Tiger's Child, the deeply-moving sequel to Torey Hayden's Sunday Times bestselling first book, One Child, plus the first of four books from learning disabilities specialist Mary MacCracken, The Lost Children, combined in a single eBook volume.
John Peel's programme Home Truths first brought Judy's moving childhood story to light - Abducted by her psychotic spiritualist father and kept like a dog in the backyard, brutalised at the hands of nuns in a Manchester orphanage, and left to live wild on the streets.
A lyrical and timely exploration of what it means to grow up straddling more than one cultureand why navigating the in between should matter to everyone.
The end of the first quarter of the 21st century invites us to revisit what gender means in society and how it has shaped our literal and cultural landscapes.
The New York Times-bestselling author of The Best of Everything charts her emotional development from awkward youth to cynical adulthood in this memoir.
This book deals with an emerging subgenre of films made in a variety of countries that make critical references to American Westerns but deal with the social, racial and political situation of the countries where they were made.
The Art Dealer's Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protege of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure.
Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil "e;other,"e; which culminated in Adolf Hitler's war against the Jews, wherein he sought to eliminate through mass murder every Jewish man, woman and child.
Male homosexual narratives in various genres and media-from "e;high-brow"e; literature by distinguished female authors to "e;pornographic"e; comic books produced and distributed by amateurs-have attracted the attention of a number of cultural critics in Japan and abroad.
Following the success of A Dog a Day and Old Dogs, Sally Muir returns with an adorable collection of beautiful rescue dog portraits that will melt even the coldest of hearts.
In January 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions-the first such action by any governor in the history of the United States.
In January 2000, Illinois Governor George Ryan declared a moratorium on executions-the first such action by any governor in the history of the United States.
Beginning with the roots of anti-Semitism in early Christian Europe, this book traces the evolution of the Jewish stereotype as the evil "e;other,"e; which culminated in Adolf Hitler's war against the Jews, wherein he sought to eliminate through mass murder every Jewish man, woman and child.
'A wonderful take on the chaos of the modern word' Louise O'Neill'Really, really good - thoughtful, funny, smart and stupid' S amus O'Reilly'Self-deprecating, insightful and witty' Irish Examiner 'Carl has the rare gift of combining analytical clarity with maniacal vulnerability' Blindboy Boatclub'Great company .
'Moving and generous'Isabella Hammad, author of Enter Ghost'Luminous, moving, and achingly beautiful'Maaza Mengiste, author of The Shadow King 'I am forever changed after reading this book'Javier Zamora, author of Solito'A deeply inspiring and absorbing read'Mark Gevisser, author of The Pink Line'Spending time with the real people in Fire in Every Direction is a delight'Rabih Alameddine, author of An Unnecessary Woman Both a love story and a coming-of-age tale that spans countries and continents, Fire in Every Direction balances humour and loss, nostalgia and hope, as it takes us from the Middle East to London, and from 1948 to the present.
';One of the best making-of books to hit the shelves' BooklistFor the first time, the director and co-creators of This is Spinal Tap provide the full behind-the-scenes story of the making of the groundbreaking mockumentary.
The Art Dealer's Apprentice tells the story of how the author moved to New York in 1989 as a young Midwesterner, found a job at an Upper East Side gallery, and became the protege of Carla Panicali, an Italian countess and major international art world figure.
