United Kingdom Books

I first bought an early edition of this book (or perhaps a similar book) during my first trip to London in 1983, and for many years and several trips it was my bible...I was long past due to get a new version! This comprehensive and fairly thorough guide makes me wish I were in London now to visit some of the many bookshops I've missed on trips since (including the all-Doctor Who bookshop!)

"The Bookshops of London" is exactly what it sounds like: extensive listings of independent, specialty, and chain bookstores, with cross-listings so you can find the bookstore you want within the section you're reading. The editorial stance is fairly balanced and descriptive rather than judgmental (although Jackson seems a bit obsessive over the concept of the new Piccadilly Waterstone's superstore, and one familiar favourite shop of mine is described as "rather scruffy.") Addresses, phone and fax numbers, opening hours, and websites and email (where available) compliment the concise but targeted descriptions. An appendix lists shops by area (postal code) and in alphabetical order to aid in finding the right shop.

As comprehensive as this is, I'd love to see the nearest Tube stop added to each bookshop listing in the next edition--surely that's the quickest and easiest way to describe a bookshop's location! This small fault aside, this is an essential and comprehensive guide for the book buyer, collector, and bibliophile; no book-buying trip to London is complete without it. In no time at all, your own copy will be dog-eared and highlighted.

This coffee-table book of boring postcards is a collection of the tackiest and most boring postcards imaginable. It is wonderfully campy and sure to provide a good laugh.

By the way, I read the previous "1-Star" review, and it is hard to believe that any person with an ounce of common sense would think they are actually buying a book of real postcards that they could tear out and mail to friends!

Though I was young at the time of the events recorded in this book, I was not naive to what was taking place in Jamaica as my father was a senior officer in the Jamaica Defence Force.

Having read the book, it has answered a lot of questions as to why the Jamaican social and political landscape is as it is today, and why Jamaican society has emerged as one that is caught up on a culture of violence, something that the political leaders are now trying to change. I might also add, that this also answered questions my father also had regarding what was taking place in inner city Jamaica.

Interesting to note, when this book was published, the then Prime Minister banned its sale and distribution in Jamaica, and filed suit against Ms. Gunst for libel and defamation, and eventually had to withdraw the lawsuit when asked to identify what areas of the book were libelous and subject to legal action.

Of also interesting note, is that at the time this book was released the BBC did a documentary in Jamaica called The Yardies, which independently confirmed what Ms. Gunst has written about, and was also banned by the Prime Minister at the time from being aired on national television (censorship at its best!!!)

Thanks Laurie Guns-t, and I hope that there will be a follow up book on this.

RIPOFF ALERT!!! Hundreds of people (myslef included) have been ripped off by World Retail Store - Open Media Pty by attmepting to order merchandise from their website.

I ordered and paid for this book ($47) and never received the book nor any reply to several follow-ups. I don't understand why their website is still online.

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Compiled and organized by historian, academician, and author John A. Wagner Bosworth Field To Bloody Mary: An Encyclopedia Of The Early Tudors is a 600-page encyclopedia offering precise and concise definitions and descriptions of the significant men and women of Early Tudor England. Also providing informative definitions of Tudor England terminology, Bosworth Field To Bloody Mary spans the period of 1485 to 1558 and encompasses the reigns of Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, and Mary I. Featuring almost 400 cross-referenced entries, students are provided with information about key events, movements, groups, treaties, publications, and more. Enhanced with maps, genealogical charts, bibliography, a subject list, a listing of Tudor-themed historical novels, an annotated listing of Tudor websites, Bosworth Field To Bloody Mary is a strongly recommended and core addition to personal, academic, and community library British History collections.

This is a very simplified version of the boudicca story. Great for young students, but doesn't go into much detail.

A lot has gone into the making of David Raw 's Bradford Pals: A Comprehensive History Of The 16th-18th & 20th Service Batillions Of The Prince Of Wales Own West Yorkshire Regiment 1914-1918: though a specialty item for military libraries, it uses memoirs, letters, diaries, newspaper reports, and official archives to recount the experiences of the Bradford Pals in the face of war. The early days of World War I led two volunteer Pals Battalions to recruit, train and serve in Egypt and in France between 1916 and 1918: their experiences and shared memories document over two years of war during which over a third of the original Pals were killed or wounded. Black and white photos pepper the account and cement the 'you are there' feel of Bradford Pals, which is recommended for any in-depth survey of the World War I battlefield experience.

Brian Loomes, as most avid horologists know by now, is the most knowledgable person around when it comes to English Longcase clocks. His book "Brass Dial Clocks" rounds out the series of reference works which cover "White Dial clocks", "Painted Dial clocks" and "Country clocks" respectivly.

This is not a "pretty picture" coffee tabel book produced for show, although it is profusely illustrated, but most pictures are black and white and show technical details of movement,, dial or case, which are of much more value to the serious horological scholar, than the glossy overall pictures.

A MUST have book for any serious clock collector.

Fortunat Mueller-Maerki, Chairman of the National Watch and Clock Library, Columbia PA (...)

a concise, romantic and witty portait of the most cosmopolitan of englands towns, they call it london by the sea, really london should be referred to as brighton-on-thames.

a must for anyone who loves brighton and anyone who misses it. to read this book is to take you back to where your heart is. if you have never been to brighton the book will attract you, but the town will grab you, sneak into your heart and never leave, always drawing you back.

if you don't like the book, or even don't like brighton, then all of us here will be much the better for you staying away.

Gyles Brandreth's new book is a marvellously well-crafted and naturally comic account of the author's five years as MP for the City of Chester. It chronicles the last parliament of Conservative Power under the premiereship of John Major. It makes compelling reading and has completely distracted me from my academic work.