Rather than being a straightforward account of cinema history, Back Row Brighton is an homage to cinema, and particularly cinema-going in the city. QueenSpark presents an affectionate look at some of the city's 'lost cinemas' and includes personal recollections from many of its older residents. Featuring many evocative images of picture houses that are no longer with us.
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The superlative complement to Back Row Brighton, our 2010 calendar is now available. It's the same size as our 2008/2009 calendars - so the same large archive photographs of the cinemas - but significantly less expensive at £5.99. The 'box-per-day' calendar format has been replaced by a 'line-per-day' to make way for extracts from Tim Carder's Encylopedia of Brighton describing the cinemas featured, along with colour photographs of the sites today.

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Back Street Brighton is a collection of photographs of places not portrayed on seaside postcards. They would have been unknown to tourists when the book was first published in 1989 and today the streets depicted look very different following a programme of slum clearance. But although most of the buildings only survive as photographs, memories of living in Back Street Brighton are still very much alive in the book.

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Ever wondered where Brighton cabbies like to eat? Or the city's nurses like to drink? Look no further! This guidebook is unique. It offers you the views and opinions of hundreds of local residents, including:
* Practical information on what to see and where to visit.
* Comprehensive community listings for those who want to explore the city's quirkier side.
* Local knowledge on where to hang out and escape, for next to nothing.
* Inside information on where to eat and drink.

Discover what's great (and not so great) about Brighton & Hove, from those in the know.

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QueenSpark Books is marking this year's anniversary of the start of WWII with a reprint of one of its classic titles. Originally published in 1990, Brighton behind the Front brings together a collection of Brighton wartime reminiscences, letters and diaries and vividly portrays what it was like to live in this south coast town during the Second World War. Accompanied by a vast array of photographs from the period, this is a must for anyone interested in Brighton & Hove's enduring history.

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The manuscript for The Tale of a Boy Soldier was discovered by George's daughter, after the author's death. She knew nothing of his harrowing First World War experiences and brought it to QueenSpark Books in the hope that it would be of interest. Readers of the manuscript were so moved by George's personal account of The Great War, it was published and went on to become one of QueenSpark's best selling titles. Additional photographs, a new WWI timeline and an evocative new colour cover (a winning entry from Brighton University Graphics student Jesse Green) make this a great read for biography and military history fans.

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This evocative collection of photographs shows Brighton during WWII. Kindly reproduced here under licence from The Argus and The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove, most of these images haven’t been seen by the public for many years. From soldiers marching past the Savoy cinema in East Street to a St Paul’s Street party celebrating VE day, these photographs offer a fascinating glimpse of the city’s not too distant past.

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Its not usual to buy an old calendar but QueenSpark's 2007 is a collectors item. It features photographs of shops, most of which are previously unseen by the public. All the shops have long since disappeared. Viewed together, they conjure up an evocative portrait of Brighton's past.

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