The second edition of this trusted, accessible textbook has been fully updated for the new A-level specifications first teaching in September 2015. It contains a bank of practice questions for consolidation of learning and to help students of all abilities bridge the gap between GCSE and A-level study.
Violence, Identity and Ecology in Victorian Adventure Fiction
Focusing on the intersection of animal studies, ecocriticism, and postcolonial studies, this book examines the role of exotic animals in Victorian adventure literature. It explores how these animals symbolize broader themes of empire and colonialism, reshaping our understanding of the narratives and their cultural implications. Through this lens, the work highlights the complex relationships between humans and animals in the context of imperialism.
Presents selections from sacred texts from Buddhism, Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Sufism, and Taoism
"Mike Kelley's Educational Complex (1995) presents forgotten spaces as subjective frames for trauma, real or imagined. A "complex" can be an architectural configuration, a psychological syndrome or a political apparatus. In this book, John Miller approaches Educational Complex through corresponding lines of enquiry, considering the representation of Kelley's schools (and his childhood home) as architectural models; popular fantasies associated with false memory syndrome; and the liberal democratic premises underpinning education"-
Klasické dielo filozofickej literatúry. Ústrednou témou eseje je téma individuálnej slobody, t.j. otázka, či a ako je možná sloboda jednotlivca v spoločnosti. V tomto kontexte autor rozoberá tri hlavné problémy: 1. problém slobody myslenia a vyjadrovania, 2. problém individuality ako zdroja spoločenského pokroku, 3. problém rozlíšenia ľudského konania a života na čisto súkromnú sféru, ktorá sa týka len jednotlivca samého, a sféru verejnú, ktorá sa týka iných ľudí. Millova koncepcia podaná na pomerne malom priestore a brilantným štýlom, sa zaradila medzi klasické ideové dedičstvo západnej filozofie a politiky liberalizmu.
Develop the skills needed to become a UK-qualified driving instructor by understanding the key information on training, exam preparation, driving tests and theory, and the ADI register.
Continuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek, Book 3 in the epic new Prey trilogy.
On a planet ruled by a tribe of Sith - marooned thousands of years ago and cut off from the galaxy - the throne holder is about to be challenged by a power- hungry Sith rebel from the slums... and a thwarted royal Sith princess! Their few shared interests set them on a quest together - but most... číst celé
Continuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek, Book 2 in the epic new Prey trilogy.
But he struggles with his new mission when he realizes thatprotecting Luke Skywalker--the last hope of the galaxy--means setting aside hiscompassion and his Jedi warrior training, for the future of the galaxy lies not withObi-Wan Kenobi, but with a mystical desert recluse known only by the name... číst celé
Continuing the milestone 50th anniversary celebration of Star Trek, an epic new trilogy that stretches from the events of The Original Series movie The Search for Spock to The Next Generation!
All the yearning, the passion, and the wantonness of lust are explored in this broad-ranging anthology of sensual stories, poems, and fables on a perennially hot topic. From Italo Calvino's humorous observations in The Loves of the Tortoises and Simone de Beauvoir's bittersweet reflections in The Prime of Life to the dark desires of The Vampire Lestat and the taboo obsession of Lolita, Lust offers an uncensored collection by some of the world's most respected writers, both classic and contemporary. With an elegant, two-color design as alluring as its contents are captivating, Lust makes a thoroughly pleasurable gift for a lover, or a perfect literary bedside companion.
Stephen Nathanson's clear-sighted abridgment of Principles of Political Economy, Mill's first major work in moral and political philosophy, provides a challenging, sometimes surprising account of Mill's views on many important topics: socialism, population, the status of women, the cultural bases of economic productivity, the causes and possible cures of poverty, the nature of property rights, taxation, and the legitimate functions of government. Nathanson cuts through the dated and less relevant sections of this large work and includes significant material omitted in other editions, making it possible to see the connections between the views Mill expressed in Principles of Political Economy and the ideas he defended in his later works, particularly On Liberty. Indeed, studying Principles of Political Economy, Nathanson argues in his general Introduction, can help to resolve the apparent contradiction between Mill's views in On Liberty and those in Utilitarianism, making it a key text for understanding Mill’s philosophy as a whole.
