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April 2021As sete por quatro
Colectânea de contos alusivos ao 7 de Abril, Dia da Mulher Moçambicana
by Sandra Tamele
Esta colecção alusiva ao 7 de Abril, Dia da Mulher Moçambicana, traz sete contos em quatro línguas Moçambicanas, Português, Macua, Sena e Changana. Os contos são breves e propõem ao leitor uma viagem ao universo feminino, desde o conto infanto-juvenil ao conto erótico apresentando sete autoras debutantes no estilo. As estórias trazem vislumbres da resiliência, dos sonhos e da luxúria, explorando a criatividade no feminino as suas estórias em sete vozes: Serena de Nizete Cassamo Eu tenho um sonho de Deizy Joane Inkosazana Indira Mangaza de Larsan Mendes Delírios de um fim próximo de Kaya M A farsa de Denise Mangue O desconhecido na feira de verão de E. D. Barbosa O menino e a velhinha das flores de Samira Weng
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Humanities & Social SciencesJune 2012Cultures and caricatures of British imperial aviation
Passengers, pilots, publicity
by Gordon Pirie, Andrew Thompson, John Mackenzie
The new activity of trans-continental civil flying in the 1930s is a useful vantage point for viewing the extension of British imperial attitudes and practices. Cultures and caricatures of British imperial aviation examines the experiences of those (mostly men) who flew solo or with a companion (racing or for leisure), who were airline passengers (doing colonial administration, business or research), or who flew as civilian air and ground crews. For airborne elites, flying was a modern and often enviable way of managing, using and experiencing empire. On the ground, aviation was a device for asserting old empire: adventure and modernity were accompanied by supremacism. At the time, however, British civil imperial flying was presented romantically in books, magazines and exhibitions. Eighty years on, imperial flying is still remembered, reproduced and re-enacted in caricature. ;
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Business, Economics & LawMay 2019She's Back
Your guide to returning to work
by Lisa Unwin and Deb Khan
Women's careers twist and turn. Women step back or step away for so many reasons. Then, let's face it, returning is tough. Whether you are coming back after a break, or looking to ramp up a level, this book is an essential guide and helps you succeed. You'll learn the truth about how the recruitment market really works; how to craft a narrative that explains your value; mobilise a network to support your ambitions and find work that will work for you. Examples of real women's struggles and winning strategies provide inspiration and will enthuse you about how to make your own comeback. Lisa and Deb draw on years of research across several different sectors and their experience of working with and listening to the stories of thousands of women to provide a fresh, pragmatic and above all useful handbook for today's fast evolving job market. In a world of #MeToo and Time's Up, She's Back. And so are you.
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December 2013Maid Marian and the Lawman
by Deb Stover
Sometimes the simple goodness of a dream reminds us how to fall in love. 1896 Oklahoma Indian Territory Mary Goode has spent nearly a decade hiding her sweetly off-kilter brother, Robin, and two fellow misfits after she rescued them from a brutal institution. But unknown to Mary, the trio's fascination with Robin Hood and their hero's crusade to "steal from the rich and give to the poor" may have led to a few actual robberies. U.S. Marshal Shane Latimer is on the trail of the inept Robin Hood and his shabby band of not-so-tough Merry Men when his rattlesnake-spooked-horse lands him in the care of Robin’s fiercely protective sister, Mary, aka Maid Marian. He’s instantly charmed by Mary’s devotion to her whimsical brood but worries that she may be hiding the truth. Still, for a cynical loner like Shane, the appeal of their family affection, love, and loyalty, combined with Mary’s growing hold on his heart, is hard to resist. Mary is equally torn. This wounded stranger could be the man of her dreams, and for the first time in her life she has someone to share the challenges of keeping her brigands out of trouble. But will her quest for happiness forever shatter the idyllic life she's forged for her special family? And how will Shane reconcile his duties as a lawman with his love for Maid Marian and her outlaws? Since publication of her first novel in 1995, Deb Stover has received dozens of awards for her cross-genre fiction, including ten RT Book Reviews nominations and a Career Achievement Award. Visit her at www.debstover.com.
