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Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters--88 tantalizing responses to Sylvia Plath and the furies she left behind--emerge from an echo chamber of art and memory, rage and representation. In the decades following his wife's suicide in 1963, Hughes kept silent, a stance many have seen as guilty, few as dignified. While an industry grew out of Plath's life and art, and even her afterlife, he continued to compose his own dark, unconfessional verses, and edited her Collected Poems, Letters Home: Corresponden... less info

Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters--88 tantalizing responses to Sylvia Plath and the furies she left behind--emerge from an echo chamber of art and memory, rage and representation. In the decades follow... more info

The average Briton spends 11 years in front of a television set during an average 72 year lifespan." This statistic--which does not even begin to consider the implications of the multimedia-rich society into which we are all running apace--is disturbing. It is also the starting point from which Stuart Jeffries validates his personal quest to find the effect television has had on his generation of viewers. Young people--and not so young people, these days--do not grow up. Not completely. ... less info

The average Briton spends 11 years in front of a television set during an average 72 year lifespan." This statistic--which does not even begin to consider the implications of the multimedia-ri... more info

Picture an image from the grunge movement of the 1990s and odds are it was Charles Peterson who clicked the camera's shutter. With its title taken from Mudhoney's anthemic underground hit, Touch Me I'm Sick it's more than a rehash of Peterson's 1995 Screaming Life. As unofficial photographer of the SubPop record label, Peterson put a face on the scene that began in Seattle and shaped the landscape of popular music. This high-quality collection includes an introduction by Pearl Jam frontman E... less info

Picture an image from the grunge movement of the 1990s and odds are it was Charles Peterson who clicked the camera's shutter. With its title taken from Mudhoney's anthemic underground hit, Touch Me... more info

Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters--88 tantalising responses to Sylvia Plath and the furies she left behind--emerge from an echo chamber of art and memory, rage and representation. In the decades following his wife's suicide in 1963, Hughes kept silent, a stance many have seen as guilty, few as dignified. While an industry grew out of Plath's life and art, and even her afterlife, he continued to compose his own dark, unconfessional verses and edited her Collected Poems, Letters Home: Correspondenc... less info

Ted Hughes's Birthday Letters--88 tantalising responses to Sylvia Plath and the furies she left behind--emerge from an echo chamber of art and memory, rage and representation. In the decades follow... more info

Picture an image from the grunge movement of the 1990s and odds are it was Charles Peterson who clicked the camera's shutter. With its title taken from Mudhoney's anthemic underground hit, Touch Me I'm Sick it's more than a rehash of Peterson's 1995 Screaming Life. As unofficial photographer of the SubPop record label, Peterson put a face on the scene that began in Seattle and shaped the landscape of popular music. This high-quality collection includes an introduction by Pearl Jam frontman E... less info

Picture an image from the grunge movement of the 1990s and odds are it was Charles Peterson who clicked the camera's shutter. With its title taken from Mudhoney's anthemic underground hit, Touch Me... more info

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Rankin's strong heart and even stronger writing skills. When a Bosnian prostitute refuses to testify against a crime boss who has threatened her family, he says this about the cops trying to pressure her: "Silence in the room. They were all looking at her. Four men, men with jobs, family ties, me... less info

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Ra... more info

Pages: 16, Paperback, OUP Oxford less info

Pages: 16, Paperback, OUP Oxford

Pages: 96, Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, Blue Sky Press (AZ) less info

Pages: 96, Edition: Reprint, Mass Market Paperback, Blue Sky Press (AZ)

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Rankin's strong heart and even stronger writing skills. When a Bosnian prostitute refuses to testify against a crime boss who has threatened her family, he says this about the cops trying to pressure her: "Silence in the room. They were all looking at her. Four men, men with jobs, family ties, me... less info

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Ra... more info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration--all signposts that a hugely entertaining story is in store. The first instalment of his Children of the Lamp sequence may be set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away from its apparent normality and encompasses several wonderfully colourful parts of the glo... less info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, t... more info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration--all signposts that a hugely entertaining story is in store. The first instalment of his Children of the Lamp sequence may be set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away from its apparent normality and encompasses several wonderfully colourful parts of the glo... less info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, t... more info

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Rankin's strong heart and even stronger writing skills. When a Bosnian prostitute refuses to testify against a crime boss who has threatened her family, he says this about the cops trying to pressure her: "Silence in the room. They were all looking at her. Four men, men with jobs, family ties, me... less info

Ian Rankin's ninth book about Inspector John Rebus of the Edinburgh police is so full of story that it seems about to explode into shapeless anarchy at any moment. What keeps it from doing so is Ra... more info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, the fun tone of his narration--all signposts that a hugely entertaining story is in store. The first instalment of his Children of the Lamp sequence may be set firmly in the present day, but it soon breaks away from its apparent normality and encompasses several wonderfully colourful parts of the glo... less info

You can tell from the very first page that P. B. Kerr had great fun writing his novel, The Akhenaten Adventure. The way the author introduces his wittily-named characters and atmospheric setting, t... more info