In the 1950s seaside town of Merham, everyone knows their place. Lottie Swift, an evacuee living with the respectable Holden

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How is the federation's foreign policy formulated? What are the internal & external pressures which shape it? How can a small Gulf state survive in the modern world? This study outlines the origins of the UAE & describes the evolution of its policies towards its neighbours, the wider Arab world, & the big powers. ...

Richard Sennett has spent an intellectual lifetime exploring how humans live in cities. In this pair of essays he visits two of the world's greatest cities at crucial moments in their history to meditate on the condition of exile in both geographical & psychic space: the Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice, ; & nineteenth-century Paris. ...

Francis Barber, 'given' to the great eighteenth-century writer Samuel Johnson, afforded an unusual depth of freedom, which, after Johnson's death, would help hasten his wretched demise... Randolph Turpin, Britain's first black world champion boxer, who made history in 1951 by defeating Sugar Ray Robinson, & who ended his life in debt & despair... David Oluwale, a Nigerian stowaway who arrived in Leeds in 1949, the events of whose life called into question the reality of English justice, & whose death at the hands of police in 1969 served as a wake-up call for the entire nation. Each of these men's stories is told in a different, perfectly realized voice. Each illuminates the complexity & drama that lie behind the simple notions of haplessness that have been used to explain the tragedy of their lives. & each explores, in entirely new ways, the themes
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- that have been at the heart of all of Caryl Phillips' work: belonging, identity, & race. " Foreigners" is among his most powerful, empathic, & profoundly affecting books.

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Lie detection, offender profiling, insanity in the law, the minds of serial killers, & many other topics that fill news & fiction are all aspects of the rapidly developing area of Forensic Psychology. David Canter shows how these often controversial t ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking, horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels, pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way, permissive paths & bridleways. ...

It is 1942, & senior German officer, U-boat ace Otto Kruger finds the Po W officers under his command are impatient with his autocratic regime, which forbids escape unless it has been properly planned. A battle of wits between Kruger & his captors fo ...

The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, this work provides a fresh look at the Maya. It also presents notes, references, indexes, & chronologies with line-drawings of temple & other inscriptions. ...

The 1 bestselling SHIVER, LINGER & FOREVER trilogy rejacketed for a new generation of fans. In SHIVER, Grace & Sam found each other. In LINGER, they fought to be together. Now, in FOREVER, the stakes are even higher than before. Wolves are being hunted. & love is harder to hold on to as death comes closing in. ...

Sam has always loved Grace. As a wolf, he watched her from afar. As a boy, he held her in his arms. Now facing the possibility of a life without her, he will do anything to keep her safe. Even if it means facing his demons. Even if it risks everything he has. Anything, as long as their love can survive. ...