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Around the world, people are faced with crisis after crisis, from the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change-induced fires, floods, and storms to the ongoing horrors of mass incarceration, brutal immigration enforcement, endemic gender violence, and severe wealth inequality. As governments fail to respond to-or actively engineer-each crisis, ordinary people are finding bold and innovative ways to share resources and support vulnerable members of their communities. This survival work, when done alongside social movement demands for transformative change, is called mutual aid. This book is about mutual aid: why it is so important, what it looks like, and how to do it. It provides a grassroots theory of mutual aid, describes how mutual aid has been a part of all larger, powerful social movements, and offers concrete tools for organizing, such as how to work in groups, decision-making process, how to prevent and address conflict, and how to deal with burnout. Mutual aid isn\'t charity: it\'s a form of organizing where people get to create new systems of care and generosity so we can survive. Σελίδες: 128, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0202, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm

It is 2007, a time of recession and impending climate crisis, and one young man decides to change the world. This is the story of Stephen Jackley, a British geography student with Asperger\'s Syndrome. Aged just twenty-one, obsessed with the idea of Robin Hood, and with no prior experience, he resolved to become a bank robber. He would steal from the rich and give to the poor.And he did. Bank notes mysteriously found their way into the hands of the homeless. The police had no idea who was responsible. Until Jackley\'s ambition got the better of him. Σελίδες: 320, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

How does it feel when your heritage isn\'t listed as an option on an identification form?What is it like to grow up as the only person in your family who looks like you?Where do you belong if you are simultaneously seen as being \'too much\' of one race and \'not enough\' of another to fit neatly into society\'s expectations? The mixed population is the fastest-growing group in the U.K. today, but the mainstream conversation around mixedness is stilted, repetitive and often problematic. At a time when ethnically ambiguous models fill our Instagram feeds and our high street shop windows, and when children of interracial relationships are lauded as heralding in the dawn of a post-racial utopia, journalist Natalie Morris takes a deep dive into what it really means to be mixed in Britain today. From blackfishing to the fetishisation of mixed babies; from the complexities of passing and code-switching to navigating the world of work and dating, Natalie explores the ways in which all of these issues uniquely impact those of mixed heritage. Drawing from a wealth of research, interviews and her own personal experiences, in Mixed/Other, Natalie\'s aims to dismantle the stereotypes that have plagued mixed people for generations and to amplify the voices of mixed Britons today, shining a light on the struggles and the joys that come with being mixed. Σελίδες: 240, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0809, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

In 1861, the great journalist and social advocate Henry Mayhew published London Labour and the London Poor, an oral history of those living and working on the streets of Victorian London. Nothing on this scale had been attempted before. On the surface, the streets of London in 1861 and in 2019 are entirely different places. But dig just a little and the similarities are striking and, in many cases, shocking. Taking Mayhew\'s book as inspiration, Jennifer Kavanagh explores the changes and continuities by collecting and mapping stories from today\'s London. Beggars, street entertainers, stalls selling a variety of food, clothes, second-hand goods, thieves and the sex trade are all still predominant. The rise of the gig economy has brought a multitude of drivers and cyclists, delivering and moving goods, transporting meals and people, all organized through smart phones but using the same streets as Mayhew\'s informants. The precarity faced by this new workforce would also be familiar to the street-sellers of Mayhew\'s day. In terms of resources, gone are the workhouses, almshouses, paupers\' lunatic asylums. Enter shelters, day centres, hostels, and food banks. Let Me Take You By The Hand is an x-ray of life on the streets today: the stories in their own words of those who work and live in our capital. Σελίδες: 416, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0616, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

The gripping true story of one man\'s ten year expedition from a village in West Africa to the Arctic CircleWITH A NEW AFTERWORD BY THE AUTHORScorching heat, rich, fertile soil, and treacherous snakes marked the landscape in which Tété-Michel grew up in 1950s Togo, West Africa. When he discovered a book on Greenland as a teen, this distant land became an instant obsession - he was determined to journey to the place these pages had revealed to him and embarked on the adventure of a lifetime.A book of rich and immersive travel writing, Michel the Giant invites the reader to journey alongside an audacious Kpomassie as he makes his way from the equator to the bitter cold of the artic and settles into life with the Inuit peoples, adapting to their foods and customs. Part memoir, part anthropological observation this captivating narrative teems with nuanced observations on community, belonging and the universality of human experience. This title has been previously published as An African in Greenland Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

