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General Sir Ian Hamilton, commander of the Gallipoli campaign,
introduces this rarity - a documentary on the events of World War
One made close to the time of the conflict itself. Unseen for over
sixty years, it features interviews with the men who fought in the
trenches and lived to tell the tale.
From the acclaimed author of the internationally bestselling Ava
Lee novels, a bold and captivating new novel about a search for
lost family and the cost of keeping secrets. As a boy, Jack
Anderson was abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow movie theatre.
Now living in the United States and facing his impending
retirement, Jack and his wife Anne travel to Scotland to track down
his long-lost sister. Their journey takes them from their home in a
quiet Boston suburb to the impoverished mill towns of Ayrshire, the
gray cobbled streets of Glasgow, and the majestic Scottish
Highlands. Along the way, Jack gets entangled in local affairs and
must confront uncomfortable truths about family, legacy, and the
wife he thought he knew. Bonnie Jack, the first stand-alone novel
by acclaimed author Ian Hamilton, is a compelling story about the
importance of family, self-discovery, and the lengths we go to
protect the ones we love.
Originally published in 1987 and taking a review of the theories
and processes of industrial relocation as its starting point, this
book examines the nature of organisational and technologcal changes
in detail and concludes with a series of industry case studies
drawn from areas throughout the world. The book examines the
salient features and implications of the reorganisation of
industries and industrial enterprises, reflecting their development
or harnessing of technological changes - not least ot increase
their bargaining power with, control over, or use of labour.
Various chapters discuss policy-making and the role of the State
posed by the speed, scale and character of the changes.
The ten years before this book was originally published in 1986 saw
major restructuring in the economies of the developed world. This
was often closely related to industrial development in newly
industrializing and third world countries. This book examines the
performance of these developing countries and includes studies of
'peripheral regions' - less developed regions within more advanced
economies. The overall findings are that whilst some areas and
countries have success stories to tell (such as Korea), many
so-called newly industrializing countries and regions have had
serious problems.
The ten years before this book was originally published in 1986 saw
major restructuring in the economies of the developed world. This
was often closely related to industrial development in newly
industrializing and third world countries. This book examines the
performance of these developing countries and includes studies of
'peripheral regions' - less developed regions within more advanced
economies. The overall findings are that whilst some areas and
countries have success stories to tell (such as Korea), many
so-called newly industrializing countries and regions have had
serious problems.
Literature and a love of the English countryside are natural
companions. Walking the Literary Landscape by Ian Hamilton and
Diane Roberts brings the two together in a collection of 20
circular routes in the north of England, all between 3 and 9 miles
(5 and 15 kilometres) in length. The walks explore the physical
settings that inspired some of our greatest literature. Walk in the
footsteps of writers like Arthur Ransome, who drew inspiration from
the Lake District for his classic children's adventure Swallows and
Amazons, or the Bronte sisters whose love of the moors around
Haworth echoes through the centuries. See Chatsworth, the Peak
District house that thrilled Jane Austen, and tread carefully in
Whitby, the Yorkshire seaside town where Bram Stoker set his most
famous creation Dracula. Each route introduces you to a landscape
familiar to some of our greatest writers, and is accompanied by
clear and easy-to-use Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 maps,
straightforward directions, and information on each area's literary
links, refreshment stops and local amenities. Everything you need
for a great literary walk.
International bestselling author Ian Hamilton returns with a
riveting new novel featuring fan-favourite Uncle Chow Tung, who is
called upon to end a violent turf war between rival gangs and stop
Chinese authorities from eliminating the triad societies once and
for all. Hong Kong, 1995. Two years before Hong Kong is to be
returned to the People's Republic of China, the Communist
government has its eye on the New Territories, and tensions are
running high among the triads. At the root of the tensions is a
fear of what will become of Hong Kong after the Communists take
over. Seeking to strengthen their positions, several triad gangs
begin a violent turf war in Macau that quickly spreads to Hong
Kong. Uncle realizes that prolonged violence will result in a
crackdown by the organized crime bureau of the Hong Kong police,
and steps in to mediate a ceasefire. His efforts are met with
resistance, and soon his own territory of Fanling is attacked by a
neighbouring gang. Meanwhile, Uncle expresses his concerns about
the future to his partners in China. Their response comes as a
surprise and leads to an unexpected outcome that will have a
lasting effect on the triad societies for decades to come.
