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Everything and the Kitchen Sink

UK Film, Music and TV Before the Beatles

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An engaging and informative account of 'kitchen sink realism' looking at the artists, musicians, playwrights and authors who wrenched Britain out of post-war austerity and paved the way for the swinging 60s and beyond.Everything AND the Kitchen Sink analyses 'kitchen sink realism' and the birth of 'pop cinema' in the context of contemporaneous debates surrounding politics, civil liberties, ... Read more

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An engaging and informative account of 'kitchen sink realism' looking at the artists, musicians, playwrights and authors who wrenched Britain out of post-war austerity and paved the way for the swinging 60s and beyond.Everything AND the Kitchen Sink analyses 'kitchen sink realism' and the birth of 'pop cinema' in the context of contemporaneous debates surrounding politics, civil liberties,
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Free Your Mind!

Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass, 'Swinging London' and the 60s Pop Culture Scene

by Simon Matthews ...

A deep dive into the films of Italian director Tinto Brass and their impact on 'Swinging London' and 1960s pop culture.Between 1967 and 1970, Italian auteur Giovanni "Tinto" Brass directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman as the main character. Exploring the political, cultural, and sexual ideas of their time, often in a deliberate pop-art style, they contain much priceless ... Read more

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A deep dive into the films of Italian director Tinto Brass and their impact on 'Swinging London' and 1960s pop culture.Between 1967 and 1970, Italian auteur Giovanni "Tinto" Brass directed four feature films in London, each starring a woman as the main character. Exploring the political, cultural, and sexual ideas of their time, often in a deliberate pop-art style, they contain much priceless
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Before It All Went Rotten

Giovanni 'Tinto' Brass, 'Swinging London' and the 60s Pop Culture Scene

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Discover the untold story of the London pub-rock scene and its influence on punk.Before It All Went Rotten takes you back to the vibrant world of 1970s London, where a unique musical movement was brewing in the city's pubs. Explore the bands, the venues, and the characters that shaped the sound of a generation, providing the foundation for the punk explosion that followed.This book delves into the ... Read more

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Discover the untold story of the London pub-rock scene and its influence on punk.Before It All Went Rotten takes you back to the vibrant world of 1970s London, where a unique musical movement was brewing in the city's pubs. Explore the bands, the venues, and the characters that shaped the sound of a generation, providing the foundation for the punk explosion that followed.This book delves into the
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Looking for a New England

Action, Time, Vision: Music, Film and TV 1975 - 1986

by Simon Matthews ...

What happened to UK cinema and TV when swinging London ended? Looking for a New England covers the period 1975 to 1986, from Slade in Flame to Absolute Beginners.A carefully researched exploration of transgressive films, the career of David Bowie, dystopias, the Joan Collins ouevre, black cinema, the origins and impact of punk music, political films, comedy, how Ireland and Scotland featured on ... Read more

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What happened to UK cinema and TV when swinging London ended? Looking for a New England covers the period 1975 to 1986, from Slade in Flame to Absolute Beginners.A carefully researched exploration of transgressive films, the career of David Bowie, dystopias, the Joan Collins ouevre, black cinema, the origins and impact of punk music, political films, comedy, how Ireland and Scotland featured on
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House in the Country

Where Our Suburbs and Garden Cities Came From and Why it's Time to Leave Them Behind

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A critical look at suburban sprawl and the garden city ideal in the UK.House in the Country explores the history of suburban and garden city development in the UK, tracing the influence of Ebenezer Howard and the garden city movement. It examines the social, political, and environmental consequences of prioritizing low-density housing and questions whether this model is sustainable in the face of ... Read more

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A critical look at suburban sprawl and the garden city ideal in the UK.House in the Country explores the history of suburban and garden city development in the UK, tracing the influence of Ebenezer Howard and the garden city movement. It examines the social, political, and environmental consequences of prioritizing low-density housing and questions whether this model is sustainable in the face of
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A Study in Failure

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Every politician's rise to power is a story of success and failure, accompanied by tantalising what-might-have-beens. The career of Winston Churchill was no exception, with his eight months prior to becoming Prime Minister as First Lord of the Admiralty marked by the loss of important warships, the planning of disastrous expeditions and the design of impractical weapons. Based on archival and ... Read more

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Every politician's rise to power is a story of success and failure, accompanied by tantalising what-might-have-beens. The career of Winston Churchill was no exception, with his eight months prior to becoming Prime Minister as First Lord of the Admiralty marked by the loss of important warships, the planning of disastrous expeditions and the design of impractical weapons. Based on archival and
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Elshender: A Tale of a Poor Man

