A groundbreaking exploration that reveals the powerful impact of marginalized groups on the evolution of the Broadway Musical.At the turn of the 20th century, immigrants, Jews, Queers, and African Americans faced exclusion from mainstream American society, with limited employment opportunities. They found their calling in the emerging field of "Show Business", particularly the burgeoning Broadway Musical. Their pioneering spirit not only seized this opportunity but...

"A funny thing happened to me on the way to Armageddon …"It’s bad enough when you wake up in the middle of a forest with a thick head, no memory …Oh, and you're wearing a Santa party dress."I guess I had a skinful or two. It doesn’t feel like Christmas time… "It gets worse when hugely popular influencer Galia realises she’s bound and gagged- and the man standing over her is her stalker.But things get reall...

This is a 3-story collection from the Day After series. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?Careful What You Wish ForCindy thought she had found what she always wished for, a happy ending. Joyce soon discovers what Cindy was wishing for is not what she got.UnfitFull of anger and filled with ha...

David Armstrong has been a leading figure internationally in the fields of organizational consultancy and group relations for many years. Robert French and Russ Vince have gathered together, for the first time, his key writings in this area. This is essential reading for managers and leaders, as well as organizational consultants, academics and students of organizations. Part of the Tavistock Clinic Series.

The Special Operations Executive (SOE) was the paramount Allied sabotage force of the Second World War. Its job - in Churchill's words - was to "set Europe ablaze" through the use of sabotage, insurrection and assassination. One of its "shining Stars" and "legends" was the close-combat pistol instructor, Colonel Hector Grant-Taylor. Grant-Taylor taught the commandos, secret agents and irregular soldiers the art of how to kill at close quarters. He taught them how to be ruthless, lethal and...

A friend that saves your life is a good friend. A friend that enables you to escape certain death, and then enables you to disappear, is a great friend. This is a story of friendship, one that will change the world.This is a story as part of a series called Day After. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?

This book revisits the theory of social systems as a defence against anxiety. It explores this theory as a generative paradigm, capable both of theoretical extension and of empirical application to different institutional settings.

Full of anger and filled with hate, a decision is made to hold others accountable for their bad behavior. Two friends devise a violent plan to eliminate the cause of their suffering. On a cold day they execute their plan.This is a story as part of a series called Day After. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?

Charlie Hall doesn't want to leave his home and friends, but his father persuades Charlie and his mother that moving to another town where nobody knows them is their only hope for a better life. When the Halls arrive at their new home, Charlie meets a quirky teenage boy and an eccentric older couple who live across the street in an antebellum home—one they claim is haunted by spirits that grant requests, once they're appeased with a gift. Charlie's first two requests of the spirits are soo...

Cindy thought she had found what she always wished for, a happy ending. Joyce soon discovers what Cindy was wishing for is not what she got.This is a story as part of a series called Day After. There are many popular stories, that on the surface seem good, some even great. As time moves forward, it is often interesting to consider what happened next. How did it turn out after the end of the story?

Life is inspiring, from the beauty and grandeur of nature to the vagaries of everyday life. This collection of poetry captures the moments that make us pause and reflect, putting into words those things that move us, whether to laughter or tears. With charm, humour, and an insight that comes only from a life well-lived, this collection speaks to this journey we all take together, told through thoughtful and well-crafted verses, and it encourages us to stop and take note of the landmarks al...

If you found a box of letters written during World War II—would you read them? And what if you did and discovered an amazing story about unrequited love, betrayal, and murder in a small southern town? A young lawyer meets Emily Hodge, a 75-year-old spinster shunned by her hometown society, and can't understand why she lives such a solitary and seemingly forgotten life. But the letters she leaves for him reveal how her choices caused her to be ostracized—but definitely not forgotten by thos...