Brilliant Britain
Title | Brilliant Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Jane Peyton |
Publisher | Summersdale |
Pages | 252 |
Release | 2012-09-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0857657909 |
Brilliant Britain is an entertaining journey through the quirks, oddities and idiosyncrasies that define our nation, from unusual sports and pastimes such as bog snorkelling and worm charming, to a recipe for the perfect chip butty. This book lifts the lid on a rich heritage of eccentricity and diversity, exploring all that makes Britain brilliant.
Best of British
Title | Best of British PDF eBook |
Author | Georgina Eade |
Publisher | Michael O'Mara Books |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Great Britain |
ISBN | 9781843173175 |
Takes readers on a trip down memory lane, toasting British triumphs in far-reaching spheres, including: great British symbols; famous British locations; the perfect cup of afternoon tea; the literature and artists of Britain; the Industrial Revolution; and, the best British quirks.
Balti Britain
Title | Balti Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Ziauddin Sardar |
Publisher | Granta Books |
Pages | 247 |
Release | 2012-03-22 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1847086845 |
Sardar travels to Asian communities throughout the UK to tell the history of Asians in Britain - from the arrival of the first Indian in 1614, to the young extremists in Walthamstow mosque in 2006. He interweaves throughout an illuminating account of his own life, describing his carefree childhood in Pakistan, his family's emigration to racist 1950s Britain, and his adulthood straddling two cultures. Along the way he asks: are arranged marriages a good thing? Does the term 'Asian' obscure more than it conveys? Do vindaloo and balti actually exist? And is multiculturalism an impossible dream?
Great Britain in Colour
Title | Great Britain in Colour PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Farrell |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 2016-09-22 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0752266284 |
Discover a Great Britain unlike any you've ever seen before! Acclaimed illustrator, graphic designer and print-maker, Paul Farrell takes us on a journey through Great Britain that will change the way we think about it forever. Encompassing its countryside, landmarks, and architecture, from the Highlands of Scotland, to the White Cliffs of Dover, the beautiful and bold images in Great Britain in Colour are vibrant, playful and iconic. By taking a less-travelled path through our history and landscape, he also invites us to re-think what makes something quintessentially British, showing us new ways of looking at the familiar and uncovering hidden gems. What he reveals is a country rich in tradition, beauty and steeped in history, yet also vivid and alive with energy, all celebrated here in brilliant colour.
The Naval History of Great Britain
Title | The Naval History of Great Britain PDF eBook |
Author | William James |
Publisher | |
Pages | 580 |
Release | 1826 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Welcome to Britain
Title | Welcome to Britain PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Williams |
Publisher | teNeues |
Pages | 82 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | Travel |
ISBN | 3832792813 |
The Caravan Gallery is a mobile exhibition venue and visual arts project run by artists Jan Williams and Chris Teasdale who are on a mission to record the ordinary and extraordinary details of life in 21st century Britain. This is the imagery you won't find in a tourist brochure. From tacky seaside signage and risquA(c) double entendres, to the just plain weird, these tongue-in-cheek vignettes chronicle the perplexities of modern British life. Their focus is everyday eccentricity and the often overlooked. This fresh approach shows just how funny modern "art" can be.
The Naval History of Great Britain
Title | The Naval History of Great Britain PDF eBook |
Author | William James |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 514 |
Release | 2010-11-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1108021662 |
A detailed, authoritative history of the Royal Navy during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, first published between in the 1820s.