The League of Cambrai was an alliance stipulated in December 1508 between the main European powers with the purpose of halting the expansion of the Republic of Venice. The war that followed was one of the major conflicts in the Italian wars: it lasted from
A ghostly journey through Northern Japan in search of yokai monsters and the Otherworld, told equally in manga and prose by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada. A ghostly journey through Northern Japan in search of yokai monsters and the Otherworld, told equally in manga and prose by Julian Sedgwick and Chie Kutsuwada.
Dennis Nilsen was one of Britain's most notorious serial killers, jailed for life in 1983 after the murders of 12 men and the attempted murders of many more. Seven years after his conviction, Nilsen began to write his autobiography, and over a period of 18 years he typed 6,000 pages of introspection, reflection, comment and explanation. History of a Drowning Boy - taken exclusively from these astonishing writings - uncovers, for the first time, the motives behind the murders, and delivers a clear understanding of how such horrific events could have happened, tracing the origins back to early childhood. In another first, it provides an insight into his 35 years inside the maximum-security prison system, including his everyday life on the wings; his interactions with the authorities and other notorious prisoners; and his artistic endeavours of music, writing and drama.It also reveals the truth behind many of the myths surrounding Dennis Nilsen, as reported in the media. Nilsen was determined to have his memoir published but to his frustration, the Home Office blocked publication during his lifetime. He died in 2018 entrusting the manuscript to his closest friend and it is now being published with the latter's permission. Any autobiography presents the writer's story from just one perspective: his own, and as such this record should be treated with some caution. An excellent foreword by criminologist Dr Mark Pettigrew offers some context to Nilsen's words, and this important work provides an extraordinary journey through the life of a remarkable and inadequate man.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 320, Publishers: ACADEMIE DU VIN LIBRARY LIMITED, Author: Sarah Jane Evans, ISBN-13: 9781913141882, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 320, Publishers: Scribe Publications, Author: Ami Ayalon, ISBN-13: 9781913348595, Date of issue: 2020
An accessible guide to getting the best out of your phone camera, aimed at everyone who wants to take Instagrammable photographs Everyone has a camera on their phone. Author Mike Kus, a photographer with a strong Instagram following, demonstrates the simple tricks and techniques that take your photography to another level. His methods can be mastered by anyone, and the content avoids reference to specific phone camera technology, instead relying on the clear principles to make you a better photographer, regardless of the camera you own. The book is written, designed and illustrated by the author.
This magnificent book features chapters on Space, the Body, Pets, Wild Animals, Bugs, Food and Machines, and also includes some of the mysteries which experts are still trying to solve! By encouraging children to question how the world works, the Britannica First Big Book of Why supports STEAM learning and nurtures enquiring minds. This is the ultimate gift for kids who need to know WHY.
This important publication accompanies the first ever exhibition devoted to Vincentvan Gogh’s self-portraits across his entire career. The exhibition at the CourtauldGallery and accompanying catalogue feature world-famous and lesser known worksfrom the great artist.The myth of Van Gogh today is linked as much to his extraordinary life as it is to his stunning paintings. His biography has often shaped the way that his self-portraits have been (mis)understood. Van Gogh. Self-Portraits reconsiders this aspect of his production and places the artist’s self-representation in context to reveal the role it plays in his oeuvre. It also explores the power and profound emotion of these highly personal paintings.Van Gogh. Self-Portraits is the first time this theme has been exclusively addressed.Self-portraits painted during Van Gogh’s time in Paris (February 1886 – February 1888)have been the subject of two exhibitions (in 1960 at Marlborough Fine Arts in Londonand in 1995 at the Kunsthalle in Hamburg) but never has the full chronological rangebeen explored. The exhibition at The Courtauld Gallery features paintings from both the Parisian and Provençal periods. It brings together half of Van Gogh’s thirty-five known self-portraits to examine the ways the artist approached this particular subject-matter. On a practical level, painting himself provided Van Gogh with the cheapest and most patient of models and represented an important conduit for stylistic experimentation. He also used self-portraiture as an homage to his illustrious Dutch predecessor Rembrandt, as well as a way of fashioning his own identity and presenting himself to the outside world.Of particular interest is the striking way the evolution of Van Gogh’s self-representationover the short years of his artistic activity can be seen as a microcosm of his developmentas a painter.In addition to the world-famous Self-Portrait with Bandaged Ear in The Courtauld’scollection, the exhibition showcases a group of major masterpieces brought togetherfrom international collections, including the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam, theMusée d’Orsay in Paris, the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Gallery of Art inWashington, D.C. among others. This beautifully illustrated catalogue includes detailed entries on each work, an appendix illustrating all of Van Gogh’s self-portraits and three insightful essays on the theme.