Prague is a city outside of time. This concentric metropolis mixes the ancient, the merely old, and the modern in a most enigmatic and luminous way. In Prague, the selection of excerpts, essays, and poems perfectly captures this juxtaposition - baroque churches with twenty-five cents beer, gas lamps with neon, Kafka's Castle with cement skyscrapers - in the writing of eleven international authors. This wide-ranging anthology collects unexpected pieces, such as Bruce Chatwin on dwarf and porcelain collecting and Janet Malcolm on a surreal night in modern Prague, as well as the work of Vaclav Havel and Josef Skvorecky, writing about the former Czechoslovakia with candor and humor. Patricia Hampl provides a patchwork look from an overseas admirer, while transplanted Englishwoman Rosemary Kavan writes about her life in Communist Czechoslovakia in the late '40s and early '50s. Each facet of this prismatic city is illuminated and revealed in this richly textured anthology.contentsArticle 202 / Vaclav Havel --The castle / Franz Kafka --Utz / Bruce Chatwin --The house of Doctor Faust / Alois Jirasek --Bohemia / Ingeborg Bachmann --Pirates / Josef Skvorecky --A night in Prague / Janet Malcolm --The good soldier S[c]hweik / Jaroslav Hasek --Freedom at a price / Rosemary Kavan --The book of laughter and forgetting / Milan Kundera.
List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Prologue: Kent, 1450; 1. Kings, lords and peoples; 2. The lives of the people; 3. Monarchies and their problems, 1450-1536; 4. Henry VIII's Reformation; 5. The growth of Protestantism to 1625; 6. State and society, 1536-1625 1. England and Wales; 7. State and society, 1536-1625 2. Scotland and Ireland; 8. The coming of war in three kingdoms, 1625-42; 9. British wars, English conquests, 1642-60; 10. Empire; 11. Prosperity and poverty, 1660-1750; 12. Money and power: the growth of the British State, 1640-1750; 13. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 1. England; 14. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 2. Scotland and Ireland; 15. The fragmentation of Protestantism, 1640-1750; 16. Popular politics, 1640-1750; Conclusion; Glossary; Index.
Get CISSP certified, with this comprehensive study plan! Revised for the updated 2021 exam, CISSP For Dummies is packed with everything you need to succeed on test day. With deep content review on every domain, plenty of practice questions, and online study tools, this book helps aspiring security professionals unlock the door to success on this high-stakes exam. This book, written by CISSP experts, goes beyond the exam material and includes tips on setting up a 60-day study plan, exam-day advice, and access to an online test bank of questions. Make your test day stress-free with CISSP For Dummies! Review every last detail you need to pass the CISSP certification exam Master all 8 test domains, from Security and Risk Management through Software Development Security Get familiar with the 2021 test outline Boost your performance with an online test bank, digital flash cards, and test-day tips If you’re a security professional seeking your CISSP certification, this book is your secret weapon as you prepare for the exam.
In The Cell, John Miller, an award-winning journalist and coanchor of ABC's 20/20, along with veteran reporter Michael Stone and Chris Mitchell, takes readers back more than 10 years to the birth of the terrorist cell that later metastasized into al Qaeda's New York operation. This remarkable book offers a firsthand account of what it is to be a police officer, an FBI agent or a reporter obsessed with a case few people will take seriously. It contains a first-person account of Miller's face-to-face meeting with bin Laden and privides the first full-length treatment to piece together what led up to the events of 9/11, ultimately delivering the disturbing answer to the question: Why, with all the information the intelligence community had, was no one able to stop the 9/11 attacks?
with a crack in her voice : the biography
Whether it is her sunny temperament, her gift of laughter, her wide-ranging abilities, or all three, Judi Dench is without doubt a star. S hortlisted for a 1998 Hollywood Oscar for her performance as Queen Victoria in Mrs Brown, she then won an Oscar for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Shakespeare in Love. Judi Dench is widely loved and not only among the theatrical profession. Her long-running appearance opposite Geoffrey Palmer in the TV situation comedy As Time Goes By has run to four series and gained her a TV Times readers' award as the actress we most wish see more often on television. She juggles the National Theatre (a sell-out season in Sondheim's A Little Night Music and David Hare's Amy's View) with TV and films. This is a revised edition from the original paperback.
Anthology includes: Introduction / Bob Shacochis Death of a pirate / John James Audubon Gurdjieff in the sunshine state / Joy Williams The stone crab / Damon Runyon The long, lavender look / John D. MacDonald Ponce de Leon's fountain of youth / Nathaniel Hawthorne Miami / Joan Didion To have and have not / Ernest Hemingway How the three races were made / Seminole Tale The Walt "You Will Have Fun" Disney World themed shopping complex and resort compound / Dave Barry LaBrava / Elmore Leonard My birthplace / Zora Neale Hurston The diving bell / Tennessee Williams The exploration of Florida / Cabeza de Vaca Gregorio Valdes, sign painter / Elizabeth Bishop Los Gusanos / John Sayles The open boat / Stephen Crane Alone / Isaac Bashevis Singer Alligators fishing in the St. Johns River / William Bartram The idea of order at Key West / Wallace Stevens Key West / Alison Lurie.
This collection of nine Lost Tribe of the Sith stories is for fans of the NewYork Times bestselling Fate of the Jedi series, as it features the origin storyof the tribe of Sith that play such a crucial role in those novels. This collection of stories tells the origin of that tribe. číst celé
The remarkable story of the celebrated British actor, playwright, and raconteur.
