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Crime of the Century - Angie Moon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Crime of the Century - Angie Moon - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Crime of the Century is a comprehensive book about classic rock’s connections to true crime cases with over twenty true stories of classic rock musicians and their encounters with murderers, and musicians who committed murders. Inside the book you’ll find the most famous stories like how The Beach Boys met Charles Manson and how Phil Spector went from legendary producer to convicted murderer. There are stories of how classic rockers encountered some of the most notorious serial killers like The Kinks meeting John Wayne Gacy on their 1965 American tour and Debbie Harry allegedly getting into Ted Bundy’s car in the early 70s. You’ll see how the Manson Family’s classic rock connections run deeper than you thought with their encounters with Neil Young, John Phillips, Tony Valentino, Phil Ochs, and Frank Zappa. You’ll also learn how classic rockers were only a few degrees of separation from presidential assassinations and attempted assassinations like The Band meeting Jack Ruby, Squeaky Fromme pursuing Jimmy Page, and John Hinckley’s encounter with DEVO and how they used the poem he wrote for Jodie Foster as song lyrics. It’s a wild and crazy ride through classic rock history. But believe it or not, these are all true stories.

DKK 148.00
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Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co. - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co. - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Bill Leader’s big idea, to go where the music is playing and catch it on the wing, is comparable to the moment when technology freed film directors to shoot on location. It gets great results if you don’t mind roughing it. The third instalment of Mike Butler’s voluminous study of the legendary sound engineer, his life and times and our lives and times, is mainly concerned with field trips and traditional music making, but opens with the building of a recording facility on the top floor of the Workers’ Music Association in 1957. Sounding the Century proposes a new way of writing about music and mixes the methodology of oral historian and music critic. Characters that have crossed Bill’s path are given pen portraits – from E.P. Thompson to Bob Dylan – and the writing is strong on the thrill of discovery. Mike Butler has even been compared to H.G. Wells… ‘ In any number of books H.G. Wells goes into great detail explaining and describing the main character’s youth, upbringing, the world around him, his growing political awareness, alliances, disillusionments, etc. In a not dissimilar fashion to you. But yours is even more comprehensive and fascinating’ – Andy Nagy.

DKK 192.00
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Letters from Lydia: Everyday Life in Eighteenth Century Newcastle - Irene Waters - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Letters from Lydia: Everyday Life in Eighteenth Century Newcastle - Irene Waters - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

August 1794. A coach travelling north up the A1 is carrying newlywed Lydia Wickham (née Bennett) to join her husband’s regiment in Newcastle. What does her new life hold in store and what adventures and problems await? Will the social life be as lively as she hoped and who will she meet? A sequel to Pride and Prejudice that follows the hoydenish, unconventional youngest Bennett girl Lydia, but here the fictional character moves among historical figures and all the public events she attends are documented. Read the letters Lydia wrote to her family (with additional notes by the ‘editor’) during her two-year stay and discover what living as an army wife in this eighteenth century town was really like. Letters from Lydia is a fascinating sequel to Lydia’s story and merges fiction with fact, perfect for Austen fans and readers who enjoy historical fiction.

DKK 120.00
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Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

After describing the processes of history at work on ordinary people (i.e. Bill’s immediate ancestors) in Glimpses of Far Off Things , the second volume finds Bill settling in at Topic Records and collaborating with Ewan MacColl and Bert Lloyd, the architects of the folk revival. It is set in the period of the Cold War, ‘Ban the Bomb’ and lingering austerity. Yet the small pond of UK folk is about to be stirred by breezes blowing from the USA. The folk revival was more advanced over there, and the influx of US visitors, the craving for diversity generated by the Stateside Hi-Fi craze, the irresistible rise of Lonnie Donegan and skiffle, all cleared the path for the UK folk revival proper. It becomes clear with Horizons For Some that the author’s mission is to return its cultural inheritance to a nation that has somehow mislaid it, and may indeed be running the other way in hot denial. It also shows how tradition is not set in stone, but infinitely adaptable. The present volume anatomises how the folk demotic was influenced by the so-called special relationship. In his quiet way, Bill was central to these developments. Sounding the Century is rich in character studies of the remarkable people Bill (and the author) encounter, and wonderfully conveys the joy and absurdity of it all.

DKK 192.00
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Poem Collection: More Awakenings in the 21st Century - William Walker Mckenzie - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Poem Collection: More Awakenings in the 21st Century - William Walker Mckenzie - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The perceived themes of this second anthology essentially cover aggression, transgression, progression and its nemesis of regression which are all impacting worldwide, and certainly not new phenomena as evidenced throughout history. Aggression has a vehicle not only in military might but also in bullying, body language, a war of words and propaganda, all acting as powerful, pervasive and persuasive threats or weapons and inducing duress. Transgression is particularly visible in the political arena where holding onto power, breaking rules, being a stranger to the truth, exhibiting widespread and uninhibited hubris and brazenly “getting away with it” is endemic – the people’s government is an apparent misnomer, whereby a self-serving government not fit for purpose does not prioritise nor enact the needs of the people it was duly elected to represent. Progression, interpreted as the advancement and prevalence of good, is often counteracted by regression and retrograde outcomes via evil raising its ugly head. Civilisation should be at its zenith in the 21st century, but the world is in a quandary, waiting and hoping for the cavalry to arrive! As a global community, and forerunners of the future, we have to ensure that it does.

