This is a collection of stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as "the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years." Offers a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. A new book from the winner of the 2012 Sunday Times EFG Private Bank Short Story Prize.A kiss that just won't happen. A disco at the end of the world. A teenage goth on a terror mission. And OAP kiddie-snatchers, scouse real-ale enthusiasts, and occult weirdness in the backwoods.Dark Lies the Island is a collection of unpredictable stories about love and cruelty, crimes, desperation, and hope from the man Irvine Welsh has described as 'the most arresting and original writer to emerge from these islands in years'. Every page is shot through with the riotous humour, sympathy and blistering language that mark Kevin Barry as a pure entertainer and a unique teller of tales. Autorid: Kevin Barry
London, 1951: Clem Fatale, the youngest crook in the city, is on a mission to find her dad. Jimmy Fatale, notorious jewel thief and leader of the Spider Gang, has gone missing and with him the greatest prize in London: the Fool's Canary. Along with her prisoner and/or sidekick Gilbert (depends who you're asking), Clem sets off on a rip-roaring chase through the London underworld. Racing through dodgy dives, glamorous nightclubs, greasy spoons and secret alleyways, Clem and Gilbert are soon pursued by a host of friends and foes. Will Clem find her father in time? Or will the most sinister villain this side of the river put a stop to all her plans? A rollicking middle grade series full of madcap escapades, fast-talking dames and unlikely heroes, perfect for fans of MURDER MOST UNLADYLIKE, ENOLA HOLMES, ADVENTURES ON TRAINS and Katherine Woodfine. Autorid: Eve Wersocki Morris, Honie Beam
Wallcrawlers and webslingers old and new steal the spotlight as we explore the fourth EDGE OF SPIDER-VERSE!The now perennial Spider-Hit returns as we start the build-up to the biggest Spider-Versal story yet! We all know who Weapon X is, but who is Weapon VIII ! In an alternate reality, when the savage Weapon X escapes from the fiendish facility, they call on their greatest previous success to get him back! Plus, Spider-Byte makes her triumphant return and so does Cyborg Spider-Man! And welcome to Spider-High, the most dangerous high school on Earth, where Gluemy Miller is the new kid and things arent looking good for him making it through his first year! He may have a shot with the cute cheerleader, but who is the mysterious and deadly Spooky-Man ! And more!COLLECTING: Edge of Spider-Verse (2024) 1-4 Autorid: Marvel Various
"The exquisite ceramic ware produced at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory at Jingdezhen in southern China functioned as a kind of visual propaganda for the Qing dynasty (1644-1911) court. Through a detailed study of porcelain manufacture loosely structured around the career of the Manchu bannerman Tang Ying, who supervised ceramic production for the emperor, this volume considers the role of specialist officials in producing the technological knowledge and distinctive artistic forms that were essential to cultural policies of the Chinese state. Through fiscal management, technical experimentation, and design, these imperial technocrats facilitated rationalized manufacturing in precapitalist and preindustrial society. The volume draws on first-hand archaeological evidence from Jingdezhen, the foremost site of porcelain manufacture, as well as the voluminous Archive of the Imperial Handicraft Workshops to investigate a regional factory, the imperial design system, technological treatises, experiments deployed in porcelain manufacture, and court regulations. Grounded in methods for studying science and technology in society, as well as literary and art history, it contributes to scholarship on global empires and on the history of science and technology in China. In describing how the imperial state's intervention in industry has left a lingering imprint on modern China through its labor-intensive modes of production, the division of domestic and foreign markets, and a technocratic culture of centralization, it provides a new perspective for understanding the technology behind goods "made in China.""-- The exquisite ceramic ware produced at the Imperial Porcelain Manufactory at Jingdezhen in southern China functioned as a kind of visual propaganda for the Qing dynasty (16441911) court. Porcelain for the Emperor charts the career of bannerman Tang Ying, a technocrat in the porcelain industry, through the first half of the eighteenth century to uncover the wider role of specialist officials in producing the technological knowledge and distinctive artistic forms that were essential to cultural policies of the Chinese state. Through fiscal management, technical experimentation, and design, these imperial technocrats facilitated rationalized manufacturing in precapitalist and preindustrial society.Drawing on museum collections and firsthand archaeological evidence, as well as the voluminous Archive of the Imperial Workshops, this book contributes new insights to scholarship on global empires and the history of science and technology in China. Readers will learn how the imperial states intervention in industry left a lingering imprint on modern China through its modes of labor-intensive production, the division of domestic and foreign markets, and, above all, a technocratic culture of centralization. Autorid: Kai Jun Chen
"Drawing on work in philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, literary criticism, and political science, The Swedish Theory of Love shines a light on the workings of individualism in a far from utopian order of things"-- In 2020 Sweden's response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden suddenly emerged as the last country in the West to resist lockdown while defending individual rights and responsibilities. To explain these contradictions, Henrik Berggren and Lars Trägårdh argue that the long-standing view of Sweden's welfare state as the result of socialist collectivism is flawed. While social values have been and remain strong, they have co-existed with a radical form of individualism.The English edition of the Swedish bestseller Är svensken människa , The Swedish Theory of Love examines a political culture that stresses individual autonomy on the one hand and trust in the state on the other. Delving into Swedish philosophy, cultural studies, sociology, literary criticism, and political science, the book moves beyond the perspective of rational social engineering to uncover the moral logic behind Sweden's welfare state: the notion that human relationships based on dependency and subordination lead to inauthenticity and that equality and autonomy are preconditions for genuine love and affection. Autorid: Henrik Berggren, Lars Trägårdh, Stephen Donovan
