaking of The Mad Dog of Europe "What about the Jews The Story of a Hollywood Girl in Naziland: I Was a Captive of Nazi Germany (1936) 3. The Nazis in the Newsreels "The Swastika Man" "Naziganda" 4. The Hollywood Anti-Nazi League "Unheil Hitler!" The Politics of Celebrity 5. Mussolini Jr. Goes Hollywood 6. The Spanish Civil War in Hollywood "Censored Pap!" Walter Wanger's Blockade (1938) Loyalist Red Screen Propaganda 7. Foreign Imports "German Tongue Talkers" Anti-Nazism in the Arty Theaters "Nazi Scrammers" 8. "The Blight of Radical Propaganda" Trouble from Rome Over Idiot's Delight (1939) Trouble from Berlin Over The Road Back (1937) Trouble from Washington with the Dies Committee 9. Inside Nazi Germany with the March of Time 10. "Grim Reaper Material" History Unreels "The Present Persecutions in Germany" 11. There Is No Room for Leni Riefenstahl in Hollywood 12. "The Only Studio with Any Guts" The Warner Bros. Patriotic Shorts The Activist Moguls "The Picture That Calls a Swastika a Swastika!": Confessions of a Nazi Spy (1939) 13. Hollywood Goes to War Epilogue: The Motion Picture Memory of Nazism Thanks and Acknowledgments Notes Index
£22.09
Historic England Woolworth's: 100 Years on the High Street
Book SynopsisWoolworth’s bright red signboard was a beacon on British and Irish high streets for nearly a century. American in origin, Woolworth’s grew rapidly after the first branch opened in Liverpool in 1909. The business model – with inexpensive goods piled on counter tops – scored an immediate hit with British consumers. By 1930 there were 400 stores, and by 1960 over 1000. With its own architects’ department and regional construction teams, Woolworth’s erected hundreds of prominent stores in shopping centres throughout England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. It is these buildings – often typical of the commercial architecture of their day – which provide the focus of this book. This is not, however, a conventional architectural history – it is the story of Woolworth’s seen through the prism of its stores. The Woolworth’s chain was of huge cultural importance, shaping and reflecting fundamental changes – mostly American in origin – that took place in the nation’s shopping habits. Despite its dominant position on the high street, by the 1960s Woolworth’s was beginning to lose its way. As people acquired cars and freezers and began to desert the high street, Woolworth’s tried to stay ahead of the game with unsuccessful ventures into out-of-town and catalogue shopping. But by the time of its demise in 2009, a shrunken Woolworth’s owned just two of the stores which it had built and developed over the preceding century. The closure of the last British stores in January 2009 provoked an outpouring of nostalgia and grief. Woolworth’s occupied the heart of many communities, physically and commercially, and its heritage deserves celebration. Trade Review... Morrison's book is wonderfully revealing about the design and history of a business that was a familiar, and much loved, presence in Britain for a century and is essential reading for its insights into architectural, retail, and social history.Philip Wilkinson, English Buildings BlogIt may be time to reconsider the architectural and heritage value of the former Woolworth stores, and this excellent publication should help others to do that.Ann Robey, Transactions of the Ancient Monuments SocietyTable of ContentsIntroduction: Woolworth’s legacy 1. An American retail empire, 1879–1909 2. The pioneering years, 1909–1918 3. A roaring trade, 1918–1930 4. ‘The long long chain’, 1930–1939 5. Woolworth’s at war, 1939–1945 6. Catching up, 1945–1960 7. Retail revolution, 1960–1970 8. The sleeping giant of the high street, 1970–1982 9. After the divorce, 1982–2009 10. Aftermath, 2009–2014
£57.00
Rydon Publishing Word to the Wise: Traditional Advice and Old
Book SynopsisThis fascinating compilation of accumulated wisdom includes traditional sayings and superstitions to explain whether, and why, they still work today. With advice on the practical necessities of cooking, gardening, housekeeping and health, as well as proverbial wisdom concerning good behaviour for children, adults and life in general. AUTHOR: Ruth Binney has been studying the countryside and nature for over 50 years. She holds a degree in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and has been involved in countless publications during her career as an editor. She is the also a bestselling author having published numerous books on the gardening, countryside, country sayings and customs. Ruth lives in Yeovil, Somerset. 100 b/w illustrations
£8.99
Emersive 1945 What A Year To Be Born
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Emersive 1955 What A Year To Be Born
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Emersive 1965 What A Year To Be Born
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Emersive 1975 What A Year To Be Born
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Woodfield Publishing Handcart to Hanlon: West Sussex Ambulance Services 1885-1995
£18.58
HarperCollins Publishers Lush
Book SynopsisTikTok sensation Chef Daniel Lambert leads the pack of a new generation of social media chefs with 100 feel-good recipes.
