There is a time in the year where the real reason of the festivities has been forgotten and a senseless celebration and a never-ending chain of commercial events takes place. Here in this collection of seasonal poems the poet takes you on a trip through the bad and good that is Christmas , a ride that takes in the beauty and the cruelty that has blighted all the magic that once was paramount to this time of year. This is the poets second trip through Christmas his humour and English wit is still strong as ever as we read through the verses that will either bring tears of joy or tears of sadness, we should all take note of how far Christmas has travelled from what it once was.
This is the latest edition to the Just series of books, this time the author has returned to basics bringing the reader a simple and cleaner style of poetry. There are many different themes to his poetry from his opinions and life changing events and including funny poems to make your day a happier environment. Everybody who is somebody in the life of this extraordinary poet makes an appearance. This indie author continues to write so many wonderful stories. With this eBook the poet will close his writing extravaganza for the year 2015.
Oil, the worlds most powerful fuel source, is finally running out. After years of looking, just in the nick of time a new source is found. The new fuel, named PHOENIX by the egotistical owner of SPARK Corporation, gives his lust for power a final push and prompts him to seize the control over the world he has been desperate to gain. And now that the Company has that authority, they will do anything to keep it. Varin Vargon and his family are about to leave one of the most powerful cities when disaster hits, leaving a seven year old boy alone in the world. Awakening suddenly, realisation hits that time has passed. Three hundred years to be exact, yet he looks no older than twenty and has combat knowledge that he cant remember acquiring. Joined by others, he begins searching for answers. Along the way, Varin runs into Drogun, his brother, who reveals a prophecy foretold centuries ago. A prophecy detailing crystals that control the worlds elements and a dangerous enemy unlike any other. A prophesy detailing the brothers of Fire & Ice. It is with the knowledge of this prophecy that they decide to go searching for the crystals. A mysterious man named Holfast is also looking for these crystals. Could this man be the dangerous enemy they have been forewarned against?
Based on examination of more than 6,600 adult specimens, this work treats the Nearctic fauna of Eustrophinae (Tetratomidae), a relatively obscure, but potentially ecologically significant, group of beetles associated with wood-rotting fungi in most forest ecosystems. Five genera and 12 species are recognized: Pseudoholostrophus (Pseudoholostrophus) impressicollis (LeConte), P. (Holostrophinus) discolor (Horn), Holostrophus bifasciatus (Say), Eustrophus tomentosus Say, Eustrophopsis confinis (LeConte), E. bicolor (Fabricius), E. brunneimarginatus (Dury), E. indistinctus (LeConte), E. arizonensis (Horn), E. ornatus (Van Dyke), and Synstrophus repandus (Horn). A new species, Eustrophopsis crowdyi is described from southern Arizona. An identification key, supplemented with color photographs of the body (dorsal and lateral), frontal view of head, prosternal process and other structural features, is presented. Distribution maps of known geographical ranges in Canada and the United States (and Mexico for three southern species) are included, supplemented by detailed locality data. In addition to the taxonomic analyses, preliminary comments are made on the biogeography of the Nearctic Eustrophinae, as well as their natural history and ecological importance in forest habitats.
Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective. First, this book does more than discuss theory, it uses case studies and personal testimonies in the debate. Human rights as an area of academic interest cannot be easily divorced from human rights struggles and the reality of contemporary conditions. Second, the book is aimed at what is an emerging and growing cross-disciplinary field of study. Human rights issues are increasingly coming to the fore in a number of academic debates. Whereas the study of human rights has traditionally been included in departments of law, international relations and philosophy, a number of courses are now being set up in departments of sociology and anthropology. Consequently, there is an increasing need to bring these disparate approaches together.
Nothing lasts forever yet nothing stays the same the world is constantly changing, on this tormented planet where the humans survive, where the humans play where the humans destroy their playground. This is a collection of poetry by the twisted mind of a prolific poet , most of these poems extracted from his underperforming blog of poetry to be finally shared with a worldwide audience, he constantly pushes the boundaries on what is poetry and what is needed to be heard, daily life is the centre piece of his verses, many people are suffering from many causes and the poet shines a light on these people , suffering from war, oppression on just mental illness. Not all his poems are bleak and desolate , some poems have some very twisted English humour that some people might not understand, but hopefully won’t be offended by. Stories need to be told and people should be remembered for who they truly are.
