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Peter Reading is one of Britain's most prolific, versatile, startlingly contemporary and strikingly original poets. Employing increasingly ingenious metrical skills, Reading maps out an inconsolably sad and at times hilariously funny picture of England - and the world - in decline. Tackling issues such as violence, illness, madness, homelessness and environmental catastrophe, his eschatological vision chastises a world gone morally, ecologically and politically insane. Both bleak and deeply humane, his harrowing art aspires to nothing less than a distilled elegiac epic of our time. The destruction also strikes at Reading's art itself - the last six books are one long valedictory, culminating...
"Simple text and photographs present the life and achievements of Frederick Douglass, a former slave and human rights leader before, during, and after the Civil War"--
"Simple text and photographs present the life of Wilma Rudolph, the first American woman to win three Olympic gold medals"--
A male-perspective romantic comedy set in contemporary London, the Baggage Handler is confirmation that if you're going to be serious about it, this love stuff is hard ...
"Simple text and colorful images illustrate types of birds, including common characteristics, diet, and life cycle"--
"Simple text and colorful images illustrate types of reptiles, including common characteristics, diet, and life cycle"--
"Simple text and colorful images illustrate types of fish, including common characteristics, diet, and life cycle"--