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‘Wonderful and timely … Hugely recommended’ STEPHEN FRYWhat do you and an ancient philosopher have in common? It turns out much more than you might think… Aristotle was an extraordinary thinker yet he was preoccupied by an ordinary question: how to be happy. In this handbook to his timeless teachings, Professor Edith Hall shows how ancient thinking is precisely what we need today, even if you don’t know your Odyssey from your Iliad. In ten practical lessons you can learn how to make good decisions, how to ace an interview, how to choose a partner and how to face death. This is advice that won’t go out of fashion.‘A beguiling cross between Mary Beard and Mary Poppins’ Observer

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An award-winning classicist turns to Greek tragedies for the wisdom to understand the damage caused by suicide and help those who are contemplating suicide themselves  “Remarkable, brave and compassionate.”—Rowan Williams, New Statesman  In Sophocles’ tragedy Oedipus the Tyrant, a messenger arrives to report that Jocasta, queen of Thebes, has killed herself. To prepare listeners for this terrible news, he announces, “The tragedies that hurt the most are those that sufferers have chosen for themselves.” Edith Hall, whose own life and psyche have been shaped by such loss—her mother’s grandfather, mother, and first cousin all took their own lives—traces the philosophical arguments on suicide, from Plato and Aristotle to David Hume and Albert Camus.  In this deeply personal story, Hall explores the psychological damage that suicide inflicts across generations, relating it to the ancient Greek idea of a family curse. She draws parallels between characters from Greek tragedy and her own relatives, including her great-grandfather, whose life and death bore similar motivations to Sophocles’ Ajax: both men were overwhelmed by shame and humiliation.  Hall, haunted by her own periodic suicidal urges, shows how plays by Sophocles and other Greek dramatists helped her work through the loss of ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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An urgent study of Homer’s Iliad, exposing the beginnings of the ecological disaster we now face and facilitating our understanding of its history  “Exhilarating.”—Emma Greensmith, Times Literary Supplement  The roots of today’s environmental catastrophe run deep into humanity’s past. Through this unprecedented reading of Homer’s Iliad, the award-winning classicist Edith Hall examines how this foundational text both documents the environmental practices of the ancient Greeks and betrays an awareness of the dangers posed by the destruction of the natural landscape. Underlying Homer’s account of brutal military operations, alliances, and cataclysmic struggle is a palpable understanding that the direction in which humanity was headed could create a world that was uninhabitable.  Hall provides unparalleled insight into the ancient origins of climate change and argues that the Iliad exposes the deepest contradictions behind the environmental problems we have created. Indeed, it is possible that some of the violence done to the environment throughout history has been authorized, if not exacerbated, by the celebration of the exploitation of nature in Homer’s poem. Drawing compelling analogies to contemporary poetry, literature, and film, Hall demonstrates that the Iliad, as a priceless document of the mindset of early humans, can help us understand ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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They gave us democracy, philosophy, poetry, rational science, the joke. They built the Parthenon and the Library of Alexandria. They wrote the timeless myths of Odysseus and Oedipus, and the histories of Leonidas’s three hundred Spartans and Alexander the Great. But who were the ancient Greeks? And what was it that enabled them to achieve so much? Here, Edith Hall gives us a revelatory way of viewing this geographically scattered people, visiting different communities at various key moments during twenty centuries of ancient history. Identifying ten unique traits central to the widespread ancient Greeks, Hall unveils a civilization of incomparable richness and a people of astounding complexity – and explains how they made us who we are today. ‘A thoroughly readable and illuminating account of this fascinating people… This excellent book makes us admire and like the ancient Greeks equally’Independent‘A worthy and lively introduction to one of the two groups of ancient peoples who really formed the western world’Sunday Times‘Throughout, Hall exemplifies her subjects’ spirit of inquiry, their originality and their open-mindedness’Daily Telegraph‘A book that is both erudite and splendidly entertaining’Financial Times

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Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, InspiringThis Very Short Introduction introduces the life, work, and influence of one of the greatest dramatists of all time, Sophocles the Athenian. Placing his plays within their historical context, and explaining the conventions of ancient Greek tragic theatre, Edith Hall spotlights their distinctive features-tight plots, titanic personalities, lucid style, sympathetic women, exquisite poetry, and stagecraft. This analysis is followed by an account of how and why Sophoclean dramas have survived to be read and widely performed into the twenty-first century.ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

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“A genuine treasure and superb work in spiritual formation.” — Richard J. Foster, author of Celebration of DisciplineFollowing in the tradition of Richard J. FosterÂ’s A Celebration of Discipline and Dallas WillardÂ’s Divine Conspiracy, the former president of Renovaré calls all Christians to recenter the Christian life around what has always been its core: following Jesus.“Change” is at the heart of Christian life. As Christians, we are called to be disciples of Jesus, to actively follow his teachings and become more like him. But the church has lost sight of what has always been its center, Christopher A. Hall argues. In A Different Way, he reminds us that faith is not meant to be merely rigid and static and so guides us back to ChristianityÂ’s spiritual foundation, helping us reconnect with Jesus and live the life he calls to live.Filled with personal stories that encourage introspection, thoughtful meditations on spiritual formation, and profound wisdom, A Different Way is an interactive book that encourages reflection through daily journaling and Bible passages to read and consider. With thoughtful introspection and Bible study, we can begin our spiritual journey of actively following the way Jesus teaches us to live.Â

