Lifelong socialist and comedy legend Alexei Sayle reflects on his life on the Left through a history of key marches over the past seven decades, and asks what we can learn from protest and standing up to power
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Alexei Sayle is a comedian, writer, actor and presenter. In 1979 he became the first MC of the original Comedy Store in Soho and went on to be a central figure in the Alternative Comedy movement of the early 1980s. On TV he starred in and wrote for The Young Ones, Alexei Sayle's Stuff and The Comic Strip Presents. On radio Alexei Sayle's Imaginary Sandwich Bar is now approaching its sixth series. He has written many books including two bestselling volumes of memoir and in 2025 his TikTok videos which fuse interpretive dance with Marxism went viral and are now approaching thirteen million views worldwide. He is also the host of The Alexei Sayle Podcast: @alexeisaylepod
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookstore, Olney, MD, Etats-Unis
Etat : New. 2026. hardcover. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. N° de réf. du vendeur V9781399629140
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Vendeur : Kennys Bookshop and Art Galleries Ltd., Galway, GY, Irlande
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Vendeur : BookMail, Cardiff, Royaume-Uni
Hardcover. Etat : New. Etat de la jaquette : New. 1st Edition. Signed by Alexei Sayle. First Edition 1st Print. Brand new. Signed by Author(s). N° de réf. du vendeur ABE-1787928033840
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Vendeur : Topping & Company Booksellers, Bath, Royaume-Uni
hard. Etat : fine. Etat de la jaquette : fine. Signed first edition (First edition, first printing, signed by the author) PRE-ORDER the new book from Alexei Sayle: lifelong socialist, '80s comedy legend, bestselling writer and TikTok's favourite Marxist ExplainerSo, this is the story I wish to tell, the story of the Left and the world it tried and is trying to change, a struggle that I have been involved in my whole lifetime. . .'For years, we have wondered where exactly did Alexei Sayle's outbursts come from. Finally, right here, he reveals the secret to his exploding brain' - Michael RosenBorn in working-class Liverpool in 1952 to devoted members of the British Communist Party, Alexei Sayle has spent a lifetime walking down the middle of the street shouting.How I've Tried to Change the World is a memoir of his life on the Left, covering seven decades of social history told through key marches and rallies. From the demonstrations against the Vietnam War in 1969 and the first Miners' strike in 1974, to the demonstration against the 2003 Iraq invasion and the recent marches in support of Gaza, Sayle traces the enduring struggle for a better, fairer world. He explores Left ideas, why they matter and why it's still worth taking them seriously.Along the way, we encounter The Other Alexei (a bitter, retired media studies lecturer from Clitheroe Polytechnic), his imaginary daughter Tanita, and learn how a Samurai philosophy called Bushidō can teach us how to behave at an all-you-can-eat buffet.Eye-wateringly funny, unexpectedly moving and unashamedly polemical, this is a one-of-a-kind chronicle of defiance and belief: a story of one man's refusal to stay on the pavement. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781399629140-SF
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