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Iraq against the World - Samuel Helfont

The move away from post-Cold War unipolarity and the rise of revisionist states like Russia and China pose a rapidly escalating and confounding threat for the liberal international order. In Iraq against the World, Samuel Helfont offers a new narrative of Iraqi foreign policy after the 1991 Gulf War to argue that Saddam Hussein executed a political warfare campaign that facilitated this disturbance to global norms. Following the Gulf War, the UN imposed sanctions and inspections on the Iraqi state--conditions that Saddam Hussein was in no position to challenge militarily or through traditional diplomacy. Hussein did, however, wage an influence campaign designed to break the unity of the UN Security Council. The Iraqis helped to impede emerging norms of international cooperation and prodded potentially revisionist states to act on latent inclinations to undermine a liberal post-Cold War order.Drawing on internal files from the ruling Ba''th Party, Helfont highlights previously unknown Iraqi foreign policy strategies, including the prominent use of influence operations and manipulative statesmanship. He traces Ba''thist operations around the globe--from the streets of New York and Stockholm, to the mosques of Pakistan and Saudi Arabia, to the halls of power in Paris and Moscow. Iraqi Ba''thists carried out espionage, planted stories in the foreign press, established overt and covert relations with various political parties, and attempted to silence anyone who disrupted their preferred political narrative. They presented themselves simply as Iraqis concerned about the suffering of their friends and families in their home country, and, consequently, were able to assemble a loose political coalition that was unknowingly being employed to meet Iraq''s strategic goals. This, in turn, divided Western states and weakened norms of cooperation and consensus toward rules-based solutions to international disputes, causing significant damage to liberal internationalism and the institutions that were supposed to underpin it. A powerful reconsideration of the history of Iraqi foreign policy in the 1990s and the early 2000s, Iraq against the World offers new insights into the evolution of the post-Cold War order.

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Hanson: Against The World - LP (12325)

LP vinyl - EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop LP Annalie / Don #039;t Ever Change / Only Love / Against The World / Stronger / One / Fearless

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Hanson: Against The World - CD (12324)

Hudební CD - EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop CD Annalie / Don #039;t Ever Change / Only Love / Against The World / Stronger / One / Fearless

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Hanson: Against The World (Coloured) - LP (12343)

LP vinyl - EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. EP americké skupiny HANSON pod názvem Against the World. 3 bratři jsou mimochodem mistry v umění skládat hutné pop rockové písně, které pokaždé zasáhnou. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop LP Annalie / Don #039;t Ever Change / Only Love / Against The World / Stronger / One / Fearless

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The Reluctant Fundamentalist - Hamid Mohsin

The Reluctant Fundamentalist is Mohsin Hamid''s thrillingly provocative international bestseller, available as a Penguin Essential for the first time. Shortlisted for the Man Booker prize in 2007Now a major film directed by Mira Nair and starring Kate Hudson and Kiefer Sutherland''Excuse me, sir, but may I be of assistance? Ah, I see I have alarmed you. Do not be frightened by my beard. I am a lover of America . . . ''So speaks the mysterious stranger at a Lahore cafe as dusk settles. Invited to join him for tea, you learn his name and what led this speaker of immaculate English to seek you out. For he is more worldy than you might expect; better travelled and better educated. He knows the West better than you do. And as he tells you his story, of how he embraced the Western dream -- and a Western woman -- and how both betrayed him, so the night darkens. Then the true reason for your meeting becomes abundantly clear . . .Challenging, mysterious and thrillingly tense, Mohsin Hamid''s masterly The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a vital read teeming with questions and ideas about some of the most pressing issues of today''s globalised, fractured world.''Masterful . . . A multi-layered and thoroughly gripping book, which works as a poignant love story, a powerful dissection of how US imperialist machinations have turned so many people against the world''s superpower - and as a thriller that subtly ratchets up the nerve-jangling tension towards an explosive ending'' Metro''Beautifully written . . . more exciting than any thriller I''ve read for a long time'' Philip Pullman''A brilliant book'' Kiran Desai''Admirably spare and amazingly exciting'' Rachel Cooke, New StatesmanMohsin Hamid is the author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Moth Smoke and How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia. His fiction has been translated into over 30 languages, received numerous awards, and been shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize. He has contributed essays and short stories to publications such as the Guardian, The New York Times, Financial Times, Granta, and Paris Review. Born and mostly raised in Lahore, he spent part of his childhood in California, studied at Princeton University and Harvard Law School, and has since lived between Lahore, London, and New York.

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The Things That Matter - Andrea Michael

A beautifully moving and poignant tale of finding yourself in the wake of heartbreak, perfect for fans of Amanda Prowse and Imogen ClarkNatasha and Daniel were meant for each other. On paper you’d never think it so; whilst Taz would arrive at school hungry and in clothes too small, Dan’s affluent background was no secret. But they were drawn together and found comfort in the fact that neither felt they truly belonged.When something terrible happens and Dan is sent to prison, Taz doesn’t even pause to think before standing by his side. As the ground beneath Dan crumbles, it’s Taz who is there to catch him. A family of two, it’s them against the world.But now, years later, what happens when the threats they face come from within? Plagued by guilt over a secret in her past, Taz must face the truth or risk losing Dan forever.Readers can’t get enough of The Things That Matter:‘A beautifully written story…one of the best books I have read this year’ Muriel‘A highly original read…so much character and warmth’ Sarah‘Life affirming…it made me laugh, it made me cry’ Helen‘A wonderful book with a heartfelt message we could all use these days!’ Laurie‘Incredibly well written and thought provoking’ Jenny‘Wow! What a fun, emotional journey this book took me on…made me cry and laugh out loud’ Wendy

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The Taste of Sorrow - Jude Morganová

Charlotte. Emily. Anne. The Brontë sisters - the drama, the passion, and a story that lives for ever...Once upon a time there were three sisters, bound by love and suffering, growing up in wild isolation in a lonely house on the moor. Their story will astonish you: their passionate, dangerous closeness; their struggle against the world; their determination to rise above the fates of their parents and their other lost sisters, to become more than the world ever thought they could be. You don''t know their story, but you think they do. They were the Brontës.

