No . 132 The Trusty Servant graphic art and the Brexit referendum ballot paper , Anatomy of a Nation reveals a Britain we have never seen before . People are at the heart of the story : a female charioteer queen from Wetwang , a plague-surviving graffiti artist , a drunken Bible translator , outlandish Restoration rakehells , canting criminals , the eccentric fathers of modern typography and the bankers who caused the finance crisis . 672 pages . Constable . ISBN : 978-1472131898 .
Philip Steadman ( Coll , 55-60 ) has written a book , Rennaissance Fun , about the technology of entertainment in the forms of stage machinery , theatrical special effects , gardens , fountains , automata , and self-playing musical instruments from the Renaissance . How did the machines behind these shows work ? How exactly were chariots filled with singers let down onto the stage ? How were flaming dragons made to fly across the sky ? How were seas created on stage ? How did mechanical birds imitate real birdsong ? What was ‘ artificial music ’, three centuries before Edison and the phonograph ? How could pipe organs be driven and made to play themselves by waterpower alone ? And who were the architects , engineers , and craftsmen who created these wonders ? All these questions are answered . 418 Pages . UCL Press . ISBN : 978-1787359161 .
Robin Somes ( C , 77 – 82 ) has written Nova – The History of the Nova Espero . In 1949 , two brothers from Yarmouth , Isle of Wight , Stanley and Colin Smith , built a 20-ft sloop , Nova Espero , in Canada , and sailed her from Dartmouth , Nova Scotia to Dartmouth , Devon , in 43 days . Arriving in England expecting a quiet welcome from a few friends and family , they found instead that they were national heroes . That , however , was just the beginning of the saga of Nova Espero . Part history , part sourcebook , part biography , this book tells the story of the boat , and the extraordinary characters involved with her , from the craft her design was based upon , to her final fate , and the brothers ’ audacious plans for peace colonies across the world . 182 pages . Published by Robin Somes . ISBN : 978-1838013639 . Print and e-book versions are available from shop . robinsomes . co . uk .
Iraj Ispahani ( D , 74-79 ) is the contributing editor of a book titled Family Business and Responsible Wealth Ownership : Preparing the Next Generation . Together with an international group of experts covering decades of practical experience working with wealth-owning families around the world Iraj brings together the perspectives of the lived experience of business-owning families and the advisory world . Family businesses and wealth owners today face a wide range of challenges and how the rising next generation can make sense of and adapt to this complex world is addressed by the book . 181 pages . Global Law and Business . ISBN : 978-1787425026
Patrick Mackie ( I , 87-92 ) has written Mozart in Motion . In exhilarating , transformative prose , Patrick mixes biographical storytelling with deep dives into the experience of listening to Mozart ’ s music to reveal a musician in dialogue with culture at its most sweepingly progressive , when Europe was caught between two historical worlds . With chapters arranged around pieces of music from Mozart ’ s oeuvre , Mackie takes us on a journey into the pleasures of Mozart ’ s work , into major and lesser known moments of Mozart ’ s life , and into the concerns , attitudes and mores of the 18 th century . 368 pages . Granta Books . ISBN : 978-1783786015 .
Henry Mance ( D , 95-00 ) has written a book , How to Love Animals In a Human- Shaped World , which asks why animals are doing badly , in factory farms and in wild spaces , at the very time that we profess to love them more than ever . The book argues for an end to factory-farming and for a new ethic of sustainability . He explores our dilemmas around hunting wild animals , over-fishing the seas , visiting zoos , saving wild spaces and owning pets . He meets the chefs , farmers , activists , philosophers , scientists and tech visionaries who are redefining how we think about animals . 400 pages . Jonathan Cape . ISBN : 978-1787332089 .
Clem Sunter ( E , 57-63 ) has co-written a book , Thinking the Future . All our decisions are about the future , whether it ’ s tomorrow , next year , or the next decade , yet our choices are often undermined by desires , expectations , and common mental mistakes - making assumptions , worrying about things we can ’ t control , missing signals because we ’ re distracted by the noise . But if you can
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