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Easy, mouthwatering comfort food and mostly Mexican-American recipes from one of social media’s biggest stars.Step into the heart of Edith Galvez’s home—her kitchen, where simplicity meets flavor. For the first time, Edith shares her most cherished recipes in her debut cookbook, In Edith’s Kitchen. Perfect for families on the go, this cookbook features quick and satisfying weeknight staples like Chicken with Alfredo Pasta. You’ll also find lazy weekend dinners such as Mississippi Pot Roast, comforting classics including Huevos Rancheros and Enchiladas Rojas, and of course decadent desserts like Lemon Blueberry Loaf Cake and Mexican Tiramisu. Packed with a variety of nourishing recipes and sprinkled with the love and care that made Edith a social media favorite, this cookbook is your invitation to flavorful, heartfelt cooking without intimidation. Growing up, Edith spent summers on her family’s ranch in Mexico, savoring the vibrant street foods sold by esquites and paletas vendors and learning treasured recipes and techniques from her abuela and mother. As she built her own family, she had to balance their busy lives while still enjoying delicious meals. What began as a personal outlet for her shyness and anxiety became a career when Edith’s ASMR-style cooking videos skyrocketed her to ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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''Another dark parable of society''s vilification of women. Intelligent... A tantalizing investigation'' Kate Colquhoun. On the night of 3 October 1922, in the quiet suburb of Ilford, Edith Thompson and her husband Percy were walking home after an evening spent at a London theatre, when a man sprang out of the darkness and stabbed Percy to death. The assailant was Frederick Bywaters, a twenty-year-old merchant seaman who had been Edith''s lover. When the police learned of his relationship with Edith, she was arrested as his accomplice, despite protesting her innocence. The remarkably intense love letters Edith wrote to Freddy – some of them couched in ambiguous language – were read out at their trial for murder at the Old Bailey. They would seal her fate: Edith and Freddy were hanged for the murder of Percy Thompson in January 1923. Freddy was demonstrably guilty; but was Edith truly so? In shattering detail and with masterful emotional insight, Laura Thompson charts the course of a liaison with thrice-fatal consequences, and investigates what the trial and execution of Edith Thompson tell us about perceptions of women in early twentieth-century Britain.

