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Web of Deceit: Britain's Real Role in the World An explosive critique of the Blair government's foreign policy. Curtis argues that Britain is an 'outlaw state', often a violator of international law and an ally of many repressive regimes. He describes the staggering gulf that exists between New Labour's public claims to uphold ethical values and the reality of current policies. The book outlines the new phase of British global intervention in Iraq, Afghanistan, Kosovo and Indonesia, and support for repressive governments in Israel, Russian, Turkey & Saudi Arabia. And drawing on formerly secret government files, the book also shows British complicity in the slaughter of a million people in Indonesia in 1965; the depopulation of the island of Diego Garcia; the overthrow of governments in Iran and British Guiana; and much more.
When the Bulbul Stopped Singing: A Diary of Ramallah Under Siege Battered by repeated suicide bombs, the Israeli army invaded Palestine in April 2002, and held many of the principle towns, including Ramallah, under siege. Raja Shehadeh is a Palestinian lawyer, activist and writer who lives in Ramallah - he kept a diary of the occupation. A tank stood at the end of his road; there were Israeli soldiers on the rooftops and four soldiers took over his brother's flat, while the children tried to carry on playing with their Gameboys; his mother was sick, and he couldn't cross town to help her. This is what it's like to be under siege; the terror, the frustrations, as well as the moments of poignant relief and reflection on the profound crisis gripping both Palestine and Israel.
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time The remarkable true story of three young girls who cross the harsh Australian desert on foot to return to their home - recently made into a film. In 1931 black aboriginal & mixed-race children were taken to settlements where they were forced to abandon their aboriginal heritage and taught to be culturally white. Doris Pilkington's mother Molly was one of these children. Scared and homesick, she and two other girls planned and executed a daring escape from the grim camp. They headed for the fence that stretched over 1000 miles through the desert towards their home. For more than a month they survived in the desert, narrowly avoiding police, trackers & hostile white settlers. A truly moving tale of defiance & resilience.
A Life Inside: A Prisoner's Notebook 19 years ago, Erwin James was sentenced to life imprisonment. This is a collection of his powerful writing about prison life written for The Guardian over the last three years. He writes about learning the who, what, why & when of the prison world. He describes the struggle to keep sane; the dynamics of paranoia & solidarity between men forced into years of co-existence; and the commitment it takes to prepare for life outside. Along the way he introduces us to other prisoners, telling their stories with humour & warmth. A portrayal of life behind Britain's prison walls that you will not readily forget.
Absolute Trust in the Goodness of the Earth: New Poems (hardback) Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple gives us her first new collection of poetry in more than a decade, poems that reaffirm her as a brave & beautiful writer. The poems are inspired by the forces of nature and the strength of the human spirit. Alice Walker opens us up to feeling and understanding with poems that cover a broad spectrum of emotions. With profound artistry she searches for, discovers, and declares the beauty of existence, as she learns what it means to live life fully, and to grow both as an individual and as part of a greater spiritual community.
Notes from a Defeatist Part documentary travelogue, part satirical autobiography, part satire pure & simple, this is a collection of all the shorter works that launched cartoonist Joe Sacco on the path to his two book-length masterpieces of "comics journalism" - Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde. Pieces include 'When Good Bombs Happen to Bad People', chronicling the effect of aerial warfare on civilians; 'More Women, More Children, More Quickly' illustrates his mother's harrowing experiences during Italian & German raids on Malta in WW2; and the collection's centrepiece which gives the book its title, is Sacco's impassioned but sardonic reflection on the 1991 Gulf War, and the surrounding propaganda and media circus.
They F*** You Up: How to Survive Family Life In this groundbreaking book, clinical psychologist Oliver James shows that it is the way we were cared for in the first six years of our life that has a crucial effect on who we are and how we behave. Nurture, in effect, shapes our very nature. James combines the lates scientific study with revealing interviews with, among others, Stephen Fry and Jeffrey Archer, and he explores the psychobiographies of the likes of Prince Charles and Mia Farrow. They F*** You Up shows that understanding your past is the first step to controlling your present.
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