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How Leeds Changed the World available now from our webstore.

January

Thanks to all our customers who supported us in December throughout the Christmas period.  Despite the gloom and doom around us the little Radish did quite well and further cements our position as Chapel Allerton’s local bookshop.  Our best selling book by far was the one on the left “How Leeds Changed the World” by Mick McCann out of the Armley Press.  We’ve featured it on this page as it sometimes becomes a bit of a rarity  (when he’s between prints) and we currently have lots of copies in stock.  It is fun, informative and has innumerable alphabeticised references about how important our great city is.  Just click the picture to buy it from the webstore.

We visited Occupy Leeds a few times and brought them a parcel of books and unsold Red Pepper mags etc.  Sadly the camp has disbanded now – how they kept it together so long through those winds is no one’s guess.  If you want to learn more  about the movement, then do click on the link on the top navigation bar which will take you to their statement.

Only one event planned this month.  On the 30th we’re at Mount St. Mary’s with a group of students who will be working with Ally Kennan and her books “Bullet Boys“ and “Quarry“.   There is a book launch, however, on the 27th at Leeds Central Library of ”Revolutionary Communist at Work” (see featured title below). This is a biography of  Bert Ramelson, a famous trades union organiser during the turbulent times of the 60s and 70s.

We are looking forward to February because:

It’s the Schumacher North conference at Swarthmore Education Centre: 2-7 Woodhouse Square Leeds LS3 1AD: Saturday 11 – Sunday 12 February 2012 and preparations begin for the Headingley Litfest – Sally in the shop is making noises about organising one for Chapel Allerton.  Now wouldn’t that be interesting!!

FEATURED RADICAL TITLES THIS MONTH

Crack Capitalism, recommended reading for the MA in Activism and Social Change.

Bert Ramelson, Britain's foremost communist in Britain during the 60s and 70s

Angry & passionate, Jilted Generation takes a closer look at who locked out Britain's youth

The cowboy capitalists had a party with everyone's money and now we're all paying for it.

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It is actually quite hard for us to estimate our best sellers as our customers are an eclectic lot, however apart from the Christmas titles, the following we currently dare not be without.

General titles

1. When God Was A Rabbit by Sarah Winman
2. How Leeds Changed the World by Mick McCann
3. The Help by Kathryn Stockett
4. One Day by David Nicholls
5. The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
6. How to be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
7. Freedom by Jonathan Franzen
8. Secret Life of Betchley Park by Sinclair McKay
9. Sense of an Ending by Julian Barnes
10. TheLittle History of the World: Gombrich
11. The Bees by Caroline Duffy
12. Christmas Truce by Caroline Duffy

Radical titles:

1. Chavs by Owen Jones
2. Whoops John Lanchester
3. Counterpower by Tim Gee
4. Street Sketchbook by Tristan Manco
5. The Enigma of Capital by David Harvey

Green titles:

1. On Guerrilla Gardening by Richard Reynolds
2. The No Nonsense Guide to Climate Change by Danny Chivers
3. Wildwood by Roger Deakin
4. TheEco House Manual by Nigel Griffiths
5. The Permaculture Way by Graham Bell

Young Adult Titles:

1. Flip by Martin Bedford
2. Lucas by Kevin Brooks
3. The Owl Service by Alan Garner
4. Angel by Lee Weatherley
5. Angel Fire by Lee Weatherley
6. Twilight Series by Stephanie Meyer

Children’s Titles

1. Warhorse by Michael Morpurgo
2. Demonstrike by Andrew Newbound
3. Casper Candlewacks by Ivan Brett
4. How Not to make Bad Children Good by Emma Barnes
5. The Children’s History of Leeds

Still anything from the Twilight or Harry Potter Series.

Baby and Toddler

1. The Lorax by Dr. Seuss
2. Gruffalo Touch and Feel by Julia Donaldson
3. The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
4. There are Cats in this Book by Viviane Schwarz
5. The Highway Rat by Julia Donaldson

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