Blues: The British Connection: The Stones, Clapton, Fleetwood Mac and the Story of Blues in Britain Used - Former Fleetwood Mac member Brunning charts how London shows by US Bluesmen like Muddy Waters and John Lee Hooker -- then forgotten at home -- influenced a generation of British musicians from The Stones and The Animals to The Bluesbreakers and The Yardbirds. This led to huge Stateside 1970s success for blues-influenced British rock giants like Fleetwood Mac and Led Zeppelin and a renaissance of the U.S. blues scene."An engaging personal memoir." -- Charles Shaar Murray
Burrow New - This novel follows the story of Tapan Ali, a young man from Bangladesh who leaves his home to study in England. When his family can no longer afford to support his education, Ali chooses a dangerous life on the run as an illegal immigrant rather than return home. Ali finds himself in a far different world than his previous student life of pot-smoking, politics, and philosophy, when he becomes a resident of the Bangladeshi settlement in East London. There, he must contend with racist violen
Buying a Home in Ireland Used - For anyone thinking of buying a home in another country, here is essential information to help guide them with their purchase. Foreign buyers can often get caught in a sea of red tape, but author David Hampshire takes the worry out of dealing with the bureaucracy with clear-cut instructions on how to seek, buy and develop property. Each book deals with mortgages, taxes and where to get financing and insurance. Vital information is also included on how to select a real estate agent and how
Even Dogs Go Home to Die New - Now a college-educated gallery owner in New York City, St. John describes her hillbilly upbringing in turns whimsical and tormented. Alcoholism, livestock, and parental neglect commingle.
The Dark Reign of Gothic Rock: In the Reptile House with the Sisters of Mercy, Bauhaus and the Cure Used - From Joy Division to Nine Inch Nails and from Siouxsie and the Banshees to Marilyn Manson, gothic rock has endured as the cult of choice for the disaffected and the alienated. The author traces the rise of '80s and '90s goth from influences such as Hammer House of Horror movies and schlock novels, through its post-punk origins into the full-blown drama of Bauhaus, The Cure and the hugely popular Sisters of Mercy axis of bands.