120.
Series:
Protest and Power
The Battle For The Labour Party
Hardcover
David Kogan
9781448217281
$40.00
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Jun 18, 2019
The battle for the Labour party is dramatic and intense. This is its definitive history.Labour has shifted from the New Left, to New Labour, to Corbynista Labour. Now, it may see power again with a most unlikely group of activists from the 1970s becoming the fourth generation to win power since 1945.Only Clement Attlee, Harold Wilson and Tony Blair have won power from a sitting Conservative government. Of the ten general elections since 1979, Labour has won three, all under Blair. This record of failure, if applied to any other walk of life, wo...
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121.
Series:
The Brightness of Things
An Adventure in Light and Time
Hardcover
Kate Devlin
9781472912770
$37.00
PSYCHOLOGY
Jul 09, 2019
We are surrounded by the material culture of the people who lived before us: architecture, artworks, and artifacts. But what we observe is not the same as what would have been seen by people long ago, because light can't be captured in the archaeological record. Yet lighting conditions can completely alter our perception, leading to dramatic changes in interpretation for archaeologists, art historians, and psychologists. Kate Devlin examines the way that our understanding of archaeological sites and objects has often been surprisingly inaccurat...
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122.
Series:
The Long Spring
Tracking the Arrival of Spring Through Europe
Paperback
Laurence Rose
9781472936684
$20.00
SCIENCE
Jun 02, 2020
Exploring Europe's remarkable heritage of exceptional places and the wildlife, traditions and people associated with them, in February 2016 Laurence Rose crossed the Mediterranean from North Africa and set off on a series of journeys northwards towards the Arctic coast of Norway, all the while keeping pace with the arrival of spring.Like a modern-day pilgrimage, he is accompanied by fellow wayfarers, migrating swallows and cranes and later, wild swans and eagles. He witnesses the awakening of a continent from its winter slumber and encounters n...
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123.
Series:
The Holy Man and Other Stories
Paperback
Alexander Trocchi
9780714548470
$17.50
FICTION
Jul 16, 2019
Above a disused bar, in a dilapidated Parisian hotel that houses an assortment of indigent, marginalized lost souls, one of the inhabitants, a mysterious, reclusive holy man, is the subject of much speculation from some of his fellow occupants and respectful reverence from others. As the tale unfolds, the dynamics of this precarious microcosm are laid bare, in a powerful portrayal of those society has forgotten.Written when the author ofCain's Book was at the height of his creative powers and enjoying an increasing reputation in avant-garde lit...
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124.
Series:
Mountain Man
446 Mountains. Six months. One record-breaking adventure
Hardcover
James Forrest
9781844865635
$24.00
SPORTS & RECREATION
Jul 02, 2019
Nicknamed 'Mountain Man' by theSunday Telegraph, James Forrest is the record-breaking adventurer who climbed every mountain in England and Wales in just six months – the fastest ever time. Solo and unsupported, he walked over 1,000 miles and ascended five times the height of Everest during his 446-peak challenge. And he did it all on his days off from work, proving it is possible to integrate an epic adventure into your everyday life.From collapsing tents and horrific storms to near-fatal mountaineering mishaps, James endured his fair share of ...
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125.
Series:
The Racing Driver's Pocket-Book
Hardcover
Colin Goodwin
9781784423353
$20.00
SPORTS & RECREATION
Sep 03, 2019
The glamour and exhilaration of the golden days of motorsport cannot be matched, ringing with the names of famous international marques: Bentley, MG, ERA and Aston Martin; Bugatti, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Auto Union and Alfa Romeo. Using extracts from contemporary race-reports along with expert advice on competitive driving and vintage advertisements, this new title takes a light-hearted look at motor racing from its earliest origins up to the beginnings of Formula 1. Featuring great names like Juan Fangio and Malcolm Campbell; eccentric perso...
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126.
Series: Shire Library
The Rootes Group
Humber, Hillman, Sunbeam, Singer, Commer, Karrier
Paperback
Richard Loveys
9781784423391
$19.00
TRANSPORTATION
Jul 16, 2019
The history of the Rootes Group (1913-1978) and its subsidiaries - Hillman, Humber, Singer, Sunbeam, Karrier, and Commer.This is the story of the Rootes Group which was both an important British car manufacturer, and a significant contributor to the war effort in 1939–45, as it made large numbers of military aircraft and vehicles. The company was started by William and Reginald Rootes in Maidstone from a background of building and selling bicycles and was originally concerned with new car sales, but the brothers soon realized that there were ad...
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