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Knowing the Score - Ros Roberts

For as long as Gemma can remember it’s been her and Mum against the world. They''re as close as can be, but deep down she longs to get to know the rest of her family – Gran and Mum’s brother Joe – the family Mum turned her back on around the time Gemma was born.With the summer holidays approaching, Mum is invited on an adults-only holiday. Gemma spots a chance to uncover the story behind the family rift and convinces Mum to let her stay with Joe. He’s the perfect uncle – fun, friendly and generous, and even signs her up for tennis camp. But Gemma can’t shake the feeling that he and Gran are keeping secrets. As the truth emerges, can Gemma find a way to bring her family back together?A heartfelt story of complex families, forgiveness and new beginnings, for fans of Jacqueline Wilson, Lisa Thompson, Susin Nielsen and Cath Howe.Praise for DIGGER AND ME:“A wonderful tale, told with heart, hope and a shiny wet nose.” – Gill Lewis, author of SWAN SONG “A really special book.” – Hilary McKay, author of THE SKYLARKS'' WAR “A story full of humanity.” – Cath Howe, author of ELLA ON THE OUTSIDE“Highly recommended for its engaging storytelling and relatable themes, Knowing the Score is an ideal summer holiday reading for Y6s and Y7s.” – School Reading List

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The Perpetual Battle - Simon Vibert

Through the joys and sorrows of life, we can often lose sight of what the Bible has assured us: we are at war, and must be ready, continually standing firm against the world, the Devil and even our own flesh. The Perpetual Battle is a training manual, helping us know our enemy and understand what it means to live in enemy–occupied territory as we learn to fight the good fight.

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The Lost World Of British Communism - Samuel Raphael

The Lost World of British Communism is a vivid account of the Communist Party of Great Britain. Raphael Samuel, one of post-war Britain's most notable historians, draws on novels of the period and childhood recollections of London's East End, as well as memoirs and Party archives, to evoke the world of British Communism in the 1940s. Samuel conjures up the era when the movement was at the height of its political and theoretical power, brilliantly bringing to life an age in which the Communist Party enjoyed huge prestige as a bulwark for the struggles against fascism and colonialism.

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Armoured Vehicles of the Iraq War - David K. Reynolds

The Iraq War was a protracted armed conflict in Iraq from 2003 to 2011\. It began with the invasion of Iraq by the United States-led coalition that overthrew the Ba''athist government of Saddam Hussein. The war killed an estimated 150,000 to 1,033,000 people, including more than 100,000 civilians and hurt the United States'' international reputation as well as President George Bush''s domestic popularity and public image. Illustrated with over 230 images, this book covers the various armoured vehicles that were used by different nations during this conflict.

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The Tale of Samuel Whiskers or the Roly-Poly Pudding - Beatrix Potterová

The first farm that Beatrix Potter owned, Hill Top, was an old house with thick walls and many hiding places for rats and mice. In The Tale of Samuel Whiskers this farmhouse is Tom Kitten''s home and the story tells what happens when Tom accidently comes upon the rat Samuel Whiskers living in a secret hideout behind the attic walls.The Tale of Samuel Whiskers is number 16 in Beatrix Potter''s series of 23 little books, the titles of which are as follows:1 The Tale of Peter Rabbit2 The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin3 The Tailor of Gloucester4 The Tale of Benjamin Bunny5 The Tale of Two Bad Mice6 The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle7 The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher8 The Tale of Tom Kitten9 The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck10 The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies11 The Tale of Mrs. Tittlemouse12 The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes13 The Tale of Johnny Town-Mouse 14 The Tale of Mr. Tod15 The Tale of Pigling Bland16 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers17 The Tale of The Pie and the Patty-Pan18 The Tale of Ginger and Pickles19 The Tale of Little Pig Robinson20 The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit21 The Story of Miss Moppet22 Appley Dapply''s Nursery Rhymes23 Cecily Parsley''s Nursery Rhymes

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A Heart on Fire – You Are Chosen to Change the World - Glen Berteau, Samuel Rodriguez

You are alive right now for a reason--your purpose predestined for such a time as this.As the world slips deeper into darkness, most Christians feel stuck, powerless to effect change. Yet changing the world--your world--starts with you, right where you are, with a heart full of fire for Jesus. Grounded in biblical teaching and drawing from his own renewal experiences, pastor and revivalist Glen Berteau emboldens you to get fed up with the ineffectual status quo, showing you how to· ignite the supernatural power God has placed in you · be filled up with the Holy Spirit · get fired up for what God can do through you · see beyond your current circumstance · and live a faith without limits You''re a Kingdom weapon, energized by God''s mighty power and forged to stand strong for what you believe, tear down strongholds, eradicate hatred and bring dead things to life. You are chosen to change the world."Jesus calls passionate followers. My dear friend Glen Berteau provides a necessary spark for those growing indifferent toward their faith and needing revival."--JOHN BEVERE, bestselling author and minister; cofounder, Messenger International

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The Power of the Outsider - Samuel Kasumu

''Samuel Kasumu has written an important - and very moving - book about the outsider phenomenon.'' - Robert Peston'' I loved reading about your childhood and your anxieties as a father. The personal is so well mixed with the analytical. Thank you for reflecting our experiences and ideas so well and so sensitively. This is really great to read!'' - Kadie Kanneh-MasonSamuel Kasumu was the most senior black advisor in Boris Johnson''s government, until he left in April 2021. Throughout his time in Whitehall, Samuel became increasingly aware that he was an outsider - that his own experiences, assumptions and language were so different to many of those he found himself surrounded by in Downing Street.In this book Samuel considers who outsiders are, why they are not talked about enough and how it can be a source of strength that leads them to become high achievers. He argues that the success of many great people can be explained by their outsider status.Drawing on his own experiences in government, growing up and beyond, as well as the stories of other outsiders, famous and lesser known, Samuel shows how outsiders are more likely to be trailblazers and break barriers, how they have a greater sense of perspective and progress and how our differences can be a force for good - in politics and beyond.

