Goodbye 20Th Century - Sonic Youth and the rise of alternative nation (Browne David)(Paperback / softback)

Goodbye 20Th Century - Sonic Youth and the rise of alternative nation (Browne David)(Paperback / softback)

The fully authorised biography of the Godfathers of indie

Rise and Fall of the British Nation - A Twentieth-Century History (Edgerton David)(Paperback / softback)

From the acclaimed author of Britain's War Machine and The Shock of the Old, a bold reassessment of Britain's twentieth century.It is usual to see the United Kingdom as an island of continuity in an otherwise convulsed and unstable Europe; its political history a smooth sequence of administrations,

The end-of-the-century party: Youth, pop and the rise of Madchester (Redhead Steve)(Paperback)

20th-Century Fashion Illustration: The Feminine Ideal (Torre Rosemary)(Paperback)

This fascinating retrospective chronicles the rise and development of modern fashion illustration from the early 1900s to the dawn of the twenty-first century. Its lively narration, illustrated by over seventy original works by fashion's top illustrators, explores the social context of fashion

Britten (Matthews David)(Paperback)

Benjamin Britten was one of the outstanding British composers of the 20th century. He shot to international fame with his operas, performed by his own English Opera Group, and a series of extraordinary instrumental works. His music won a central place in the repertoire and the affection of

Greater World - A compelling 20th century saga of love, loss and a voyage into the unknown (Flynn Clare)(Paperback / softback)

China Shakes The World - The Rise of a Hungry Nation (Kynge James)(Paperback / softback)

Authoritative and fully up-to-date account by leading China expert on China's economic rise and how it will affect the

Art, Faith and Modernity(Paperback / softback)

No account of 20th Century British art can overlook the numerous works of the period that were essentially 'religious' in their content. Art, Faith & Modernity examines this

Essential Ginsberg (Ginsberg Allen)(Paperback / softback)

Allen Ginsberg was one of the most influential cultural and literary figures of the 20th century, his face and political causes familiar to millions who had never even read his poetry. This book attempts to offers a portrait of this poet by bringing together his poetry, journals, music, photographs

Health of the Nation - NHS in Peril (Owen David)(Paperback / softback)

Rise and Fall of Communism (Brown Archie)(Paperback / softback)

The relentless rise of Communism was the most momentous political development of the first half of the twentieth century. This book explains how and why Communists came to power; how they were able, in a variety of countries on different continents to hold on to power for so long; and, what brought

Platform Souls - The Trainspotter as 20th-Century Hero (Whittaker Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

A very special 20th anniversary edition of the acclaimed cult trainspotting

Rebecca (Du Maurier Daphne)(Paperback / softback)

orking as a lady's companion, the orphaned heroine of Rebecca learns her place. Life begins to look very bleak until, on a trip to the South of France, she meets Maxim de Winter, a handsome widower whose sudden proposal of marriage takes her by surprise. Whisked from glamorous Monte Carlo to his

Lancelot 'Capability' Brown - The Omnipotent Magician, 1716-1783 (Brown Jane)(Paperback / softback)

Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and mansions, moving hills and making flowing lakes and serpentine rivers, a magical world of

The Master and Margarita (Bulgakov Mikhail)(Paperback)

A 50th-anniversary Deluxe Edition of the incomparable 20th-century masterpiece of satire and fantasy, in a newly revised version of the acclaimed Pevear and Volokhonsky translation Nothing in the whole of literature compares with The Master and Margarita. One spring afternoon, the Devil, trailing

Keeping the World Away (Forster Margaret)(Paperback / softback)

Talks about the fictional adventures of an early 20th-century painting and the women whose lives it touches. This novel opens with bold, passionate Gwen, struggling to be an artist, leaving for Paris where she becomes Rodin's lover and paints a small, intimate picture of a quiet corner of her attic

Gulag - A History of the Soviet Camps (Applebaum Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Reveals one of the greatest horrors of the 20th century: the system of Soviet camps that are responsible for the deaths of countless millions. This work presents history of the camp: from its origins under the tsars, to its colossal expansion under Stalin's reign of terror, its zenith in the late

Goodbye To Berlin (Isherwood Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

Set in the 1930s, Goodbye to Berlin evokes the glamour and sleaze, excess and repression of Berlin society. Isherwood shows the lives of people at threat from the rise of the Nazis: a wealthy Jewish heiress, Natalia Landauer, a gay couple, Peter and Otto, and an English upper-class waif, the

Chinese Travelers to the Early Turkish Republic (Fidan Giray)(Paperback)

By the end of the 19th century and the first quarter of the 20th century, China was in turmoil, facing an existential crisis. Chinese politicians and intellectuals were trying to find a way out of it and were looking for role models abroad. The late Ottoman Empire and the early Turkish Republic

Rogue Male - Soon to be a major film (Household Geoffrey)(Paperback / softback)

THE the classic thriller of the 20th century - 'Simply the best escape and pursuit story yet written' [THE TIMES] - with an introduction by Robert

And Still I Rise (Angelou Dr Maya)(Paperback / softback)

The re-issue of AND STILL I RISE, first published in 1986, from Maya Angelou - one of the most celebrated writers and poets of the world

20th Century Ghosts - Featuring The Black Phone and other stories (Hill Joe)(Paperback / softback)

A superb collection of short stories from an award-winning

Long Shadow - The Great War and the Twentieth Century (Reynolds David)(Paperback / softback)

A controversial and sweeping re-examination of the First World War and its enduring

Access to History for the Ib Diploma: Causes and Effects of 20th-Century Wars Second Edition (Dailey Andy)(Paperback)