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James "Elshender" Alexander was born poor and remained so for the duration of his life. His struggle was one of survival, beset on all sides by the 'laws of the land' which made such a task increasingly difficult. A man who found his way from the lowlands of Scotland to Lower Canada, in search of a life free from interference from over-zealous authorities. On his return to Scotland, to aide his ... Read more

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James "Elshender" Alexander was born poor and remained so for the duration of his life. His struggle was one of survival, beset on all sides by the 'laws of the land' which made such a task increasingly difficult. A man who found his way from the lowlands of Scotland to Lower Canada, in search of a life free from interference from over-zealous authorities. On his return to Scotland, to aide his
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Field Guide for Balance in a World of Chaos, The

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The World Might Be in Chaos, But You Don’t Need to Be.If you feel like you are constantly fighting an uphill battle—exhausted by the grind and overwhelmed by the world around you—the problem isn’t your circumstances. It’s your internal operating system.Stop waiting for the world to get quieter or for your problems to disappear. The truth is, you are in complete control of how you experience your ... Read more

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The World Might Be in Chaos, But You Don’t Need to Be.If you feel like you are constantly fighting an uphill battle—exhausted by the grind and overwhelmed by the world around you—the problem isn’t your circumstances. It’s your internal operating system.Stop waiting for the world to get quieter or for your problems to disappear. The truth is, you are in complete control of how you experience your
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The Way of the World: A Novella

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An anonymous narrator... An anonymous boy... An anonymous girl... None extraordinary... None connected... Does anyone even care?The Way of the World: A Novella is an experimental work dealing with the complications of narrative voice. How 'real' are those voices within our own minds? Which thoughts are worthy of utterance? How do we feel about those areas of the mind which contain disturbing ... Read more

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An anonymous narrator... An anonymous boy... An anonymous girl... None extraordinary... None connected... Does anyone even care?The Way of the World: A Novella is an experimental work dealing with the complications of narrative voice. How 'real' are those voices within our own minds? Which thoughts are worthy of utterance? How do we feel about those areas of the mind which contain disturbing
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Lone Star State: Welcome to the Pleasuredome

by Matthew Simon Alexander ...

Lone Star State (Book One), of which Lone Star State: Welcome to the Pleasuredome… belongs, contains three main narrative strands: Robyn, a gender ambiguous street-worker in Austin, Texas, lives life for the moment in an attempt to forget the many and regular traumas of the past; Chip Brewsky and Dale Turdlewand, multi-trillionaire tech-company CEOs, believe that they need to buy a country in ... Read more

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Lone Star State (Book One), of which Lone Star State: Welcome to the Pleasuredome… belongs, contains three main narrative strands: Robyn, a gender ambiguous street-worker in Austin, Texas, lives life for the moment in an attempt to forget the many and regular traumas of the past; Chip Brewsky and Dale Turdlewand, multi-trillionaire tech-company CEOs, believe that they need to buy a country in
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George Cole - The World Was My Lobster: The Autobiography

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The World was my Lobster tells the story of George Cole's more than 70 years in the acting profession that began with a walk-on part at the age of 14 in the stage musical The White Horse Inn in 1939, and continues today having included such roles as David Bliss in the radio and television versions of A Life of Bliss, Flash Harry in the St. Trinian's films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder ... Read more

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The World was my Lobster tells the story of George Cole's more than 70 years in the acting profession that began with a walk-on part at the age of 14 in the stage musical The White Horse Inn in 1939, and continues today having included such roles as David Bliss in the radio and television versions of A Life of Bliss, Flash Harry in the St. Trinian's films, and Arthur Daley in television's Minder
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Sound Man

A Life Recording Hits with The Rolling Stones, The Who, Led Zeppelin, The Eagles, Eric Clapton, The Faces . . .

by Glyn Johns ...

**A ROCK AND ROLL MEMOIR FROM GLYN JOHNS, THE LEGENDARY PRODUCER FEATURED IN THE NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES The Beatles: Get Back“Few figures in rock history have a more impressive résumé than Glyn Johns...[Sound Man] is full of amazing anecdotes from his fifty-year career.”—Rolling Stone“A fantastic romp through the pages of rock and roll history.”—Sir Paul McCartney, the Beatles**In 2012, legendary ... Read more

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**A ROCK AND ROLL MEMOIR FROM GLYN JOHNS, THE LEGENDARY PRODUCER FEATURED IN THE NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES The Beatles: Get Back“Few figures in rock history have a more impressive résumé than Glyn Johns...[Sound Man] is full of amazing anecdotes from his fifty-year career.”—Rolling Stone“A fantastic romp through the pages of rock and roll history.”—Sir Paul McCartney, the Beatles**In 2012, legendary
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