Empire kindness women

  Author(s): J.G. Ballard  Title:       Empire of the Sun & The Kindness of Women [2 books in 1 volume]  ISBN:  9780007777747  Publisher/place: Harper Perennial, London  This Edition: Harper omnibus edition   Year of Publication: 2006  First Published: 1984 and 1991 respectively  Binding: paperback Number of pages:  348  Weight: 358g  Condition:   Very good  Please see pictures, as these form part of the description.    

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 8 - 15 working days During war time, the everyday experiences of ordinary people - and especially women - are frequently obscured by elite military and social analysis. In this pioneering study, Elif Mahir Metinsoy focuses on the lives of ordinary Muslim women living in the Ottoman Empire during the First World War. It reveals not only their wartime problems, but also those of everyday life on the Ottoman home front. It questions the existing literature's excessive focus on the Ottoman middle-class, using new archive sources such as women's petitions to extend the scope of Ottoman-Turkish women's history. Free from academic jargon, and supported by original illustrations and maps, it will appeal to researchers of gender history, Middle Eastern and social history. By showing women's resistance to war mobilization, wartime work life and the everyday struggles which shaped state politics, Mahir Metinsoy allows readers to draw intriguing comparisons between the past and the current events of today's Middle East. Features Summary Using the newest sources, this book reveals the experience of Ottoman Muslim women during World War I. Author Elif Mahir Metinsoy Publisher Cambridge UniversityPress Release date 20170930 Pages 286 ISBN 1-107-19890-9 ISBN 13 978-1-107-19890-6

Paperback. English. HarperVoyager. 2007. In good condition. 'The Conclave of Shadows has smashed the Nighthawks' dread plot to destroy the Empire of Great Kesh through civil war, putting an end to the murderous brotherhood's reign of terror. But there is no time for the victors to celebrate, for the mad sorcerer, Leso Varen, has taken refuge with the Magicians of the Assembly on the world of Kelewan, and is lost among the most powerful men and women of that empire. And a devastating new threat looms on the horizon: hordes of the Dasati - the most vicious warriors in the known universe - are massing to overrun both Kelewan and Midkemia.' 'The great sorcerer Pug knows of no power that will vanquish the invaders. And he realizes he must now enter another realm of reality if his world is to survive - and make his way to the poisonous heart of the Dasati Empire to find the answers he needs to defeat the fearsome enemy. Joining him on his quest into the dark unknown will be the brave Magnus and Nakor... and a disturbing young stranger named Bek, whose terrifying bloodlust and uncanny strength attest to a host of sinister secrets waiting to be revealed. But the champions of Midkemia will need every ally they can muster if their mission is to succeed in the most terrible place they have ever ventured - as they and all Midkemians prepare for battle against the encroaching doom that would swallow their world.'--BOOK JACKET.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days Sing! Play! Learn! with Go Kid Music brings you 12 excellent songs that teachers and children will love! Based on popular Key Stage 2 topics, these catchy tunes enable primary class teachers to teach music while supporting learning across the whole curriculum. Each song comes with an easy-to-follow teaching video with on-screen lyrics and demonstrations of Makaton signs, performance and backing audio, PDF lyrics for whiteboard display and teaching notes. In addition, many have optional percussion parts, which are also demonstrated on the videos, and there's a selection of warm-ups and focus-builders to get everyone ready for singing! Written with the generalist class teacher in mind, the accompanying notes are divided into three main sections: SING - Straightforward, step-by-step instructions to help you teach the song from scratch; PLAY - Ways to use the song to meet the requirements of the Primary Music Curriculum and First Access (Wider Opportunities); LEARN - Creative extension activities relating to the song or topic. * Supports the National Curriculum for Music * Topic-based approach * Ideas for First Access (Wider Opportunities) * Supports SEND (via Makaton signs) * No music reading required * Promotes physical activity * Ridiculously fun! "What a lovely voice Al Start has, and I love the way she uses real instruments to accompany her songs" ~ Julia Donaldson Topics include: Aztec civilization, The Anglo Saxons, Kindness and sharing, looking after our planet, Electricity, Child evacuees in World War II, The Roman Empire and Britain, The Tudors and Henry VIII, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot, Harvest Festival, Space, aliens and friendship, Myths and legends, Aeroplanes and inventions. Features Summary Sing! Play! Learn! with Go Kid Music brings you 12 excellent songs that teachers and children will love! Based on popular Key Stage 2 topics, these catchy tunes enable primary class teachers to teach music while supporting learning across the whole curriculum. Author Al Start (Author), Chloe Batchelor (Illustrator) Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Release date 20181011 Pages 56 ISBN 0-00-831823-9 ISBN 13 978-0-00-831823-9

