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The Sunday market is a kind of street theatre: spontaneous and highly visual. Capturing a contrast between the energy of the people buying and selling and the run-down, pre-gentrification East End, these images offer a glimpse into the area before its dramatic social change. Compelling, vibrant, humorous and heartfelt, Paul Trevor’s photography brings to life a diverse, thrumming city that feels both faraway and familiar. Motivated by a keen social impulse, self-taught photographer Paul Trevor spent many years during the ’70s and ’80s capturing life in London’s markets. His photographs have been exhibited internationally since 1970.
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This guide takes the best of our guides to the capital and tells you where to go and what to do in this vast, multicultural, chaotic city. London has pockets of wilderness complete with open air swimming and free-roaming deer; art galleries and museums full of masterpieces; restaurants serving some of the most exciting food in the world; history dating back centuries; parades of interesting indie shops; hundreds (no, thousands) of pubs and plenty to entertain overly energetic kids. Overwhelmed? Don’t be. All you need to know is in this handy pocket-sized and proudly opinionated guide.
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A photographic exploration of the world’s most imaginative and surprising playscapes, spanning artist-designed play sculptures, picturesque soft plays and wildly creative conceptual playgrounds, from Copenhagen to Canberra, via Bangkok and Beijing. Discover more than 100 playful environments – some recently installed, others currently serving their third generation of children, some private and many more public, but all united by their originality, visual appeal and power to help children unleash their creativity and adventurous spirit.
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£10.95
It’s a truism to say design is all around us but in London it’s perhaps truer than almost anywhere: from the red double decker we climb aboard to the latest gallery it drives past, this city is, and always has been, at the cutting edge of design. But how to get the best of it? This latest title in our bestselling ‘Opinionated Guide’ series will take readers on a whirlwind tour through our 60 favourite design destinations, from design museums and commercial galleries to homewares and clothing boutiques and of course, a selection of the best design bookshops.
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Once used for transporting goods to keep the capital’s industry chugging along, London’s canals now form a maze of delightful walking, biking and boating routes. The city has swapped barges and towpaths for engines and roads, and in its place life has sprouted from the canal banks, transforming these waterways into hives of cultural activity. Amble through the quaint beauty of Paddington’s Little Venice, cycle along the River Lea to the marshy expanse of Walthamstow Wetlands or take a waterside table in one of Hackney Wick’s bustling bars and watch the world (and the narrowboats) go by. This is part of a growing series of opinionated guides which offer straight-talking insider’s advice on what to do and see in London.
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Peruse the latest releases in indie favourites Pages of Hackney and Kirkdale Books, get wanderlust among the vast shelves of Stanfords and bag well-thumbed second-hand treasures in Bloomsbury’s Skoob. London is a world-leading literary mecca and bookshops here are more than just places to pick up paperbacks – from community favourite (and the city’s first Black bookshop) Beacon Books to queer Soho institution Gay’s the Word, these 50 shops are the capital’s finest places to seek out new stories. Time to clear some space on your to-be-read shelf.
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This is an unashamedly biased guide to the places worth the hype! This is not a list of dusty, overpriced, triple-Michelin-starred Mayfair haunts; from delis to finer (but affordable) small plates, the eateries included in this book are fresh, innovative and colourful, bursting with flavour and life. We’ll tell you why you should queue along the canal for Towpath’s ever-changing seasonal menu, which really is the greatest curry in Whitechapel (Tayyabs) and where you’ll find the tastiest meal among the culinary medley that is Brixton Village market. There are too many places to eat in London; these ones are the best!
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Hunks of crusty sourdough, cinnamon-dusted buns, glossy plaits of challah and hand-stretched pizza: Britain’s dough game is changing, and who doesn’t want to feast (visually and literally) on the results? A plethora of exciting new bakeries are rising up, from London bread royalty E5 and TOAD (both pioneering sustainable farming practices with UK-grown grain) to Manchester-based fermentation experts Pollen, whose croissants take four days to produce from start to finish. Look no further for Britain’s finest bakes.
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£35.00
Put down your phone, open your eyes and immerse yourself in your surroundings. The way to discover Britain is not through packed schedules and perfect Instagram posts; this is a book about travelling for those of us who’d rather take our time, focusing on authentic approaches to popular British destinations. From walking in Gower to drinking whiskey in Islay, exploring Angelsey’s hidden coves to fossil hunting on the Jurassic Coast, each essay offers an interesting way into a location, plus genuine recommendations to help you make the most of your trip.
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In a world of infinite images here is a guide to 65 of the best ever taken. From early experiments with light and form through Leica masterpeices and now articicially-generated images, take it or leave it, this is our opinion as to why these particular photographs rise above so many others and how they shaped the history of photography as an art form as well as the way we see ourselves and the world. The third book in a new series of Opinionated Guides on art movements, mediums and ideas which builds on the success of Hoxton Mini Press Opinionated Guides to London.
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From artists at the forefront of the Dutch Golden Age to avant-garde radicals in Soviet Russia and surrealist thinkers in exile, this book gathers together 65 painters from throughout history and across the world. Sometimes ignored – but always iconic – this highly opinionated guide will tell you everything you need to know, and nothing that you don’t, about the women behind the canvas (and quite a bit about what’s on the canvas too). Witty opinion is set alongside faithful colour reproductions in an elegant hardback that will persuade anyone that these painters are worth knowing about.
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London is suprisingly great for cycling. And as the world goes green more of us are moving across the capital on two wheels. Thank goodness. This book tells you in no uncertain terms the best places to buy bikes, fix bikes, meet other cyclists, join events and how to ride through (or ven out of) the capital, whether you are a lyrca-clad racer, a fixie-mad courier, a seasoned commuter or a nervous newcomer. This is part of a growing series of opinionated guides which offer straight-talking insider’s advice on what to do and see in London.
