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Artie Wu und Quincy Durant, zwei ehemalige Waisenkinder, die ihre Lektion gelernt haben, leben am Strand von Malibu, Kalifornien. Als Artie Wu beim Joggen über einen toten Pelikan stolpert, haben die beiden kurz darauf den Millionär Randall Piers und seine nymphomane Frau im Haus. Die Ermittler verstricken sich bald in einem Netz aus offenen Rechnungen und alten Versprechen, geknüpft von den schmutzigen Fingern der Mafia und CIA. Durchgesehen...

Crisesof Empire offers a comprehensive and uniquelycomparative analysis of the history of decolonization in the British, Frenchand Dutch empires.By comparing the processesof decolonization across three of the major modern empires, from the aftermathof the First World War to the late 20th century, the authors are able toanalyse decolonization as a long-term process. They explore significant changes to the international system, shiftingpopular a...

Examining the development of English cathedral music during a period of liturgical upheaval, Martin Thomas demonstrates that stylistic change in cathedral music was impeded by leading church music figures and organisations resulting in its becoming an identifiable, consistent, and archaic genre. Drawing on primary sources from libraries and archives of cathedrals, Thomas explores contemporary press coverage and the records of church music bodi...

JUVENILE FICTION / General

It's not easy being small. Especially not being able to reach things. Like the hook to hang a coat, a shelf to get the toys, or the pedals of a bike. Kitchen sides, the shower, and a light switch are all too high. But the love of a father is an amazing thing. With dad close by anything is possible. With dad close by nothing is out of reach.

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Expeditions combined the traversing of space with the production of discourse. The "discoveries" of expeditions, disseminated in the form of maps and reports, books and pictures, would provide the stimulus for invasion, migration, investment and more. While there is an incalculably large literature dealing with exploration and its effects, the expedition itself, a culturally and historically specific way of organising, conducting and inscribin...

A striking new interpretation of colonial policing and political violence in three empires between the two world wars.

No aspect of the voyages of Captain Cook have been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. Introductory essays contextualize Samwell's contribution within this period of Pacific maritime history.

No aspect of the voyages of Captain Cook have been more controversial than Cook's death. This book reprints one of the classic accounts of this episode, the vivid and lively narrative by one of the voyage surgeons, David Samwell. Introductory essays contextualize Samwell's contribution within this period of Pacific maritime history.

The French empire at war draws on original research in France and Britain to investigate the history of the divided French empire - the Vichy and the Free French empires - during the Second World War. What emerges is a fascinating story. While it is clear that both the Vichy and Free French colonial authorities were only rarely masters of their own destiny during the war, preservation of limited imperial control served them both in different w...

Crowd Surfing explains what marketers and advertisers need to do to communicate with today's savvier consumers.

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In November 1991, as his yacht cruised offshore of the Canary Islands, the life of media tycoon Robert Maxwell ended--officially, by drowning. And what facts the news media did not then report or know, what truths even the Maxwell autopsies concealed, "Robert Maxwell, Israel's Superspy" now reveals.