Vintage Digital imprint: 737 books
by Sir Laurens Van Der Post
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
Flamingo Feather, which Laurens van der Post dedicated to the 'fast vanishing Africa' of his boyhood, is a story of adventure - adventure unfolded in the great tradition of story-telling.
It is the tale of two white hunters - one old, experienced and wise, one young and resolute - who suspect...
by Richard Murphy
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2013
Tax has rocketed to the top of the news agenda. When Amazon, Google and Starbucks were pulled up in front of the Public Accounts Committee, many were stunned at how little corporation tax they paid (if at all) in a time of austerity and government cuts. How can a tax gap of �12 billion be justified,...
Eve Was Shamed
How British Justice is Failing Women
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2018
What comes after #MeToo? One of our most eminent lawyers and defenders of human rights answers with this urgent, authoritative and deeply shocking look at British justice
In Eve Was Shamed Helena Kennedy forensically examines the pressing new evidence that women are still being discriminated...
by Anthony Giddens
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
Capitalism has become the universal social and economic order of our time. The capitalism of today, however, differs from that of previous eras; with intensifying globalisation, flexible organisations, and new forms of class divisions. Globalisation brings new possibilities, but also new risks, ranging...
by Will Hutton
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2012
Will Hutton argues that Keynesian revolution has yet to take place. Economists, he finds, have not yet come to terms with the heart of Keynes' argument: that there are limits to what prices can do in a market economy. But referring closely to Keynes' writings, Hutton demonstrates that Keynes was concerned...
Connexity
How to Live in a Connected World
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2011
CONNEXITY is the philosophical counterpart to Will Hutton's essentially political book. It looks at the profound tension that exists between two recent achievements of humanity: greater freedom (over how to live, who to love, what to believe and say, where to trade), and greater interdependence, or...
by John Milton
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2012
Satan is out for revenge. His rebellion has failed, he has been cast out from heaven and is doomed to spend eternity in hell. Somehow he must find a way to prove his power and wound his enemies. He fixes upon God's beloved new creations, Adam and Eve, as the vehicles of his vengeance. In this dramatic...
A Countryside For All
The Future of Rural Britain
Language: English
Release Date: August 31, 2011
The rural fuse has been lit. The countryside is tinder-dry. Post offices and banks, shops and schools are closing. Farmers are going out of business. Houses are becoming unaffordable as prices soar ad poverty grows. Pollution and over-exploitation are destroying landscapes. Many rural communities...
New Life For Health
The Commission on the NHS chaired by Will Hutton
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2013
The National Health Service is Britain's greatest and most prized national institution. Ever since it's foundation the NHS has commanded extraordinary popular affection and loyalty. Its medical and non-medical staff force alike has been strongly committed to its success and values. However, now more...
Rothschild Buildings
Life in an East-End Tenement Block 1887 - 1920
Language: English
Release Date: June 8, 2011
Winner of the Jewish Chronicle Harold H. Wingate Literary Award.
Rothschild Buildings were typical of the 'model dwellings for the working classes' which were such an important part of the response to late-Victorian London's housing problem. They were built for poor but respectable Jewish immigrants...
Of The People, By The People
A New History of Democracy
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2011
'Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.'
Churchill had more reason than most to rue the power of democracy, having been thrown out of office after leading Britain to victory in 1945. Democracy, when viewed from above,...
Sport Inc.
Why money is the winner in the business of sport
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2018
Why would someone pull the plug on a Premier League match?
What prompts an athlete to search for sponsorship on eBay?
How can the decision of a drinks brand CEO make or break an entire sport?
Why would a sprinter think they can’t afford not to dope?
Sport Inc. reveals...
The Future Of The Past
Big Questions in History
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2012
At the beginning of the new millennium, The Future of the Past offers a fresh interpretation of the issues and developments that have shaped our world over the last thousand years. By bringing together the expertise of members of the History Faculty at Cambridge University, all of them leaders in...
Tell Me No Lies
Investigative Journalism and its Triumphs
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2011
Tell Me No Lies is a celebration of the very best investigative journalism, and includes writing by some of the greatest practitioners of the craft: Seymour Hersh on the My Lai massacre; Paul Foot on the Lockerbie cover-up; Wilfred Burchett, the first Westerner to enter Hiroshima following the atomic...