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  • More Brilliant Maps

    An All-New Atlas for Curious Minds

    par John Grindrod ...
    Where are the best places to hunt for sunken treasure?Which are the world's noisiest cities?Who travelled further on tour: Taylor Swift or Coldplay?Where is the town with no wifi?How many countries are wider than the moon?Maps don't just show us where we are, they show us how we live. They reveal unexpected connections between far-flung places, they show how history has shaped geography, and they ... En savoir plus

    $29.59 CAD

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    A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain

    par John Grindrod ...
    A captivating exploration of Britain's most iconic contemporary buildings, from the Barratt home to the Millennium Dome.***TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK*** 'A punchy polemic ... Highly readable.''A love letter to contemporary buildings and a fantastic account of recent British history, rich in humour.' NINA STIBBE'Brilliant, encyclopaedic, funny and often cutting.' DANNY DORLING'An... ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Shouting at the Telly

    par John Grindrod ...
    A host of comedians, writers and viewers, including Rebecca Front, Andrew Collins, Kevin Eldon, Emma Kennedy, Richard Herring, Jim Shelley and David Quantick share funny and heartfelt rants and raves on everything from soaps to sitcoms, sci-fi to reality shows, HBO to QVC.All of TV is here: the age-old rift between BBC and ITV that tore families apart; the secret shame of crying at adverts; and ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Outskirts

    Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt

    par John Grindrod ...
    'Evocative and intelligent' GuardianDiscover the secret history of our green belts.The first book to tell the story of Britain's green belts, Outskirts is at once a fascinating social history, a stirring evocation of the natural world, and a poignant tale of growing up in a place, and within a family, like no other.'Illuminating and enjoyable' David Kynaston, SpectatorGreen belts are part ... ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • How to Love Brutalism

    par John Grindrod ...
    A passionate and personal book about the writer's own love for a controversial architectural style.Whether you love or hate brutalist buildings, this book will explain what it is about them that elicits such strong feeling. You will understand the true power of concrete and of mammoth-sized buildings, but also some of the more subtle aspects of brutalist buildings that you may not have known or ... En savoir plus

    $12.29 CAD

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    Outskirts

    Living Life on the Edge of the Green Belt

    par John Grindrod ...
    Lu par Nick Underwood ...

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    9 heure 44 min

    Forgotten edgelands, furious battles, suburban mysteries - discover the secret history of our green belts.Green belts are part of the landscape and psyche of post-war Britain, but have led to conflicts at every level of society - between conservationists and developers, town and country, politicians and people, nimbys and the forces of progress.Growing up on 'the last road in London' on an estate ... En savoir plus

    $34.99 CAD

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    A Journey Around the Landmark Buildings of Contemporary Britain

    par John Grindrod ...
    Lu par John Grindrod ...

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    17 heure 37 min

    A captivating exploration of Britain's most iconic contemporary buildings, from the Barratt home to the Millennium Dome.***TIMES BOOK OF THE WEEK*** 'A punchy polemic ... Highly readable.''A love letter to contemporary buildings and a fantastic account of recent British history, rich in humour.' NINA STIBBE'Brilliant, encyclopaedic, funny and often cutting.' DANNY DORLING'... ... En savoir plus

    $49.99 CAD

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    par Kate Atkinson ...
    Lu par Fenella Woolgar ...

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    11 heure 8 min

    **A Penguin Book Club PickFrom the bestselling author of Life After Life, a new novel that explores the repercussions of one young woman's espionage work during World War II.**In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MI5 tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she ... En savoir plus

    $32.95 CAD

  • Raw Concrete

    The Beauty of Brutalism

    par Barnabas Calder ...
    AN OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEARBeginning in a tiny hermitage on the remote north Scottish coast, and ending up backstage at the National Theatre, Raw Concrete embarks on a wide-ranging journey through Britain over the past sixty years, stopping to examine how eight extraordinary buildings were made - from commission to construction - why they have been so vilified, and why they are beginning to be ... En savoir plus

    $10.99 CAD

  • On Roads

    A Hidden History

    par Joe Moran ...
    In this history of roads and what they have meant to the people who have driven them, one of Britain's favourite cultural historians reveals how a relatively simple road system turned into a maze-like pattern of roundabouts, flyovers, and spaghetti junctions. Using a unique blend of travel writing, anthropology, history and social observation, he explores how Britain's roads have their roots in ... En savoir plus

    $14.99 CAD

  • Nincompoopolis

    The Follies of Boris Johnson

    par Douglas Murphy ...
    In a world where the built environment seems ever more shaped by invisible market forces, where modern architecture can seem to dissolve into a generic void, sometimes it takes a very special person to make a difference.Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson was Mayor of London from 2008 until 2016, during which time he took a remarkably keen interest in the built environment, commissioning, guiding, ... En savoir plus

    $9.59 CAD

  • Modern London

    An Illustrated Cityscape from the 1920s to the Present Day

    par Lukas Novotny ...
    From the art deco factories of the 1920s to the skyscrapers of today, this illustrated architectural tour "whisks us through decades of London design" (Londonist).Shaped variously by war, economics, population growth, and design trends, the city of London has been molded by some of the greatest modern architects, and to this day remains a center of building design and experimentation. Through ... En savoir plus

    $19.19 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus