People are more interested than ever before in understanding the inner workings of the City. In this fully revised and updated edition, Lex Van Dam, presenter of BBC2’s Million Dollar Traders, gives you all the tools you need to start trading and understanding how the City works.
‘The NME mattered to all those generations who grew up with music at the centre of their universe.The NME never had a truer chronicler than Pat Long.’ Tony Parsons
Since it was founded in 1952, the New Musical Express has played a central part in the British love affair with pop music.
Even the greatest songwriters (and Spandau Ballet) have had the odd bad day at the office. Or more likely, a bad few minutes in the studio toilets scribbling the first words they can think of on the back of their tranquiliser prescription shortly before the vocal has to be recorded.
What began as an underground 60s Mod scene in unlicensed, no-frills clubs in the North West of England became a
In 1903, the Victorian composer Cecil Sharp began a decade-long journey to collect folk songs that, he believed, captured the
This beautiful new book of functional, stylish designs for little girls contains over 20 unique knitting patterns for sweaters, cardigans, dresses and tops, skirts and snoods and charming accessories.
Along with Blue Note records, the Prestige, Atlantic, Contemporary and Pacific and Riverside Labels were the chief providers of America’s East and West Coast sounds on vinyl.
The Water Road is the story of a four month circumnavigation by narrowboat of ‘The Grand Cross’, the name given
Packed with memorabilia and anecdotes from the Twisted Wheel in Manchester to the mighty Wigan Casino, The Story of Northern Soul is the definitive history of the Northern Soul scene.
A book of simple beautiful project to make from one piece of fabric.
When worked harmoniously, colour can be used to engage a viewer, to evoke emotions and to communicate meaning and when selecting designs and palettes.
Fish is currently THE rockstar ingredient – prized for its healthy benefits – but there is still a lot of fear surrounding its preparation and cooking.
You don’t need to be a stitch maverick or style guru to create fashion’s favourite looks. A cool collection of easy-going projects, ‘Stitch Style Hats’ is destined to make head way.
Finishing Techniques for Crochet provides enthuasiasts with the technical know-how to create garments which fit as well as they look.
Now available in paperback, Finishing Techniques for Hand Knitters provides knitters of all skill levels with techniques to create knitwear, which look as good as they fit.
Within these pages are hundreds of facts, figures, stories and trivia about reading and writing, from the earliest printed books to today’s best sellers.
