From affluence to penury in three generations; love, loss and then the disaster that 'another country' would bring about.
This is a story that starts with tragedy, but which is filled with incredible resilience. It is not just a memoir, or a self-help book, it is a generous gift to the reader. Mwangala’s vulnerability in sharing what she has learned makes this a book we can all relate to.
Victorian furnishers and decorators Collinson and Lock where a model of the art furniture business of the last quarter of the century. This book is the first wide-ranging study of this once highly important company.
EARL HAHN is slow, the last one to catch on to things. Since the day his father hit him in the head with a 2x4 of loblolly pine, he’s struggled with a “thickness in his brain.” It takes him longer to make the connections others arrive at easily.
Meet Earl Grey. Earl is a down-to-earth (and down on his luck) small-time Canadian newspaper reporter and Nothing Sacred’s lead character. Earl’s a bit of an unreliable mess but loveable... Læs mere
From a Hard Place to a Rock is a compelling tale of wartime escape from Occupied France in 1940. Part memoir, part social and military history, it has been meticulously... Læs mere
Letterbugs are small pear-shaped little beings that live in the postal system and are good at making sure they are not seen.
This book presents a unique investigation into the meaning of the commons. Unlike academic literature on the subject, Mohammed Sofiane Mesbahi—founder of Share The World’s Resources—explores what the commons ultimately signifies beyond its material and social dimensions.
Letters from Helfenberg tells the story of a family and a house, and between the lines also of two countries, Germany and England, over a span of forty years.
Since the first performance of the first opera in 1600, operas have been telling stories from myth and history. Brought to life with over 250 colour illustrations, this book charts a comprehensive chronology of myth and history, from the creation to the present, as told in opera.
A highly evocative story set in Liverpool of the 1960’s. An exploration of what it was to be like to be young in the time and city of The Beatles. The joys of music and football in a golden age.
Natalia Popov-Fitzcock, a Russian-British art historian in her mid-fifties, is trapped in a sexless marriage with Brian, a wealthy businessman, who hardly even notices her presence, with now their son has left home.