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Since the early Egyptians human beings have formalised the business of learning, setting up a designated environment of some form to pass knowledge and learning on to groups of students. In this second edition of his Very Short Introduction, Gary Thomas explores how and why education has evolved as it has, examining the ways in which it has responded over the centuries to various influences in politics, philosophy, and the social sciences. Focussing on education today, he considers especially the controversies over progressive versus formal teaching, and also examines education worldwide, assessing the accelerating trend on both sides of the Atlantic of the move to charter, academy, and \'free\' schools. The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically accelerated moves to online learning in schools and universities, and in this new edition Thomas looks again at curriculums and what shape they should take in a rapidly changing world. He asks why action on race, gender and social inequality has borne so little fruit thus far, questioning the oft-made claim of education to be a force for social mobility, and offering an analysis on how education may develop over the coming century. Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. Σελίδες: 176, Διαστάσεις: 11.1x11.1cm

\'His book reads as an inspirational text (Emmanuel is an altruistic entrepreneur and activist who started his first charity as a teenager), and a rousing heartfelt testimony in which self-love trumps self-loathing ... his graceful book fulfils its humble ambition to act as \"a guide to recognising the nightmare - and a blueprint for dreaming your way out of it.\"\' OBSERVER\'A moving and powerful memoir.\' THE BRITISH BLACK LIST\'Both personal and political, weaving tales of his own life with advice for other young people and a call for everyone to do their part in creating an equal society ... Emmanuel is a great communicator; he writes and speaks with confidence. It\'s easy to see how, from such a young age, he has been able to engage people on the issues he wants to tackle.\' EVENING STANDARD________________I wanted to change the world, but the world I was born into changed me first.My name is Jeremiah Emmanuel. I\'m twenty one years old. I\'m an activist, an entrepreneur, a former deputy young mayor of Lambeth and member of the UK Youth Parliament.Raised in south London, I lived in an area where crime and poverty were everywhere and opportunities to escape were rare. Violence was accepted, prison was expected. That was the world I knew; the only one I thought was possible for people like me.Then I discovered another world, one with opportunities round every corner. As I grew my network, I realised that the system actively works against certain members of society, silently preventing people from succeeding. I made it my mission to change this, and to teach people like me about the secret rules of society that empower some to get ahead and keep others down. This is my story of how I made it, and how others can too.Memoir meets manifesto, Dreaming in a Nightmare is a powerful account of the challenges faced by a new generation and how readers can rally to create change. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\'Powerful and provocative\' - Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, author of the Sunday Times bestselling How to be an Antiracist\'A MUST read for any white women who consider themselves \"feminist\"\' - Scarlett Curtis, author of the Sunday Times bestselling Feminists Don\'t Wear Pink \'An explosive and revelatory argument for deconstructing and confronting the entrenched notions of white supremacy and superiority that still reign today.\' - Mireille Harper \'How is it that we have been so conditioned to privilege the emotional comfort of white people?\'White tears possess a potency that is rarely acknowledged or commented upon, but they have long been used as a dangerous and insidious tool against people of colour, weaponised in order to invoke sympathy and divert blame. Taking us from the slave era, when white women fought in court to keep \'ownership\' of their slaves, through centuries of colonialism, when women offered a soft face for brutal tactics, to the modern workplace, in which tears serve as a defense to counter accusations of bias and micro-aggressions, White Tears/Brown Scars tells a charged story of white women\'s active participation in campaigns of oppression. It offers a long-overdue validation of the experiences of women of colour and an urgent call-to-arms in the need for true intersectionality.With rigour and precision, Hamad builds a powerful argument about the legacy of white superiority that we are socialised within, a reality that we must all apprehend in order to fight. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

