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Helen Barrett Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Journalist - arts, design, music. Financial Times, Telegraph Arts, The Critic and others. By the window, where the light is. @londonmodern23

3 books
Book Cover for: Songs: Political And Convivial (1802), Charles Morris

Songs: Political And Convivial (1802)

Charles Morris
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This by Charles Morris explains the plaintive beauty of one of my favourite songs. https://t.co/4F0kFjs2y3

Paperback, 2010

$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Absolute Beginners, Colin MacInnes

Absolute Beginners

Colin MacInnes
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Colin MacInnes-themed pub walk around Notting Hill, guided by @Chrisfoges, with a tatty old 80s edition of Absolute Beginners. https://t.co/sekcEnseB4

Paperback, 2011

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Philosophy of Modern Song, Bob Dylan

The Philosophy of Modern Song

Bob Dylan
Helen BarrettHelen Barrett

"Dylan goes into dithyrambs of purple praise." What a sharp, funny review this is by @pawboy2 of Dylan's infuriating Philosophy of Modern Song. https://t.co/qYDDspH6fX

Hardcover, 2022

$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book