I got asked for a short list of books I'd recommend to Greenbelters. Some may possibly appear in the shop or the Festival Guide this year. Here's what I came up with...
David Pinder, Visions of the City An account of utopian urbanism in the twentieth century - the dreams and dreamers who have shaped our cities
Guy-Ernest Debord, Society of the Spectacle Classic text promoting a revolution in everyday life
John Davies, Walking the M62 A spiritual quest to find heaven in the ordinary on a long-distance walk from Hull to Liverpool
Joe Moran, On Roads: A Hidden History An engrossing journey through the hidden history of our roads and our complex relationship with them.
Bill Drummond, 17 Bill's 17 choir performed at Greenbelt in 2007. This is the story of the man's mission to reinvent music.
Plus, of course, a few books by GB09 contributor Iain Sinclair. One book I didn't put on the list (purely because I've not yet read it) Rod recommended to me this evening - The Black Death; An Intimate History, John Hatcher's deep portrayal of the effect of the creeping plague on the residents of a Suffolk parish, in particular through the experience of the local priest.
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