14 COUNTRIES, 42 WOMEN - FROM PERIODS TO ORGASMS TO FGM. THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS OVERSHARING. \'Nimko\'s book is going to shift the conversation around women\'s bodies. Our bodies, and everything they do, make us who we are\' - Amika George, founder of Free Periods Campaign______________________What do you do when you\'re homeless and on your period? What does it feel like to have a poo following childbirth? How do we learn to love our bodies again after they\'ve been abused? It\'s rude. It\'s improper. It\'s disgusting. All justifications that leave women\'s questions about their bodies unanswered. And activist Nimko Ali has had enough of it.Following her own experience of FGM and rebuilding her relationship with her body, this important book contains the true stories of women sharing what they\'ve always been told is secret and shameful - from east London to Ethiopia, from pregnancy to menopause. This is a call to arms. This is a cry to reclaim the narrative around our fannies and to refuse the taboos that silent us. ______________________ \'A beautiful book with such a wide range of uplifting but often heart-breaking stories. Made us cry and think in equal measure\' - Pandora Sykes, co-host of The High Low\'Nimko has blown apart all taboos, blown apart the echo chamber and included all women in the feminist conversation.\' - Scarlett Curtis, author of Feminists Don\'t Wear Pink\'There is no subject too taboo for her to tackle. We should all be talking about our vaginas and she is leading the way\' - Bryony Gordon, author of Mad Girl\'Nimko Ali is heroine for our time, she destroys the notion of things being too rude to discuss\' - Caitlin Moran, author of How to Be a Woman Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

THE GRIPPING TRUE STORY OF A MURDER WHICH HAUNTED CANADA AND BECAME A RALLYING CRY FOR JUSTICE\'If you were hooked on the Serial podcast, then you need to order this now\' RedLonglisted for the Crime Writers\' Association ALCS Gold Dagger for Non-FictionTina FontaineA fifteen-year-old runaway living on the streets of Winnipeg. When her body was found weighted down in the Red River, she became yet another example of the endemic violence against Indigenous women. But her death sparked a nationwide protest. Sergeant John O\'DonovanThe police detective who forced the media to look at Tina differently. Vowing to deliver justice, he plotted an extraordinary undercover sting that stretched the moral boundaries of the law and obsessed him for years.Joanna JollyAn award-winning journalist whose investigation into Tina\'s death took her to the prison cell of the murder suspect, theFirst Nation reserve where Tina was raised and into the heart of a liberal nation confronting racism and injustice.\'Written with the urgency of a thriller, this book uses the tragic death of one girl to expose scandalous levels of violence against Canada\'s Indigenous female population. A shocking story\' Joan Smith, author of Misogynies\'Jolly\'s gripping, moving and timely book is a true crime classic. Vital, urgent and humane\' Melanie McGrath, author of The Long Exile Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0112, Διαστάσεις: 12.6x12.6cm

Cathy Glass, international bestselling author, tells the shocking story of Zeena, a young Asian girl desperate to escape from her family. When 14 -year-old Zeena begs to be taken into care with a non-Asian family, she is clearly petrified. But of what? Placed in the home of experienced foster carer Cathy and her family, Zeena gradually settles into her new life, but misses her little brothers and sisters terribly. Prevented from having any contact with them by her family who insist she has brought shame and dishonour on the whole community, Zeena tries to see them at school. But when her father and uncle find out, they bundle her into a car and threaten to set fire to her if she makes anymore trouble. Zeena is too frightened to press charges against them despite being offered police protection in a safe house. Eventually, Cathy discovers the devastating truth from Zeena, and with devastation she believes there is little she can do to help her. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

The eleventh memoir and latest title from the internationally bestselling author and foster carer Cathy Glass. This book tells the true story of Cathy’s adopted daughter Lucy. Lucy was born to a single mother who had been abused and neglected for most of her own childhood. Right from the beginning Lucy’s mother couldn’t cope, but it wasn’t until Lucy reached eight years old that she was finally taken into permanent foster care. By the time Lucy is brought to live with Cathy she is eleven years old and severely distressed after being moved from one foster home to another. Withdrawn, refusing to eat and three years behind in her schooling, it is thought that the damage Lucy has suffered is irreversible. But Cathy and her two children bond with Lucy quickly, and break through to Lucy in a way no-one else has been able to, finally showing her the loving home she never believed existed. Cathy and Lucy believe they were always destined to be mother and daughter – it just took them a little while to find each other. Σελίδες: 304, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0912, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

