Author:Tim Benson
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A blockbuster collection of the year’s funniest political cartoons, featuring the work of Mac, Steve Bell, Peter Brookes and many more . . .
2018 was the year that Brexit got serious, royals got married, football got (briefly) feverish, and Trump got transformed into a giant baby blimp. In Britain’s Best Political Cartoons 2018, our very finest satirists turn their eyes and their pens to all these events and more, offering an incisive and often hilarious tour through a tumultuous twelve months.
Thankfully, Britain’s best satirists were around to turn their eyes and their pens to all [the UK’s] events and more – and much of their best work features in this years title.
—— Total PoliticsFeatures all the year’s finest works from Peter Brookes, Morten Morland, Steve Bell and all the rest.
—— PoliticoA blockbuster collection of the year’s funniest political cartoons . . . [compiled by] Britain’s leading authority on political cartoons . . . It made us chuckle.
—— Eamonn Holmes, talkRADIOA fascinating introductory essay . . . [The book] contains a couple of hundred cartoons which suggest that the political cartoon is in rude health.
—— Nikki Bedi, BBC Radio 4 Front RowA look back over the year through the satirical art of political cartooning . . . A very timely book.
—— HeraldFeatures some of our sharpest satirists turning their acerbic gaze on the events of the past year.
—— ChoiceA genuinely joyful book and a celebration of teaching
—— Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School & College LeadersA frank, funny and long overdue ode to teachers and teaching
—— Adam KayA delightfully frank and funny book - with a very serious message
—— Jacqueline WilsonAn ode to teaching: hilarious, inspiring and so terrifyingly true
—— Lucy KellawayFunny, sensitive and clever
—— Victoria DerbyshireA hilarious love letter to teaching - and to teenagers. It throws open the doors to the staff room and our ears to the gossip inside. As someone who was a nightmare as a teen, it made me think of the teachers who championed me, regardless, and the influence they had on my adult life. A timely celebration of the importance of teachers
—— Christie WatsonIf you want to know what the world of schools and classrooms is really like, this is your book. An unputdownable account of Ryan Wilson's teaching years that describes the absolute reality of teaching in UK schools including the good parts, the bad and all that is ugly. I was captivated by Wilson's honesty and vulnerability and loved reading and exploring every minute of this familiar world
—— Andria Zafirakou, 2018 Global Teacher Prize winnerRyan Wilson passes with flying colours and earns an A-grade for his debut book... If anyone has read Adam Kay's This is Going to Hurt... Ryan's terrific tome strikes a similar funny, feel-good and frank tone
—— Thomas Stichbury , attitudeA pleasant and heartfelt account of one man's brief journey into and out of education... unquestionably funny... poignant and very personal
—— Emma Williams , Schools WeekVery funny, often inspiring, occasionally tragic - and a timely reminder of the unforgettable influence of great teachers
—— Daily MailEngaging . . . Kessler approaches her topic with even-handedness and rigour.
—— Maclean’sBrilliantly in-depth not only in the explanations of the gig economy, but in the narratives of people who work gigs as well.
—— Washington TimesAs well-reported, and at times as emotionally wrenching, as Amy Goldstein’s Janesville . . . In facing . . . the fraying of the social contract between employer and employee, Sarah Kessler's work in Gigged makes one thing increasingly clear: we must get busy building a new one that benefits all sides of that relationship, and the society around it.
—— Editor’s Choice , 800 CEO ReadGoes under the bonnet of the gig economy.
—— What CEOs Are Reading , Management TodayKessler’s recent book Gigged is all about [the] desire for independence . . . Kessler investigates the liberating ethos and terrible trade-offs of this new economy by following several people working in such positions. She discovers why the revolution in “independent contractor” work – which comes without guarantees for minimum wages, paid vacation, or health benefits – is paradise for one slice of the population, but has been disappointing, and in some cases devastating, for others.
—— QuartzFor those interested in inquiries into modern (and future) work, there’s Gigged by Sarah Kessler, an analysis of the gig economy.
—— Books of the Year , Buzzfeed NewsLooks at the potential of the gig economy and ultimately the problems it bears.
—— Books of the Year , Fast Company