Results tagged “book”
BOOK
London's Docklands, by Fiona Rule
Ian Allan Publishing, £19.99
3/5
IN A NUTSHELL
The history of the docks from Romans era to their decline at the tail-end of the last century
Former youth worker Dr Anthony Gunter thinks a "transformation" is on the horizon for east London, but it won't be sparked by the Olympics.
The UEL lecturer doesn't buy the talk of a bright new "legacy" in the five boroughs following the Games, saying that the change will instead come from the creative drive of the area's youth.
BOOK
The Still Point, by Amy Sackville
Portobello Books
3/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Julia picks over the diaries of her illustrious ancestor while examining the state of her marriage.
BOOK
Get Me Out Of Here
by Henry Sutton
Harvill Secker, £12.99
4/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Are you sitting comfortably? Make the most of it, you are in for a bumpy ride.
There is nothing like a good book to provide a bit of escapism, but has the credit crunch turned us into a nation of comfort readers?
Novelist and Mirror books editor Henry Sutton has had enough of the current penchant for cosy literature so has taken matters into his own hands. With his sixth novel, Get Me Out Of Here, he aims to buck the trend.
He guided England to their first Ashes win in a generation but this summer Michael Vaughan walked away from first-class cricket, and he's glad he did so.
The former England captain, who enjoyed his finest hour with that 2005 series win, retired in June after years battling crippling knee injuries, and he admitted hanging up his whites came as a relief.
BOOK
Stirred But Not Shaken, by Keith Floyd
Sidgwick & Jackson £18.99
4/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Booze-soaked memoirs of television's original maverick cook, laced with humour, sadness and plenty of rollicking tales.
Can governments combat the world recession with a selection of policy tweaks?
Financial forecaster Graham Turner believes real recovery can only be achieved by savagely attacking the system itself, reducing the vice-like grip of shareholders on the steering wheel of global firms.
The Canary Wharf crease has been getting used to top cricketers opening up here in recent years and its not over yet.
Sir Ian Botham and current England captain Andrew Strauss have both been here in recent weeks and now they are being followed by former test skipper Michael Vaughan.
Britain's greatest living naturalist swapped the tropical rainforest for the rain soaked urban jungle of Canary Wharf and found himself swamped.
Sir David Attenborough had fans queueing round the block to meet him at a book signing in Jubilee Place mall this afternoon.
BOOK
Life Stories, by Sir David Attenborough
Harper Collins, £20
5/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Television's greatest naturalist produces an enthralling collection of essays.
BOOK
The Invention Of Air, by Steven Johnson
Penguin, £9.99
3/5
IN A NUTSHELL
Steven Johnson examines the life of Enlightenment genius Joseph Priestley, an unassuming man with a vast impact.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss is preparing for a tough tour in South Africa but he's confident his team are up there with the world's best.
Strauss led England to victory in this summer's Ashes series against Australia and he is determined to build on that success this winter.
BOOK
The Scarecrow
By Michael Connelly
Orion, £18.99
3/5
IN A NUTSHELL
In this neatly executed crime caper, an old school hack facing redundancy fancies one last bash at a Pulitzer. But when he picks up the trail of a serial killer with an inside track on the digital world, the story becomes personal.
England need to forget their Ashes euphoria and prove a point this winter according to one of cricket's all-time greats.
Sir Ian Botham, who was in Canary Wharf on Monday, thinks the forthcoming tour to South Africa is a bigger test for Andrew Strauss's team than Australia were in the summer, and he's expecting big things.
Rain didn't stop play for Sir Ian Botham when he put in an appearance in Canary Wharf today.
The ex-England cricketer was putting pen to paper to sign copies of his latest book, My Sporting Heroes, at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall, with plenty of Wharfers queueing up to meet him.
England cricket captain Andrew Strauss has had his Canary Wharf book signing next week cancelled.
Strauss was due at the Waterstone's store in Jubilee Place mall next Tuesday but England's progress in the Champions Trophy has put paid to that.
England cricket star Andrew Flintoff dropped into Canary Wharf this afternoon to meet his adoring public.
The popular all-rounder, nicknamed Freddie, was signing copies of his new book Ashes to Ashes at Waterstone's in Jubilee Place mall and drew a big crowd.
BOOK
Sure And Certain Death by Barbara Nadel
Headline, £19.99
1/5
IN A NUTSHELL
An East London already subject to the Luftwaffe's attentions fears that the Ripper is at work once more.
The days of the big four's domination of domestic football are numbered according to a man once dubbed the architect of the Premier League.
Football consultant Alex Fynn has no doubt the trophy-hogging days of Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal are coming to an end, with a new crop of clubs set to challenge their hegemony.