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The comprehensive story of an icon of modern architecture: the Edith Farnsworth House, designed by Mies van der Rohe One of the most famous residences in modern history, a glass and steel marvel that seems to float above its site, the Edith Farnsworth House had been legendary in the public imagination long before it could be widely accessed. This book charts the house’s original design by Mies van der Rohe and periods of neglect, flooding, and new ownership by Lord Peter Palumbo. Now publicly accessible and celebrating twenty years of being owned and administered by the National Trust for Historic Preservation, this icon of modern architecture commissioned by client and patron Edith Farnsworth now gets its due. The Edith Farnsworth House is one of the most prized residences in modern architectural history, whose sometimes fraught history culminates in its publicly accessible life today. The book, which newly foregrounds the key role of client Edith Farnsworth, is written and edited by Michelangelo Sabatino, who contributes deep expertise on modernist architecture, and includes an essay by architectural historian Dietrich Neumann, excerpts of Edith Farnsworth’s unpublished memoir, as well as interviews with Mies’s grandson Dirk Lohan, and the house’s second owner, Lord Peter ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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THE EXTRAORDINARY TRUE STORY OF HOW ONE YOUNG GIRL ESCAPED THE HOLOCAUST''It holds you with the same intensity as The Diary of Anne Frank and leaves you heart-broken, illuminated, and amazed at the capacity for courage'' GUARDIAN***''I never realised that there could be such suffering in the world, and that anyone could live through it'' - from Edith''s diary, 1st July 1945After Germany occupied the Netherlands in 1940, fourteen-year-old Edith was still filling her diary with carefree stories of school, parties and boys. But her entries soon record a darkening world. By 1942, as the Nazis escalated their persecution of the Jewish population, Edith began a bitter struggle to survive.Hidden in plain sight but a courageous Christian family, with a German officer billeted in the next room, Edith faced the horrors of war under constant threat of discovery and betrayal. Weaving together Edith''s diaries with letters smuggled between family members and her own memories, this extraordinary memoir of ''the Anne Frank who lived'' is a profoundly moving account of grief, loss, courage - and one girl''s remarkable belief in humanity in the face of despair.WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY ESTHER FREUD ''One of the best and most moving memoirs I ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Lustr Rabalux Edith 7275 – Nadčasová elegance v klasickém styluLustr Rabalux Edith E27 3x MAX 60W v patinované mosazi přináší do vašeho interiéru prvky tradičního designu a luxusní atmosféru. Kombinace kovové konstrukce a opálového skla zajišťuje nejen estetickou hodnotu, ale i optimální rozptyl světla. Svítidlo je ideální volbou pro obývací pokoje, jídelny či stylové ložnice, kde vynikne jeho elegantní linie i precizní zpracování.Hlavní vlastnosti Styl: Klasické, elegantní provedení Barva: Patinovaná mosaz / opálové sklo Materiál: Kov a sklo Patice: 3x E27 (zdroj není součástí balení) Maximální příkon: 3x 60W (celkem 180 W) Rozměry: Výška 1000 mm, průměr 540 mm Stupeň krytí: IP20 – určeno do suchých vnitřních prostor Napětí: 230V, 50Hz Stupeň ochrany: I (uzemnění pro zvýšenou bezpečnost) Hmotnost: 3,36 kgProč zvolit lustr Edith?Tento lustr vyniká svou nadčasovostí a univerzálností. Patinovaná mosaz dodá interiéru noblesní vzhled, zatímco opálové stínidlo rozptyluje světlo do příjemné, neoslňující záře. Díky třem paticím E27 můžete zvolit žárovky podle vašich preferencí, včetně úsporných LED variant.Doporučení architektaRabalux Edith doporučuji zejména do prostor s vyššími stropy, kde oceníte jeho elegantní závěs a výrazný vizuální efekt. Skvěle doplní klasické, rustikální i eklektické interiéry. Pro maximální úsporu energie volte LED žárovky s teplotou chromatičnosti 2700–3000 K pro útulnou atmosféru.Trust badges ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Rabalux lustr Edith E27 5x MAX 60W patinovaná mosaz 7276 – Nadčasová klasika pro elegantní interiéryLustr Rabalux Edith v noblesní patinované mosazi s pěti skleněnými stínidly v opálovém provedení je synonymem pro klasický styl a nadčasovou eleganci. Jeho kvalitní kovová konstrukce a jemně zakřivené ramena podtrhují dojem luxusu a tradice, díky čemuž skvěle doplní prostorné obývací pokoje, jídelny či vstupní haly.Design a funkce Materiál: Masivní kov v patinované mosazi a opálové sklo Počet světelných zdrojů: 5x E27 (max. 60W) Rozměry: Výška 1000 mm, průměr 560 mm Stupeň krytí: IP20 – vhodné do interiéru Hmotnost: 4,76 kg – stabilní a odolná konstrukce Barva: Patinovaná mosaz / opálové skloSvítidlo není vybaveno LED technologií, což vám dává svobodu ve výběru světelných zdrojů dle vašich preferencí – doporučujeme úsporné LED žárovky pro maximální efektivitu a dlouhou životnost.Proč zvolit lustr Rabalux Edith? Ideální pro milovníky klasického a elegantního designu Univerzální využití v obytných i reprezentativních prostorách Možnost kombinace s dalšími prvky v patině nebo s opálovým sklem Snadná instalace díky závěsnému řetězu (lze individuálně zkrátit)Trust badges & garance Záruka: 2 roky Certifikace: CE Stupeň ochrany: I – uzemnění pro bezpečný provoz Životnost: Dle zvoleného světelného zdroje (doporučujeme LED až 30 000 h)FAQ – Často kladené ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Nástěnné svítidlo Rabalux Edith E27 – patinovaná mosaz, klasická eleganceObjevte nadčasové kouzlo klasického nástěnného svítidla Rabalux Edith v elegantním provedení patinované mosazi s opálovým sklem. Tento model je ideální volbou pro stylové osvětlení obývacích pokojů, ložnic, chodeb či reprezentativních prostor, kde podtrhne charakter interiéru a zároveň poskytne příjemné rozptýlené světlo.Design a funkce Styl: klasické, elegantní linie s retro nádechem Materiál: kvalitní kov (patinovaná mosaz), sklo (opálově matné) Barva: patinovaná mosaz / opálové bílé sklo Rozměry: šířka 240 mm, výška 210 mm, průměr 130 mm, hloubka 240 mm Hmotnost: 760 gTechnické parametry Patice: E27 – možnost volby světelného zdroje dle vašich preferencí (zdroj není součástí balení) Maximální příkon: 1x 60 W Napětí: 230 V / 50 Hz Stupeň krytí: IP20 – vhodné do interiéru Stupeň ochrany: I Technologie LED: ne (doporučeno použít LED žárovku pro maximální úsporu)Ideální volba pro: Klasické i moderní interiéry, kde oceníte teplý dekorativní akcent Osvětlení u postele, v chodbách, na schodištích nebo v obývacím pokoji Vytvoření příjemné atmosféry s možností volby intenzity a barvy světla dle použité žárovkyDoporučení architektaU svítidla Edith doporučujeme volit teplé LED žárovky s paticí E27, které zajistí úsporný provoz a dlouhou životnost. Díky opálovému sklu dochází k optimálnímu rozptylu světla bez oslnění, což ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Hudební CD - Édith Piaf vlastním jménem Édith Giovanna Gassion, známá pod pseudonymem Vrabčák (La Môme Piaf) byla světoznámá a oblíbená francouzská šansoniérka. Édith Piaf vlastním jménem Édith Giovanna Gassion, známá pod pseudonymem Vrabčák (La Môme Piaf) byla světoznámá a oblíbená francouzská šansoniérka.Její způsob interpretace odrážel praktické zkušenosti ze života, které sama prožila, anebo vnitřní poměry, ve kterých se právě nacházela. Tento umělecký přístup z ní nakonec učinil francouzskou národní ikonu.Šansony jako „La vie en rose” (Růžový život), „L'hymne ? l'amour” (Óda na lásku), „Milord” a „Non, je ne regrette rien” (Ničeho nelituji) jí přinesly světovou popularitu.Seznam stopCD 1 1946-1951 1. La Vie En...

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In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith was sent to Auschwitz and endured unimaginable experiences. When the camp was finally liberated, she was pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive. Celebrated therapist and Holocaust survivor Edith Eger captivated millions with her incredible tale of survival and strength in her best-selling book The Choice.Now, in The Ballerina of Auschwitz, Edith revisits her wartime experiences in a deeply personal retelling, through the eyes and emotions of her teenage self. Through this reworking of her poignant narrative, Edith brings readers of all ages into the heart of her experiences, offering a compelling message of hope and resilience that will ensure her story is never forgotten.

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''An extraordinary achievement'' A. L. Kennedy‘An enjoyably uncategorisable and atmospheric book, a richly dark and idiosyncratic fairytale for grownups.’ The GuardianEdward Carey''s witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse – and the mysterious figure who threatens its very survival.Norwich, 1901. Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave.Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, young Edith decides to write a play of her own about Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy, Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar woman named Margaret Unthank, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play – the one thing that’s truly hers – from the newcomer’s sinister designs. Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey’s trademark illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman’s struggle to escape her family’s control and craft her own creative destiny.

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A witty and entrancing story of a young woman trapped in a ramshackle English playhouse and the mysterious figure who threatens its very survival, from the author of Little 'Extraordinary... funny, troubling, playful, magical and vastly energetic' A.L. KennedyNorwich, 1901: Edith Holler spends her days among the eccentric denizens of the Holler Theatre, warned by her domineering father that the playhouse will literally tumble down if she should ever leave.Fascinated by tales of the city she knows only from afar, young Edith decides to write a play of her own about Mawther Meg, a monstrous figure said to have used the blood of countless children to make the local delicacy, Beetle Spread. But when her father suddenly announces his engagement to a peculiar woman named Margaret Unthank, Edith scrambles to protect her father, the theatre, and her play-the one thing that's truly hers-from the newcomer's sinister designs.Teeming with unforgettable characters and illuminated by Carey's trademark illustrations, Edith Holler is a surprisingly modern fable of one young woman's struggle to escape her family's control and craft her own creative destiny.

