' Judah grabs hold of London & shakes out its secrets' The Economist This is London in the eyes of its beggars bankers coppers gangsters carers witch-doctors & sex workers This is London in the voices of Arabs Afghans Nigerians Poles Romanians & Russians This is London as you've never seen it before' An eye-opening investigation into the hidden immigrant life of the city' Sunday Times' Full of nuggets of unexpected information about the lives of others It recalls the journalism of Orwell' Financial Times ...

With a minimum of words & a maximum of illustrations & This Is London& captures the magic of this capital city ...

Belgian artist Rene Magritte's life is infused with bizarre moments a surreal journey oscillating between fact & fiction that he always conducted as the straight-faced bowler-hatted man He would shape his own life story to be its own surreal work of art This book tells his story 80 pages Allmer Patricia ...

A TELEGRAPH & ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE YEARSHORTLISTED FOR THE GORDON BURN PRIZE ROUGH TRADE BOOK OF THE MONTHLRB BOOK OF THE WEEKCAUGHT BY THE RIVER BOOK OF THE MONTHRoss Raymond & Johnny Mc Laughlin are two fanboys dedicated to the Airdrie post-punk scene of the early '80s
- the glory years
- when anything & everything seemed possible Looking back on that time
- the people the bands the underground legends
- they piece together a story which has at its core Memorial Device the greatest band you've never heard of Featuring a cast of misfits artists drop-outs small-town visionaries & musicians This Is Memorial Device is a dark witty novel depicting a moment where art & the demands it makes are as serious as life itself



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The Snapdragon is up to his tricks again
- eating the letters from the words in the book It really is very naughty How will Bookmouse
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Sophie doesn't want a story time filled with cute kittens & birthday parties she wants rocket-launching helicopters & a giant robot dinosaur! Clever funny & heart-racingly exciting this is a book to inspire & delight every little girl & boy And one thing's for sure Bedtime will never be the same again ...

You will discover that this book can be A secret message
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This is Not a Book About Charles Darwin takes the reader on a writer's journey through the Darwin-Wedgwood-Galton clan as seen through the lens of Emma's struggle Along the way her wry witty & honest memoir becomes a brave book about failure
- & above all a book about writing & how stories are told 272 pages 43 black & white illustrations Darwin Emma
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The Palestine Festival of Literature was established in 2008 Bringing together writers from all corners of the globe it aims to help Palestinians break the cultural siege imposed by the Israeli military occupation to strengthen their artistic links with the rest of the world & to reaffirm in the words of Edward Said the power of culture over the culture of power' Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Pal Fest This Is Not a Border is a collection of essays poems & stories from some of the world's most distinguished artists responding to their experiences at this unique festival Both heartbreaking & hopeful their gathered work is a testament to the power of literature to promote solidarity & courage in the most desperate of situations Contributors Susan Abulhawa Suad Amiry Victoria Brittain Jehan Bseiso Teju Cole Molly Crabapple Selma Dabbagh Mahmoud Darwish Najwan Darwish Geoff Dyer Yasmin El-Rifae Adam Foulds Ru Freeman Omar Robert Hamilton Suheir Hammad Nathalie Handal Mohammed Hanif Jeremy Harding Rachel Holmes John Horner Remi Kanazi Brigid Keenan Mercedes Kemp Omar El-Khairy Nancy Kricorian Sabrina Mahfouz Jamal Mahjoub Henning Mankell Claire Messud China Mieville Pankaj Mishra Deborah Moggach Muiz Maath Musleh Michael Palin Ed Pavlic Atef Abu Saif Kamila Shamsie Raja Shehadeh Gillian Slovo Ahdaf Soueif Linda Spalding Will Sutcliffe Alice Walker With messages from China Achebe Michael Ondaatje & J M Coetzee ...

This book can't give you a six-pack in seven days or the skin of a supermodel But I can promise that if you make even a few of these adjustments your eating life will alter for the better in ways that you can sustain' This Is Not A Diet Book is a collection of calm practical tips & ideas on healthier happier eating from award-winning food writer Bee Wilson From unsweetening your palate to rethinking the lunchtime sandwich This Is Not A Diet Book gathers together some of the wisest most constructive advice for feeding you & your family ...