To safeguard our staff and volunteers we have decided to close our Amnesty bookshops until further notice. I hope you will understand why we have made this decision and we look forward to seeing you in the shops again soon. If you have a donation, please wait until the shop reopens to bring it along – […]
An Ethical Christmas- Some Thoughts and Ideas
Christmas is a wasteful time! So what can you do? Survey after survey has shown that we spend crazy amounts of money on expensive gifts from big chain stores. Many presents are unwanted to in essence we are just lining the pockets of multinational corporations and millionaires. Some people opt to not give gifts at […]
Folio Society Book Sale
in store from 30th November 2019 Most people will recognize a Folio Society book. Neat coloured slipcases, thick endpapers, interesting illustrations and often beautifully embossed or decorative covers. These are books that ooze quality and are many people’s ‘keeping copy’ of their favourite book. A perfect christmas present if it’s not too early to mention such […]
£1 SALE AGAIN!
What it says in the title! We are currently having another of our £1 sales. All books are £1 or less, up to and including Sat 8th October. So head down to Gloucester Road and stock up for some cozy autumn reading. Our volunteers are working hard to get fresh books out everyday so whenever […]
Treatise; An experimental discovery
“Is this worth looking up?” Says Nina. I’m sat at the computer in the sorting area of the bookshop surrounded by precarious piles of old books. We are sifting through the donations and trying to pick out valuable books to check the prices of online. Nina hands me an odd looking spiral bound paperback. It’s […]
Here I Stand: Stories That Speak For Freedom
Yet another excellent book of stories on human rights hits shelves. Here I stand is a collection of stories and poems on subjects which although written for children are quite hard hitting. It appeared in the Times on Monday as their Children’s Book of the Week but unlike many of the recent amnesty picture books this is not […]