Magnetiga rahakotistiilis ümbris ühendab elegantsi ja funktsionaalsuse. Selle suurepärane kvaliteet tagab täpse käsitöö. Kinnituv klapp hoiab telefoni turvaliselt ja kaitseb juhuslike kahjustuste eest. Raamatustiilis avamine pakub täielikku kaitset, samas kui sisseehitatud magnetkinnitus takistab telefoni tahtmatut libisemist. Magnetümbris on valmistatud kvaliteetsest ja vastupidavast materjalist – kogu välimine pind on kaetud kahjustuskindla sünteetilise nahaga. Klapi sisekülg on vooderdatud pehme kangaga, mis kaitseb nutitelefoni ekraani kriimustuste eest.
An unnamed narrator, recently bereaved, travels to Olevano, a small village southeast of Rome. It is winter, and from her temporary residence on a hill between village and cemetery, she embarks on walks and outings, exploring the banal and the sublime with equal dedication and intensity. Written in a rich and poetic style, Grove is an exquisite novel of grief, love and landscapes.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 276, Publishers: Orenda Books, Author: Agnes Ravatn, ISBN-13: 9781913193584, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 368, Publishers: Octopus Publishing Group, Author: OLIVER STONE, ISBN-13: 9781913183196, Date of issue: 2021
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 176, Publishers: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, Author: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne, ISBN-13: 9781913679002, Date of issue: 2020
London, 1965. A young woman believes that a charismatic psychotherapist, Collins Braithwaite, has driven her sister to suicide. Intent on confirming her suspicions, she assumes a false identity and presents herself to him as a client.
Language: English, Binding: Sheet, Number of pages: 36, Publishers: UEA Publishing Project, Author: Sang Young Park, ISBN-13: 9781913861506, Date of issue: 2023
*****'Reads like a John le Carre novel but is, in fact, very real.' - The Big Issue'Very Bad People would be a hugely enjoyable thriller if it wasn't all true.' - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding'Global Witness are fearless.' - Gordon Roddick, Campaigner and Co-Founder of the Body Shop'Part true crime tale, part investigative procedural, this is the account of the brilliant and necessary superheroes of Global Witness, whose superpower is the truth.' - Edward Zwick, Director of Blood Diamond'Very Bad People reads like a non-stop high-speed chase as our fighters against corruption hunt down a litany of criminals and con-men.' - David Farr, Screenwriter, The Night Manager'The story told in this book of three youthful idealists is simply riveting. Don't miss it.' - Misha Glenny, author of McMafia'Alley has produced a clear-eyed account of a world poisoned by dark money, and a welcome reminder that resistance is possible. As it turns out, his book is even more timely than he could have hoped.' - Irish Times'This book is inspirational. It shows how young people with sufficient passion and intelligence have the capacity to go after some of the most powerful governments and corporations and shame, humiliate and just push governments to support important reforms that can make this a more decent world.' - Frank Vogl, Co-Founder of Transparency InternationalArms trafficking, offshore accounts and luxury property deals. Super-yachts, private jets and super-car collections. Blood diamonds, suspect oil deals, deforestation and murder. This is the world of Global Witness, the award-winning organisation dedicated to rooting out worldwide corruption. And this is co-founder Patrick Alley's revealing inside track on a breath-taking catalogue of modern super-crimes - and the 'shadow network' that enables them.VERY BAD PEOPLE is about following the money, going undercover in the world's most dangerous places, and bringing down the people behind the crimes. Case by case we see maverick investigators pitched against warlords, grifters and super-villains who bear every resemblance to The Night Manager's Richard Roper. One dictator's son spent $700 million in just four years on his luxury lifestyle.As they unravel crooked deals of labyrinthine complexity, the team encounter well-known corporations whose operations are no less criminal than the Mafia. This network of lawyers, bankers and real estate agents help park dirty money in London, New York, or in offshore accounts, safe from prying eyes.Patrick Alley's book is a brilliant, authoritative and fearless investigation into the darkest workings of our world - and an inspiration to all of us who want to fight back.
W sekcji Writing na egzaminie C1 Advanced (CAE) zdający ma napisać dwie wypowiedzi. W niniejszej publikacji każdy rodzaj wypowiedzi (esej, list, e-mail, propozycja, raport i recenzja) został omówiony indywidualnie nie tylko przedstawiono jego cechy, ale zamieszczono także wskazówki dotyczące planowania wypowiedzi na przykładowy temat.Przy każdym rodzaju zadania pokazano dwie przykładowe wypowiedzi pisemne różnych osób. Jedna wypowiedź jest bardzo dobra, a druga nieco słabsza. Przy tej drugiej wskazano obszary, nad którymi zdający musi jeszcze popracować.Przy każdej wypowiedzi zamieszczono szczegółowe komentarze z podziałem na kryteria oceny (Content, Communicative Achievement, Organisation, Language), a także pokazano punktację, jaką każda odpowiedź może uzyskać na egzaminie.W książce zamieszczono także cztery przykładowe testy w stylu egzaminacyjnym, które pozwolą osobie uczącej się przećwiczyć wykonywania zadań egzaminacyjnych z sekcji Writing.
