Beginning in 1994 and closing in the first months of 1998, the UK passed through a cultural moment as distinct and as celebrated as any since the war. Founded on rock music, celebrity, boom-time economics, and fleeting political optimism, this was \"Cool Britannia.\" Records sold in the millions, a new celebrity elite emerged, and Tony Blair\'s Labour Party found itself returned to government. Drawing

The series of sharp clashes between Ecuador and Peru of 1981 left the dispute between the two countries unresolved as there was still no definitive delimitation of the border. During the following years, both parties had to deal with a series of internal and external issues and, ultimately, these affected the planning and operational capabilities of their respective armed forces. While Peru underwent

The Imperial German Navy of WWI is a series of books (Warships, Campaigns, & Uniforms) that provide a broad view of the Kaiser\'s naval forces through the extensive use of photographs. Every effort has been made to cover all significant areas during the war period. In addition to the primary use of photographs, technical information is provided for each warship along with its corresponding service

God gave us His Word so that we may know Him and live by His truth. So, what should we do when we\'re reading the Bible and a difficult passage stops us in our tracks? Sometimes the solution is right there on the page--if we know where to look--while other passages gain clarity in light of the rest of the Bible or its historical background. With the help of an experienced guide, we can overcome the

The Number One Bestseller______________ For over thirty years, David McDonald worked in Ireland\'s biggest prisons. This is his story. As a young officer, McDonald got a baptism of fire in Mountjoy. In 1989 it was a chaotic, pungent and overcrowded place, and the approach to keeping order was primitive. Returning to his hometown two years later, he entered Portlaoise Prison, which - due to the presence

This book describes all parts of belt conveyors, their functions and different types presented one after the other with necessary illustrations covering all the basic aspects so that the reader can obtain an overall understanding of their operation and implementation within the field of bulk material handling, mining and mineral processing. Dedicated study of this work will also enable engineers to

Written by an examiner, this comprehensive resource offers complete support for the latest syllabus, with a focus on exam success and assessment requirements. For first teaching September 2022, first examination March

The 7th Dave Robicheaux novel from Sunday Times bestselling author James Lee

This book defends the fundamental place of the marital family in modern liberal societies. It encourages churches, states, and other social institutions to collaborate in promoting the integration of sex, marriage, and family life. It defends the rights of women and children against Christian critics, and resists modern liberal efforts to abolish, privatize, or fracture the marital

Three books in one means three times the fun Garfield fans, enjoy a triple shot of the caffeinated cat in this robust collection of comics Whether he\'s one-upping his slobbering sidekick, Odie, plotting revenge on his clueless owner, Jon, or just snacking and wisecracking as usual, Garfield loves to brew up trouble . . . and fun Drink up The Garfield Fat Cat 3-Pack series collects the Garfield

Some people think that museums are boring places full of glass cases, dust and stuff no one cares about: wrong In a hidden headquarters below the exhibits there\'s a gang ready to handle dangerous, spooky or just plain weird problems: the Museum Mystery Squad. Techie-genius Nabster, mile-a-minute Kennedy and sharp-eyed Laurie (along with Colin the hamster ) tackle the surprising conundrums happening

The Sting meets Fight Club in this magical, action-packed sequel to Caster by Elsie Chapman.Every spell cast needs a starter.Aza Wu now has magic back. But like all things in her life, it has come at a great cost. After winning the Tournament of Casters, Aza is able to pay off her parents\' debt to Saint Willow. But the price of the gathered spell she used to strip Finch of his magic has put her permanently

Since being elected president in 1998, Hugo Ch vez has become the face of contemporary Venezuela and, more broadly, anticapitalist revolution. George Ciccariello-Maher contends that this focus on Ch vez has obscured the inner dynamics and historical development of the country\'s Bolivarian Revolution. In We Created Ch vez, by examining social movements and revolutionary groups active before and during

The Commandos were created by Winston Churchill in 1940 as a \'butcher and bolt\' raiding unit to destroy vital targets in German occupied Europe. Recruits for this \'special service\' were all volunteers, drawn from the British Army, and later from the Royal Marines and other Allied armies. Commando training was extremely demanding - men had to be physically fit and show initiative, mental toughness

Every year since 1904, when the ice breaks up on the North Saskatchewan River, Edmonton has crowned a Melting Queen--a woman who presides over the Melting Day spring carnival and who must keep the city\'s spirits up over the following winter. But this year, something has changed: a genderfluid ex-frat brother called River Runson is named as Melting Queen. As River\'s reign upends the city\'s century-old

Cinema has undergone huge changes in the last decade: Asian filmmaking has been making the running; the ne\'er do well genre, documentary, has broken through; digitalization and DVD has revived film history and is revolutionizing projection; world cinema has shifted in the direction of the real and the visually grainy; and animation has become more dominant that any time since Disney. Month by month,

On the development of emoji, from their creation by the legendary Japanese designer to their present-day global ubiquityCreated in 1998 by Shigetaka Kurita (born 1972), a young designer at the Japanese telecom company NTT DOCOMO, emoji act as the body language of online speech. Emoji--taken from the Japanese e for picture and moji for character--bring nuance to our online interactions and are a part