Top five songs about sugar. Well, yes
please to this one, and of course we definitely need a spoonful of this as
well this
classic Sinatra ditty from 1967 and this cool
little number from Rodriguez. But
top of my list would have to be this
one from Billie Holiday, recorded in 1939.
However, despite the sweet
singing - what is the biggest dietary threat to the modern world? Yep, it’s that
same syrupy gloop. Due to refined sugar in so many foods, we are seeing
epidemics of obesity and type II diabetes on a global scale. The warnings are
stark yet; as many of us know who are a little too fond of our large glass of
Sauvignon or the large plate of Krispy Kremes; it's really not as
straightforward as just nagging people to cut it out. Sugar consumption is an
addiction that begins at birth and it requires a proven method to get you free.
So who can help? Step forward Mr Allen Carr
of course – whose Easyway method has
already helped gazillions to stop smoking and lose weight. Good Sugar, Bad Sugar (like all Allen Carr Easyway books) works by unravelling the
brainwashing that leads us to desire the very thing that is destroying us, in
this case junk food. Good Sugar Bad Sugar
is a simple, logical method to help you cut sugar out of your diet and replace
it with your favourite foods. No willpower. No painful withdrawal period. No
magic formula. This is the method that works. Good
Sugar, Bad Sugar by Allen Carr
(pb, 978 1785992131, £8.99) is published by Arcturus in April and you
can order
it here.
Our animal chums out in the
natural world do not seem to suffer from the sugar addiction that we humans do.
But what if they did? Have a look here at this at this
gently amusing 2 minute cartoon exploring the consequences of wild animals that
have eaten WAY too much junk food…
There has been quite a bit
of publicity for Guy Burgess: The Spy Who Knew
Everyone. The Sunday Times ran an excellent article
this week about Guy Burgess and the BBC
in yesterday’s paper and ITV News ran a story on the book and the
authors’ findings in their 10 o’clock bulletin– you can read an accompanying piece
about it in Tom Bradby’s ITV blog here. This is the first ever full
biography of the unhappy life of one of Britain Britain Moscow Britain
Here is a short 7 minute
Channel 4 film which give you a little more background on Guy Burgess -
including some rare audio soundtrack of him speaking – very evocative.
A new collection from one
of Britain
And here is the superlative Mr McMillan in full flow, with
his lyrical rhapsody on the famous Barnsley v
Liverpool FA Cup match of 2008….
What does friluftsliv*
mean?? You’ll be able to find out if you order the latest Wild Guide title - now firmly established a bestselling
series; popular as much for the spectacular photography as much as the insider
knowledge; these books have now sold over 100,000 copies. The Wild Guide to Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Iceland and
Denmark guides the reader to over 800 adventures and wild
experiences.
The reader can canoe through hidden Norwegian fjords, hike to
Sweden’s cosiest lakeside bothies and feast on locally sourced regional
specialities as well as swim in the secret hot springs of Iceland and discover
the best of Denmark’s golden sand beaches. Travelling from high above the
Arctic Circle to the very south of Sweden
Scandinavia is very much the
trendy destination at present – and this book is ideal for those even thinking
about heading north this year – the Wild Guide
books are as appealing to have on your coffee table as they are to pack in your
suitcase I find! There will be plenty of newspaper and magazine coverage for
this gorgeous paperback and features are planned with the Guardian, the Sunday
Times and Conde Nast Traveller magazine.
Also published this spring
is the latest addition to the Wild Swimming
collection; Wild Swimming Spain. Discover
where you can plunge into the crystal clear turquoise waters of the Picos de
Europa’s glacial lakes as well as the laid-back reservoir beaches of Andalucia,
the magical waterfall grottos of the Pyrenees and the secret pools of the Rio
Tajo in Guadalajara
This is perfect for family explorers or romantic adventurers. As always with
the Wild Swimming series, beautiful photography is combined with all the
practical information you’ll need to get off the beaten track, including maps,
directions, grid references and walk-in times, and recommendations for trips,
campsites and tavernas.
