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From the authors of the bestselling ENGLAND IN PARTICULAR, THE APPLE SOURCE BOOK is the definitive celebration of the great British apple.
Dismissed with Prejudice is the exciting, page-turning account of the court case that set out to prove the truth behind a reality television star’s life of crime. Karma is never too kind to those who set out to deceive. Dismissed with Prejudice is the sequel to Angela Stanton’s #1 bestselling memoir Life Of Real Housewife formly Lies Of Real Housewife, which opened the floodgates to reveal explicit details of “Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks’ role in numerous complex criminal schemes while functioning as an Atlanta lawyer. Park's denial of these allegations led to a 30 million dollar lawsuit against Stanton and the publisher of Lies for defamation. As Stanton’s leg...
'Should be at every curious Englishman's bedside' ALAN TITCHMARSH 'As vital as it is joyous, and as timely as it is inspired . . . It should join Shakespeare and the Bible as a "must have" on any English man or woman's desert island' HUGH FEARNLEY-WHITTINGSTALL Apples, bandstands, causeways dialect, fens, gargoyles, heaths,ice houses, jet, lagoons, maypoles, nightingales, primrose banks, quicksand, rhubarb, sheep, terraced houses, weather, zawns... England is a land of extraordinary variety, rich in buildings, landscapes, peoples and wildlife. But this diversity is under siege. Mass production, fashion, increased mobility and the forceful promotion of corporate identity have brought with the...
LIFE BEYOND THESE WALLS by National Bestselling Author Angela Stanton-King is a very intriguing yet graphic description of the truth. The stories contained are from incarcerated women of a different race, ages and crime all boldly sharing their path to prison. From crimes as petty as theft to crimes as serious as capital murder. Their stories will inspire you to be the best you can despite your past with renewed hope, faith and strength. LIFE BEYOND THESE WALLS will leave you wondering if these women are truly criminals or merely products of their environment.
Mean and stingy King Parsimonious does not care about the comfort of his subjects, until he tries to find out why his castle is so cold and makes some interesting discoveries about his household.
Since the mid-1800's Te Kingitanga has been a force in New Zealand society. The Maori King movement combines spiritual and political elements which conserve the "turangawaewae" (standpoints) of the past with practical leadership in the contemporary Maori world. This collection of 14 biographies of leaders has been put together to celebrate the settlement of the Tainui claim and the royal apology given by Queen Elizabeth to the Tainui people in 1995.
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A cultural history of “Englishness” and the idea of England since 1960. Brexit thrust long fraught debates about “Englishness” and the idea of England into the spotlight. About England explores imaginings of English identity since the 1960s in politics, geography, art, architecture, film, and music. David Matless reveals how the national is entangled with the local, the regional, the European, the international, the imperial, the post-imperial, and the global. He also addresses physical landscapes, from the village and country house to urban, suburban, and industrial spaces, and he reflects on the nature of English modernity. In short, About England uncovers the genealogy of recent cultural and political debates in England, showing how many of today’s social anxieties developed throughout the last half-century.
From the ongoing war in Angola, to sporadic instability in Zimbabwe and Lesotho, to the conflict in Congo, to issues of land reform and the ravages of AIDS, southern Africa faces varied and complex threats to its peace and security. The authors of From Cape to Congo assess the region's major security challenges, as well as the roles of local, regional, and external actors in managing them. Their theoretically informed - but practical - approach encompasses the political, economic, and military arenas.
A victorian novel set in Scotland in 1860, at the time of the Highland Clearances. The small island called Skye is thrown into turmoil as farmers are evicted from their homes, and Annie stands up for their rights. A story of love and hate, murder and superstition, as Annie falls in love with Lord Tummel, who has just returned from fighting in the Crimean wars. Annie is being forced to marry a man chosen for her by the Laird, and she flees from the man she truly loves, to free the tenant farmers from ruin. As the white ows scream out across the glens, death descends on Coill Mor, the prophecy of the Seer is fulfilled, the Laird is dead, but Annie struggles on alone. Still she loves Lord Tumme...