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Elektronická kniha - autor Dominique Jean Brierre, 232 stran, česky Příběh fenomenální zpěvačky… Ze dna ulice až na vrchol světových pódií Byl by to neuvěřitelný román – kdyby to nebyl její skutečný život. Osud, který se stal legendou. Magickou, triumfální i tragickou… Barvitá dobová mozaika, kterou přišli poskládat Edithini slavní souputníci, mecenáši, kolegové, přátelé, manželé, milenci i rivalové. Marcel Cerdan, Théo Sarapo, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Aznavour, Jean Cocteau, Yves Montand, Georges Moustaki… a mnozí další se svěřují s důvěrnými vzpomínkami. Slavní promlouvají o ještě slavnější.Édith Giovanna Gassion vzlétla doslova z dlažby pařížské Pigalle až na oběžnou dráhu světové hvězdy. Zrodila se Edith Piaf. A dobyla svět. Celý její osud byl poznamenán bizarními událostmi a tragédiemi, stejně jako divokou stravující vášní. Drobná, jen 147 cm vysoká ženička, za dveřmi svého domova zničená chorobami a závislostmi, zářila na pódiích jako...

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Audiokniha: „Tato kniha vypráví neobyčejný příběh o hrdinství a uzdravení, o odhodlání i soucitu, o psychické odolnosti a morální odvaze i o tom, jak se důstojně vyrovnat s rolí oběti. V osobních i profesních zkušenostech Edith Egerové lze najít inspiraci v jakékoli životní situaci.“ Philip Zimbardo. Ve své knize, která je víc než jen memoárovou literaturou, nám Edith Egerová předkládá nejen napínavý a působivý příběh vlastního života, ale také inspirativní příběhy svých pacientů. Na jejich pozadí nám ukazuje, že všichni máme na výběr – rozhodnout se vystoupit z role oběti, osvobodit se z pout minulosti a začít naplno žít. Edith Eva Egerová se narodila 29. září 1927 v maďarské židovské rodině v Košicích. V pouhých šestnácti letech ji nacisti deportovali do Osvětimi, kde jí zavraždili rodiče a kde musela tančit Mengelemu. Spolu se sestrou Magdou přežila několik lágrů i pochod smrti. V roce 1945 ji američtí vojáci vytáhli z hromady mrtvol v Mauthausenu. Ještě desítky let po válce bojovala s traumaty a pocitem viny. V Americe, kam nakonec s manželem za dramatických okolností po komunistickém převratu emigrovala, si udělala doktorát z klinické psychologie, vychovala tři děti a otevřela si terapeutickou praxi. Na žádost americké armády začala pomáhat vojákům ohroženým posttraumatickým ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Selected & Introduced by David Stuart Davies. Traumatised by ghost stories in her youth, Pulitzer Prize winning author Edith Wharton (1862 -1937) channelled her fear and obsession into creating a series of spine-tingling tales filled with spirits beyond the grave and other supernatural phenomena. While claiming not to believe in ghosts, paradoxically she did confess that she was frightened of them.Wharton imbues this potent irrational and imaginative fear into her ghostly fiction to great effect. In this unique collection of finely wrought tales Wharton demonstrates her mastery of the ghost story genre. Amongst the many supernatural treats within these pages you will encounter a married farmer bewitched by a dead girl; a ghostly bell which saves a woman's reputation; the weird spectral eyes which terrorise the midnight hours of an elderly aesthete; the haunted man who receives letters from his dead wife; and the frightening power of a doppelganger which foreshadows a terrible tragedy.Compelling, rich and strange, the ghost stories of Edith Wharton, like vintage wine, have matured and grown more potent with the passing years.

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An Independent Book of the Month Edith Summerskill was a remarkable politician, feminist, physician, campaigner and writer. At a time when there were few powerful women in public life, Dr Edith, as she was known, served in Clement Attlee''s transformational post-war Labour government and oversaw the National Insurance scheme which solidified the welfare state in Britain. Here, Labour MEP Mary Honeyball, provides the first biography of this remarkable early pioneer for women in politics. Honeyball shows how Edith Summerskill''s direct campaigning was instrumental in promoting women''s causes throughout her life and lays out her remarkable achievements in securing the equal rights of housewives and divorced women over property. This is an uplifting and enlightening account of a forgotten Labour hero.

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An Independent Book of the Month Edith Summerskill was a remarkable politician, feminist, physician, campaigner and writer. At a time when there were few powerful women in public life, Dr Edith, as she was known, served in Clement Attlee''s transformational post-war Labour government and oversaw the National Insurance scheme which solidified the welfare state in Britain. Here, Labour MEP Mary Honeyball, provides the first biography of this remarkable early pioneer for women in politics. Honeyball shows how Edith Summerskill''s direct campaigning was instrumental in promoting women''s causes throughout her life and lays out her remarkable achievements in securing the equal rights of housewives and divorced women over property. This is an uplifting and enlightening account of a forgotten Labour hero.

