This inquiry into the relationship between the “step” in dance and the “foot” in verse invites the reader into a tapestry woven by its crossed paths. A duel career as a dancer and as a poet allows the author to follow his interest in the dance origins of scansion and link it to how the foot connects lyric writing to an “exiled sense” through the felt tread of its rhythm. This is to rediscover the physical feeling of poetry; the fulcrum of a relationship that goes back to the Greek chorus, ...

Shortlisted for the Sarah Maguire Prize 2021Fawzi Karim's poetry has been widely translated, among other languages into French, Swedish, Italian and English. Carcanet published Plague Lands and Other Poems (2011), which was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation.This new selection, translated by Anthony Howell working from the author's own versions, explores the experience of becoming at home in London, passing from a sense of exile to a sense of une...

This finely illustrated book offers a simple yet comprehensive 'grammar' of a new discipline. Performance Art first became popular in the fifties when artists began creating 'happenings'. Since then the artist as a performer has challenged many of the accepted rules of the theatre and radically altered our notion of what constitutes visual art. This is the first publication to outline the essential characteristics of the field and to put forward a method for teaching the subject as a disci...

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes.Hot SnowWhen an incomprehensible tragedy strikes on what should have been the happiest day of David Keel's life, he is left traumatised. Confronted with an apparently motiveless crime, he feels compelled to investigate and is drawn into London's seedy underworld of drug smuggling. As he digs deeper and deeper, his only hope may be a mysterious gentleman who appears to know mor...

Brought to you by Penguin.English crime novelist Charles Latimer is travelling in Istanbul when he makes the acquaintance of Turkish police inspector Colonel Haki. It is from him that he first hears of the mysterious Dimitrios - an infamous master criminal, long wanted by the law, whose body has just been fished out of the Bosphorus. Fascinated by the story, Latimer decides to retrace Dimitrios' steps across Europe to gather material for a new book. But, as he grad...

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes:Kill the KingBy James Mitchell, adapted by John DorneyWhen the King of an unstable Far Eastern country visits the UK to sign an oil treaty, Steed is assigned to his protection and discovers that assassins lurk around every corner.A Change of BaitBy Lewis Davidson, adapted by John DorneyCarol's landlord has got into a lot of trouble with a sh...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERNOMINATED FOR AUDIOBOOK OF THE YEAR AT THE 2025 GRAMMYS'There are many incredible revelations about the relationships of John and Yoko and Paul and Linda and their impact on the band. This is one of those audiobooks you can't shut off and will never forget.' -AudioFile (Earphones Award Winner)'I can think of no one better placed to tell the story behind The Beatles than ...

Effective and powerful, this chilling exposure of the psychology behind emotionally abusive relationships proves to be an invaluable resource for women in the dating pool or those questioning their current partnership. Identifying the traits, traps, and manipulations that abusers employ, this authoritative guide aids readers in recognizing red flags early on, allowing them to get out early and avoid further ensnarement. Utilizing a dynamic new approach, the point-of-view splits providing a...

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes:5.1 Nightmare by Dan Starkey, from a storyline by Terence Feely5.2 Girl on the Trapeze by Dennis Spooner, adapted by Rae Leaver5.3 Crescent Moon by Phil Mulryne, from a storyline by Geoffrey Bellman and John Whitney5.4 Diamond Cut Diamond by John Dorney, from a storyline by Max Marquis.Adapted by John Dorney, Rae Leaver, Phil Mulryne and Dan Stark...

Brought to you by Penguin.VINTAGE CLASSICS MURDOCH: Funny, subversive, fearless and fiercely intelligent, Iris Murdoch was one of the great writers of the twentieth century. To celebrate her centenary Vintage Classics presents special editions of her greatest and most timeless novels.‘Every artist is an unhappy lover. And unhappy lovers want to tell their story.’Ex-tax collector and author of two unpopular novels, Bradley Pearson wishes to ...

Steed and Dr Keel return to action in these four recreations of classic lost episodes.1: Ashes of RosesWritten by Peter Ling and Sheilah Ward, adapted by John DorneyCarol goes undercover at a hairdressing salon, which appears to be at the centre of an arson ring.2: Please Don’t Feed the AnimalsWritten by Dennis Spooner, adapted by John DorneySteed takes on blackmailers who are extorting secrets from government officials.3: The Radioactive...

Brought to you by Penguin.It is 1940 and Mr Graham, a quietly-spoken engineer and arms expert, has just finished high-level talks with the Turkish government. And now somebody wants him dead. The previous night three shots were fired at him as he stepped into his hotel room, so, terrified, he escapes in secret on a passenger steamer from Istanbul. As he journeys home - alongside, among others, an entrancing French dancer, an unkempt trader, a mysterious German doct...