42x12. The Cult of Fixed examines the global dynamics of fixed-gear and single speed bicycle culture. The fixed gear bicycle is the simplest of human powered machines. Currently at the bleeding edge of underground street subculture, fixies are the new kids on the block and the scene is currently exploding as legions of riders discover the freedom and joy of the ‘fixie’. Through contemporary observation and the collaboration of those on the inside from Taiwan to New York, Brick Lane to Tokyo, 42x12 gives a unique insight into whats going on at ground level. Features include: - The Tweed Run. Distinguished gents bring style and sophistication to the streets of London. - Messenger and alley cat racing. The need for more than just speed in an urban environment. - Bicycle Polo - Moving objects and mallets battle it out in a hardcourt arena. - Indoor Racing. Eyeballs out at 150 Revolutions per minute. So Just who is the Fixie rider? It’s the buzz question that a lot of people want to know right now. If we’re to believe some, then the Fixie rider is a horribly spoilt late twenty something male of affluent background. He’s never been required to grow up and spends all of his pocket money on cool toys and fads in a never ending effort to be trendy. Cynics would say that the Fixie rider is a myth in the process of being invented by those people who want to sell stuff to rich kids; ie the brands. So just who is the fixie rider? Sometimes it’s better not to know...

42x12. The Cult of Fixed

Potter, Patrick

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Carpet Bombing Culture

SEE NEW REVISED 2014 EDITION Published in the USA in October 2014. This 2012 edition is now out of print. The single best collection of photographs of Banksy s street work. Period. You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat concentrates on this singular artist s iconic imagery, spanning the late 90s up until NOW. The locations are from around the world (predominantly the UK, US and Europe), and many images have never been seen before. When Banksy started out painting, the political landscape was bleak. Fortunately now, it's ten times worse. As Banksy s cheerfully aggressive political work becomes ever more relevant, this comprehensive tome sets about presenting his art in the context of the era he was responding to.

Banksy: You Are an Acceptable Level of Threat and if You Were Not You Would Know About It

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History & Criticism

Pro-Actif Communications

The single best collection of photography of Banksy’s street work that has ever been assembled for print. If that isn’t enough there are some words too. You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat covers his entire street art career, spanning the late '90s right up to 2018. This new edition includes his groundbreaking ‘Dismaland’ show, his Paris ’68 revisited works, Brexit, Hull, Brookyln and Basquiat, as well as new works from Gaza and New York. Also featuring the controversial ‘Cheltenham Spies’ as well as ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’, ‘Art Buff’ and the spectacular ‘Mobile Lovers’ which appeared outside Bristol Boys Boxing Club. 240 pages and featuring over 500 works of art.

Banksy. You are an Acceptable Level of Threat and If You Were Not You Would Know About it

Discover YourselfGo on an adventure of self-discovery with this feast of fun and fascinating questions to read alone or with friends.Do you ever feel like you just don’t even know who you are anymore? Do you get to feeling your conversations with people just go round in the same old circles?Whoever you are, no matter what age you are - we all lose ourselves from time to time. The good news is you can shake out of that funk in just a few minutes and rediscover who you are without spending a fortune on therapy. All you have to do is ask yourself the right questions. How do I know if I’m asking the right questions? Here, buy this book. It’s absolutely stuffed with the finest curated interrogatives custom designed for blowing the mind wide open.INTERVIEW YOU helps you figure out who you really are by helping you to figure out what you really think. Just like a massive extended interview with a celebrity - except the star is you. Use it alone or use it on your friends and relationships like some crazy question mark shaped Tiger Balm. These questions will make your life better. Ranging from the profound to the flippant, the sublime to the ridiculous, they come at you, rapid fire, offering moments of instant reflection or dropping like conversation dynamite at the coffee house table. INTERVIEW YOU reinvigorates your ideas about who you are by asking you questions you would never think to ask yourself. INTERVIEW YOU is a fun game to play with others, packed with unexpected moments of revelation provided by you and your friends.INTERVIEW YOU is the instant coffee granules of life changingly good conversation - even if that conversation takes place in your head, in the bath tub.You’ll soon discover that LIFE IS BETTER WHEN YOU ASK MORE QUESTIONS.And YOU are a thousand times more interesting than you ever previously realised.● Discover things about yourself that you never would have guessed.● Be surprised to find that you can still surprise yourself.● Learn how other people see you.● Come unstuck anytime, anywhere.● Listen to your inner voice.Tune in to the world exclusive . . . INTERVIEW with YOU and discover who YOU really are.

Interview You: Who Do You Think You Are?