From the Sunday Times bestselling author comes a harrowing and moving memoir about two innocent and frightened ‘unfosterable’ children who do not know what it means to be loved. This is the third book in the series. The shock that strikes Casey and her family when Ashton and Olivia arrive is immeasurable. Two dirty, frightened little waifs stand before them, huge eyes staring around their new surroundings. Ashton – 9, Olivia – 6, have the same urchin look; hair running wild with head lice, filthy nails and skin covered in scabs. And the smell is horrific. The eldest two children of a group of five siblings, Casey had only been told they were coming two days earlier. But it was an emergency, temporary placement, and they were only due to stay a couple of weeks… Casey is desperate to help these poor, lost children, who have been taken away from their family because they were considered at risk, but before she can even start to understand the horrific things that have happened in the past, she has to teach them the most basic of behaviours. Ashton and Olivia have no barriers and no sense of what’s right and wrong – her challenges begin with the toilet and eating habits. The weeks roll into months and the months roll on, but bit by bit the children are starting to feel like they truly belong to a family, for the first time. With this new found security and love, gradually they start to reveal what really happened to them and their siblings at home, and slowly Casey can help them start to rebuild their young lives. Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

They thought they had got away with murder. They were wrong.Discover the vital clues, the crucial evidence, the lucky breaks, the chases, the painstaking detective work, and the unlikely heroes that led to the capture of some of the world\'s most notorious murderers and serial killers, such as \"The Good Nurse\" poisoner Charles Cullen, finally detected by a young colleague; \"Night Stalker\" Richard Ramirez, spotted by a 13-year-old boy; \" Son of Sam\", unmasked by a parking ticket; John Wayne Gacy, connected to his final victim by a stray receipt; and, Rodney Alcala, spotted on a TV game show...Killers Caught reveals the remarkable circumstances leading to the downfall of these deadly individuals, as well as the stories of how many more of crime\'s most notorious and prolific murderers were finally brought to justice. Σελίδες: 272, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In this engrossing retelling of Greek myth, Jean-Pierre Vernant combines his profound knowledge of the subject with brilliant and original story-telling. Beginning with the creation of Earth out of Chaos, Vernant continues with the castration of Uranus, the war between the Titans and the gods of Olympus, the wily ruses of Prometheus and Zeus, and the creation of Pandora, the first woman. His narrative takes us from the Trojan War to the voyage of Odysseus, from the story of Dionysus to the terrible destiny of Oedipus and to Perseus\'s confrontation with the Gorgons. Jean-Pierre Vernant has devoted himself to the study of Greek mythology. In recounting these tales, he unravels for us their multiple meanings and brings to life cherished figures of legend whose stories lie at the origin of our civilization. Σελίδες: 224, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

THE UK\'S NO.1 MILLION COPY BESTSELLING TRUE CRIME AUTHOR - A PETRIFYING GLIMPSE INTO THE MOST EVIL MINDS OF OUR TIME...\'No one else does true crime quite like it,\' Crime Monthly Magazine\'Terrifying and chilling... True crime at its best.\' Daily Express Unique and unheard audiotapes and video interviews with: Aileen WuornosArthur John ShawcrossMichael Bruce RossAnd many more...Christopher Berry-Dee is the man who talks to serial killers. A world-renowned investigative criminologist, he has gained the trust of murderers across the world, entered their high security prisons, and discussed in detail their shocking crimes.The killers\' pursuit of horror and violence is described through the unique audiotape and videotape interviews which Berry-Dee conducted, deep inside the bowels of some of the world\'s toughest prisons.Christopher Berry-Dee has collated these interviews into this astounding, disturbing book, which, since its first publication, has gone on to become a True Crime classic. Not only does he describe his meetings with some of the world\'s most evil men and women, he also reproduces, verbatim, their very words as they describe their crimes, allowing the reader a glimpse into the inner workings of the people who have committed the worst crime possible- to mercilessly take the life of another human being. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

\'Grady\'s style is loose, colorful, challenging and fun. I sometimes thought of Orwell’s novel 1984, sometimes of the Dylan song \'Desolation Row\'\' Patrick Anderson, The Washington Post\'Grady is a master of intrigue\' John GrishamSet in 1959, the \'year the music died\', The Smoke in Our Eyes is a cinematic, clock-ticking saga set in a small Montana town. When a fatal car accident shatters ten-year-old Lucas\'s world, he finds himself confronting crime and vengeance, humour and heroism, all against the backdrop of growing up.Alongside the tightly written drama of Lucas and his family, Grady, author of the classic Condor series, evokes a heady mood and sense of place. From the Space Race and the first warnings of global climate change, to the brutal racism of segregation and the hope of a new generation to move us forward, The Smoke in Our Eyes is a fresh rending of rural noir that captures both an intimate story and the volatility of mid-century America. Σελίδες: 400, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

