Despite her hope for peace as the protector of the Siyee Auraya is unable to avoid being caught up the building conflict. As the gods' demands increase Auraya finds that she must choose between those she loves & those she's sworn to serve. Meanwhile Mirar enjoys acceptance & respect as he reclaims his place among his people & Emerahl is at last able to join the Thinkers in their search for the Scroll of the Gods. The Pentadrians determined to take their revenge on the conquering Circlians plot & scheme to bring down their enemies by means other than direct conflict. The key to everything though may lie with the Wilds who embark upon a quest for secrets buried long ago. Secrets that could change the world.. . ...

The commissioner kept looking at him with an expression that combined contempt & commiseration apparently discerning unmistakable signs of senile dementia in the inspector. I'm going to speak very frankly Montalbano. I don't have a very high opinion of you." " Nor I of you " the inspector replied bluntly. Montalbano's gruesome discovery of a naked young woman suffocated in her bed immediately sets him on a search for her killer. Among the suspects are her aging husband a famous doctor; a shy admirer now disappeared; an antiques-dealing lover from Bologna; & the victim's friend Anna whose charms Montalbano cannot help but appreciate. But it is a mysterious reclusive violinist who holds the key to this murder..." ...

Voices from the Back of the Bus" provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at international rugby at the height of a golden period. Recounted with genuine warmth & much humour over a hundred players recall the scrapes the games the laughs the glory & the gritty reality of the pre-professional game. Packed with true rugby tales from the days when men played purely for the love of the game & of their nation & multimillion-pound contracts & sponsorship deals were unheard of this refreshing revealing & often hilarious collection will inspire sports fans of all generations." ...

Voices from the Borderland" aims to bring urban theology into a transformative dialogue with the dynamic translocal urban world of the 21st century. This book is rooted in the argument that urban theology should be a theology for progressive change & arises out of an intimate engagement with the multicultural & multi-faith British urban experience over a period of twenty years. British urbanism provides a contextual base from which to explore comparable dynamics in an international context in an age of globalisation. " Voices from the Borderland" acknowledges the foundational contribution of John Vincent & Kenneth Leech to urban theology but moves beyond their twentieth century analyses into a new globalised century that is characterised by the influence complexity diversity & reach of Metropolitan regions/centres. The recent work of figures like Elaine Graham Anthony Reddie Robert Beckford Andrew Davey Laurie Green Chris Baker Gordon Lynch Ann Morisy & Tim Gorringe who have sought to draw urban theology into a dialogue with the processes of globalisation post-colonialism postmodernism & post-religious urban culture is critically explored. " Voices from the Borderland" introduces current British urban theology to an international audience & argues that the translocal world of the twenty-first century demands a dialogical model of cross-cultural urban theology that is not confined by singular contexts or theological camp mentality in order to engage with the trans-local fluidity of contemporary network urban societies. " Voices from the Borderland" exemplifies the hermeneutical circle rooting theological dialogue in a detailed critical engagement with debates in urban & social theory cultural studies postcolonial criticism & diasporan studies about globalisation translocal urbanism new forms of marginalisation identity difference belonging & urban multiculturalism. For the first time within urban theology the central importance of urban pop music as a vehicle for meaning-making is used as an intra-contextual resource for international urban theological reflection. Carefully selected examples of urban pop music as a pattern of impressionistic social theory are explored revealing their capacity to provide a commentary on the evolving nature of urban life & to act as a new resource for urban theology in an arguably post-religious context. " Voices from the Borderland" breaks new ground in urban theology by linking together five models of urban theological reflection which have to date existed only in self-enclosed camps (Urban Liberation Theology Urban Black Theology Reformist Urban Theology Globalisation Urban Theology & Post-religious Urban Theology). It is argued that a new interdisciplinary & dialogical chapter must be opened in urban theology which moves beyond current models towards a more fluid inclusive & multipolar metropolitan theology." ...

This collection of over 70 first-hand accounts gives fresh insight into the social changes brought about by our railways. The anecdotes gathered within this book include William Wordsworth's complaint about a proposed line through the Lake District an engine driver's reward for transporting Queen Victoria a signalman's brush with Winston Churchill an anonymous poem about a romantic branch line journey & the personal reminiscences of a woman train driver. All of these voices some famous others previously unheard give a mouthpiece to this unique period in history for the very first time. ...

Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse
- in the words of those who experienced the institution
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Borne of a well-established partnership between the authors Colin Higgs & Bruce Vigar this is an evocative & beautifully crafted piece of work that is sure to appeal to the Aviation fraternity as well as serving as a memorial to the veterans whose exploits characterise this most daring & iconic of raids. As we approach the 70th Anniversary of the 1943 Raid it seems fitting that we should have such an account to mark the occasion consolidating the collective experiences of a selection of aircrew who contributed to the proceedings. The authors have set themselves the ambitious task of interviewing as wide a cross-section of veterans as they can in order to fill out a book of representative recollections. Each chapter is dedicated to a separate veteran woven together with the author's supplementary historical narrative setting each account in context. Complete with a selection of black & white photographs set in plates the finished work presents itself as a kind of scrapbook
- voices images snippets of transcribed memoir whose cumulative effect is to create a real sense of the times as hand with authentic commentary from those who engaged at the forefront of the action.
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The author Malcolm Smith has been the Editor of Jabberwock the bi-annual journal of the Fleet Air Arm Museum for a short while & has inherited the complete archive of editions dating back to the formation of SOFFAAM in 1979. In browsing through these it quickly became apparent to him that they provided a unique archive of reminiscence of the men & (occasionally) women who served in or have been associated with the Fleet Air Arm since its formation in 1918. The Fleet Air Arm were the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft & its history is a varied one as these accounts attest. The Royal Navy in common with the other armed services expanded enormously during the Second World War so anecdotes from this period naturally predominate. To illustrate the varied experiences of the contributors these are grouped into War in the West" & " War in the East". Whether drawn from peace or war however what emerges from these pages is a particular spirit peculiar to the Fleet Air Arm & reflecting its somewhat hybrid nature; a spirit derived from a high level of professional competence combined with a certain irreverence towards Authority." ...

Laura newly married & ever conscious she may be living in the shadow of her husband Alecs first wife decides to take a holiday with his family in Cornwall. Through the long hot summer days she is slowly charmed by the beautiful old house & the people she learns to know & love. In time her uneasy spirit is soothed by the sparkling brilliant sea & her restless heart finally calmed. But is this new-found tranquillity too good to be true? For with the arrival of an anonymous letter one accusing her of having an affair Lauras world is thrown into turmoil.. . ...

Four different voices tell their own versions of the same walk in the park. The radically different perspectives give a fascinating depth to this simple story which explores many of the authors key themes such as alienation friendship & the bizarre amid the mundane. ...