Nick Park has always believed in love—not the fairy-tale kind, but the one that burns, bruises, and leaves a scar.From impulsive first love to reckless hookups, from those who stayed too long to those who left too soon, Nick stumbles through each chapter of his life trying to figure out what love actually means—and whether the scars are even worth it.The Truth About Love is a brutally honest, unapologetically unfiltered, and darkly funny novel about love, loss, and contempo...

A play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.'They ask us. When we sign up. We all get asked. "What do you want to do for the Capital State?" And we reply. "Fight. Help. Assist. Do some good." Do some GOOD. That's so horrific it's funny.'Jacob doesn't know why he's here. He's been at war for six years, but nobody will tell him why. The Moon is upstairs and he wants so desperately to talk to he...

Discover Beneath the Tide — Where Mystery Meets the Sea!In the charming coastal town of Pelican Bay, secrets lurk beneath the waves, and danger is never far from the shore.Meet Owen Mackenzie, a retired marine biologist who cherishes his quiet life and skepticism of local legends. Enter Jules Rivera, an energetic paranormal podcast host with a flair for the dramatic and an insatiable curiosity about sea monsters and haunted shores. Their worlds collide when a fisherman's de...

One of the most momentous stories of the last century is China’s rise from a self-satisfied, anti-modern, decaying society into a global power that promises to one day rival the United States. Chiang Kai-shek, an autocratic, larger-than-life figure, dominates this story. A modernist as well as a neo-Confucianist, Chiang was a man of war who led the most ancient and populous country in the world through a quarter century of bloody revolutions, civil conflict, and wars of resistance against ...

This is the first book-length study of the genre of 'artist-opera', in which the work's central character is an artist who is uncomfortable with his place in the world. It investigates how three such operas (Pfitzner's Palestrina (1915), Krenek's Jonny spielt auf (1926) and Hindemith's Mathis der Maler (1935)) contributed to the debate in early twentieth-century Germany about the place of art and the artist in modern society, and examines how far the artist-character may be taken as functi...

Point of Aim, Point of Impact, is one man's recollection of his Vietnam experience. That young man was a Marine Corps Scout Sniper and the book addresses many issues of the Scout Snipers and Vietnam Veterans both during the war and present day. It is not a book that glorifies war or weaves a Hollywood script around lies and half truths. In telling the story of one young Marine Sniper it attempts to deal with the real issues which evolved from the traumatic experiences of killing people and...

Important maths exams coming up? Worried that you will fail-again? Wondering how some students always seem to get the top marks?Whatever your current level, this ebook will show you how to use a simple, proven, five-step system to ensure that you can achieve grades that you previously thought were impossible.Written by an experienced maths teacher, private tutor and GCSE exam marker who specialises in helping students to pass major maths exams, this ebook will show you:...

Hardly more than a decade old, the twenty-first century has already been dubbed the Asian Century in recognition of China and India’s increasing importance in world affairs. Yet discussions of Asia seem fixated on economic indicators—gross national product, per capita income, share of global trade. Makers of Modern Asia reorients our understanding of contemporary Asia by highlighting the political leaders, not billionaire businessmen, who helped launch the Asian Century.Th...

This work analyses how political economic shifts contribute to competition within higher education systems in the US, EU, and Canada. The authors highlight competition for prestige and public and private subsidies, exploring the consequences of these processes through theoretical and empirical analyses. Accordingly, the work highlights topics that will be of interest to a wide range of audiences. Concepts addressed include stratification, privatization of formerly public subsidies, prefere...

I call myself a Nehruvian Indian [and] I like to think that the term "Nehruvian Indian" captures more than my own c.v.', says Ramachandra Guha in his Introduction to this sparkling collection of essays. His book is a meditation on how a large area of contemporary India's cultural and intellectual life has in fact been fashioned by exceptional individuals who have, in diverse ways, imbibed the spirit of liberalism, secularism, personal integrity and social commitment—values which Guha assoc...

How far would you go for family?Anna's done bad things before. Neglected and unloved as a child, she had to do whatever it took to keep herself and her little sister, Birdie, safe. But the worst thing she's ever done is let her sister walk out of a diner when they were teenagers. She would never see her sister again.Years later, and Anna is a new person. After a whirlwind romance, she's married handsome, successful, and generous G...

In frigid Wyoming lies a mystery that stretches back to Nazi Germany.Lyle and Juan wait outside the lawyer's house in ski masks, pistols hidden behind their backs. Shortly after dawn, Paul Parker, an aged lawyer, and his old dog step into the cold. The thugs kill the dog, and take the lawyer hostage. Parker's day has started badly and is going to get much worse.Once a fine lawyer, Parker's enthusiasm has slipped with age, and criminals like Lyle are part of ...