\"A gripping and powerful account of what prison is like and what it takes to make it through... Make sure you read it.\" Kimberley ChambersWidely known in the criminal underworld as the \'Black Widow\', Linda Calvey spent the first half of her life in league with the UK\'s top gangsters, robbing banks and rubbing shoulders with the Kray twins. That is, until her lover Ronnie crook was murdered at point-blank, and she was falsely convicted for murder.Having spent decades behind bar, Linda is now Britain\'s longest serving female prisoner. Detailing the systems, characters and rules of prison life, as well as her run ins with notorious criminals Charles Bronson, Myra Hindley and Rose West, this is her story of life inside, and how she learnt to survive.Featuring stories of fights, dodgy dealings and what happens when a screw gets taken hostage, this is a gritty and eye-opening look at prison life from a woman who has seen it all.\"It will change your perception of life inside and the courage it takes to survive it... A must-read book.\" Bobby Cummines, OBE Σελίδες: 320, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1218, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

AS SEEN ON TV.\'For too long, the work of the Parole Board has been shrouded in secrecy. This book provides a detailed view of how decisions are reached.\'--Martin Jones CBE, HM Chief Inspector of Probation___________________________________________________________________________________MURDER. ARMED ROBBERY. SEXUAL OFFENCE.When a prisoner is up for parole, a decision must be made. How will they behave when released? Will they cope? Will they reoffend? These are some of the questions Rob McKeon, member of the Parole Board, asks himself day to day. Some people have terrible early life experiences setting them on a destructive path that’s difficult to alter. Some can change, while others never do. It’s vital to assess the dangers and make the right call. With over a decade on the Parole Board, these are the stories that have shaped a career where risks are high and the repercussions can be devastating. This is an eye-opening look at Britain’s prison system, told from the front lines.WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF THE PAROLE BOARD. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0905, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

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It was meant to be a two-week holiday in paradise to celebrate her sister\'s birthday, but for Schapelle Corby it ended in every traveller\'s darkest nightmare. She stepped off the plane and into a world of hell after Bali customs officers discovered 4.2 kilos of marijuana in her bag. Her dazzling blue eyes and cries of innocence while facing a possible death sentence turned her into a celebrity overnight. The media couldn\'t get enough. Months later, in a humid Bali courtroom brimming with media, her family watched in horror as the judge sentenced her to 20 years in the notorious Bali prison dubbed Hotel K.Inside, Schapelle suffered the unimaginable; living in a tiny rat-infested concrete cell, surrounded by daily suicides, murders, brutal bashings and overdoses. Outside her family fought tirelessly to prove her innocence. In this updated edition, Schapelle describes in intimate detail of how she descended into madness and ultimately found strength and her way home. Written with bestselling author Kathryn Bonella, this is an utterly compelling and unsettling tale that you won\'t be able to put down. Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

An instant New York Times bestseller and Tiktok sensation, Vaishnavi Patel\'s stunning debut Kaikeyi reimagines the life of the infamous queen from Indian epic the Ramayana... The only daughter of a king, Kaikeyi watches as her mother is banished and her own worth is reduced to what marriage alliance she can secure. Although she was raised on stories of the might and benevolence of the gods, her prayers for help go unanswered. She turns to her mother\'s library and discovers a magic that is hers alone. With this power, Kaikeyi transforms herself from an overlooked princess into a warrior, diplomat and favoured queen, determined to carve a better world for herself and the women around her. But when evils from her childhood stories threaten her world, the path she has forged clashes with the destiny the gods have chosen for her family. Kaikeyi must decide if resistance is worth the destruction it will wreak - and what legacy she intends to leave behind.A must for readers of historical and mythological retellings such as Madeline Miller\'s Circe and Jennifer Saint\'s Ariadne, this powerful debut weaves a tale of an extraordinary woman determined to leave her mark in a world where gods and men dictate the shape of things to come.Praise for Kaikeyi:\'Mythic retelling at its best\' R. F. Kuang, author of The Poppy War\'Utterly captivating from start to finish\' Genevieve Gornichec, author of The Witch\'s Heart\'Brave, compassionate and powerful\' Tasha Suri, author of The Jasmine Throne\'A lyrical and evocative retelling, full of power and grace\' Ava Reid, author of The Wolf and the Woodsman\'Compulsively readable and infinitely compassionate\' Roshani Chokshi, author of The Gilded Wolves\'A thought-provoking, nuanced new look at one of humanity\'s most foundational stories\' S. A. Chakraborty, author of The City of Brass\'Fans of Madeline Miller\'s Circe will fall hard for this story\' Booklist (starred review) Σελίδες: 528, Έτος Έκδοσης: 1025, Διαστάσεις: 12.8x12.8cm