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One of ‘the heirs to John le Carré’ The Times ‘A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD‘Behold the new Golden Age of Spy Kings’ Sunday TimesTo betray, you must first belong…In June 1934, Kim Philby met his Soviet handler, the spy Arnold Deutsch. The woman who introduced them was called Edith Tudor-Hart. She changed the course of 20th century history.Then she was written out of it.Drawing on the Secret Intelligence Files on Edith Tudor-Hart, along with the private archive letters of Kim Philby, this finely worked, evocative and beautifully tense novel – by the granddaughter of Kim Philby – tells the story of the woman behind the Third Man.A future classic:‘A fine achievement’ THE TIMES‘Completely fascinating. A sophisticated and brilliantly constructed fictional retelling of a crucial relationship in 20th century espionage history. A tremendous achievement’ WILLIAM BOYD‘Atmospheric and rigorously researched’ Sunday Times‘Persuasive… involving… impressive’ LITERARY REVIEW‘A fascinating contribution to the literature of the Cambridge spies by a clever, nimble writer with some genuine skin in the game’ CHARLES CUMMING‘Complex and powerfully written… a persuasive repurposing of the lives of real-life figures’ i NEWSPAPER‘A dextrous writer who gives her tale a quickening, thrillerish propulsion’ NEW STATESMAN‘Mother, lover, revolutionary, spy… Philby’s stunning fourth novel ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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'A master storyteller' - Elizabeth Strout The power of money threatens young love in this charming story of romantic misadventure by one of the greatest authors of America's Gilded AgeNick Lansing and Susy Branch are young and attractive, but penniless. Gracefully moving through New York high society, they have the right connections but none of the wealth. When they inconveniently fall in love, Susy devises a plan. They will marry and spend a year flitting across Europe, staying in the homes of their rich friends and living off honeymoon gifts until either one of them meets a better, richer prospect.But jealous passions and troubled consciences soon cause their idyll to crumble. Told with Edith Wharton's trademark wit, Glimpses of the Moon is a tartly amusing story of social climbing and romantic misadventure from one of our greatest writers.Part of the Pushkin Press Classics series: timeless storytelling by icons of literature, hand-picked from around the globe.EDITH WHARTON (1862-1937) was born in New York, into a rich and socially prominent family. She began to write at an early age, although it was a habit viewed by her family as unsuitable for a woman of her social class. In 1885 she married Edward ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Three beloved novels by Edith Wharton, in a couture-inspired Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition designed by a fashion illustrator for Alexander McQueen. This edition celebrates the 150th anniversary of Edith Wharton''s birth in 2012.The House of Mirth: Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to gossip. Wharton charts the course of Lily''s life, providing a wider picture of a society in transition; a changing New York where old manners, morals and family attitudes are being replaced by the view that an individual is an expendable commodity.The Custom of the Country: Mr and Mrs Spragg are hoping to forge an entrée into society and arrange a suitably ambitious match for their only daughter. Wharton''s story of Undine Spragg affords us a detailed glimpse of the interior décor of upper-class America and its nouveau riche. Through a heroine who is as vain and spoiled as she is fascinating, Wharton conveys a vision of social behaviour that is both informed and disenchanted.The Age of Innocence: When the Countess Ellen Olenska flees Europe and her brutish husband, her rebellious independence stirs ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Hudební CD - Edith Piaf a její výběr. Édith Piaf byla světoznámá a oblíbená francouzská šansoniérka. Její způsob interpretace odrážel praktické zkušenosti ze života, které sama prožila, anebo vnitřní poměry, ve kterých se právě nacházela. Tento umělecký přístup z ní nakonec učinil francouzskou národní ikonu. Seznam stop CD 1 / La Vie En Rose / Un Refrain Courait Dans La Rue / Hymne ? L'Amour / La Petite Marie / Chante Moi / Chanson Bleue / Pour Qu' Elle Soit Jolie Ma Chanson / Un Grand Amour Qui S'Ach?ve / Légende / C'Est L'Amour Qui Fait Qu'On Aime / La Belle Histoire D'Amour / T'Es L'Homme Qu'll Me Faut / Padam Padam / My Lost Melody (JE N'EN CONNAIS PAS LA FIN) / Notre-Dame De Paris / La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean / Ça Ira / Sous Le Ciel De Paris / Serenade Du Pavé / Diable De La Bastille / CD 2 / Boulevard Du Crime / Les Flonflons Du Bae / Marie Trottoir / Le Billard Électrique / Quatorze Juillet /...

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LP vinyl - Kompilace Edith Piaf na vinylu Způsob interpretace Edith Piaf odrážel praktické zkušenosti ze života, které sama prožila, anebo vnitřní poměry, ve kterých se právě nacházela. Tento umělecký přístup z ní nakonec učinil francouzskou národní ikonu. Šansony jako „La vie en rose” (Růžový život), „L'hymne ? l'amour” (Óda na lásku), „Milord” a „Non, je ne regrette rien” (Ničeho nelituji) jí přinesly světovou popularitu. Seznam stop 1. A1 Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien / 2. A2 Milord / 3. A3 Sous Le Ciel De Paris / 4. A4 Padam Padam / 5. A5 ? Quoi Ça Sert L'amour / 6. A6 Les Amants D'un Jour / 7. A7 Mon Dieu / 1. B1 Les Mots D'amour / 2. B2 La Foule / 3. B3 L'homme ? La Moto / 4. B4 Mon Man?ge ? Moi (Tu Me Fais Tourner La T?te) / 5. B5 La Goualante Du Pauvre Jean / 6. B6 L'accordéoniste / 7. B7 Hymne ? L'amour / 8. B8 La Vie En Rose

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LP vinyl - Po těžké nemoci a dvouletém ústupu z očí veřejnosti se Édith Piaf v roce 1960 vrátila s legendárním comebackem, který ji učinil navždy nesmrtelnou. Po těžké nemoci a dvouletém ústupu z očí veřejnosti se Édith Piaf v roce 1960 vrátila s legendárním comebackem, který ji učinil navždy nesmrtelnou. Album Récital 1961 zachycuje tyto jedinečné momenty francouzského šansonu a Piaf navždy. Bylo nahráno živě na L'Olympia v Paříži 29. prosince 1960 a poprvé vydáno na Columbii v lednu 1961 Seznam stop Side A / Les Mots D'amour / Les Flons Flons Du Bal / T'es L'homme Qu'il Me Faut / Mon Dieu / Mon Vieux Lucien / Side B / La Ville Inconnue / Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien / La Belle Histoire D'amour / Les Blouses Blanches