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The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams - Stacy Schiff

This "glorious" revelatory biography from a Pulitzer Prize winner is about the most essential Founding Father (Ron Chernow)—the one who stood behind the change in thinking that produced the American Revolution. Thomas Jefferson asserted that if there was any leader of the Revolution, “Samuel Adams was the man.” With high-minded ideals and bare-knuckle tactics, Adams led what could be called the greatest campaign of civil resistance in American history. Stacy Schiff returns Adams to his seat of glory, introducing us to the shrewd and eloquent man who supplied the moral backbone of the American Revolution. A singular figure at a singular moment, Adams amplified the Boston Massacre. He helped to mastermind the Boston Tea Party. He employed every tool available to rally a town, a colony, and eventually a band of colonies behind him, creating the cause that created a country. For his efforts he became the most wanted man in America: When Paul Revere rode to Lexington in 1775, it was to warn Samuel Adams that he was about to be arrested for treason. In The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams, Schiff brings her masterful skills to Adams’s improbable life, illuminating his transformation from aimless son of a well-off family to tireless, beguiling radical who mobilized the colonies. Arresting, original, and deliriously dramatic, this is a long-overdue chapter in the history of our nation. ONE OF WALL STREET JOURNAL'S 10 BEST BOOKS OF 2022 ONE OF LOS ANGELES TIMES TOP 5 NONFICTION BOOKS OF 2022 ONE OF THE NEW YORK TIMES MOST NOTABLE BOOKS OF 2022 ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVORITE BOOKS OF 2022 And named one of the BEST BOOKS OF 2022 by The New Yorker, TIME, Oprah Daily, USA Today, New York Magazine, Air Mail, Boston Globe, and more! "A glorious book that is as entertaining as it is vitally important.” —Ron Chernow "A beautifully crafted, invaluable biography…Schiff ingeniously connects the past to our present and future, underscoring the lessons of Adams while reclaiming our nation’s self-evident truths at a moment when we seemed to have forgotten them." —Oprah Daily

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The Heart Of It All - Samuel Wells

As a collection of 66 books spanning thousands of years, the Bible can be daunting in size and scope. In The Heart of It All, Samuel Wells simplifies the Bible''s complexity and presents the entire sweep of its narrative in eighteen key themes.Although its contents range from history to poetry, law, narrative, letters and even apocalyptic literature, at the Bible''s heart are relationships between God, creation, Jesus, the Church, the Spirit and the Kingdom. Samuel Wells argues that this provides a lens through which the whole Bible can be understood.Rooted in the best of contemporary biblical theology and scholarship, The Heart of It All will deepen understanding of the Bible and increase confidence in reading it. It includes questions for reflection, making this an ideal resource for Lent groups as well as for individual reading.

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Contemporary Plays from Iraq - Abdul Razaq al-Rubai, Nahedh AlRamadhani, Muhaned Al Hadi, Jawad al-Assadi, Faten Altaee, Ali Abdel-Nabi Al-Zaidi

Eleven plays that respond to the aftermath of the American-led invasion, providing a window into Iraq''s cultural and theatrical landscape during a time of profound change. Standing as a testament to Iraq''s enduring spirit and its deep-rooted tradition of political theatre, this volume expands on the previous instalment, showcasing the themes and dramatic styles that help define the country’s art. From grappling with trauma, terrorism, and alienation to portraying love, resilience, and resistance, these plays offer a vivid portrayal of post-invasion Iraq, serving as an essential anthology for theatre enthusiasts, Middle Eastern theatre students, and anyone curious about the human stories emerging from this turbulent period. More than a collection of plays though, each work includes a personal introduction by its playwright, shedding light on their creative motivations and the historical backdrop that inspired these powerful pieces. Through these translated plays, Contemporary Plays from Iraq Volume II brings to the forefront narratives often overlooked or silenced, highlighting on the experiences of those marginalized by conflict, extremism, and societal norms. Featuring a general introduction that provides a more focused exploration of the issues, themes, challenges, and dramatic styles that define contemporary theatre in Iraq after the war, as well as serves as a vital roadmap for understanding the broader context in which these plays unfold. Unique, comprehensive, and diverse in its exploration of Iraqi theatre, and enriched by the insights of the playwrights themselves, this is a collection of voices that deserve to be heard and understood.Cover artwork by Angham Al-Zubaidy.

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The Iran-Iraq War - Pierre Razoux

From 1980 to 1988 Iran and Iraq fought the longest conventional war of the century. It included tragic slaughter of child soldiers, use of chemical weapons, striking of civilian shipping, and destruction of cities. Pierre Razoux offers an unflinching look at a conflict seared into the region’s collective memory but little understood in the West.

