A young Canadian marches over the Pyrenees and enters into history by joining the International Brigades—men and women from around the world who volunteered to fight against fascism in the Spanish Civil War. This new edition of Ted Allan’s novel, This Time a Better Earth, reintroduces readers to the electrifying milieu of the Spanish Civil War and Madrid, which for a short time in the 1930s became the epicentre of a global struggle between democracy and fascism. This Time a Be...

In a tight, dramatic, two-character, two-act play Ted Allan, one of Canada's best-known playwrights, challenges us to think again about love and guilt, about madness and normalcy. My Sister's Keeper was first produced at the 1976 Lennoxville Festival in Quebec. (an earlier version, entitled 'I've Seen You Cut Lemons,' had been directed by Sean Connery at the Fortune Theatre in London in 1970.) It is a play about sensitivity and about victims; about what we do to each other and particularly...

Originally published in the early 1950s, The Scalpel, the Sword celebrates the turbulent career of Dr. Norman Bethune (1890-1939), a brilliant surgeon, campaigner against private medicine, communist, and graphic artist. Bethune belonged to that international contingent of individuals who recognized the threat of fascism in the world and went out courageously to try to defeat it.Born in Gravenhurst, Ontario, Bethune introduced innovative techniques in treating battlefield i...

Il bisturi e la spada di Ted Allan e Sidney Gordon è un’impeccabile ricerca storica dedicata alla vita e alle opere del dottor Norman Bethune: medico brillante, sostenitore convinto della necessità di un sistema sanitario pubblico e, in qualità di chirurgo, attivo sia nei quartieri popolari canadesi, dove prestava gratuitamente la sua opera, che sui campi di battaglia della guerra civile spagnola e della rivoluzione cinese. Parte di quell’avanguardia internazionalista in grado di ...

In this dark comedy farce we find four graduates of NYU, two couples, Bob Wilder and Carol Curtis, pals with Ted Monroe and Allan Lemmon. After graduating, they moved into an apartment building in the East Village, living two floors apart from each other.The only problem is… that Carol and Allan are sure the world is coming to an apocalyptic finale. The two friends believe the end is nigh and party hard to deal with it, just like they did in college. For Carol and Allan, being drun...

Motorcycle Messengers 2 is another collection of stories from some of the leading writers in the motorcycle travel genre ... plus a few people you've never heard of. Consider it a sample pack of authors. Rekindle memories of your own trips, find inspiration for new rides, or learn a few lessons from those who have done things the hard way. Above all, enjoy the journey.Charley Boorman expounds on the benefits of motorcycle travel in his foreword.Antonia Bolingbroke-Kent side...

In this dark comedy farce we find four graduates of NYU, two couples, Bob Wilder and Carol Curtis, pals with Ted Monroe and Allan Lemmon. After graduating, they moved into an apartment building in the East Village, living two floors apart from each other.The only problem is… that Carol and Allan are sure the world is coming to an apocalyptic finale. The two friends believe the end is nigh and party hard to deal with it, just like they did in college. For Carol and Allan, being drun...

As residents and regular visitors to Blackpool will know, and as the recent extensive changes to the town centre and promenade show, Blackpool never stands still. The on-going nature of Blackpool's development was all too apparent during the preparation of this book and the town's motto of 'Progress' is particularly apt. This book of historic and up-to-date views of Blackpool looks at some of the remarkable changes that have taken place in the town in both its better-known areas and in som...

Blackpool’s golden sands and sea views have attracted throngs of holidaymakers and tourists since the eighteenth century. As Britain’s premier holiday resort, Blackpool today is a vibrant town that knows how to have fun. The views in this History Tour provide a glimpse into Blackpool’s past, views that show that holidaymakers have long enjoyed the amusements that the town has to offer. This book allows you to go back in time and walk down the streets of Blackpool in the past, comparing the...

On the football field NFL great Jim Kelly was a strong-armed passer, leading his team to victory after victory. In The Playbook for Dads he passes principles instead of footballs, still using his talent to lead men, but now he leads them to greatness as fathers, in his view the world's most important job.With an emphasis on preparation, hard work and perseverance, Kelly tackles such essential issues as respect, character, accountability and spiritual discipline. From commi...

Constructivism, despite being one of the three main streams of IR theory, along with realism and liberalism, is rarely, if ever, tested in large-n quantitative work. Constructivists almost unanimously eschew quantitative approaches, assuming that variables of interest to constructivists, defy quantification. Quantitative scholars mostly ignore constructivist variables as too fuzzy and vague. And the rare instances in which quantitative scholars have operationalized identity as a variable, ...

Poe’s famous narrative poem and the author’s reflections on its composition. (David Wales)