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nichts, was uns passiert
by Bettina Wilpert
Leipzig. Sommer. Universität, Fußball-WM und Volksküche. Gute Freunde. Eine Geburtstagsfeier. Anna sagt, sie wurde vergewaltigt. Jonas sagt, es war einvernehmlicher Geschlechtsverkehr. Aussage steht gegen Aussage. Nach zwei Monaten nah an der Verzweiflung zeigt Anna Jonas schließlich an, doch im Freundeskreis hängt bald das Wort "Falschbeschuldigung" in der Luft. Jonas’ und Annas Glaubwürdigkeit und ihre Freundschaften werden aufs Spiel gesetzt. Der Roman »nichts, was uns passiert« thematisiert, welchen Einfluss eine Vergewaltigung auf Opfer, Täter und das Umfeld hat und wie eine Gesellschaft mit sexueller Gewalt umgeht. BETTINA WILPERT wurde mit ihrem Debütroman »nichts, was uns passiert« mit dem Förderpreis zum Lessing-Preis des Freistaates Sachsen ausgezeichnet und landete auf der Hotlist 2018, durch die alljährlich die 10 besten Bücher aus unabhängigen Verlagen gekürt werden. Im Rahmen dessen gewann sie den Melusine-Huss-Preis. Außerdem erhielt Bettina Wilpert für das Buch den ZDF-„aspekte”-Literaturpreis für das beste literarische Debüt des Jahres 2018. Zudem wurde sie mit Das Debüt 2018 - dem Bloggerpreis für Literatur ausgezeichnet und »nichts, was uns passiert« als bester Titel aus 69 eingereichten Debüts ausgewählt. Der Roman wurde darüber hinaus mit dem Kranichsteiner Jugendliteratur-Stipendium 2019 und dem KIMI-Siegel 2019 in der Kategorie Longseller ausgezeichnet. Desweiteren wurde Bettina Wilpert für den Clemens-Bretano-Preis 2019 nominiert. »nichts, was uns passiert« wurde 2019 vom Stadttheater Gießen für die Bühne adaptiert.
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Sonne, Mond, Zinn
by Alexandra Riedel
Dinge passieren. Menschen auch. So sagt es jedenfalls Esther Zinn. Dass das Eingeständnis ihrer Existenz, eines unehelichen Kindes, Probleme bereitet, erfährt auch ihr Sohn auf der Beerdigung seines Großvaters, dem Vater seiner Mutter. Alexandra Riedels Debütroman »Sonne, Mond, Zinn« widmet sich einem existentiellen Thema in einer poetischen wie klaren Sprache und macht dabei die Wichtigkeit und Härte des Sujets deutlich: Es geht um die Liebe der Eltern und die Liebe, die Kinder ihren Eltern entgegenbringen. Und um den großen Schmerz, wenn sie fehlt. Die Geschichte um Esther Zinn bewegt sich zwischen Wirklichkeiten und Möglichkeiten, Erinnerungen und Sehnsüchten und führt die Leser*innen in weite Ferne bis an den äußersten Rand unseres Sonnensystems. Für ihren Debütroman »Sonne Mond Zinn« wurde Riedel mit dem »Bayern2-Wortspiele-Preis 2020« ausgezeichnet.
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Literary essaysOctober 2015A Eulogy for Nigger and Other Essays
The Second Essay Prize Competition
by David Bradley, Garry Cooper, Johanna Mohring, Kate McLoughlin, Josh Cohen, Jennifer Kabat
The Notting Hill Editions' second Essay Prize Winners. The prize is judged by Adam Mars-Jones, Raymond Tallis, Michael Ignarieff, Eileen Battersby and Phillip Lopate. All of the finalists' essays for the 2015 Notting Hill Editions Prize were fiercely bold and topical - they are Hope at the Edge, Garry Cooper; Guts, Johanna Mohring; The Great War and Modern Memory Revisite, Kate McLoughlin; The Incurious Rabbit, Josh Cohen; The Rainmaker's Flood, Jennifer Kabat.From the coolly analytical to the impassioned winning entry 'A Eulogy for Nigger', these essays showcase the dazzling range of the form.