Small, skinny and short-sighted . . . and dazzlingly talented.Jimmy Joseph loves rugby. All he dreams about is one day playing for his country in a World Cup, or winning a Test series for the Lions with a last-minute drop-goal. But when he kicks an up-and-under in the schoolyard and accidentally hits the new head of PE, Mr Kane, on the head, he makes a powerful enemy.Jimmy and his best friends Manu, Scott and Kitty try to prove their worth on the rugby field, but to no avail. Mr Kane has it out for them, and hes being helped by team captain Mike Green, well known as the school bully.Can Jimmy and his friends overcome the tyranny of Mr Kane and help Mike see the error of his ways? Or will the combination of bullying, pressure and dirty tactics derail the friends rugby careers before they have even begun?An epic new rugby series begins here! Small, skinny and short-sighted . . . and dazzlingly talented.Jimmy Johnson loves rugby. All he dreams about is one day playing for his country in a World Cup, or winning a Test series for the Lions with a last-minute drop-goal. Autorid: James Hook, David Brayley
From the author of international horror sensation Gone to See the River Man comes a new tale of terror that will drag you to the darkest corners of the soul.Some girls are fearful, others are brave. One girl's a princess, the next one, a slave. But all girls are equal, when they're down in this cave, until just one is left standing-The Prettiest Girl in the Grave.It's only supposed to be a game.When Bella, Celeste, and Rose meet with new friends at a graveyard in the woods, they soon realize they're unprepared for what's planned. At twenty, Aubrey is older than the high schoolers, and she knows of a secret game that's been played by local girls for decades.It starts with personal questions, but quickly moves on to a test of courage as Aubrey guides them into an underground crypt. But even Aubrey doesn't know what they're really getting into. Bella's mother, Holly, may be the only one who does.As a teen, Holly and her friends also played the game, and Holly barely survived. When she discovers her daughter has gone to the graveyard, she fears Bella will get lost in the mysterious catacombs just as she had . . . and face the same sinister forces.As the girls search for a way out, Holly must return to the dreadful crypt she swore she'd never come back to, and finally face her own dark secrets."Triana's masterful, gripping storytelling will not let go."- Scream Magazine
This book is rich in examples, with beautiful pictures and texts, and explains the data structure and algorithms in a way that is easy to understand. It is designed to help programmers better use the energy of algorithms.1. Classic reference book in the field of algorithms: reflects the core knowledge system of algorithms2. Comprehensive content: Comprehensive discussion of sorting, linked list, search, hash, graph and tree algorithms and data structures, covering the algorithms commonly used by every programmer3. The C++ implementation code, using a modular programming style, gives the actual code of the algorithm.Simple is the beginning of wisdom. this book to briefly explain the concept and vividly cultivate programming interest, you will learn it easy and well.
This book presents Documents of Life (DoLs) as a research framework, offering both scholarly insight and practical guidance for conducting this kind of work. DoLs are everyday materials that illuminate the organisation of ordinary lives and their social worlds.Addressing key methodological questions in autoethnography, it brings together critical socio-cultural autoethnography (CSA) and DoLs through the innovative use of facet methodology (FM). This approach enables analytical engagement with texts across the social sciences while remaining attentive to narrative form, integrating literary studies within sociological inquiry through the DoL approach to an accountable/dialogical storytelling. Grounded in relational ethics and a critical humanist orientation, the book remains in dialogue with people and their accounts, recognising connections between the sociological and the literary, as well as the historical and the cultural. These strands are brought together through a sustained empirical focus on those who go to war (including the author, a former soldier) and those engaged in different, but equally consequential, struggles.The book will be of strong interest to PhD and postgraduate students seeking guidance on conducting autoethnographic research, in addition to scholars in sociology, anthropology, philosophy, politics, gender and masculinity studies, memory studies, organisational studies, and the social sciences more broadly. This book presents Documents of Life (DoLs) as a research framework, offering both scholarly insight and practical guidance for conducting this kind of work. The book will interest students seeking guidance on conducting autoethnographic research, and scholars in sociology, anthropology, philosophy, and the social sciences more broadly. Autorid: Derek Wesley Morris
Written between 2021 and 2025 in Berlin and Pavia, João Romeiro Hermeto's Phenomenology of the Capitalist Eternisation develops a Marxist process-ontological critique of contemporary capitalist consciousness. Beginning from his postdoctoral research at Freie Universität Berlin, Hermeto identifies the "perpetual present" as capitalism's fundamental mode of temporal domination-an ahistorical social condition that disables transformation by destroying collective memory. Through close readings of philosophical, aesthetic, and ideological expressions of the current epoch, he analyzes how culture and thought are reshaped to fit capital's eternal now.Engaging thinkers from Marx, Hegel, and Lukács to Debord, Losurdo, and Jameson, Hermeto argues that capitalism reproduces itself by colonizing temporality-by replacing historical consciousness with a constant spectacle of the present. The book ranges from the philosophy of art and media to political theology, ecology, and intellectual property as mechanisms of control over knowledge production. At once philosophical and political, this study is a call to recover a dialectical sense of history-to reignite the capacity for collective imagination and social change within a world that declares itself eternal.