Uncover the dramatic events surrounding some of the world\'s most controversial murder trials.Explore the riveting twists and turns of some of the most notorious and controversial murder trials in history, such as the O. J. Simpson, Phil Spector and Oscar Pistorius cases. From arrests to vital evidence, trials to final verdicts – no stone is left unturned in these chilling and complete accounts of the cases that shocked the world.The latest in a series of True Crime volumes that includes:MORE THAN 10 FAMOUS CASES: Trials include those of Lizzie Borden, O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector, Ruth Ellis, Oscar Pistorius and Derek ChauvinFULL-COLOUR IMAGES: 16 pages packed with photos that give additional context to each trialALL THE KEY EVIDENCE: Pore over the clues and facts as presented in court as you retread each case, step by stepThe stakes are never higher when the charge is murder… Each of the trials detailed in this book dominated the world\'s news media and gripped public attention. After examining the evidence, if you had been a member of the jury, what would have been your verdict? Guilty? Or Not Guilty?Perfect for adult fans of true crime books, podcasts, TV documentaries and films, On Trial for Murder follows in the footsteps of these previous true crime titles:Killers Caught: True Stories of Extraordinary Murder HuntsUnsolved Murders: True Crime Cases UncoveredCults Uncovered: True Stories of Mind Control and MurderMysteries Uncovered: True Stories of the Paranormal and UnexplainedBehind the Horror: True Stories That Inspired Horror MoviesConspiracies Uncovered: Cover-ups, Hoaxes, and Secret Societies Σελίδες: 336, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

**THE EXPLOSIVE BESTSELLER, NOW UPDATED TO INCLUDE THE GANGLAND TRIAL OF THE CENTURY**On the streets of the tough Dublin inner-city neighbourhood where he grew up, Gerry Hutch was perceived as an ordinary decent criminal, a quintessential Robin Hood figure who fought the law - and won. To the rest of the world he was an elusive criminal godfather called the Monk: an enigmatic criminal mastermind and the leader of one side in the deadliest gangland feud in Irish criminal history.This fully revised and updated edition of Paul Williams\' classic bestseller reveals the inside story of Hutch\'s war with former allies the Kinahan cartel, his years on the run and the drama of his trial and shock acquittal on murder charges relating to the Regency Hotel raid.The Monk is an enthralling account of the rise and fall of a modern-day gangster, charting the violent journey of an impoverished kid from the ghetto to the top tier of gangland and the deadly enemies he amassed along the way. Σελίδες: 448, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In his bestselling books The Cult of the Amateur and The Internet is not the Answer, Andrew Keen exposed the cultural and social dangers posed by internet technology. What was once seen as a tool for connecting people and providing opportunities is now recognised as a force that is profoundly reshaping our world. In How to Fix the Future, Andrew Keen sets out a compelling manifesto for improving how we live in the digital age. Taking lessons from the world-changing events of the Industrial Revolution, he travels around the globe, from India to Estonia, Germany to Singapore, investigating the best and worst practices in regulation, innovation, social responsibility, consumer choice and education - and shows what we can do to preserve human values in an increasingly digital world. Σελίδες: 368, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Discover Virginia Woolf\'s landmark essay on women’s struggle for independence and creative opportunity A Room of One\'s Own is one of Virginia Woolf\'s most influential works and widely recognized for its extraordinary contribution to the women\'s movement. Based on a lecture given at Girton College, Cambridge, it is one of the great feminist polemics, ranging in its themes from Jane Austen and Charlotte Brontë to the silent fate of Shakespeare\'s gifted (imaginary) sister, and the effects of poverty and sexual constraint on female creativity. The work was ranked by The Guardian newspaper as number 45 in the 100 World\'s Best Non-fiction Books. Part of the bestselling Capstone series, this collectible, hard-back edition of A Room of One’s Own includes an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve that explains the book\'s place in modernist literature and why it still resonates with contemporary readers. Born in 1882, Virginia Woolf was one of the most forward-thinking English writers of her time. Author of the classic novels Mrs Dalloway (1925) and To the Lighthouse (1927), she was also a prolific writer of essays, diaries, letters and biographies, and a member of the celebrated Bloomsbury Set of intellectuals and artists. Discover why A Room of One\'s Own is considered among the greatest and most influential works of female empowerment and creativityLearn why Woolf\'s classic has stood the test of time. Make this attractive, high-quality hardcover edition a permanent addition to your libraryEnjoy an insightful introduction by Jessica Gildersleeve, who connects the themes of the text to the concerns of today\'s audience Capstone Classics brings A Room of One\'s Own to a new generation of readers who can discover how Woolf\'s book broke new artistic ground and advanced the position of women writers and creatives around the world. Σελίδες: 208, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0325, Διαστάσεις: 13.5x13.5cm