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Liberalism against Itself - Moyn Samuel

By the middle of the twentieth century, many liberals looked glumly at the world modernity had brought about, with its devastating wars, rising totalitarianism, and permanent nuclear terror. They concluded that, far from offering a solution to these problems, the ideals of the Enlightenment, including emancipation and equality, had instead created them. The historian of political thought Samuel Moyn argues that the liberal intellectuals of the Cold War era—among them Isaiah Berlin, Gertrude Himmelfarb, Karl Popper, Judith Shklar, and Lionel Trilling—transformed liberalism but left a disastrous legacy for our time.In his iconoclastic style, Moyn outlines how Cold War liberals redefined the ideals of their movement and renounced the moral core of the Enlightenment for a more dangerous philosophy: preserving individual liberty at all costs. In denouncing this stance, as well as the recent nostalgia for Cold War liberalism as a means to counter illiberal values, Moyn presents a timely call for a new emancipatory and egalitarian liberal philosophy—a path to undoing the damage of the Cold War and to ensuring the survival of liberalism.

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Against the Loveless World - Susan Abulhawa

''A thrilling, defiant novel'' FATIMA BHUTTO''A masterpiece'' MARC LAMONT HILL''Wonderful ... Shines a ray of hope into some very dark places'' MICHAEL PALIN''A fearless work of imagination'' AHDAF SOUEIFWinner of the Palestine Book AwardNahr has been confined to the Cube: nine square metres of glossy grey cinderblock, devoid of time, its patterns of light and dark nothing to do with day and night. Journalists visit her, but get nowhere; because Nahr is not going to share her story with them. The world outside calls Nahr a terrorist, and a whore; some might call her a revolutionary, or a hero. But the truth is, Nahr has always been many things, and had many names. She was a girl who learned, early and painfully, that when you are a second class citizen love is a kind of desperation; she learned, above all else, to survive. She was a girl who went to Palestine in the wrong shoes, and without looking for it found what she had always lacked in the basement of a battered beauty parlour: purpose, politics, friends. She found a dark-eyed man called Bilal, who taught her to resist; who tried to save her when it was already too late. Nahr sits in the Cube, and tells her story to Bilal. Bilal, who isn’t there; Bilal, who may not even be alive, but who is her only reason to get out.

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The Unnamable - Samuel Beckett

The third of the three greatest novels by the era-defining Nobel laureate, reissued for a new generation.I can’t go on, I’ll go on.The Unnamable is a voice. Is it curled up inside an urn, on the point of being born, or is it about to die? Haunted by visitors, it weeps. The Unnamable sifts disjointed memories, grapples with the problem of existence and ultimately perpetuates itself through an endless stream of fragmented words.The Unnamable is the last of the three great novels Samuel Beckett produced during his ''frenzy of writing'' in the late 1940s. The others are Molloy and Malone Dies.

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The Strange History of Samuel Pepys's Diary - Kate Loveman

During the 1660s, Samuel Pepys kept a secret diary full of intimate details and political scandal. Had the contents been revealed, they could have destroyed his marriage, ended his career, and seen him arrested. This engaging book explores the creation of the most famous journal in the English language, how it came to be published in 1825, and the many remarkable roles it has played in British culture since then. Kate Loveman – one of the few people who can read Pepys''s shorthand – unlocks the riddles of the diary, investigating why he chose to preserve such private matters for later generations. She also casts fresh light on the women and sexual relationships in Pepys''s life and on Black Britons living in or near his household. Exploring the many inventive uses to which the diary has been put, Loveman shows how Pepys''s history became part of the history of the nation.

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The Lake Poets - William Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Dorothy Wordsworth, Robert Southey

Introduced by James Rebanks, The Lake Poets is a beautiful anthology which showcases some of the best writing from ‘The Lake Poets’ and celebrates the isolated beauty of the English Lakes. ‘The Lake Poets’ were a group of English Romantic writers who lived in the Lake District in the first half of the nineteenth century. Inspired by the spectacular pastoral landscapes of the region, William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, Dorothy Wordsworth, Charles Lamb, Hartley Coleridge and Thomas De Quincey are best remembered for their incredible depictions of the English fells, lakes, and coastlines, which continue to inspire visitors from around the world. Here, through their selected writings, we are reminded of the lasting influence that this exquisite place has on this famous group of writers.

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Against the Odds Winter Whiteouts - DK

This historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14. Against the Odds: Winter Whiteouts is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of learn-to-read fiction books inspired by true events. In this installment, three young people battle against some of the most brutal natural disasters in history. Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring. This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers. A focus on prefixes, suffixes and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling and vocabulary. Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives - inspired by true events - to engage and motivate reluctant readers. The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Against the Odds: Winter Whiteouts focuses on adjective and adverb suffixes and comparatives and superlatives to empower children to become fluent independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.

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The Plot Against the President - Lee Smith

In this New York Times bestseller, investigative journalist Lee Smith uses his unprecedented access to expose the deep state operation against President Donald J. Trump -- and the American people. The Plot Against the President tells the story of how Congressman Devin Nunes, while leading the House Intelligence Committee, uncovered the operation to bring down the commander-in-chief. While popular opinion holds that Russia subverted democratic processes during the 2016 elections, the real damage was done not by Moscow or any other foreign actor. Rather, this was a slow-moving coup engineered by a coterie of the American elite, the "deep state," targeting not only the president, but also the rest of the country. The plot officially began July 31, 2016 with the counterintelligence investigation that the FBI opened to probe Russian infiltration of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. But the bureau never followed any Russians. In fact, it was an operation to sabotage Trump, the candidate, then president-elect, and finally the presidency. The conspirators included political operatives, law enforcement and intelligence officials, and the press. The plot was uncovered by Nunes and his investigative team on the House Intelligence Committee. They understood that the target of the operation wasn't just Trump, but rather the institutions that sustain our republic. A country where operatives use the intelligence and security services to protect their privileges by spying on Americans, coordinating with the press, and using extra-constitutional means to undermine an election then undo a presidency is more like the third world than the republic envisioned by the founding fathers. Without Nunes and his team, the plot against the president -- and against the country -- never would have been revealed. Told from the perspective of Nunes and his crack investigators -- men and women who banded together to do the right thing at a crucial moment for our democracy -- the story of the biggest political scandal in a generation reads like a great detective novel, feels like a classic cowboy movie. The congressman from the cattle capital of California really did fight corruption in Washington. Devin Nunes took on the "deep state."

