An SAS medical officer's gripping memoir of his WWII service in North Africa.Born of the Desert is a classic account of the early years of the SAS. The Special Air Service was formed in 1941 and quickly earned a reputation for stealth, daring, and audacity in the Western Desert Campaign. This elite force utilized the endless expanse of the desert to carry out surprise attacks and hit and run raids behind the Afrika Korps' lines, sowing confusion, fear, and ...

'Sonic intimacy' is a key concept through which sound, human and technological relations can be assessed in relation to racial capitalism. What is sonic intimacy, how is it changing and what is at stake in its transformation, are questions that should concern us all. Through an analysis of alternative music cultures of the Black Atlantic (reggae sound systems, jungle pirate radio and grime YouTube music videos), Malcolm James critically shows how sonic intimacy pertains to modernity's soci...

This book explores the transformation of youth and urban culture in neoliberal Britain. Focusing on the reconfiguration of urban culture in relation to race, marginalization and youth politics, James examines the shifting formations of memory, territory, cultural performance and politics.

In Castle Builders, Malcolm Hislop looks at the hugely popular subject of castles from the unusual perspective of design and construction. In this general introduction to the subject, we discover something of the personalities behind their creation - the architects and craftsmen - and, furthermore, the techniques they employed, and how style and technology was disseminated. Castle Builders takes both a thematic and a chronological approach to the design and construction of castles...

"James Begun and Jan Malcolm combine the wisdom of an academic and a practitioner to provide a comprehensive, accessible guide to impactful public health leadership. It is timely because now more than ever the stakes and oppotunities are high. A must-read for any aspiring Public Health leader."Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, MDPresident and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation"Leaders of population/public health programs and organizations face many ...

The twenty-first-century revival of James Purdy continues with his classic novel of innocence and corruption.Introduced simply as “the boy on the bench,” the titular character of Malcolm is a Candide-like figure who is picked up by the “most famous astrologer of his period” and introduced to a series of increasingly absurd characters and bizarre situations in “the most prodigiously funny book to streak across these heavy-hanging times” (Dorothy Parker).

Twenty-seven leading artists, writers and academics come together to tackle one of the most drastic urban regeneration programmes in world history - the "Regeneration Supernova" of East London.The impact of global capital and foreign investment on local communities is being felt in major cities across the world. Since the 2012 Olympics was awarded to the British capital, East London has been at the heart of the largest and most all-encompassing top-down urban regeneration strategy ...

Why would I even think to write a book with a title like this? Why do I smile and say hello to so many people I meet every day? Because I might be the only person who has done it and we dont know what people are going through but I can assure you the feedback is always excellent. Everything I write about I live out. I have come to a point in my life where I dont just want to hear what people say, I want to see what they do.Every thing we do in our lives is according to how we THINK...

Why would I even think to write a book with a title like this? I have come to a point in my life where I dont just want to hear what people say, I want to see what they do. Why do I smile and say hello to so many people I meet every day, because I might be the only person who has smiled at that person today. We dont know what people are going through, but I can assure you the feedback is always excellent and everything I write about I live out. THINK!

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Long before Dracula, there was Varney the Vampire—the sensational, blood-soaked epic that helped define Victorian horror and introduced many of the enduring tropes of vampire fiction. First published as a serialized “penny dreadful” in the 1840s, this sprawling tale of terror, mystery, and melodrama captivated readers with its lurid thrills and unforgettable villain.Sir Francis Varney is not your typica...

Die Anthologie 'Varney, der Vampir' ist ein faszinierendes Beispiel viktorianischer Horrorliteratur, das die weitreichende Faszination und den literarischen Reichtum des 19. Jahrhunderts einfängt. Innerhalb dieser Sammlung entfaltet sich ein Mosaik aus Spannung, Furcht und sozialen Kommentaren, das sowohl die traditionellen Elemente des Gothic-Genres als auch die aufkommenden viktorianischen Sensibilitäten vereint. Charakterisiert durch eine Vielfalt an erzählerischen Stilen – von intensiv...

Venture into Fleet Street and discover the dark side of Victorian London where you'll encounter the demon barber Sweeney Todd and his menacing accomplice Mrs Lovett in this classic thriller.Gruesome mysteries are uncovered when Lieutenant Thornhill goes missing after entering Todd's barber shop for a haircut. Londoners are disappearing, Todd's young apprentice Tobias is subject to constant fear and abuse, and the barber's grows more peculiar as the days go by. Mena...