From eyewitness accounts of unexplained sightings to the search for evidence of ghosts, this book features over fifty chilling tales of ghostly encounters from around Wearside. Featuring the ghostly nuns of Franklin Street, a headless horseman in Newcastle Road, and the phantoms who haunt the Royal Infirmary, Haunted Wearside is guaranteed to make your blood run cold. Richly illustrated and drawing on historical and contemporary sources, this collection will delight everyone interested in the paranormal.
Modern Media in the Home is a readable and lively account of recent empirical research on media use in the home. It reports an important study of the use of the breadth of the mass media in Wales in the digital era. Examining the place of the media in everyday life and social relationships, Modern Media in the Home focuses on ten diverse households, and what emerges is a fascinating account of the diversity of contemporary media uses. Reporting the fine-grained detail of domestic interaction, it explores how the media are used and made sense of, and the sorts of experiences, interaction and identities that are sustained or developed through media use.
It's 2023, the year in which they promised us a better year for everyone, prosperity after the dark days of COVID, recovery of the market and investment in society. What we got was the rich getting richer and the world's governments turning against their populations, economic disaster entwined with natural disasters bringing hardship to the ever increasing disgruntled humans. This is a book of poetry written by the prolific Darren Hobson inspired by 2023 and its numerous tragedies and his personal quest for survival due to personal self inflicted agonies of alcoholism and anxiety, the never ending feeling of worthlessness and his fragile self-esteem. Can the poet rise to the challenge of survival after he thought that everything was lost, as the cold bite of loneliness gnaws at his ageing limbs, as society and right wing mannerisms corrode his wellbeing, when he hits rock bottom can he find the will to climb out of his misery?
A couple are caught in a violent snowstorm as they ascend notorious Harrow Mountain in Chi Bay, Alaska for a getaway at a Forest Service remote cabin, only to discover that what awaits them is far worse than any blizzard. An archbishop must prowl the streets of the ancient Roman city of Trier, penance for the ultimate sacrilege. On an earth decimated by plague, a survivor fraught with guilt carries on his person a specialized strain of that plague with the teetering intent of unleashing it upon an unsuspecting world again, this time to even more devastating effect. A novelist is tormented by hellish visions of Henry Fuseli's macabre painting The Nightmare. A man haunted by family tragedy takes his girlfriend to Lake Garda, Italy, where secrets reside, secrets that could destroy both of them. These and other strange, dark avenues await the curious among the monks of a separate cloth.
Well, I've helped to wind up the clock – I might as well hear it strike.' Michael Joseph O'Rahilly. The Easter Rising of 1916 was a seminal moment in Ireland's turbulent history. For the combatants it was a no-holds-barred clash: the professional army of an empire against a highly motivated, well-drilled force of volunteers. What did the men and women who fought on the streets of Dublin endure during those brutal days after the clock struck on 24 April 1916? For them, the conflict was a mix of bloody fighting and energy-sapping waiting, with meagre supplies of food and water, little chance to rest and the terror of imminent attacks. The experiences recounted here include those of: 20-year-old Sean McLoughlin who went from Volunteer to Captain to Commandant-General in five days: his cool head under fire saved many of his comrades; Volunteer Robert Holland, a sharpshooter who continued to fire despite punishing rifle recoil; Volunteer Thomas Young's mother, who acted as a scout, leading a section through enemy-infested streets; the 2/7th Sherwood Foresters NCO who died when the grenade he threw at Clanwilliam House bounced off the wall and exploded next to his head; 2nd Lieutenant Guy Vickery Pinfield of the 8th Royal Hussars, who led the charge on the main gate of Dublin Castle and became the first British officer to die in the Rising. This account of the major engagements of Easter Week 1916 takes us onto the shelled and bullet-ridden streets of Dublin with the foot soldiers on both sides of the conflict, into the collapsing buildings and through the gunsmoke.
A collection of traditional and modern day contemporary poetry including villanelles, sestinas and cinquains together with comedic, light hearted poetry. An interesting and fun read. ISBN 978-0-9558576-0-7.
