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Taking Doreen Out of the Sky
A stunning new collection of stories about sex, drugs and cities. Winner of the Tom Gallon award, regular contributor to Radio Four, and published across the spectrum of story magazines and anthol- gies, Alan Beard has long been recognised as a master of the modern short story. By turns comic and unsettling, these stories are framed by the complex urban landscapes of the West Midlands and deal with the everyday reality of modern living. 'Here is life that goes on in today's factories, pubs and council flats, observed with humour...
You Don't Have to Say
A boy watches the sinister goings on of an urban estate. A computer specialist in a hospital witnesses a disturbing incident on the roof. The crime career for 'Hot Little Danny' - a teenage tearaway with a teacher girlfriend - is inexorably upward. Infidelity, old friendships and passions haunt the drifting lives of Beard's characters, fuelled by drugs and alcohol, dogged by uncertain employment. You Don't Have to Say is downhearted but finds warmth in people on the edges of the urban landscape, skewering adversity with uncanny empathy and insight .
The New Abject
SOMETHING HAS FALLEN AWAY. We have lost a part of ourselves, our history, what we once were. That something, when we encounter it again, look it straight in the eyes, disgusts us, makes us retch. This is the horror of the abject. Following the success of Comma’s award-winning New Uncanny anthology, The New Abject invites leading authors to respond to two parallel theories of the abject – Julia Kristeva’s theory of the psychoanalytic, intimate abject, and Georges Bataille’s societal equivalent – with visceral stories of modern unease. As we become ever-more isolated by social media bubbles, or the demands for social distancing, our moral gag-reflex is increasingly sensitised, and our ability to tolerate difference, or ‘the other’, atrophies. Like all good horror writing, these stories remind us that exposure to what unsettles us, even in small doses, is always better than pretending it doesn’t exist. After all, we can never be wholly free of that which belongs to us.
Historical Tweets
I live life like a candle in the wind. Whatever that means. LOL #Mwah #Mwah MARILYN! 7:09PM July 18,1953 THEY TWEETED WHAAAATTT? History's most famous personalities share their ridiculous, scandalous, and humorous thoughts. From the ancient tweets of @Plato and @Cleopatra to modern updates from @Gandhi, @Hitler, and @Elvis, Historical Tweets has all the answers to history's biggest questions: What happened to the dragons? What does "four score" mean? WWJT? For those who can handle only 140 characters' worth of history at a time (and don't mind breaking their history teachers' hearts), this is the perfect book. AUTHOR: Self-appointed Twitterstorians Alan Beard and Alec McNayr are the 1-2 punc...
The Handbook of Tunnel Fire Safety
Like New, No Highlights,No Markup,all pages are intact.
The Book of Birmingham
Few cities have undergone such a radical transformation over the last few decades as Birmingham. Culturally and architecturally, it has been in a state of perpetual flux and regeneration, with new communities moving in, then out, and iconic post-war landmarks making way for brighter-coloured, 21st century flourishes. Much like the city itself, the characters in the stories gathered here are often living through moments of profound change, closing in on a personal or societal turning point, that carries as much threat as it does promise. Set against key moments of history – from Malcolm X’s visit to Smethwick in 1965, to the Handsworth riots two decades later, from the demise of the city’s manufacturing in the 70s and 80s, to the on-going tensions between communities in recent years – these stories celebrate the cultural dynamism that makes this complex, often divided ‘second city’ far more than just the sum of its parts.
Trade Finance Handbook
« This book emphasizes how to identify, assess, and mitigate international risks, as well as quote prices and negotiate with clients and banks. It provides a solid understanding of standard payment options and how to use them, outlining 20 critical do's and don'ts of using letters of credit. It also includes thorough coverage of the value of drafts and acceptances, the function of insurance, key financing options available to exporters, and the role of government financing programs." "Delivering complete coverage of the most common international finance tools, this book is a resource for executives, marketing officers, credit managers, accountants, finance officers, and others making export decisions. » --
Thursday Nights
Thursday Nights: Short Fiction Celebrating 40 years of Tindal Street Fiction Group Tindal Street Fiction Group celebrates 40 years in 2023. It's not just any writing group, though - it's truly extraordinary. Made up of accomplished writers, its members down the years include Booker and Orange prize long-listees, best-sellers, winners of several awards including the Tom-Gallon award, a Shirley Jackson award and the Prix du Premier Roman Etranger, and appearances in several Best British Short Stories anthologies. Thursday Nights is a snapshot of work from the group today, which meets fortnightly in Birmingham on Thursday evening. The 14 stories and novel extracts in this collection are the work of current members, all local writers with eyes on the world. The stories travel from Birmingham to India, via San Francisco and Italy, stretching from the 19th century to the modern day. From the writing group that gave birth to regional publishing powerhouse Tindal Street Press in the 1990s, look inside these pages and join us on the latest adventure in our long and storied journey.
