September 1962: On a moonless night over the raging Atlantic Ocean, a thousand miles from land, the engines of Flying Tiger flight 923 to Germany burst into flames, one by one. Pilot John Murray didn\'t have long before the plane crashed headlong into the 20-foot waves at 120 mph. As the four flight attendants donned life vests, collected sharp objects, and explained how to brace for the ferocious

Benedict Anderson\'s 1983 masterpiece Imagined Communities is a ground-breaking analysis of the origins and meanings of \"nations\" and \"nationalism.\" A book that helped reshape the field of nationalism studies, Imagined Communities also shows the critical thinking skills of interpretation and analysis working at their highest levels. One crucial aspect of Anderson\'s work involves the apparently

Early Dynastic Egypt spans the five centuries preceding the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza. This was the formative period of ancient Egyptian civilization, and it witnessed the creation of a distinctive culture that was to endure for 3,000 years. This book examines the background to that great achievement, the mechanisms by which it was accomplished, and the character of life in the Nile

When Father Hobbes mysteriously dies at the high altar on Good Friday, Dr Jonathan Hullah - whose holistic ideas have earned him the soubriquet \'cunning man\' - wants to know why. But it is only through looking back at his own long life that answers are

A lucid and inspiring consideration of the challenges we and our world now face, and a proposal for a way to avoid disaster. \'A must read\' Gordon Brown \'A truly excellent book\' Sir David King The three biggest challenges facing the world today, in A. C. Grayling\'s view, are climate change, technology and justice. In his timely new book, he asks: can human beings agree on a set of values that will

\"...a timely and entertaining account of how class rivalries as well as political conflicts have shaped and sometimes warped the news industry.\"--Michael Lind, author of The New Class War: Saving Democracy from the Managerial EliteSomething is wrong with American journalism. Long before \"fake news\" became the calling card of the Right, Americans had lost faith in their news media. But lately, the

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\"Best Ghost Stories of Algernon Blackwood\" is a collection of supernatural stories by one of the greatest writers of such stories to have ever lived. This collection contains the story, \"Ancient Sorceries\", which is the tale of a tourist who becomes enchanted by a strange French town and the ancient secrets that are hidden there. Also included in this collection is one of Blackwood\'s most celebrated

A New York City therapist examines the paradoxical relationship between domesticity and sexual desire and explains what it takes to bring lust home.One of the world\'s most respected voices on erotic intelligence, Esther Perel offers a bold, provocative new take on intimacy and sex. Mating in Captivity invites us to explore the paradoxical union of domesticity and sexual desire, and explains what it

A primer for marketing professionals and students, the second edition of Malcolm McDonald on Marketing Planning provides a clear guide to marketing planning. Focussing on the practical application of marketing planning this book will guide readers through the production of a marketing plan that has real world application. Key content includes defining markets and segments, setting marketing objectives

You must never touch a dinosaur . . . unless it\'s in this book This roar-some touch-and-feel counting board book is great for children of all ages and fits perfectly into tiny hands. Kids will love learning to count down from five with the silly rhymes that warn the dangers of touching the dinosaurs--and then ignoring the advice Children of all ages, 0 and up, will enjoy: The innovative and engaging

If you\'ve mastered the basics of Japanese grammar and are ready to move to the next level, this book is for you Each of the 12 chapters is devoted to one widely-used sentence structure and its variations. Chapters are broken down into the following easy-to-follow components: Clear presentation of model sentencesBreakdown and explanation of the grammar of key sentence patternsControlled practice exercises,

In budo--which can be translated as \"the way of brave and enlightened activity\"--martial arts and spirituality merge at the highest level of skill. Budo Secrets contains the essential teachings of budo\'s greatest masters of Kendo, Karate, Judo, Aikido, and other disciplines. Timely and instructive, these writings are not just for martial artists--they\'re for anyone who wants to live life more

World-weary, distracted and more often than not the worse for wine, Michael Booth really needed to make some major changes to his life. Instead, he embarks on an over-ambitious, self-indulgent attempt to write the definitive book on Indian food, taking his wife and two young children in

A fireball falls from the sky in Fireball in the Sky. What has crash-landed and why is it here?Exciting phonics-based stories in new Biff, Chip and Kipper Stories: Decode and Develop are perfect for embedding and building on children\'s phonics knowledge. Brand new adventures to engage, motivate and inspire developing

Summer vacation! The usual is happening at Fuji High: second- and third-year study training camps. That is to say, a great opportunity for second-years to enjoy summer with their friends. Blue sky and ocean as far as the eye can see, girls in their swimsuits, intimate conversations, and...men\'s-only hot springs trips? You can enjoy the sunlight or squint to keep it out of your eyes--either way, hold

Uncovers the link between Ruskin and the tradition of the aesthetics of space Discusses a hitherto under-researched tradition of city-writing, linking Ruskin to modernism Reads comparatively five important mid to late nineteenth-century writers Marries close textual analysis with historically and geographically informed context Fills a gap in the critical literature on city-writing between realism