, 303 pages, illustrated with black & white and colour photographs, maps at endpapers, published to commemorate the centenary of Bruichladdich Distillery, Islay, 1881-1981

The Making of Scotch Whisky: A History of the Scotch Whisky Distilling Industry

Rassam, Clive

Harvey-Jones, Sir John

History

James & James (Publishers) Ltd.

This history is about an ambitious entrepreneur with an exceptional talent for marketing. Austin Reed appreciated the opportunity offered by the expansion of office workers in the City who needed to dress as smartly as their wealthy masters, at affordable prices. A central theme is the evolution of 20th-century men's fashion, and its changing social context. It ranges from business clothes and white tie and tails to sports wear. It describes the impact on fashion of radical change in the 1960s and the emergence of women's "power dressing" in the 1980s. A further strand is Austin Reed people - a family business based on mutual loyalty between management, staff and customers. The founder inspired in his staff dedication to excellence in quality and service. The book contributes to the history of fashion, society and advertising graphics.

A Touch of Class: The Story of Austin Reed

Biographies & Memoirs

Berry Ritchie

Professionals & Academics

The formal opening of St Paul's Girls' School (London) in April 1904, after many years of forethought and preparation, was acclaimed in the press as a significant event in the development of girls' education. With remarkable rapidity the School established the outstanding reputation which it retains to this day. In this achievement the School has been particularly fortunate in its High Mistresses. The founding head, Miss F.R. Gray, set a demanding standard. At once innovative and conventional, she epitomised the Victorian pioneer of women's education. The author describes, with plenty of anecdotes, the particular contribution of Miss Gray, and her successors, to the school. But staff and pupils play an equally important role in the story. First-hand reminiscences and vigorous opinions - not always uncritical - bring the narrative to life. The architecture is another defining feature of the School. Text and illustrations describe the original conception, its execution and subsequent buildings in the context of their architectural period. By an author who knows the school from the inside, the book is both informative and entertaining. The text is enhanced by numerous photographs and other images of life in the school over the century.

Once a Paulina...: A History of St Paul's Girls' School

Howard Bailes

Power to the Consumer

MIDDLEMAS, Keith

Contract to Build: The D.J.Higgins Story

Business & Money

Jonathan Mantle

Economics

Latymer Upper School

WATSON, Nigel

An illustrated history of the University of Greenwich

Thomas Hinde

Daughters of the City: A History of the City of London School for Girls

Rosemary Hamilton

Joan Carden

Jean Cardy

There's the lighthouse: A biography of Adrian Stephen

Jean MacGibbon

Making It Happen: The Story of I.M. Group

MANTLE, JONATHAN

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