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"Tato kniha vypráví neobyčejný příběh o hrdinství a uzdravení, o odhodlání i soucitu, o psychické odolnosti a morální odvaze i o tom, jak se důstojně vyrovnat s rolí oběti. V osobních i profesních zkušenostech Edith Egerové lze najít inspiraci v jakékoli životní situaci." Philip Zimbardo Osobnost mezinárodního významu s kořeny v předválečném Československu. Doporučujeme všem čtenářům Hany. Ve své knize, která je víc než jen memoárovou literaturou, nám Edith Egerová předkládá nejen napínavý a působivý příběh vlastního života, ale také inspirativní příběhy svých pacientů. Na jejich pozadí nám ukazuje, že všichni máme na výběr - rozhodnout se vystoupit z role oběti, osvobodit se z pout minulosti a začít naplno žít.

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Když se čtyřiatřicetiletá Kanaďanka Edith vydává do Afriky, aby se blíže seznámila s tamější kulturou a krajinou, netuší, že běžná poznávací cesta se promění v patnáctiměsíční martyrium. Při přejezdu z Burkina-Faso do Beninu na hranici Sahelu a jižní Sahary ji i s jejím italským přítelem unese skupina ozbrojenců. Odvezou je daleko od civilizace do nekonečné pouště, kde si Edith sáhne až na samé dno.

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Připraveno na cestu! To je odrážedlo HALLEY 2 v 1: odrážedlo a tříkolová koloběžka v jednom výrobku. Ještě více funkcí, ještě více zábavy! HALLEY je výrobek, který si zamilují dospělí i děti. Sedačku lze snadno zvednout a složit rovnoběžně s řídítky: nejen doma, ale i na procházce. Nastavitelné řídítka umožňují snadno nastavit výšku tak, aby vyhovovala rychle rostoucímu dítěti, a díky modernímu designu si vaše dítě HALLEY zamiluje a nebude se s ním chtít rozloučit. Toto skvělé odrážedlo a koloběžka v jednom má 2 přední, osvětlená kola a zadní kolo s brzdou. Procházky po setmění budou pro děti ještě napínavější a rodičům se uleví, že nemusí za sebou tahat těžké kolo, protože HALLEY váží pouhé 3 kilogramy! Dětské odrážedlo a koloběžka HALLEY je odrážedlo a tříkolová koloběžka v jednom. Má speciální sedačku, kterou zvednete a odrážedlo tak změníte na koloběžku. A když vaše dítě jízda omrzí: spustíte sedačku zpět dolů a uděláte z něj odrážedlo. HALLEY je dokonalý společník na procházky. Snadné používání Spuštění sedačky a nastavení rukojeti zabere jen chvilku. Odrážedlo tak můžete proměnit v koloběžku a naopak, a to i za chůze. Už žádné nošení kola za dítětem: stačí malá změna a vaše dítě opět pocítí příval energie. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Připraveno na cestu! To je odrážedlo HALLEY 2 v 1: odrážedlo a tříkolová koloběžka v jednom výrobku. Ještě více funkcí, ještě více zábavy! HALLEY je výrobek, který si zamilují dospělí i děti. Sedačku lze snadno zvednout a složit rovnoběžně s řídítky: nejen doma, ale i na procházce. Nastavitelné řídítka umožňují snadno nastavit výšku tak, aby vyhovovala rychle rostoucímu dítěti, a díky modernímu designu si vaše dítě HALLEY zamiluje a nebude se s ním chtít rozloučit. Toto skvělé odrážedlo a koloběžka v jednom má 2 přední, osvětlená kola a zadní kolo s brzdou. Procházky po setmění budou pro děti ještě napínavější a rodičům se uleví, že nemusí za sebou tahat těžké kolo, protože HALLEY váží pouhé 3 kilogramy! Dětské odrážedlo a koloběžka HALLEY je odrážedlo a tříkolová koloběžka v jednom. Má speciální sedačku, kterou zvednete a odrážedlo tak změníte na koloběžku. A když vaše dítě jízda omrzí: spustíte sedačku zpět dolů a uděláte z něj odrážedlo. HALLEY je dokonalý společník na procházky. Snadné používání Spuštění sedačky a nastavení rukojeti zabere jen chvilku. Odrážedlo tak můžete proměnit v koloběžku a naopak, a to i za chůze. Už žádné nošení kola za dítětem: stačí malá změna a vaše dítě opět pocítí příval energie. ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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The Penguin English Library Edition of The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton''It was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions''A searing, shocking tale of women as consumer items in a man''s world, The House of Mirth sees Lily Bart, beautiful and charming, living among the wealthy families of New York but reluctant to finally commit herself to a husband. In her search for freedom and the happiness she feels she deserves, Lily is ultimately ruined by scandal. Edith Wharton''s shattering novel created controversy on its publication in 1905 with its scathing portrayal of the world''s wealthy and the prison that marriage can become.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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In 1944, sixteen-year-old ballerina Edith Eger was sent to Auschwitz. Separated from her parents on arrival, she endures unimaginable experiences, including being made to dance for the infamous Josef Mengele. When the camp is finally liberated, she is pulled from a pile of bodies, barely alive.The horrors of the Holocaust didn't break Edith. In fact, they helped her learn to live again with a life-affirming strength and a truly remarkable resilience. The Choice is her unforgettable story.It shows that hope can flower in the most unlikely places.

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A stunning new colouring book that will take you through a year in the life of the English countryside. Nearly 40 years ago, a rediscovered diary enchanted the nation. Edith Holden's 'Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady' from 1906 captured her observations on the English countryside's changing seasons, accompanied by exquisite illustrations of its flora and fauna. Now, for the first time, Edith's work been turned into an beautiful colouring book. Featuring black & white ink illustrations based on her paintings, alongside the original handwriting from the lost journal, this is a captivating colouring book that guides you through a year in the world of this truly remarkable Edwardian lady.

