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Land for a Lost Generation
Three middle-class sixth-form girls leave their independent boarding school in the summer of 1918, having been told by the headmistress that their marriage prospects have been weakened through military losses incurred during the Great War. Land for a Lost Generation follows their progress over the next two decades. The first-person narrative is controlled by one of the girls, Vera, who takes an unexpected opportunity to marry a wounded army officer from a tenant-farming family shortly after the Armistice. Obliged to purchase their farm at the top of the market or risk losing it, the couple’s struggle through the ensuing agricultural depression provides a central focus for the novel. The novel covers one of the most fascinating periods of British history, embracing political and socio-economic upheaval against a backdrop of technological advance, particularly in the countryside. Always overshadowing these developments in the wake of the Great Depression, however, is the fascist menace, which is leading inexorably towards another conflagration.
Michael Richards
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Debating Darwin
Two evolutionists debate the intellectual roots of Darwin’s theories, drawing connections to German Romanticism, the Scottish Enlightenment, and more. Charles Darwin is an icon of modern science, and his theory of evolution is commonly referenced by scientists and nonscientists alike. Yet there is a surprising amount we don’t know about the father of modern evolutionary thinking, his intellectual roots, or even the science he produced. Debating Darwin brings together two leading Darwin scholars—Robert J. Richards and Michael Ruse—to engage in a spirited and insightful dialogue, offering their interpretations of Darwin and their critiques of each other’s thinking. Examining key disa...
Speaking Man to Man
Speaking Man to Man, the latest collection of 20 short stories from master storyteller Michael J Richards, is a kaleidoscope of unusual tales featuring men only. Men who play tricks. Men who play mind games. Men who love. Men who hate with a vengeance. Each brilliantly written piece describes very different characters, some set in ordinary situations and others definitely not ordinary at all. Speaking Man to Man takes the reader from two inmates in a prison cell to the world of ancient Greek gods. From the grotesque to the gorgeous. From deceit to dissection. From sci-fi to suicide. And much more.The author enjoys challenging himself with his writing. He challenges the reader to navigate the twists and turns of each powerful story. When you read any of his work, always expect the unexpected. You'll smile. You'll smirk. You'll shudder. You'll be shocked. But you'll enjoy every bit of it.
The Cambridge Companion to the 'Origin of Species'
This Companion commemorates the 150th anniversary of the publication of the Origin of Species and examines its main arguments. Drawing on the expertise of leading authorities in the field, it also provides the contexts - religious, social, political, literary, and philosophical - in which the Origin was written.
Frank Peters
Born in 1950s London, Frank Peters was brought up amid the chaos of East End crime and violence, surrounded by severely dysfunctional characters. Growing up, he cracks safes, commits burglary, beats people up and later deals in hard drugs and money laundering. He gets caught up in police and prison corruption, is a central figure in one of the most horrific murders of the last twenty years, has problems with long-term relationships, spends twelve years in prison and fifteen on probation. This is the story of Frank's search for happiness, his failure to find it, the need to keep looking and how, when he hits rock bottom, he discovers what's been missing from his life all along. Love. Michael J Richards brings every shocking, twisted detail to life. It's vivid. It's real. It's as if you're there, travelling through the English underworld with Frank Peters while he tells you of his life, times and crimes.
Michael Richards
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Archaeological Science
An accessible and wide-ranging introduction to the exciting and expanding field of archaeological science, for students, professionals and academics.
Afterwards Our Buildings Shape Us
Robert is not your normal vicar. He sleeps in open graves, he eats deep-fried tarantulas, he's written " Plague! ," a musical about the Black Death. One night, a gargoyle in his church comes alive and makes a pass at him. Then things get really weird. Robert is challenged to rescue the world from pure Evil. To do so, he has to lie, cheat and murder his way through scenes of high comedy and terrifying darkness. He encounters Knights Templar, takes part in the Chelmsford Witch Trials of 1566 and ends up in a final horrifying, tragic scene - a battle between three of the most dangerous figures in recent history. " Afterwards Our Buildings Shape Us " includes A M Keen's original short story " Nyctophobia ," on which the 2014 After Midnight film was based. The front cover image shows author Michael J Richards in a scene from the film " Nyctophobia ," an Andrew Loveridge production.