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Few stories have endured as long as the fables of Aesop. In this magnificent edition, award-winning illustrator Helen Ward has chosen a dozen of her favourite fables to create this breath-taking classic new collection to grace every bookshelf and bedside.The experiences described in the tales apply to us all and the lessons learned are both timeless and universal. Each creature comes to symbolise in its own way some particular aspect of the human condition - the sly fox, the silly crow, the majestic lion; all acting out their parts, uncomprehending, in the great game of life. Fear, greed, arrogance, stupidity, all these and more put in an appearance, leaping straight to the heart of our understanding from each page of this exquisitely illustrated edition. Includes the tales: The Hare and the Tortoise, The Lion and the Mouse and The Goose that Laid the Golden Eggs. Σελίδες: 64, Διαστάσεις: 23.9x23.9cm

A darkly funny, harrowing and heartbreaking look at the reality of prison life, with first-hand accounts from men who found themselves on the wrong side of the cell doors.Neil ‘Sam’ Samworth spent eleven years as a prison officer at HMP Manchester, better known as Strangeways. He has seen it all: from notorious criminals, dangerous gangsters and repeat offenders to those who simply made the wrong decisions. In this shocking page-turner, he tracks down former prisoners and staff, and uncovers the inside story of what life is really like in one of the UK’s most infamous high-security prisons.We’ll see a prisoner whose unwanted feud with an inmate ends in a fight and the loss of his eye, another who is convicted for theft but leaves addicted to spice. And the many who become victims of the Imprisonment for Public Protection system, where they find themselves serving indefinite sentences for petty crimes.We’ll see the dark underworld of the prison system, where riots can occur at any time, where the worlds of gangbangers suddenly collide, where class-A drugs and contrabands roam.On the other side, we’ll see staff grappling with a failing prison system, while dealing with an inmate who records the highest ever psychopath rating and caring fully for men with mental health issues.In brutally raw and gripping detail, Strangeways Unlocked gives voice to the people behind the bars and exposes a prison system that is failing them, providing an unforgettable account of a life that many can only imagine. Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0627, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

Adopting the role of tour guide, award-winning writer Kevin Hart leads the reader through the pitfalls, conundrums and complexities that characterize postmodernism, while providing an overview of the many different approaches (philosophical, cultural, literary…) to the subject. All the major thinkers are introduced – from Derrida to Blanchot, Irigaray to Foucault, and more besides – while the book is unique among introductory guides in its consideration of the role of religion in a postmodern world. Σελίδες: 192, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0601, Διαστάσεις: 13.5x13.5cm

