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NEVER MIND THE POLLOCKS – JOHN BRATBY WAS THE REAL STAR OF 1950s PAINTING

19 July 2008 would have been John Bratby’s 80^th birthday. Arguably Britain’s first modern celebrity artist, Bratby died in 1992 after a life of excess – not just in his prolific artistic output, but also his womanising and eventual alcoholism.

In a climate of renewed interest in his work, Middlesex University Press is bringing Bratby back in a colourful and sometimes shocking study of his life and work. The Great Bratby draws on exclusive access to the Bratby Archive and, in particular, his intimate and revealing diaries. The book is beautifully illustrated with his major paintings and many hitherto unpublished works.

Buy the book for £30.00

The Great Bratby will be launched on 14 July. You can pre-order your copy now. The hardback is a limited edition so you are advised to place your order as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.

Also available in hardback for £45.00

To mark the 60th anniversary of the National Health Service, John Lister gives the NHS a thorough examination.

“John Lister has written a book which everyone interested or active in health care needs to read. He has unrivalled experience of campaigning to defend the NHS as a public service economy, originally lifted out of the marketplace, but ever since 1979, steadily opened by governments toward unrestrained pursuit of profit by any company that can find a promising business opportunity. There should be a world of difference between the NHS economy serving public need, and the business economy serving private greed. This book will help you to re-establish that difference.”

Julian Tudor Hart

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