Welcome to our book review site go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
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.
British Multicultural Literature and Superdiversity
This book explores contemporary British multicultural multi-genre literature. Considering socio-political and philosophical ideas about British multiculturalism, superdiversity and conviviality, Ulla Rahbek studies a broad range of texts by writers from across the majority-minority divide. The text focuses on figurative registers and metaphorical richness in multicultural poetry and investigates the interlocked issue of recognition, representation and identity in memoirs. Rahbek analyses how twenty-first-century British multicultural novels both envision and reimagine an inclusive nation and thematise the detrimental effects of individual exclusion on characters’ pursuits of the good life. She observes the ways that short stories pivot on ambivalent encounters and intercultural dialogue, and she reflects on the public good of multicultural literature.
The Digital Highway- Revolutionizing Road Logistics with Technology
Step into the fast-paced world of road transportation logistics with Dr. Balvinder Singh Banga debut book, "The Digital Highway: Revolutionizing Road Logistics with Technology," a captivating journey into the heart of trucking and supply chain management. From bustling urban centers to remote highways, explore the critical role of trucking in powering global commerce and connecting communities. Through vivid storytelling and expert analysis, Dr. Balvinder unveils the challenges and triumphs of the industry, from navigating treacherous terrain to embracing cutting-edge technologies. Discover the unsung heroes behind every road journey, from truckers braving the open road to logistics managers...
The multicultural Midlands
The multicultural Midlands is a unique, interdisciplinary study of the literature, music and food that shape the region’s irrepressible, though often overlooked, cultural identity. It is the first of its kind to give serious critical attention to a part of the world which is frequently ignored by readers, critics and the culture industries. This book makes a claim for the importance of the Midlands and evidences this with nuanced close reading of a multitude of diverse texts spanning so-called ‘high’ to ‘low’ culture; from the Black Country’s ‘Desi Pubs’, to Leicester’s ‘McIndians’ Peri Peri (‘you’ve tried the cowboys, now try the Indians!’); Handsworth’s reggae roots to Adrian Mole’s diaries.
The Book of Newcastle
The original Northern Powerhouse, Newcastle upon Tyne has witnessed countless transformations over the last century or so, from its industrial heyday, when Tyneside engineering and innovation led the world, through decades of post-industrial decline, and underinvestment, to its more recent reinvention as a cultural destination for the North. The ten short stories gathered here all feature characters in search of something, a new reality, a space, perhaps, in which to rediscover themselves: from the call-centre worker imagining herself far away from the claustrophobic realities of her day job, to the woman coming to terms with an ex-lover who’s moved on all too quickly, to the man trying to outrun his mother’s death on Town Moor. The Book of Newcastle brings together some of the city’s most renowned literary talents, along with exciting new voices, proving that while Newcastle continues to feel the effects of its lost industrial past, it is also a city striving for a future that brims with promise.
The Digital Highway- Revolutionizing Road Logistics with Technology
Step into the fast-paced world of road transportation logistics with Dr. Balvinder Singh Banga debut book, "The Digital Highway: Revolutionizing Road Logistics with Technology," a captivating journey into the heart of trucking and supply chain management. From bustling urban centers to remote highways, explore the critical role of trucking in powering global commerce and connecting communities. Through vivid storytelling and expert analysis, Dr. Balvinder unveils the challenges and triumphs of the industry, from navigating treacherous terrain to embracing cutting-edge technologies. Discover the unsung heroes behind every road journey, from truckers braving the open road to logistics managers...
The Book of Sheffield
Known for both its industrial roots and arboreal abundance, Sheffield has always been a city of two halves. From its botanical gardens and elegant parks, to the brutalist high-rise estates of Park Hill, and the hinterland nightclubs of ‘Centertainment’, it is a city caught between the forges of the past and the melting pot of the present. Bringing together new short stories from some of the city’s most celebrated writers, The Book of Sheffield traces the contours of this complex landscape from both sides of the economic dividing line. From the aspirations of young creatives, ultimately driven to leave, to the more immediate demands of refugees, scrap metal collectors, and student radicals, these stories offer ten different look-out points from which to gaze down on the ever-changing face of the ‘Steel City’.
Blood Song
Rebels are not born; they’re created out of extreme tragedies Simran Kaur Banga—a quiet, reserved girl living with her conservative Sikh family in South Hall, London—is a poet at heart. But a brutal rape and rejection by her own family lands her in Amritsar where amidst strangers begins her nightmare of loneliness. Then one day she finds a friend—or so it seems to her. Unknowingly, however, she’s become privy to an extreme terror plot. Accompanied by Captain Suvir, she starts her battle to quell the storm that is brewing in the by-lanes of the small villages of Punjab. Blood Song reeks of dread and danger at every step.
