Another Day at Sea by Geoff Dyer is the first title from Writers in Residence; a collectable set of books that bring together some of the greatest writers & photographers on the planet to reveal the normally faceless organizations that shape the modern world. The arresting, full-colour photography, depicting a subculture that is by turns surprising, hilarious, beautiful & insane, is by Chris Steele-Perkins, an award-winning Magnum photographer. Writers in Residence finds a third way between books & magazines, with every book in the set designed by Jeremy Leslie of mag Culture. ? Meeting the Captain, the F-18 pilots & the dentists, experiencing everything from a man-overboard alert to the Steel Beach Party, Dyer guides us through the most AIE (acronym intensive environment) imaginable. Underlying Dyer`s efforts to overcome the disadvantages of being the oldest, tallest (actually, second tallest), & most self-conscious person on the boat is an intense fascination with the military world. In recording daily life on board the ship, Dyer illuminates a society where discipline & conformity, dedication & optimism, become a form of self-expression. ? ...

In November 2011, Geoff Dyer fulfilled a childhood dream of spending time on an aircraft carrier. Dyer`s stay on the USS George Bush, on active service in the Arabian Gulf, proved even more intense, memorable, & frequently hilarious, than he could ever have hoped. In Dyer`s hands, the warship becomes a microcosm for a stocktaking of modern Western life: religion, drugs, chauvinism, farting, gyms, steaks, prayer, parental death, relationships & how to have a beach party with 5000 people on a giant floating hunk of steel. Piercingly perceptive & gloriously funny, this is a unique book about work, war & entering other worlds. ...

Usman is visiting post-war London from Pakistan when he meets a young aspiring artist called Lydia who has, like himself, come out of an unhappy marriage. Just as the lonely strangers` friendship begins to blossom into something deeper Usman has to return to Karachi, leaving Lydia behind. Two years later, Lydia impulsively abandons her life in London & boards a ship to Karachi, where the two are married. But as the years flit by Usman feels distanced from his life & realises that he hasn`t noticed the buds of the gulmohar tree unfurl. A beautiful account of a marriage that is in turns wry & unashamedly romantic. ...

Another Kyoto is an insider`s meditation on the hidden wonders of Japan`s most enigmatic city. Drawing on decades living in Kyoto, & on lore gleaned from artists, Zen monks & Shinto priests, Alex Kerr illuminates the simplest things
- a temple gate, a wall, a sliding door
- in a new way.`A rich book of intimate proportions.. . In Kyoto, facts & meaning are often hidden in plain sight. Kerr`s gift is to make us stop & cast our eyes upward to a temple plaque, or to squint into the gloom of an abbot`s chamber` Japan Times` Kerr & Sokol have performed a minor miracle by presenting that which is present in Kyoto as that which we have yet to see. I know that I will never pass a wall, or tread a floor, or sit on tatami the same way again` Kyoto Journal

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In the years between 1930 & 1980, some of the best-known photographers from around the world came to London & made its streets, buildings & communities their subject. For some, the British capital was to become home; for others it remained a foreign city, as enigmatic perhaps as any they had visited. Each brought their own distinctive perspective, subverting or perpetuating national stereotypes, seeking out the typical or the exotic, attempting to penetrate the fabled British reserve with their lens. Together their work creates a portrait of a great world city, changing & mutating, a restless & fascinating muse. This remarkable book, accompanying a major exhibition at Tate Britain in London`s Olympic year, demonstrates the breadth & variety of the responses London provoked from visiting photographers during the period, from portraits to reportage, from social realism to whimsy & humour, the changes in their technique & attitude demonstrating developments in photography itself. Essays by selected critics will address both the photographers` contributions & the history of London. Artists represented feature some of the greatest names in twentieth century photography, including Eve Arnold, Dorothy Bohm, Bill Brandt, Henri-Cartier Bresson, Bruce Davidson, Elliot Erwitt, Robert Frank, Leonard Freed, Emil Hoppe, Inge Morath, Dora Maar, Irving Penn, Willy Ronis & Al Vandenberg. ...

In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British, the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100, 000 African soldiers were taken from Britain`s colonies to fight the Japanese in the Burmese jungles. They performed heroically in one of the most brutal theatres of war, yet their contribution has been largely ignored. Isaac Fadoyebo was one of those ` Burma Boys`. At the age of sixteen he ran away from his Nigerian village to join the British Army. Sent to Burma, he was attacked & left for dead in the jungle by the Japanese. Sheltered by courageous local rice farmers, Isaac spent nine months in hiding before his eventual rescue. He returned to Nigeria a hero, but his story was soon forgotten. Barnaby Phillips travelled to Nigeria & Burma in search of Isaac, the family who saved his life, & the legacy of an Empire. Another Man`s War is Isaac`s story. ...

In December 1941 the Japanese invaded Burma. For the British, the longest land campaign of the Second World War had begun. 100, 000 African soldiers were taken from Britain`s colonies to fight the Japanese in the Burmese jungles. They performed heroically in one of the most brutal theatres of war, yet their contribution has been largely ignored. Isaac Fadoyebo was one of those ` Burma Boys`. At the age of sixteen he ran away from his Nigerian village to join the British Army. Sent to Burma, he was attacked & left for dead in the jungle by the Japanese. Sheltered by courageous local rice farmers, Isaac spent nine months in hiding before his eventual rescue. He returned to Nigeria a hero, but his story was soon forgotten. Barnaby Phillips travelled to Nigeria & Burma in search of Isaac, the family who saved his life, & the legacy of an Empire. Another Man`s War is Isaac`s story. ...

Following the success of ”IMAGES` first 100 of the World`s Best Houses” book, we searched the globe for another collection of amazing houses. The result of this search is ” Another 100 of the World`s Best Houses”. Each house in this new volume has been selected for its unique & extraordinary qualities. The overwhelming theme is the way in which architects use their remarkable skills to relate these masterpieces to their various contexts & landscapes. Locations are as diverse as the houses themselves & include the coast of Peru, inner-city London, rugged Australian coastal sites, urban Sao Paulo, spectacular New Zealand alpine retreats & coastal hideaways, American prairies, frosty Oslo, the gorgeous West Indies, tropical Southeast Asia, suburban Lithuania, Costa Rica, & many other fascinating sites. ...

There are things he does alone, & things that he alone does. Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor & a relaxed attitude to rules & morals. His womanising & frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it. Paul Fournel was besotted with him from the start (” Too young to underst&, I was nevertheless old enough to admire”) & followed Anquetil`s career with the passion of a fan & the eye of a poet. In this stunningly original biography of a complex & divisive character, Fournel
- author of the seminal Velo (or Need for the Bike)- blends the story of Anquetil`s life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.
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Shortlisted for the Sports Book Awards 2018 for Biography of the Year & Cycling Book of the Year There are things he does alone, & things that he alone does. Jacques Anquetil was a cyclist with an aristocratic demeanor & a relaxed attitude to rules & morals. His womanising & frank admissions of doping appalled 1960s French society, even as his five Tour de France wins enthralled it. Paul Fournel was besotted with him from the start (” Too young to underst&, I was nevertheless old enough to admire”) & followed Anquetil`s career with the passion of a fan & the eye of a poet. In this stunningly original biography of a complex & divisive character, Fournel
- author of the seminal Velo (or Need for the Bike)- blends the story of Anquetil`s life with scenes from his own, to create a classic of cycling literature.
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