Inspiring Older Readers
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The Sound of One Hand Clapping posted on 04 Aug 2015
The Sound of One Hand Clapping by Richard Flanagan This is a big-hearted novel, packed full of good intentions.
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George Bayntun Books posted on 03 Aug 2015
You could be forgiven for thinking that George Bayntun Books in Bath is a bit of a forbidding or exclusive place. It has a remarkable frontage - a lovely p
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Jazz Seen by William Claxton posted on 03 Aug 2015
William Claxton's classic photographs of the US jazz scene of the post-war years are luminescent and evocative. The black and white prints - which glow off
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Crystal Spirit posted on 02 Aug 2015
Crystal Spirit by Roger Granelli It’s not really surprising to find that a novel about International Brigade volunteers in the Spanish Civil War is...
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Peter Lyons, Cheltenham posted on 01 Aug 2015
Peter Lyons Bookshop, Cheltenham This is pretty much our favourite second-hand bookshop - if we could choose, this would be the one we'd want to have for o
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The Public Library : A Photographic Essay posted on 31 Jul 2015
The Public Library : A Photographic Essay by Robert Dawson At a time when the whole public library movement is under unprecedented threat ..
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Beauty Is In The Street : A Visual Record of the May '68 Paris Uprising posted on 31 Jul 2015
Beauty Is In The Street : A Visual Record of the May '68 Paris Uprising I was 15 years old and self-obsessed, politically unaware ...-
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A Book of Books posted on 31 Jul 2015
A Book of Books by Abelardo Morell This is a beautiful book of luminous black and white photographs that present the book in all it's magnificent forms.
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The Coalition Book posted on 31 Jul 2015
The Coalition Book by Martin Rowson In times when we're being ruled by fools and charlatans we need our greatest satirists to step forward ...
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H is for Hawk : Helen Macdonald’s story of personal tragedy, depression and obsession takes flight posted on 31 Jul 2015
H is for Hawk : Helen Macdonald’s story of personal tragedy, depression and obsession takes flight This is a book of layers and all of them are fascinating