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"A cogent and timely analysis reminding us why another world is as necessary as it was at the birth of the labour movement."... (read full reviews)
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"Solnit is a superb writer, and reading this book has made me want to read everything else she as written. This is a beautiful meditation on the meaning of loss, from the physical sense to memory."... (read full reviews)
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"Don't be put off by the title, because everyone should read this book!Contemporary, straight talking feminism that will make you think and make you angry. Essential reading.!"... (read full reviews)
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"Mod traces the roots of a 'style cult' back to its origins in London's Soho then documents everything from soul to scooters right up to the revival in the seventies and eighties. The essence of cool."... (read full reviews)
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"'Japrocksampler' is a truly impressive book - a glimpse into the fascinating, varied and often surreal world of Japanese rock music. It doesn't matter if you've never heard of the acts covered within,"... (read full reviews)
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"I've been trying to use the word palimpsest in a review for a while, and have decided this might be the one! Clive James, serial jotter and literary entrepreneur, takes on the world with his short"... (read full reviews)
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"'Chroma' is a memoir of the artist's struggle with AIDS, told in a highly evocative, and often poetic way. Through the veil of a different colour, each chapter describes a different facet of his"... (read full reviews)
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"REVOLUTION GRRRL STYLE NOW!!"... (read full reviews)
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"From 'beat' to the birth of punk.This is an absolutely superb collection of covers and articles from the 'alternative' press, or free press, of the counter-culture, not just the 60s, but the 70s as"... (read full reviews)
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"A wonderfully enlightening analysis of the role that the arts play in an increasingly consumer driven society. For anyone involved in the realms of creativity this book is an epiphany, outlining what"... (read full reviews)
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"This book is itself a triumph. Extremely informative and interesting, Hutton presents to the reader a detailed insight into a part of English history that had an impact that spread across the world."... (read full reviews)
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"It's not all fart jokes! This book uses South Park to deal with the great moral and philosophical debates of our time. It's an eye opener."... (read full reviews)
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"A regular columnist at the Daily Mail, Littlejohn is well-known for his sarcastic but spot-on commentary i.e, The "Self and Safety" regulations and the "wicked witch". In this"... (read full reviews)
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"A thought-provoking look at the world of advertising and consumerism through the eyes of a self-confessed brand addict. Taking a diary form, this book offers nice mix of marketing theory and"... (read full reviews)
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"If you like the Bloods, Crips and Black Panthers, then this would be a great book to read. Rather than it just being one long interview with gangsters, William Shaw has made this into more of a"... (read full reviews)
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"A fabulously entertaining look at the effect the media have on our lives, putting us at the centre of everything & giving us an inappropriate sense of our own importance. Humorous and humbling."... (read full reviews)
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"Absolutely enthralling and fascinating, this book kept my mind occupied for many an hour after I put it down. Full of wonderfully inventive and engrossing essays linking postmodernity and music, the"... (read full reviews)
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"New York is the city that never sleeps, or so the saying goes. What it doesn't tell you is exactly what it's doing whilst it's awake. lastnightsparty is a bacchanalian insight into the debauchery and"... (read full reviews)
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"The classic text in postmodern theory. Jameson's work is just as interesting and important now as when it first appeared in the New Left Review over 10 years ago. He presents a thorough and"... (read full reviews)
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"A brilliant introduction to a fascinating country. All aspects of Japanese culture, history and religion are covered in just over 150 pages."... (read full reviews)
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