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Thieves

A Comedy of Crime and Conscience

By: Piers Hobson

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Thieves

A Comedy of Crime and Conscience

By: Piers Hobson

Are you a thief? No? What if there was money? Lots of it. Stolen cash, loot, you get the ideabut lost by the thieves who stole it in the first place, the real thieves, the ones with the firearms. There it is, right there in front of you. Would it make youwonder? It sure makes Steve Hornby wonder. A once-was librarian now trying to make ends meet as a security guard, hes the misfit on the security crew and hes the guy on the spot when it all happens. Nerd, cynic, and despondent coward, hes not the man for this Thief capper. Or is he? After a lifetime of consummate failure, Steves perfected the fine art of the sincere untruth, the insincere apology, and the dodgy silence. Then again, committing a crime is one thing getting away with it is much more dangerous. Thieves a comedy of crime and conscience. And cash.

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267

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Xlibris Corporation

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1499001398

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9781499001396

Alec Guinness

The Authorised Biography

By: Piers Paul Read

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Alec Guinness

The Authorised Biography

By: Piers Paul Read

A portrait based on access to the late actor's personal writings offers insight into his experiences as a soldier in World War II, his stage and film achievements, and his fiercely private personal life.

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644

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Simon and Schuster

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0743244982

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9780743244985

The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

By: Piers Brendon

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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997

By: Piers Brendon

A WASHINGTON POST BOOK WORLD NOTABLE BOOK After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of dependencies and a contested legacy: at best a sporting spirit, a legal code and a near-universal language; at worst, failed states and internecine strife. The Decline and Fall of the British Empire covers a vast canvas, which Brendon fills with vivid particulars, from brief lives to telling anecdotes to comic episodes to symbolic moments.

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850

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Vintage

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0307388417

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9780307388414

Croatia

By: Piers Letcher,Rudolf Abraham

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Croatia

By: Piers Letcher,Rudolf Abraham

This fourth edition is fully revised and updated, with increased coverage of hiking, cycling, literature and film, plus new restaurant and hotel openings.

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406

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Bradt Travel Guides

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1841623199

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9781841623191

Political Descent

Malthus, Mutualism, and the Politics of Evolution in Victorian England

By: Piers J. Hale

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Political Descent

Malthus, Mutualism, and the Politics of Evolution in Victorian England

By: Piers J. Hale

Historians of science have long noted the influence of the nineteenth-century political economist Thomas Robert Malthus on Charles Darwin. In a bold move, Piers J. Hale contends that this focus on Malthus and his effect on Darwin’s evolutionary thought neglects a strong anti-Malthusian tradition in English intellectual life, one that not only predated the 1859 publication of the Origin of Species but also persisted throughout the Victorian period until World War I. Political Descent reveals that two evolutionary and political traditions developed in England in the wake of the 1832 Reform Act: one Malthusian, the other decidedly anti-Malthusian and owing much to the ideas of the French naturalist Jean Baptiste Lamarck. These two traditions, Hale shows, developed in a context of mutual hostility, debate, and refutation. Participants disagreed not only about evolutionary processes but also on broader questions regarding the kind of creature our evolution had made us and in what kind of society we ought therefore to live. Significantly, and in spite of Darwin’s acknowledgement that natural selection was “the doctrine of Malthus, applied to the whole animal and vegetable kingdoms,” both sides of the debate claimed to be the more correctly “Darwinian.” By exploring the full spectrum of scientific and political issues at stake, Political Descent offers a novel approach to the relationship between evolution and political thought in the Victorian and Edwardian eras.

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451

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University of Chicago Press

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022610852X

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9780226108520

Commitment

By: Piers Benn

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Commitment

By: Piers Benn

Most of us care about certain people and things, and some of these concerns become personal commitments, involving our values, our relationships, our work and our religious or political stances. But what is commitement, and why should it matter? Is social commitment - for example, to the family - being eroded by individualism or ironic detachment? And how should we deal with the potential tension between devotion to a life-stance, and the doubts prompted by pursuit of rational integrity? In this work, Piers Benn delves into the relationship between commitment and meaningful life, and asks whether commitment must be based on truth to provide such meaning. He also explores obstacles to commitment such as boredom, sloth and indifference. Drawing on his own experience of dithering and procrastination, he suggests that a sceptical, cautious attitude to important matters can be both a virtue and a real obstacle to human fulfillment.

