Embark on an unforgettable journey into mystery, adventure, and discovery with The Isle of Seven Moons by Robert Gordon Anderson. Set against the backdrop of a remote and enigmatic island, this captivating tale invites readers into a world where hidden secrets, ancient legends, and unexpected dangers await at every turn. When a group of travelers ventures toward the legendary Isle of Seven Moons, they soon find themselves entangled in a web of intrigue far greater than they imagined. Stran...

*"*Mysterious Flames" engages with Umberto Eco’s work from a new perspective, by tracing his intellectual development through the lens of Cultural Studies, drawing in particular on the thought of Antonio Gramsci and Stuart Hall. It offers the first detailed analysis of Eco’s representation of Italian fascism across his fiction and non-fiction, focusing especially on his 2004 novel The Mysterious Flame of Queen Loana, a semi-autobiographical work that explores fascism thro...

* 25th anniversary edition features all new photos and layout, an updated text featuring more diverse voices, a new foreword, afterword and updated buying recommendations from the author, and a new introduction to come from a prominent young star. First published by Faber and Faber in 1995, it was bought by Simon and Schuster immediately after Faber, and terminated by S&S only at the author’s request. It’s been published twice in the UK by Secker and Warburg. Worldwide sales approach 50,00...

Over the course of more than twenty-five years, Primo Levi gave more than two hundred newspaper, journal, radio and television interviews speaking with such varied authors as Philip Roth and Germaine Greer. Marco Belpoliti and Robert Gordon have selected and translated thirty-six of the most important of these interviews for The Voice of Memory.

'Can't Be Satisfied is that rare thing in musical biographies: a book that maps out not just a single, extraordinary life but the cultural forces that shaped it' Sean O'Hagan, ObserverMuddy Waters was the greatest blues musician ever, and the most influential. He invented electric blues, inspired the Rolling Stones and created the template for the rock 'n' roll band and its wild lifestyle.Robert Gordon's definitive biography vividly chronicles the extraord...

This book is part of the TREDITION CLASSICS series. The creators of this series are united by passion for literature and driven by the intention of making all public domain books available in printed format again - worldwide. At tredition we believe that a great book never goes out of style. Several mostly non-profit literature projects provide content to tredition. To support their good work, tredition donates a portion of the proceeds from each sold copy. As a reader of a TREDITION CLASS...

Bob Teather entered RCMP Basic Recruit Training in 1967 with no idea of what he was getting into. Along with 31 other confused young men, he found himself in Regina, Saskatchewan, as a lowly member of Troop 18. Bald, intimidated, and soon to be bruised, Bob began a six-month ordeal that he candidly recalls in this engaging book. Corporal Teather's story brings you close to six recruits from across the country—Prairie Dog, André, Lumchuck, Francois, weird Harold Burl and Teather himself, a ...

"A virtual soul music origin story" from the Grammy and Emmy Award–winning producer, director, and writer ( Rolling Stone , 20 Best Music Books).The story of Stax Records unfolds like a Greek tragedy. A white brother and sister build a record company that becomes a monument to racial harmony in 1960s segregated south Memphis. Their success is startling, and Stax soon defines an international sound. Then, after losses both ...

This critical introduction to British musical theatre since 1950 is the first book to discuss its post-war developments from the perspective of British – as opposed to American – popular culture. The genre is situated within the historical context of post-war British society in order to explore the range of forms through which significant sociocultural moments are represented.Introductory chapters analyse the way British musicals have responded to social change, the forms of popula...

The cleaning industry is worth billions each year. There is plenty of money to be made, and you don't require any specific qualifications to get started. What you do need is a range of key skills, and a personal determination to succeed.This book will give you insider knowledge of the world of office and domestic cleaning. It will provide you with all the practical tools you need to succeed in a competitive but rewarding industry.- The basics required to set up your business and the servic...

Ada Palmer - InterviewStoriesRobert Gordon _ AeaeaHelen Jackson _ Do Not Pass GOAnton Rose _ JammersJ S Richardson _ Paradise BirdW G White _ Sand and RustElva Hills _ Sleeping FireDuncan Lunan _ The Square FellaSF Poetry: Caroline Hardaker, Ken Poyner, Elizabeth DulembaChris Kelso _ SF Caledonia Crossing the StarfieldMark Toner _ The Beachcomber PresentsandRuth EJ Booth _ Noise a...

The Holocaust in Italian Culture, 1944–2010 is the first major study of how postwar Italy confronted, or failed to confront, the Holocaust. Fascist Italy was the model for Nazi Germany, and Mussolini was Hitler's prime ally in the Second World War. But Italy also became a theater of war and a victim of Nazi persecution after 1943, as resistance, collaboration, and civil war raged. Many thousands of Italians—Jews and others—were deported to concentration camps throughout Europe. Af...