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This book explores the murky world of Mother and Baby groups.
Nowadays, these groups may be called Parents and Baby groups, but
don't be deceived - this is still a mother land. This hilarious
book is about me and my one-year-old daughter as we attend a
variety of children's playgroups for the first time. Up until 14
months, Betsy spent her life in my backpack as we walked over some
very big hills. Some days, if she was particularly well behaved, I
would take her to a playground. She never touched an iPad or Kindle
until she was at least 18-months-old - that's how much of a great
dad I am. But in Autumn 2013 we decided to infiltrate the women's
world of playgroups, on a mission to see if standing in a room full
of mothers really was as terrifying as I was letting myself think
it was. This fear of mad mothers saw me face my own prejudices and
fears and even saw me taking advice from a Californian
psychologist. He tried to blame my parents. Stay At Home Dads Are
Not Welcome Here is a book which documents my brave journey from
stealth walker to reluctant talker and, through research from
around the world, tells how playgroups (child care and pre-school)
are not necessarily the best thing for your child.
Brash, flash in-your-face photography exposing smokers in their
last days of smoking indoors. This 8.5ins x 11ins book is packed
full of flash-lit images of smouldering cigarettes. In
uncompromising style, documentary photographer Garry Cook turns his
attentions on smokers. With stark brutality he documents their
final days as free smokers, before the ban on smoking in public
came in to force in England on July 1, 2007. A 64-page full colour
photo book. These photographs show smokers in bingo halls, pubs,
clubs and nightclubs before the ban came in to force in the summer
of 2007. The photographer then followed the smokers as they were
forced to go outside. Shot across England, from London to Liverpool
and including Blackpool, Manchester and Preston. Five years after
the ban, these images offer a nostalgic look at a way of living
never to be repeated.
Do you judge people by the way they look? Garry Cook's Outsiders is
a series of interviews and portrait photographs with the unique,
unusual and misunderstood. This collection of profiles examines how
we judge others through prejudice, appearance and ignorance.
Travelling across several continents for this project, Cook has
compiled a fascinating insight into human experience and
behaviours, while also covering major social issues including
religion, war, sex and paedophilia. Quotes from Outsiders: 'They
came at us with spears crying 'argghhhhh ' 'People see a Muslim
woman and you can see all the word association flashing through
their minds: Bin Laden, terrorism.' 'My Thai wife paid someone to
push me off a third story balcony.' 'I was on fire but I couldn't
see much, the flash had burned my eyes. Just thought I'm going to
die.' 'If you're going to dedicate your life to serving yourself,
and your lust, God hates you. That's what the Bible says.' 'I don't
regret the relationships, only the sexual part of it.' 'Some of my
friends in Israel, they don't see the Palestinians as humans.'
Albert is a black pug dog who lives in a terraced house on a
terraced somewhere near you. In Albert the Pug and the Thief Dog,
our hero is awoken in the night. A prowling stray dog intent on
stealing Albert's favourite possession -his bone. The Albert the
Pug books follow the adventures of one little mischievous black
pug. The rhyming story books are for young boys and girls who enjoy
reading and have great imaginations. They are ideal for young
people learning to read or who enjoy a story before they go to bed.
Six documentary photography projects from around the world. Nine
images in each project. 6x9 includes images from Blackpool,
Bethlehem and India and covers issues including smoking, religion
and Christmas. All images taken by photographer Garry Cook.
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