George Macleod was not to know how a Christmas gift would start him asking questions that sent him on a journey of discovery.That gift was the catalyst for an investigation into what a coincidence could be? Was it psychic? Was it part of a greater consciousness? Was it rooted in the untapped areas of our brain? Or was it really all just coincidence?His investigation took him into the world of psychics, to study academic papers on the brain and its relation to the mind. Over...

Originally published in 1983, this is a detailed and hard-headed analysis of events in Poland from summer 1980 to December 1981, the period in which the efforts of Solidarity to achieve a free trade union and some degree of autonomy for working people were met with a final clampdown by the authorities. It was the first major academic study of the crisis and emphasizes the dichotomy between public and media opinion, and the views held by academics.The book deals with a key feature o...

Originally published in 1986, this book explains why the Polish military took power in December 1981. It examines how this was done, and with what consequences. The experience of the State of War in Poland in 1982–83 and the repression of Polish Society and the Solidarity movement was a major event in postwar European history. In the author’s opinion, it was more significant than superficially comparable events such as ‘normalisation’ in Hungary after 1956 or in Czechoslovakia under Husak....

Thick Air brings together a new body of work by Hungarian-born artist Eva Beresin in which she offers a radical and intimate exploration of her life. The paintings can be seen as the culmination of a decade in which Beresin's art has gained both speed and inventiveness. Her paintings of the carnivalesque are animated by a genuine interest in the intricacies of the soul. Grotesquely uneasy and playfully bold, the compositions capture her personal history as well as universal human ...

This interdisciplinary collection draws on the insights of poets, academics, policy makers and practitioners to offer new ways of understanding and responding to the social, psychological and structural challenges facing Caribbean youth today.Using decolonial and social ecological frameworks, the chapters expose how power, knowledge and practice intersect in the lives of young people and propose transformative pathways for more holistic but contextually specific approaches to safeg...

Delicious, nostalgic treats from TikTok’s favorite baker, @LilyPCrumbs—big flavors that turn everyday treats into over-the-top, crowd-pleasing favorites.In the Mood to Bake brings TikTok favorite Alex George’s joyful, nostalgia-drenched baking style straight to readers’ kitchens. Known for her viral quest to test every chocolate chip cookie recipe she could find, George draws inspiration from the beloved snacks of the 1990s and early 2000s—treats like Phil...

Maximalist recipes for whimsical, nostalgic bakes from TikTok fave @lilypcrumbsAlex George, a.k.a. Lily P Crumbs, brings her joyful, over-the-top baking style straight to your kitchen. Known for her viral quest to test every chocolate chip cookie recipe she could find, Alex draws inspiration from the beloved snacks of the 1990s and early 2000s?think Confetti Snacking Cake that practically throws its own party, Salted Malted Pretzel Blondies you'll "just have one" o...

A Constraints-Led Approach to Coaching Basketball provides coaches with both the theoretical and practical understanding of how to apply modern skill-acquisition ideas to basketball coaching. To make sense of the theory, the book is complemented with numerous practical examples specifically for coaches working with novice, young adult, collegiate and professional players.This new volume provides numerous insights into how constraints can be purposefully manipulated...

Award-winning designer George Sully takes readers behind the polished façade of the fashion world to reveal a story of persistence, purpose, and creative revolution.From his beginnings in public housing in Ottawa to building acclaimed brands like Sully & Son Co., House of Hayla, and Black Designers of Canada, George Sully’s journey defies the odds and the gatekeepers of an industry slow to embrace diversity.Through unflinching honesty and hard-won insight, ...

Billions in transformation capital. Decades of institutional knowledge. And a failure rate that should concern every boardroom and executive in America.The problem is the gap between what leaders decide in the boardroom and what happens on the ground. That gap widens with every new initiative, every new technology, every new wave of urgency.AI is that wave now. The organizations that get through it will be the ones that translate strategy into execution, no...

George Harrison's own intimate, beautiful collection of more than two hundred never-before-collected photos of the Beatles at work and at play – the vast majority published for the first time.From 1963 to 1969, George Harrison travelled the world with his bandmates, Pentax in hand, chronicling their impossible path from Liverpool to Ed Sullivan, Adelaide to Rishikesh, the Eiffel Tower to the beaches of Tahiti and beyond.In this extraordinary collection of G...

While the Cyprus conflict is often framed as an insular communal tragedy or as the mechanical outcome of competing nationalisms, this study offers a more exacting reconstruction. Attentive to the plurality of forces shaping the conflict, it shows how the island functioned as a critical hinge in Greek–Turkish relations. Cyprus amplified insecurities, reordered strategic priorities, and transformed a localized dispute into a persistent bilateral fault line. It thus emerges not as an isolated...