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Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right levelMary Seacole and Edith Cavell risked their lives to look after the wounded and the dying. They proved that bravery in wartime isn’t just about fighting and winning battles.White/Band 10 books have more complex sentences and figurative language.Text type – A dual biography.A glossary on page 29 defines difficult words.A timeline on pages 30 and 31 allows children to recap the events of the gallant lives.Curriculum links – History: ‘the lives of significant individuals in the past who have contributed to national and international achievements. Some should be used to compare aspects of life in different periods [for example, … Mary Seacole and Edith Cavell].’

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The Penguin English Library Edition of Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton''He seemed a part of the mute melancholy landscape, an incarnation of its frozen woe, with all that was warm and sentient in him fast bound below the surface''Ethan Frome works his unproductive farm and struggles to maintain a bearable existence with his difficult, suspicious and hypochondriac wife, Zeena. But when Zeena''s vivacious cousin enters their household as a ''hired girl'', Ethan finds himself obsessed with her and with the possibilities for happiness she comes to represent. In one of American fiction''s finest and most intense narratives, Edith Wharton moves this ill-starred trio towards their tragic destinies.The Penguin English Library - 100 editions of the best fiction in English, from the eighteenth century and the very first novels to the beginning of the First World War.

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BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAININTRODUCED BY DENISE MINA''Highsmith probes to the very core of her heroine with a controlled ferocity and single-mindedness that illuminates every page of her novel'' THE TIMES ''A work of extraordinary force and feeling . . . her strongest, her most imaginative'' NEW YORKER ''One of the mere twenty or so that I would say were perfect, unimprovable masterpieces'' A. N Wilson, DAILY TELEGRAPH Edith Howland''s diary is her most precious possession, and as she is moving house she is making sure it''s safe. A suburban housewife in fifties America, she is moving to Brunswick with her husband Brett and her beloved son, Cliffie, to start a new life for them all. She is optimistic, but most of all she has high hopes for her new venture with Brett, a local newspaper, the Brunswick Corner Bugle.As Edith Howland''s life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. Life seems full of promise, and indeed, to read her diary, filled with her most intimate feelings and revelations, you would never think otherwise. Strange, then, that reality is so dangerously different . . .

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Edith Wharton''s novel reworks the eternal triangle of two women and a man in a strikingly original manner. When about to marry the beautiful and conventional May Welland, Newland Archer falls in love with her very unconventional cousin, the Countess Olenska. The consequent drama, set in New York during the 1870s, reveals terrifying chasms under the polished surface of upper-class society as the increasingly fraught Archer struggles with conflicting obligations and desires. The first woman to do so, Edith Wharton won the Pulitzer Prize for this dark comedy of manners which was immediately recognized as one of her greatest achievements.

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In these powerful and elegant tales, Edith Wharton evokes moods of disquiet and darkness within her own era. In icy new England a fearsome double foreshadows the fate of a rich young man; a married farmer is bewitched by a dead girl; a ghostly bell saves a woman''s reputation. Brittany conjures ancient cruelties, Dorset witnesses a retrospective haunting and a New York club cushions an elderly aesthete as he tells of the ghastly eyes haunting his nights.

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Three kids - Kenny, his sister Edith, and their friend Benji - are all but abandoned on a farm in remotest Middle America. With little adult supervision, they feed and care for each other, making up the rules as they go. But when Kenny''s and Benji''s relationship becomes more than friendship, and Edith shoots something she really shouldn''t shoot, the formerly indifferent outside world comes barging in whether they want it to or not.

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Edith by Martina Devlin, a new novel based on the life of Edith Somerville of ‘Somerville and Ross’ fame.

Objev podobné jako Edith - Martina Devlin

Mala len šestnásť rokov, keď ju a jej rodinu odviedli nacisti z Košícdo Osvienčimu. Hneď po príchode ju doktor Mengele oddelilod mamy a jej rodičia zomreli v plynovej komore. Edith v tábore zažilanepredstaviteľné chvíle, no jej odvaha a sila pomohli prežiť nielenjej a jej sestre, ale aj ďalším ženám z tábora.Dnes je Dr. Edith Eva Eger medzinárodne uznávanou psychologičkoua skúsenosti, ktoré nadobudla, jej umožňujú pomáhať najťažším prípadom,či už sú to vojnoví veteráni, ľudia žijúci v traumatizujúcom rodinnomprostredí, alebo potenciálni vrahovia. V knihe Voľba spracúva svojjedinečný príbeh o prežití holokaustu a úteku do Ameriky. Spomienkypretkáva zaujímavými prípadmi zo svojej praxe, svojimi názormi na ľudskýživot a na to, čo sama nazýva „možnosťou voľby“. Ukazuje, ako si každýmôže zvoliť, že sa zbaví väzenia, ktoré si postavil vo svojej mysli, a nájsťoslobodenie bez ohľadu na minulosť.

