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Bank Top
The black and white photographs in the book were all made in an area less than half a mile square in Blackburn during 2019 and 2020. Working with a large-format wooden field camera, Easton spent long days and weeks in the neighbourhood talking to residents and sometimes making pictures. The project melds image and text -- Easton's portraiture and landscapes combined with poetry and an essay by Aziz Hafiz and with the testimonies of residents. This long-form collaboration acknowledges the issues and impacts of social deprivation, housing, unemployment, immigration and representation, as well as past and present foreign policy. The result is a collective and nuanced portrait of the town -- a sensitive response to the oversimplistic representation of such communities in both the media and by government, which deny the right of Bank Top to tell its own story
52 Weekends by the Sea
"From the romance of sunset picnics in a Welsh landscape to the thrill of wild camping on a remote Scottish beach, from the flavours of the freshest seafood in seahouses to the luxury of a hideaway hotel in Crinan, writer Brigid Benson and photographer Craig easton have created 52 weekends that will inspire you. Share their secrets to create your own adventures and meet intriguing people in surprising places along the way."--Book flap.
Thatcher's Children
Thatcher?s Children was born out of a series first made in 1992 focusing on two parents and six children living in a hostel for homeless families in Blackpool, England. The project was made in response to a speech by Peter Lilley, then Secretary of State for Social Security, in which he announced his determination to ?close down the something-for-nothing society.? French newspaper Libération dispatched a journalist to northern England to find out what this society looked like, and Easton was commissioned to take the accompanying photographs. His resulting monochrome images of the overcrowded two-bedroom council flat in Blackpool sparked a reaction by both the public and the press. His images attached human faces and nuanced realities to a group of people casually maligned by politicians and media as an ?underclass of scroungers.?
The Contortionist's Handbook
Following a near fatal overdose of painkillers, Daniel Fletcher is resuscitated in a Los Angeles trauma centre and detained for psychiatric evaluation. However, what the psychiatrist doesn't know is that 'Daniel Fletcher' is actually John Dolan Vincent, a young forger who continually reinvents himself to evade capture. Originally published: London.
American Psycho
Bret Easton Ellis’s American Psycho is one of the most controversial and talked-about novels of all time. A multi-million-copy bestseller hailed as a modern classic, it is a violent and outrageous black comedy about the darkest side of human nature. With an introduction by Irvine Welsh, author of Trainspotting. I like to dissect girls. Did you know I’m utterly insane? Patrick Bateman has it all: good looks, youth, charm, a job on Wall Street, and reservations at every new restaurant in town. He is also a psychopath. A man addicted to his superficial, perfect life, he pulls us into a dark underworld where the American Dream becomes a nightmare . . . Part of the Picador Collection, a series showcasing the best of modern literature.
Rust and Bone
In steel-tipped prose, Craig Davidson conjures up a bleak world populated by hardscrabble pugilists, fighting dogs, sex addicts, and others held captive by their own bad luck and bad decisions. Visceral and with a dark urgency, Rust and Bone is a strikingly original debut.
Superman Red & Blue
Around the world, everyone knows that when they see a red-and-blue streak in the sky, it’s not a bird…it’s not a plane...it’s Superman. Collected for the first time in its entirety, this unforgettable anthology series showcases fresh new visions of the Man of Steel in his two signature colors! This collection includes Superman Red & Blue #1-6
Ainsley Harriott's Meals in Minutes
Ainsley shows us how to serve up speedy meals without compromising on quality or taste - great food, fast, for busy people. With 100 simple and delicious recipes, each with a cooking time of no more than one hour, Meals in Minutes has something for every occasion, from after-work suppers to easy dinner parties. The ingredients are all easily found in supermarkets and Ainsley's quick and accessible techniques are perfect for cooks in a hurry. Lightning-fast, mouth-watering dishes include Clare's Chilli Bean Ranch Pasties, Teasing Turkey Pitta Pockets and Simply Smokin' Paella as well as a crafty, high-speed version of the much-loved Sunday roast. And there are irresistible desserts for those with a sweet tooth such as Terrific Toffee-Choc Cake Pudding, Crackingly Fruity Mount Vesuvius and Titillating Tarty Rhuby Souflette. So even though we work hard, play hard and definitely have less time for cooking, if we follow Ainsley's example we can create scrumptious meals on the spur of the moment and make take-aways a thing of the past.
Art and Design
This book is a selection of essays covering aspects of the history, and contemporary understanding of the fields of art and design and their inter-percolation. Making things has always involved skill and thought. Thought is given to their creation so they are fit for purpose. Where the purpose is aesthetic or intellectual pleasure, the resulting object is often called art. There is, however, often a hierarchy placing “art” somewhere apart from “design.” But isn’t some art designed? These essays investigate aspects of this dichotomy – from both sides of the supposed divide to discuss the ground between.
Hot Billionaire's House
Kendra is a waitress at a local sandwich and coffee shop whose struggling to get by. Just when she feels like she’s hit rock-bottom, she gets an unexpected call; she’s inherited her great aunt’s house. Not knowing this was even a possibility, she’s shocked. But there’s a catch. She was only gifted half of the house. The other half of the house was gifted to a workaholic, egotistical billionaire, Easton. The house is run down and Kendra has dreams of fixing it up to live in one day. Easton sees the inheritance as a burden and thinks the house just needs to be demolished. How will two complete strangers agree on what to do with the home? But when a house fire leaves Easton homeless, he has no other choice but to move in to the house he can’t stand.
