Wexford in Old Photographs
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The historic town of Wexford has a rich and vibrant history, which is uniquely encapsulated in this...
Baghdad During the Abbasid Caliphate: From Contemporary Arabic and Persian Sources
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The history of Baghdad as a metropolis coincides with the history of the rise and fall of the...
Bass Culture: When Reggae Was King
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The first major account of the history of reggae, black music journalist Lloyd Bradley describes its...
Away Off Shore: Nantucket Island and Its People, 1602-1890
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In his first book of history, Nathaniel Philbrick reveals the people and the stories behind what was...
David McK (3695 KP) rated Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989) in Movies
Mar 22, 2022 (Updated Apr 13, 2023)
Which is obviously NOT what the future society wants, based - as it is - on their music, and so sends Rufus back in time via a time travelling phone box (shades of the TARDIS, anyone?), to help them pass said history course.
Silly? Absolutely?
Fun? Yep.
Remember, folks, in their immortal words: "Be Excellent to each other"
Kit: Fashioning the Sporting Body
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This is the first edited collection of its kind to analyse the distinct but overlapping topics of...
Henry V: pocket GIANTS
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Henry V is the best-known military hero in English history: better known than Marlborough or...
Books Editor (673 KP) shared own list
Oct 6, 2017
October is Black History month in the UK, an annual series of events and a celebration of the contribution that black people have made to the history of this country. Here are some great books:
They Can't Kill Us All: The Story of Black Lives Matter
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'A devastating front-line account of the police killings and the young activism that sparked one of...
The Hate u Give
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A powerful and brave YA novel about what prejudice looks like in the 21st century. Sixteen-year-old...
Race police shooting black lives matter prejudice witness murder
Ghana Must Go: A Novel
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A “buoyant” and “rapturous” debut novel (The Wall Street Journal) about the transformative...
Fiction social issues
The Color Purple
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The classic, PULITZER PRIZE-winning novel that made Alice Walker a household name. Set in the deep...
The Lonely Londoners
Samuel Selvon and Nasta Susheila
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Both devastating and funny, The Lonely Londoners is an unforgettable account of immigrant experience...
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The Stocking Book
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Explores the history and variety of stockings and how they have been depicted by society from the...