Why do the innocent suffer in a world created by a loving God? Does this mean that God cannot prevent this suffering, despite His supposed omnipotence? Or is God not loving after all? This in brief is 'the problem of evil'. The Devil provides one solution to this problem: his rebellion against God and hatred of His works is responsible for evil. The Christian Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and haunting works of art. Today he remains a potent image in popular culture. The Devil: A Very Short Introduction presents an introduction to the Devil in the history of ideas and the lives of real people. Darren Oldridge shows us that he is a more important figure in western history than is often appreciated, and also a richly complex and contradictory one. Oldridge focuses on three main themes: the idea of the Devil being integral to western thought from the early Middle Ages to the beginnings of modernity; the principle of 'demonic inversion' (the idea that as the eternal leader of the opposition, the Devil represents the mirror image of goodness); and the multiplicity and instability of ideas about the Devil. While belief in the Devil has declined, the idea of an abstract force of evil is still remarkably strong. Oldridge concludes by exploring 'demonological' ways of thinking in our own time, including allegations of 'satanic ritual abuse' and the on-going 'war on terror'. 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.
Retaining brand relevance is fundamental to organizational success, and an increasing challenge that high-level marketing professionals now face. In the past, many have responded with product or price-based competition, yet this can only propel a brand so far when it comes to retaining long-term relevance. Research shows that consumers are in fact driven by emotion and positive brand experiences have the power to drive engagement, while simultaneously offering countless options for competitive differentiation. Building Brand Experiences enables managers and executives to realize this and create tailored, relevant experiences that will appeal to consumers and drive brand performance. Practically structured around The Brand Experience Blueprint, Building Brand Experiences provides a step-by-step guide to the process of building effective brand experiences based on tried-and-tested tools, templates and informed research. Combining expert insight and real-world examples in an anecdotal and digestible way, Building Brand Experiences is the essential guide to crafting relevant experiences that consumers will love, to improve brand engagement and drive results.
The Devil has fascinated writers and theologians since the time of the New Testament, and inspired many dramatic and haunting works of art. Today he remains a potent image in popular culture. The Devil: A Very Short Introduction presents an introduction to the Christian Devil through the history of ideas and the lives of real people.
Queering Contemporary French Popular Cinema combines close film analysis with a small-scale qualitative investigation of audience responses to examine images of queerness in contemporary French popular cinema and their reception. Through its blending of the textual and the empirical, this book provides a unique insight into the ways in which sexuality and gender are represented on the cinema screen, as well as the spectator reactions they elicit. Since the mid-1990s, depictions of lesbians, gay men, and queer forms of sexual desire and identity have shifted to the mainstream of French cinematographic representation - as evidenced by the box-office success of a series of highly commercial comic films, including Gazon maudit (Josiane Balasko, 1995), Pédale douce (Gabriel Aghion, 1996), Le Placard (Francis Véber, 2000), and Chouchou (Merzak Allouache, 2003). Alongside this commercial strand, a series of small-budget alternative comedies and other genre films have also challenged heteronormative conceptualizations of sexuality and gender. Films such as Sitcom (François Ozon, 1998), L'Homme est une femme comme les autres (Jean-Jacques Zilbermann, 1997), Pourquoi pas moi? (Stéphane Giusti, 1999), Drôle de Félix (Olivier Ducastel and Jacques Martineau, 2000), and Les Chansons d'amour (Christophe Honoré, 2007) portray desire as fluid and/or gender as unfixed. With their use of parody and their blending of comedy with the musical, melodrama, romance or road movie, these and other similar films have resonated with a burgeoning viewing public, tired of having to seek queerness in connotation, of appropriating marginal characters in ostensibly straight narratives, and of tragedy and trauma as the principal modes of representation and spectator address.
London 1994 a writer who cannot get beyond the prologue, a man o'war from the heartland and a student doctor tapping her veins; the barstool stalwarts of Islington pub Indigo, just trying to get by without getting burned.
