This book is about disconnection. Disconnection gives vision to the City of London as an insulated social arena that, despite creating vast wealth and being the vanguard of the UK’s aspirational future, has made objects out of you and me. Building on Foucault’s teachings on finance and the ideological force of market competition, this ground-breaking book gives shape and form to how financial markets are sustained, managed and performed, and how they emerge and solidify within the shared c...

The only things retired police officer, Alex Simpson wants when he comes to the Kinging Guest Lodge are delicious home-cooked meals and a serene environment. He is recovering from typhoid, afterall.And he knows from experience to expect more than just bed and breakfast in this hideaway in Cross River State.But the last thing he expects is to play private investigator.Yet, that's exactly what happens when another guest, Maria Marshall is found in her room with a knif...

In response to the recent ‘spectral turn’ within criminology this book presents, for the first time, a concise, comprehensive, approachable and critically engaged guide to hauntology for criminological researchers and graduate students.Hauntology is, in essence, a mode of analysing the repressions, absences and lacks that shape our social world. The book outlines how criminological researchers may welcome hauntings into their work, to escape the ontological tethers of administrativ...

What might the world look like in the aftermath of COVID-19?Almost every aspect of society will change after the pandemic, but if we learn lessons then life can be better. Featuring expert authors from across academia and civil society, this book offers ideas that might put us on alternative paths for positive social change.A rapid intervention into current commentary and debate, Life After COVID-19 looks at a wide range of topical issues including the state, co-operation, ...

West End Phoenix and Kobo Originals present the latest in the CITY EDITS collaboration: THE INDIGENOUS CITY EDIT is a collection of stories reflecting on living in Toronto as an Indigenous person, backed by original music and soundscapes. Featuring work by Waubgeshig Rice, Ryan McMahon, Leanne Betasamoke Simpson, Ivy Knight, Dave Bidini, Chief Ladybird, Alex Jacobs-Blum, Liz Howard and original music and writing by Tom Wilson. Produced by Michael Philip Wojewoda. Available exclusively on K...

Shoreline of Infinity is a science fiction magazine including fiction, reviews, interviews and more.Published in Edinburgh, Scotland.Issue 1 ContentsEditorial: Pull up a LogFictionThe Three Stages of Atsushi, Larry IvkovichThe Spiral Moon, Alex BarrSymbiosis, Colleen AndersonSee You Later, M Luke McDonellThe Brat and the Burly Qs, David PerlmutterApproaching 43,000 Candles, Guy T MartlandBroken Glass, J...

In the third and final installment of The Dark Journeys series, seven months have passed since Alex confronted the human trafficking nightmare that almost claimed the lives of several people, some of whom were very dear to him. Alex soon learns that what he thought was the end of the nightmare is only the beginning of something that goes deeper than he could ever imagine.Things quickly begin to spiral out of control when an eager reporter begins looking into a possible connection b...

In "The Nightmares Edge: An Alex Archer Adventure," the second installment of the series, our protagonist Alex Archer finds himself back in his hometown of Patrician, Florida. When a series of mysterious events plague the town, Alex takes it upon himself to investigate and uncover the truth behind the eerie occurrences.As Alex delves deeper into the investigation, he discovers that these are not random events but a calculated agenda that unfolds into a nightmare threat...

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Nein. Lasst ihn am Leben. Er soll sehen, wie er irrt und wie machtlos sein Gott ist. - Selbst wenn eine Dürre kommen mag, unsere Speicher sind reich gefüllt. Doch wie sieht es bei dir aus, Prophet Elija? Besitzt du mehr als deinen Ziegenfellmantel und den brüchigen Ledergürtel um deiner Mitte? Ich glaube kaum. So zieh deines Wegs, letzter Prophet Israels. Dann werden wir sehen, welcher Gott mächtiger ist.

This is a free extended preview of Indigenous City Edit. The full audiobook can be found by searching the Kobo store.West End Phoenix and Kobo Originals present the latest in the CITY EDITS collaboration: THE INDIGENOUS CITY EDIT is a collection of stories reflecting on living in Toronto as an Indigenous person, backed by original music and soundscapes. Featuring work by Waubgeshig Rice, Ryan McMahon, Leanne Betasamoke Simpson, Ivy Knight, Dave Bidini, Chi...

Exclusive interviews and career overviews of key comics creators taken from the pages of the Judge Dredd Megazine. In this second collection Alex Garland, Jim McCarthy, Jock, Greg Staples, Chris Weston, Will Simpson, Karl Urban and Arthur Wyatt discuss their work in comics, 2000 AD and many other titles in great detail.