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Pluto Press A Party with Socialists in It
Book SynopsisA smart and succinct history of the Labour leftTrade Review'A welcome corrective, This book astutely appraises British politics’ most frustrating but important dissident tradition' -- 'Guardian''Admirably clear-sighted' -- 'New Statesman''At a very crucial time in British politics, this book helps us to fill in important gaps in our knowledge' -- David Coates, author of 'Prolonged Labour: The Slow Birth of New Labour in Britain''A well-timed explanation of the class contradictions at the root of the Labour Party from its creation to the present day' -- 'Labour Briefing'Table of ContentsForeword to the Second Edition by Nadia Whittome MP Foreword to the First Edition by John McDonnell MP Preface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. Divided Beginnings 2. Second Time as Disaster 3. The Age of Consent 4. The Civil War 5. 'Though Cowards Flinch...' 6. The Broad Church Collapses 7. The Single Idea 8. The Corbyn Supremacy 9. From Ancient Grudge Break to New Mutiny… Conclusion: …Where Civil Blood Makes Civil Hands Unclean Notes Index
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Pluto Press Red Threads
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Pluto Press The New Racial Regime
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Pluto Press (UK) Victor Serge
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Pluto Press Solidarity Betrayed How Unions Enable Sexual
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Pluto Press Immigration Detention Inc.
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Pluto Press Rednecks and Barbarians
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Pluto Press They Will Beat the Memory Out of Us
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Pluto Press Renters Unite How Tenant Unions Are Fighting the
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Pluto Press This Watery Place
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Pluto Press Engage
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Pluto Press Coercion Surviving and Resisting Abortion Bans
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Pluto Press (UK) Who Do We Trust
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Pluto Press (UK) The Psychic Lives of Statues
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Pluto Press Naseej
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Pluto Press Hamas
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Pluto Press (UK) White City Black City
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Pluto Press (UK) Culpable
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Pluto Press Making Death and Life in Palestine
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Pluto Press (UK) Feminism. Art. Capitalism.
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Pluto Press (UK) Ending Isolation
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Pluto Press The Spectral Woman
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Pluto Press (UK) The Forest Fights Back
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Pluto Press Confronting Counterinsurgency Cop Cities and
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Pluto Press (UK) A Peoples History of Portugal
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Pluto Press Rising for Palestine Africans in Solidarity for Decolonisation and Liberation
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Pluto Press No To Nuclear Why Nuclear Power Destroys Lives Derails Climate Progress and Provokes War
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Pluto Press On Western Terrorism
Book SynopsisUpdated with a fresh design and a new foreword by Chomsky, On Western Terrorism stands as an influential and powerful critique of the West's role in the world, inspiring all who read it to think independently and critically.Trade Review'Noam Chomsky is arguably the most important intellectual alive today' -- New York Times'Chomsky's maturity has endowed him wisdom that acts as a complement to his astonishing command over the specifics of the whole spectrum of political concerns' -- Richard Falk, Foreign Policy Journal'It is absolutely essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the current context of contemporary geo-politics by revealing the often-hidden histories that have given rise to it, as well as highlighting the pressing issues facing the world which are usually ignored going forward' -- Joe Turnbull, inkyneedles.com'It makes for enlightening, provocative and revealing reading and it's a welcome antidote to the plethora of books and films on the 'horrors' of communism' -- John Green, Morning Star'Chomsky is undoubtedly one of the greatest radical thinkers and one should give him credit for the humility and curiosity he demonstrates throughout the book.' -- Marx and Philosophy Review of BooksTable of ContentsPreface to the Second Edition Introduction 1. The Murderous Legacy of Colonialism 2. Concealing the Crimes of the West 3. Propaganda and the Media 4. The Soviet Bloc 5. India and China 6. Latin America 7. The Middle East and the Arab Spring 8. Hope in the Most Devastated Places on Earth 9. The Decline of U.S. Power Timeline Index
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SPCK Publishing Wonderful Baby
Book SynopsisWord of faith for newborns and up. This Christian book for babies is an adorably delightful way to encourage children from day one
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SPCK Publishing Precious Baby
Book SynopsisEncouraging words for newborns and up. This Christian book for babies is an adorably delightful way to encourage children from day one
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SPCK Publishing Baby Milestones Cards
Book SynopsisCapture and enjoy every step of your baby's stages of development with twenty charming cards.
