Recent Editions

Here is a selection of books printed and bound by Tandem Press recently.
 

Unusual Objects from Japan 1868-1945
 

A short run book to accompany an art exhibition in Milan.

Cover printed on Colorplan Mist
Pages printed on Colorplan Natural

Islamism - Religion & Ideology

This book proposes a philosophical and scientific study of the ideology of Islamism, within the framework of political dominance. It will examine Islamism’s epistemological relation with historical Islam, and then its modern preaching for a universal idea which opposes the general principles of secular modernity and the rational thought of the European Enlightenment.
 

Who’s the Entrepreneur?
The BizFizz Story: unleashing the passion,
transforming communities
A business coaching-networking approach to regeneration
Helping people to pursue their passion is the first step for BizFizz. Removing the barriers that stand in their way is what BizFizz is all about.
Is there anyone out there who wants to do something?
The stories contained in this book are an invitation to activists, entrepreneurs, professionals and students of regeneration, business support and development to challenge the very basis of support systems and development project approaches both in the UK and internationally.
 

So Little Done: "This engaging and mischievous book … is a masterly pastiche of polemic, containing the wit and subversion of Voltaire with the teasing paradox of Swift. We are not meant to take seriously the killer’s justification that he was ridding the world of spongers, but that he should be able to make such a claim with a straight face is a serious insight."
 

Wearside Jack - The Hunt For The Ripper Hoaxer
as seen on TV

A South Bucks Village: This publication comprises a revised version of two books produced by the Hedgerley Historical Society in 1980 and 1982 respectively, along with some new material. It has been published to celebrate the Society’s thirtieth anniversary, which occurred in 2006.

Med min pensionering blev det tid över att gå igenom gamla papper. Ett brunt foliokurvert innehöll ett manuskript med titeln Boken om Mor i min morfarsfars,Magnus Johanson, karakteristiska piktur. Skildringen visade sig handla om Kristina, Magnus andra hustru, som tog det modiga beslutet att ta hand om honom och hans fem minderåriga barn, när barnens mor, Charlotta, avled 34 år gammal.
 

The Lower Wincombe Farm Diaries evolved through association with the Bridge Trust ­ a small group of people who, in the early 1970’s, bought Clift Farm, adjoining Lower Wincombe. The intention of the Bridge Trust was to ground their emerging vision of a life more in spiritual harmony with the Natural Law of all God’s kingdoms, in a practical way with organic farming.

There is a world wide epidemic of trauma and it affects all age groups, but especially the young. In fact, trauma is the biggest killer of people under 50, and the leading cause of lost life years in society, ahead of stroke, cancer and heart disease combined. Many of these trauma deaths are preventable yet people continue to die from simple, yet serious disease problems such as airway obstruction, hypoxia and blood loss. The ATACC course aims to provide you with the skills necessary to reduce these preventable deaths and to manage all other common trauma situations, be it at the roadside or in the resus room.
 

We all know that inside every automated cash dispenser there's someone counting out the money. Everyone appreciates that their PC is crewed by some really clever people doing lots of maths. And who is it that looks out at us every evening from inside the TV? You're right. Behind every machine is a team that keeps it running. Revelations is their story.
 

Merchant Navy Apprentice at War

24th August 1942 ­ Hull, England 15-year-old James Nicholson Meeks (South Shields) boards “SS Peterton” (R.Chapman & Son) bound for Buenos Aires. It is his first voyage as a Merchant Navy Apprentice. He is joined on board by Edward Briggs Hyde (Cullercoats) ­ one of the Merchant Navy’s youngest recruits at 15-years and 141-days. On 17th September 1942, SS Peterton is sunk by three torpedoes fired by German U-boat U-109, commanded by legendary U-boat Ace Heinrich Bleichrodt. The two boys find themselves in an open lifeboat off the coast of Africa along with 20 other survivors where they spend the next 49 days fighting for their lives.
 

This collection of poetry has been written by a group of young people who have demonstrated great talent, along with remarkable resilience when things have not been easy in their lives
 

An anthology of poetry by the Young Essex Poets

Acknowledgements to academic works have become a literary genre in their own right. Soon, there may be no need for the books which they preface…. Read on, and be grateful.

IT Project Bids - Thump! A large Invitation to Tender (ITT) has arrived in your in-tray. This is good news ­ winning new projects by responding to such requests is the life-blood of your business. It could be that you have worked hard to get on the short-list to receive the ITT, or maybe it has arrived unsolicited. Either way, you have to respond to it somehow. There are several decisions to make: .....
 

If you believe in death and are interested in what really happens when you die these days, this novel explains everything. Those who believe the motorcar will kill us all, eventually, will find the novel particularly rewarding.

In January, 1981, a young man arrives in Soho,cold and homeless, looking for his abusive father.
This is the story of Sammy and his unrelenting love for cabaret performer Champagne, an infatuation so compelling, that it could irreversibly change their lives forever.
 

In Dreaming in Public we are treated to accounts of romantic events in the life of an actor. His life is not extraordinary, but the playful narrative devices that the author uses to tell his tale make this a book of many surprises.
 

A gripping plot and fascinating characters are only the first virtues of this novel. Beneath a unique story and a cast of interesting and unusual players are powerful ideas and obvservations that are as insightful as they are new.
 

Christianity, Islam and Secular Criticism invites intellectuals to rethink the Christian and Islamic phenomena for the sake of justice, peace and freedom in the world.
 

Rethinking Quranic Studies proposes a critical methodology in the academic field of Quranic studies based on human and social sciences.
 

RETURN TO SCALE
Alternatives to globalisation
30 years on ­ economics as if people and the planet mattered

NEWS FROM SOMEWHERE
A new economics reader
20 years of New Economics Foundation

The true story of a reformed gangster who founded one of the most successful charities in Northern England – George Craig - book launch this week.

This is a very timely account of what happened previously, reminding us of events we have forgotten ­ just as we enter the next, and last round. Everyone interested in the governance of Britain today (and tomorrow) should read this book.
 

This book is a big wonderful celebration of writing and of the diversity of voices there are in our world. All the writers in this anthology have experience of, or are affected by, mental illness but this does not define them or their writing.

The amazing life story of one of Britain's funniest comics and his hilarious encounters with world famous stars.