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I Went to England
Forced to flee Germany in 1933, the drama critic and journalist Alfred Kerr wrote about the British people with much dry wit and some perplexity in his journal, translated here from the German. He grew to love this country, wondering whether it would emerge at long last to confront the Nazis and become the saviour of civilisation.
The Temple of Jesus' Body
This book is a study of the Johannine Christian response to the fall of the Jerusalem Temple in 70 ce. A crucial text in this investigation is Jn 2.13-22 and its context, which provide a lens through which other texts in John are viewed. Kerr's examination of the Temple festivals of Passover, Tabernacles, Dedication suggests that in Jesus fulfils and replaces these, while in the case of the Sabbath he effects a transformation. The overall conclusion is that the Johannine Jesus replaces and fulfils the Jerusalem Temple.
Brent Knoll
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Eastern Trade
When Mickey got out of the fiasco that was Lehman Brothers, he thought he had left high-risk finance behind. Now he passes his days driving a London black taxi and filling in with the occasional domestic private investigation. He is more than happy, until the mysterious Lauren King comes into his life, bringing with her a case of mystery, mayhem and murder. Suddenly, Mickey is back in the world of big business, and his life is on the line, not only under threat from unscrupulous traders, but from international terrorists as well.
Hammer to Fall
It's London, the swinging sixties, and by rights MI6 spy Joe Wilderness should be having as good a time as James Bond. But alas, in the wake of an embarrassing disaster for MI6, Wilderness has been posted to remote northern Finland in a cultural exchange program to promote Britain abroad. Bored by his work, with nothing to spy on, Wilderness finds another way to make money: smuggling vodka across the border into the USSR. He strikes a deal with old KGB pal Kostya, who explains to him there is a vodka shortage in the Soviet Union - but there is something fishy about Kostya's sudden appearance in Finland and intelligence from London points to a connection to cobalt mining in the region, a critical component in the casing of the atomic bomb. Wilderness's posting is getting more interesting by the minute, but more dangerous too. Moving from the no-man's-land of Cold War Finland to the wild days of the Prague Spring, and populated by old friends (including Inspector Troy) and old enemies alike, Hammer to Fall is a gripping tale of deception and skulduggery, of art and politics, a page-turning story of the always riveting life of the British spy.
An Unconventional Heiress (Mills & Boon Historical) (The Dilhorne Dynasty, Book 6)
The Lady and the Convict Society heiress Sarah Langley came to Australia to get away from her stifling English home. But she didn't expect to mix with transported criminals like the duplicitous Tom Dilhorne and the infuriating, intense Alan Kerr.
I Went to England
"Forced to flee Germany in 1933, the eminent theatre critic and journalist, and fiercely vocal anti-Nazi, Alfred Kerr fell in love with the calmness and decency of the British people. With much dry wit and some perplexity, his journal, translated here from German into English for the first time, savours the quirks and foibles of this enigmatic nation, wondering whether it would emerge at long last to confront the brown-shirted, jack-booted pestilence and become the saviour of civilisation. He grew to love this 'inscrutable' country, and in particular their long-sustained effort to appease the 'brown war-menace', composing his characteristically humorous and perceptive journal in an attempt to understand the British, 'a mystery even to themselves'. This is the longest ever thank-you letter from a migrant to Great Britain. Because of his complex style, none of Alfred Kerr's many publications has ever been translated. This translation offers a unique opportunity to meet an outstanding personality of the twentieth century"--
As Far as I Remember
This candidly written autobiography of Sir Michael Kerr chronicles the life of one of Britains most prominent judges of the 70s and 80s from his Continental childhood up to his career in the Court of Appeal and beyond. In the first part of his memoir,the author traces his family history and Germanic roots. His father, Alfred Kerr, was a well-known dramatic critic and essayist, whose writings were widely known throughout Germany from the turn of the century and have recently seen a resurrection, 50 years after his death, as related in the last chapter of the book. But because of the fame of his anti-Nazi writings and broadcasts, the Kerrs were forced to flee from Berlin as early as 3 March 19...
I Went to England
"Forced to flee Germany in 1933, the eminent theatre critic and journalist, and fiercely vocal anti-Nazi, Alfred Kerr fell in love with the calmness and decency of the British people. With much dry wit and some perplexity, his journal, translated here from German into English for the first time, savours the quirks and foibles of this enigmatic nation, wondering whether it would emerge at long last to confront the brown-shirted, jack-booted pestilence and become the saviour of civilisation. He grew to love this 'inscrutable' country, and in particular their long-sustained effort to appease the 'brown war-menace', composing his characteristically humorous and perceptive journal in an attempt to understand the British, 'a mystery even to themselves'. This is the longest ever thank-you letter from a migrant to Great Britain. Because of his complex style, none of Alfred Kerr's many publications has ever been translated. This translation offers a unique opportunity to meet an outstanding personality of the twentieth century"--
