The face of Durham has changed in so many ways over the years. Photographs of the life on Durham’s streets in yesteryear are a vivid reminder of a world that has passed today. Shops and buildings come and go, modes of transport evolve, fashions change, new food and drink establishments cater to different tastes of the age, working patterns are modified, the public find fresh entertainment venues, and so on, and yet many aspects of the roads and streets of Durham remain recognisable too thr...

Step back into the smoke-filled, tape-hissing world of the mid-1970s North East music scene. In Eight Years in Arch Seven, Raymond "Ray" Hedworth delivers a dryly hilarious, beautifully bittersweet memoir of Tyne Bridge Recording Studios—an ambitious independent venture housed in a former Felling veterinary surgery. Operating on a budget stretched to its absolute limit, Ray (the cynical partner and legendary tea-maker) and Norman Gask (the technically brilliant but domestically hopeless ge...

The world is different now…A thousand years into the future, the human race is divided and united like never before. They are not defined by race, culture, or even politics, but by their faith.Humans who choose the righteous path follow the teachings of Constantine. But the ones embracing the darkness are ruled by Mabus. They differ at the genetic level, and both groups are incapable of deciding their destiny. Neither party can suffer the existence of the other. Only Christ...

Logan Redman has returned for another calculating episode. His nemesis, Bennie Heathen has shown up at Logan's doorstep with some disturbing news about his father and his shrewd criminal past. Additionally, Bennie reveals news about what truly happened to Logan and Laura's mother. The news that Bennie reveals stirs up intense emotions for Logan and his sister Laura. They implement plans to address what has transpired as they initiate a massive hunt for their father.What actions wil...

Today's protracted asymmetrical conflicts confuse efforts to measure progress, often inviting politics and wishful thinking to replace objective evaluation.In Assessing War, military historians, social scientists, and military officers explore how observers have analyzed the trajectory of war in American conflicts from the Seven Years’ War through the war in Afghanistan. Drawing on decades of acquired expertise, the contributors examine wartime assessment in both theory an...

The Indian Ocean region has rapidly emerged as a hinge point in the changing global balance of power and the geographic nexus of economic and security issues with vital global consequences. The security of energy supplies, persistent poverty and its contribution to political extremism, piracy, and related threats to seaborne trade, competing nuclear powers, and possibly the scene of future clashes between rising great powers India and China—all are dangers in the waters or in the littoral ...

Durham City in Colour 1960 - 1970 is a fascinating account of an ancient city and its people at work and play. This is the first time such a pictorial record of the 1960s has been collected in book form. The styles of the era are well covered, along with the many changes that occurred with the demolition of buildings and construction of new roads. Long-forgotten public houses and business premises are shown, alongside numerous vehicles of the period. The photographs, 180 in total, complete...

A revolutionary approach to male sexuality offers the keys to achieving sexual fulfillment• Teaches how to retain semen for increased vitality and longer lovemaking• Explains the relationship-strengthening benefits of deep, sustained penetration• Includes foreplay approaches and position sequencesFulfilling sex nourishes love, increases vitality, and boosts mental health. Unfortunately, prevailing attitudes about male sexuality and what is good sex work agai...

Emerging from the disruption of the First World War, surrealism confronted the resulting ‘crisis of consciousness’ in a way that was arguably more profound than any other cultural movement of the time.The past few decades have seen an expansion of interest in surrealist writers, whose contribution to the history of ideas in the twentieth-century is only now being recognised. Surrealism: Key Concepts is the first book in English to present an overview of surrealism through the cent...

Bringing together many Surrealist texts that have never previously been available in English, this collection is an essential guide for anyone who wishes to understand the Surrealist movement.It traces its development in the words of the Surrealists themselves, offering a definitive expression of Surrealism as a collective movement. It shows the extent of Surrealist positions and interests and shows how, having become a major cultural phenomenon of the twentieth century, the issues...

This study examines the major works of contemporary American television and film screenwriter Joss Whedon. The authors argue that these works are part of an existentialist tradition that stretches back from the French atheistic existentialist Jean-Paul Sartre, through the Danish Christian existentialist Soren Kierkegaard, to the Russian novelist and existentialist Fyodor Dostoevsky. Whedon and Dostoevsky, for example, seem preoccupied with the problem of evil and human freedom. Both argue ...

The Amazing Story of One Faithful Man...One Extraordinary Vision... One Unstoppable Movement.An unforgettable chronicle of courage, determination, faith, and humility, Amazing Faith is the exclusive and inspiring account of how Dr. Bill Bright, founder and president of Campus Crusade for Christ International, stepped out in simple, unwavering obedience to God. Readers will delight in the extraordinary story of how an obedient Oklahoman left the ranch at God's urging...