Journalism

A classic memoir by one of the great British journalists of the twentieth century, a man who earned universal respect not only for his courage in reporting from dangerous places, but for his candour and independence. Point of Departure features Cameron's...

Russian: From Intermediate to Advanced is a vibrant and modern course designed to help students achieve advanced proficiency in Russian. Offering a flexible modular approach structured around contemporary themes, the course further develops reading,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608688364Author Estelle ErasmusFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Brimming with intricate research and enduring wonder, The Passenger is a love-letter to global travel The Passenger collects the best new writing, photography, and reportage from around the world. Its aim, to break down barriers and introduce the...

Colloquial Czech provides a step-by-step course in Czech as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and...

The second edition of Sports Journalism: An Introduction to Reporting and Writing has passed the test of time, been used in classrooms internationally, received approval and praise from professors and students, and now it, too, has moved into the new...

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'Chilling, intelligent, and highly addictive. Superb.' Will Dean, author of Dark PinesThree women have been found dead in East Anglia. The police deny a connection. TV news reporter Frankie smells a story . . .Ava knows that the threat is real. She's...

Tom Wolfe's debut collection of essays - a brilliant, form-bending dive into the future of America as it careened through the 1960s In 1965, Tom Wolfe dropped like a bomb onto the American literary scene with his first book, The Kandy-Kolored...

Karl Marx (1818-1883) is arguably the most famous political philosopher of all time, but he was also one of the great foreign correspondents of the nineteenth century. During his eleven years writing for the New York Tribune (their collaboration began in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781739421236Author Jean FollainFormat PaperbackPage Count 144Imprint CB EditionsPublisher CB Editions

Not a Novel is the best of Jenny Erpenbeck's non-fiction. Moving and insightful, the pieces range from personal essays and literary criticism to reflections on Germany's history, interrogating life and politics, language and freedom, hope and despair. By...

The Associated Press Guide to News Writing, is the standard professional resource for both novice and experienced news writers. This practical handbook is the ideal writing style guide for all reporters, writers, editors, and English and journalism...

It isn't that journalism is particularly difficult - one look at Piers Morgan will prove that any fool can do it - but it nonetheless requires a level of braggadocio and bluster that would make even Donald Trump blush. It is possible to bluff one's way...

Colloquial Hungarian: The Complete Course for Beginners has been carefully developed by an experienced teacher to provide a step-by-step course to Hungarian as it is written and spoken today. Combining a clear, practical and accessible style with a...

The Fleet Street Girls is the inspiring and evocative story of the female journalists who broke down barriers in the 1970s and 1980s as women moved up the ranks in Fleet Street for the first time. When Julie Welch called in her first ever football...

Do you know Italian already and want to go a stage further? If you're planning a visit to Italy, need to brush up your Italian for work, or are simply doing a course, Colloquial Italian 2 is the ideal way to refresh your knowledge of the language and to...

'A brooding, complex mystery' CAZ FREAR'A deeply atmospheric and gripping thriller with a wonderful sense of place' ROZ WATKINSThere's a killer on the island - and someone knows who...When human bones are found in a remote bay in the Channel Islands, DCI...

Polish: A Comprehensive Grammar is a complete reference guide to the grammar system for intermediate to advanced learners of Polish. It presents an accessible and systematic description of the language, focusing on real patterns of use in contemporary...

This student book is fully supported by an audio CD so that students can practice dictation passages to improve their shorthand speed for exam success.Theory principles are covered in logical progression to build skills and confidence. Revision points...

Intermediate German: A Grammar and Workbook is designed for learners who have achieved basic proficiency and now wish to progress to more complex language. Each of the units combines concise grammar explanations with examples and exercises to help build...

George Bernard Shaw's public career began in arts journalism-as an art critic, a music critic, and, most famously, a drama critic-and he continued writing on cultural and artistic matters throughout his life. His total output of essays and reviews...

Shortlisted for the Stanford Travel Book of the Year'This powerful study looks behind the statistics and political slogans to reveal the human face of the refugee crisis.' GuardianA mother who puts her children into a refrigerated lorry and asks 'what...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679785897Author Hunter S. ThompsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 198gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781949762709Author A B AbramsFormat PaperbackPage Count 424Imprint Clarity PressPublisher Clarity PressWeight(grams) 726gDimensions(mm) 226mm * 148mm * 38mm

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910263013Author Mollie Panter-DownesFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Persephone Books LtdPublisher Persephone Books LtdWeight(grams)...

'This insightful and superb book takes you to World Cups, to conflicts in war-torn countries, to division in Trump's America... A terrific read.' - Gary LinekerFor over thirty years, Mark Austin has covered the biggest stories in the world for ITN and...

This lively new study covers the dramatic expansion of the press from the seventeenth century to the mid nineteenth century. Hannah Barker explores the factors behind the rise of newspapers to a major force helping to reflect and shape public opinion and...

"What a magnificent invitation to the field of media and communication - full of lively debate and relevant examples yet carefully balanced, comprehensive in scope and thoughtfully explained." - Professor Sonia Livingstone, London School of Economics and...

A rich banquet at the cutting edge of the arts, rooted in California's eclectic cultural gumbo, by one of America's most gifted critics, who died young in 2019."A perfect journalistic valediction from one of LA's finest commentators."-Richard...

A superbly crafted study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation, achievement, and continuing relevance. Savage Journey is a "supremely crafted" study of Hunter S. Thompson's literary formation and achievement. Focusing on Thompson's...

Told through the eyes of witnesses to the fall of Kabul, Walkley award-winning journalist Andrew Quilty's debut book offers a remarkable record of this historic moment. As night fell on 15 August 2021, the Taliban entered Kabul, capital of Afghanistan...

Drawing on more than ninety newspapers published in England, Scotland, and Wales, this is the first major detailed analysis of British press coverage of Ireland over the course of the nineteenth century. This book traces the evolution of popular...

'The list of female war reporters is long and distinguished. But the great-grandmother of them all was Clare Hollingworth' Mail on Sunday 'She was a pioneer' Kate Adie OBE'Unputdownable' Alexander McCall Smith'One of the most unforgettable journalists...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780679728955Author H.L. MenckenFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Vintage BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 278gDimensions(mm) 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593234617Author New York TimesFormat HardbackPage Count 336Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc

What distinguishes documentary theatre from other forms of drama? How has it integrated different media across the years, and to what effect? What is its relationship to truth and reality, and defining moments of civic unrest and political change? ...

German Reading Skills for Academic Purposes allows researchers and learners with no prior understanding of German to gain an understanding of written German at CEFR C2/ACTFL Intermediate-High level that will allow them to read a variety of German texts,...

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) is, of course, best known as the author of Little Women (1868). But she was also a noted essayist who wrote on a wide range of subjects, including her father's failed utopian commune, the benefits of an unmarried life, and...

Both as chief reporter and news editor for nearly twenty years at the now defunct News of the World, Neville Thurlbeck is uniquely placed to give an insider's view of life on the paper. Thurlbeck served up some of the most famous, memorable and...