books by Aurum Press Ltd     books:       How to Avoid Huge Ships: And Other Implausibly Titled Books (Humour)1 review Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 Questionable value If you are looking for practical advice on the avoidance of large sea-faring vessels, this is not the book for you. I neglected to read the subtitle, as it was set in very small type and seemed utterly unimportant beneath the huge title. And so it was that I came to a bad pass, colliding with the tanker Condoleezza Rice some 150 miles east of the Bay of Fundy.             Hadrian's Wall Path (National Trail Guides)3 reviews Anthony Burton Aurum Press Ltd, 2007 Well illustrated, well written - just like being there This is a great travel book, a synthesis of fine writing, beautiful color pictures, and excellent Ordnance Survey maps. It pulls a region together and makes it feel like you are there. Starting with a few wide range maps and a bit of history, this National Trail Guide sets the context of Hadrian's Wall in time and in space, both how to get there, and why you would want to visit. As a UNESCO World ...             South West Coast Path (National Trail Guides) John Macadam Aurum Press Ltd, 2007 The South West Coast Path is the spectacular 630-mile (1008 km) National Trail around the tip of Britain. This volume features the section of the Path from Padstow to Falmouth, a distance of 169 miles (271 km). Following Natural England's acorn waymarks, the route hugs the coast right around Land's End and the Lizard, via the ports of St Ives and Penzance.This is the complete, official guide for the long-distance walker or the weekend ...             The Man Who Went into the West1 review Byron Rogers Aurum Press Ltd, 2007 Authorized biography, but no sycophant of this formidable poet Does a poet deserve two biographies in one decade? If he's as curious and challenging as Thomas, indeed. If you have only read his verse, but have a vague notion of his persona, or vice-versa, this book's for you. Rogers has the advantages that, a decade earlier, Justin Wintle did not. Rogers met Thomas at 17, and had interviewed him and kept in touch with him for decades. With the help of ...             Pigs Might Fly: The Inside Story of "Pink Floyd"12 reviews Mark Blake Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 Definitive, hard-core Pink Floyd history; also notable as creativity case study I like Pink Floyd. I like Pink Floyd a lot. But unlike some people (including my husband, who first saw them on tour circa 1970 in what he's called "one step above a high school gymnasium"), I am not a die-hard, trivia-spouting fan. I just like their music. If you're a SERIOUS fan, you don't have to read any farther: you *will* like this book. Author Mark Blake goes into exhaustive detail ...             Arsene Wenger: The Biography1 review Xavier Rivoire Aurum Press Ltd, 2007 A pleasure to read! A look behind the man who transformed Arsenal! I especially liked the way the author was able to skillfully weave Wenger's personality into the biography - to a fan, it gave me a dimension that I never knew from watching the games or reading the newspaper articles. The biography gave me a good insight to Wenger's approach to the game and his quest for football perfection - each 'chapter' ...             Stone Me: The Wit and Wisdom of Keith Richards Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 He is the Human Riff, guitarist with The Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Band in the World - and a man of Wildean sagacity and trenchancy...'I wouldn't warm to Chuck Berry if he was cremated next to me.' 'I've never had problems with drugs. Only with policemen.' On Elton John singing 'Candle in the Wind': 'Writes songs for dead blondes.' 'Rolling Stones, I have a question: will this be your last tour?' Keith Richards: 'Yes, and the next five.' On Ronnie ...             The Leather Nun Paul Gravett, Peter Stanbury Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 From purple people-eaters to surreal Japanese baseball dramas, you won't believe your eyes when you look inside "The Leather Nun". Paul Gravett and Peter Stanbury, acclaimed creators of "Graphic Novels" and "Great British Comics", have scoured the world to gather together the most weird and wonderful comics ever to be published. Gigantic alien monsters in swimming trunks rub up against the Leather Nun; hip-hop superheroes fight street crime, ...             Country Houses of the Cotswolds Nicholas Mander Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 The Cotswolds, the ridge of limestone hills that runs for fifty milers, from Chipping Campden in the north to Bath in the south, are England's largest designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The region's lovely, unspoilt countryside, together with its unrivalled heritage of vernacular architecture, based on its versatile honey-coloured limestone, and the proximity of Bath, Oxford and Stratford-upon-Avon make it England's most important ...             