Cultural studies

An authoritative and inspirational winetasting course, from one of the world's leading wine educators.

A SUNDAY TIMES BEST FILM AND THEATRE BOOK OF 2022'Anyone in love with the arts will fall in love with this beautifully written and fascinating book' Kathy BurkeAstonish Me!

We all live online now, but what does that mean in IRL?

'A joy to immerse oneself in' Andi Oliver'In the field of food history, Annie Gray leads the pack' Jay RaynerFor many people Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a turkey and trimmings, pudding and brandy butter.

'A smart and rich compendium of what is going on within and without our bodies today .

'A fascinating, comprehensive study that forces us to think again about what law is, and why it matters .

From Dr Annie Gray, presenter of BBC2's Victorian Bakers What does it mean to eat like a queen?

'He writes so engagingly that it's hard to imagine that actual foraging can be more attractive than reading his accounts of it.

Electronic dance music was once the utopian frontier of pop culture.

Whether it's Space Invaders, Candy Crush Saga or Grand Theft Auto, video games draw us in and don't let go.

TOP TEN SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Think about that first tickle of hunger in your stomach.

We often think identity is personal.

Everyone loves a Christmas carol - in the end, even Scrooge.

Spices are rare things, at once familiar and exotic, comforting us in favourite dishes while evoking far-flung countries, Arabian souks, trade winds, colonial conquests and vast fortunes.

This is the story of a woman who was not a royal, not rich, not famous; someone who simply worked hard and enjoyed her life.

THE TOP 10 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERShortlisted for the Andre Simon Food and Drink Book Awards for 2019'A beautifully textured tour around the cheeseboard' Simon Garfield'Full of flavour' Sunday Times'A delightful and informative romp' Bee Wilson, Guardian'His encounters with modern-day practitioners fizz with infectious delight'John Walsh, Sunday TimesEvery cheese tells a story.

Food is magical, not just because of the amazing tastes, flavours and aromas but also for the magical properties it holds.

A sequel to Awkwardness and Why We Love Sociopaths, Creepiness explores popular culture to examine the worst character trait of all.

Thrilling reportage from raves, riots and rebellions documents how rebels with a cause use music as a force for change.

Pagan Portals – Nature Mystics traces the lives and work of ten writers who contributed to the cultural environment that allowed Modern Paganism to develop and flourish throughout the twentieth century.

Hand fastings, baby namings, Goddess rites, Celtic tree celebrations, and other elemental Wiccan rituals from a kitchen hedge witch.

A study of celebrity based on the seventy odd interviews featured in the Sky Arts television series, In Confidence.

In the age of global capitalism, vaporwave celebrates and undermines the electronic ghosts haunting the nostalgia industry.

How and why the working class are being blamed for climate change, and what we can do about it.

A Modern Guide to the Celtic Otherworld and its inhabitants.

Divorcing a Real Witch: a spiritual guide to divorce/handparting for Wiccans, Pagans, and the people that once loved them.

Every plant, every flower, every herb and every tree has energy, and that energy has magical properties.

Wrap up ecstasy in love to create powerful magick, spells and healing.

This is a pagan tome of poetry and prose designed for rituals, festivals and celebrations.

Serial Agencies investigates how public and academic reactions to The Wire have contributed to the narrative's serial evolution and cultural performance

From a dark mind to a light heart, a poetical journey of emotional and spiritual self-discovery through the years.

This book explores the possibility that cinema can challenge our contemporary nihilism and restore belief in new transformative possibilities for life.

All the world is not a stage, anymore - the world is a supermarket.

A squint-eyed look at what passes for Craft in many modern groups and just how much of the teaching has been dumbed down.

An introduction to working with the phases of the Moon
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The war on terror thrives on pantomime demons, created and maintained by political opportunism, convenient stereotype and uncritical celebrity scholarship.

Paganism 101 by 101 Pagans, an introduction to Paganism with a neat twist on the 101 concept.

An anthology published in celebration of the 60th anniversary of Gerald Gardner''s seminal work, Witchcraft Today.

Traditional Witchcraft and the Pagan Revival takes us on a journey into the past, along the highways and byways of our pagan heritage to discover when the different aspects of magical influence entered traditional witchcraft.

No god, no superstition, no worries.