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SPCK Publishing You Me and Coffee
Book SynopsisEnter the warmth of Dianne's house to chat over coffee in this uplifting part-biography, part-journal.Trade Review"Through the pages of this book we get to experience Di's heart-warming honesty, down-to-earth wisdom and humour."- Sarah Abell, founder of The Relationship Foundation and former agony aunt for The Daily Telegraph"A breath of fresh air, with beautiful honesty, vulnerability and wisdom for all seasons of life. A true treasure." Rachael Orrell, Chief Executive Officer, Saltmine Trust"Dianne is one of the funniest and most authentic women I know. You will love this book!" Nancy Goudie, author, speaker and founder of New Generation Music"Queen of coffee, love and laughter. Di is one of the wisest, wittiest and warmest women on the planet - read this, it'll change your life." Anita Cleverly, author and speakerTable of ContentsContentsAcknowledgments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7Take a Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8The Talk Salon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12The Visit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14Seeing Further . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16The Proposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18You Can’t Have Everything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22The Dream Catcher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25The Rainbow Through the Rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28The Strugglers’ Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31Your Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33Vulnerability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49Flawed but Fruitful . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52The Tears of a Clown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54A Really Big Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Losing Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58A Mother Remembers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59Candles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62With Friends Like This . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65My Lesson from the Car Boot Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67The Battle Within . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70Ice Cream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72God’s Reward . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74Spider-Man Trick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76I Remember… . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77The Silent Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79Your Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Sand and Stone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99What I Learned from a Coffee Mug . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100To Change the Future . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102On Ageing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106One Busy Mum’s Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108The Woman Who Was Afraid to Go Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109Just a Nobody . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111Singing in the Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112The Empty Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114Being Me . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116The Power of One . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119The Falls and the Drought . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120Heroes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122The Lady in the Photograph . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125Thanks for Coming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128Your Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
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SPCK Publishing The Tale of Three Trees
Book SynopsisA bestselling classic retelling of a traditional tale linking to key events in Jesus' life, perfect for sharing with children during Easter, Christmas, and as a family.
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SPCK Publishing Welcome to the Lords Prayer
Book SynopsisA beautiful explanation of the Lords’ Prayer by storyteller Bob Hartman
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Liverpool University Press Byron
Book SynopsisHe argues that for all its contradictoriness Byron’s poetic mind develops organically, and that the scintillating technique of the late works grow out of the profoundly modern world-view, relativistic and secular, which had developed through his early years.
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Liverpool University Press English Translators of Homer From George Chapman to Christopher Logue
Book SynopsisThis book traces the great tradition of English translations of Homer, focusing in particular on the contributions of Chapman, Pope, E.V. Rieu and Christopher Logue.
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Liverpool University Press Bram Stoker
Book SynopsisThis accessible book offers an introduction to a range of Bram Stoker's work – novels, short stories, biography, and criticism. It provides a discussion of recent scholarship on Stoker including the many attempts to write his life and find the ‘real’ Bram Stoker, and the lurid speculation this provokes.
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Liverpool University Press Robert Browning
Book SynopsisIn this book, John Woolford specifies the precise meaning and scope of 'the grotesque' by placing Browning in a major aesthetic tradition running from the Romantic Sublime through to modern concepts and theorisations of the grotesque, such as the Bakhtinian.
