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‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times'At last, a book that's worthy of ABBA' SpectatorMy My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits.This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It’s one fan’s way of saying: thank you for the music.
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‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday TimesMy My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits.This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It’s one fan’s way of saying: thank you for the music.
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‘A lovely book – as bright, shiny and uplifting as an Abba hit’ Daily Mail‘[A] witty and affectionate account . . . It’s not a stretch to say that, at its core, My My! is a book about time, death and the possibility of immortality’ Sunday Times'At last, a book that's worthy of ABBA' SpectatorMy My! The story of ABBA told through a selection of their greatest hits.This year is the fiftieth anniversary of Waterloo (the song, not the battle) – a seminal moment in pop history which saw Swedish sensation ABBA burst on to the international music scene. How is it that half a century later this seventies Eurovision act is bigger than ever – reaching listeners of all ages and spinning off into musicals, museums and holograms? Giles Smith, writer and music fan, sets out to find out why.My My! is a celebration of ABBA through the ages. It’s one fan’s way of saying: thank you for the music.
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In an age when sporting stars can win championships whilst hosting chat shows, the relationship between sport and television has never been stronger. Broadcasters’ schedules determine when fixtures are played and if a sport isn’t deemed ‘TV friendly’ then who cares about it? Giles Smith has spent five years in front of the television scouring over seventy channels for any sport he can lay his eyes on.Manchester United scooping the Treble; Schumacher barging Hill off the track; Tyson chewing Holyfield; Argentina beating England on penalties; Germany beating England on penalties; everybody else beating England on penalties . . . Name any one of the defining sporting moments of the last decade, Giles Smith wasn't there. He was at home, watching on the television. Like most people. And then he wrote about it.
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'In the Spring of 1989, shortly after my twenty-seventh birthday, as I stood in the sleet at a bus stop in Colchester, it dawned on me that I had probably, all things considered, failed in my mission to become Sting. At least, for the time being.'Lost in Music is about growing up with pop music - about hearing it, buying it, loving it, and attempting to play it in public for money. A brilliant combination of the confessional and the unapologetic, this is a book for anyone who has ever treasured vinyl, or sung into a roll-on deodorant in front of the bedroom mirror and dreamed of playing Wembley.Praise for Lost in Music'Very, very funny . . . Giles Smith is a wonderful writer' Nick Hornby'A wonderfully funny pop-music memoir . . . You don't have to know who Nik Kershaw is to laugh out loud at the chapter about him' Sebastian Faulks, Spectator'One of the best books about music that you will ever read . . . It is impossible to read Lost in Music without laughing out loud' Daily Telegraph
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This is an anthology ofwriting from people who are engaged in practical, hands-on work to transformland, food and farming systems in the UK at grassroots level. They are boundtogether by a passion for understanding how land use and ownership shape notonly agriculture but also the character of rural communities and the country atlarge. Many have first-hand experience of the challenges inherent in mainstreamfarming, food production and resource management, and the difficulties faced bythose who seek to do things differently. But these are hopeful stories,offering a credible and compelling vision of what life in a rural future might looklike. Contributors: Maria Benjamin, Philip Trevelyan, Megan Willoughby,Charlotte Hollins, Stella Peyerl, Stephen Davies, Jez Ralph, Clare Hill,Colleen McCulloch, Stefan Laxness, Kaye Song
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This anthology, thesecond in the Common Treasures project, developed from a series ofconversations between the architecture collective Assemble and the artsorganisation Common Ground. It takes as its premise the idea that approaches tohousing that are grounded in greater levels of community ownership, managementand maintenance have the potential to empower communities, overcome theopposition to local development and create conditions in which skilled ruralworkers are part of stronger local networks of industry and agriculture. Housingbuilt by, for and with the people who live in it makes characterfulneighbourhoods that last well, are able to be maintained by their residents andfacilitate investment in local labour, materials and skilled workmanship. Thecontributors to this anthology share their work to overcome the many obstaclesto this way of working, and offer a vision which is grounded, imaginative andhopeful. Contributors: Rebecca Smith, Rob Hopkins and Frances Northrop, RuthMunns, Andrew Kirby, James Shorten, Loretta Bosence, Hana Loftus, BarbaraJones, Kim Squirrell, Ken Worpole, Tim Crabtree & Summer Islam. Cover by Polytechnic Works.