Killing at its Very Extreme takes the reader to the heart of Dublin from October 1917 to November 1920, effectively the first phase of Dublin's War of Independence. It details pivotal aspects at the outset, then the ramping up of the intelligence war, the upsurge in raids and assassinations. Vividly depicting mass hunger-strikes, general strikes, prison escapes, and ruthless executions by the full-time IRA 'Squad', amid curfews and the functioning of an audacious alternative government. Intensity builds as the reader is embedded into Commandant Dick McKee's Dublin Brigade to witness relentless actions and ambushes. The authors' unprecedented access lays bare many myths about key players from both sides. The tempo escalates with deployment of the notorious Black and Tans and Auxiliaries, as well as a host of cunning political and propaganda ploys. Desperate plights and horrific reprisals are portrayed, the effects of mass sectarian pogroms and killings. Tthe sacking of Balbriggan, the killing of Seán Treacy, the death of Terence MacSwiney, and the capture and execution of teenager Kevin Barry. As in the authors' previous works the pulsating tension, elation, fear, desperation, hunger, the mercy and the enmity leap from the pages. The harrowing circumstances suffered by those whose sacrifices laid the bedrock for modern Ireland, and whose own words form the book's primary sources, are recounted in unflinching detail.
Unlike regionalism in architecture, which has been widely discussed in recent years, nationalism in architecture has not been so well explored and understood. However, the most powerful collective representation of a nation is through its architecture and how that architecture engages the global arena by expressing, defining and sometimes negating a sense of nation in order to participate in the international world. Bringing together case studies from Europe, North and South America, the Middle East, Africa, Asia and Australia, this book provides a truly global exploration of the relationship between architecture and nationalism, via the themes of regionalism and representation, various national building projects, ethnic and trans-national expression, national identities and histories of nationalist architecture and the philosophies and sociological studies of nationalism. It argues that nationalism needs to be trans-national as a notion to be critically understood and the geographical scope of the proposed volume reflects the continuing relevance of the topic within current architectural scholarship as an overarching notion. The interdisciplinary essays are coherently grouped together in three thematic sections: Revisiting Nationalism, Interpreting Nationalism and Questioning Nationalism. These chapters, offer vignettes of the protean appearances of nationalism across nations, and offer a basis of developing wider knowledge and critically situated understanding of the question, beyond a singular nation's limited bounds.
This book re-conceptualizes energy justice as a unifying agenda for scholars and practitioners working on the issues faced in the trilemna of energy security, poverty and climate change. McCauley argues that justice should be central to the rebalancing of the global energy system and also provides an assessment of the key injustices in our global energy systems of production and consumption. Energy Justice develops a new innovative analytical framework underpinned by principles of justice designed for investigating unfairness and inequalities in energy availability, accessibility and sustainability. It applies this framework to fossil fuel and alternative low carbon energy systems with reference to multiple case studies throughout the world. McCauley also presents an energy justice roadmap that inspires new solutions to the energy trilemna. This includes how we redistribute the benefits and burdens of energy developments, how to engage the new energy ‘prosumer’ and how to recognise the unrepresented. This book will appeal to academics and students interested in issues of security and justice within global energy decision-making.
A darker soul uncovered and unleashed, some things are best not read due to the delicate and fragile nature of the subjects, forgotten memories, scratches and scars, a journey through childhood from nursery to high school, the torment of going to work for the first time, the obstacle course that is finding a girl and falling in love all of these ingredients make a deep, darker soul! This indie poet opens the vault that hides his inner soul, he will show you exactly what he is feeling and thinking as well all the mysteries from the past revealed, after you have read this book you will understand totally why this poet has a dark soul. Another stunning ride of poetry that only this poet can craft and form, the speed and familiar way of the verses makes this a great read and have you begging for more.
This book is not just about poetry it is really a collection of short stories stitched together in a poetic format. The poet takes you on a journey where old wives tales and so called witchcraft are the main actors. Compiled and narrated in an original form that will bring hairs to the back of the neck or just reaching for the dictionary. Another original example of class from this upcoming indie poet.
Nothing in this world is free, except poetry so come on aboard this free journey into this poets mind, he will introduce you to his poems that are carved from his memories and fantasies, every poem found in this free e-book is a preview of what can be found in his two paperback books. This is just a free taste to tingle your taste buds and have you begging for more Is it only an optical illusion? this is why the pieces of the puzzle are shattered and the boundaries between the poetical world and that of hard-lined writers of classical romances are blurred, he teases you with tales of fantasy and stories of dancing cats, his wild imagination takes you on an adventure that never seems to end. This upcoming indie poet continues to surprise us with his imagination and depth of writing and has continued to write deep and darker over the last years, every struggle becomes a verse and every war becomes a poem.
