Originally published as 'Burglars' this novel follows the story of a single mother and her last year of freedom. We find the police investigating an unusual series of crimes which leads them to focus on a couple of local junkies.An essay which sets out to show the link between prohibition and criminal activity.A depressing tale no less valuable for being a peek into someone elses private car crash.

A ghost story set between the death of the English king, Henry 8th, and the coronation of his daughter Mary Tudor. Religious and political persecution run rampant as the country swings between the Catholic and Anglican religious reform. Henry's son, Edward, states on his young deathbed that the crown, and country, should pass lawfully toward protestant Lady Jane Grey but the Catholics push for Henry's daughter, Mary, to take the throne regardless of his decree.While the intrigue pl...

A play about a man's descent into madness. A young man starts collecting dead bodies in his small flat and does not understand why, based on the killings of Dennis Neilson but not about him, this is a horror story for modern times.

Giant Caves of Gunung Mulu and Buda, Sarawak presents a historical record of over 40 years of daring cave explorations at the UNESCO World Heritage Site and showcases the beauty of one of Malaysia's important natural heritage with over 200 stunning photographs. The book provides a wealth of valuable information for general readers and cave explorers worldwide, while tackling pressing issues of conservation, enforcement and protection.

This is a Memoir of a Carnival boy,born on the road in the middle of the Great Depression A story of travelling the showgrounds of Australia and growing up among the sideshow people, the freaks of Sideshow Alley, colourful Gypsys, Boxing Tents, Variety shows were part of his everyday existence.Attending Schools along the way with his older brother, always the new pupils, dealing with the local bullies in their own unique way. Then along came World War Two, rationing of the basic needs, mon...

Thomas Sandoski is an ordinary Polish farmer in a loving relationship with a beautiful woman, Sarah, on the outskirts of Warsaw. Although they have no children Sarah's sister, Selene, has many and the two families have much contact. We follow their lives through the late 1930's and the terrible events surrounding the German invasion of 1939. Because Sarah's family are Jews, she and Thomas are separated, and each have their own stories to tell.The narrative unfolds as Thomas lies dy...

The City as Photographic Text offers the first comprehensive presentation of photography on São Paulo. But more than just a study of one city’s photographic legacy, this book is a manual for how to understand and talk about Latin American photography in general. Focusing on major figures and referencing widely available books of their work, David William Foster offers a unique analysis of how photographers have contributed to our understanding of the megalopolis São Paulo has beco...

Do you want to discover an infallible way to create passive wealth in the stock market and boost your investment returns while taking less risk? If yes, then you need to pay attention...If you're reading this, you're probably a newbie to the stock market who's finally ready to get into the world of investing, but stuck in the research phase and tired of the constant volatility of the stock market.If this sounds like you, then Dividend Investing might just b...

Mexican-American life, like that of nearly every contemporary community, has been extensively photographed. Yet there is surprisingly little scholarship on Chicano photography. Picturing the Barrio presents the first book-length examination on the topic. David William Foster analyzes the imagery of ten distinctive artists who offer a range of approaches to portraying Chicano life. The production of each artist is examined as an ideological interpretation of how Chicano experience is constr...

The human and political sides of this decades-long odyssey are as intriguing and essential as understanding the essence of cancer itself. Consequently, The Outsider' s Advantage is much more than The Chromosomal Imbalance Theory of Cancer the author wrote for cancer researchers. Presented are the combined results of more than a century of the on-again, off-again efforts to understand what cancer really is, how it comes about, and what to do about it. The goal is to demystify the whole proc...

This volume focuses on the various phenomena of religious encounters in a transcultural society where religion or religious traditions play a significant role in a multi-cultural concept. Religious Encounters in Transcultural Society is divided into three parts: Islamic encounters with regional religions, East Asian religious encounters, and alternative religious encounters. This book evokes the fact that religious encounters exist in every transcultural society even though they often rema...

Are you seeking for a comprehensive manual that will teach you how to administer and use Linux shell like a pro? Are you having trouble navigating the vast array of Linux distributions and determining which is best for your needs? Would you like to assess your learning level in steps?If your answer was "yes" to at least one of these three questions, then this book is exactly what you have been looking for!Linux is without doubt the most powerful op...