This beautiful collection of Nick Botting's paintings celebrates the vibrancy of London, from its iconic architecture to its pomp and pageantry to its lively street culture.
When the only copy of his manuscript - a biography of a three-legged circus performer-cum-entrepreneur - is lost by a careless editor, writer Mark Dunn accepts an offer to publish the only surviving text - the footnotes. With great playfulness, Dunn writes himself into this full-length novel.
This third volume from John Hegley is a collection of poems and prose pieces, accompanied by his humorous drawings. Included are pieces on cafes ancient and modern, Romans and Martians, and the mystery of men's face-cloths.
This wonderfully illustrated book brings to life the historic and the contemporary and will most certainly grace the bookshelves of cricket lovers around the world.
A reissue of the biography of one of British theatre's best-loved and most eccentric performers. Containing some new material, it provides insight into a career that crossed paths with Laurence Olivier, John Geilgud, Peggy Ashcroft and many others.
Presents the works of the finest poets in accessible formats. This series reproduces the attractive Edwardian format, reflecting a prestigious publishing history.
The humorous story of the author's travels in Borneo where he made lifelong friends with the Penan, jungle people who can catch fish with their feet and survive in an inhospitable environment. He records the experience of living in a proud and ancient tribal community based on mutual respect.
From 1737, any play scheduled for performance in England was subject to censorship by the Lord Chamberlain's office. After questions in the house, the practice was finally abolished in 1968. This book offers history of English stage censorship.
Reissue of a classic Monty Python humour title, collecting the best songs from the four TV series and various films. Arranged for piano with illustrations by Terry Gilliam and a foreword by Elvis Presley.
Seeing themselves as soldiers of God, the September 11, 2001, hijackers felt they were fulfilling their religious obligations. "Perfect Soldiers" traces these men's lives and the evolution of their beliefs, putting a human face on a heinous act. 8-page photo insert.
Hugh Gaitskell was the original Labour moderniser, political mentor of the SDP, and the revisionist politician who fought to make Labour electable in the 1950s and early 1960s. His speeches in opposition, trying to end Clause IV, scatter CND and fight the EEC, were reminiscent of the modernising agenda of Tony Blair.
This travelogue begins with the terrifying account of the storm that left Eric Hansen and four companions shipwrecked on a deserted Red Sea island. Rescued by smugglers and taken to the Yemen coast, Hansen found himself increasingly enthralled by a country insufficiently understood by the West.
This new edition looks at the miner who rose to become Foreign Secretary in the Attlee government, influential trade unionist during the General Strike and creator of the Transport and General Workers' Union, Minister of Labour in the wartime coalition government and creator of the "Bevin Boys".
This is the extraordinarily candid self-portrait of a shy, unassuming man who, despite worldwide childhood fame, sought only a life of quiet anonymity beyond the world of Pooh.
What happens when the old elite distinctions between highbrow and lowbrow no longer apply? When artists show at K-Mart, museums are filled with TV screens and thebrand name on a shirt is worth more than its cut? Welcome to the world of Nobrow.
The story of Montserrat is a tale of natural horrors and political questions, of the overwhelming power of the most terrifying of the earth's phenomena - and of the undefeated spirit of the people of this lost paradise.
Dave Podmore knows cricket and isn't afraid to say his piece. His "Guardian" columns have covered subjects as diverse as match-fixing and umpiring scandals, England's Test performance and 2001's whitewash of the Aussies (at the post-match fancy dress night, that is). This book preserves his wisdom.
The only guy in shades on the Sgt. Pepper album cover, Terry Southern was an audacious American original. This book collects his writings from early days as a pornographer to life aboard the Rolling Stone's tour jet, from the 1950s to the sexual revolution, rock'n'roll and independent cinema.
