In today's busy world people become so preoccupied with their day-to-day existence that they rarely have time to T_H_I_N_K! I have designed this group of topics as conversation starters and short stories that cause the reader to think. They are meant to be kicked around, argued over, de¬veloped, expanded, and speculated upon in an endless game of What if! The modern world is designed so that you don't have to think. There are forces and organizations that want to make your choices for you ...

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FINALIST IN THE HISTORIANS OF BRITISH ART BOOK AWARDS 2020The artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman (1942-1994) had a lifelong appreciation of medieval culture. But with the possible exception of Edward II, Jarman's films have not been identified to date as making a major contribution to the depiction of the Middle Ages in cinema.This book is the first to uncover a rich seam of medievalism in Jarman's art. Taking in major features such as Caravaggio, The Garden...

During the Middle Ages in Europe, some sexual and gendered behaviors were labeled "sodomitical" or evoked the use of ambiguous phrases such as the "unmentionable vice" or the "sin against nature." How, though, did these categories enter the field of vision? How do you know a sodomite when you see one?In Seeing Sodomy in the Middle Ages, Robert Mills explores the relationship between sodomy and motifs of vision and visibility in medieval culture, on the one hand, and those ...

Police lieutenant Pornthep Tannarat has been hunting notorious gangster Sulak Pongpaichit ever since the brutal murder of his mentor and friend, Ari Rongton. Years later, Pornthep sees an opportunity to bring Sulak to justice when English author Roland Fraser is shot dead in his Jomtien Beach condo.Before he has time to build a case against the gangster, a senior officer, who may or may not be in league with the killer, halts the investigation. But when a Russian prostitute with ti...

Hanging, flaying, beating, anti-Semitic violence and the torture of sodomites: the darker side of life in medieval Europe has fuelled the imagery of many books and films: we know exactly what is meant in the film Pulp Fiction, when one character declares ‘I’m gonna get medieval on yo’ ass’. But the stereotype of uncontrolled violence inflicted in the distant past is not only historically misleading, it also tricks us into believing that there is an unbridgeable gulf between modern...

An old man is shot during a scuffle with an intruder in his own home.Sanjay Patel is part of the team that investigates the suspicious death, which is thought to be manslaughter rather than murder, but progress is slow. Before the investigation ends, he is transferred to another case involving a serial killer who preys on young women. The killer waited several years before committing his latest murder, so why has he started killing again?The skilled killer leaves no trace o...

&quote;Conspiracy theories&quote; are nothing new. Any shocking, mysterious event generates concern and speculation, and when the event is man-made it is not uncommon to find that a conspiracy, that is, a complex and covert plan serving interests that are far from obvious, was behind it. In fact, many events in American history have fascinated the public for just that reason. Why, then, is it considered &quote;wacky&quote; to wonder about possible conspiracies? &quote;Conscience of a Consp...

The book examines critical moments in American history, with particular focus on the Kennedy assassination, 9/11, and the 2000 and 2004 presidential elections. It exposes flaws in the conventional wisdom in each case, in a non-partisan manner that separates political ideology from an objective analysis of the facts.The authors style is at once objective and academic, utilizing historical background information (often neglected by other historians and the media) to illuminate curre...

In The Two-Party System Nobody Asked For, Robert Lockwood Mills embarks on a profound exploration of America's political history, focusing on the rise, evolution, and inherent flaws of the Democratic and Republican parties. This incisive work sheds light on the deep-rooted challenges of the two-party system, offering a compelling critique of its historical development and its impact on contemporary governance and democracy.A Critical Analysis of the Two-Party Syste...

Bob Mills analyzes the Democratic Party and the Republican Party over the course of time. He finds both of them seriously flawed, and raises deep questions about the two-party system overall.Presenting a history of our two major political parties, Mills takes a balanced approach - equally critical of each party. In short chapters sprinkled with humor and loaded with historical references, he calls into question the very fundamentals of America's political infrastructure. This is a ...

The figure of the monster in medieval culture functions as a vehicle for a range of intellectual and spiritual inquiries, from questions of language and representation to issues of moral, theological and cultural value. Monsters embody cultural tensions that go far beyond the idea of the monster as simply an unintelligible and abject other. This text looks at both the representation of literal monsters and the consumption and exploitation of monstrous metaphors in a wide variety of high an...