From a fraudulent psychiatrist grappling with two equally fraudulent clients in Aiding & Abetting, to the dirty dealings of The Abbess of Crewe`s band of corrupt nuns, to the three plane crash survivors of Robinson eking out an existence on an Atlantic island after its resident mystic disappears, these three satires probe the recesses of human fallibility with formidable precision. Spanning five decades, the glittering, sharp & sinister works of Spark`s Satire confirm their author as one of our most incisive & wickedly funny satirists. ...

Gay men have different travel wishes. The best confirmation of this is the unique success story of the Spartacus International Gay Guide, which has been published for more than four decades now. This edition of the Spartacus International Gay Guide features Approx. 22.000 addresses on around 1.300 pages which are of interest for gay men. Whether these addresses are hotels in Kenya, bars in Hong Kong or discos in Buenos Aires no other guide offers such extensive information about places in which gay men can feel welcome & can be themselves. A refined code system, created as abbreviations & pictograms, offers information about that which one can expect & where. In addition each country is introduced with a short, informative text, which describes the legal & social position of homosexuals. In order to guarantee the actuality of the data, the Spartacus editorial team undertakes extensive research throughout the year, with the result that the information in Spartacus is usually even more up-to-date & reliable than those in Internet. regardless where one is going
- with the Spartacus International Gay Guide one is always up to date.
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Gay men have diverse wishes for travel destinations. The best confirmation of this is presented by the success story of the Spartacus International Gay Guide, which has been around for over 4 decades now. The new edition once again presents around 21 000 listed entries of interest to gay men from over 135 countries worldwide on 1 024 pages. Whether it be a hotel in Palm Springs, a bar in Hong Kong or a club in Buenos Aires
- no other travel guide offers such extensive information regarding locations where gay men are welcome & where they can be themselves. Each country is described in a detailed introductory text, which

Includes:: the legal & social situation for gay men as well as unique cultural characteristics of the country. Current information compact & at your finger tips.


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In the 11th edition facts like size, entrance prices & opening times as well as the audience, the services offered & important details on site are available. Thanks to an easy-to-use pictogram system this information can is easily found. The editorial team has updated 650 saunas in 215 cities from 63 countries in a guide with Approx. 180 pages. ...

London was once blessed with spas set in gardens, where beneficial waters could be consumed & enjoyed in agreeable surroundings, sometimes with music, food & alcohol. They were, in effect, the pleasure resorts of the 18th century. With the aid of many images, the author
- one of England`s most distinguished architectural historians
- provides a racy, informative, humorous & well-researched social history of these fascinating, if ephemeral, little-known features of London life, some of which survived until early Victorians times.

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” Speak the Culture: Italy” offers a rich & engaging insight into the events, people & movements that have shaped Italy & the Italians. A guidebook can show you where to go, a phrase-book what to say, but only ” Speak the Culture: Italy” will lead you to the nation s soul. The Italian character is complex, contradictory, alluring & infinitely variable: heirs to the greatest empire of the ancient world but almost ungovernable; cradle of western civilization as well as the Mafia; maestros of modern design, mired in old-fashioned bureaucracy; epicentre of the Catholic Church & exemplars of la dolce vita. Where do you start? Giotto? Caravaggio? Murky Etruscan tombs or the mighty Roman Pantheon? ” Speak the Culture: Italy” sifts through a sprawling 3, 000 year saga & makes sense of it, dissecting architecture, music, food, art, literature, cinema, family & much more. Culture is covered in its broadest sense, extending into every aspect of Italian life food & drink, religion, politics, sport, manners, character & so on. While the Italian peninsula has its ancient history, it s been a unified nation for less than 150 years. Lo Stivale, or the famous Boot, is young: the nuances of strong, surviving regional identities are important & revealed. Taken as a whole, ” Speak the Culture: Italy” gives you an insight into what it means to be Italian, but it s also a book to dip into, to learn, for instance, about Giuseppe Verdi, Sophia Loren or Umberto Eco. Easily read & beautifully illustrated, this, the fourth in the ” Speak the Culture”series, offers an intimate understanding of Italian life & culture for new residents, second home-owners, holidaymakers, business travelers, students & lovers of Italy everywhere. ...

Hidden entrances, dark places, low volume music, smoke, women, crime & obviously alcohol. In the days of Prohibition (1920-1933), these were the explosive ingredients of the American speakeasies: clubs that served alcohol illegally, when the government prohibited even its production & transport. They were frequented by gangster such as Al Capone & Lucky Luciano andhave become the symbol of an epoch immortalized by many movies. The ”new” speakeasies are inspired by the typical unmistakable atmosphere of the beginning of the 20th century, when it was necessary to speak under your breath not to arise the suspects of the law. These trendy bars have often been conceived by keen bartenders, who rediscovered the tastes of the mixed drinking of the `20s & `30s. Specially-made furniture, refined cocktails, entrance by invitation only, themed dress code, locations without address, vintage atmosphere... nowadays the speakeasy is living a second life, a renaissance that is, first of all, a matter of taste. Cocktails are now high-quality, sophisticated & above all legal, but entering these clubs we jump into the past. This book will lead you to the discovery of the most famous current speakeasies, opening you the doors of a hidden but charming world. ...

Speakers` Corner is a unique look at the people who come to argue, discuss & preach at Speakers` Corner in London`s Hyde Park, regarded worldwide as the home of free speech. Many of the photographs, taken on Sunday afternoons stretching back almost four decades & published here for the first time, are accompanied by excerpts of speeches, heckles, arguments & debates which are, by turns, intriguing, shocking, politically incorrect
- & often very funny. In an age in which broadcasters & newspaper editors largely set the parameters of public discussion, such unmediated face-to-face public debate is rare & offers a very different perspective on `public opinion`. The speakers & hecklers recorded here, whether serious or light-hearted, religious or profane, are the vibrant heirs of the nineteenth-century campaigners who fought for, & won, the rights to freedom of expression & assembly
- vital elements of our democratic tradition. PHILIP WOLMUTH is a documentary photographer & occasional writer based in London. In 1976 he set up North Paddington Community Darkroom, a pioneering community photography project in a deprived neighbourhood in the west of the city. In 1982 he left to work as a freelancer, focusing on political, social & economic issues, & the impact of public policy on communities & individuals in the UK & abroad.

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Ever feel like you are pedalling in the choucroute? Been caught with your beard in the mailbox again? Or maybe you just wish everyone would stop ironing your head? Speaking in Tongues brings the weird, wonderful & surprising nuanced beauty of language to life with over fifty gorgeous watercolour & ink illustrations. Here you will find the perfect romantic expression, such as the Spanish tu eres mi media naranja, or `you are the love of my life, my soulmate`, & the bizarre, including dancing bears & broken pots, feeding donkeys sponge cake, a head full of crickets, & clouds & radishes. All encourage new ways of thinking about the world around us, & breathe magnificent life into the everyday. These phrases from across the world are ageless & endlessly enchanting, passed down through generations. Now they are yours. ...