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Bloomsbury Scientists
Bloomsbury Scientists is the story of the network of scientists and artists living in a square mile of London before and after the First World War. This inspired group of men and women viewed creativity and freedom as the driving force behind nature, and each strove to understand this in their own inventive way. Their collective energy changed the social mood of the era and brought a new synthesis of knowledge to ideas in science and art. Class barriers were threatened as power shifted from the landed oligarchy to those with talent and the will to make a difference.
The Bloomsbury Look
An in-depth study of how the famed Bloomsbury Group expressed their liberal philosophies and collective identity in visual form "[Fascinating and wide-ranging. . . . Will be enjoyed by both Bloomsbury aficionados and newcomers alike."--Lucinda Willan, V&A Magazine The Bloomsbury Group was a loose collective of forward-thinking writers, artists, and intellectuals in London, with Virginia Woolf, John Maynard Keynes, and E. M. Forster among its esteemed members. The group's works and radical beliefs, spanning literature, economics, politics, and non-normative relationships, changed the course of 20th-century culture and society. Although its members resisted definition, their art and dress impa...
Letters from London
Reveals CLR James' first encounter with the colonial metropolis and the values that had already shaped his intellectual development in Trinidad. A resurrected 'classic', this book provides a hitherto inaccessible picture of the young man during his formative period.
House of Sky and Breath
The second book in Sarah J. Maas's sexy, groundbreaking, #1 New York Times bestselling Crescent City series! Bryce Quinlan and Hunt Athalar are trying to get back to normal-they may have saved Crescent City, but with so much upheaval in their lives lately, they mostly want a chance to relax. Slow down. Figure out what the future holds. The Asteri have kept their word so far, leaving Bryce and Hunt alone. But with the rebels chipping away at the Asteri's power, the threat the rulers pose is growing. As Bryce, Hunt, and their friends get pulled into the rebels' plans, the choice becomes clear: stay silent while others are oppressed, or fight for what's right. And they've never been very good at staying silent. In this sexy, action-packed sequel to the #1 bestseller House of Earth and Blood, Sarah J. Maas weaves a captivating story of a world about to explode-and the people who will do anything to save it.
Sackcloth and Ashes
In the first Bloomsbury Lent book, former Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe looks at voluntary penance and its relation to repentence
Real Bloomsbury
The birthplace of Christian socialism and site of the British Museum, University College, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the Friends House, and Great Ormond Street Hospital, Bloomsbury is crammed with history and contemporary decision making. This entertaining and informative book is accompanied by oblique images that present Bloomsbury as it’s never been portrayed before: intimate, contemporary, exploratory, and, occasionally, downright strange.
It Wasn't Me: a Bloomsbury Young Reader
Book Band: Lime (Ideal for Ages 6+) A playful story by Joanna Nadin, author of The Worst Class in the World series and World Book Day book The Worst Class in the World in Danger. Ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. If a microwave explodes or there are bubbles all over the bathroom floor, it's bound to have been because of Alfie Braithwaite. Only Alfie swears that it's all the fault of Dave, the terrible gremlin that lives in his sock drawer. But one day Dave really does appear and starts to wreak more havoc than even Alfie could have imagined! Will Alfie catch Dave? And will Alfie's parents ever believe that it really wasn't him? This mischievous and thought-pro...
It's Too Scary! a Bloomsbury Young Reader
Book Band: Turquoise (Ideal for ages 6+) An appealing adventure story, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school. From Hook a Duck and dodgem cars to teapot rides and roller coasters, there's lots of fun to be had at the fair. But Jun's never been to the fair before and he doesn't want to go on anything scary. Can his older sister Lin help him get over his fear of big rides? This fun-filled adventure from award-winning authors Adam and Charlotte Guillain is perfect for children who are learning to read by themselves and for Key Stage 1. It features engaging illustrations from Sharon Davey and relatable characters young readers will find hard to resist. _______________ ...
The UK Constitution After Miller
Foreword / Sir Stephen Sedley -- The Miller tale : an introduction / Mark Elliott, Jack Williams and Alison L Young -- Prerogative powers after Miller : an analysis in four E's / Jack Williams -- Miller and the prerogative / Anne Twomey -- Miller, treaty making and the rights of subjects / Eirik Bjorge -- Miller, EU law and the UK / Paul Craig -- Of power cables and bridges: individual rights and retrospectivity in Miller and beyond / David Howarth -- Constitutional change and territorial consent : the Miller case and the Sewel convention / Aileen McHarg -- Sovereignty, consent and constitutions : the Northern Ireland references / Gordon Anthony -- The Miller case and constitutional statutes / Sir John Laws -- Sovereignty, primacy and the common law constitution : what has EU membership taught us? / Mark Elliott -- Miller, constitutional realism and the politics of Brexit / Richard Ekins and Graham Gee -- Miller and the future of constitutional adjudication / Alison L Young
The Duchess of Bloomsbury Street
A zesty memoir of the celebrated writer's travels to England where she meets the cherished friends from 84, Charing Cross Road.
