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The lively and ambitious story of the explosion of UK jazz in the context of race and cultural identity, and its…

Unapologetic Expression: The Inside Story of the UK Jazz Explosion
André Marmot
£25.00
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The little-known success story of four working class girls who formed ‘the female Beatles’ in 1960s Liverpool

The Liverbirds: Our life in Britain’s first female rock ‘n’ roll band
Sylvia Saunders
£20.00
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Announcing the arrival of a major new talent, an astonishing work of social history which captures Black gay Britain in inimitable…

Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain
Jason Okundaye
£20.00
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The greatest cocktail party ever thrown in Hollywood.

Hollywood: The Oral History
Jeanine Basinger
£18.99
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From the Beatles to Elton John and the Rolling Stones, Tony King has been a confidante and creative muse for some…

The Tastemaker: My Life with the Legends and Geniuses of Rock Music
Tony King
£12.99
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An indelible exploration of the Cultural Revolution and how it shapes China today, Red Memory uncovers forty years of silence through the rarely…

Red Memory: The Afterlives of China’s Cultural Revolution
Tania Branigan
£9.99
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An original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.

The Passengers
Will Ashon
£9.99
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From the acclaimed author of Art Sex Music comes a vital meditation on womanhood, creativity and self-expression, and a revelatory exploration…

Re-Sisters: The Lives and Recordings of Delia Derbyshire, Margery Kempe and Cosey Fanni Tutti
Cosey Fanni Tutti
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The gripping story of the scandal that shook Victorian England – the tale of a show trial, show business and the…

Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England
Neil McKenna
£12.99
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Drowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff. This is the forgotten history of Britain’s lost cities, ghost…

Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain
Matthew Green
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A landmark social history of the dancefloor that gets to the heart of what it is that makes us move. PLEASE…

Dance Your Way Home: A Journey Through the Dancefloor
Emma Warren
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A powerful collection of journalism on race, racism and black life and death from one of the nation’s leading political voices.

Dispatches from the Diaspora: From Nelson Mandela to Black Lives Matter
Gary Younge
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A captivating exploration of Britain’s most iconic contemporary buildings, from the Barratt home to the Millennium Dome.

Iconicon: A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain
John Grindrod
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