Ava Lee squares off against the Chinese government over a
controversial film depicting the infamous Tiananmen Square Massacre
in the latest thriller from bestselling author Ian Hamilton. Ava
Lee is in the French Riviera with Pang Fai and Lau Lau for the
long-awaited premiere of Tiananmen at the Cannes Film Festival. As
the film collects numerous awards and international acclaim, a
distribution deal with a major American firm is arranged by the
film's producer, Chen. When several months go by with no word from
the Americans, Chen decides to travel to Los Angeles to determine
what is preventing the film's release. En route from his home in
Bangkok, Chen goes missing. Ava is called in to investigate and
soon learns that Chen is being held by the Thai immigration
services on orders of the Chinese government, which is unhappy with
the film's depiction of the infamous massacre at Tiananmen Square
and seeks to punish those responsible for its production. To
protect her investment, Ava must find a way for Tiananmen to be
released, while keeping secret her own involvement in the film's
creation and ensuring her friends are kept safe from retribution.
It's a difficult balancing act, perhaps the most difficult of her
life - the stakes have never been higher nor has failure been more
costly.
The fourth and final installment in Ian Hamilton's exhilarating Ava
Lee spin-off series The Lost Decades of Uncle Chow Tung. Following
a diagnosis of terminal cancer, Uncle begins preparing for his
inevitable death. As he sets his affairs in order, he recalls the
moments in his life that meant the most to him - including his
first encounter with the talented forensic accountant Ava Lee and
the origins of their life-changing partnership.
The sixth installment in the wildly popular Ava Lee series from
Arthur Ellis Award winner Ian Hamilton. Ava has been in Hong Kong
looking after Uncle. She has also set up an investment company with
May Ling Wong and her sister-in-law, Amanda Yee. One of their first
investments — a furniture company owned by two sisters in Kota
Kinabalu, Borneo — runs into immediate problems with a Dutch
customer. Ava goes to the Netherlands to investigate, but her life
is threatened when she is confronted by a gang of local thugs in
Borneo. Out of the shadows comes a mysterious man from Shanghai…
Originally published in 1987 and taking a review of the theories
and processes of industrial relocation as its starting point, this
book examines the nature of organisational and technologcal changes
in detail and concludes with a series of industry case studies
drawn from areas throughout the world. The book examines the
salient features and implications of the reorganisation of
industries and industrial enterprises, reflecting their development
or harnessing of technological changes - not least ot increase
their bargaining power with, control over, or use of labour.
Various chapters discuss policy-making and the role of the State
posed by the speed, scale and character of the changes.
Edited by Alan Jenkins, this authoritative Collected Poems contains
all of the poetry that Ian Hamilton chose to publish, together with
a small number of uncollected and unpublished poems; it also
supplies an illuminating introduction, and succinctly helpful
apparatus. The result is an edition whose thoroughness and tact are
themselves a moving tribute, restoring to view one of the most
distinctive bodies of work in twentieth-century English poetry.
Ava Lee clashes with the most powerful family in Malaysian Borneo
in this exhilarating new thriller from bestselling author Ian
Hamilton. After a warehouse owned by the Three Sisters is destroyed
under suspicious circumstances, Ava Lee travels to the Malaysian
province of Sarawak to investigate. She quickly discovers that the
powerful Chong family has a political and economic stranglehold on
the province and is likely responsible for the warehouse. As Ava
digs deeper into the Chongs, she is shocked to learn of their
billion-dollar illegal logging operation in Sarawak, which has
decimated the Bornean rainforest and threatens the existence of the
Penan - a nomadic Indigenous people who have lived in the region
for centuries. Determined to avenge the harm caused by the Chongs
and to put an end to their dominion over Sarawak, Ava follows a
money trail that leads back to the Hong Kong real estate market.
There, Ava and Sonny Kwok embark on a campaign of terror against
the Chong family - attacking their holdings and bank accounts. Can
Ava attain the vengeance she seeks? Or will the powerful Chong
family triumph once again?
Unavailable for a few years, this new edition of Philip Hoy's
lengthy interview with the great American poet makes available once
again an indispensable guide to Anthony Hecht's work, including
extensive bibliographies of primary and secondary work, and ten
pages of previously unpublished photographs.
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