When ‘You Really Got Me’ exploded on Swinging London in 1964, the Kinks forever changed the course of rock ’n’ roll. Ray Davies and Joe Penhall’s Olivier Award-winning Sunny Afternoon (2014) covers the band’s formative years of 1964–7, when four working- class North London lads broke through to become one of the most unlikely and influential rock bands of the 1960s. Mixing the comic adventures of ‘Dave the Rave’ with the touching introspection of Ray’s sometimes fragile psyche, Jo...

"In the beginning, God created the Heavens and the earth. Soon thereafter, however, the harmonious communion that God intended for mankind to live within was interrupted by a sinister intervention from the enemy. As days turned into years, this ancient agenda of corruption continued to intertwine even more deeply with the human story affecting the very makeup of mankind. And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them. That the so...

Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy by John Ambrose Fleming is a seminal work that delves into the early principles and practical applications of wireless telegraphy, a revolutionary technology at the turn of the 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive exploration of the scientific foundations laid by Heinrich Hertz, whose experiments with electromagnetic waves paved the way for wireless communication. Fleming meticulously explains the nature of Hertzian waves, their propagation, and...

We have all stood many times by the seashore, watching the waves, crested with white foam, roll in and break upon the rocks or beach. Every one has more than once cast a stone upon still water in a lake or pond, and noticed the expanding rings of ripples; and some have voyaged over stormy seas, whereon great ships are tossed by mighty billows with no more seeming effort than the rocking of a cradle. In all these things we have been spectators of a wave-motion, as it is called, taking place...

To look at one was to see the other. For family, even the girls' own father, it was a constant guessing game. For strangers, the surprise was overwhelming. And for the twins Olivia and Victoria Henderson, two remarkable young women coming of age at the turn of the century, their bond was mysterious, marvelous, and often playful—a secret realm only they inhabited.Olivia and Victoria were the beloved daughters of a man who never fully recovered from his wife's death bearing them in 1...

Eric Swan thought he'd seen it all . . .But when a successful weapons maker is found dead and his chief rival becomes the prime suspect, Swan discovers a frightening new development in the world of espionage: the Next Generation Soldier.These bionic warriors, augmented with cutting-edge technology and superhuman abilities, are the ultimate weapon—for those who can afford them.Swan uncovers a plot to sell these soldiers to the highest bidder, and now...

Six Sigma changed the face of manufacturing quality, creating excellence by reducing variance in finished goods, revolutionizing businesses, and boosting profits. Now, Human Sigma is poised to do the same for sales and service organizations.This book offers an innovative, research-based approach to one of the toughest challenges businesses face today: how to drive success by effectively managing the moments when employees interact with customers. Based on research spanning...

Fans of Bones and Coroner will love Dr. Zol Szabo, a doctor who is out to solve medical mysteries before it’s too lateAfter weeks of torture at the hands of Syria’s secret police, the bombing of his villa in the ancient city of Aleppo, and the murder of his daughter, trauma surgeon Dr. Hosam Khousa flees his fractured homeland with his wife and son. They make their way to Canada as refugees, where Hosam is forced to trade his prestigious scalpel f...

Winner of the Nicholas Bessaraboff PrizeMusical repertory of great importance and quality was performed on viols in sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century England. This is reported by Thomas Mace (1676) who says that ’Your Best Provision’ for playing such music is a chest of old English viols, and he names five early English viol makers than which ’there are no Better in the World’. Enlightened scholars and performers (both professional and amateur) who aim to un...

Live and Let Die is the second novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series of stories. Set in London, the United States and Jamaica, it was first published in 1954. Fleming wrote the novel at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica before his first book, Casino Royale, was published; much of the background came from Fleming's travel in the U.S. and knowledge of Jamaica.The story centres on Bond's pursuit of "Mr Big," a criminal with links to the American cri...

The Man with the Golden Gun is the twelfth and final novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series. It was first published in 1965, eight months after the author's death. The novel was not as detailed or polished as the others in the series, leading to poor but polite reviews. Despite that, the book was a best-seller.The story centres on the fictional British Secret Service operative James Bond, who had been posted missing, presumed dead, after his last mission...

On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series, first published in 1963. Fleming wrote the book in Jamaica while the first film in the Eon Productions series of films, Dr. No, was being filmed nearby.On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the second book in what is known as the "Blofeld trilogy," which begins with Thunderball and concludes with You Only Live Twice. The story centres on ...