Publikacja C2 Key Word Transformation: 200 exam-styled practice exercises to kolejny (po English Master C2: Key Word Transformation) zbiór zadań typu transformacje ze słowem kluczem na poziomie C2.Czwarta część egzaminu C2 Proficiency (CPE) z zakresu Reading & Use of English polega na rozwiązaniu właśnie takiego zadania. Składa się ono z kilku par zdań, przy czym drugie zdanie zawiera lukę, którą należy uzupełnić, wykorzystując podany wyraz (tzw. słowo klucz) i dodając inne potrzebne wyrazy, tak aby zachować sens zdania wyjściowego. Nie można zmieniać formy podanego słowa klucza. Jest to wymagające zadanie, sprawdzające zarówno znajomość gramatyki, jak i słownictwa, dlatego przygotowując się do egzaminu, warto rozwiązać jak najwięcej tego typu zadań. Warto także zwrócić uwagę na punktację za każdą poprawną odpowiedź można otrzymać aż 2 punkty.Publikacja English Master: C2 Key Word Transformation zawiera 200 par takich zdań, jest to więc obszerny materiał ćwiczeniowy. Zadania zostały opracowane tak, aby odzwierciedlały wymagania egzaminu C2 Proficiency co do poziomu trudności i zakresu leksykalno-gramatycznego, ale mogą z nich korzystać nie tylko kandydaci do egzaminu. Z pewnością będzie to przydany materiał ćwiczeniowy dla wszystkich, którzy chcą pogłębiać znajomość struktur leksykalno-gramatycznych na poziomie C2.Publikacja zawiera także klucz odpowiedzi (Answer Key) oraz kartę odpowiedzi (Answer Sheet), na którą należy przenieść odpowiedzi z arkusza, tak jak podczas egzaminu.
200 exam-styled practice exercisesThis edition of practice tests has been written to closely replicate the Cambridge exam experience, although it is also suitable for any English-language student working at CEFR C1 level.This resource contains 200 exam-styled, single-sentence assessments, each carrying a lexical/lexico-grammatical focus, testing lexis, grammar and vocabulary. Each assessment comprises a sentence, followed by a 'key' word and an alternative sentence conveying the same meaning as the first but with a gap in the middle. Use the key word provided to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You cannot change the keyword provided. Each correct answer is broken down into two marks. Next to each sentence transformation answer is a guide indicating the focus of the two parts of the answer: either G (grammatical) or L (lexical). This device gives a rough indication to help you with your revision for the exam.About the authorJane Turner is an associate lecturer in EAP/EFL at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and an EFL materials writer for international exam boards, universities and publishers. She previously worked as a Cambridge ESOL examiner for the British Council, and holds an MA in Education Management and Cambridge CELTA and DELTA.
200 exam-styled English practice exercisesThis edition of practice tests has been written to closely replicate the Cambridge exam experience, although it is also suitable for any English-language student working at CEFR B2 level.This resource contains 200 exam-styled, single-sentence assessments, each carrying a lexical/lexico-grammatical focus, testing lexis, grammar and vocabulary. Each assessment comprises a sentence, followed by a 'key’ word and an alternative sentence conveying the same meaning as the first but with a gap in the middle. Use the key word provided to complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first sentence. You cannot change the keyword provided.AnswersEach correct answer is broken down into two marks. Next to each sentence transformation answer is a guide indicating the focus of the two parts of the answer: either G (grammatical) or L (lexical). This device gives a rough indication to help you with your revision for the exam.About the authorJane Turner is an associate lecturer in EAP/EFL at Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, and an EFL materials writer for international exam boards, universities and publishers. She previously worked as a Cambridge ESOL examiner for the British Council, and holds an MA in Education Management and Cambridge CELTA and DELTA.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 384, Publishers: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, Author: Peter Rowland,Angus McNab,John Harris, ISBN-13: 9781913679033, Date of issue: 2021
Officially established on 22 April 1931, around a core of 5 pilots and 32 aircraft mechanics, the Royal Iraqi Air Force was the first military flying service in any Arab country.Coming into being with the task of supporting the Iraqi armed forces
Conflicts between Christian powers and the Ottoman Empire displayed completely different characteristics compared to other contemporary wars fought in Europe, war without mercy being the norm. The tones adopted by Western literature to describe the Ottoman
In 1947, India and Pakistan were partitioned by their former colonial ruler, Great Britain. A job that should have taken ten-years was done in a few months. Britain, drained by two world wars in 40-years, no longer had the will or the money to guide the su
A coming-of-age story that explores adolescence, failureand the Beatles. This is the story of a girl growing up in the 1990s who finds herself lost in the gulf between childhood and adolescence. Along the way, she becomes obsessed with the Beatles which might be just what she needs to find her way back to being okay.