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Five Days in November, 1920: As the body of the Unknown Soldier makes its way home from the fields of Northern France, three women are dealing with loss in their own way: Hettie, who dances for sixpence a waltz at the Hammersmith Palais; Evelyn, who toils at a job in the pensions office, and Ada, a housewife who is beset by visions of her dead son. One day a young man comes to her door. He carries with him a wartime mystery that will bind these women together and will both mend and tear their hearts. A portrait of three intertwining lives caught at the faultline between empire and modernity, Wake captures the beginnings of a new era, and the day the mood of the nation changed for ever. Format:Paperback Pages:336

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days From #1 international bestselling author Cathy Kelly comes a witty, warmhearted novel about friendship, forgiveness, and second chances.... Sometimes the only way forward... They say you can't go home again, and truth be told, Eleanor Levine never planned to. Yet here she is, back in Ireland after a lifetime in New York, moving her treasured possessions--including her mother's handwritten book of recipes for living--into a cozy Dublin apartment. With its picturesque Georgian villas, redbrick houses, and central garden, the Golden Square is just large enough for anonymity. At least, that's what actress Megan Bouchier hopes, when a tabloid scandal sends her fleeing the paparazzi, back to the place she felt safest as a child.... is the road that takes you home. Rae, manager of the local cafe, has noticed the lovely, sad-eyed girl. There's little Rae "doesn't "notice, and every customer feels nourished by her food and her kindness, yet Rae's own secret remains hidden. Connie O'Callaghan--with her fortieth birthday looming--has a secure teaching job, an abundance of blessings... and a deep-seated loneliness only her new neighbor Eleanor understands. And as the lives of the four women intertwine, each in her own way is learning about love, letting go--and that finding your way can lead to the last place you expected. Features Summary The Sunday Times No. 1 paperback bestseller. Author Cathy Kelly Publisher Harper Release date 20110317 Pages 440 ISBN 0-00-724046-5 ISBN 13 978-0-00-724046-3

