ReadThe Portobello Bookshop Gift Guide 2025

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Martin Firrell Author & Editor

Art and Theosophy cover

Art and Theosophy

2 authors - Hardback

£12.99

Socialism Is a Moral Idea cover

Socialism Is a Moral Idea

6 authors - Paperback

£6.99

Ugly Sweaty Men Become CEOs all the Time. Ugly Sweaty Women Don't. cover

Ugly Sweaty Men Become CEOs all the Time. Ugly Sweaty Women Don't.

3 authors - Paperback

£6.99

The Chromatika / Die Chromatika cover

The Chromatika / Die Chromatika

Martin Firrell - Paperback

£49.99

Protection for Women cover

Protection for Women

Jane Anger - Paperback

£10.99

50% of the Time the Right Person for the Job Must Be a Woman cover

50% of the Time the Right Person for the Job Must Be a Woman

3 authors - Paperback

£6.99

When Men Hold Power They Abuse It cover

When Men Hold Power They Abuse It

3 authors - Paperback

£6.99

Let the London Sewers Overflow: Jane Anger's Protection for Women cover

Let the London Sewers Overflow: Jane Anger's Protection for Women

Jane Anger - Paperback

£10.99

The Unconstructible Machine cover

The Unconstructible Machine

Martin Firrell - Paperback

£8.99

Art and Theosophy cover

Art and Theosophy

2 authors - Paperback

£6.99

The Simple Idea that Opportunity Is Available to all Women Is a Lie cover

The Simple Idea that Opportunity Is Available to all Women Is a Lie

3 authors - Paperback

£6.99