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Als ich mit Hitler Schnapskirschen aß
by Manja Präkels
Landleben zwischen Lethargie und Lebenslust. Mimi und Oliver sind Nachbarskinder und Angelfreunde in einer kleinen Stadt an der Havel. Sie spielen Fußball miteinander, leisten den Pionierschwur und berauschen sich auf Familienfesten heimlich mit den Schnapskirschen der Eltern. Mit dem Mauerfall zerbricht auch ihre Freundschaft. Mimi sieht sich als der letzte Pionier – Timur ohne Trupp.Oliver wird unter dem Kampfnamen Hitler zu einem der Anführer marodierender Jugendbanden. In Windeseile bringen seine Leute Straßen und Plätze unter ihre Kontrolle. Dann eskaliert die Situation vollends …Manja Präkels erzählt in ihrem Debütroman vom Verschwinden der DDR in einem brandenburgischen Kleinstadtidyll, dem Auftauchen verloren geglaubter Gespenster, von Freundschaft und Wut.
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December 2019KAJAS greifen an
by Jürgen Jüly
Autor Jürgen Jüly packt die Themen des Lebens, Liebe, Hass, Krieg und Frieden, in ein spirituelles Science-Fiction-Abenteuer. Sein Debütroman verwebt vier Erzählstränge zur Geschichte seiner Menschheit. „Und trotzdem ist mir langweilig. Fade am Abend. Fade, wenn die Alltagsarbeit erledigt ist und fade, wenn die Glotze kein Programm bietet. Also was tun?“ Protagonist Charlie hat in seinem Leben viel erreicht. Seine wilden Zeiten sind vorbei. Gut situiert lebt er getrennt von seiner Freundin Chloé, einer erfolgreichen Journalistin, in der ruhigen Kleinstadt Benela. Sein Alltag wird unterbrochen, als die Stadt von Aliens angegriffen wird. Die Grenze zwischen Realität und Wahn verschwimmt für ihn. Eine apokalyptische Invasion nimmt ihren Lauf. Charlie, Gloria, Chloé, Glenn, Cléo, Cipessa und Mickey sind die Protagonisten der parallelverlaufenden Geschehnisse. Sie begegnen einander auf unterschiedliche Weise – KAJAS greifen an – werden sie überleben?!
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RomanceAugust 2014Journey To love
by Barbara Cartland
Shana, the beautiful daughter of Lord Hallam has not yet been a debutante as she has been helping her father write his autobiography. Although retired from the Foreign Office, Lord Hallam agrees to go abroad leaving his daughter alone in the country. Before he leaves he asks Shana to run an errand to the landlord of the village inn known as the Rose and Crown, where she finds there is a crisis in the kitchen and offers to cook luncheon for the Marquis of Kilbrooke and his shooting party. She not only cooks the food, but helps to wait at table and she meets the Marquis who to her surprise is young and very handsome. Shana returns to the Rose and Crown to cook again for two strangers who turn out to be Italians and overhears, as she speaks Italian fluently, their dastardly plot to rob the Marquis of his extremely valuable collection of gold and silver heirlooms. She feels it is her duty to warn the Marquis of their plot and in doing so becomes involved in an exciting and dangerous adventure. How Shana overcomes the perils confronting her and unexpectedly finds love and happiness is told in this unusual and exciting story by BARBARA CARTLAND.
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FantasyAugust 2012Home Ground
by Andrew Stachulski
The essence of ‘Home Ground’ is a collection of twenty walks, ranging from about five to fifteen miles in length, situated in the North West of England. The criterion for selection is that each walk must be situated in whole or in part on Ordnance Survey 1:50,000 ‘Landranger’ map no. 103 (Blackburn and Burnley). This was the map used by the author when he first began to explore the area almost fifty years ago, and these long personal associations, heightened by a long absence from the area, make this truly his home ground. Within this relatively small area there is a rich variety of beautiful scenery, largely unsung, all lying within some twenty miles of industrial East Lancashire. From the suburbs of Blackburn to the fringe of the Yorkshire Dales, from the sweeping fells of the Forest of Bowland to the wooded valleys and heights of Calderdale, these walks have something to offer to walkers of practically all tastes. Both the Forest of Bowland and the Pennine Way feature strongly on the map and in the book, and extra sections discuss these features. Especially the Forest of Bowland, recognized as an area of outstanding national beauty but not a national park, is introduced in some detail as its charm and many opportunities for the walker and day visitor are still little known. The Pennine Way, which features in three of the walks, is mentioned more autobiographically as the author recalls his own experience of the Way and its wider relationship to Northern England. About the Author Andrew Stachulski was born in Blackburn in 1950, the son of a Polish father and English mother, and grew up in nearby Great Harwood. He was educated at Accrington Grammar School from 1961 to 1968, when he gained entrance to read Natural Sciences at Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge. He graduated with