Compassionate Literature: Books on dignity and growing old
With today’s publication of the Dignity in Care report, which advises how to improve to the treatment of elderly people in hospitals and care homes, we take a look at two particularly pertinent books. Dignity by Donna Hicks is the first comprehensive exploration of dignity, its role in human conflict and its power to improve relationships … Read more
Capturing Berenice Abbott: New exhibition and book showcases the varied career of a great photographer
Last week saw the opening of a comprehensive new Berenice Abbott exhibition at Jeu de Paume, Paris. ‘Berenice Abbott (1898-1991), Photographs’ reveals the astonishing range of the iconic photographer’s artistic, documentary and scientific works. Here we take a look at this exhibition and the beautiful accompanying catalogue published by Editions Hazan. The American photographer Berenice Abbott (1898-1991) … Read more
Top Brass – The Trumpet and its Legacy: Author article by John Wallace
Trumpeter John Wallace is Principal of the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in Glasgow. His book The Trumpet, co-authored with Alexander ‘Sandy’ McGrattan, is published today and explores the instrument from prehistory to the twenty-first century. Here Wallace discusses the influential figures of the trumpet world, and why the instrument holds such musical … Read more
Westfield Shopping Centre, the Temple of Capital: Author Article by Neil Faulkner
Neil Faulkner is the author of A Visitor’s Guide to the Ancient Olympics, to be published soon by Yale University Press. In this regular blog, he comments on the London 2012 Olympics in the light of the wisdom (or lack of it) of the ancients. Article by Neil Faulkner The ancient Olympics were held in honour … Read more
More than just a Gunboat Diplomat: Extract from David Brown’s biography of Lord Palmerston
Palmerston: A Biography was widely acclaimed upon its publication in 2010, for being the first comprehensive biography of the charismatic Lord Palmerston (1784–1865), a grand and fascinating figure in Victorian politics who became foreign secretary, prime minister, and one of the defining figures of his age. In an exclusive extract from this acclaimed book (out now … Read more