In a land far, far awayA different world evenThrough the Gate of Zarconia, lived a great King and his family. King Caleb and his wife Queen Lytia, who ruled Zarconia with kindness. For Zarconia wasnt just any place, it was a place full of magical things and magical powers with wonderful parties and the laughter of many men, women, and children. That is until the hate set in and the EVIL King Learden looked to destroy all worlds including his own. He tried to take over the land by turning people into beasts and goats and imprisoning all who opposed his rule. The land turned as dark as the night and most were afraid to fight back so they hid while their land was stripped of all its glory. There was only one person who could save Zarconia, along with her guide and help from some unusual friends she met along the way. For in her hands she had the power to save many worlds including her own but would she do it? Will Princess Karilee save Zarconia? Gale Glover (Author) Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Paperback: 98 pages Publisher: Glover Publishing and Community Outsourcing (February 17, 2018) Language: English ISBN-10: 0998622265 ISBN-13: 978-0998622262 Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 0.2 x 9.2 inches Shipping Weight: 8.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 4 - 8 working days `A riveting account of the pre-First World War years... The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch.' Jonathan Meades, Literary Review The folk-memory of Britain in the years before the Great War is of a powerful, contented, orderly and thriving country. She commanded a vast empire. She bestrode international commerce. Her citizens were living longer, profiting from civil liberties their grandparents only dreamt of, and enjoying an expanding range of comforts and pastimes. The mood of pride and self-confidence is familiar from Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance marches, newsreels of George V's coronation and the London's great Edwardian palaces. Yet things were very different below the surface. In The Age of Decadence Simon Heffer exposes the contradictions of late-Victorian and Edwardian Britain. He explains how, despite the nation's massive power, a mismanaged war against the Boers in South Africa created profound doubts about her imperial destiny. He shows how attempts to secure vital social reforms prompted the twentieth century's gravest constitutional crisis and coincided with the worst industrial unrest in British history. He describes how politicians who conceded the vote to millions more men disregarded women so utterly that female suffragists' public protest bordered on terrorism. He depicts a ruling class that fell prey to degeneracy and scandal. He analyses a national psyche that embraced the motor-car, the sensationalist press and the science fiction of H. G. Wells, but also the Arts and Crafts of William Morris and the nostalgia of A. E. Housman. And he concludes with the crisis that in the summer of 1914 threatened the existence of the United Kingdom - a looming civil war in Ireland. He lights up the era through vivid pen-portraits of the great men and women of the day - including Gladstone, Parnell, Asquith and Churchill, but also Mrs Pankhurst, Beatrice Webb, Baden-Powell, Wilde and Shaw - creating a richly detailed panorama of a great power that, through both accident and arrogance, was forced to face potentially fatal challenges. `A devastating critique of prewar Britain... disturbingly relevant to the world in which we live.' Gerard DeGroot, The Times `You won't put it down... A really riveting read.' Rana Mitter, BBC Radio 3 Free Thinking Features Summary `A riveting account of the pre-First World War years... The Age of Decadence is an enormously impressive and enjoyable read.' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times `A magnificent account of a less than magnificent epoch... Author Simon Heffer Publisher Windmill Books Release date 20181030 Pages 912 ISBN 0-09-959224-X ISBN 13 978-0-09-959224-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days James Monroe is a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990's. Despite his worldiness, his actions betray a late twentieth century innocent abroad who embodies both the bravado and the debilitating insecurities of the modern American male. Set in Zimbabwe, Kenya and Bombay, India, Mr. Monroe's journey into authenticity results in a series of failed relationships that reveal the dark, enigmatic recesses of his complex personality and eventually land him in a hellhole prison in Bombay. His tragedy unfolds into an ending that no one, especially Monroe, could have possibly predicted or imagined. In its exploration of American male stereotypes and in its suggestion of vulnerability as a key to masculine authenticity, Victoria Falls dares to embrace those humane qualities of love, kindness and creativity that have of late been extolled as the provenance of soul searching women but have been largely ignored in American fiction about men. Features Summary James Monroe is a sophisticated American professional on mission for The World Bank in Africa during the early 1990's. Despite his worldiness, his actions betray a late twentieth century innocent abroad who embodies both the bravado and the debilitating insecurities of the modern American male... Author James Hornor Publisher Green Writers Press Release date 20190103 Pages 300 ISBN 0-9990766-9-8 ISBN 13 978-0-9990766-9-9

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 12 working days From #1 international bestselling author Cathy Kelly comes a witty, warmhearted novel about friendship, forgiveness, and second chances.... Sometimes the only way forward... They say you can't go home again, and truth be told, Eleanor Levine never planned to. Yet here she is, back in Ireland after a lifetime in New York, moving her treasured possessions--including her mother's handwritten book of recipes for living--into a cozy Dublin apartment. With its picturesque Georgian villas, redbrick houses, and central garden, the Golden Square is just large enough for anonymity. At least, that's what actress Megan Bouchier hopes, when a tabloid scandal sends her fleeing the paparazzi, back to the place she felt safest as a child.... is the road that takes you home. Rae, manager of the local cafe, has noticed the lovely, sad-eyed girl. There's little Rae "doesn't "notice, and every customer feels nourished by her food and her kindness, yet Rae's own secret remains hidden. Connie O'Callaghan--with her fortieth birthday looming--has a secure teaching job, an abundance of blessings... and a deep-seated loneliness only her new neighbor Eleanor understands. And as the lives of the four women intertwine, each in her own way is learning about love, letting go--and that finding your way can lead to the last place you expected. Features Summary The Sunday Times No. 1 paperback bestseller. Author Cathy Kelly Publisher HarperCollinsPublishers Release date 20110317 Pages 440 ISBN 0-00-724046-5 ISBN 13 978-0-00-724046-3

Linnet O'Neill, great-granddaughter of Emma Harte, finds herself following in the footsteps of the original woman of substance as she battles to modernize the family business. Returning from her honeymoon full of fresh ideas for bringing the Harte empire into the new century, Linnet locks horns with her mother, Paula, in a battle about the future... Tessa Fairley is ready to start a new life after an acrimonious divorce--which might include rivaling her sister Linnet for the top spot in the Harte business. India Standish, who is planning her own glamorous summer wedding in Ireland, is thrown off balance when her fiance's daughter Atlanta comes to live with them--closely followed by his unstable ex-girlfriend, intent on trouble. Evan Hughes, their American cousin, unwittingly brings an enemy into their midst. But Evan's sister Angharad, who tries to infiltrate the quartet of young women, meets Jonathan Ainsley, the deadly enemy of the Hartes. Together, they find themselves in a web of vengeance whereby no Harte is safe.

