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Here Comes the Train
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Experience the excitement of waiting on a bridge over a railway as the train, first seen as a speck in the distance, comes speeding along the track just below where you are standing. Charlotte Voake’s gentle story and complementary illustrations reflect the simple joy of a young boy and his family’s weekly trip to watch the trains go by. –Philippa Reece … More >>
Cocaine Train: Travels in Colombia
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Colombia is one of the most beautiful and hospitable countries in the world. Many visitors recall its glorious mountain scenery and geniality of the people. Yet it’s also a dangerous country where you feel something wild could happen at any time. 40 percent of Colombia is under guerrilla control and mass slaughters occur daily. This is the aspect of Colombia Channel 4 News reporter Stephen Smith chooses to focus on in Cocaine Train. Smith sets out to trace th… More >>
Last Train to Memphis: The Rise of Elvis Presley
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Last Train to Memphis is the first part of Peter Gurlanick’s epic two-volume life of rock ‘n’ roll’s founding father–and when no less an authority than Bob Dylan writes that “this book cancels out all others”, you know Guralnick must be doing something right.Exhaustive and thorough, though always written from a sympathetic standpoint, this first volume covers the early days: the extraordinary story of a poor young truck driver who came out of nowhere and conquered … More >>
The Little Red Train to the Rescue
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There are some things that simply never change, and no matter how high tech we get it is a simple fact of life that little children have always been, and will continue to be, fascinated by trains. In Little Red Train, a bright and breezy board book for the very young, children are given the chance to indulge their fascination as they are taken through the glossy pages of a seriously sturdy little book that will stand the test of even the roughest handling. (Ages 18 … More >>
Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock ‘n’ Roll Music
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More than 20 years after its initial publication, Mystery Train remains one of the smartest, most provocative books ever written about rock-and-roll. Marcus puts his subjects–which include Robert Johnson, Elvis Presley, The Band, Randy Newman and Sly Stone–into their proper context, which is the culture-at-large. He makes you understand why these musicians matter and what they have contributed to the American imagination. In his introduction, Marcus confesses that… More >>
Last Train to Memphis: Rise of Elvis Presley
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Last Train to Memphis is the first part of Peter Gurlanick’s epic two-volume life of rock ‘n’ roll’s founding father–and when no less an authority than Bob Dylan writes that “this book cancels out all others”, you know Guralnick must be doing something right.Exhaustive and thorough, though always written from a sympathetic standpoint, this first volume covers the early days: the extraordinary story of a poor young truck driver who came out of nowhere and conquered … More >>