Wild
Guide Scandinavia by Benjamin Love
(pb, 978 1910636053, £16.99) and Wild
Swimming Spain by John Weller and Lola Culsan
(pb, 978 1910636060, £15.99 are both published by Wild Things Publishing
in April.
* Friluftsliv = free air life; a Norwegian word that encaptures
the unique and uplifting Scandinavian outdoor culture.
What a treat, a new title – Too Close to the
Edge – from Pascal Garnier is
published by Gallic in April. This is intelligently written noir with a
distinct French flavour; the Financial Times described him as “a
mixture of Albert Camus and JG Ballard” while John Banville said “think
Simenon and Patricia Highsmith mixed, with jokes added to the black brew”.
Every new Garnier title that comes out in the UK gains him new fans (the whole series
has an eye-catching and distinctive look which you can see here) and
this story which begins when a widow’s quiet retirement in the foothills of the
Alps is turned upside down by the arrival of a mysterious stranger is sure to
do well. The Sunday Telegraph said “A brilliant exercise in grim and
gripping irony, it makes you grin as well as wince.” You can find out more
about Too Close to the Edge (pb, £7.99,
978 1910477250) here.
We’ve had many publishers
vying to prove that their book brings us “the year that changed everything”
here at Compass Towers
Moving forward a few years; Punks,
Posers and Pop Stars: Messy Encounters with 80’s Musicians is a riotous romp through the music scene of
this decade, and contains an exclusive collection of never-seen-before vintage
interviews with some of the biggest names in music: The Clash, The Sex Pistols,
The Jam, Marc Bolan, Bruce Springsteen, The Buzzcocks, Iggy Pop, Paul and Linda
McCartney, The Who, Blondie, Bob Marley, The Stranglers, Dr Feelgood, Queen,
Ian Dury, AC/DC, Spandau Ballet and many others. This is a brand new title, and
there is very likely to be a newspaper serialisation of it, plus lots of promotional
and social media support from some of the bands and singers featured. Punks, Posers and Pop Stars is full of scandalous
quotes and anecdotes from household names such as Debbie Harry and Jools
Holland: read this book and you’ll never see them in quite the same way again!
77 Sulphate
Strip (pb, with 16 pages of
pictures, 978 0954867492, £12.99) is available
here and Punk Posers and Pop Stars
(pb, illustrated, 978 1905959877, £12.99) is available
here. Both are by Barry Cain and are
published by Red Planet in March.
Well, we do like to finish
with a bit of music – s0 time to wallow in nostalgia – with this: the top 50 songs
of 1977 – complete with pop videos – all in 12 minutes! I’m not sure whether
this proves Barry Cain’s argument or not
(Mull of Kintyre anyone) but I’ve certainly got the entire top 20 in my
iTunes playlist – please tell me that makes me deeply cool!
Compass is on Twitter! Follow us @CompassIPS. This week we’re
loving these quotations from #ShakespeareSunday...
"There is no
more mercy in him than there is milk in male tiger"
Coriolanus
Would you have a
love song, or a song of good life?
12th Night
POLONIUS: What do you
read, my lord? HAMLET: Words, words, words
You must bear with
me. Pray you now, forget and forgive. I am old and foolish.
King Lear
What a piece of
work is a man, how noble in reason, how infinite in faculties.
Hamlet
'Tis time, I
think, to trudge, pack and be gone.
#thecomedyoferrors
"The fool
doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool"
As You Like It
"Love is
merely a madness and, I tell you, deserves as well a dark house and a whip as
madmen do"
AYLI a3 s2
Say whatever you
want about Shakespeare, but someone who writes "methinks" should have
flunked out of his grammar school
Why, what's the
matter, That you have such a February face, So full of frost, of storm and
cloudiness?
#Much Ado
“You, minion, are
too saucy.”
The Two Gentlemen
of Verona
We'll have flesh
for holidays, fish for fasting-days & moreo'er puddings & flap-jacks. #Pericles
Also how amazing
is "I have drunk, and seen the spider"? VERY AMAZING is right!
That’s all for now folks! More next week!
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