firstclass honours in 1971 and, after winning a senior scholarship, he remained at the college to study for a Ph. D. under the supervision of Professor Alan (now Sir Alan) Battersby. Following the completion of his doctorate in 1974, he held postdoctoral fellowships with the Medical Research Council and at Jesus College, Oxford until 1978. There followed a long period of employment in the chemical industry, first with Beecham Pharmaceuticals (later SmithKline Beecham) and then Ultrafine Chemicals, Manchester. In 2001 he fulfilled a longheld ambition by returning to academic life at the University of Liverpool, becoming a senior lecturer in 2003. Recently (Jan., 2010) he moved to take up a senior research fellowship at the University of Oxford. Walking has always been a great love of his life, beginning in the Ribble Valley and Pendle country of his native Lancashire. In the mid 1970s he completed a number of Britain’s longdistance footpaths, the Pennine Way, Offa’s Dyke Path and Coast to Coast walk, accompanied by college friends. Subsequently he climbed all the principal fells of the Lake District, where he often returns, and from 1981 again with a college friend he began to climb in the Scottish Highlands. In 2003 he completed the circuit of all the ‘Munros’, the separate Scottish mountains of 3,000 ft. or greater height. His first walks were planned with the aid of the old one inch to one mile Ordnance Survey map of Blackburn and Burnley, and that is truly his home ground. It was particularly following his return to the North in 1991, then living in Greater Manchester, that this book came to be planned. Old walks familiar from childhood, in the Ribble and Hodder valleys, Pendle country, South Pennines and the Forest of Bowland were revisited and built on, and many new ones were added. From these the twenty walks featured in this book have been selected, walks which appeal personally to the author through their beauty or special associations, or which in his view speak most clearly of the characteristics of the area.
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Radicalism in the Mountain West, 1890-1920
Socialists, Populists, Miners, and Wobblies
by David R. Berman
Radicalism in the Mountain West, 1890-1920 traces the history of radicalism in the Populist Party, Socialist Party, Western Federation of Miners, and Industrial Workers of the World in Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. Focusing on the populist and socialist movements, David R. Berman sheds light on American radicalism with this study of a region that epitomized its rise and fall. As the frontier industrialized, self-reliant pioneers and prospectors transformed into wage- laborers for major corporations with government, military, and church ties. Economically and politically stymied, westerners rallied around homegrown radicals such as William "Big Bill" Haywood and Vincent "the Saint" St. John and touring agitators such as Eugene Debs and Mary "Mother" Jones. Radicalism in the Mountain West tells how volleys of strikes, property damage, executions, and deportations ensued in the absence of negotiation. Drawing on years of archival research and diverse materials such as radical newspapers, reports filed by labor spies and government agents, and records of votes, subscriptions, and memberships, Berman offers Western historians and political scientists an unprecedented view into the region's radical past.
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October 2020Details Are Unprintable
Wayne Lonergan and the Sensational Cafe Society Murder
by Allan Levine
The body of 22-year-old New York City socialite Patricia Burton Lonergan was found in her bedroom. Charged with her death was her husband of two years, Wayne Lonergan. Details Are Unprintable is a suspenseful account that builds from the moment the body was discovered in October 1943 to Lonergan’s conviction in April 1944. The case focused on the tantalizing rumor that Lonergan, a 26-year-old cadet and playboy, was a “homosexual,” who killed his wife in a fit of rage when she removed him from her will. Part fast-paced drama and part social history, this is a chronicle of Lonergan in denial living in an intolerant world, contrasted with the life of his entitled wife. What truly happened on that tragic night? Should we accept Lonergan’s confession as the jury did? Or was he a victim of physical and mental abuse by the state prosecutors and the police, as he maintained for the rest of his life?
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November 2004All God's Creatures
by Carolyn McSparren
Often compared to the novels of James Herriot, ALL GOD'S CREATURES follows the life of a woman veterinarian in modern Tennessee. From an unlikely start as a white-glove debutante in the 1960's to a sexism-defying launch in vet school to the adventures, sorrows, joys and oddities of a long veterinary practice, our heroine spins tales of the animals and people who share her life. By veteran romance author and dedicated horsewoman Carolyn McSparren, who also writes the Merry Abbot Carriage Driving Mysteries.
