In this book, Brenda M. King challenges the notion that Britain always exploited its empire. Creativity, innovation and entrepreneurship were all part of the Anglo-Indian silk trade and were nurtured in the era of empire through mutually beneficial collaboration. The trade operated within and without the empire, according to its own dictates and prospered in the face of increasing competition from China and Japan. King presents a new picture of the trade, where the strong links between Indian designs, the English silk industry and prominent members of the English the arts and crafts movement led to the production of beautiful and luxurious textiles. Lavishly illustrated, this book will be of interest to those interested in the relationship between the British Empire and the Indian subcontinent, as well as by historians of textiles and fashion. -- .

'WISE MEN FISH HERE': Scintillating Poetry for Summer and beyond by the folks at FM, the quality literary quarterly. Our first all-poetry issue representing the best works of U.S, British, Polish, African, Peruvian and Irish poets writing about Summer and other eternal and transient themes: Life, Death, The Doors, Love, Angels, Childhood, Basketball, Zombies etc. With tributes to and for RAY MANZAREK, keyboardist extraordinaire and MARTIN RICHARD, youthful victim of the Boston Marathon Bombing. With a special section on 'NEIGHBORS'and a shout out to our Southern neighbors the ANCIENT CITY POETS-CAROLEE BERTISCH, CHRIS BODOR, LENY KALTENEKKER, MICHAEL HENRY LEE, PAULA MOORE, CARLA SHEPARD SIMS, LINDA S. STOLER, and KIMMY VAN KOOTEN Also featuring the poem composed by CHRIS CHANDLER, MELANIE EYTH, CORINNE-VALERIE MARIN, STEVE MINCK, CAMINO RELUCTANT, CARMEN ROSARIA and DOROTHEA SCHAEFER during the Virtual Poetry Hike Camino and LEWIS FREDERICK CRYSTAL conducted at their reading at the DOYLESTOWN BOOKSHOP's Monthly POETRY NIGHT in May 2013. Other poets featured in this issue include ROXANA BIANCHI ALZAMORA, GEORGE-MICHAEL AMORES, FRANCES ANNA AYERS, ROSEANNE TERRANOVA CIRIGLIANO, NICHOLAS CHARLES CRYSTAL, D.B.DEAN, DANIEL D'UWA, JOHN GARDINER, LUCIEN GOLDMAN, BRENDA KING LANDRY, SUSAN BENNETT LOPEZ, BOZENA HELENA MAZUR-NOWAK, MARY MCQUISTON, JAMES MOUNCHERE, RUTH MOZEIKA, BECKY NORTHRUP, STEVEN MICHAEL PAPE, JAN POTEMKIN, CARL READER, CAMINO RELUCTANT, DOUGLAS P. SMITH, PANTHER THI and BILL WISE. The cover art by BRIGITTE KOWALTSCHUK was inspired by RICHARD BRAUTIGAN'S beautiful novel "So The Wind Won't Blow It All Away."