Giles De La Mare Publishers Ltd: 13 books

Cover of Short Stories for Children
by Walter de la Mare
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

The publication of Short Stories for Children celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people, Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction as of poetry. But, the majority of his short stories,...
Cover of Short Stories 1927-1956
by Walter de la Mare
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

The publication of Short Stories 1927-1956 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction as of poetry. But the majority of his short stories,...
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by Walter de la Mare
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

The publication of Short Stories 1895-1926 celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of Walter de la Mare's death. It is also the culmination of a major literary enterprise. For many people Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) is as great a writer of fiction as of poetry. But the majority of his short stories,...
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Married to the Amadeus

Life with a String Quartet

by Muriel Nissel
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

The Amadeus Quartet, which was active from 1948 until 1987 when its viola player Peter Schidlof died, is probably the most famous and distinguished string quartet of the 20th century. It played to a wide variety of audiences on innumerable occasions in all the major countries of the world, and produced...
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Venice

The Anthology Guide

by Milton Grundy
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2014

This is the ebook version, specially revised and completely updated in 2013, of Venice: The Anthology Guide, Milton Grundy’s perennially fresh classic travel guide to the city. It is based on the sixth edition, which had itself been updated, revised and reset in 2007. It is unlike any other guide,...
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Musical Heroes

A Personal View of Music and the Musical World Over Sixty Years

by Robert Ponsonby
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

Robert Ponsonby has been at the centre of the music world both in Britain and elsewhere for some sixty years, and Musical Heroes is a distillation of his experiences, achievements and friendships in that world. With its deft touch and its empathy, it is both captivating and inspiring, and it is often...
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Becoming an Orchestral Musician

A Guide for Aspiring Professionals

by Richard Davis
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

Becoming an Orchestral Musician takes you on a journey into the musical profession. It is the first comprehensive guide for professional musicians on how to succeed in joining an orchestra or ensemble, and how to survive as an orchestral musician. Such crucial topics as how to obtain the right tuition,...
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Inherit the Truth 1939-1945

The Documented Experiences of a Survivor of Auschwitz and Belsen

by Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

This is the story of the destruction of a talented Jewish family, and of the survival against all the odds of two young sisters. It is one of the most moving stories to emerge from the Second World War. Anita and her elder sister Renate defied death at the hands of the Gestapo and the SS over a period...
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Erasmus Darwin

A Life of Unequalled Achievement

by Desmond King-Hele
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

It has been said of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) that no one from his day to ours has ever rivalled him in his achievements in such a wide range of fields. He was a far-sighted scientific genius, fertile in theory and invention, and one of the foremost physicians of his time. His gift for friendship...
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Blindness and the Visionary

The Life and Work of John Wilson

by John Coles
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

John Wilson did more than anyone else to prevent and cure blindness, and help blind people, throughout the world between the 1940s and his death in 1999. In addition, he made a significant contribution to the cause of disabled people in general. His achievements deserve comparison with those of other...
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Tricks Journalists Play

How the Truth is Massaged, Distorted, Glamorized and Glossed Over

by Dennis Barker
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

Dennis Barker has written a hard-hitting expose of the erosion of standards and values in the media world of newspapers, TV and radio over the past twenty years, in particular those of integrity, independence of thought and accuracy. He was prompted to start work on his book by the low standing of...
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History at War

The Campaigns of an Historian

by Noble Frankland
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

History at War is a unique book. It throws light on important unexplored aspects of the pursuit of historical truth. It tells how, alone among historians, Noble Frankland fought in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and then, together with Sir Charles Webster, wrote its official history;...
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Handsworth Revolution

The Odyssey of a School

by David Winkley
Language: English
Release Date: July 18, 2012

Handsworth Revolution has been widely acclaimed as an important book. It charts the progress of an inner-city primary school over twenty three years, describing and analysing its evolution in the context of a local community at a time of rapid change. It is addictively readable, with a strong narrative...
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