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Aurum Press: October 2010
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Tuesday, October 26, 2010. The Telegraph Book of River and Sea Journeys. Edited by Michael Kerr. In this follow- up to the highly successful. Last Call for the Dining Car. Michael Kerr has amassed the very best of the paper’s writing on journeys by water – from ocean liners, cruise ships, tramp and African river steamers, all the way to single-handed yachtsmen and canoeists tackling the Missouri. In the nineteenth century about his epic African journey down the Congo. Is Deputy Travel Editor of the.
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Aurum Press: Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook
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Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook. Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook. By Ray Harryhausen and Tony Dalton. November saw the release of Ray Harryhausen's. With informative introductions to each film and detailed captions for every image, this illuminating volume is a must for all film fans. Harryhausen's seminal work on Jason and the Argonauts, The 7th Joyage of Sinbad. And Clash of the Titans. Remains hugely influential and Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook. Has animated y...
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Aurum Press: May 2011
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Monday, May 16, 2011. 2011 Releases So Far. (Part 2). S N Pike,. Mile by Mile on Britain’s Railways. Three classic guides to Britain’s mainline railways reissued in facsimile – with a fourth, new, pastiche treatment for the missing fourth (the Great Western). Fascinating maps to follow every mile from London to Edinburgh, Glasgow and Penzance. Extensive lineside commentary on sights to be seen from the window, gradients, water-towers for steam locos – all as it was in 1947. Available here: http:/ www....
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Aurum Press: August 2011
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Monday, August 8, 2011. 2011 Releases so far.(Part 3). Professor Gary Sheffield, The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army. A radical reassessment of the most controversial general in British history. In 1918, after the armies he commanded had helped to win the First World War, Douglas Haig was feted as the saviour of his country. On his death in 1928 he was mourned as a national hero. But within ten years his reputation was in ruins, and it has never fully recovered. Available here: http:/ www.am...
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Aurum Press: January 2012
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Wednesday, January 18, 2012. Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks. Sold a million copies a week in the US, and just four years ago his sell-out London concerts attracted over 350,000 fans. Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks. You can read an exclusive excerpt from Prince: Inside the Music and the Masks. At the Vanity Fair website. Hardback, 384 pages. Inside the Music and the Masks. Tuesday, January 17, 2012. Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook. Ray Harryhausen's Fantasy Scrapbook. Thoroughly engros...
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Aurum Press: 2011 Releases so far...(Part 3)
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Monday, August 8, 2011. 2011 Releases so far.(Part 3). Professor Gary Sheffield, The Chief: Douglas Haig and the British Army. A radical reassessment of the most controversial general in British history. In 1918, after the armies he commanded had helped to win the First World War, Douglas Haig was feted as the saviour of his country. On his death in 1928 he was mourned as a national hero. But within ten years his reputation was in ruins, and it has never fully recovered. Available here: http:/ www.am...
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Aurum Press: December 2010
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Thursday, December 2, 2010. 8216;To The Last Round’ wins inaugural military history award. To The Last Round. The Epic British Stand on the Imjin River, Korea 1951. On the eve of Remembrance Day 2010, a book on Britain's bloodiest - but almost completely unknown - post-1945 battle won the inaugural Hampshire Libraries (Special Collections) Award for the Best Military Book of 2009 from a field of 60 key military titles. I'd like to thank the award panel for recognizing an unknown author writing about a fo...
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Aurum Press: July 2010
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Friday, July 23, 2010. Lakeland Book of the Year 2010. The winner has been announced for the Lakeland Book of the Year 2010 - Cumbria's answer to the Booker Prize. We are very pleased to say that. Hercules and the Farmer's Wife. By Chris Wadsworth has won the title! Chris also won the category prize for the Bookends prize for Arts and Literature. Friday, July 2, 2010. I Owe My Survival to my Captor'. The remarkable story of a Japanese POW camp prisoner. Last month, in an article for the. John's fascinati...
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Aurum Press: February 2011
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Monday, February 21, 2011. England's stunning victory over Astralia in the Ahses series galvanised the nation. Now, Gideon Haigh, aclaimed as the 'finest living cricket writer', has written the first book about this remarkable sporting feat. Following each Test day by day, mixing vivid reportage with erudite wit, Haigh's chronicle is no 'instant bok' but rather a characteristically considered and memorable work. Hardback, 256pp w./ 8pp colour plates. The Sport of Kings, Queens and Four-Legged Athletes.
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Aurum Press: October 2011
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Wednesday, October 19, 2011. The World History of Animation. As a director at Disney and contributor to Spielberg's animation team, Stephen Cavalier has acquired a wealth of knowledge about the industry over the course of his career, and his new book,. The World History of Animation. This beautiful, easy to follow book is perfect for both seasoned film buffs and those looking to expand their knowledge of this extensive and fascinating genre. Hardback, 416 pp. Upcoming Titles: Autumn 2011. Hardback, 192 p...
