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Cheese and Other Stories

By: Deryck Whittaker

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Cheese! The smiley face we accept as a universal sign of happiness belies the twists and downturns of not-quite-everyday life. Through these witty, visceral short stories, Deryck Whittaker takes us on a bittersweet journey across the globe, introducing a set of characters at odds with themselves and the times. In locations as disparate as Norway, Mali and Argentina, the jungle of the art world, the good are generally rewarded, while the boorish and greedy receive their comeuppance. Sometimes cautionary, often hilarious, the stories may end (or begin) with murder, indulge in love and lust, or describe in exquisite detail moments of apparent ordinariness. Throughout Cheese and Other Stories Whittaker’s elegant wordplay and acute observations of the human condition are superb.

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376

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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ISBN 10

1783060484

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9781783060481

The Colours We Choose

By: Deryck Whittaker

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The Colours We Choose

By: Deryck Whittaker

Colours figure highly in this second book of short stories by Deryck Whittaker. Whether they be the auspicious or otherwise hues of a north-oriented front door; the red of the ubiquitous laterite of the African bush; the grey amber essential to perfume manufacture; the dark green of a coveted Finnish glass piece; the magenta of the colour shift in old photos; the blue eponym of an extreme right wing movement or the orange of a swimming costume bought in M&S by a woman of a certain age. As in Whittaker’s earlier book, we find ourselves in an array of locations worldwide, and introduced to a near-debauched community on a suburban housing estate; Oscar Wilde; Dante; Gabriel Rossetti; Sherlock Holmes and his sidekick; a thinly disguised General Pinochet and Idi Amin; a superannuated Superman and a cast of characters from the Guinness Book of Records. It’s a voyage in which we encounter the quick and the dead, the obese, the doomed, the obsessive, the haunted, the guilty, the guilt-ridden and the thankful. It will interest readers who enjoy short tales and quick wit. Critical praise for Cheese and Other Stories: “Whittaker is a master of stylish language, agile in both dialogue and descriptive settings. The stories are dazzlingly constructed and marbled with memorable passages...” The Nation (Bangkok)

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408

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Troubador Publishing Ltd

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1789014220

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9781789014228

Consent in the Law

By: Deryck Beyleveld,Roger Brownsword

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Consent in the Law

By: Deryck Beyleveld,Roger Brownsword

In a community that takes rights seriously, consent features pervasively in both moral and legal discourse as a justifying reason: stated simply, where there is consent, there can be no complaint. However, without a clear appreciation of the nature of a consent-based justification, its integrity, both in principle and in practice, is liable to be compromised. This book examines the role of consent as a procedural justification, discussing the prerequisites for an adequate consent -- in particular, that an agent with the relevant capacity has made an unforced and informed choice, that the consent has been clearly signalled, and that the scope of the authorisation covers the act in question. It goes on to highlight both the Fallacy of Necessity (where there is no consent, there must be a wrong) and the Fallacy of Sufficiency (where there is consent, there cannot be a wrong). Finally, the extent to which the authority of law itself rests on consent is considered. If the familiarity of consent-based justification engenders confusion and contempt, the analysis in this book acts as a corrective, identifying a range of abusive or misguided practices that variously under-value or over-value consent, that fictionalise it or that are fixated by it, and that treat it too casually or too cautiously. In short, the analysis in Consent in the Law points the way towards recognising an important procedural justification for precisely what it is as well as giving it a more coherent application.

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406

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1847313442

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9781847313447

Established Church, Sectarian People

Itinerancy and the Transformation of English Dissent, 1780-1830

By: Deryck W. Lovegrove

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Established Church, Sectarian People

Itinerancy and the Transformation of English Dissent, 1780-1830

By: Deryck W. Lovegrove

This book examines the operation of itinerant preachers during the period of political and social ferment at the turn of the nineteenth century. It investigates the nature of their popular brand of Christianity and considers their impact upon existing churches.

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272

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Cambridge University Press

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0521520231

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9780521520232

The Colours We Choose

By: Deryck Whittaker

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By: Deryck Whittaker

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Cheese and Other Stories

Cheese and Other Stories

The Colours We Choose

The Colours We Choose

Consent in the Law

Consent in the Law

Established Church, Sectarian People

Established Church, Sectarian People

The Colours We Choose

The Colours We Choose

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