The display picks out twenty five pieces and includes the first ever book published by Fourth Estate, Multiple prize-winners, the 25th Estate film on a loop and some genius catalogue and jacket designs.
You can browse the exhibition on Issuu
Foyles have very kindly allowed us to use their lovely gallery space for this display so if you happen to be passing their Charing Cross Road branch in the next month, please drop by the 3rd floor and have a look!
Fourth Estate has a particularly good history with this prize so we were absolutely delighted when Alex Ross was able to add his name to the honours board.
His book, The Rest is Noise: Listening to the Twentieth Century has had countless rave reviews since its publication so it was a real pleasure to see it receive this accolade.
The judges described it as ‘a triumph with a magisterial quality and marvelous scope’ and we couldn’t agree more.
Alex has also created one of the best blogs in the business to accompany the book, his audio guide takes you through the decades and will have you clicking onto iTunes to download in no time.
A fantastic book and an extremely worthy winner.
Congratulations Alex!
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Now, three decades on, we’ve just heard that Hamilton’s gripping analysis of twenty years with Brian Clough, Provided You Don’t Kiss Me, has hit the back of the net at this year’s 19th annual William Hill Sportsbook of the Year Award – bringing home the most valuable prize of its type in the world.
Duncan fended off stiff competition from the likes of Sir Bobby Charlton and HarperSport’s very own Kevin Cook to scoop the Award, which consists of £18,000 cash; a £2000 free bet from the sponsors and a specially commissioned, hand-bound copy of his book.
Based on the story of his twenty-plus year relationship with the maverick manager, it is a strikingly intimate portrait, at times sad, at others joyous, in which one of the unforgettable characters of English football is laid bare.
We think Old Big ‘Ed would have approved…
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Text NIGEL to 80880 for a link to the site, which is stuffed full with extracts from the book, recipes, wallpapers, mobcasts and also an exclusive interview with Nigel. And if you like what you see, you can click through to amazon.co.uk and buy the book direct from your mobile – or enter the competition to bag yourself a free copy.
Eating for England is an entertaining, somewhat tongue-in-cheek observation of the British and their food – about their cooking, their eating, their rather unique attitudes towards the fine art of dining. It’s a real celebration of the glory, humour, eccentricities and embarrassments of ‘The British at Table’: hop over to the mobile site and find out more!
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The star treatment continues in-store…
Till-point fimo in close-up…
Branch recommends…
To see all the fimo in its full glory log on to:
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So stoke up the fire, batten down the hatches, sit back and enjoy…
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Nicola is one of our most exciting and original literary talents and this novel completes her visionary narratives of the Thames Gateway which she began with the Dublin IMPAC award winning Wide Open in 2000.
The longlist has been scaled down to a more manageable 13 novels this year and has certainly been stirring up a lot more interest in the press at this stage.
Alex Clark picked it out as her favourite in this weekend’s Observer, she also did a brilliant interview with Nicola at publication which you can read here:
http://observer.guardian.co.uk/review/story/0,,2067715,00.html
For details of the longlist in full, check out the Man Booker Prize’s lovely new website:
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These podcasts are a first for Waterstones.com and we are very excited to be involved.
Check out Nigel’s recommendations for spring and summer:
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