DKK 119.00
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A Half-Century around Europe - John Waygood - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A Half-Century around Europe - John Waygood - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

This is a light-hearted and illustrated account of the experiences of a British baby-boomer and his family in coping with the cultural differences living in continental Europe. The account covers the period of fifty years from 1973, when Edward Heath took the U.K. into the “Common Market”. The author recounts what it is really like to integrate in four different European countries and draws contrasts with life in the U.K. and the U.S. Interesting after-effects of WWII are a recurring theme and are treated sympathetically as well as Leisure activities, which are enthusiastically described. The surprises and the joys of life in Switzerland, the country in which the author’s family has settled, are recounted with special loving care. The author tries to allay any suspicions which Brits may have harboured against our continental neighbours. He maintains that we should, on the contrary, treat them as close friends and concludes with an appeal for deeper trust and co-operation between the members of geographical Europe.

DKK 146.00
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Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Sounding the Century: Bill Leader & Co - Mike Butler - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

This series of books comprises a major social and cultural history of Britain, reflected through the prism of music — mostly folk music. It amounts to a hidden history of both Britain and music, and is part oral history and part incisive criticism, with a fair amount of humour thrown in. The ten part series is based on the life of 90-year-old Bill Leader, the prolific sound engineer and producer, who was the first to record Bert Jansch, the Watersons, Anne Briggs, Nic Jones and Connollys Billy and Riognach, and among the last to record Jeannie Robertson, Fred Jordan and Walter Pardon. Bill straddled the golden age of traditional singing and the folk revival. He agreed to the biographical treatment if due prominence be given to colleagues who may have since slipped from the world’s eyes. Through the series, a parade of the great and good come and go. These include Paul Simon, Brendan Behan, Pink Floyd and Christy Moore, all recorded by Bill at one time or another. Secrets, surprises and heresies are rife and something jaw dropping happens at least every four pages. Each book comes with illustrations by PETER SEAL and rare photographs.

DKK 192.00
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Huckleberry Dreaming - Brooklyn Beaumont - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Huckleberry Dreaming - Brooklyn Beaumont - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

In a world strangely reminiscent of 1950s America, ardent pacifist Carney Caldwell is arrested for allegedly punching his best buddy into a coma, but he has no clear recollection of what happened that night. Following a week in jail, he awakes in a hospital, suffering from shock. Pumped full of calming medications, he reflects on the bizarre series of events that led to his predicament: the gradual disintegration of his beloved childhood gang, the Arch Angels, his unrequited love for Dakota, their ill-fated dalliance with illegal substances, and his slow descent into a black hole of mental instability and delusions. An enigmatic radio salesman visits Carney''s bedside and, under the guise of a new treatment called ‘distraction therapy’, tells him the tale of a shy orphan boy named Doran, who lived on the planet''s other continent. The story contains uncanny parallels to Carney''s own, and as it unfolds, he begins to question not only his identity, but everything he used to believe and hold dear about his planet.

DKK 126.00
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May I Borrow Your Watch? - Mike Haigh - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

May I Borrow Your Watch? - Mike Haigh - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A Change man, a changed man. I knew I was a bit tired. After all, full-time employment since 1986 will do that to you. I even knew I was a bit stressed, but still something was not quite right. I sat, I waited. All that waiting. Sitting next to a rotund middle-aged lady wearing an over-tight Hello-Kitty-holding-an-AK47 t-shirt who was punching away at Candy Crush on her mobile. I stared gloomily at a television warning me about the perils of haemorrhoids, knowing full well I should be back at the office, grinding away. I was ushered into the nurse''s office less than an hour after arrival, not too bad. I got poked in both ears, a blast of light in the eyes, and my temperature was taken. And then I got my arm squeezed for the blood pressure reading. ‘That’s odd,’ says the nurse. ''Let me do that again''. ''That is very odd,'' she says again. ''Would you mind just waiting there?'' Mike had juggled life, love, laughter, and loss. It nearly did for him. Mike is done with his old life. Mike is alive and kicking.

DKK 141.00
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Ghostly Embrace - Brenda Hurley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Ghostly Embrace - Brenda Hurley - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

A ghostly story of redemption through the power of love. Louis never felt the knife that killed him, or saw the blood that seeped into the wood of the bed he was lying on. Trapped there in the bed of his own design and making, Louis, a craftsman from the 18th century, must confront the fact that he is a ghost who will never be able to touch or feel the world as he once did. As the years pass Louis struggles to deny his own anger and loneliness created by his death, leading him to haunt and petrify any one who owns his bed that keeps him captive. However, this all changes when he meets two women who live in a very different century to the one he knew and by chance he finds a way to visit them through their dreams. He finds Marina early in the 20th century and Katie, a modern girl of the 1970’s. Separately they are able to show him light in his life again.

