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Bill Drummond
non-fiction | Little Brown and Company   
1 July 2000
Bill Drummond
45
'As I entered my 45th year, I decided to write a book that contained snapshots of the world from where I was standing', says Bill Drummond on the opening page of 45.
by Low Life
Lynda Schuster
non-fiction | Jonathan Cape   
27 July 2004
Lynda Schuster
A Burning Hunger
As memories of apartheid recede and South Africa becomes an increasingly stable democracy, books such as this one become ever more important. A...
by Jarad Zimbler
Lloyd Bradley
non-fiction | Penguin   
1 December 2000
Lloyd Bradley
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
It is unlikely that the full history of ska, rocksteady and reggae music has been so well documented, hand in hand with the history of the black...
by Kate Butler
Judith Evans
feature   
5 March 2007
Judith Evans
Books For Boys & Girls
Charming and ever so slightly camp, or retreating to the sexism of a bygone era? Judith Evans finds fault with the Iggulden brothers' recent publishing phenomenon.
by Judith Evans
Aldous Huxley
fiction | Harper   
1 May 2000
Aldous Huxley
Brave New World
Many would regard Brave New World as Huxley's most important novel. This may or may not be true, though it is undoubtedly his most popular....
by Low Life
Bob Dylan
non-fiction | Simon & Schuster   
17 February 2005
Bob Dylan
Chronicles: Volume One
A perfect coffee-table book for anyone who agrees that Dylan's canon of lyrics constitutes some of the most important poetry of the last half-century.
by Jonathan Polonsky
Paul Auster
fiction | Faber & Faber   
17 February 2005
Paul Auster
City of Glass
Not, as one might expect, the original metaphysical detective story of 1985 (which is old news – but good news). Instead, the tale translated,...
by Max Leonard
Greg Bear
fiction | Harper Collins   
1 April 2001
Greg Bear
Darwin's Radio
As foot and mouth ravages the animal population of this country, so one naturally takes a renewed interest in all things viral, cellular and...
by Mathew Riley
Jonathon Safran Foer
fiction | Hamish Hamilton   
27 June 2005
Jonathon Safran Foer
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
Difficult second novel syndrome? This sophomore effort isn't quite the great American novel, but Foer should keep trying...
by Max Leonard
Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
fiction | Knockabout   
1 February 2001
Alan Moore and Eddie Campbell
From Hell
The first six chapters of From Hell were originally published in the excellent (and eventually banned) small press horror comic...
by Mathew Riley
Edited by Ian Jack
non-fiction | Granta   
13 September 2004
Edited by Ian Jack
Granta 86: Film
From handling rats on Werner Herzog's Nosferatu to a peek into Lana Turner's bedroom, the new Granta collection (somewhat heavily titled...
by James Rogan
Kevin Jackson
non-fiction | Picador   
17 February 2005
Kevin Jackson
Humphrey Jennings
Humphrey Jennings (1907-50) has long been recognised as one of Britain's finest filmmakers on the basis of his wartime documentaries, which, for...
by Henry Miller
Susanna Clarke
fiction | Bloomsbury   
26 October 2004
Susanna Clarke
Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell
It's the first decade of the 19th century, and societies of theoretical magic exist all over England – studying the history of magic with...
by Judith Evans
Wolfgang Flur
non-fiction | Sanctuary   
1 July 2001
Wolfgang Flur
Kraftwerk - I Was a Robot
Electronic music owes an incomprehensible debt of gratitude to Kraftwerk. Four electrotechpopmeisters from the Rhineland took their vision of music...
by Low Life
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
non-fiction | Headline   
1 July 2000
Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
Last Night A DJ Saved My Life (First Edition)
Everyone’s a DJ now. Although they may only ever have once played to a bunch of disinterested drinkers in some grotty bar, practically...
by Tom Magic Feet
William Eckersley and Alexander Shields
non-fiction | Stucco Press   
7 December 2006
William Eckersley and Alexander Shields
Left London
Self-publishers William Eckersley and Alexander Shields reveal the capital’s ragged edges and stale secrets.
by ASW
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