James Huntington-Whiteley, The Book of British Sporting Heroes. Published to accompany a major exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, Sporting Heroes charts the popular image of the British sporting hero in works of art dating from the 18th century to the present day. Contemporary heroes and heroines, including Frank Bruno and Lennox Lewis, are brought … Read more
Anthony Lane, Nobody’s Perfect. The collected reviews of Anthony Lane – one of the finest critics of his generation – are an exhilarating volume for fans both old and new. Nobody’s Perfect, the much anticipated collection from the New Yorker critic brings together a generous selection of Lane’s film criticisms, profiles, book reviews, and essays on … Read more
Richard Eyre, National Service: Diary of a Decade at the National Theatre. During the ten years from 1987 to 1997 that he was Director of the Royal National Theatre, Richard Eyre kept a diary – a record that disarmingly captured a life at the heart of British cultural and political affairs. The powerful and the … Read more
Anthony Summers, Sinatra: The Life. In 1941, at age twenty-five, Sinatra told a friend, ‘I’m going to be the best singer in the world’. Two years on, the bobbysockers were already weeping and screaming for him in their thousands. Half a century on Bono defined him as ‘the Big Bang of popular music’. ‘To hell … Read more
William Cooper, Why Collage. William Cooper’s book is a delightful compilation of arresting collages, invaluable for anyone interested in this burgeoning language of art. Publisher : Sansom & Co (1 July 2005) Language: : English Paperback : 64 pages ISBN-10 : 1904537308 ISBN-13 : 978-1904537304 Buy
Philip John Weston, Chasing the Hoopoe. John Weston, whose love of poetry dates from his Sherborne days, began writing his own poems four years ago. He has won two major poetry prizes since then, and had many of his poems published in newspapers and magazines. Chasing the Hoopoe is his first collection. “A good read. … Read more
Jonathan Conlin, The Nation’s Mantelpiece: A History of the National Gallery. Ever since its conception in 1824, the National Gallery has been part of British national life to an extent unmatched by any other great museum. The first history of the Gallery ever published, this unique account traces the development of an institution whose superlative … Read more