The Pyjama Game: A Journey into Judo1 review Mark Law Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 A Wonderful Journey Into Judo I loved The Pyjama Game: A Journey Into Judo by Mark Law. The book is well-written and an enjoyable read throughout, although the title is a misnomer (judo is not a game and the training uniform is certainly not for sleeping). I especially like that it is one of the few books that makes judo understandable to a non-judo audience. Many parts are humorous, others contain tough stories of training ...             Anyone But England: An Outsider Looks at English Cricket Mike Marqusee Aurum Press Ltd, 2005 Mike Marqusee is that exceedingly rare animal: an American who likes cricket - indeed, is obsessed with it, like all true devotees of the game. But coming from a country which didn't invent the game, didn't have an empire and doesn't expect by divine right to be the best in the world at it, gives his perspective on the English game a real originality. Anyone But England stands alongside Beyond a Boundary and Derek Birley's classics, A Social ...             Flyboys79 reviews James Bradley Aurum Press Ltd, 2004 great book Flyboys: A True Story of Courage As a WW11 veteran I enjoyed this book very much. I didn't want to put it down.             Power Failure: The Rise and Fall of Enron2 reviews Mimi Swartz Aurum Press Ltd, 2003 High Flying Corporate Hijinx Barings... Worldcom... Global Crossing... Adelphia... of the recent major corporate failures, Enron's was the most egregious of all. An insider's account, this book serves as a case study in aggressive corporate accounting as well as pursuit of profit and an ever-rising stock price in 1990's corporate America. This was capitalism gone horribly wrong. In places it gets a bit too technical for ...             Digging for Victory: Wartime Gardening with Mr.Middleton C.H. Middleton Aurum Press Ltd, 2008 The Dig For Victory campaign to encourage people to grow their own food began in Britain in September 1940. This was the government's plan to avert hunger in the event of the war lasting more than a few months. Formal gardens, lawns and sports pitches were transformed into makeshift allotments.The campaign was launched by the first media gardening celebrity Mr Middleton on the BBC Home Service. These popular broadcasts, with around 3.5 million ...             Passion is a Fashion: The Real Story of the "Clash"9 reviews Pat Gilbert Aurum Press Ltd, 2004 Very impressive book - welcome to 1970s South London This review applies to the 2004 hardcover edition. I knew a reasonable amount about The Clash before reading this book but the author here opened my eyes to a number of things and helped to confirm some of my ideas and reject others. This is an academic book in the sense that any university sociology or history department type would or should respect the high standard of scholarship here - ...             The Secret: The Strange Marriage of Annabella Milbanke and Lord Byron3 reviews Ashley Hay Aurum Press Ltd, 2001 Original mix of scholarship and novelistic interpretation This book is extremely original in its written style. It is extremely readable. The scholarly thinking behind it is crystal clear, the research painstaking and thorough, the interpretation fair and lucid. This is a one of a kind Byron book, a true gem. Its only failing is that it calls Anabella a Christian lady, when Lord Byron reveals her as a person of high standing among the Socinians, a sect ...             Who Killed Martin Hannett?: The Story of Factory Records' Musical Magician1 review Colin Sharp Aurum Press Ltd, 2007 Superficial biography of masterly record producer I hope to meet in heaven Martin Hannett, the maverick producer responsible for creating what became the Manchester post-punk sound, early Happy Mondays, etc...with Factory records is the subject of a biography. If you have even looked up a book about Martin Hannett you must be a resourceful, interested person who has most likely done a lot of research for he is not someone who would have sparkled the curiousity for ...             Old Gods Almost Dead Stephen Davis Aurum Press Ltd, 2003             Edwin Lutyens. Country Houses (Country Life)1 review Gavin Stamp Aurum Press Ltd, 2001 THE GREAT LUTYENS Lutyens excelled in the creation of great country homes. He designed in the best English tradition and his estates on the exterior often looked like they had been there for decades or a century or more. Of course he is most famous for his Vicroy's House in New Delhi and his work with Baker on the master plan for imperial Delhi of the British Raj. Lutyen's was a British treasure, one of the ...             The Fly-tying Bible Peter Gathercole Aurum Press Ltd, 2003 With a double-page spread devoted to each pattern, featuring step-by-step instructions in full colour, and ring bound so that it will lie flat on the bench or table top beside the fly-tying vice, this is a reference book for anglers who wish to tie their own versions of the most successful patterns in current use. The book starts with an introduction to fly-tying basics, material, equipment and techniques. 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