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Local Government in Britain Since Reorganisation
Originally published in 1982, this book was the first comprehensive, critical assessment of the outcome of the controversial reorganisation of British local government outside London which took place between 1973 and 1975. The book deals with the new systems in England, Wales and Scotland, drawing upon the results of almost 100 in-depth interviews with leading members and officers from Shetland to Cornwall, from major cities to rural districts. Liaison between the tiers, the effects of corporate management, the spread of the office of chief executive, the increasing levels of partisanship and the changing face of central-local relations are examined on the basis of close observation and practical experience rather than theoretical preconceptions.
Two People
"Two People" [is] an exploration of marriage between a couple (based on the Milnes) which adore each other but do not always connect intellectually or communicate effectively. Reginald Wellard has just - to his surprise - written a novel ("Bindweed") and - to his greater surprise - it is becoming very popular. His lovely and young wife Sylvia is supportive ("Of coruse you wrote a novel, darling. Fancy!") but is not able to engage him intellectually. This leads to his questioning of what marriage is and how well his own functions. This sounds heavy-handed, and though the novels deals with serious doubts, it is remains light ("mercurial" - Boston Transcript, 1931), effervescent, funny, and always charming. --Christy at www.goodreads.com.
Borough Government and Politics
Originally published in 1985, this book was a study of one example of an all-purpose, unitary, borough council in the UK. It covers the years since the democratization of the borough councils in 1835, through the attainment of county borough status in 1888, the major expansion in local government services in the first six decades of the 20th Century, and the decline, after reorganization, of both the boroughs in particular and local government in general. The book assesses the impact of the Borough Council on the town of Reading and its inhabitants, dealing with the politics of territorial expansion, the attempts to make a coherent education and the process by which local politics became dominated by political partisanship. The book’s examination, largely based on original sources, of government and politics in one English town, is of broader relevance to fields such as political history and the development of the party system. It will be of interest to local and urban historians and students of politics and public administration.
It's Too Late Now
In It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer, A. A Milne, with his characteristic self-deprecating humour, recalls a blissfully happy childhood in the company of his brothers and writes with touching affection about his father whom he adored. From Westminster School he won a scholarship to Cambridge University where he edited the university magazine, Granta. He then went out into the world, determined to be a writer. He was assistant editor at Punch Magazine and enjoyed great success with his novels, plays and stories. And of course he is best remembered for his children's novels and verses featuring Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. This is both an account of how a writer was formed and a charming period piece on literary life - Milne met countless famous authors including H. G. Wells, J.M Barrie of Peter Pan fame and Rudyard Kipling.
It's Too Late Now
In It's Too Late Now: The Autobiography of a Writer, A. A Milne, with his characteristic self-deprecating humour, recalls a blissfully happy childhood in the company of his brothers and writes with touching affection about his father whom he adored. From Westminster School he won a scholarship to Cambridge University where he edited the university magazine, Granta. He then went out into the world, determined to be a writer. He was assistant editor at Punch Magazine and enjoyed great success with his novels, plays and stories. And of course he is best remembered for his children’s novels and verses featuring Winnie the Pooh and Christopher Robin. This is both an account of how a writer was formed and a charming period piece on literary life – Milne met countless famous authors including H. G. Wells, J.M Barrie of Peter Pan fame and Rudyard Kipling.
The Inventor of Stereo
This book is the definitive study of the life and works of one of Britain's most important inventors who, due to a cruel set of circumstances, has all but been overlooked by history. Alan Dower Blumlein led an extraordinary life in which his inventive output rate easily surpassed that of Edison, but whose early death during the darkest days of World War Two led to a shroud of secrecy which has covered his life and achievements ever since. His 1931 Patent for a Binaural Recording system was so revolutionary that most of his contemporaries regarded it at as more than 20 years ahead of its time. Even years after his death, the full magnitude of its detail had not been fully utilized. Among his ...
Alexander the Great
In a year-by-year chronicle, this book presents an intimate and fascinating portrait of the man who created the greatest empire the world had ever seen. 120 color illustrations.
If I May
A wonderful collection of essays, including the following: THE CASE FOR THE ARTIST,A LONDON GARDEN, THE GAME OF KINGS, FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, EXPERTS, THE ROBINSON TRADITION, GETTING THINGS DONE, CHRISTMAS GAMES, THE MATHEMATICAL MIND, GOING OUT TO DINNER, THE ETIQUETTE OF ESCAPE, GEOGRAPHICAL RESEARCH, CHILDREN'S PLAYS, THE ROAD TO KNOWLEDGE, A MAN OF PROPERTY, AN ORDNANCE MAP, THE LORD MAYOR, THE HOLIDAY PROBLEM, THE BURLINGTON ARCADE, STATE LOTTERIES, THE RECORD LIE, WEDDING BELLS, PUBLIC OPINION, THE HONOUR OF YOUR COUNTRY, A VILLAGE CELEBRATION, A TRAIN OF THOUGHT, MELODRAMA, A LOST MASTERPIECE, A HINT FOR NEXT CHRISTMAS, THE FUTURE, THE LARGEST CIRCULATION, THE WATSON TOUCH, SOME OLD COMPANIONS, A HAUNTED HOUSE, ROUND THE WORLD AND BACK, THE STATE OF THE THEATRE, THE FIRES OF AUTUMN, NOT GUILTY, A DIGRESSION,HIGH FINANCE, SECRET PAPERS.
Winnie-The-Pooh
Alan Bennett gives A.A. Milne's characters the voices you felt they were always meant to have in this collection of stories about Winnie the Pooh, Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore and Owl.
Four Days' Wonder
Jenny Windell is a teenage girl who's fascinated with murder mysteries. So when she finds her estranged aunt, Jane Latour, dead she's excited to have a mystery of her own to solve, but worried she may be a suspect she flees the crime scene. On the run, she befriends Derek Fenton, the dashing younger brother of acclaimed crime writer Archibald Fenton, and persuades him to join her in her Sherlock Holmes like attempts to solve the crime. It's no problem for them to outsmart dim-witted Inspector Marigold and they even find time for romance to blossom.
