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Iridescence
Can you keep a secret? Remittance men were sent away from Britain to live in a colony on a small and regular sum - a remittance. Usually behind them was some disgrace or scandal, a secret that each man carried, often to the grave. Samuel Barton comes from a brilliant coterie of Londoners for whom make-believe and secrets are their very soul. But what happens when life on the stage is taken into the streets? Samuel is blown to Napier in 1871. He is damaged goods, but he carries with him an earring made up of fabulous jewels. With this earring he will buy his freedom. But can he keep his past a secret? Runner up for the Deutz Medal Winner for Fiction at the Montana Book of the Year Awards 2004.
Rankings and Accountability in Higher Education: Uses and Misuses
The growing impact of university rankings on public policy and on students choices has stirred controversy worldwide. This unique volume brings together the architects of university rankings and their critics to debate the uses and misuses of existing rankings. With voices from five continents, it provides a comprehensive overview of current thinking on the subject and sets out alternative approaches and complementary tools for a new era of transparent and informed use of higher education ranking tables.
A History of the Future
A wide-ranging survey of predictions about the future development and impact of science and technology through the twentieth century.
The War of the Worlds
First published in 1897, H.G. Wells's alien invasion narrative The War of the Worlds was a landmark work of science fiction and one that continues to be adapted and referenced in the 21st century. Chronicling the novel's contexts, its origins and its many multi-media adaptations, this book is a complete biography of the life – and the afterlives – of The War of the Worlds. Exploring the original text's compelling sense of place and vivid recreation of Wells's Woking home and the concerns of fin-de-siécle Britain, the book goes on to chart the novel's immediate international impact. Starting with the initial serialisations in US newspapers, Peter Beck goes on to examine Orson Welles's legendary 1938 radio adaptation, TV and film adaptations from George Pal to Steven Spielberg, Jeff Wayne's rock opera and the numerous other works that have taken their inspiration from Wells's original. Drawing on new archival research, this is a comprehensive account of the continuing impact of The War of the Worlds.
