With the centenary of the First World War, communities across Canada arranged commemorations of the war experience to honour local servicemen who, through their triumphs and sacrifices, were presented as laying the foundation for a free and independent country. Often overlooked are the triumphs and sacrifices of those who supported those soldiers, and the war effort in general, back at home. The Frontier of Patriotism provides an in-depth look at all aspects of Alberta’s involvement in the...

**THE HILL TIMES TOP 100 BOOKS OF 2024Punching Above Our Weight takes readers on a riveting exploration spanning one hundred and fifty years of Canadian forces.**This photograph-rich history of 150 years of the Canadian military traces the evolution of the country’s armed forces from a small, underfunded, poorly trained militia to the modern, effective military it is today. From the Red River Resistance and the Boer War through the world wars to modern peacekeeping...

Boris Karloff is the star of our Hollywood Stage presentation of David Copperfield. Charles Dickens is rightly regarded as amongst the foremost of English novelists. One of his great creations is David Copperfield which chronicles the young mans journey from childhood to maturity and the problems and hurdles that bestride his path.

"A stark picture of war between the Germans and the Soviets, including some very interesting illustration . . . fascinating, if chilling, reading."— FiretrenchThe Red Army's casualties during the Second World War and the casualties sustained by the German army they fought are a key element in any assessment of the conflict on the Eastern Front. Since the war ended over seventy years ago, the statistics have been a source of bitter controversy, of claim and...

Mitigating the destruction and chaos wrought upon the civilian populations of northwest Europe during the latter years of the Second World War became the focus of Civil Affairs, a little-known branch of the First Canadian Army. Comprising a motley collection of civilians-turned-soldiers – too old for combat yet too valuable to remain off the front lines – the members of Civil Affairs served as liaisons between Canadian combat forces and the civilians they encountered on the ground....

Ein Buch für alle, die ein kreatives Leben mit Fotografie leben wollenLernen Sie zu sehen, wie Ihre Kamera siehtVerstehen Sie, wie Kreativität funktioniert (und wie nicht)Finden und meistern Sie Herausforderungen, um an ihnen zu wachsenBeim Fotografieren formen wir Bilder aus Licht, Raum und Zeit. Dies erfordert nicht nur handwerkliches Wissen – vor allem anderen müssen wir lernen, wie unsere Kamera zu sehen. Dies ist der Au...

Seit 1990 wird vom Marburger Verein für Phantastik e.V. der Marburg Award verliehen. Im Jahr 2022 schrieb der Verein den Award gemeinsam mit DreamLand Productions aus. Dieses Mal ging es bei dem Kurzgeschichten-Wettbewerb um das von Thomas Birker vorgeschlagene Thema "Verführung des Bösen". Die Gewinner der Plätze 1 bis 3 liegen nun als Hörspiel vor, wie es auch in der Ausschreibung angegeben war. So schaffte es eine Geschichte über eine unheimliche Mythologie auf Platz 3: Die Verführung e...

‘Entertaining and absorbing’ – The Sunday TimesA wonderfully written and entertaining book which places Britain under the microscope and asks who we are today and how we’ve changed as a nation.In 1841 there were 734 female midwives working in Britain, along with 9 artificial eye makers, 20 peg makers, 6 stamp makers and 1 bee dealer. Fast forward nearly two centuries and there are 51,000 midwives working in the UK and not an eye ma...

Die einzigartige WerkausgabeArkadi und Boris Strugatzki zählen zu den bedeutendsten Autoren der osteuropäischen Science Fiction. Einst in Russland verboten, sind ihre Texte heute in mehr als 30 Sprachen übersetzt und haben eine Millionenauflage erreicht. Mit ihren atemberaubenden Romanen haben die Brüder Strugatzki die Science-Fiction-Literatur weit über die Grenzen Russlands hinaus nachhaltig beeinflusst. Der fünfte Band der großen Werkausgabe beinhaltet sieben Ro...

Darfur, Sudan. 2009. Two doctors employed by NGOs stumble across a strange metallic cylinder, which has been embedded for perhaps millions of years in desert rock. Mystified by the object, they gather four of the world’s leading experts in science and technology a computer scientist, a physicist, a biochemist, and a genetic researcher and head to London to study it thoroughly. The six have barely begun running tests on the cylinder, when they suddenly disappear telling family members not t...

Der krönende Abschluss der großen Neuausgabe der Gesammelten Werke von Arkadi und Boris StrugatzkiEin Forschungsinstitut für Magie und Zauberei, in dem die Unredlichkeit der Mitarbeiter durch Haarwuchs aus den Ohren kenntlich wird. Ein Schriftsteller, dessen Gestalten aus einem aus Angst vor der Zensur unveröffentlichten Roman ins Leben treten und ihn zu verfolgen beginnen ... Die Geschichten von Arkadi und Boris Strugatzki haben nichts von ihrer unmittelbaren erzä...

Continuing a three-decade tradition, The State of the Parties 7th edition brings together leading experts to evaluate change and continuity in American electoral politics. Political parties in America have never been more contentious and divided than they are right now. Even splits within the parties themselves have the power to elevate relatively unknown candidates to power and topple established incumbents. With sections devoted to polarization and the electorate, polarization and politi...