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The Fool's Pardon
Kenneth Griffith, actor and director, has never been far from controversy. His memoirs chronicle a childhood in Wales, war service and an acting career that began with Tyrone Guthrie at the Old Vic and has survived a close friendship with Peter O'Toole.
I, Ken Griffiths
The life story of Ken Griffiths (to date) covers a very wide range of activities starting when he was three years of age with his journey to India during the Second World War. He was subsequently shunted around the UK until the age of 15 when, as a Teddy boy, he had a violent clash with his Father which led to Ken running away from home.After about a year on the run, the police finally caught up with him in London. This resulted in him being incarcerated in Borstal for a five year stretch, and also experiencing a dose of corporal punishment.Followed by his mandatory two years National Service with the Royal Signals, he was then flown out to active service in Cyprus and Aden (and a brief visi...
Curious Journey
A journey through the recent history of Ireland, viewing events from the perspective of avowed repubicans. The authors have interviewed nine Irish veterans who have lived through the Gaelic renaissance, the Easter Rising, the guerilla war against the British, and the subsequent civil war.
The Art of Time Travel
No matter how practised we are at history, it always humbles us. No matter how often we visit the past, it always surprises us. Winner of the Ernest Scott Prize and Shortlisted for the NSW Premier's Literary Award for Non-fiction 'A rare feat of imagination and generosity.' – Mark McKenna With every sentence they write, historians must walk the tightrope between discipline and imagination, empathy and evidence. In this landmark work, eminent historian and award-winning author Tom Griffiths shares his passion for the fascinating, complex craft of history – or, as he calls it, the art of time travel. In fourteen portraits, Griffiths illuminates how historians such as Inga Clendinnen, Judit...
The Essential Survival Manual
Written by a world-leading expert, The Essential Survival Manual discusses and reveals all the skills you will ever need. The subjects covered include terrorist attacks, finding shelter and food, as well as tips on the mental and emotional resilience required in the face of adversity. Illustrated throughout with specially commissioned illustrations, the information contained within will remain invaluable throughout your life. Every year, ordinary people find themselves facing extraordinary, life-threatening survival situations brought about by hostile encounters, adverse weather or freak accidents. The methods and techniques used by survivors in remote regions, or on city streets, can easily be learned and adapted to suit every life-threatening situation.
Guide To Greek Theatre And Drama
A new and definitive guide to the theatre of the ancient world The Guide to Greek Theatre and Drama is a meticulously researched and accessible survey into the place and purpose of theatre in Ancient Greece. It provides a comprehensive author-by-author examination of the surviving plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Aristophanes, and Menander, as well as giving an insight into how and where the plays were performed, who acted them out, and who watched them. It includes a fascinating discussion of the function of the essential characteristics of Greek drama, including verse, rhetoric, music, comedy, and chorus. Above all it offers a fascinating viewpoint onto the everyday values of the ancient Greeks; values with a continuing influence over the theatre of the present day.
Loud Hawk
First-hand account by trial lawyer for Indian defendants.
The Original Watergate Stories
“5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats’ Offices”: The legendary articles that exposed a crime, ended a presidency, and changed a nation. The Washington Post’s seminal Watergate stories have been gathered together for the first time as an e-book, including a foreword by journalists Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein assessing the impact of their stories decades later. "5 Held in Plot to Bug Democrats' Offices Here", said the headline at the bottom of page one in the Washington Post on Sunday, June 18, 1972. The story reported that a team of burglars had been arrested inside the offices of the Democratic National Committee in the Watergate office complex in Washington. On assignment, Carl Berns...
