David Whitehouse je ocenený románopisec, novinár a scenárista. Jeho debutový román, ocenený v roku 2012 cenou Betty Trask, bol preložený do štrnástich jazykov. Píše pre popredné britské periodiká a je editorom magazínu ShortList. Jeho štýl sa vyznačuje prepracovaným jazykom a hlbokým vhľadom do ľudskej psychiky, čím si získal čitateľov po celom svete.
Radicalism and Governance in Rwanda and Burundi, 1900-1972
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Exploring the dynamics between Catholic and Protestant missionaries, this volume reveals how their competing agendas diverged from the colonial state's interests. It critically examines the histories of Rwanda and Burundi, offering new insights into the complex relationship between colonial powers and religious missions, challenging established narratives about their influence and interactions in the region.
A groundbreaking work of creative non-fiction blending true crime, memoir and
reportage, About a Son is a powerful, devastating and eye-opening story of a
father's love for his murdered son and his determined quest for justice
‘[A] skilful history of space exploration ' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)Nearing half a century since the last Apollo mission, mankind has yet to return to the Moon, but that is about to change. With NASA’s Artemis program scheduled for this decade, astronomer David Whitehouse takes a timely look at what the next 50 years of space exploration have in store.The thirteenth man and the first woman to walk on the Moon will be the first to explore the lunar south pole – the prime site for a future Moon base thanks to its near-perpetual sunlight and the presence of nearby ice.The first crewed mission to Mars will briefly orbit the red planet in 2039, preparing the way for a future landing mission. Surviving the round trip will be the greatest challenge any astronaut has yet faced.In the 2050s, a lander will descend to the frozen surface of Jupiter’s moon Europa and attempt to drill down to its subsurface ocean in search of life.Based on real-world information, up-to-date scientific findings and a healthy dose of realism, Space 2069 is a mind-expanding tour of humanity’s future in space over the next 50 years.
Missing his mother and fearing his father, twelve-year-old Bobby Nusku always thought that the kinds of things that happen in books couldn't possibly happen to him. But then he befriends Val and her daughter Rosa, and finds solace in the mobile library where Val works as a cleaner. That summer, reading becomes Bobby's escape. And when he, Val and Rosa find themselves in trouble, the mobile library seems to offer the only way out. Encountering a mysterious stranger on their journey across the country, they form an unlikely family and experience an adventure to rival those in the books that surround them.
Dojemné a zároveň tragikomické dobrodružstvo chlapca, ktorý utečie z malého rodného mesta, aby našiel slobodu, priateľstvo, no najmä rodinu.
Bobby Nusku sa cíti osamelý. Noci trávi archivovaním stôp, ktoré po sebe zanechala jeho matka. So svojím jediným kamarátom Sunnym spriada plány, ako sa ochrániť pred šikanovaním chlapcov na ulici a pred svojím otcom. Keď sa Sunny musí odsťahovať, Bobbyho premkne obava, že už nemá nikoho blízkeho. Po čase stretne dvoch podobných vydedencov: Rosu, dievčatko s červenou trojkolkou, ktorého postihnutie priťahuje šikanovanie tých istých tyranov, ktorí terorizujú aj jeho, a Val, Rosinu mamu, osamelú rozvedenú ženu, ktorá je zamestnaná ako upratovačka mestskej pojazdnej knižnice. Vznikne medzi nimi hlboké porozumenie, navzájom si vyplnia prázdne miesta v živote.
Puto medzi staršou ženou a chlapcom sa čoskoro stane terčom miestnych klebiet. Val príde o prácu a Bobbyho otec brutálne zbije. Keďže vedia, že ich nečaká nič dobré, rozhodnú sa ujsť aj s Rosou v knižnici na šestnástich kolesách. Trojica podnikne cestu po Anglicku v snahe nájsť lepší život a rodinu, ktorá jej chýba. Celonárodná naháňačka za posádkou knižnice na kolesách je až priveľmi skutočná a hrozí, že ukončí ich inak dokonalý sen.
Traces the story of glass from its origins in Mesopotamia some 5000 years ago,
to the creation of the elegant vessels of the Islamic Near East, the superb
mastery of Renaissance Venice and the creation of modern glassware for daily
use.
