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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The amazing tale of a resourceful & unscrupulous early-19th-century American adventurer who forges his own kingdom in the wilds of Afghanistan. In the year 1838 a young adventurer surrounded by his native troops & mounted on an elephant raised the American flag on the summit of the Hindu Kush & declared himself Prince of Ghor the heir to Alexander the Great. Josiah Harlan the first American to set foot in Afghanistan would become the model for Kipling's ' The Man Who Would be King' but the true story of his life is stranger than fiction. A soldier spy doctor naturalist & writer Harlan set off into the wilds of Central Asia after a failed love affair in 1820. Following a brief stint as a surgeon in the East India Company's army he joined the court of the deposed Afghan monarch Shah Shujah & then slipped into Kabul disguised as a Muslim priest to foment rebellion. For the next two decades he would play a pivotal role in the bloody politics of the region. Using a trove of newly discovered documents including Harlan's long-lost journals Ben Macintyre has followed Harlan's footsteps to uncover an astonishing untold chapter in the history of the Great Game. If you enjoyed William Dalrymple's ' Return of a King' ' Josiah the Great' should be on your reading list. ...

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... ...

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. ...

Cook led three famous expeditions to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 & 1779. In voyages that ranged from the Antarctic circle to the Arctic Sea Cook charted Australia & the whole coast of New Zealand & brought back detailed descriptions of the natural history of the Pacific. Accounts based on Cooks journals were issued at the time but it was not until this century that the original journals were published in Beagleholes definitive edition. The Journals" tells the story of these voyages as Cook wanted it to be told radiating the ambition courage & skill which enabled him to carry out an unrivalled series of expeditions in dangerous waters." ...

In 1997 Tony Blair won the biggest Labour victory in history to sweep the party to power & end eighteen years of Conservative government. He has been one of the most dynamic leaders of modern times; few British prime ministers have shaped the nation's course as profoundly as Blair during his ten years in power & his achievements & his legacy will be debated for years to come. Now his memoirs reveal in intimate detail this unique political & personal journey providing an insight into the man the politician & the statesman & charting successes controversies & disappointments with an extraordinary candour. A Journey" will prove essential & compulsive reading for anyone who wants to understand the complexities of our global world. As an account of the nature & uses of power it will also have a readership that extends well beyond politics to all those who want to understand the challenges of leadership today." ...