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Liverpool University Press Carol Ann Duffy
Book SynopsisThis study looks at Duffy’s work from her early development and involvement with the Liverpool poets in the 1970s, through to her most recent collection.Trade Reviewa valuable introduction to the poetry of Carol Ann Duffy' Years Work in English Studies
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Liverpool University Press W. G. Sebald
Book SynopsisThis accessible critical introduction, written by a leading expert, highlights W.G. Sebald’s double role as writer and academic.Trade Review'Schütte’s book is now the place to start with one’s study of Sebald... It seems so simple, doesn’t it—summarize an author’s life, books, and impact in 130 pages? Schütte makes this look easy, which is a credit to the clarity of his writing and critical thinking.'VertigoTable of ContentsList of Illustrations viAcknowledgements viBiographical Outline ixAbbreviations and References xiii1 W. G. Sebald: Emigrant and Academic 12 After Nature (1988) 303 Vertigo (1990) 424 The Emigrants (1992) 575 The Rings of Saturn (1995) 726 Austerlitz (2001) 887 The Cult of Sebald 107Postscript 116Notes 117Primary Bibliography 123Select Bibliography 124Index 127
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The History Press Ltd A 1950s Irish Childhood
Book SynopsisA nostalgic look at a turbulent and character-defining decade in Irish history
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The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Hampshire
Book SynopsisA compendium of fascinating, unusual and intriguing facts and stories about the county of HampshireTrade ReviewWinchester tour guide produces The Little Book of Hampshire, author interview * Hampshire Chronicle *
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The History Press Ltd The Little Book of Sussex
Book SynopsisThe Little Book of Sussex is a funny, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without. Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and literally hundreds of wacky facts (plus some authentically bizarre bits of historic trivia). David Arscott's new book gathers together a myriad of data on Sussex. There are lots of factual chapters but also plenty of frivolous details which will amuse and surprise. With chapters on folklore, history, geography, celebrity Sussexians and much more, this is an ideal book for all those who know and love this quintessentially English county.
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Ebury Publishing Release Your Anger Midnight Edition An Adult
Book SynopsisOver thirty-five creative and intricate designs that feature classic and wonderfully original insults, exclamations and swear words to help you relax and let go of the stressful situations in your life. Each single-sided page includes such agression-relieving words as ''Shitballs'', ''Twat Waffle'' and ''Baggy Vag'' laid over therapeutic, mandala and nature inspired patterns. Why not try before you buy? Download four free pages at swearybook.com/freebonusWARNING contains seriously colourful language!
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Ebury Publishing Blame it on Bianca Del Rio
Book SynopsisNot today, Satan.The cheeky, larger-than-life drag queen and outrageous comic - ''The Joan Rivers of the Drag World'' (New York Times) - who isn''t afraid to shock or offend brings her trademark acerbic wit and sharp commentary to the page in an uproarious illustrated collection of advice.When it comes to insult comics, Bianca Del Rio is in a class by herself. Fierce, funny, and fabulous - a would-be love child sired by John Waters and birthed by Joan Rivers - Bianca sandblasted her name in the annals of pop culture on RuPaul''s Drag Race. Thanks to her snarky frankness, impeccable comedic timing, and politically incorrect humour, she became the show''s breakout star, winning its sixth season.In Blame It On Bianca Del Rio, Bianca shares her opinions loudly and proudly, offering raucous, hilarious, no-holds-barred commentary on the everyday annoyances, big and small, that color her world, and make it a living, albeit amusing, hell f
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Octopus Publishing Group AvoCuddle
Book SynopsisA collection of cute and fruity puns for someone who just needs one big hug.
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Octopus Publishing Group The Little Black Book of Gin Cocktails
Book SynopsisThere are hundreds and hundreds of different cocktails, but there are classics such as the Martini, Corpse Reviver, Tom Collins, Negroni and French 75 that have one luscious ingredient in common: gin.Here in The Little Black Book of Gin Cocktails you''ll find a collection of all your favourite classic and contemporary gin cocktails.
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Octopus Publishing Group Crap Divination
Book SynopsisA hilarious guide to unlocking the hidden messages left behind in your toilet bowlThis easy-to-follow-through guide lifts the lid on toilet marks and unlocks the secret of your secretions.A divination guide for bowel-on-bowl action, this book will develop your innate intuition skills and reveal the mysteries of symbolics.But this is not just symbolics; this is some really deep sh*t.Within these pages lies the turd-teller's Tarot, the butt-bean favomancer's friend, the smelly-pebble pessomancer's pamphlet: this truly is crap divination.
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