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Creativity

Imagine that you have in your pocket a magical book of spells to make any conversation massively, massively, massively awesome. Well now you can. The art of conversation is alive and kicking and you are the artist. What is the secret of being fascinating? Be fascinated…This little book of precisely one squillion random questions to ask your friends will make you the most fun person in the group to talk to in any situation. Nothing makes people blossom like the appliance of attention. Ask people questions. It makes them happier. It makes you happier. Everybody you think you know can surprise you. Break out of the old routines. Spice up your relationships. Ask your friends! Ask your enemies! Ask your mum! This mega dose of super random questions are so much fun to ask and answer that pretty soon everybody will be hollering Ask me! Ask me! Ask me!

Ask Me, Ask Me, Ask Me: Random Questions for Awesome Conversations

Teen & Young Adult

Social Issues

Life long mods and new believers alike will love this collection of original 60s photography and captivating insight that celebrates mod culture from its birth to its flourishing contemporary scene. Packed with fascinating shots of the original 60s mods in their halcyon days, analysis and discussion. The essence of the mod outlook and its philosophy are presented here for new converts to discover. This, massively influential and home grown UK subculture will continue to inspire people around the world to look sharp and look forward. Here come the mods...Two Finger Salute is a series of photobooks capturing the essence of UK rebel cultures.

Mods. A Way of Life (Carpet Bombing Culture)

Fashion

Dedicated to every parent who has ever heard the immortal words “But I want to wear a FAIRY PIRATE WITCH DRESS RIGHT NOW!!!” three minutes before doing the school run. Ellie is a fashion forward toddler who does battle with her poor mummy every morning for the right to choose her own amazing outfits. Mummy wants to let Ellie express herself but will Ellie go too far? Parents and children will love this hilarious and familiar tale of the struggle to get one headstrong little girl dressed in the morning.

Ellie's Amazing Outfits

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1969 is happening again... Number two all over. Ben Sherman shirt. Braces. Doc Martens. Harrington jacket. Trojan records. Ska music. Tattoos. Pints. Pubs. Football. Respect. Working class pride. The true skins have never gone away.Skinhead is the only British style tribe that still genuinely scares people. From the dancehalls to the football terraces, from the local pub to the tower blocks working class teens in the late 1960’s found their own form of rebellion. It didn’t come from Soho. You couldn’t buy it on Carnaby Street. They looked the long-haired revolution in the eye and realised that it held nothing for them. “SKINS: a way of life.” is a beautiful hardcover collection of photographs of skinhead culture from the late 1960’s throughout the 1980’s. Many of these images have never been published before. Presented with a series of articles, commentary and quotations designed to celebrate the essence of the skinhead cult, without glossing over the darker side of the story. Live the spirit of ‘69.

Skins A Way of Life: Skinheads (Two Finger Salute)

Photography & Video

Britain is changing. Don't panic! Let's talk. Who were we? Who are we? Who do we want to be? Look back. Leap forward. Explore this treasure trove of images from the Mirror archives that expansively covers the last 100 years. Made in Britain is an epic collection of photographs chronicling Britain at work - that both reminds us of our collective power and giving us hope for the future. These images are pieces of a lost world. Ships emerge at the end of the street. The faces of tough, proud people look at us through the lens of a camera. They had their own hopes and fears. What would they say to us? This was Britain at work. We used to make stuff on an epic scale. Life was not a rose garden, but together we achieved incredible things. We built the modern world. We were always a big family, welcoming workers from around the globe. Let's start a conversation. Let's look back to leap forward. Epic goals are exciting. Epic goals bring people together. We used to make stuff. Could we make stuff again? Should we?

Made in Britain: Look Back/Leap Forward. A Photographic History of Britain at Work

New expanded 248pp 2019 Edition. The single best collection of photography of Banksy’s street work that has ever been assembled for print. If that isn’t enough there are some words too. You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat covers his entire street art career, spanning the late '90s right up to the ‘Seasons Greetings’ Christmas 2018 piece in Port Talbot, Wales. This new edition includes his self-destructing ‘Love is in the Bin’ intervention, which according to Sotheby's is "the first artwork in history to have been created live during an auction." The groundbreaking ‘Dismaland’ show, his Paris ’68 revisited works, The Walled Off Hotel, Brexit, Cans Festival, Brookyln and Basquiat, as well as new works from Gaza and New York. Also featuring the controversial ‘Cheltenham Spies’ as well as ‘Girl with a Pearl Earring’, ‘Art Buff’ and the spectacular ‘Mobile Lovers’ which appeared outside Bristol Boys Boxing Club. 248 pages featuring his greatest works of art in context.

Banksy You Are An Acceptable Level of Threat and if You Were Not You Would Know About it

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