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The Landlord Cometh
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| participants | Jack Cummins |
| content | This is the oldest book in the QueenSpark catalogue still in print. Published in 1981 with a cover price of 60p, it tells the story of a pacifist who took up arms in WWI. Today you can buy it for only £2.95 and learn why Jack Cummins, a Labour activist and conscientious objector to wartime activity, surprised himself and joined the army!
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Hard Work and No Consideration
| sub title | 51 Years as a Carpenter-Joiner 1917-1968 |
| participants | Albert Paul |
| content | This is another QueenSpark classic also on sale for the 'inflated price' of £2.95. A sequel to Poverty, Hardship and Happiness (QueenSpark's very first publication) it describes in vivid detail the life of Albert Paul and his struggle against adversity.
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Who was Harry Cowley?
| sub title | Reprint of 2003 popular second edition |
| participants | Harry Cowley |
| content | Setting a precident for reprints of popular QueenSpark books Who was Harry Cowley charts the life of a controversial figure from Brighton's past. Spend £3.99 to discover how Harry, a chimney sweep, fought - quite literally - on the streets for improved housing.
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Who Stood Idly By
| sub title | Poems and cartoons |
| participants | Alf Johns |
| content | Like Jack Cummins, Albert Paul and Harry Cowley, Alf Johns - a hospital porter - believed in socialism, which he described as ‘the language of peace and economic success’. For the price of a magazine (£2.95), enjoy his satirical sense of humour in describing the policies pursued by Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher and her cabinet in the 1980s.
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Back Street Brighton
| sub title | Photographs and Memories: a sequel to Backyard Brighton |
| participants | QueenSpark Management Committee, University of Brighton, Desktop Display |
| content | Following Who was Harry Cowley, another of our most popular titles, Back Street Brighton is back in print for £10.99. This is a sequel to the original Backyard Brighton incorporating photographs taken by the Environmental Health Department in the late forties and early fifties of houses in Brighton scheduled for demolition in the fifties and sixties.
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Brighton Behind the Front
| sub title | Photographs and memories of the Second World War |
| participants | Brighton Museum & Art Gallery |
| content | In 1990, when Brighton Behind the Front was launched, QueenSpark had published 24 books, mainly local biographies, but also books of poetry, prose, history and politics. Many sold out one or more editions. The post popular could have run and run and it is with pleasure that we include Brighton Behind the Front at £11.99 amongst our books in print.
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Bad Dog Wally
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| participants | Lynn Armstrong |
| content | Another QueenSpark collectable for £2.95, Bad Dod Wally is about loss, betrayal and isolation - all graphically illustrated in a child-like scrawl beneath a bright red cover.
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Take Him Away
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| participants | Ron Piper |
| content | 70 years since the outbreak of the WWII, this £4.95 wartime record of Ron Piper's steady progress towards a life of crime in war-torn East London seems even more powerful.
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The Sudden Change in My Life
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| participants | Gary Irwin |
| content | If you have a brain tumour you need to read this QueenSpark book. If you don't, you still need to read it to appreciate how a man can triumph against the odds. Priced at QueenSpark's collectors' price of £2.95 it is a fascinating and compelling read.
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The Lone Rangers
| sub title | Single Parents' Writing Project |
| participants | Karen Clark, Dawn Evans, Liz Ezra, Miranda Frost, Sharon Halsall, Lorna Jones, Sophie March, Shirley May |
| content | Not a tale about cowboys, but lone parents sharing their personal hopes, fears, struggles and achievements. Especially interesting for a price tag of £2.95, it documents what it means to live in an era when, unfortunately, discrimination can still exist.
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