Inspiring Older Readers
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Classic Penguin: Cover To Cover posted on 08 Nov 2016
Penguin Books have been at the cutting edge of paperback design since their inception.
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Jock McFadyen: A Book About A Painter posted on 24 Oct 2016
McFadyen is, as near as damn it, a contemporary of mine in terms of age ...
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Propaganda: Power and Persuasion posted on 17 Oct 2016
Propaganda is a notoriously difficult thing to pin down. One man’s propaganda is another’s truth ...
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Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam posted on 01 Oct 2016
I know there are plenty of scholars who blanch at the mention of Edward FitzGerald’s ‘translation’ of the great Omar Khayyam
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The Graphic Language of Neville Brody posted on 28 Sep 2016
Born in 1957, Neville Brody can legitimately claim to have been one of the defining sensibilities of the 1980s cultural scene.
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The Quiet Music of Gently Falling Snow posted on 20 Sep 2016
The adjective ‘breathtaking’ is sometimes over used to describe an art book
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Toxique posted on 16 Sep 2016
I recently read and reviewed Sagan’s seminal romantic novel, Bonjour Tristesse, and while I was doing some general background reading on the author...
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Refugees 1960 : A report in words and drawings posted on 04 Sep 2016
I really should start off by saying that this is much more a fascinating book than a beautiful book
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The Cover Art of Blue Note Records posted on 29 Aug 2016
When I was a young teenager I thought there was simply no-one with a cooler image than the mid-60s Bob Dylan.
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Banner Bright : an illustrated history of trade union banners posted on 21 Aug 2016
Has the British labour movement produced anything more wonderful than the trade union or campaign banner?