\'Beautifully written and structured, deeply moving, and realised in wise, thoughtful, chiselled prose... it is that rarity: a genuine non-fiction classic\' William Dalrymple\'A troubling and moving account of lives gone wrong in the search for an eastern Utopia\' Damon Galgut, author of the Booker Prize-winning The PromiseA spellbinding story about love, faith, the search for utopia - and the often devastating cost of idealism.It’s the late 1960s, and two lovers converge on an arid patch of earth in South India. John Walker is the handsome scion of a powerful East Coast American family. Diane Maes is a beautiful hippie from Belgium. They have come to build a new world - Auroville, an international utopian community for thousands of people. Their faith is strong, the future bright.So how do John and Diane end up dying two decades later, on the same day, on a cracked concrete floor in a thatch hut by a remote canyon? This is the mystery Akash Kapur sets out to solve in Better to Have Gone, and it carries deep personal resonance: Diane and John were the parents of Akash’s wife, Auralice. Akash and Auralice grew up in Auroville; like the rest of their community, they never really understood those deaths.In 2004, Akash and Auralice return to Auroville from New York, where they have been living with John’s family. As they re-establish themselves, along with their two sons, in the community, they must confront the ghosts of those distant deaths. Slowly, they come to understand how the tragic individual fates of John and Diane intersected with the collective history of their town.Better to Have Gone is a book about the human cost of our age-old quest for a more perfect world. It probes the under-explored yet universal idea of utopia, and it portrays in vivid detail the daily life of one utopian community. Richly atmospheric and filled with remarkable characters, spread across time and continents, this is narrative writing of the highest order - a heartbreaking, unforgettable story. Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0707, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER  ‘Should be recommended reading for every person on our planet’ SCARLETT CURTISThis is the extremism nobody talks about. It affects us all. Imagine a world in which a vast network of incels and other misogynists are able to operate, virtually undetected. These extremists commit deliberate terrorist acts against women. Vulnerable teenage boys are groomed and radicalised. This is our world. Perhaps you didn’t know, because we don’t talk about it enough. It\'s time we did.    In this urgent and groundbreaking book, Laura Bates, bestselling author and founder of The Everyday Sexism Project, goes undercover. Men Who Hate Women is the result: a deep dive into these networks, through interviews with former members and the people fighting against them. Bates exposes how ideas are spread from the darkest corners of the internet – via trolls, media and celebrities – to schools, workplaces and the corridors of power, becoming a part of our collective consciousness.  Uncensored, and sometimes both shocking and terrifying – this is the uncomfortable truth about the world we live in, and what we must do to change it.‘Passionate and forensic, Bates produces a powerful feminist clarion call. The world needs to take notice’ ANITA ANAND‘This is how change is made: by looking at uncomfortable things directly in the eye and not turning away. This book is a rallying cry to end suffering, for both women AND men’ EMMA GANNON‘Laura Bates is showing us the path to both intimate and global survival’ GLORIA STEINEM Σελίδες: 368, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0318, Διαστάσεις: 13x13cm

THE LITERARY SENSATION THAT STORMED THE WORLDTHE PHENOMENAL FRENCH BESTSELLER HAS SOLD 350,000 COPIESTHE BOOK THAT SPARKED THE VIRAL #METOOINCEST MOVEMENTA family\'s secret weighs on everyone...THE FAMILIA GRANDE is a tender, groundbreaking and lacerating memoir written by a sister who could no longer remain silent... Set in amongst the French intellectual elite in Paris and their lavender scented estates in Provence, it tells a story of a corrosive secret that sits in a family for decades and ultimately razes it and the political, literary elite that enabled its silence, to the ground.Already an international bestseller, it has touched a nerve across the globe and has brought about a powerful reckoning of incest, and its far-reaching trauma.The Familia Grande is a book of a generation.\'The courage of a sister who could no longer keep quiet.\' - EMMANUEL MACRON\'Powerful.\' - THE TIMES\'Camille\'s battle to liberate herself from a painful family secret has touched a nerve across France\' - THE NEW YORK TIMES Σελίδες: 288, Έτος Έκδοσης: 0510, Διαστάσεις: 12.4x12.4cm

With a new afterword. \'The best book on teachers and children and writing that I\'ve ever read. No-one has said better so much of what so badly needs saying\' - Philip Pullman Kate Clanchy wants to change the world and thinks school is an excellent place to do it. She invites you to meet some of the kids she has taught in her thirty-year career. Join her as she explains everything about sex to a classroom of thirteen-year-olds. As she works in the school ‘Inclusion Unit’, trying to improve the fortunes of kids excluded from regular lessons because of their terrifying power to end learning in an instant. Or as she nurtures her multicultural poetry group, full of migrants and refugees, watches them find their voice and produce work of heartbreaking brilliance. While Clanchy doesn’t deny stinging humiliations or hide painful accidents, she celebrates this most creative, passionate and practically useful of jobs. Teaching today is all too often demeaned, diminished and drastically under-resourced. Some Kids I Taught and What They Taught Me will show you why it shouldn’t be. Winner of the Orwell Prize for Political Writing 2020 Σελίδες: 304, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm

In this wide-ranging history of debt Margaret Atwood investigates its many meanings through the ages, from ancient times to the current global financial meltdown. Many of us wonder: how could we have let such a collapse happen? How old or inevitable is this human pattern of debt? Imaginative, topical and insightful, Payback urges us to reconsider our ideas of ownership and debt - before it is too late. Σελίδες: 240, Διαστάσεις: 12.9x12.9cm