Contrary to the usual image of the press as cantankerous obstinate & ubiquitous in its search for truth Edward Herman & Noam Chomsky depict how an underlying elite consensus largely structures all facets of the news. They skilfully dissect the way in which the marketplace & the economics of publishing significantly shape the news. They reveal how issues are framed & topics chosen & contrast the double standards underlying accounts of free elections a free press & governmental repression between Nicaragua & El Salvador; between the Russian invasion of Afghanistan & the American invasion of Vietnam; between the genocide in Cambodia under a pro-American government & genocide under Pol Pot. What emerges from this groundbreaking work is an account of just how propagandistic our mass media are & how we can learn to read them & see their function in a radically new way. ...

There is absolutely no precedent for this book the only encyclopaedic guide to manufacturing processes that explores established new emerging & innovative production techniques that have or will have an important impact on the design industry. With over 1 200 photographs & technical illustrations it is the definitive reference for 3D designers product designers architects & engineers who need a convenient highly accessible & practical reference that will enable them to make fast & efficient decision-making in design projects. ...

This set of 5 pens contains everything needed to begin the fulfilling hobby of calligraphy writing the visual expression of words. Included in the pack are 5 nibs of varying size Fine (0.85mm) Medium (1.1mm) Broad (1.35mm) 2B (1.6mm) 4B (2.8mm) & 4 black ink cartridges. ...

The incredible new novel from the 1 internationally bestselling author of The Alchemist. July 14 1099. The city of Accra awaits the invasion of the crusaders who have surrounded the gates. There within the city walls men & women of every age have gathered to hear the words of a mysterious man known only as the Copt. He has summoned the townspeople to address their fears with truth hope & comfort. They begin with questions about defeat & struggle; they contemplate the virtues of loyalty & solitude; & they ultimately turn to questions of beauty love wisdom & what the future holds. What is success?" poses the Copt. " It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace." * * * Now centuries later the manuscript containing the Copt's extraordinary insights on courage solitude loyalty & loss has been unearthed from a cave in Cairo. A Manuscript Found in Accra is a revelatory exploration of our most enduring & transcendental values & a testimony to everyday wisdom." ...

The Russian playwright & novelist Mikhail Bulgakov (1891
- 1940) is now widely acknowledged as one of the giants of twentieth-century
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Things are finally looking up for George & Ann Richardson. After causing years of worry their younger daughter Tess who had always been sickly & small is starting to blossom into a confident clever girl. It will be some time before she catches up with her older sister Maddy but her family know shell soon be just as strong. & theyve just scraped together enough money to take them on their first holiday to Wales where the country life will be just what they need. But heartache is waiting for the family when they return to Liverpool & many a tear will have to fall before they find the true happiness they long for... ...

Charlaine Harris (the Sookie Stackhouse novels) & Toni L.P. Kelner (the Laura Fleming mysteries) have gathered together another 11 writers with serious vamp credentials to provide a bakers dozen tales. Meet Sookie Stackhouse who as the only non-vampire at a Draculas birthday ball soon finds thats shes the one on the menu & Harry Dresden who drops by a role-playing game to find himself dealing with deadly party crashers. In P.N. Elrods Grave-Robbed which mixes pathos & comedy vampire PI Jack Fleming busts a phony medium mid-seance Tanya Huffs Blood Wrapped has Henry Fitzroy searching for the ideal gift for a vampires 40th mixing with his pursuit of a human kidnapper. & Christopher Golden takes birthdays to heart in his poignant coming-of-age story The Mournful Cry of Owls. ...

Can true love triumph in the face of fierce family opposition? Mr Alis marriage bureau is flourishing but trouble isnt far away once son Rehman begins secretly to woo TV journalist Usha in the small cafes & on the beautiful beaches of South Indian Vizag in an ill-advised romance. Meanwhile the lovely Aruna has a problem or two all her own. She enjoys being Mr Alis right-hand woman at the marriage bureau having a wonderful husband Ram & living in a mansion a far cry from her parents cramped one-room house; but how long can Aruna remain happy once her spiteful sister-in-law Mani comes home to stay? When Ushas father finds out about Rehman a Muslim the fat is in the fire. & what will Mr & Mrs Ali have to say when they discover too their son has been dating a non-Muslim? ...

Stephanie Beacham is one of the leading actors of her generation. Now in her 60s Stephanie looks back over a career spanning 40 years during which she appeared on stage at some of the most prestigious theatres in the world
- from the National Theatre to Broadway. She also made countless appearances on TV in much-loved series including Tenko" " Connie" " Bad Girls" & " Coronation Street" & starred in Hollywood feature films alongside some of the greatest actors of their time including Marlon Brando Ava Gardner & Sir Anthony Hopkins. But Stephanie is perhaps best known as the smouldering super-bitch Sable Colby in the role she played alongside Charlton Heston in the long-running blockbuster soap of the 1980s " Dynasty". It was a role that would bring the celebrated beauty worldwide fame & awards. Off screen away from the glitz & glamour Stephanie has faced powerful personal challenges. Born with just 40 per cent hearing which led to painful childhood taunts Stephanie reveals how she succeeded in a world where hearing meant everything & goes on to speak about her struggle to balance her acting with bringing up two young children following a painful divorce. Her inner strength & down-to-earth pragmatic & witty approach to life have carried her through these intense personal challenges but coming close to death in her early 30s fired her passion to understand more about spirituality & the nature of our existence. Living for many years in California has enabled her to be a jackdaw gathering spiritual jewels that she has sprinkled throughout this wise & witty book as a resource for anyone who might find them useful."
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Psychiatrist Dr Brian Weiss had been working with Catherine a young patient for eighteen months. Catherine was suffering from recurring nightmares & chronic anxiety attacks. When his traditional methods of therapy failed Dr Weiss turned to hypnosis & was astonished & sceptical when Catherine began recalling past-life traumas which seemed to hold the key to her problems. Dr Weiss's scepticism was eroded when Catherine began to channel messages from 'the space between lives' which contained remarkable revelations about his own life. Acting as a channel for information from highly evolved spirit entities called the Masters Catherine revealed many secrets of life & death. This fascinating case dramatically altered the lives of Catherine & Dr Weiss & provides important information on the mysteries of the mind the continuation of life after death & the influence of our past-life experiences on our present behaviour. ...