Sigmund Freuds controversial ideas have penetrated Western culture more deeply than those of any other psychologist. The Freudian slip the Oedipus complex childhood sexuality libido narcissism penis envy the castration complex the id the ego & the superego denial repression identification projection acting out the pleasure principle the reality principle defence-mechanism
- are all taken for granted in our everyday vocabulary. Psychoanalysis was never just a method of treatment rather a vision of the human condition which has continued to fascinate & provoke long after the death of its originator. Its central hypothesis that we live in conflict with ourselves & seek to resolve matters by turning away from reality did not emerge from experimental science but from self-examination & the unique opportunities for observation presented by the psychoanalytic technique
- in particular from the confessions produced by free-association in Freuds consulting room. Written during the turmoil of the First World War A General Introduction to Psychoanalysis was distilled from a series of lectures given at Vienna University but had to wait for the war to end before being made available to the English speaking world.

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Twenty years after the end of the Second World War an Italian general is despatched to Albania to recover his countrys dead. Once there he meets a German general who is engaged upon an identical mission & their conversations brings out into the open the extent of their horror & guilt newly exacerbated by their present task. As they descend from the callous trivialities of their gruesome business past & present to suffering self-disgust the author gives us glimpses of the lives of the people whose graves they are unearthing. ...

This edition combines the popular approach of short up-to-date chapters which provide complete content coverage of the AQA A



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The second title in bestselling author Simon Scarrow's Revolution series: a quartet of novels focusing on two giants of European history Wellington & Napoleon. It's 1796 as THE GENERALS opens & both Arthur Wellesley (later Wellington) & Napoleon Bonaparte are making their mark as men of military genius. Wellesley as commander of the 33rd Regiment of Foot is sent to India where his skill & bravery make a remarkable impression on his superiors. Napoleon's role as commander of the Army of Italy leads to success in battle & rapid political progress. By 1804 Napoleon has established himself as Emperor & has his sights set on conquering all of Europe. The time has come for Wellesley to stand against Napoleon in the confrontation that lies ahead. ...

Though neither event seems related Agents Sam Ryan & Gabriel Stern quickly discover a link between the two
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Generation Kill" is about the young men sent to fight their nations first open-ended war since Vietnam. Despite the flurry of media images to come of the recent wars in Afghanistan & Iraq you have never really met any of these people who serve as front-line troops. For whatever reason the media simply doesnt get them. As we all know news accounts of the last two wars focused almost exclusively on battlefield imagery of high-tech weapons wreaking astounding destruction comply with analysis from retired army grandees & other experts punctuated by the odd heart-warming patriotic sound-bite. The troops themselves play a role in the medias presentation of recent wars rather like extras in " The Triumph of the Will". They are everywhere yet somehow invisible. When they speak you get the sense that what they are saying has been carefully scripted. Now " Generation Kill" tells the soldiers story in their own words. The narrative focuses on a platoon of 23 marines many of them veterans of Afghanistan whose elite reconnaissance unit spearheaded the blitzkrieg on Iraq. This is the story of young men that have been trained to become ruthless killers. Its about surviving death. Its about taking part in a war many questioned before it even began. Evan Wright was the only reporter with First Recon which operated well ahead of most other forces usually behind enemy lines. They were among the first marines sent into the fight & one of the last units still engaged on the outskirts of Iraq even after the city centre fell. " Generation Kill" is not just a combat chronicle but an inside look at how people fighting in war actually experience it. It is both an action narrative like " Black Hawk Down" & a detailed portrait of a generation at war along the lines of " Band of Brothers". It is not a book you are going to forget in a hurry." ...

The unique model of apartheid colonisation & military occupation that Israel imposes on the Palestinians along with myriad violations of international law have made Palestine the moral cause of a generation. Yet many people continue to ask 'what can we do?' Generation Palestine helps to answer this question by bringing together Palestinian & international activists in the Boycott Divestment & Sanctions (BDS) movement. The movement aims to pressure Israel until it complies with International Law mirroring the model that was successfully utilised against South African apartheid. With essays written by a wide selection of contributors Generation Palestine follows the BDS movement's model of inclusivity & collaboration. Contributors include Archbishop Desmond Tutu Ken Loach Iain Banks Ronnie Kasrils Professor Richard Falk Ilan Pappe Omar Barghouti Ramzy Baroud & Archbishop Attallah Hannah alongside other internationally acclaimed artists writers academics & grassroots activists. ...

Andy Dag & Claire have been handed a society beyond their means. Twentysomethings brought up with divorce Watergate & Three Mile Island & scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies recession crack & Ronald Reagan they represent the new generation- Generation X. Fiercely suspicious of being lumped together as an advertisers target market they have quit dreary careers & cut themselves adrift in the California desert. Unsure of their futures they immerse themselves in a regime of heavy drinking & working in no future Mc Jobs in the service industry. Underemployed overeducated & intensely private & unpredicatable they have nowhere to direct their anger no one to assuage their fears & no culture to replace their anomie. So they tell stories: disturbingly funny tales that reveal their barricaded inner world. A world populated with dead TV shows Elvis moments & semi-disposible Swedish furniture. ...

Andy Dag & Claire have been handed a society priced beyond their means. Twentysomethings brought up with divorce Watergate & Three Mile Island & scarred by the 80s fallout of yuppies recession crack & Ronald Reagan they represent the new generation
- Generation X. Fiercely suspicious of being lumped together as an advertiser's target market they have quit dreary careers & cut themselves adrift in the California desert. Unsure of their futures they immerse themselves in a regime of heavy drinking & working in no future Mc Jobs in the service industry. Underemployed overeducated & intensely private & unpredicatable they have nowhere to direct their anger no one to assuage their fears & no culture to replace their anomie. So they tell stories: disturbingly funny tales that reveal their barricaded inner world. A world populated with dead TV shows ' Elvis moments' & semi-disposible Swedish furniture.. .
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Generative design is a revolutionary new method of creating artwork models & animations from sets of rules or algorithms. By using accessible programming languages such as Processing artists & designers are producing extravagant crystalline structures that can from the basis of anything from patterned textiles & typography to lighting scientific diagrams sculptures film & even fantastical buildings. Opening with a gallery of thirty five illustrated case studies Generative Design takes users through specific practical instructions on how to create their own visual experiments by combining simple to use programming codes with basic design principles. A detailed handbook of advanced strategies provides visual artists with all the tools to achieve proficiency. Generative Design is both a source book of inspirational examples of generative design & guidebook on programming with Processing for designers. It covers the foundations of programming

Includes:: important programming codes & showcases projects by leading international practitioners.

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