Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was \"Cool Britannia.\" Records sold in the millions, a new celebrity elite emerged, and Tony Blair\'s Labour Party found itself returned to government. Drawing

Explored from varying points of view - the mother receiving the order to evacuate; the daughter on the long train journey; the son in the desert encampment; the family\'s return home; and the bitter release of their father after four years in captivity, this book tells of an incarceration that can alter their lives for

In this postapocalyptic fantasy, a sea of sand swallows everything but the past. In an endless sea of sand drifts the Mud Whale, a floating island city of clay and magic. In its chambers a small community clings to survival, cut off from its own history by the shadows of the past. Lykos and Ouni have been captured by Orca, but instead of organizing a rescue, Suou has ordered the Mud Whale to set sail

Deleuze\'s readings of Hume, Spinoza, Bergson and Nietzsche respond to philosophical critiques of classical and modern empiricism. However, Deleuze\'s arguments against those critiques - by Kant, Hegel, Husserl and Heidegger - consolidate the philosophy of immanence that can be called \'transcendental empiricism\'. Marc R�lli offers us a detailed examination of Gilles Deleuze\'s philosophy of transcendental

A heartfelt and delicately crafted debut novel about two young women who become entangled in one another and embark on a surprising journey of self-discovery and modern love. Aisling and Maya\'s connection is unexpected. Maya has recently returned to the University of Edinburgh for her second year, confident in her place there and in her first proper relationship with her childhood best friend, Ethan.

Field Marshal Erwin Rommel exerted an almost hypnotic influence not only over his own troops but also over the Allied soldiers of the Eighth Army in the Second World War. Even when the legend surrounding his invincibility was overturned at El Alamein, the aura surrounding Rommel himself remained unsullied.In this classic study of the art of war Rommel analyzes the tactics that lay behind his success.

, In this deliciously strange debut collection, Leon Craig draws on folklore and gothic horror in refreshingly inventive ways to explore queer identity, love, power and the complicated nature of being human. Some say that hell is other people and some say hell is loneliness . . . In the thirteen darkly audacious stories of Parallel Hells we meet a golem, made of clay, learning that its powers far

A fun approach to teaching science that uses cooking to demonstrate principles of chemistry for undergraduate students who are not science majors, high school students, culinary students, and home cooks. How does an armload of groceries turn into a culinary masterpiece? In this highly accessible and informative text, Sandra C. Greer takes students into the kitchen to show how chemistry--with a dash

Geoff Merrick turned down a host of top teams to sign for Bristol City. At 18, he became their youngest captain and led them to the top flight. But his life and career were thrown into turmoil when he and seven other players were asked to rip up their contracts to save the club from bankruptcy. Local Hero is the ultimate story of not giving

This Handbook provides in one volume an authoritative and independent treatment of the UN\'s seventy-year history, written by an international cast of more than 50 distinguished scholars, analysts, and practitioners. It provides a clear and penetrating examination of the UN\'s development since 1945 and the challenges and opportunities now facing the organization. It assesses the implications for the

Specializing in covert reconnaissance, counter-terrorism and hostage rescue, the SAS is one of the world\'s most famous, feared and respected elite fighting forces. This book tells the full, fascinating story of the regiment, from formation in the sand dunes of Africa during World War II to present action in the Middle East, and incorporates jungle, desert and urban warfare, counter-terrorism and an

Koritha Mitchell analyzes canonical texts by and about African American women to lay bare the hostility these women face as they invest in traditional domesticity. Instead of the respectability and safety granted white homemakers, black women endure pejorative labels, racist governmental policies, attacks on their citizenship, and aggression meant to keep them in \"their place.\" Tracing how African

Russel Williams is one of the most remarkable enlightened spiritual teachers of our time. After an early life of extreme hardship leaving school at the age of 11, and becoming an orphan shortly afterwards he underwent a spiritual awakening at the age of 29. Since the late 1950s, he has been a spiritual teacher, and is still actively teaching now, at the age of 94. Previously, Russel has avoided publicity

16 Key Verses.1 Overarching Story. This book highlights 16 key Bible verses that stand as \"turning points\" in the biblical storyline--enabling us to see God\'s incredible plan to redeem his people and glorify his name from Genesis to Revelation. Whether it\'s exploring the creation of humanity, the establishment of the covenants, or the coming of the Messiah, this book will help Christians see how

When Warren Buffett Speaks. . . people listen. \"If people want to improve their investing skills, it has to help to study how the Master does it. This short book outlines Buffett\'s philosophy and techniques.\" --Peter S. Lynch, Fidelity Investments \"Common sense with a deft irony . . .\" --John C. Bogle, founder of The Vanguard Group and author, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing \"It was

\'A brilliant, unsentimental, often darkly humorous account of America\'s nervous breakdown after 9/11.\' Publishers Weekly starred boxed review From the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of the international bestselller Backlash - an unflinchingly critical and strikingly original dissection of the mind and soul of America since

Each book in this series focuses on a type of simple mechanism and examines how it is used to make different toys work. This book examines levers and uses simple language and labeled photographs to explain the scientific principles behind their

A funny and meaningful story about a cat that couldnt be bothered to do anything anything at