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Pleasure Principle
England is a strange place-- funny, complex and sad. Distance yourself from it, experience other cultures-- then look again. That strangeness becomes almost overwhelming. This is a powerful and perceptive view of England in the eighties. Using ideas of 'pleasure, ' Chis Steele-Perkins explores a public, ritual face that cuts across class and location. What we see is not only familiar it is also frequently disturbing. Chris Steele-Perkins is a "Magnum photographer whose work has been seen in most major publications in the world. In 1988 he won both the World Press Photo Oskar Barnack Award and the Tom Hopkinson Award for Photojournalism; in 1989 he won the Robert Capa Gold Medal. He has published a number of books including "The Teds (1979, Travelling Light) and "Beirut Frontline Story (1982, Pluto Press).
Northern Exposures
This is a book of photographs about the people who use and work the English countryside and it is about people and their relationship to animals: ferrets, dogs, pigs, birds horses and more, memorably recorded with visual wit, and a constant eye for the extraordinary.
Lets Talk about Six
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Sons of Gruumsh
The first full-length Forgotten Realms adventure in three years! This adventure showcases the classic high fantasy for which the Forgotten Realms setting is known. Sons of Gruumsh features an epic quest to prevent war between the orcs of Thar and the cities of the Moonsea. Though set in the Forgotten Realms, Dungeon Masters can place this adventure anywhere in the Realms, or easily adapt it for their own D&D(R) campaigns. This adventure features encounters written to facilitate the use of D&D Miniatures and is designed for 4th-level characters.
Fuji
A dazzling and idiosyncratic collection of photographs of contemporary Japan, celebrating extremes of beauty, the handprint of techno-culture and the irony of documentary, by noted British photographer Chris Steele-Perkins, member of Magnum and winner of numerous awards including the Tom Hopkinson Prize for British Photojournalism and a 2000 World Press Award. A meditation on modern Japan and Japanese life, these exquisite images offer a fresh and surprising view of the wealth of culture flourishing below Japan's iconic mountain.
The Teds
Whilst the appearance of Teds can be traced back a couple of years earlier, 1956 was the true 'Year of The Ted' the year in which they became central to youth culture in the UK and could no longer be ignored. Originally published in 1979 The Teds looks at this phenomenon. A classic of British documentary photography, it is a vivid and absorbing book combining image and text to tell a fascinating story that spans some three decades.
A Very British Coup
Against the odds, former steel worker Harry Perkins has led the Labour party to a stunning victory. Now he's going to dismantle Britain's nuclear warheads, bring finance under public control and dismantle the media empires. But the establishment isn't going down without a fight. As MI5 conspires with the city and press barons to bring Perkins down, he finds himself caught up in a no-holds-barred battle for survival. Described as 'the political novel of the decade' when it was first published, A Very British Coup is as fresh and relevant now as it ever has been.
England, My England
Chris Steele-Perkins presents a sweeping, unique record of what he thinks makes England truly English.
Rethinking Maps
Maps are changing. They have become important and fashionable once more. Rethinking Maps brings together leading researchers to explore how maps are being rethought, made and used, and what these changes mean for working cartographers, applied mapping research, and cartographic scholarship. It offers a contemporary assessment of the diverse forms that mapping now takes and, drawing upon a number of theoretic perspectives and disciplines, provides an insightful commentary on new ontological and epistemological thinking with respect to cartography. This book presents a diverse set of approaches to a wide range of map forms and activities in what is presently a rapidly changing field. It employ...
The Friends of Harry Perkins
'Harry Perkins was buried on the day that America declared war on China.' The definitive post-Brexit novel, and long-awaited sequel to the bestselling A Very British Coup. 'Terrific...measured, heart-stopping, moving, clear-eyed'. Stephen Frears 'Brilliant, chilling and all too plausible.' Alastair Campbell 'A very knowledgeable and pleasurable political thriller.' Mark Lawson, The Guardian ‘Readable and very entertaining, and should appeal to both sides of the divide. A book that seeks your X in the ballot box.’ – The Spectator 'Brexit Britain was a gloomy place. True, the Armageddon that some had prophesied had not occurred, but neither had economic miracle promised by the Brexiteers...