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Hudební CD - záznam vystoupení se Symfonickým orchestrem města Melbourne australská deep-funková pětice vedená kytaristou Lance Fergusonem Záznam vystoupení se Symfonickým orchestrem města Melbourne australská deep-funková pětice vedená kytaristou Lance Fergusonem Seznam stop CD The Truth (Live at Hamer Hall) / Stranded (Live at Hamer Hall) / I Don't Wanna Stop (Live at Hamer Hall) / Power Without Greed (Live at Hamer Hall) / Tomorrow (Live at Hamer Hall) / Red Triangle (Live at Hamer Hall) / Lit Up (Live at Hamer Hall) / I Got Burned (feat. Tim Rogers) [Live at Hamer Hall] / Strong (Live at Hamer Hall) / Keep Me In Mind (Live at Hamer Hall)

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LP vinyl - Záznam vystoupení se Symfonickým orchestrem města Melbourne. Záznam vystoupení se Symfonickým orchestrem města Melbourne. Australská deep-funková pětice vedená kytaristou Lance Fergusonem. Barva LP : Tyrkysová Rok vydání : 2022 Seznam stop LP A1 The Truth (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / A2 Stranded (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / A3 I Don't Wanna Stop (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / A4 Power Without Greed (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / A5 Tomorrow (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / B1 Red Triangle (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / B2 Lit Up (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / B3 I Got Burned (feat. Tim Rogers) [Live at Hamer Hall, 2021] / B4 Strong (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021) / B5 Keep Me In Mind (Live at Hamer Hall, 2021)

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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "An affecting, singular story...a bracing tale of life on the edge of death." —Kirkus ReviewsWhen veteran war reporter Benjamin Hall woke up in Kyiv on the morning of March 14, 2022, he had no idea that, within hours, Russian bombs would nearly end his life. As a journalist for Fox News, Hall had worked in dangerous war zones like Syria and Afghanistan, but with three young daughters at home, life on the edge was supposed to be a thing of the past. Yet when Russia viciously attacked Ukraine in February 2022, Hall quickly volunteered to go. A few weeks later, while on assignment, Hall and his crew were blown up in a Russian strike. With Hall himself gravely injured and stuck in Kyiv, it was unclear if he would make it out alive.This is the story of how he survived—a story that continues to this day. For the first time, Hall shares his experience in full—from his ground-level view of the war to his dramatic rescue to his arduous, and ongoing, recovery. Going inside the events that have permanently transformed him, Hall recalls his time at the front lines of our world’s conflicts, ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Officially licensed by the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this revised and updated volume gathers the biographies, statistics, and photos of over 175 members of the most exclusive club in the sport.A beautiful book every baseball fan should own, The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection includes all inductees, stats, and awards through the 2023 Hall of Fame elections. Additional new content also includes: the origin story of the Hall of Fame, a visual tour of Cooperstown, plus insights and photos celebrating the Hall’s famous induction weekend. Separated into chapters by position, The National Baseball Hall of Fame Collection highlights the best and the most memorable players, events, championships, moments, and more. Meet the greats of the game from before you were born and relive the memories that you shared with your diamond heroes of recent years. You will find: Profiles of more than 175 legendary Hall of Famers Photo explorations into rare memorabilia, including replica tickets, scouting reports, scorecards, and contracts Notable awards, records, stats, and a complete list of over 300 Hall of Fame members Full-color photos and informative sidebars throughout Become an expert on your favorite teams and players as you take a glorious trip into the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Published to mark the reopening of the spectacular baroque interior of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich after a landmark conservation project, The Painted Hall is a wonderful celebration of what has been called ‘the Sistine Chapel of the UK’. The ceiling and wall decorations of the Painted Hall were conceived and executed by the artist Sir James Thornhill between 1707 and 1726 – years that witnessed the Act of Union during the reign of Queen Anne and Great Britain’s rise to become a dominant Protestant power in a predominantly Catholic Europe. The accessions to the throne of William III and Mary II in 1688 and George I in 1714 form the central narrative of a scheme that also honours Britain’s maritime successes and mercantile prosperity. The artist drew on a cast of around 200 figures – a mixture of historical, contemporary, allegorical and mythological characters – to tell a story of political change, scientific and cultural achievements, naval endeavours, and commercial enterprise against a series of magnificent backdrops. In the first part of the book, Dr Anya Lucas describes the history and architecture of the building and the background to Thornhill’s commission. The grandeur of his composition, which ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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“Old Poets is an indispensable jewel.” —Washington Post“An astonishing array of encounters...Hall’s observations are shrewd and generous.” —Boston GlobeIntimate portraits of great poets in old age, giving new insight into their work and their lives, and context to the often flawless art created by flawed human beings. The best of themselves endure, and the old poets’ existence and endurance gives readers courage to pursue their own vision. Donald Hall (Essays After Eighty and A Carnival of Losses: Notes Nearing Ninety) knew a great deal about work, about poetry, and about age. Each of those things come together in this unique collection. We hear about Robert Frost as Hall knew him: vain and cruel, a man possessed by guilt. But, as Hall writes, “The poet who survives is the poet to celebrate; the human being who confronts darkness and defeats it is the one to admire. For all his vanity, Robert Frost is admirable: He looked into his desert places, confronted his desire to enter the oblivion of the snowy woods, and drove on.”Hall’s essays are once both intimate portraits and learned treatises. He takes us on a pub crawl through the Welsh countryside with the word-mad Dylan Thomas; to the ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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Volumes 1 and 2 of Stuart Hall's Essential Essays are available as a set From his arrival in Britain in the 1950s and involvement in the New Left, to founding the field of cultural studies and examining race and identity in the 1990s and early 2000s, Stuart Hall has been central to shaping many of the cultural and political debates of our time. Essential Essays-a landmark two volume set-brings together Stuart Hall's most influential and foundational works. Spanning the whole of his career, these volumes reflect the breadth and depth of his intellectual and political projects while demonstrating their continued vitality and importance. Volume 1: Foundations of Cultural Studies focuses on the first half of Hall's career, when he wrestled with questions of culture, class, representation, and politics. This volume's stand-out essays include his field-defining “Cultural Studies and Its Theoretical Legacies;” the prescient “The Great Moving Right Show,” which first identified the emergent mode of authoritarian populism in British politics; and “Encoding and Decoding in the Television Discourse,” one of his most influential pieces of media criticism. As a whole, Volume 1 provides a panoramic view of Hall's fundamental contributions to cultural studies. Volume 2: Identity and Diaspora draws from ... Unknown localization key: "more"

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