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In this new book Sinclair has abandoned London for Peru, in an attempt to understand his great-grandfather's colonial career. The narrative Sinclair grew up with ends up as self-serving flot... read more
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A cultural history through seven coloured lenses. Its broad frame of reference encompasses Shakespeare, Goldfinger (first name Auric), Goethe, Roman marbles, Bronze Age gold, Mayan jade... C... read more
The World According to Colour: A Cultural History
Hardback £25.00 -
How to keep chickens, make soap, create a kitchen garden, dip candles, tie knots, and a lot more. This might well take the place of the old 'Weekend Books' in an era of lockdowns.
Lost Skills and Crafts Handbook
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A provocative account of her well-lived life that exposes the profound misogyny of the music industry.
Why Marianne Faithfull Matters
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From the author of the excellent 'The Edge of the World: How the North Sea Made Us Who We Are', an account of the dazzling city that was the hub of the known world in the C16th.
Antwerp: The Glory Years
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The buildings that are falling into disuse and ruin all around the UK were once essential in their communities. This study - from the Anglo-Saxons to the mid-C16th shows how they worked.
Going to Church in Medieval England
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Clever study of three very different psychoactive, natural drugs. Give up coffee - are you out of your mind?
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An instructive look at 12 statues: why they were put up, the stories they were supposed to tell, why those stories were challenged; and why the statues were pulled down.
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Re-issue of her classic 1976 memoir. Arriving in Britain in 1952 to study child development at the University of London, Gilroy was at first denied teaching positions but eventually became t... read more
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How the rise of antiquarian interests between the Fall of the Bastille and the Great Exhibition promoted the rediscovery of national history in Britain, France and Germany. From the author o... read more
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A welcome reissue of this 1948 classic in the gorgeous Little Toller Nature Classics series. A careful survey of buildings associated with traditional farms, it is also fascinating social hi... read more
An English Farmhouse
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A biography of the man so vividly presented in Robert Edric's 2008 novel 'In Zodiac Light': the poet and composer who, following his experiences as a soldier in WW1, was confined to an asylu... read more
Dweller in Shadows: A Life of Ivor Gurney
Hardback £30.00