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LABOUR INTERNATIONAL COSTA BLANCA NORTH LIBRARY
Books in stock and available for loan at March 2010
The House of Wisdom: How the Arabs Transformed Western Civilization by Jonathan Lyons, Bloomsbury 2009
'A wonderful and important book which for the first time presents the Western debt to medieval Arabic learning in a clear, accessible manner” William Dalrymple
The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better by Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, Penguin books 2010
“The way we live now - A hard-hitting study of the social effects of inequality has profound implications” Lynsey Hanley, The Guardian, Saturday 14 March 2009
The Decline and Fall of the British Empire by Piers Brendon, vintage, 2008
“From empire to oblivion - Piers Brendon's The Decline and Fall of the British Empire is a triumph of scholarship and narrative”, Robert McCrum, The Observer, Sunday 21 October 2007
The Rise and Fall of Communism , Archie Brown, Bodley Head, 2009
“Archie Brown tells the history of these 70-odd years in just over 600 brisk pages - the fruits of 40 years of study. And he does so with poise, a sense of balance and a judicious understanding of the differences between the varieties of communisms” Donald Sassoon, the Guardian, 6 June 2009.
The Shock Doctrine, Naomi Klein, Allen Lane 2007
“The end of the world as we know it -Naomi Klein's critique of neo-liberalism, The Shock Doctrine, is both timely and devastating”, John Gray, The Guardian, Saturday 15 September 2007
Just Law, Helena Kennedy, Vintage UK, 2005
Inscribed to Labour International Costa Blanca North by the author
“ Passionate and very well argued. This is a book not just for lawyers but anyone who cares about the boundaries between the state and the individual …..an excellent courageous and compelling howl of outrage from an insider who has refused to be intimidated.” Independent
DVDs in Stock available for loan
REDS 1981
Directed by Warren Beatty, starring Warren Beatty, Diane Keaton, Jack Nicolson and Maureen Stapleton
The story of John Reid, American author “Ten Days that shook the World” and his love affair with the journalist Louise Bryant during the Russian Revolution in 1917. Nominated fro 12 Oscars in 1981, won 3.
I have a considerable number of classic “left books” which I would be very happy to loan to anyone who is interested, including “Ten Days that shook the World”.
ND
-----------------------------------------------------Reviews of these books from members would be very welcome, as would suggestions for books to add to the library.
Please send comments and ideas for improvements to:
Nina Davies, 96 579 1782, ninamdavies@yahoo.co.uk
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