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Who Dares Wins
SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON EVENING STANDARD, DAILY MAIL AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Magisterial ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine a more informative, or better-humoured guide ... a Thucydidean coolness, balance and wisdom that is superb.' - AN Wilson, The Times 'Who Dares Wins captures the period with clairvoyant vividness. Compulsively readable, the book will be indispensable to anyone who wants to understand these pivotal years.' - John Gray, New Statesman 'Immaculately well-researched, breathtakingly broad and beautifully written ... Sandbrook leaves the reader impatient f...
Dictionary of Twentieth-Century British Cartoonists and Caricaturists
British cartoonists and caricaturists are renowned worldwide. Originally published in 2000, this indispensable handbook offers a unique ‘who’s who’ of all the major artists working in Britain in the twentieth century and contains nearly 500 entries. Extensively illustrated, the book provides information on the work of artists such as Steve Bell, Gerald Scarfe, Posy Simmonds, Ronald Searle, Trog, mac and Larry as well as such past masters as David Low, Vicky, H. M. Bateman, Illingworth, Heath Robinson and more. The dictionary concentrates primarily on political cartoonists, caricaturists and joke or ‘gag’ cartoonists, actively working for the main Fleet Street national dailies and w...
Dictionary of British Cartoonists and Caricaturists
Originally published in 1994, this dictionary provides a unique 'who’s who' of the major figures in the world of British cartoons and caricatures. It was the first book to encompass the entire field from c.1730 when Hogarth published the first of his 'modern moral pictures' to 1980. In addition to describing the careers and achievements of the artists and the characteristics of their styles, more than 500 entries give details of their publications, their illustrations to books and periodicals, exhibitions of their work, public collections in which their work is represented and literature on or referring to them. More than 150 illustrations are included. This is a comprehensive reference work and will be of interest to social and political historians as well as cartoon and caricature enthusiasts.
A Book about the Film Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python’s Flying Circus aired from 1969 until 1974, but the conclusion of the series did not mark the end of the troupe’s creative output. Even before the final original episodes were recorded and broadcast, the six members began work on their first feature-length enterprise of new material. Rather than string together a series of silly skits, they conceived a full-length story line with references to the real and imagined worlds of the mythical King Arthur, the lives of medieval peasants, and the gloomy climate of 1970s Britain. Released in 1975, Monty Python and the Holy Grail was a modest success but has since been hailed as a modern classic. In A Book about the Film Monty Python...
Half Human
Divorcé Fergus Munroe meets the beautiful and intriguing Jenny Merridew at a function. The two are drawn to each other and soon fall in love and marry. Happiness abounds and they live each day in a state of bliss. They move into a tiny 300-year-old run-down cottage in Kent where, during renovations, Fergus discovers, hidden in a bedroom wall, the diary of a young girl. The diary describes several gruesome murders which took place in the vicinity over 150 years ago. As more such frightening incidents occur, Jenny starts to become really afraid and decides they should sell the place. However, with a stagnant house market, that is impossible. Jokingly they give their ghost a name but neither Fergus nor Jenny has any inkling of the true horror that awaits them in that sweet, small cottage in the countryside. Caught in the crossfire of superstition and dread, Fergus must unravel the mystery behind this strange entity before it devours the very fabric of their existence. With each passing night, the line between reality and nightmare blurs. The battle for the village becomes a race against time, trapping Fergus and his friends as they fight for their lives.
The Best of Mac
From the perennially popular resident cartoonist at the Daily Mail comes a new collection of hilarious illustrations that capture the most memorable and controversial news stories of the last decade. Best-selling Daily Mail cartoonist Mac’s collections are a popular perennial of the Christmas season. For the first time, this new volume draws on not only this year's cartoons, but on a choice selection from the last decade. Relive the most controversial and memorable news stories from the past ten years with Mac's unmistakeable drawing style and incisive, acerbic wit. Bound to raise many laughs, The Best of Mac captures highlights such as the Macca-Mills divorce, rising oil prices, GM food protests, George Dubya's 'War on Terror' in full, the credit crunch and of course all the old politicial chestnuts - financial irregularity, failing schools and hospitals, binge drinking and sex scandals.
The Best of Mac
!--StartFragment-- From the Daily Mail’s perennially popular resident cartoonist, MAC. A hilarious collection of MAC’s most famous political cartoons Following on from The Best of MAC 2000-2009 also available from Portico Best-selling Daily Mail cartoonist MAC’s collections have made the British public giggle for more years than we care to remember. For the first time, this volume of his political cartoons draws from over ten years of MAC’s most memorable drawings. Relive the most controversial and memorable news stories from the past few years with MAC's unmistakeable style and incisive, acerbic wit. Bound to raise many laughs, The Best of MAC: The Political Years captures highlights such as George Dubya's 'War on Terror' in full, the credit crunch and of course all the old chestnuts – financial irregularity, failing schools and hospitals, binge drinking and sex scandals. !--EndFragment--
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MAC's Tee Time
Bestselling, and incredibly popular, Daily Mail cartoonist MAC has tickled reader’s funny bones for over thirty years, and in this collection he aims his sights on golfers. With his usual wit and one-liners MAC captures all the highs and lows of the game. From tee to bunker, puts to shanks and wedgies to bogeys, fans of the sport will be laughing out loud at MAC's hilarious hole-in-one. MAC on Golf – this is a book no golf bag should ever be without!
