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      Colleen ‘Cosmo’ Murphy presents 'Balearic Breakfast' Volume 4
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          DJ Disciple & Henry KronkThe Beat, the Scene, the Sound : A DJ's Journey through the Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of House Music in New York City
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              Lorraine HansberryA Raisin in the Sun
              A revised Student Edition of Lorraine Hansberry's iconic 1959 play - the first play produced on Broadway to be written by a Black woman. Alongside the...
                Friedrich NietzscheAphorisms on Love and Hate
                'We must learn to love, learn to be kind, and this from our earliest youth ... Likewise, hatred must be learned and nurtured, if one wishes to become a...
                  Luke de NoronhaDeporting Black Britons : Portraits of Deportation to Jamaica
                  Since the late nineties, the UK has deported thousands of people to Jamaica. Many of these ‘deportees’ left the Caribbean as infants and grew up in...
                    Jacqueline CrooksFire Rush
                    Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes....
                      Dr Maya AngelouI Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
                      Maya Angelou's six volumes of autobiography are a testament to the talents and resilience of this extraordinary writer. Loving the world, she also knows...
                        Keith Gildart & Stephen CatterallKeeping the Faith : A History of Northern Soul
                        In the 1970s, Northern Soul held a pivotal position in British youth culture. Originating in the English North and Midlands in the late-1960s, by the mid-1970s...
                          Margo JeffersonNegroland : A Memoir
                          'Jefferson's eye for details yields some devastatingly honest and painful insights' The Times'Captivating... Charm is this book's watchword' Colin Grant,...
                            Kae TempestOn Connection
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                              Emanuele CocciaPhilosophy of the Home : Domestic Space and Happiness
                              A bedroom, a kitchen, a bathroom - are these rooms all that make a home? Not at all, argues Emanuele Coccia. The buildings we inhabit are of immense psychological...
                                Jason OkundayeRevolutionary Acts
                                In this landmark work, Jason Okundaye meets an elder generation of Black gay men and finds a spirited community full of courage, charisma and good humour,...
                                  Alex Haley (Author) , Malcolm X (Author)The Autobiography of Malcolm X
                                  Malcolm X's The Autobiography of Malcolm X was written in collaboration with Alex Haley, author of Roots, and includes an introduction by Paul Gilroy,...
                                    The Black Power Mixtape : 1967-1975
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                                      Karl Marx, Friedrich EngelsThe Communist Manifesto
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                                        Daft PunkWe Were The Robots: A Disco Pogo Tribute
                                        Featuring a new foreword by David and Stephen Dewaele, better known as Soulwax and 2manydjs. Daft Punk featured often in the formative years of Jockey...
                                          Friedrich NietzscheWhy I Am so Clever
                                          'Why do I know a few more things? Why am I so clever altogether?'Self-celebrating and self-mocking autobiographical writings from Ecce Homo, the last work...
                                            Michael E. VealLiving Space
                                            Examines John Coltrane's "late period" and Miles Davis's "Lost Quintet" through the prisms of digital architecture and experimental photography Living...
                                              Alice ColtraneMonument Eternal
                                              Alice Coltrane wrote this documentary on her spiritual life entitled Monument Eternal, which tells of her spiritual initiation, revelations, and austerities....
                                                The princess of 72nd StreetBy Elaine Kraf
                                                Ellen is a single artist living alone on New York’s Upper West Side in the 1970s. She is beset by old boyfriends, paint pigment choices, and, occasionally,...
                                                  No Logo: An insightful examination of advertising's impact on society and youth cultureBy Naomi Klein
                                                  By the time you’re twenty-one, you’ll have seen or heard a million advertisements. But you won’t be happier for it. This is a book about that much-maligned,...
                                                    Alayo AkinkugbeReframing Blackness
                                                    Since the inception of mainstream art history, Blackness has been distinctly ignored. In Reframing Blackness, art historian and founder of @ABlackHistoryOfArt,...
                                                      Charles M. SchulzThe Philosophy of Snoopy
                                                      The world's most beloved beagle shares his philosophy on life in this beautifully produced gift book for all generations. In his inimitable style,...
                                                        Dread, Poetry and Freedom: Linton Kwesi Johnson and the Unfinished Revolution
                                                        What is the relationship between poetry and social change? Standing at the forefront of political poetry since the 1970s, Linton Kwesi Johnson has been...
                                                          Mystical MushroomsDiscover the Magic and Folklore of Fantastic Fungi
                                                          Mystical Mushrooms defines the beauty of mushrooms by focusing on their magical connections and symbolic meanings through folkloric tales and superstitions...
                                                            Aphex Twin - A Disco Pogo Tribute
                                                            The next instalment in the Disco Pogo Tribute series is the legendary electronic artist Aphex Twin. This follows the hugely successful Disco Pogo Tribute...
                                                              Susan SontagOn Photography
                                                              Susan Sontag's groundbreaking critique of photography asks forceful questions about the moral and aesthetic issues surrounding this art form. Photographs...
                                                                Jess Sah BiJesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas
                                                                Jesus-Christ Ne Deçoit Pas is Jess Sah Bi’s first and only gospel album. Fortunately, fans responded with enthusiasm: widespread radio airplay and concerts...

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                                                                                    Networks of Sound, Style and Subversion:by Nick CrossleyManchester
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