On 14 February 1989 Valentines Day Salman Rushdie was telephoned by a BBC journalist & told that he had been sentenced to death by the Ayatollah Khomeini. For the first time he heard the word fatwa. His crime? To have written a novel called The Satanic Verses which was accused of being against Islam the Prophet & the Quran. So begins the extraordinary story of how a writer was forced underground moving from house to house with the constant presence of an armed police protection team. He was asked to choose an alias that the police could call him by. He thought of writers he loved & combinations of their names; then it came to him: Conrad & Chekhov
- Joseph Anton". How do a writer & his family live with the threat of murder for over nine years? How does he go on working? How does he fall in & out of love? How does despair shape his thoughts & actions how & why does he stumble how does he learn to fight back? In this remarkable memoir Rushdie tells that story for the first time; the story of one of the crucial battles in our time for freedom of speech. He talks about the sometimes grim sometimes comic realities of living with armed policemen & of the close bonds he formed with his protectors; of his struggle for support & understanding from governments intelligence chiefs publishers journalists & fellow writers; & of how he regained his freedom. It is a book of exceptional frankness & honesty compelling provocative moving & of vital importance. Because what happened to Salman Rushdie was the first act of a drama that is still unfolding somewhere in the world every day."
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Joseph Goebbels was the most notorious demagogue of the twentieth century & Hitlers closest confidant. This book uses his complete diary from 1923-1945 only recently released from the Soviet Union to present a challenging new interpretation of his life. It charts Goebbels rise from provincial obscurity in the Rhineland through his emergence as the most dynamic speaker of the Nazi Party & the Gauleiter of Berlin in the 1920s to his appointment as Hitlers Propaganda Minister in 1933. Combining analysis of Goebbels relationships with women & of his political career it argues that there were clear threads running through his life from a turbulent adolescence through to his death. Goebbels love of German culture his obsession with sacrifice his fascination for Hitler & his hatred of the Jews led him into a fatal involvement with German politics which culminated in his suicide together his wife & six children in Hitlers bunker in 1945. ...

Curt Riess was a Jewish Berlin journalist who fled to the USA in 1936. He was a noted war correspondent & returned to Germany in 1945 to witness the collapse of the Third Reich. Towards the end of 1945 he worked day & night on this biography & a year later was able to benefit from the discovery of the Goebbels diaries which were edited by his friend Louis Lochner. Riess said to Lochner ' Goebbels to me is the most outstanding man of the Nazi regime not even barring Adolf Hitler himself'. Riess rendered a real service by meticulously putting together in a readable & graphic way the story of one of the most fascinating albeit vilest characters of the twentieth century. Goebbels is bound to have his permanent place in history even as Mephisto has his in mythology. ...

The legendary Austro-Hungarian novelist & essayist Joseph Roth was born in Ukraine in 1894 & died tragically in Paris in 1939. These letters span the breadth of Roths life from his schoolboy years to the veteran of 44 marked by war poverty alcoholism the loss of his wife through madness & two decades of prolific work. It is a deeply moving portrait of the life of the writer as an outsider; in exile from a world he no longer recognized as his own. ...

A powerful novel of family life & human relationships set against the exciting background of a horseracing crime. Richard Pitman introduces a wonderful new hero in Frankie Houlihan a man who quit the priesthood for love & then lost his wife in a terrible accident. Trying to rebuild his life Frankie accepts a job with the security team who investigate criminal activity in the world of horseracing & that is how he gets involved
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- with a suspenseful story of kidnap cloning & family rivalry in London Lambourn & Dublin. Steeplechasing is still very much a country sport & many of the horses are more like family pets than superstars. One such is Angel Gabriel & when he is kidnapped from the yard run by the Cassidy family the strains on the family have far reaching consequences. & in getting to the root of the scam Frankie Houlihan finds himself travelling down just the road he didnt want to take...back into the tragedy at the heart of his own life.

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For Josie Rawlings caring for her cantankerous old grandmother & running her vegetable stall in Leicester's market square is hard work. But then things get a whole lot worse when Josie's inheritance is stolen & her granddmother's death brings eviction from the only home she's ever known. Determined to rise above these bitter blows Josie struggles to support herself & desperate for affection stumbles into an ill-fated love affair. But there are those around who do recognise Josie's worth & although she is unaware of it one man in particular is keeping a close eye on her progress... ...

Art Journal Adventures! Learn how to journal your exceptional story. Life is not always extraordinary in all its details but it is the sum of those ordinary events that add up to extraordinary lives. The journal is no different. With Journal Fodder 365 the Journal Fodder Junkies will lead you on a year-long adventure in drawing & writing in painting & collage & in the flotsam & jetsam of your daily experiences. You will uncover simple strategies to make the visual journal a part of your life & youll discover new techniques for refining your personal narrative in an authentic & unique voice. Inside Youll Find: 12 themed chapters ranging from Personal Mythologies & Histories to Connections & Relationships to Symbolically Speaking & beyond Dozens of step-by-step demonstrations for painting drawing writing & collage techniques 12 suggested excursions for you & your journal 12 exploded views showing real-life applications of the lessons & prompts Let your journal be a living breathing document of your life a personally meaningful & relevant artifact. ...

Journalism Studies: The Basics provides an introductory overview of the emerging field of Journalism Studies discussing key issues & contemporary debates. Drawing on Conboys extensive experience in the field the changing nature of journalism & its future directions are addressed through chapters covering: the history & development of Journalism Studies how journalists are created through training & education changing research methods & processes in journalism the impact of the end product in wider society global perspectives on journalism technology & the future of the discipline. Situated within a fast growing & dynamic field of study this engaging introduction will be valuable reading for students of journalism media & communication along with those seeking to develop a broader understanding of contemporary journalism. ...

Aimed at those pursuing careers in creating public prose this is the definitive handbook for aspiring journalists. Offering budding writers suggestions on how to improve their skills
- even when faced with a tight deadline
- this guide also reviews many elements essential to the occupation such as utilizing strong nouns & verbs paring down adjectives & adverbs describing with concrete detail & avoiding cliches & the passive voice. Going beyond a standard presentation of information this reference encourages students to put its methods into practice making each & every word count & maintaining the appropriate energy level in their content. With expert analyses of real-world articles this book also provides advice on avoiding poor sentence structure that can kill reader interest &

Includes:: perspectives on diversity sensitivity. Accessible humorous & engaging this revised edition offers a practical approach for those seeking to improve their communication skills.



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' For God's sake look after our people' Captain Scott's harrowing account of his expedition to the South Pole in 1910-12 was first published in 1913. In his journals Scott records his party's optimistic departure from New Zealand the hazardous voyage of the Terra Nova to Antarctica & the trek with ponies & dogs across the ice to the Pole. On the way the explorers conduct scientific experiments collect specimens & get to know each other's characters. Their discovery that Amundsen has beaten them to their goal & the endurance with which they face an 850-mile march to safety have become the stuff of legend. This new edition publishes for the first time a complete list of the changes made to Scott's original text before publication. In his Introduction Max Jones illuminates the Journals' writing & publication Scott's changing reputation & the continued attraction of heroes in our cynical age. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more. ...