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The Trial of William Wemms, James Hartegan, William M'Cauley, Hugh White, Matthew Killroy, William Warren, John Carrol, and Hugh Montgomery - Soldiers in His Majesty's 29th Regiment of Foot, for the Murder of Crispus Attucks, Samuel Gray, Samuel... (Hardcover)
William Wemms, John Hodgson
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This book contains love letters that express how beautiful it is to
be in love.
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A Dictator Calls (Paperback)
Ismail Kadare; Translated by John Hodgson
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R443
R349
Discovery Miles 3 490
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Shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize 2013. In
September 1943, Nazi troops advance on the ancient gates of
Gjirokaster, Albania. The very next day, the Germans vanish without
a trace. As the townsfolk wonder if they might have dreamt the
events of the previous night, rumours circulate of a childhood
friendship between a local dignitary and the invading Nazi Colonel,
a reunion in the town square and a fateful dinner party that would
transform twentieth-century Europe. A captivating novel of
resistance in a dictatorship, and steeped in Albanian folklore, The
Fall of the Stone City shows Kadare at the height of his powers.
This unique and disturbing work concerns the events of 1997, a
tragic year in the history of post-communist Albania. After the
world's most isolated country emerged from Stalinist dictatorship
and opened to capitalism, many people fell prey to fraudsters who
invited them to invest in so-called 'pyramid schemes'. At the start
of 1997, these pyramids crumbled one after another causing
wide-spread demonstrations and protests. The conflict became
increasingly violent, leading to the collapse of the state and of
the country's institutions. Prisons were opened, crowds stormed
arms depots, and the country was abandoned to anarchy and gang
rule. Lubonja has chosen to tell this incredible story through a
narrative technique that operates on two levels: a third-person
narrator, who describes the large-scale events that made
international headlines, and the narrative of Fatos Qorri, the
author's alter ego, who describes his own dramatic experiences in a
personal diary. The book begins with the synopsis of a novel
entitled "The Sugar Boat" that Fatos Qorri intends to write about
the spread of a small pyramid scheme luring people to invest
supposedly in a sugar business. However, as the major pyramids
collapse, real events overtake anything he has imagined and Fatos
Qorri finds himself in the midst of a real-life tragedy.
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The Doll (Paperback)
Ismail Kadare; Translated by John Hodgson
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R265
R215
Discovery Miles 2 150
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'A fascinating study of a difficult love' John Burnside, Guardian
Young Ismail's world centres around his mother. Naive and fragile
as a paper doll, she is an unlikely presence in her husband's
imposing house, with its hidden rooms and infamous dungeon. Yet
despite her youthful nature, she is not without her own enigmas.
Most of all, she fears that her intellectual, radical son will
exchange her for a superior mother when he becomes a famous writer.
From the winner of the first ever Man Booker International Prize,
this is a disarming story of home and creative ambition, of
personal and political freedom. Rooted in the author's own
childhood in Albania, it is dedicated to the memory of his mother.
'Laconic, sinister and drily funny' Spectator
This book presents edited key papers from the International
Symposium on Grassland Ecophysiology and Grazing Ecology held in
Curtiba, Brazil in August 1999. It considers how plants within
grasslands respond to and are adapted to grazing animals.
Contributors are leading authorities from North and South America,
Europe and Australasia.
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Like a Prisoner (Paperback)
Fatos Lubonja; Translated by John Hodgson
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R301
R246
Discovery Miles 2 460
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The book contains eleven dramatic and often horrifying stories,
each describing the life of a different prisoner in the camps and
prisons of communist Albania. The prisoners adapt, endure, and
generally survive, all in different ways. They may conform, rebel,
construct alternative realities of the imagination, cultivate hope,
cling to memories of lost love, or devise increasingly strange and
surreal strategies of resistance. The characters in different
stories are linked to one another, and in their human relationships
create a total picture of a secret and terrifying world. In the
prisoners' back stories, the anecdotes they tell, and their
political discussions, the book also reaches out beyond the walls
and barbed wire to give the reader a panoramic picture of life in
totalitarian Albania.
The understanding and management of land resources used by grazing
animals are of major importance to ecologists and agricultural and
environmental scientists. This book fills a major gap in the market
by synthesising a range of perspectives on grazing systems, drawn
from plant science, animal science and ecology. It outlines the
principles of herbage growth and competition, of animal nutrition
and grazing behaviour, and of the interactions of plant and animal
factors that are central to an understanding of grazing systems.
Chapters on the management of grazing systems cover both intensive
and extensive systems (including rangelands) from all major
agroecological zones of the world. The book is written by leading
authorities from the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,
Israel and France. It represents a major contribution to the
literature for advanced students and research workers concerned
with plant science (especially grasslands), animal science
(especially ruminants), and natural and agricultural ecosystems.
LONGLISTED FOR THE 2017 MAN BOOKER INTERNATIONAL PRIZE At the heart
of the Ottoman Empire, in the main square of Constantinople, a
niche is carved into ancient stone. Here, the sultan displays the
severed heads of his adversaries. Tundj Hata, the imperial courier,
is charged with transporting heads to the capital - a task he
relishes and performs with fervour. But as he travels through
obscure and impoverished territories, he makes money from illicit
side-shows, offering villagers the spectacle of death. The head of
the rebellious Albanian governor would fetch a very high price. A
surreal tale of rebellion and tyranny from the master of European
literature.
When a girl is found dead with a signed copy of Rudian Stefa's
latest book in her possession, the author finds himself summoned
for an interview by the Party Committee. Unable to guess what
transgression he has committed Rudian goes fearfully to meet his
interrogators. He has never met the girl in question but he
remembers signing the book. As the influence of a paranoid regime
steals up on him, Rudian finds himself swept along on a surreal
quest to discover what really happened to the mysterious girl to
whom he wrote the dedication - to Linda B.
Grassland ecosystems are deeply affected by human activities and
need appropriate management to optimise trade-offs between
ecosystem functions and services. Until now they have mainly been
analysed as agro-ecosystems for animal production but this book
looks beyond the role of grassland as a feeding ground, and
evaluates other important processes such as carbon sequestration in
soils, greenhouse gas regulation and biodiversity protection. This
authoritative volume expertly highlights the need for an immediate
balance between agriculture and ecological management for
sustainability in the future.
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