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Dante and the Lobster - Samuel Beckett

Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. Well, thought Belacqua, it’s a quick death, God help us all.It is not.‘Dante and the Lobster’ is the first of the linked short stories in Samuel Beckett’s first book, More Pricks Than Kicks. Published in 1934, its style was recognisably indebted to that of his mentor, James Joyce, and crammed with linguistic texture and allusion that Beckett later shed. The book baffled many critics and sold so few copies that several batches were pulped.Decades later, this story was hailed as the Nobel Prize-winner’s earliest important work.Bringing together past, present and future in our ninetieth year, Faber Stories is a celebratory compendium of collectable work.

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The Wolf - Samuel Bjørk

''Gives Jo Nesbo a run for his money money'' Sunday Express‘Written in Bjork’s habitual cool prose, it’s an absorbing, twisty novel’ Sunday Times‘Her name is Mia Kruger, and it is she who makes this superb story very special indeed. Genuinely gripping and with a wonderful heroine, it is sensational’ Daily Mail___It was one of Sweden''s most notorious unsolved cases: two young boys abducted and murdered, their bodies brutally, artistically arranged.But eight years later, when two other boys are found in similar circumstances, it looks like the killer might be back - this time in neighbouring Norway.Led by veteran detective Holger Munch, the investigating police are baffled. There are no clues, no leads to follow. In desperation, Munch drafts in a trainee from the Police Academy, Mia Kruger, a young woman with an uncanny ability to see beyond the facts. Little does he know that Mia is battling her own demons and will soon find that her life and that of the case are entwined in ways no one could have imagined....From the internationally bestselling author of I''m Travelling Alone, comes another mesmerically chilling psychological tale of cat and mouse where the hunter may not know that they have become the hunted before it''s too late...___Readers love Samuel Bjork:''Ingenious''''Simply terrific''''Intelligent and gripping''''Perfect for Scandi-Noir lovers''

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Against the Odds: Hurricane Katrina - DK

This historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Hurricane Katrina is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of learn-to-read fiction books inspired by true events. In this installment, Hurricane Katrina hits the city of New Orleans, Jake and his grandma are stranded in their home. How will they escape the rising floodwaters and avoid the chaos and destruction that follows?Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives - inspired by true events - to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Against the Odds: Hurricane Katrina focuses on negative prefixes to empower children to become fluent, independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.

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Against the Odds: Crashed - DK

This historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Crashed is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of fiction books inspired by true events. In this installment, three young people’s bravery is seriously put to the test in these gripping stories about real-life crash landings.Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives - inspired by true events - to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Crashed focuses on suffixes that mean ‘the state or result of’ to empower children to become fluent independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.

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Against the Odds Pompeii - DK

This historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Pompeii is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of fiction books inspired by true events. In this installment, Mount Vesuvius is erupting! Ash is falling like snow and thirteen-year-old Fabia knows something is terribly wrong. Will she escape Pompeii in time to survive this epic disaster?Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives - inspired by true events - to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Pompeii focuses on multiple common noun suffixes to empower children to become fluent independent readers. Serving as a vital bridge between decodable and mainstream books, this book will empower readers to confidently understand the meaning from text alone.

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Against the Odds Animal Attacks - DK

This historical fiction chapter book series features decodable tales of survival against the odds for children aged 10-14Against the Odds: Animal Attacks is part of the new Against the Odds series, a captivating collection of fiction books inspired by true events. These short stories bring to life some of the world’s deadliest animal attacks, and how three young people beat the odds to survive them.Each title in this collection unravels the extraordinary experiences of young people overcoming incredible challenges. Whether it’s facing the unknown or triumphing against the odds, these stories are both riveting and inspiring.This historical learn-to-read series for children offers:Popular and captivating topics featured in a historical fiction chapter book series. Decodable text in Hi-Lo style that makes the story accessible for striving readers.A focus on prefixes, suffixes and word roots that enhances decoding, spelling and vocabulary.Engaging stories that follow historical fiction narratives - inspired by true events - to engage and motivate reluctant readers.The Against the Odds series focuses on morphology, which is largely important for improving spelling and reading comprehension. Animal Attacks focuses on multiple suffixes to empower children to become fluent independent readers.

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The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are - Alan Watts

The Book On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are explores an unrecognised but mighty taboo - our tacit conspiracy to ignore who, or what, we really are. Alan Watts, key thinker of Western Zen Buddhism, explains how to reconsider our relationship with the world. We are in urgent need of a sense of our own existence, which is in accord with the physical facts and which overcomes our feeling of alienation from the universe.In The Book On the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are, Alan Watts asks what causes the illusion of the self as a separate ego which confronts a universe of physical objects that are alien to it. Rather, a person's identity binds them to the physical universe, creating a relationship with their environment and other people. The separation of the self and the physical world leads to the misuse of technology and the attempt to violently subjugate man's natural environment, leading to its destruction.Watts urges against the idea that we are separate from the world. Nowhere is this idea more apparent than in the concept of cultural taboos. The biggest taboo of all is knowing who we really are behind the mask of our self as presented to the world.Through our focus on ourselves and the world as it affects us, we have developed narrowed perception. Alan Watts tells us how to open our eyes and see ourselves not as coming into the world but from it. In understanding the individual's real place in the universe, Watts presents a critique of Western culture and a healing alternative.

