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It is 1934. Winsome Manor is in financial difficulties and, with a
heavy heart, the widowed Lady Winsome needs to fire long-standing
servants Joe the gardener and James the chauffeur. However,
unbeknown to Lady Winsome, James has been using the estate's Rolls
Royce for a taxi business and Joe has been profiting from the
garden produce. As the play unfolds, the two desperately attempt to
prevent Lady Winsome from discovering their illicit dealings and
from selling the Manor. But Lady Winsome is not so naive and with a
final twist-in-the-tail this amusing one act play comes to a
surprising conclusion.
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Space (Hardcover)
John Kelly
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R575
Discovery Miles 5 750
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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Prepare to be infected with fun and fascinating knowledge. The Germ
Lab tells the gruesome story of deadly diseases, told by the filthy
pests that spread the germs! Discover history's worst epidemics and
pandemics and see how and why they happened, including the "Black
Death", polio and coronavirus. Hear the "eyewitness" accounts from
the pesky rats, flies, ticks and creepy-crawlies who spread the
most terrible viruses around the world and cause the most damage.
Watch out for terrible typhoid, beware of malicious malaria and
learn more about cruel Covid-19. Don't be too scared though. The
Germ Lab explains how bacteria and other bad beasties are beaten
through the work of genius scientists and with the development of
vaccinations. Meet Jon Snow, whose careful observations of the
slums of London led him to stop the spread of cholera , and see the
world's leading scientists in action as they create life-saving
vaccines. Written by Richard Platt and illustrated by John Kelly,
the brilliantly humorous artworks and fun characters will entertain
young readers with a cabinet war room showing the war on germs, a
rogues' gallery highlighting the worst offenders, the very
deadliest diseases examined under the microscope, and much more. So
grab your lab coat and join forces with science to tackle the war
on germs.
The Twilight of World Trotskyism analyzes the reasons behind the
historic failure of the Trotskyist movement around the world. The
book begins this assessment by briefly recapitulating the origins
of Trotskyism, as a political current within the communist
movement, and elaborating its major elements, before describing the
historical development of Trotskyism in the four countries where it
has sunk the deepest roots and which house the clear majority of
the world's Fourth Internationals: Argentina, Britain, France and
the USA. It then proceeds to map the current state of the global
Trotskyist movement. Whatever their current size and status,
Trotskyist organizations aspire to become mass political parties
and lead revolutionary seizures of power. It is therefore
appropriate to examine them through the metrics applied to
mainstream parties, namely organization, membership and political
influence. The author looks at the dynamics of the Trotskyist
movement, focusing in particular on the supposedly harmful effects
of the communist movement before then turning to examine the role
of Trotskyist organizations in the many revolutionary situations
that have appeared since the 1920s and in the various 'cycles of
protest' that have occurred in the latter half of the 20th century
and the early years of the 21st century. The final section examines
the two success stories frequently cited in Trotskyist literature,
namely the cases of Bolivia and Sri Lanka. The book concludes by
setting out and examining a wide variety of explanations for the
chronic and sustained weaknesses of the Trotskyist movement,
including its flawed appraisals of contemporary politics and
economics, ultra-radical programmes and policies, failures in
understanding the dynamics of protest and the baleful legacy of
Soviet communism. It is argued that these weaknesses are rooted in
Trotskyist doctrine and are therefore integral, not peripheral,
features of world Trotskyism. This volume will be essential reading
for activists and scholars interested in the transnational history
and politics of the radical left.
Social pacts - policy agreements between governments, labor unions
and sometimes employer organizations - began to emerge in many
countries in the 1980s. The most common explanations for social
pacts tend to focus on economic factors, influenced by industrial
relations institutions such as highly coordinated collective
bargaining. This book presents, and tests, an alternative and
complementary explanation highlighting the electoral calculations
made by political parties in choosing pacts. Using a dataset
covering 16 European countries for the years 1980-2006, as well as
eight in-depth country case studies, the authors argue that
governments' choice of social pacts or legislation is less
influenced by economic problems, but is strongly influenced by
electoral competition. Social pacts will be attractive when party
leaders perceive them to be helpful in reducing the potential
electoral costs of economic adjustment and wage restraint policies.
