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| Guardians of Power |
Can a corporate media system be expected to tell the truth about a world dominated by corporations? Why did the media ignore the claims of UN weapons inspectors that Iraq had been 90-95 per cent "fundamentally disarmed" as early as 1998? This book an
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| The Mushroom Man |
When the eight-year-old daughter of businessman Miles Dewhurst is kidnapped, DI Charlie Priest and his colleagues soon start to fear the worst. But Charlie is not convinced that Dewhurst is all that he seems. Meanwhile, two clergymen are found dead u
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| The Philosophy of Law |
The concept of law lies at the heart of our social and political life, shaping the character of our community. This very short introduction examines the central questions that have fascinated lawyers and philosophers, who ever wondered about law's re
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| How to be a Minister |
Written by the only remaining member of the Labour party who knows what it is like to be a minister in power. Kaufman's updated "primer" is regarded as one of the most authoritative guides to the processes of government, as well as being very funny,
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| The Soviet-Afghan War |
The war in Afghanistan (1979-1989) has been called "the Soviet Union's Vietnam War", a conflict that pitted Soviet regulars against a relentless, Afghan guerilla force. In this work, the Russian general staff takes a close critical look at the Soviet
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| A Dictionary of Superstitions |
Lists superstitions, both common and obscure. These include divinations, spells, cures, charms, signs and omens, rituals and taboos. Each superstition is placed in context through quotes that offer a picture of usage, history, and evolution. This fas
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| Honor of the Queen |
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| That Summer |
It is late June and the summer of 1940 is about to become the myth that will define a generation. But it's real enough for Len Westbourne, a young and inexperienced fighter stationed in south-east England. Real too for Stella Gardam, a radar operator
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| The Lost Honour of Katharina Blum |
Gradually disclosing an entire panorama of human relationship and motive, this novel is a comment on the law and the press, the labyrinth of social truth and the relentless collision of fact and fiction.
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| Looking on Darkness |
Banned for many years in the author's native South Africa, this novel tells the story of black actor Joseph Malan as he awaits execution for the murder of his white lover. Andre Brink was twice nominated for the Booker Prize.
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| Laughter |
Robert Provine argues in this book that laughter is mostly about relationships, not jokes; that women laugh more at men than vice versa; that speakers laugh more than their audiences; that tickling is a form of tactile communication, not a reflex; an
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| If I Don't Know |
This collection of poems from Wendy Cope reveals a softer lyrical voice, also present in her earlier books, but here given more room to develop in poems about gardens and contentment, and the poignancy of having something to lose.
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| Artifacts |
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| A Dry White Season |
Ben Du Toit is an ordinary, decent, harmless man whose sense of justice is outraged by the death at the hands of the police of a man knew. As Ben investigates, he finds that his curiosity becomes labelled as rebellion. The author has won South Africa
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| The Dragon Can't Dance |
A story of shanty-town life in Trinidad. Calvary Hill is the home of Aldrick Prospect, who lives for the carnival and his once-a-year chance to play dragon. Here too live Miss Cleothilda, the ageing carnival queen, Philo the Calypsonian, and Fisheye,
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| State of the Nation |
Looks at post-war Britain from a theatrical perspective. This book examines the constant interplay between theatre and society from the resurgent optimism of the Attlee years to the satire boom of the Sixties and the growth of political theatre under
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| Research Methods for the Behavioural Sciences |
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| England in Particular |
A magnificent, unique and ground-breaking book about English local distinctiveness, that will appeal to devotees of Simon Jenkins and Flora Britannica. 'It should be at every curious Englishman's bedside.' - Alan Titchmarsh
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| A Companion to Art Theory |
Consists of 41 original essays in the context of Western visual art. In addition to outlining and describing various theoretical positions, this book's chapters articulate some assumptions that underpin them and raise more general questions about the
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| The New Oxford Book of English Verse, 1250-1950 |
Seven centuries of verse, from 1250 to 1950. Dame Helen Gardner reflects the critical consensus of the day in broadening her choices beyond those of Quiller-Couch's lyrical tastes. The anthology balances poems dealing with public events and historic
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