£999.99
Appetite by Random House Poppy Cooks
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£16.99
Clarkson Potter/Ten Speed Cravings All Together
Book SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • In her most personal cookbook yet, the author of Cravings shares food that will bring you joy and comfort—with a little help from her one-of-a-kind family.Chrissy Teigen has always found a big sense of fun in the kitchen, but more than ever, she turns to the stove for comfort and warmth. Now Chrissy shares the recipes that have sustained her and her family, the ones that made her feel like everything is going to be okay. Recipes for Cozy Classic Red Lentil Soup, ingenious Chrissy signatures like Stuffed PB&J French Toast and puff pastry–wrapped Meatloaf Wellington, and family favorites like her mom Pepper’s Thai-style Sloppy Joes and John’s Saturday-morning Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes will have you feeling like you’re pulling up a chair to her table.
£23.75
AA Publishing Small Island by Little Train A NarrowGauge
Book SynopsisAn exploration of the joys and idiosyncrasies of Britain's one-off narrow-gauge railway lines. This informative guide to lesser-known and eccentric railways across the country is the perfect alternative railway history for lovers of steam heritage.
£22.42
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Best of the 90s Coloring Book
Book SynopsisColor your way through 1990s pop culture with Best of the ’90s Coloring Book! Mix coloring with nostalgia, and you have an upbeat activity book that is also therapeutic, for a fun and relaxing escape from life’s stresses. With almost 50 nostalgic illustrations, this high-quality coloring book lets you color some of the most memorable moments from the 1990s. With your choice of coloring tools, revisit everything in this decade, from Tamagotchis and Beanie Babies to the Spice Girls and NSYNC. This coloring book’s high-quality paper allows you to color with your choice of colored pencils, crayons, markers, and more. The one-sided printing helps avoid coloring bleed-through and allows for easy display of finished pieces, which include: Movie scenes including Titanic, Home Alone, and Clueless Music icons such as Nirvana, Ricky Martin, NSYNC, and Britney Spears <
£14.31
Rizzoli The Ladies Village Improvement Society Cookbook Eating and Entertaining in East Hampton
Book SynopsisA delicious melding of traditional taste with the flavors of the Hamptons, this cookbook offers 100 recipes for entertaining as well as for everyday meals.Gifted with waters brimming with local fish and with farmland that produces a bounty of fruit and vegetables, the Hamptons have long been a destination for food lovers. Now, one of the most historic organizations on the island pairs with legendary food writer Florence Fabricant to capture the local color through a collection of recipes from members of the Ladies' Village Improvement Society, renowned chefs and celebrities who live or vacation in East Hampton (including Martha Stewart, Ina Garten, Hilaria Baldwin, Alex Guarnaschelli, and Eli Zabar), and favorite local figures like farmers and vintners.Organized into twenty menus, including Dinner After the Movies, Autumn Catch, and Lunch by the Pool, the recipes encompass the uniquely broad range of gatherings, from special-occasion celebrations to casual familyTrade Review"...The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society Cookbook: Eating and Entertaining in East Hampton gathers a carefully curated selection of 21 menus with more than 100 recipes from LVIS members, notable chefs and a few celebrity friends—all meeting Fabricant’s well-honed set of standards. The result is a hefty, 250-page tome filled with fabulous photos by Doug Young (as well as vintage images), history and lore from professional editor, ghostwriter and LVIS member Bess Rattray, and a foreword by Martha Stewart." —DAN'S PAPER "This edition is a lavish 256-page book, illustrated with more than 200 photos by Doug Young. It features more than 100 recipes for food and drink, grouped into 20 menus, with directions on how to splendify everything from everyday meals to poolside lunches. In addition, there are strawberry-and tomato-themed celebrations to feature items from the East End’s famed local produce." —THE INDEPENDENT"Written with a similar spirit to a Junior League cookbook, albeit one with a Northern twist and some celebrity cameos, The Ladies’ Village Improvement Society Cookbook (Rizzoli; $45) marks the 125th anniversary of the well-known beach town’s nonprofit with a collection of its members’ recipes including some from Martha Stewart and Ina Garten." —ATLANTA HOMES & LIFESTYLES "If the outside world’s impression of East Hampton is that of buxom and pale hydrangea Macrophylla bowing to the ocean breeze, tables laden all’aperto with crisp blue linens and shiny white Apilco porcelain, wealth and celebrities, country clubs and fabulous restaurants, well, then, this glossy quasquicentennial “The Ladies Village Improvement Society Cookbook” will firmly cement that impression." —EAST HAMPTON STAR
£33.25
Countryside Books Memories of the Cornish Fishing Industry
Book SynopsisAround the wild and windswept Cornish coast fishing has been a way of life for centuries. Sons have followed fathers and grandfathers in the family boats, setting out from ports such as Polperro, Mevagissey, Mousehole, Newlyn, St Ives, Port Isaac and Looe to brave the stormy Atlantic Ocean to earn their living.
£18.66
Countryside Books Bomb on the Red Markers Memories Memories of
Book SynopsisFirst hand aircrew recollections of their wartime service, all set against the stark hazards of poor weather, mechanical failure, bitter cold, searchlights, flak and enemy fighters.
£23.96
Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial Que viva la cocina 2: Recetas caseras y fáciles
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