This is a collection of poetry written over the last five years, some of the poems were published as independent eBooks none of which got off the ground, some of the collections were abandoned before being finished, here you have a collection of poems that documents most of the world events and social issues from the last five years. The path through these poems is dark and dangerous, the path splinters off into many directions, you will find yourself in the depths of a tortured mind and then find yourself in a haunted maze, this work is deep and eccentric, cruel and energetic , in places angry and disturbing at the end of the day this is a guide to surviving in this new world ravaged by the pandemic and lashed by natural disasters. Would you dare to read it ?
Love has won many wars and conquered many things, but can love now conquer its greatest enemy? When the end of the world comes what will happen to love? This book takes you on an adventure outlining the birth and demise of love and all of its conquests and all of its finest hours, prepare to be surprised. This upcoming indie poet deals another piece of class in a journey never seen before.
Nothing is what it seems, the world is full of mirages and of false dawns this poet takes you on a journey where the truth is hidden and happiness can be reached. The poems bristle with information, dreams, memories and the words tickle you in all the right places. If you want to laugh yourself into stitches then this is the book for you. This is another work of art from this upcoming indie poet.
We live in complicated times all that we are and what we do is connected with everything that surrounds us, any action will cause a reaction and no matter how hard you try not to interfere in other people’s lives it is totally impossible to do so. This book is about consequences about a person who may or may not be fragile in the mind, how every action will push our subject to the extremes, opening deep wounds and manipulating his paranoid ways. It shows how a simple smile can push a person gently through the day without hindrance from the usual problems that we all face, yet on the other hand just a misplaced word could cast our subject into a whirlpool of despair that will make the next twenty hours hell. There is a chain reaction in every second that we breathe, a knock on effect that like a domino run will continue rippling into the future colliding with unsuspecting victims, this is the GEO in our lives as we are all anchored to this earth and we are all interacting lost souls. The poet continues to explore the dark regions of our lives bringing the cockroaches into the open but for all the bad news in-between the chaotic verses there will always be a little hidden silver lining waiting to be found.
Do you really know what life is? This poet will take you down a long, dark, country road showing you the delights and pitfalls of this journey we all have to take. This is a free rollercoaster so get your safety harness ready and settle down and buckle up and be ready to be pulled and pushed around the bends, experiencing the highs and the lows of this ride. Another fine work of art from this upcoming indie poet.
We all live in age of abbreviated words, sign language, chit and chat and high speed messaging, some people have decided not to live in this world of worthlessness. This indie poet takes you on a journey through fact and fiction, real events and fantasy, carving out poetry that drips off any tongue, every dark corner holds a splendid surprise, every cobweb will leave tears in your eyes, you will be swept through mystery and greeted by ghosts, eaten up and made toast, all your friends are in here. A very refreshing collection of poetry that blasts down boundaries and steams up your dirty windows. A must read ebook.
This is the most chilling book of poetry ever written in poetry, everything written here is the truth and describes what has really being going on in the last decade. On earth, our planet and our home the news is always more gruesome, tales of war, torture and rape, humanity is fading away like a ghost on Christmas Eve. This indie poet writes words so truthful they will tear at your heart and turn your brain to jelly, this is a very dark and deep piece of work that sits somewhere between fact and fiction, what is real and unknown, and what is poetry and prose.
This poet finally brings a smile to your face describing in poetry form exactly where to find that elusive smile, no hiding place is left untouched and he will share his smiling memories with you. So if you are in need of a smile you are in the right place. Every single poem is linked to the world of the smile from delicate verses to short stories bringing sunshine into every readers world. This indie poet continues to craft poetry that will bring warmth and laughter to the wider audience.
This book opens the gates to a world of prose, verses original and poetry so fresh like an English garden, in what will be regarded as this poets first real journey into the publishing world. There is a mix of ideas in here that would suit anybody's tastes, a touch of supernatural, a couple of cats whiskers, two shakes of the dice and you have a meal of words that tickle your tastebuds. This is a book of very random ideas unlike the later collection of poems written by this self published poet. This is just a brief introduction into one of Englands new writing talents.
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