The Books of Albion: The Collected Writings of Peter Doherty

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Better known to the tabloids as Pete, rather than Peter, he's been lauded and vilified in equal measure, and thanks to his on-off-on (and now apparently permanently off) relationship with supermodel Kate Moss, he's more famous for his seemingly uncontrollable drugtaking and resulting court appearances than he is for his musicianship.

By focusing on cultural figures who served to define England, Guy Mankowski looks at those who have really shaped Albion’s secret history, not just its oft-quoted official cultural history.Albion's Secret History offers a refreshing upheaval of the concept of fixed British character to present a united sub-culture that instead runs on a creative spirit of constant evolution and reinvention. newcomers to the subject will be impressed… [and] An excellent primer that has much to recommend it to more advanced students of the field… Highly recommended. Taking things to the next level Lex Newman from ‘Dreams From Arcadia’ has transcribed all available Books, a mammoth task! This book will appeal to all with an interest in Green Men and to art historians looking for a reliable study of this fascinating decorative motif.

The most illuminating odyssey through lost, hidden or forgotten English pop culture since Michael Bracewell's 'England Is Mine'. Doherty's handwriting is barely legible and the amount of work I had to put into deciphering the page left me frustrated and gave me no encouragement to continue forward. Taking snippets of various journals from 1999 to the present day, there are moments of joy, humour and, of course, real darkness. The Books of Albion" is a fascinating joyride through the mind of the band's charismatic frontman Pete Doherty, its 300-plus pages made up of entries from his long-kept diary, his revelations, and there's more than a touch of James Joyce-like inscrutable meanderings in it too.My guitar speaks to the world and I can feel the poetry gliding across the hypnotic ether as words collide with meaningless meaning. Discover the joy of reading with us, your trusted source for affordable books that do not compromise on quality. Both comprise facsimiles of hand-written pages torn from notebooks with only the sketchiest of explanatory notes.