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October 2020Leonard Cohen, The Untold Stories
The Early Years, Volume One
by Michael Posner
Artist, poet, novelist, singer-songwriter, icon – there has never been a figure like Leonard Cohen. He was a truly international sensation, entertaining and inspiring the world with his art. From his groundbreaking and bestselling novels, Beautiful Losers and The Favourite Game, to timeless songs such as “Suzanne” and “Hallelujah,” Cohen is one of the world’s most cherished artists. His death in 2016 was felt around the world by the legion of fans and fellow artists who would miss his warmth, humor, intellect, and piercing insights. Leonard Cohen, The Untold Stories follows the great man as he travels the globe developing his style and enigmatic character. This is the story of his early years, from boyhood in Montreal, university, and his growing career in to the 60s that took him to the world’s stage. It probes his public and private life, through the words of those who knew him best: his family and friends, colleagues and contemporaries, rivals, business partners, and his many lovers. From Montreal to Greece, London to Paris and New York, Cohen touched lives everywhere. It's also a snapshot of a golden era – the times that helped foster his talents and successes. In this revealing and entertaining first of three planned volumes, bestselling author and biographer Michael Posner draws on dozens of interviews to present a uniquely true and compelling portrait of Cohen – as if we’re right there beside him, overhearing a private conversation in a New York café.
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RomanceAugust 2014Love is Triumphant
by Barbara Cartland
"When Rosina's dear friend leapt to her death after the man she loved betrayed her, she vowed vengeance on all men. Rosina declared that no man could be trusted, including Sir John Crosby, member of parliament, whom she had secretly loved since girlhood. Now a debutante, she found herself caught up in a whirl of social activity. An election was imminent and her father, Sir Elroy Clarendon, was favored to be made a government Minister. Her new friend Lady Doreen, daughter of the Earl of Blakemore was secretly in love with an unknown admirer. To Rosina's dismay he turned out to be Arthur Woodward, the man whose betrayal had destroyed her friend, and whose incriminating letters Rosina possessed. In spite of his threats, she defied him. Sir John, after begging her to stop, tried to protect her. How they dealt with the venomous Woodward, and discovered true love, is told in this romantic novel, the 670th by Barbara Cartland."
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RomanceAugust 2014Rivals For Love
by Barbara Cartland
Two attractive, intelligent people with one thing in common both of them have sworn never to marry, unless it is for true love. Beautiful and headstrong, Lady Elva Chartham shocks her family when she denounces the debutante balls and festivities of London as a waste of her time. Determined not to bow to the pressure of polite society into an early marriage, she returns home to the pleasures of the country and to dream of travel and adventure. Little does she know that opportunities for both will be presented to her during a surprise visit from her cousin, the enigmatic Duke of Sparkbrook. Handsome and equally adamant that he will not marry the eligible young ladies paraded before him, they enter into a pact to help the British Government. Leaving the safety of England for Russia and the opulent court of Empress Catherine, Elva and the Duke grow closer as they face great danger amongst the plotters and espionage they discover. Will they succeed in their mission and return safely back to Britain? Or will their deception be discovered as they get drawn ever deeper into a court filled with desire, betrayal, revenge, and ultimately love?
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FictionMarch 2015Dogwood
by Lindsey Parnell
“You’d think she was an angel if she wasn’t always flying so close to hell.” Released from prison on probation, 19-year-old Harper Haley returns to the brutal, sweaty, Dogwood scented landscape of her youth. Chronicling her homecoming and struggle for rehabilitation, this is the story of one girl’s sin, guilt and resurrection. At the heart of the novel is the dangerous, obsessive sisterhood between Harper and her childhood friends Collier, a seductively destructive debutante, and Caro, a jaded dreamer yearning for escape. As Harper backslides into a violent cycle of sex, drugs and abuse, the sisterhood at the core of her identity, and of the story, begins to unravel. Climaxing in the confession of the act that irreversibly altered her life and those closest to her, Dogwood is Harper’s story, the one she can’t forget and the one she cannot speak. About the author Lindsay Parnell was born on a marine base in Jacksonville and grew up in Charlottesville, Virginia. Her short fiction has appeared in 3AM Magazine, The Prague Review, Vol. 1 Brooklyn, The Fem and others. She owns 13 editions of The Bell Jar and shares a birthday with Meryl Streep. Dogwood is her first novel.
