Reviewed in short: New books by Guy Standing, Stu Hennigan, Jessica Andrews and Don Paterson
The Blue Commons by Standing, Ghost Signs by Hennigan, Milk Teeth by Andrews and The Arctic by Paterson.
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The Blue Commons by Standing, Ghost Signs by Hennigan, Milk Teeth by Andrews and The Arctic by Paterson.
ByThis lively, conversational book insists that following a recipe can be a creative process.
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ByStaving off climate change will entail not only a technological revolution but transforming our relations with the natural world.
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ByUpdating John Berger’s 1967 classic, A Fortunate Woman shares the devotion and anguish of a modern family doctor.
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BySerhii Rudenko’s biography is a portrait of a wartime hero whose troubled past may return to haunt him.
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ByThe OED’s task – to define every English word – is as ambitious as it was 150 years ago.
ByFrom strikes to Brexit, a new book by the BBC producer Phil Tinline explores how the UK has been shaped…
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