{"title":"Peter Silverton","description":"\u003cp\u003eDelve into the enthralling world of Peter Silverton, where gripping narratives and vivid characters await. Perfect for fans of suspenseful thrillers and mysteries with a touch of the unexpected.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"filthy-english-book-peter-silverton-9781846271694","title":"Filthy English","description":"A frank, funny, and provocative journey through the international culture of swearing, from the shocked seventies to the naughty noughties.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49521649647889,"sku":"GOR002336984","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49604236902673,"sku":"GOR003382845","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50401395605777,"sku":"CIN184627169XG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/184627169X.jpg?v=1758966600"},{"product_id":"filthy-english-book-peter-silverton-9781846271687","title":"Filthy English","description":"When the Sex Pistols swore live on tea-time telly in 1976, there was outrage across Britain. Headlines screamed. Christians marched. TVs were kicked in. Thirty years on, all those words are media-mainstream - bandied about with impunity on TV and in the papers. This is the story of our bad language and its three-decade journey from the fringes of decency to the working centre of a more linguistically liberal nation. Silverton takes a clear, comprehensive and witty look at swearing and the impact of its new acceptability on our language, our manners, and our society. He considers how we have become more openly emotional, yet more wary about insulting others. And how it's seemingly become alright to say **** and **** but not ****** or ****. This is the story of that cultural revolution, written by one who was there at the start, proudly striking some of the first blows in the long struggle for the right to reclaim filthy English and use it.","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49559214719249,"sku":"GOR002363045","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1846271681.jpg?v=1750995749"},{"product_id":"essential-elvis-book-peter-silverton-9781906615864","title":"Essential Elvis","description":"From That’s All Right to Way Down via Heartbreak Hotel, Jailhouse Rock, Mystery Train, Little Sister and American Trilogy among many others, Essential Elvis cuts through the myth and mess of the life and career of the 20th-century’s first and greatest rock ‘n’ roll star.  Peter Silverton investigates and celebrates the stories and the people behind the greatest recordings of Elvis’ career. Part biography, part personal history and full of hip-shaking thrills, Essential Elvis will have you reaching for the music, the original sound of rock ‘n’ roll. -- .","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51055892791569,"sku":"NIN9781906615864","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52664427872529,"sku":"NLS9781906615864","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/1906615861.jpg?v=1750769785"},{"product_id":"london-calling-new-york-new-york-book-peter-silverton-9781915156198","title":"London Calling New York New York","description":"Here is the tale of how two popular songs from two different cultures, each with different meaning, and seemingly so different, represent two sides of a similar story. In telling the tale of each, the book touches on musical history, movies, nostalgia, mythmaking, family, crime, war, art, infidelity, and propaganda. Taking as its starting point the fact that The Clash’s “London Calling” and Frank Sinatra’s “Theme from New York New York” were recorded days apart in 1979, Peter criss-crosses the Atlantic over many decades, examining the almost biological connection between the cities, the songs, and their creators. Featuring a stellar cast of characters, including Peter’s old school pal Joe Strummer, Kander \u0026amp; Ebb, Martin Scorsese, Noel Coward, Frank Sinatra, and a supporting cast of adopted kids, lost parents, storied musicians, London chancers, and New York dancers. -- .","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ GARDNERS","offer_id":52702235394321,"sku":"NGR9781915156198","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9781915156198.jpg?v=1762560316"},{"product_id":"london-calling-new-york-new-york-book-peter-silverton-9798989828357","title":"London Calling New York New York","description":"\u003cb\u003eStarting with the surprising fact that the Clash recorded the punk anthem \"London Calling\" the same summer Frank Sinatra cut the iconic \"New York, New York,\" this erudite and eye-opening book takes a wide-angle look at the songs and artists, their cities and the author's personal experiences of them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The simultaneous expression of dystopic modernity and optimistic striving led British music journalist Peter Silverton to weave history with memoir in a far-ranging tale of two cities and two songs that came to exemplify them.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Pete Silverton's tale of two cities is a masterpiece that you will read right through to the end without putting down. This multi-faceted, compulsively readable work, complex in both structure and erudite (but never pedantic) thought, ranges across the entire 20th century and before and beyond. I always knew Pete was a great writer. But I didn't know he was this good. \u003ci\u003eLondon Calling New York New York\u003c\/i\u003e is a masterpiece.\" -\u003cb\u003eChris Salewicz\u003c\/b\u003e, author of \u003ci\u003eRedemption Song: The Ballad of Joe Strummer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":53667219734801,"sku":"NIN9798989828357","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/9798989828357.jpg?v=1781468491"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/author-books-by-peter-silverton.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}