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An authoritative look at recent books that may or may not have shown up on your radar screen. Fiction and non-fiction. Biographies and comic books. Politics and the arts. And quite certainly, no gardening or cookery books. All presented with Tim Haigh’s passion for books and writing. Tim is a widely respected critic, reviewer and broadcaster. Expert without being stuffy, he is noted for the lively intelligence and irreverence he brings to the field.

  1. -3 дн.

    Dan Jennings – Paul Weller: Dancing Through the Fire: The Authorised Oral History

    The oldest Angry Young Man in music They called him The Modfather. Not quite punk himself (or was he? Nah – he dressed too well…) but with the incendiary energy of punk and a sublime gift for songwriting, Paul Weller … Continue reading →

    43 мин.

  2. 24 июн.

    Philip Norman – Mr Moonlight: Brian Epstein and the Making of The Beatles

    He’s no Diaghilev! The front page of the Daily Mirror on August 28th, 1967 had the story: “Epstein – the Beatle-making prince of pop – dies at 32.” His death has always had a question mark over it, and Philip … Continue reading →

    56 мин.

  3. 9 июн.

    Gail Crowther – Marilyn and her Books – The Literary Life of Marilyn Monroe

    The bookish Bombshell Marilyn Monroe would have been one hundred years old on 1st June this year. It is impossible to think of Marilyn old. She was just 36 when she died in LA in 1962. She is frozen in … Continue reading →

    39 мин.

  4. 24 мая

    Jeevan Vasagar – The Surge – The Race Against the Most Destructive Force in Nature

    The one with the comedy dog The Surge is a trenchant analysis of the destructive power of water, a clarion call for recognising imminent dangers, and a panoramic narrative of human catastrophe and hubris. Some passages present as a cross … Continue reading →

    35 мин.

  5. 20 апр.

    Dr Geoff Andrews – Radicals: The Working Classes and the Making of Modern Britain

    Whither the Labour movement? One is struck by the heroic energy and fortitude of the working classes – working long and arduous hours, they found time and resources to educate themselves, to organise trades unions, to make brass bands and … Continue reading →

    39 мин.

  6. 12 мар.

    Anthony Gottlieb – Ludwig Wittgenstein: Philosophy in the Age of Airplanes

    Yes, but does it matter? There is an old joke: Why is it hard to move a philosophy department into a different building? Answer: because philosophers are reluctant to abandon their premises. [This is Tim’s own joke [ED]] And then we come to Ludwig Wittgenstein. Not for him a safe berth in an ivory tower or the security of wealth. All his life he was on the move. The scion of an illustrious family – during his life he was hardly the most celebrated member – he struggled against the expectations of his parents, his teachers, his employers, his students… pretty much everybody. And yet he inspired remarkable loyalty in … Continue reading →

    41 мин.

  7. 22 февр.

    Running Up That Hill: 50 Visions of Kate Bush

    Is this what a “Pop icon” is? Kate Bush burst onto the scene in 1978 with Wuthering Heights, a wildly unlikely and ethereal single. The record industry and radio DJs were bemused, but the record-listening public were instantly smitten. I … Continue reading →

    46 мин.

  8. 27 янв.

    Alwyn Turner – A Shellshocked Nation: Britain Between the Wars

    Don’t mention the war! Alwyn Turner is our finest cultural and social historian. His focus is typically on the lived experience of the people, rather than the Sunday papers’ idea of culture or the minutiae of the Westminster Village. He … Continue reading →

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An authoritative look at recent books that may or may not have shown up on your radar screen. Fiction and non-fiction. Biographies and comic books. Politics and the arts. And quite certainly, no gardening or cookery books. All presented with Tim Haigh’s passion for books and writing. Tim is a widely respected critic, reviewer and broadcaster. Expert without being stuffy, he is noted for the lively intelligence and irreverence he brings to the field.

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    Green-Shoot
  • Годы выхода
    2012 - 2026
  • Выпуски
    120
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    © Green-Shoot 2023
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