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Against the Odds - John Gribbin & Mary Gribbin

Even in the third decade of the twenty-first century, it is still harder for women to make a career in science than men. Two centuries ago, however, at the beginning of the nineteenth century, when science as we know it was just getting started, the situation was far worse. Then, the very notion of a female scientist would have been regarded as something of an oxymoron. From bestselling and award-winning science writers John and Mary Gribbin, Against the Odds highlights the achievements of women who overcame hurdles and achieved scientific success (although not always as much as they deserved) in spite of male prejudice, as society changed over about 150 years, from the middle of the nineteenth century to the end of the twentieth century. There is Eunice Newton Foote, who discovered the carbon dioxide greenhouse effect; Chien-Shiung Wu, who discovered the law which allows matter to exist in the Universe today; and Barbara McClintock, who discovered how genes turn on and off. With a foreword from astrophysicist Jocelyn Bell Burnell, this book is not only a cautionary tale about the stifling effects of prejudice against women in science, but a celebration of those who achieved success against the odds - and an inspiration for the next generation.

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A Refugee's Journey from Iraq - Rodger Ellen

Zainab has never known peace in her homeland of Iraq. She and her family flee the country after her father is threatened by one of the many groups fighting against the government. Zainab''s life is on hold as her family seeks safety in Jordan and, later, the United States. Interspersed with facts about Iraq and its people, this narrative tells a story common to many refugees fleeing the country. Readers will learn about the ongoing conflict in Iraq and how they can help refugees in their communities and around the world who are struggling to find permanent homes.

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The Ultimate Wizarding World Defense Against the Dark Arts Spellbook - The Editors of MuggleNet

This special edition of the bestselling Unofficial Ultimate Harry Potter Spellbook focuses on 180 spells that can be used for combat and defense, including all the same detail found in the original spellbook, but includes new tips and tactics for utilizing each spell in unique, unexpected ways in combat. Readers will also find essays detailing the history of the dark arts, as well as profiles of well-known Hogwarts DADA instructors, dark wizards and witches and more.

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Manic Street Preachers: Gold Against the Soul - LP (0194397336115)

LP vinyl - Reedice alba Gold Against the Soul od Manic Street Preachers z roku 1993. Reedice alba Gold Against the Soul od Manic Street Preachers z roku 1993. Seznam stop Sleepflower / From Despair To Where / La Tristesse Durera (Scream To A Sigh) / Yourself / Life Becoming A Landslide / Drug Drug Druggy / Roses In The Hospital / Nostalgic Pushead / Symphony Of Tourette / Gold Against The Soul

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Mason Hill: Against The Wall - CD (9029681351)

Hudební CD - Debutové album „Against The Wall” bylo natočeno ve studiu Riverside v domovském Glasgow. Mason Hill jsou moderní rocková kapela ze skotského Glasgow. Debutové album „Against The Wall” bylo natočeno ve studiu Riverside v domovském Glasgow. Mason Hill jsou moderní rocková kapela ze skotského Glasgow, která se představila širšímu publiku jako předkapela na britských turné kapel Airbourne a Gun, během nichž si získala loajální skupinu fanoušků. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop Reborn / No Regret / Against the Wall / Broken Son / DNA / Who We Are / Find My Way / Hold On / Out of Reach / We Pray / Where I Belong / Reborn (Reprise)

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Mason Hill: Against The Wall - LP (9029681545)

LP vinyl - Debutové album „Against The Wall” bylo natočeno ve studiu Riverside v domovském Glasgow. Mason Hill jsou moderní rocková kapela ze skotského Glasgow. Debutové album „Against The Wall” bylo natočeno ve studiu Riverside v domovském Glasgow. Mason Hill jsou moderní rocková kapela ze skotského Glasgow, která se představila širšímu publiku jako předkapela na britských turné kapel Airbourne a Gun, během nichž si získala loajální skupinu fanoušků. Rok vydání : 2021 Seznam stop LP 1 Strana A Reborn / No Regret / Against the Wall / Broken Son / DNA / Who We Are / Find My WayLP 1 Strana A Hold On / Out of Reach / We Pray / Where I Belong / Reborn (Reprise) / Out of Reach (Acoustic Unplugged)

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Against the Odds - Alastair Humphreys

FROM THE AUTHOR OF GREAT ADVENTURERS - WINNER OF THE EDWARD STANFORD CHILDREN'S TRAVEL BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019.Sometimes adventure, like life, doesn't work out as you want it to. Even determined explorers make mistakes. Many of the greatest adventurers of all time have failed along the way...Hand-picked by adventurer Alastair Humphreys, this compilation retells the extraordinary journeys undertaken by explorers who have tried, failed and succeeded against the odds. It features adventurers whose expeditions went desperately wrong, turning into struggles for survival. And adventurers who had to fight for their right to succeed in the face of discrimination or setbacks that threatened to squash their dreams. These are stories of self-belief, resilience, friendship, courage, determination and hope - against the odds.Featuring explorers modern and ancient, from Zheng He to Joe Simpson, Jeanne Baret to Matthew Henson, these men and women ventured into space, oceans, deserts and jungles, and may inspire you to do the same."We often hold a very narrow ideas of what 'success' means. We think that if we don't reach a certain outcome, then we've failed and wasted our time. But in this book, you are going to read of changed plans leading to greater happiness, of personal disaster opening the door to wonderful experiences, of lessons learned from compromising, and even occasions when mere survival is triumph enough." - Alastair Humphreys

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The Case Against Reality - Donald D. Hoffman

