This collection showcases a captivating blend of historic and contemporary images, illustrating the transformation of Jarrow over the years. It highlights the town's evolution, capturing the essence of its past and present through visual storytelling. Each image serves as a window into the community's rich history and development, making it a compelling resource for those interested in local heritage and the passage of time.
The collection presents a series of haunting and introspective poems that explore the blurred lines between personal and universal experiences. Through vivid imagery and emotional depth, the author invites readers to confront the paradox of existence where nothing and everything holds significance. The work balances startling insights with tenderness, creating a disorienting yet profound reflection on life’s complexities.
A fascinating pictorial history of Jarrow through the sixties, seventies and eighties, which were decades of great change.
'The garden is dying. Once an Edenic orchid farm, it has been decimated by the worst hurricane in Florida's living memory. Its glasshouses are shattered, the surrounding mangroves encroach and it laborer's are dangerously idle. When Romeo - an expert breeder of the endangered ghost orchid arrives from Honduras, Blanchard the keeper of the Garden, and Swallow his Irish lieutenant, believe their fortunes are on the rise. Romeo may not be all that he seems though, and Swallow can sense the newcomer shaking the Garden's creaking hierarchy. The ghost orchid they seek is infamously rare, a delicate and wildly valuable species, hidden deep in the treacherous cypress swamps of the Fakahatchee Strand. To capture the ghost, Blanchard and Swallow must strike a deal with a dangerously unpredictable member of the local Seminole tribe, whose wounded pride and simmering violence threaten to uproot any hope of success. As Blanchard's obsession distracts him from what is truly precious, Swallow's long buried traumas will test his ability to stope lust, betrayal and death from engulfing the Garden.' -cover
A True Story of Salvador Dalí, the Apparitions of Fátima, and an American's Heavenly Inspiration from Hell
Exploring Salvador Dalí's quest for immortality, the narrative delves into the enigmatic painting that embodies this theme. It examines the intersection of art and the artist's psyche, revealing how Dalí's personal experiences and obsessions influenced his work. The book also sheds light on the broader implications of his art in relation to life, death, and legacy, offering insights into the surrealist movement and Dalí's unique perspective on existence.
However, Raymond Moody achieved precisely this with the publication in 1975 of Life After Life, which introduced the phrase 'near death experience' (NDE) into popular use. The autobiography of a truly extraordinary life, Paranormal makes for compulsive reading.
Fully illustrated description of Jarrow's well known, and lesser known, places that have been lost over the years.
A guided tour of the historic town of Jarrow, showing how the areas you know and love have changed over the centuries.
This illustrated history portrays one of England's great cities - Newcastle. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.
Explore the Tyneside town of Jarrow in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and places.