Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Memoirs of a Birdman
by Ludwig Koch
The Country Book Club
London
1956
What a fantastic job title: Assistant Swanherd
Nice article on Ludwig Koch here:
http://www.wildlife-sound.org/journal/archive/koch.html
And some of his recordings here, at the British Library (click 'Recordist' tab to find Koch, Ludwig):
http://sounds.bl.uk/Environment/Early-wildlife-recordings
Labels:
1930s,
1937,
1950s,
bird man,
bird song,
birdman,
birdsong,
carrion crow,
direct to disc recording,
ludwig koch,
swanherd
Sunday, 4 November 2012
House of Commons 1950
Labels:
1950,
1950s,
communist,
conservative,
edward heath,
harold macmillan,
house of commons,
hugh gaitskell,
labour,
liberal,
politicians,
politics,
the times,
winston churchill
Friday, 19 October 2012
The Laws of Scientific Hand Reading
"A practical treatise on the art commonly called palmistry"
by William G. Benham
Published by Putnam, London
1958
Labels:
1950s,
1958,
dubious claims,
fingers,
hands,
palm reading,
palmistry,
palms,
pseudo-science,
william g benham
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