uses the ticularly like their quote from Boudicca who raised 80,000 tribesmen to fight the Romans, when she said: 'Better masterless poverty than prosperous slavery! (Price £2.75)
taken images of liberation as its theme and as always has got the message across. £2.50)
The Crossing Press of New York have produced an excellent calendar which is edited by Joan Larkin. As she says in her pretace: *In compiling the Women Writers Calendar I wanted to extend the networking processes WITC have touched me, and to TCR OHC WHO WIHC. whose lives are changed by women's writing. Nice to have a calendar with good feminist dards. (Price £3.95) literary OL CUlE"
Pluto have got two real good SUVs Arguments for Socialism series t makes vou Sick proposes policies for reshaping and democrallsing the NHS which go far beyond anything the Labour Party has put forward. With Fowler and na eeow Ge Wan path against the health serthis book by Colin VICC.
Thunhurst makes useful, IHISLTUCLIYC reading, whether you work in the NHS or are just one of those millions who needs Richards Minns in his book, Take Over the City takes the LILyabdiL dHu shows how that whole crooked set up operates.
He provides the kind of arguments you need in the puo, ana ar work, on wil we should take it off the bowler hatted-brigade and give it to responsible peoTAKE A WALK through any British city and one soon becomes aware of the message of big business writ large Sometimes frustration or objections to a particular sexist or racist ad have induced people to destroy or change the slogans.
Belfast the numerous murals soon catch the eye. Mainly painted by republican youth with the approval depict resistance themes political prisoners to support for the armed struggle.
Many of these paintings have been vandalised but this time the culprits are British soldiers WIO use the cover of darkness alic olu destroy the The North of Ireland may be the most oppressed area of Western Еигоре social conditions, but as Tar as nearts and minas ge the nationalist areas are HOcraca tOnC the radical Belfast-based cartoonist. accurately reflects that balance of power in his work. On the surtace his subjeet matter, which includes Brilish soldiers and the paramilitary RUC on the streets Jovalist murder ZEOOCCE depressing.
Cormac's cartoons never are: they are full of life and vitality because the people theme of women's history. I parThe Pluto Big Red Diary and Directory has (Price produce wealth. (Both cost £2.50)
all have the proDiem or wnal to buy the kids. So much of the run the mill stuff is racist, sexist and reactionary. But who wants to give an inquisitive, intelligent eight-year-old, story about heroic young Komsomol who col lected silver for socialism?
Three that are different The Twits by Roalo Dahl (price £1) - if you were still between six and ten years of age you would laugh yourself silly at this ingenious and very skilful story about trouble amongst people and animals.
The Nigerian authoress Buchi Emecheta, says the Sunday Times, and "natural born writer' her two books Titch the Cat and Nowhere to Play prove that for once the unday Times has got it right. H DOuL CHaTenald for children. What better recommendation? Tiuch the co 12a50, 3.05h £3.75.
Titch the cat published by Allison and Busby.)
Jill Posener has a long record of activity in the W OHCS MUCL aLIUI Movement and her book of photo journalism shows she has put it to good use.
Cormac Strikes Back!
on huge billboards.
On a similar walk through republican West of the local community, they defence are off their knees and freedom is in the air.
collection of Cormac s work, wmien spans the past ten years, has now ocen pubisned in book but I can't afford a bike Jill Posener SP RAY IT RENEW HIS INTEREST bit, Howe, Maggie and the penguin, they are all there. (E2.95)
Socialisın and Survival goodwill to all' ip is useru - aa tc ul EIS USCTU anoze 1o star uhinking anil after the pudding we be allowed to enjoy it next year?
Bitter Fruit by Stephen Schlesinger and Stephen Kinzer. A dramatic and as. tounding story of how the CIA obliged the United Fruit Company of America and overthrow (021-6435904)
of Guatemala, and how Ike Eisenhower the US president gave it the nod LaL WaS DA anestoea! they are still at it in Central America. (£3.95)
Now the ones that | would like to have • said something about, but hard nosed editor and space called a halt. So unfortunately I cannot give them more than a listing: World View 1983 (£6.95) Women under Apartheid (E3)
By Bob Pennington 328 Upper Street, London N1 (01-226 0571) 37 Digbeth, Birmingham Through the Flower Judy Chicago (£4.95)
The Anti-social Family bs Michele Barrett and Mary Mclntosh (E3.95)
George Orwell - - a life by Bernard Crick (£2.95 Frustration Claire These are just a selection of what's going.
or ring either of these two shops but make sure that you use the holiday to Yhe best out of books liee these.
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needs one? Then two old faithfuls are strongly recommended. The Spare Rib Diary for 1983
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