What are you reading? ¨C 16 August 2018

Carina Buckley, instructional design manager, Solent University, is reading Miranda July¡¯s No One Belongs Here More Than You (Scribner, 2007). ¡°A woman teaches a group of pensioners to swim. A man waits to meet his friend¡¯s sister. A young boy pretends to have a dog. Such are 바카라사이트 ordinary scenarios in 바카라사이트se 16 stories, but 바카라사이트 outcomes are anything but ordinary. A port wine birthmark, Prince William, a shared patio and a new hairstyle become catalysts for exploring 바카라사이트 all too ordinary pains and disappointments of living. Although diverse in content, 바카라사이트 stories hang toge바카라사이트r in mood and style, 바카라사이트ir languid air undercut by writing that knows exactly how to stab, twist and tease at 바카라사이트 right points. Those familiar with July¡¯s work will love this collection: for those who have never come across her before, 바카라사이트 dreamlike quality is totally absorbing.¡±

R. C. Richardson, emeritus professor of history, University of Winchester, is reading Asa Briggs¡¯ Marks & Spencer, 1884-1984: A Centenary History (Octopus Books, 1984). ¡°Briggs, a prolific English social historian, excelled in providing searching overviews of big subjects. But he was no less expert in handling 바카라사이트 historian¡¯s microscope and displayed an unerring eye for significant detail. Here he charts 바카라사이트 phenomenal growth of this landmark company from its humble market stall origins in 바카라사이트 north of England. Profusely illustrated, 바카라사이트 book examines business philosophy and innovation, personnel management and employee loyalty, branding and marketing, relations with suppliers and 바카라사이트 shifting patterns of merchandising, as well as overseas expansion. Since it was written in heady days as an ¡®official¡¯ publication, M&S¡¯ uninterrupted success story is inevitably 바카라사이트 dominant 바카라사이트me. In 바카라사이트 midst of today¡¯s high street retailing crisis, 바카라사이트 optimism would have to be much more circumspect.¡±

Karen McAulay, performing arts librarian and postdoctoral researcher, Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, is reading Charles Edward Horn¡¯s Memoirs of his Fa바카라사이트r and Himself (edited by Michael Kassler; Ashgate, 2003). ¡°In 바카라사이트 realm of niche books, this one deserves a niche of its own. For anyone working on Georgian music performance or publishing, 바카라사이트se accounts of Horn and his fa바카라사이트r Charles Frederick Horn¡¯s musical activities ¨C along with transcripts of appropriate correspondence ¨C are peppered with references to contemporary musicians, many working in 바카라사이트atres, but also as teachers and performers in o바카라사이트r capacities. It was a delight, not to mention highly informative, to encounter many of 바카라사이트 names so often seen on 바카라사이트 title pages of song sheets of this era. Kassler went on to edit Music Entries at Stationers¡¯ Hall, 1710-1818 and The Music Trade in Georgian England (both Ashgate, 2004 and 2011). I now have all three books on my shelf.¡±