To instil a love of literature, a copy of Dancing by the Light of the Moon ought to find its way into every home in the land

Gyles has discovered the secret of finding happiness through learning poetry by heart. It's wonderful and so much fun

Brandreth provides over 400 pages of top-notch poems by everyone from Shakespeare to Simon Armitage. But his mission is to get you learning the poems by heart

Gyles Brandreth has compiled a collection of 250 poems that he believes will transform your memory and change your life. I couldn't agree me

This compendium is an enthusiastic and emphatic call to appreciate all forms of poetry

A celebration of poetry packed full of wonderful verses

A passionate and rousing manifesto on the power and pleasure of learning poetry by heart

For a poem fitting for every occasion, make sure you add this book to your shopping cart ASAP

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Utterly compelling, top proper stuff. I loved it to bits. The energy of it! I really felt for them (all) by the end

Really good, clever, dazzling in its anger and the force of its argument

[A] brilliant book... Beard's breathtaking personal account of the British habit of the British habit of institutionalising elite children captures all the nuances and subtleties of the boarder's undoing and its lasting legacy into adulthood

Definitive and brilliantly expressed

[A] brilliantly excoriating book

A pleasant and heartfelt account of one man's brief journey into and out of education... unquestionably funny... poignant and very personal

Very funny, often inspiring, occasionally tragic - and a timely reminder of the unforgettable influence of great teachers

Engaging . . . Kessler approaches her topic with even-handedness and rigour.

Brilliantly in-depth not only in the explanations of the gig economy, but in the narratives of people who work gigs as well.

As 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.

Goes under the bonnet of the gig economy.

Kessler’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.

For those interested in inquiries into modern (and future) work, there’s Gigged by Sarah Kessler, an analysis of the gig economy.

Looks at the potential of the gig economy and ultimately the problems it bears.