Social Groups: Clubs & Societies

'A scout must always be prepared at any moment to do his duty, and to face danger in order to help his fellow-men.' A startling amalgam of Zulu wa...

Robert Baden-Powell was Britain's first celebrity. A conflicted character - militarist and pacifist, macho man and drag artist, elitist and social...

Transition Town group involved in preparations for peak oil and climate change; an intentional community, founded with the highest ideals; a non-pr...

Bat, Ball and Field is a wonderful foray into the history and culture of cricket. Hotten is not just...

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children meets Lord of the Flies in the exciting debut from Angharad Walker. 'A mesmerising ot...

''My favorite read of 2022, I am recommending it to everyone I know. Reader ReviewThree strangers all caught in the deep end but can they help eac...

An exploration of the origins, influences, and legacy of the scandalous Hell-Fire Clubs of the 18th century and beyond Reveals the clubs origins i...

The untold story of a British institution Brilliant. Alan Johnson Compelling. David Kynast...

We begin at the beginning according to Liz Calder, Grouchos inventor. Lizs friend and fellow publisher and founder Carmen Callil called her probabl...

*Winner of the 2016 Edna Staebler Award for Non-Fiction* How to start a book club in a mens prison? After a violent mugging, Ann Walmsley was unde...

The British Women's Institute is more often associated with jam and Jerusalem than radical activity, but in this book Maggie Andrews explores the W...

As anyone knows who has tried to organise any sort of group, from a book club to the National Trust, from a scout troop to a business networking gr...

Founded in New York City in 1870, The Lotos Club is one of the oldest literary and arts clubs in the United States. Lotos became known for its trad...

In The History of Cults, Robert Schroëder examines movements of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in a historical and cultural context, trac...

Free expression is under threat. Social media and fake news, misinformation, and disinformation have prompted governments to propose new forms of...

As a stand-alone text, a self-study manual, or a supplement to a lab manual or comprehensive text, The Joy of Stats is a unique and versatile resou...

Discover how a global phenomenon began with a small adventure camp in 1907 and grew into a movement of 50 million members that equips young people ...