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166

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Routledge

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1317488261

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9781317488262

London Underground Electric Train

By: Piers Connor

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London Underground Electric Train

By: Piers Connor

The London Underground Electric Train tells the story of the development of electric traction on the London Underground system. It combines technical knowledge, historical context and practical experiences, and covers the history of underground lines since the opening of the first deep-level underground rail system in the world in 1890: the City & South London Railway. The evolution of train design, including power, lighting, heating and design of the Underground cars is also covered along with the development of operational, engineering and safety devices on trains. Highly illustrated with period and new photography and technical diagrams, this book is a reference work for electric traction and underground rail enthusiasts.

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Crowood

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1785000144

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9781785000140

Dealing with Britain

The Six and the First UK Application to the EEC

By: N. Piers Ludlow

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Dealing with Britain

The Six and the First UK Application to the EEC

By: N. Piers Ludlow

In this 1997 book, the author examines Britain's first application to join the European Community in 1961.

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308

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Cambridge University Press

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0521595363

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9780521595360

Risk and Securitization in Japan

1945-60

By: Piers R. Williamson

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Risk and Securitization in Japan

1945-60

By: Piers R. Williamson

Since the early 1990s, there has been an emphasis in international relations theory on the shift from a Cold War rationality of ‘threat’, to a post-Cold War rationality of ‘risk’. However, in Risk and Securitization in Japan, 1945-1960, Piers R. Williamson argues that this assumption of a shift in rationality stems from a fundamental failure to distinguish between the concepts of threat and risk. By clarifying the concepts of threat and risk, this book challenges the prevailing hypothesis of a shift from threat to risk with the end of the Cold War, and in doing so presents a new explanatory model of risk that can be applied to Japan and elsewhere. In turn, it proposes that a full comprehension of the concept of risk can generate new understandings of political processes that would otherwise remain obscured. Williamson demonstrates how this can be done, proffering a new perspective on Japanese security discourse, especially the controversy between, on the one hand, early Japanese governments, prime ministers, Diet members, and those Japanese who drafted the Japanese proposal for the new constitution, and, on the other hand, intellectuals, peace movement activists, proponents of unarmed neutrality and the US-Japan security treaty. Including extensive archival material in the form of speeches, public statements and government documents, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Japanese politics, international relations and history alike.

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252

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Routledge

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1135088993

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9781135088996

Parasites in Past Civilizations and their Impact upon Health

By: Piers D. Mitchell

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Parasites in Past Civilizations and their Impact upon Health

By: Piers D. Mitchell

This interdisciplinary volume brings together medicine and history to investigate the impact that parasites had upon past civilizations globally.

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Cambridge University Press

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1107000777

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9781107000773

The Real Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie and the Boy Who Inspired Him

By: Piers Dudgeon

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The Real Peter Pan

J. M. Barrie and the Boy Who Inspired Him

By: Piers Dudgeon

The world has long been captivated by the story of Peter Pan and the countless movies, plays, musicals, and books that retell the story of Peter, Wendy, and the Lost Boys. Now, in this revealing behind-the-scenes book, author Piers Dudgeon examines the fascinating and complex relationships among Peter Pan's creator, J.M. Barrie, and the family of boys who inspired his work. After meeting the Llewelyn Davies family in London's Kensington Garden, Barrie struck up an intense friendship with the children and their parents. The innocence of Michael, the fourth of five brothers, went on to influence the creation of Barrie's most famous character, Peter Pan. Barrie was so close to the Llewelyn Davies family that he became trustee and guardian to the boys following the deaths of their parents. Although the relationship between the boys and Barrie (and particularly between Barrie and Michael) was enduring, it was punctuated by the fiercest of tragedies. Throughout the heart-rending saga of Barrie's involvement with the Llewelyn Davies brothers, it is the figure of Michael, the most original and inspirational of their number, and yet also the one whose fate is most pitiable, that stands out. The Real Peter Pan is a captivating true story of childhood, friendship, war, love, and regret.

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Macmillan

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1250087805

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9781250087805

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London Underground Electric Train

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Dealing with Britain

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Risk and Securitization in Japan

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Parasites in Past Civilizations and their Impact upon Health

Parasites in Past Civilizations and their Impact upon Health

The Real Peter Pan

The Real Peter Pan

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