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 216, Publishers: Richardson Publishing, Author: Good Housekeeping, ISBN-13: 9781913602642, Date of issue: 2025
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 352, Publishers: Richardson Publishing, Author: Richardson Puzzles and Games, ISBN-13: 9781913602314, Date of issue: 2024
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 288, Publishers: Scribe Publications, Author: Clarissa Goenawan, ISBN-13: 9781913348847, Date of issue: 2021
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 176, Publishers: John Beaufoy Publishing Ltd, Author: Indraneil Das, ISBN-13: 9781913679095, Date of issue: 2022
Neorationalism as a distinctive philosophical trajectory, exploring the outermost possibilities of Prometheanism, Inhumanism, and Enlightenment.What is the fate of Reason in the twenty-first century? Today more than ever, in the face of disinformation, memetic plagues, and neuroactive media, if we are to resist not just the continual solicitation of our cognitive reflexes, but also the unearned authority of endless everyman rationalists and self-appointed secular priests of rationality, then we have no choice but to mobilize Reason to continually dissect the responsibilities they shirk, and to embrace the future demands of thought. Peter Wolfendale has long been dedicated to this philosophical task, and The Revenge of Reason lays out his vision for Neorationalism as a distinctive philosophical trajectory, exploring the outermost possibilities of Prometheanism, Inhumanism, and Enlightenment. This volume collects interviews and writings on various philosophical figures and topics, addressing the deepest questions of Physis, Logos, and Ethos all with exemplary clarity and pedagogical generosity. Against those who would chain the fate of humanity to its animal nature, Wolfendale s work makes the case for unbinding our rationality from every petty naturalism and every fixed image of thought, heralding an inhuman destiny unleashed by the revenge of Reason.
Why would someone ever voluntarily become a sex worker? Liara Roux writes about the salacious details leading up to her decision to become a career sex worker, and the unexpected truths she learned while working in the industry.Liara Roux is accustomed to being mislabelled and misunderstood. As a child, Liara s inquisitive, instinctive, and rebellious nature was frequently problematised in a world designed around the requirements of their neurotypical, cis, heterosexual male colleagues. Coming of age in an oppressively restrictive home, they shuffled tarot and explored self portraiture to rationalise the injustice of chronic pain, toxic lovers, and the cruel silence of divinity. Critiquing capitalism s mechanisms of exploitation, the conservatism of Western medicine, and the politics surrounding sex work, Whore of New York: Confessions of a Sinful Woman is a candid study of artistic awakening, and both spiritual and sexual growth after abuse, seen through the eyes of a proud outsider.
Language: English, Binding: Paperback, Number of pages: 272, Publishers: Urbanomic Media Ltd, Author: Benjamin H. Bratton,Anna Greenspan,Bogna Konior, ISBN-13: 9781913029999, Date of issue: 2023
Language: English, Binding: Hardback, Number of pages: 240, Publishers: AND OTHER STORIES, Author: Brian Robert Moore, ISBN-13: 9781913505905, Date of issue: 2024
She is a shimmering, melancholy angel, flown from Paradise to save him from the suburbs of hell. He an accountant, dreaming of a white Christmas, a little garden and someone to love. She attempts to fly him away from his habits and fears, while he holds on tight to all he knows.Man Booker Prize-shortlisted Deborah Levy whips up a storm of romance and slapstick, of heavenly and earthly delights, in this dystopian philosophical poem about individual freedom and the search for the good life. "A crazily beautiful, astonishing, original work of art." Joanna Kavenna
This book highlights the importance of academic staff having focused conversations about teaching. The emphasis is on using this approach to build individual and team capacity and to bring about institutional change. It emphasises the distributed nature of expertise in teaching which exists at all levels in universities and how conversation can be harnessed to develop and share this. Drawing on research related to dialogue, coaching, communities of practice and building learning organisations, the text identifies simple yet effective ways to engage in learning conversations, develop educational practice, and achieve institutional goals. Critical Practice in Higher Education provides a scholarly and practical entry point for academics into key areas of higher education practice. Each book in the series explores an individual topic in depth, providing an overview in relation to current thinking and practice, informed by recent research. The series will be of interest to those engaged in the study of higher education, those involved in leading learning and teaching or working in academic development, and individuals seeking to explore particular topics of professional interest. Through critical engagement, this series aims to promote an expanded notion of being an academic connecting research, teaching, scholarship, community engagement and leadership while developing confidence and authority.
