From Booker-Prize winning novelist Stanley Middleton. Thomas Harris is on the cusp of success as a classical composer with a growing reputation. When his father, a coal miner, dies Thomas decides to write a requiem for him which is also a thinly veiled attack on the powerful elite. In spite of opposition he finally succeeds in getting his work performed but how will the critics react? ...

The first edition of Harris, OBoyle & Warbrick: Law of the European Convention on Human Rights swiftly established itself as a seminal legal textbook. The eagerly awaited second edition builds on the great strengths of the first, & is an indispensible text for all undergraduates, postgraduates & practitioners. Its publication coincides with the 50th anniversary of the European Court of Human Rights, a major milestone in European legal history. An up-to-date & comprehensive account of Strasbourg case law & its underlying principles, this book facilitates an in-depth understanding of this fascinating area of law. It fully explores the extent of the Conventions influence upon the legal development of the contracting states, & reveals exactly how such a powerful authority has been achieved & maintained. It sets out & critically analyses each Convention article that constitutes the substantive guarantee, & examines the system of supervision. The Convention currently binds 47 European states, & its reach is set to expand even further. It has effectively become the constitutional bill of rights for Europe, providing common human rights standards for the whole continent. National parliaments & courts must constantly look to the Convention when legislating & deciding cases, or run the risk of adverse Strasbourg judgments with which they must then comply. For nearly all states, the Convention has been made directly enforceable in their national courts. For the remaining few, it offers a model for a national bill of rights. All of these considerations underline the immense value of the comprehensive account of the law of the Convention that this book provides. ...

Now in its third edition, with its detailed yet clear analysis Harris, O' Boyle, & Warbrick's seminal textbook Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, remains an indispensable resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, & practitioners alike. The third edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, providing an up-to-date, clear & comprehensive account of Strasbourg case law & its underlying principles. It sets out & critically analyses each Convention article (including those addressed by relevant Protocols), & thoroughly examines the system of supervision. The book also addresses the pressures & challenges facing the Strasbourg system in the twenty-first century. ...

Now in its third edition, with its detailed yet clear analysis Harris, O' Boyle, & Warbrick's seminal textbook Law of the European Convention on Human Rights, remains an indispensable resource for undergraduates, postgraduates, & practitioners alike. The third edition builds on the strengths of previous editions, providing an up-to-date, clear & comprehensive account of Strasbourg case law & its underlying principles. It sets out & critically analyses each Convention article (including those addressed by relevant Protocols), & thoroughly examines the system of supervision. The book also addresses the pressures & challenges facing the Strasbourg system in the twenty-first century. ...

Anyone with the smallest interest in composition
- not just concertos but novels, buildings, lives, you name it, should read
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Harrison Birtwistle is recognised worldwide as one of the greatest of living composers. His music is both deeply original & highly personal, yet he has always been notoriously reticent about explaining either his music or himself. In this conversation diary, spanning six months, he talks openly to the distinguished writer & critic Fiona Maddocks, offering rare insights into the challenges, uncertainties & rewards which have shaped his life & work since childhood, & which remain with him today as he enters his ninth decade. We see the composer in the privacy of his Wiltshire studio & garden, & in the public glare of the elite Salzburg & Aldeburgh Festivals. But mostly he is at his kitchen table, talking about the essential aspects of his life- family, cooking, cricket, landscape, pruning trees
- & reflecting on the never easy process of composition. What distinguishes him & his remarkable music is an ability to see the extraordinary in the everyday, giving rise to work that is both elemental & profound. For anyone concerned with the future of music this book is essential reading.
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This collection of essays celebrates the work of Sir Harrison Birtwistle, one of the key figures in European contemporary music. Representing current research on Birtwistle's music, this book reflects the diversity of his work in terms of periods, genres, forms, techniques & related issues through a wide range of critical, theoretical & analytical interpretations & perspectives. Written by a team of international scholars, all of whom bring a deep research-based knowledge & insight to their chosen study, this collection extends the scholarly understanding of Birtwistle through new engagements with the man & the music. The contributors provide detailed studies of Birtwistle's engagement with electronic music in the 1960s & 1970s, & develop theoretical explanations of his fascination with pulse, rhythm & time. They also explore in detail Birtwistle's interest in poetry, instrumental drama, gesture, procession & landscape, & consider the compositional processes that underpin these issues. ...

Harrison P. Spader sat a little too close. Shook hands a little too long. High-fived a little too hard. & hugged a little too much. Harrison P. Spader was a personal space invader. But that all changes when he learns the Space Saver rhyme: Arms out front, then out real wide. Now place your arms back by your sides. Author Christianne Jones uses humour & relatable situations to teach early learners about self awareness. This entertaining picture book in the Little Boost series will tackle a much-needed topic for teachers, parents, & librarians. ...

Harrison is a lonely teenager, terrified of the ocean since a childhood sailing accident took his father
- & his right leg. One
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