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 24 hours As the Arab Spring threatens to give way to authoritarianism in Egypt and reports from Afghanistan detail widespread violence against U.S. troops and women, news from the Muslim world raises the question: Is Islam incompatible with freedom? In Islam without Extremes, Turkish columnist Mustafa Akyol answers this question by revealing the little-understood roots of political Islam, which originally included both rationalist, flexible strains and more dogmatic, rigid ones. Though the rigid traditionalists won out, Akyol points to a flourishing of liberalism in the nineteenth-century Ottoman Empire and the unique "Islamo-liberal synthesis" in present-day Turkey. As he powerfully asserts, only by accepting a secular state can Islamic societies thrive. Islam without Extremes offers a desperately needed intellectual basis for the reconcilability of Islam and liberty. Features Summary "A delightfully original take on...the prospects for liberal democracy in the broader Islamic Middle East."-Matthew Kaminski, Wall Street Journal Author Mustafa Akyol Publisher W W Norton & Co Inc Release date 20131125 Pages 364 ISBN 0-393-34724-9 ISBN 13 978-0-393-34724-1

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Unable to make any progress in locating the missing Indavara, a desperate Cassius has been given an unrewarding assignment in Antioch. But when an old ally's daughter is kidnapped, he feels duty-bound to repay a long standing debt. Disillusioned with the tawdry demands of the Imperial Security Service, he disobeys his superiors and leaves Syria, determined to do some good. Accompanied by nomadic chieftain Kabir and a trio of warriors, Cassius soon finds himself in Greece hunting a vicious band of slave-traders trafficking women across the Empire. But these are no common criminals, and as Cassius sets out to bring them down, he finds himself up against ruthless, cunning men with powerful friends and a lot to lose. For the Agent of Rome, desperate times call for desperate measures. Features Summary The stunning sixth novel in Nick Brown's acclaimed Agent of Rome series, featuring Cassius' most astonishing race against time yet. Author Nick Brown Publisher Hodder Paperback Release date 20170303 Pages 336 ISBN 1-4447-6273-7 ISBN 13 978-1-4447-6273-0

(This title is available on demand: expected date of dispatch will be 4-7 working days once ordered) Nicholas Duncan is a semi-retired shipping magnate who resides in idyllic Beautiful Bay in Indonesia, where he is known as the old patriarch of the islands. He is grieving the loss of his beautiful Eurasian wife, Anna, and is suffering for the first time from disturbing flashbacks to WWII, the scene of their first meeting and early love. His other wartime lover is the striking Marg Hamilton, a powerful and influential political player in Australia who has remained close to Nick. Marg suspects Nick is suffering the onset of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and organises for a specialist to meet with him in Sydney. But when they meet, Tony Freedman stirs long-buried emotions in Nick and the two men don't hit it off. Nick leaves in an explosion of anger and finds himself in hospital after being hit by a car. Tony visits and encourages Nick to write as a form of therapy - to write about Anna. So he sets about writing about the woman who has inspired him since his late teens, and in doing so draws us into the compelling tale of the life he has lived post war-hero days building a shipping empire, navigating international corruption, supporting his wife's third-world education crusade and loving the women who inspire him. Format:Paperback Pages:612

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 11 working days Through the themes of war and change, Josh Brooman explores some of the important social, political and economic developments in the world after 1900. Also provides a combination of outline chapters and in-depth studies on British women at war, Nazi Germany and War, and the end of the Indian Empire. Features Summary The popular text for the study of war and change in the world after 1900 Author Josh Brooman Publisher Longman Release date 19950227 Pages 112 ISBN 0-582-24975-9 ISBN 13 978-0-582-24975-2