Author:James King,Kate Holderness
Keanu Reeves: actor, musician, dog lover. He's the internet's boyfriend. The poetic petrolhead. The guru on a surfboard. Part samurai, part samaritan. He is, very simply, 'The One'.
'James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself: 'What would Keanu do?'
Jo Whiley
In this hilarious book of pocket philosophy, film critic and Keanu fan James King reveals what makes Mr Reeves so special. He unpacks iconic films from the Bill & Teds to the John Wicks, as well as the star's own free-spirited life, showing us why the great man with the great hair has all the answers.
And how everyone can #bemorekeanu.
'A handsome, cool, enigmatic Gen X'er who never seems to age, James King is the perfect man to write about Keanu Reeves.'
Stephen Merchant
A handsome, cool, enigmatic Gen X’er who never seems to age, James King is the perfect man to write about Keanu Reeves.
James has been my movie guru for years and now he's my spiritual guru too! From now on I'm going to ask myself: 'What would Keanu do?'
—— Jo WhileyHilarious!
—— HELLO! MagazineWith light-hearted as well as serious advice, expect chapters that cover each Keanu iteration, from The Guru to The Lover and The Pioneer.
—— The Scotsman MagazineI've long admired Linn Ullmann's fiction, and Unquiet is her masterpiece. Based on her upbringing as the child of two great artists, it is the portrait of complex loves; of a youth divided and inspired by diametrically opposed creative influences; and of the ravages of age. Calm yet fierce, exquisitely rendered, this novel imprints itself indelibly?as if you, too, had been there
—— Claire MessudUllmann navigates the dangerous and fissile territory... with great power. I am in awe
—— Edmund de WaalEffortlessly lucid, full of grace and restraint
—— Sunday TimesA powerful and unsettling hybrid of memoir, fiction and meditation ... The work of a lifetime
—— GuardianBeautiful. A book to treasure which I'll keep on returning to.
—— Sue Stuart-Smith, author of THE WELL GARDENED MINDThis is nature writing at its most romantic
—— GeographicThis captivating miscellany, richly illustrated with paintings, photographs, maps and line drawings, is a scintillating celebration of the nightingale by a Mercury Prize-nominated folk musician, environmental activist and conservationist.
—— Caroline Sanderson , Bookseller, Editor's ChoiceA marvellous miscellany of the nightingale, the sweet-singing bird which is now, alas, on of the "endlings" - the last of a species facing extinction
—— IndependentLee's book is not just a lyrically crafted biography, but a moving rebellion against political inaction and lost connections. It is a bell to toll you out into a forest of re-enchantment.
—— New StatesmanA really beautiful book . . . Lovely.
—— Mark RadcliffeA vivid and often moving account of a bird that has inspired everyone from the ancients to John Keats and Oliver Messiaen
—— HeraldHeaven to hold in the hand, mind and heart.
—— Dr Amy-Jane BeerLyrical, sweet and loving, this account of one bird's link to human culture and history through the evocative presence of its voice was impossible to put down.
—— Bernie Krause, founder of Wild SanctuaryLee delves into the intricacies of the song, habitat and migration of this mysterious, enchanting creature in a tale that's as lyrical as the bird itself
—— Radio TimesA composer who can write as eloquently as he sings. A rare bird, indeed!
—— Leah BorromeoWith our new-found love of wildlife, this book promises to lift the spirits of not just bird enthusiasts, but nature lovers, too.
—— People's FriendThe exuberance of folk-singer Sam Lee's The Nightingale is irresistible
—— Bird WatchingA master storyteller
—— Guardian praise for Sam Lee's Singing with Nightingales