Owen Hatherley Books

The Ministry of Nostalgia

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Why should we have to “Keep Calm and Carry On”? In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the mark...

A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain

By Owen Hatherley

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Back in 1997, New Labour came to power amid much talk of regenerating the inner cities left to rot under successive Conservative governments. Over the next decade, British cities became the laborat...

Artificial Islands

By Owen Hatherley

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Winner of Architectural Book of the Year 2023.Should Britain form a new union with its old 'Dominions' in Canada, Australia and New Zealand? Are they really our closest allies and relations? And is...

The landscapes of Communism

By Owen Hatherley

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A New Kind of Bleak

By Owen Hatherley

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This is what austerity looks like: a nation surviving on the results of what conservatives privately call “the progressive nonsense” of the Big Society agenda.In a journey that begins a...

The Ministry of Nostalgia

By Owen Hatherley

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Why should we have to “Keep Calm and Carry On”? In this brilliant polemical rampage, Owen Hatherley shows how our past is being resold in order to defend the indefensible. From the mark...

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

By Owen Hatherley

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How to make a fairer, more just cityFrom the grandiose histories of monumental state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner cafés, from the rebuilding of capital cities...

Clean Living Under Difficult Circumstances

By Owen Hatherley

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How to make a fairer, more just cityFrom the grandiose histories of monumental state building projects to the minutiae of street signs and corner cafés, from the rebuilding of capital cities...

A New Kind of Bleak

By Owen Hatherley

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In A Guide to the New Ruins of Great Britain, Owen Hatherley skewered New Labour’s architectural legacy in all its witless swagger. Now, in the year of the Diamond Jubilee and the London Olym...

Red Metropolis

By Owen Hatherley

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A polemical history of municipal socialism in London - and an argument for turning this capitalist capital red again.A polemical history of municipal socialism in London -- and an argument for turn...

How to Convert ISBN-10 to ISBN-13 (and Vice Versa): A Complete Guide

If you’re in the world of books—whether as a publisher, librarian, bookseller, or avid collector—you’ve likely come across the terms ISBN-10 and ISBN-13. Understanding these formats and knowing how to convert between them is essential for maintaining consistency and compatibility in book records. In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about ISBN conversions, step by step.

What is an EAN and How Does it Relate to an ISBN?

If you’ve ever purchased a product online or in a store, you’ve likely come across a barcode. Behind these barcodes lies a standardized system that makes modern commerce possible. Two key codes often encountered are the EAN (European Article Number) and ISBN (International Standard Book Number). But what are they, how are they connected, and why are they so crucial? Let’s explore.