He's an Ace! And proud of it... except that his new powers put him on a collision course with enemies he never knew he had. Is he the new messiah? Or the Anti-Christ? Or is he just a kid who's in over his head and about to drown? It's really quite simple. Mr Nobody wants to do his job. The Midnight Angel wants to serve her Lord. Billy Ray, dying from boredom, wants some action. John Nighthawk wants to uncover the awful secret behind his mysterious power. Fortunato wants to rescue his son from the clutches of a cryptic Vatican office. John Fortune just wants to catch Siegfried and Ralph's famous Vegas review. The problem is that all roads, whether they start in Turin, Italy, Las Vegas, Hokkaido, Japan, Jokertown, Snake Hill, the Short Cut, or Yazoo City, Mississippi, lead to Leo Barnett's Peaceable Kingdom where the difference between the Apocalypse and Peace on Earth is as thin as a razor's edge and where Death himself awaits the final terrible turn of the card.
The Old Republic draws to a stunning conclusion! As the Sith overtake the galaxy, a group of brave Jedi continue hit-and-run missions -- but Jedi Knight Kerra Holt's first mission goes horribly wrong. Now, Kerra intends to liberate as many innocents as possible -- and find the truth about her missing family in the process! But could she be the only hope to stop the Sith from completely crushing the Republic? Then, discover the origins of the Sith rule of two, one master and one apprentice, as Lord Hoth's Army of Light face the Brotherhood of Darkness in a bid to end the galactic conflict once and for all! COLLECTING: Star Wars: Knight Errant (2010) 1-5, Star Wars: Knight Errant - Deluge (2011) 1-5, Star Wars: Knight Errant - Escape (2012) 1-5, Star Wars: Jedi vs. Sith (2001) 1-6, material from Star Wars Tales (1999) 16
Woods play an important and recurring role in horror, fantasy, the gothic, and the weird. They are places in which strange things happen, where you often can't see where you are or what is around you. Supernatural creatures thrive in the thickets. Trees reach into underworlds of earth, myth, and magic. Forests are full of ghosts. In this new collection, immerse yourself in the whispering voices between the branches in Wistman's Wood on Dartmoor, witness an inexplicable death in Yorkshire's Strid Wood and prepare yourself for an encounter with malignant pagan powers in the dark of the New Forest. This edition also includes notes on the real locations and folklore which inspired these deliciously sinister stories.
Seeking Wholeness in America, Canada, Japan and Asia
The memoir chronicles Jack Miller's life, intertwining his personal experiences with his professional contributions to holistic and contemplative education. It highlights significant events, influential books, and mentors that shaped his philosophy. His journey emphasizes the deep connection between personal growth and educational practices, notably through his meditation practice, which began in 1974 and has profoundly influenced his teaching and writing. With over 20 published works and extensive global travel, Miller's story reflects a commitment to integrating spirituality into education.
Jacket and binding very well preserved. Some light shelf wear along the edges of the cover. Contents are clean and sound throughout. MB
Swiss food, folklore, traditions, and over 50 traditional recipes from around Switzerland provide a tempting taste of the richness of the country's diverse gastronomic cultures. Sue Style, the award-winning international food writer, explores dairies, vineyards, butchers, and bakers, as well as some of the great restaurants and hotels.
Hometown and host to talents as diverse as Richard Wright, David Mamet, Maya Angelou, Saul Bellow, and Mike Royko, Chicago boasts a rich tradition of writers who have helped shape our sense of the city even as the city informs their best work. It's "a writer's town . . . a fighter's town," according to Nelson Algren, and this anthology proves it. With a striking new cover, Chicago Stories collects the most evocative writing on the city, its gritty realism, and indomitable spirit.
VG condition book with dust jacket. DJ is clean, has fresh colours and has little wear to edges. Book has clean and bright contents.
Am Abend des 30. Janur 1945 torpedierte in der Ostsee ein sowjetische U-Boot das überfüllte deutsche Flüchtlingsschiff »Wilhelm Gustloff«. An Bord waren Frauen, Kinder, Verwundete. 7000 Menschen kamen in den eisigen Fluten um. Es war die größte Schiffskatastophe aller Zeiten, die weit mehr Opfer forderte als der Untergang der »Titanic«. Das britische Autorenteam dokumentiert in atemberaubender Weise noch einmal die bewegte Geschichte des Flagschiffs »Wilhelm Gustloff« vom Stapellauf bis zu dessen Untergang.
Descubriendo la historia del tatuaje en la ficción clásica, esta selección original representa el tatuaje como un catalizador de escándalo en la sociedad, como un símbolo de una fuerza sobrenatural incognoscible y como un arte viviente trascendental que fusiona los espíritus de un tatuador y su lienzo viviente. Esta exploración del tatuaje en la ficción dejará una impresión indeleble.