DKK 120.00
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Giovanna Sestini - Audrey T Carpenter - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Giovanna Sestini - Audrey T Carpenter - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

The first-ever biography of this almost forgotten eighteenth century star. How a girl from Italy became London’s “most enchanting comic actress.” Giovanna Sestini’s important contribution to opera has been revived in this carefully researched biography. This book describes her Italian and Portuguese background, while providing considerable insight into the contemporary opera scene and social history of 18th century London. In her private family life she was Joanna Stocqueler, mother of eight children, while as Giovanna Sestini she was a renowned and attractive opera singer. Her talents were publicised until her retirement in 1792, when both her voice and the London theatres were in decline. The book offers a full description of her life, including her early performances in Italy and Portugal, her marriage to Portuguese aristocrat José Christiano Stocqueler, and the fate of her children. After her move to London she was acclaimed both in Italian comic opera at the King’s Theatre and in English opera at Covent Garden. This book will appeal to readers with an interest in the arts, opera and eighteenth-century history. It includes 18 illustrations and a full bibliography and index.

DKK 123.00
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Is There Life After Coffee? - Elizabeth Beattie - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Is There Life After Coffee? - Elizabeth Beattie - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Imagine if back in your ancestry, an Eleventh Century Witch still has the power to intervene in your life… Anything is possible after coffee! The backstory began with an eleventh century Witch, who, on the verge of being burned at the stake, projects herself forward through time and space. The Witch lands in a charred heap on the doorstep of twenty first century psychiatrist Dr Mikilari, who attempts to psychoanalyse her – but her motives are far more devious. As time goes on, the witch is still an intrusive member of the household, causing havoc. Intrinsic to the lives of Dr Mikilari’s grandchildren and their offspring, the Witch may rescue and rehabilitate – but if offended, is quite capable of serving up fried mice for breakfast. What if the man you loved came back from the dead in response to your overwhelming grief? Imagine you could take hold of the life you should have had together. Suppose everyone had access to the ‘back garden’ of their mind, where one can recover the people, dreams, and opportunities which you thought were lost… Is There Life After Coffee? is the fifth and penultimate book in the Coffee series.

DKK 120.00
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Lawrie Lyte and the Legacy of Darkness - Jenny Roostan - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Lawrie Lyte and the Legacy of Darkness - Jenny Roostan - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

On the Cornish coast, in the nineteenth century, a young boy, Edmund, flees for his life as soldiers search his house. He has with him an ancient family pendant, steeped in mystery and so desired that it has been fought over for centuries. Over two hundred years later, while on holiday with his family in Cornwall, Lawrie Lyte suffers a terrifying fall into a deep crevice. His search for the way out leads him through a network of underground caves, but when Lawrie emerges from his ordeal, he finds he has been thrown back into the past to nineteenth-century Cornwall – a terrifying time of notorious smugglers and sinister wreckers. In a gripping plot of twists and turns, Lawrie’s friendship with Georgina, a runaway, and her entanglement with a dangerous gang of criminals, hurls him headlong into a perilous adventure, in which he must uncover the mystery surrounding the ancient pendant if he is ever to return to his own time.

DKK 119.00
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Education through the Ages - Aidan Warlow - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Education through the Ages - Aidan Warlow - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

There have been schools of many kinds over the past five thousand years. This book traces their evolution from the teaching of cuneiform in Ancient Sumeria to the use of digital technologies. Warlow reflects on the innovations which have shaped practice in education today. Comenius in 17th century Hungary promoted classroom drama, art, astronomy and gardens where each child could grow plants. In the 19th century Robert Owen’s school in New Lanark for his factory employees took the children for a daily walk through the forest; there were no rewards or punishments, just the satisfaction of learning. Mao’s Cultural Revolution brought schools to a standstill, but Deng Xjaping’s recovery of Chinese education in the 1980s was remarkable. In this comprehensive exploration of education through the ages, Warlow asks the question - what can modern schools learn from the past? The history of education is the history of our culture, full of wisdom and enterprise.

DKK 141.00
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Eva Henighan - Yvonne Dykes - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Eva Henighan - Yvonne Dykes - Bog - Troubador Publishing - Plusbog.dk

Set in both the northeast of England and London, Eva Henighan: How We Survived The Twentieth Century is the biography of a much-loved woman. After Eva passed away in the early nineties, a small, hardback notebook, brown and blue in colour, was discovered amongst her belongings. It contained her life story. The pages revealed the true story of a nineteen-thirties childhood made dangerous by exposure to mental illness, poverty and neglect. Eva wrote fondly about the army of aunts who came to her rescue and about the hardship and joy in equal measure of her teenage years during World War II. The little book revealed for the first time answers to family intrigues and described the circumstances that led to her move to London, marriage and motherhood. This biography attempts to tie together the personal story of a kind and generous woman with the wider societal changes that shaped her life over the twentieth century. A reliable, and frank witness to events, verified by those who knew her well, Eva''s story deserves to be told.

DKK 120.00
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