“david le vay”

One of the most widely read feminist texts of the twentieth century, and Monique Wittig's most popular novel, Les Guerilleres imagines the attack on the language and bodies of men by a tribe of warrior women. Among the women's most powerful weapons in their assault is laughter, but they also threate... More

Pre-schoolers will tell their own stories with these first word books. Parents and teachers can use the pictures, words and questions to start conversations about many of the objects and activities in a young child's life. Colorful paper-collage style illustrations keep kids interested.-- Pre-school... More

The best-selling author of Eccentric Britain takes you away from the obvious tartanalia and into Auld Reekie's hidden corners to find spooky stories, weird buildings, mad judges and strange customs. Benedict le Vay also asks the pressing questions that others avoid: Is the Scottish Parliament a monu... More

Derbyshire pub regulars compete at toe-wrestling; a Buckinghamshire mayor is weighed in public and heckled if he has piled on the pounds; a Yorkshireman builds a 30 ft Tin Man to personify the heartlessness of council planners. Join the locals as they sing to apple trees, attend church dressed as cl... More

England's capital is a unique yet seriously strange and secret city. Benedict le Vay reveals London's most bizarre and macabre secrets with his novel approach, which doubles both as a thematic guide to the hidden attractions of the streets of London and a compelling insight into the citizens and cul... More