Alternatively, parties may forgo negotiations with social partners
and seek to impose such policies unilaterally if they believe that
approach will yield electoral gain or minimize electoral costs. By
combining the separate literatures on political economy and party
politics, the book sheds new light on the dynamics of social pacts
in Western Europe. This book will be of interest to students and
scholars of political science, economics, political economy,
European Studies and comparative politics.
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Dubliners (Paperback)
James Joyce; Introduction by John Kelly
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R288
R245
Discovery Miles 2 450
Save R43 (15%)
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Introduction by John Banville
James Joyce was "the" singular figure of modernism, and to this
day his grand vision looms large over contemporary literature and
the entire Western canon. His stylistic innovations were
revolutionary, yet nowhere is Joyce more accessible than in this
volume of short stories, a brilliant collection that celebrates,
critiques, and immortalizes the place that Joyce knew better than
anyone else: Dublin. From the young boy encountering death in the
opening story, "The Sisters," to the middle-aged protagonist of its
haunting finale, "The Dead," considered one of the greatest short
stories of all time, "Dubliners" is a vivid portrait of the city in
all its glory and hardship, and a seminal work that redefined the
short form. Featuring a new Introduction by acclaimed novelist John
Banville, this edition is not only a breathless portal into Joyce's
"dear dirty Dublin" but a vital literary treasure from one of the
great masters of all time.
A compelling history of the Black Death that scoured Europe in the
mid 14th-century killing twenty-five million people. It was one of
the worst human disasters in history. 'The bodies were sparsely
covered that the dogs dragged them forth and devoured them...And
believing it to be the end of the world, no one wept for the dead,
for all expected to die.' Agnolo di Turo, Siena, 1348 In just over
a thousand days from 1347 to 1351 the 'Black Death' travelled
across medieval Europe killing thirty per cent of its population.
It was a catastrophe that touched the lives of every individual on
the continent. The deadly Y. Pestis virus entered Europe in October
1347 by Genoese galley at Messina, Sicily. In the spring of 1348 it
was devastating the cities of central Italy, by June 1348 it had
reached France and Spain, and by August England. At St Mary's,
Ashwell, Hertfordshire, an anonymous hand carved the following
inscription for 1349: 'Wretched, terrible, destructive year, the
remnants of the people alone remain.' According to the Foster
scale, a kind of Richter scale of human disaster, the plague of
1347-51 is the second worst catastrophe in recorded history. Only
World War II produced more death, physical damage, and emotional
suffering. Defence analysts use it as the measure of thermonuclear
war - in geographical extent, abruptness and casualties. In 'The
Great Mortality' John Kelly retraces the journey of the Black Death
using original source material - diary fragments, letters and
manuscripts. It is the devastating portrait of a continent gripped
by an epidemic, but also a very personal story, narrated by the
individuals whose lives were touched by it.
This book looks at the transfer and further development of value
management procedures, as practised in North America, in a United
Kingdom and Commonwealth construction industry context.
Real-world advice for caregivers of grieving children?from the
founder of the nationally acclaimed, non-profit organization Kate's
Club.
Kate's Club is dedicated to empowering children and teens who have
lost loved ones. Based on its founder's down-to-earth philosophy on
how to handle grief, "A Healing Place" aims to help parents cope
with the realities and daily struggles grieving children face in a
forthright, compassionate manner.
The book is written from Kate's own personal experiences after
having lost, at the age of 12, her mother to breast cancer, as well
as featuring experiences of the many families she has encountered
through Kate's Club. Chapter topics include:
? Embracing, not erasing memories
? Giving the child a voice
? How caregivers can be strong role models
? Handling transitions and traditions
Every morning, FIXER robot,
trundles up the hill
To help the other robots as they
dig and push and drill.
A charming text that combines a truly heart-wrenching story with mechanical details, sure to enchant every young engineer.
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