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PHYSICS WORLD BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019''One of the deepest and most original thinkers of his generation of cognitive scientists. His startling argument has implications for philosophy, science, and how we understand the world around us'' Steven Pinker ''Is reality virtual? It''s a question made even more interesting by this book'' Barbara Kiser, Nature Do we see the world as it truly is? In The Case Against Reality, pioneering cognitive scientist Donald Hoffman says no? we see what we need in order to survive. Our visual perceptions are not a window onto reality, Hoffman shows us, but instead are interfaces constructed by natural selection. The objects we see around us are not unlike the file icons on our computer desktops: while shaped like a small folder on our screens, the files themselves are made of a series of ones and zeros - too complex for most of us to understand. In a similar way, Hoffman argues, evolution has shaped our perceptions into simplistic illusions to help us navigate the world around us. Yet now these illusions can be manipulated by advertising and design.Drawing on thirty years of Hoffman''s own influential research, as well as evolutionary biology, game theory, neuroscience, and philosophy, The Case Against Reality makes the mind-bending yet utterly convincing case that the world is nothing like what we see through our eyes.

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Against the Machine - Paul Kingsnorth

How a force that’s hard to name, but which we all feel, is reshaping what it means to be humanIn Against the Machine, “furiously gifted” (The Washington Post) novelist, poet, and essayist Paul Kingsnorth presents a wholly original—and terrifying—account of the technological-cultural matrix enveloping all of us. With insight into the spiritual and economic roots of techno-capitalism, Kingsnorth reveals how the Machine, in the name of progress, has choked Western civilization, is destroying the Earth itself, and is reshaping us in its image. From the First Industrial Revolution to the rise of artificial intelligence, he shows how the hollowing out of humanity has been a long game—and how your very soul is at stake. It takes effort to remain truly human in the age of the Machine. Here Kingsnorth reminds us what humanity requires: a healthy suspicion of entrenched power; connection to land, nature and heritage; and a deep attention to matters of the spirit. Prophetic and poetic, Against the Machine is a spiritual manual for dissidents in the technological age.

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Hitting Against the Spin - Ben Jones, Nathan Leamon

''Fascinating and insightful . . . lifts the curtain to reveal the inner workings of international cricket. A must-read for any cricketer, coach or fan'' Eoin Morgan''This path-breaking book should be compulsory reading for commentators and captains - and all cricket fans'' Mervyn King''Clever and original but also wise'' Ed SmithHow valuable is winning the toss? And how should captains use it to their advantage? Why does a cricket ball swing? Why don''t Indians bat left-handed? What is a good length and why? Why are leg-spinners so successful in T20 cricket? Why did England win the World Cup? Why do all Test bowlers bowl at either 55 or 85mph? Why don''t they pitch it up?All cricketers long to know the answer to these questions and many more. Only fifteen years ago it would have been difficult to answer them - cricket was guided only by decades-old tradition and received wisdom. Data has changed everything. Today we can track every ball to within millimetres; its release point, speed and bounce point are measured as are how much the ball swings, how much it deviates off the pitch, the exact height and line that it passes the stumps, and multiple other variables. Hitting Against the Spin is the story of that data, and what it can tell us about how cricket really works. Leading cricket thinkers Nathan Leamon and Ben Jones lift the lid on international cricket and explain its hidden workings and dynamics - the forces that shape cricket and, in turn, the cricketers who play it. They analyse the unseen hands that determine which players succeed and which fail, which tactics work and which don''t, which teams win and which lose. They also explore the new world of franchise cricket as well as the rapid evolution of the T20 format. Revolutionary in its insights, Hitting Against the Spin takes you on a fascinating whistle-stop tour of modern cricket and sports analytics, bringing cricket firmly into the twenty-first century by revealing its long-kept secrets. This is the most important cricket book in decades.

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The Conspiracy Against Lithium - Michael Nehls

What if the missing piece in our mental health crisis isn’t a new drug—but a forgotten nutrient? One whose absence fuels a quiet catastrophe in the minds of millions—eroding emotional resilience, independent thought, and even our capacity for democratic life. In this bold and eye-opening book, physician and molecular geneticist Dr. Michael Nehls reveals that lithium, long dismissed as a psychiatric drug, is an essential trace element—vital for brain health, emotional stability, and social cohesion. And yet, most people today are chronically deficient in this crucial element. Nehls presents six independent lines of scientific evidence proving lithium’s necessity. He shows how deficiency of lithium contributes to depression, Alzheimer’s, aggression, suicide, and societal breakdown—while the element itself remains banned or suppressed as a supplement in much of the world. Instead, children and adults alike are prescribed high-risk medications that mask symptoms but ignore the root cause. Inside The Conspiracy Against Lithium you’ll discover: • Why lithium is crucial for memory, emotional balance, and brain regeneration • The newly identified Lithiome: over 265 biological processes that rely on lithium • How microdoses (as little as 1 mg/day) can reduce inflammation, stress, and anxiety—even when conventional treatments fail • The transport systems that prove lithium’s biological necessity • Who profits from denying its role—and why that matters The Conspiracy Against Lithium is more than a health book—it’s a scientific manifesto. It challenges a system that profits off illness and calls for a treatment aligned with biology, evolution, and human dignity. Most urgently, it asks: Can democracy survive if our capacity for resilience, reason, and resistance is chemically eroded? This book will change how you think—about your mind, your body, and your freedom.

