What made Mayhew’s work so viscerally thrilling was the way he let his subjects tell their stories in their own words. Rather than cutting and pasting a few choice phrases to give colour and punch to his research and statistics, he simply let them say their piece, complete with pauses, stumbles, repetitions and non sequiturs. The effect was vivid and immediate and has since become the standard way that oral historians present their work. Those two great modern 20 th-century masters of the art, Studs Terkel and Tony Parker, showed what extraordinary things could happen when you got out of the way and let drowned-out voices speak up. Written by Bert Russell, Wes Farrell Originally written by Bert Russell, Wes Farrell Language English ISWC Guardian review 12 June 2021: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/12/let-me-take-you-by-the-hand-by-jennifer-kavanagh-review-true-tales-from-londons-streets I believe this is another amazingly on point and nuanced commentary on the insanity that follows emotionally abusive relationships. The abuser has no anxieties, no emotional pain, or salience/memory for that matter, so the survivor appears to be the crazy one, obsessed with the abuse and that buzzword that seems to ignite arguments about diagnosing people without a degree, etc. funny how you say the words domestic violence, abuse, abuse survivor and boom the subject changes. Anyways, I especially relate to her midnights becoming afternoons, complex PTSD often leads to this phenomenon, whether due to purposeful sleep deprivation by the abuser, or just hyper vigilance associated with the PTSD, along with the fear of facing people, especially your loved ones, who Zombie" is about the ethno-political conflict in Ireland. This is obvious if you know anything of the singer (Dolores O'Riordan)'s Irish heritage and understood the "1916" Easter Rising reference.

Royal Mail industrial action taking place in 2023 may have an impact on delivery times to all destinations both within the UK and internationally. These delays are out of our control.As a Londoner I really enjoyed this book. Not sure how interesting others would find it. It reminded me of the reasons I will always love London and also why you should avoid being judgemental with the people you meet. Sonny Rollins also helped Eric record his first CD for King Records (Japan) titled "God Son", with the great Al Foster on drums, Rufus Reid on bass and pianist Mark Soskin from Sonny’s band. Written in 1968, McTell presents a series of characters from the streets of London, all of whom survived WW2.

This song is timeless, and nearly 20 years after its creation, still possesses the mystique it did the first time i heard it ~1994. To me, at first blush, all those years ago, it had some kind of homo-erotic allure. The line "so that the others may do" tells of something which must be done for others to follow suit. It felt like like some kind of roxy-glam-pop invitation to sexual liberation. This poem is truly from the heart. The thoughts are “one of a kind” and to make them rhyme is such a talent. This writer has a future in expressing his thoughts and conveying them for all to Usual UK delivery timescale (excluding custom prints) is between 5 and 7 working days from the date of dispatch. Please allow up to 14 working days for delivery. For custom print delivery pricing and timescales see below. Let Me Take You By The Hand is an x-ray of life on the streets today: the stories in their own words of those who work and live in our capital. Read more… Guardian review, 12 June 2021: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/jun/12/let-me-take-you-by-the-hand-by-jennifer-kavanagh-review-true-tales-from-londons-streetsAs the government’s national archive for England, Wales and the United Kingdom, The National Archives hold over 1,000 years of the nation’s records for everyone to discover and use. Use italics (lyric) and bold (lyric) to distinguish between different vocalists in the same song part Interview with the Guardian, 9 June 2021: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2021/jun/09/i-just-want-what-everyone-else-has-what-homeless-people-told-jennifer-kavanagh-about-their-lives

Thyrocyte from Bangkok, ThailandThis song reminds all of us that there always be some other people who are suffering more than we are. Somehow, these people can go on their lives. So, there is no use to let ourselves down. No use to waste our time moaning. We have to get up and fight for our goals to achieve whatsoever we want. Eric Wyatt is a saxophonist born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He was introduced to the sax by his father Charles Wyatt, who played tenor and hung out with many of the great jazz icons: Charlie Parker, Gary Bartz, George Braith, Wilber Ware, Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, and more. Jennifer Kavanagh is a former literary agent, who spent nearly 30 years in publishing. She now sets up micro-credit programmes, mainly in Africa, and is a facilitator for the conflict resolution programme, Alternatives to Violence project. Jennifer lives in London, England. She is a Quaker, an associate tutor at the Quaker study centre, Woodbrooke, and she writes and speaks regularly on the Spirit-led life. In 2000, Sir Peter Hall, the doyen of urbanism, led a multi-disciplinary team of researchers to investigate the relationships between economic competitiveness and social cohesion. This was done through a combination of statistical analysis and evidence from over one hundred interviews with Londoners in their different roles, in their different neighbourhoods. I see the same images on the streets of Belfast as I walk in the streets of Belfast but nowadays in the year 2020 the old soldiers have long since died by now on the streets in the damp and cold Irish winters

Kavanagh’s writing too reflects a city in transition, albeit one where people are perhaps now more habituated to change. It is less policy-focused, despite finding space to advocate for micro-initiatives, such as Groundswell, which uses those with experience of homelessness to design and deliver services. Her aim is more personal: to use these stories to show you something to “ make you change your mind” and invite you into a world you most probably rush past, to ask you to take a moment and to consider the common humanity you share with all those trying to make a living on the streets of London. What shines through this wonderfully engaging book is the author’s genuine assumption that every life matters and, if we care to listen, has important things to tell us about our own. While many have patchwork jobs – sometimes two different jobs to make a bit extra to supplement a day job that doesn’t pay enough to get by – they all value the freedom of being out-of-doors and interacting with the public. Resilience and stoicism, particularly with regard to the weather, are key notes, yet there’s also a powerful sense of being part of some wider community, of being alive among the grand sweep of people.

In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before. On the surface, the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different places. The premise of the book is that the author simply talks to many of the people she sees on the streets of London and asks simple questions about who they are, what they are doing. They may be working legally or otherwise. May be rich or poor. She tries not to be judgemental but simply provide us with stories of the vast array of humankind that she encounters in her walks. But now we no longer see old men and old ladies with their world in bags they carry but young boys forced out of their lodgings and thrown onto the streets by uncaring landlords and a Westminster parliament that behaves as if they aren’t really there Unless we start caring and act on these great injustices the spectre of evil will once more rise up as it did in the 1930sIn 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before.