The generation who grew up in Britain immediately after the Second World War are popularly called 'The Baby Boomers'. As children, they experienced life in Britain from wartime austerity to the relative affluence of the late 1950s. Uniquely healthier and wealthier than previous generations, this first welfare state generation received free orange juice, milk and cod liver oil to safeguard their health. However, their overall diet was restricted until rationing fully ended in 1954 - and the permissive society had yet to arrive. Janet and John Shepherd explore how the Baby Boomers grew up...
The generation who grew up in Britain immediately after the Second World War are popularly called 'The Baby Boomers'. As children, they experienced li...
Designed specifically for young athletes, this manual contains 101 progressive practical drills to help young athletes develop. Fun, educational and challenging, all drills are illustrated and cover the essential technical skills, including warm-ups, running, jumping, hurdling and throwing.
Designed specifically for young athletes, this manual contains 101 progressive practical drills to help young athletes develop. Fun, educational and c...
On 22 January 1979, one and a half million workers were on strike - the highest number since the 1926 General Strike. Iconic images in the media of the industrial unrest that swept Britain in an Arctic winter captured mountains of uncollected rubbish in London's theatre land; militant shop stewards turning patients away from hospitals and a national strike by road hauliers that threatened to bring the country to a standstill. Even corpses were left unburied. Within weeks the beleaguered Callaghan government fell from power by a single vote. In the 1979 general election, Margaret Thatcher...
On 22 January 1979, one and a half million workers were on strike - the highest number since the 1926 General Strike. Iconic images in the media of th...
Afraid of training with weights? Worried of putting on too much muscle? Think again.
Many women avoid including strength training in their workout habits, afraid that they will become bulky and unfeminine, but the truth is that weights and resistance-training methods could be the single most important element of a woman's fitness routine.
This book will guide you through the process of starting a strength training program. Whether you're looking to create your own program or to follow a premade one, Strength Training for Women has you covered. Packed with full-color...
Afraid of training with weights? Worried of putting on too much muscle? Think again.
Many women avoid including strength training in their ...
In Tin Pan Alley we see the beginnings of the pop world as we now know it: commercial, constantly capturing, exploiting or even occasionally creating a public mood. The Alleymen were workers as much as artists. This book, first published in 1982, explores how the change occurred, the ways in which songwriters organised themselves to get greater control over their products, the social circumstances that influenced their choice of subject-matter, the new forms, such as the integrated musical, developed for maximum appeal, the vast publicity structure built to market the merchandise, and, of...
In Tin Pan Alley we see the beginnings of the pop world as we now know it: commercial, constantly capturing, exploiting or even occasionally creati...