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Cave Nick, Bad Seeds: Kicking Against The Pricks - CD (2372452)

Hudební CD - Kicking Against the Pricks je třetí album vydané Nickem Caveem a Bad Seeds, které vyšlo poprvé v roce 1986. Kicking Against the Pricks je třetí album vydané Nickem Caveem a Bad Seeds, které vyšlo poprvé v roce 1986. Rok vydání : 1986 (3.album) Rok reedice : 2014 Seznam stop CD Muddy Water / I #039;m Gonna Kill That Woman / Sleeping Annaleah / Long Black Veil / Hey Joe / The Singer / All Tomorrow #039;s Parties / By The Time I Get To Phoenix / The Hammer Song / Something #039;s Gotten Hold Of My Heart / Jesus Met The Woman At The Well / The Carnival Is Over / Black Betty / Running Scared

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Cave Nick, Bad Seeds: Kicking Against The Pricks - LP (5414939710315)

LP vinyl - Kicking Against the Pricks je třetí album vydané Nickem Caveem a Bad Seeds, které vyšlo poprvé v roce 1986. Kicking Against the Pricks je třetí album vydané Nickem Caveem a Bad Seeds, které vyšlo poprvé v roce 1986. Rok vydání : 1986 (3.album) Rok reedice : 2014 Seznam stop LP Muddy Water / I #039;m Gonna Kill That Woman / Sleeping Annaleah / Long Black Veil / Hey Joe / The Singer / All Tomorrow #039;s Parties / By The Time I Get To Phoenix / The Hammer Song / Something #039;s Gotten Hold Of My Heart / Jesus Met The Woman At The Well / The Carnival Is Over

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Rage Against The Machine: Renegades - CD (5099749992122)

Hudební CD - Renegades je čtvrté a poslední studiové album americké rockové skupiny Rage Against the Machine (RATM), vydané 5. prosince 2000. Renegades je čtvrté a poslední studiové album americké rockové skupiny Rage Against the Machine (RATM), vydané 5. prosince 2000. Rok vydání : 2000 (4.album) Seznam stop CD Microphone Fiend / Pistol Grip Pump / Kick Out The Jams / Renegades Of Funk / Beautiful World / I #039;m Housin #039; / In My Eyes / How I Could Just Kill A Man / The Ghost Of Tom Joad / Down On The Street / Street Fighting Man / Maggie #039;s Farm

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Into Iraq - Michael Palin

In March 2022, Michael Palin travelled the length of the River Tigris through Iraq to get a sense of what life is like in a region of the world that once formed the cradle of civilisation, but that in recent times has witnessed turmoil and appalling bloodshed. In the journal he kept during his trip he describes the war-ravaged city of Mosul and the children he encounters growing up amid its ruins. He contemplates the graffiti-strewn ruins of Saddam Hussein''s former palaces, and he notes the constant presence of armed guards. But there are patches of light amid the dark: boisterous New Year celebrations in Akre, the friendliness of generals and colonels at ''Checkpoint Cheerful'', and public poetry readings in Baghdad. People getting on with their lives.At the same time, Michael charts the course of one of the great rivers of the world, showing how the water that gave life to such ancient settlements as Babylon and Ur is now becoming a scarce and hotly contested resource. And he considers the role that Iraq''s other great natural resource - oil - plays in both providing wealth and threatening political stability.Illustrated throughout with colour photographs taken on the trip, and permeated with his warmth and humour, this is a vivid and varied portrait of a complex country.

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Samuel Pepys - Claire Tomalin

From the acclaimed author of Charles Dickens: A Life comes a celebrated biography that casts new light on the remarkable diaries of Samuel Pepys.Samuel Pepys achieved fame as a naval administrator, a friend and colleague of the powerful and learned, a figure of substance. But for nearly ten years he kept a diary which recorded, with unparalleled openness and sensitivity, exactly what it was like to be a young man in Restoration London.Within and beyond the narrative of his extraordinary career, Claire Tomalin explores Pepys'' inner life - his relations with women, his fears and ambitions, his political shifts, his agonies and his delights.''A rich, thoughtful and deeply satisfying account'' Evening Standard''Sex, drink, plague, fire, music, marital conflict, the fall of kings, corruption and courage in public life, wars, navies, public execution, incarceration in the Tower: Samuel Pepys''s life is full of irresistible material'' Guardian''In Claire Tomalin, Pepys has found the biographer he deserves. Her perceptive, level-headed book finally restores to the life of the diarist its weight and dignity'' New Statesman

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Lyrical Ballads - William Wordsworth, Samuel Coleridge

A collection of poems exemplifying Romantic aesthetic ideals, whose unique beauty lies in their revolutionary exploration of the ''overflow of powerful emotions recollected in tranquility'', Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth''s Lyrical Ballads is edited with a note on the text by Michael Schmidt in Penguin Classics.Published in 1798, Lyrical Ballads is a dazzling collaboration containing twenty-three poems by close friends, William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge - two major figures of English Romanticism. The volume heralded a new approach to poetry and expresses the poets'' reflections on mankind''s relationship with the forces of the world. Coleridge''s contribution includes the nightmarish vision of ''The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere'', one of the works for which he became best known, as well as the fantastical conversational poem ''The Foster-Mother''s Tale'' and the melancholic ''The Nightingale''. Wordsworth''s ''We are Seven'' depicts a child''s naïve optimism in the face of the cruel mortality, while ''Goody Blake and Harry Gill'' and ''Simon Lee'' celebrate the simplicity and strength he perceived in country people, and ''Tintern Abbey'' explores the healing powers of nature.This Penguin Classics edition allows readers to recapture the full impact and power of Lyrical Ballads. It also includes a note on the history of the text by Michael Schmidt.Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834) has been criticized as a political turn-coat, drug addict and plagiarist whose wrecked career left only a handful of magical early poems. But the shaping influence of his highly imaginative criticism is now generally accepted, and his position, along with that of William Wordsworth (1770-1850), as one of the two great progenitors of the English Romantic spirit is assured. A great innovator, Wordsworth permanently enlarged the range of English poetry both in subject matter and treatment.If you enjoyed the Lyrical Ballads, you might like Wordsworth''s Selected Poems, also available in Penguin Classics.

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