{"title":"Books by Sam Miller","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9780099526742","title":"Delhi","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn an extraordinary portrayal of one of the world's fastest growing cities, Sam Miller sets out to discover the real Delhi.  Following a spiral course through the city, he visits its less celebrated destinations; the unexpected, the ignored and the eccentric. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThrough his encounters with Delhi's people - from a professor of astrophysics to a crematorium attendant, from ragpickers to members of the Police Brass Band - Miller creates a richly entertaining portrait of what this megacity means to its residents. The modern Delhi he depicts, in all its humour and humanity, is one whose future concerns us all.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56223355109749,"sku":"9780099526742","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780099526742_c59cc4c6-0353-44cf-bce9-6073c4df0fd2.jpg?v=1786011144"},{"product_id":"9780349144443","title":"Migrants","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMigrants \u003c\/i\u003ecuts through the toxic debates to tell the rich and collective stories of humankind's urge to move.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Fascinating... Miller's perspective may be just what we need' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Enjoyable, provocative and timely' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eSpectator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Timely and empathetic: a rare combination on this most controversial issue' \u003cb\u003eRemi Adekoya, author of \u003ci\u003eBiracial Britain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Tremendous: blends the personal and the panoramic to great effect' \u003cb\u003eRobert Winder, author of \u003ci\u003eBloody Foreigners\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Humans are, in fundamental ways, a migratory species, more so than any other land mammal. For most of our existence , we were all nomads, and some of us still are. Houses and permanent settlements are a relatively late development - dating back little more than twelve thousand years. Borders and passports are much more recent. From the Neanderthals, Alexander the Great, Christopher Columbus and Pocahontas to the African slave trade, Fu Manchu, and Barack Obama, \u003ci\u003eMigrants \u003c\/i\u003eshows us that it is only by understanding how migration and migrants have been viewed in the past, that we can re-set the terms of the modern-day debate about migration.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMigrants\u003c\/i\u003e presents us with an alternative history of the world, in which migration is restored to the heart of the human story. And in which humans migrate for a wide range of reasons: not just because of civil war, or poverty or climate change but also out of curiosity and a sense of adventure. On arrival, migrants are expected both to assimilate and encouraged to remain distinctive; to defend their heritage and adopt a new one. They are sub-human and super-human; romanticised and castigated, admired and abhorred. \u003ci\u003eMigrants\u003c\/i\u003e tells us that this is not a new narrative; this is the history of us all, part of everybody's backstory - for those who consider themselves migrants and those who do not.","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56286673961333,"sku":"9780349144443","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780349144443_cae70eb7-a767-4268-ad6a-e6214d261296.jpg?v=1786013551"},{"product_id":"9781784705084","title":"Fathers","description":"In early 2014, after many years living abroad, Sam Miller returned to his childhood home in London. His father was dying.\u003cp\u003eIn the months after his death, Sam began to write about his father. He had been told, long ago, a family secret involving his parents and a close friend. Now, by reading his father’s papers and with the help of his mother, he was able to piece together a remarkable story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFathers\u003c\/i\u003e is the result: a tender, thoughtful exploration of childhood and parenthood, of friendship, love and loyalty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56304203596149,"sku":"9781784705084","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781784705084_b4af432e-12d3-4aff-b7b1-1f4e3898fae8.jpg?v=1791839622"}],"url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/collections\/author-sam-miller.oembed","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}