Results for: books tagged ‘Current Affairs’
The Faber Book of Reportage: John Carey
What was it like to be caught in the firestorm that destroyed Pompeii? To have dinner with Attila the Hun? To watch the charge of the Light Brigade? To see ... More
How to be a Minister: Gerald Kaufman
When How To Be A Minister was first published in 1980, it received rave reviews. When it was out of print, copies became as prized as gold-dust and were known ... More
Cities for a Small Planet: Richard Rogers
dear annie: Annalisa Barbieri
Where can you buy the clothes you really want, and exactly how should you wear and look after them? Victorians had it easy: hundreds of books on shopping, cleaning and ... More
The Nation's Favourite: The True Adventures of Radio 1: Simon Garfield
In 1993, BBC Radio One gained a new controller. Matthew Bannister said he was going to reinvent the station, the most popular in Europe. But things didn't go exactly to ... More
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Where Are We Going?: Eric Roll
Where Are We Going? is a brave, wise and provocative look into the future. It was written as a sequel to the author's acclaimed Where Did We Go Wrong? (1995), ... More
The Faber Book of Utopias: John Carey
Every age has its utopias, from Plato's Republic to contemporary sci-fi visions. In this spellbinding anthology John Carey charts the course of every conceivable dream world - whether communist, fascist, ... More
Carried Away: Rachel Bowlby
Is shopping an exercise in consumer freedom - or in corporate manipulation? It takes up a good deal of our time and a great deal of our imagination, but as ... More
Cities for a Small Country: Richard Rogers
Britain is abandoning its cities and sprawling over green fields. Crime, congestion and inequality are getting worse. Is there an alternative?After two years' work for the Urban Task Force, architect ... More
Writing on Drugs: Sadie Plant
Narcotics, stimulants and hallucinogens . . . these drugs have always affected far more than the perceptions, minds and moods of their users. Writing on Drugs explores the profound and ... More
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