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Conceived in the Gilded Age, the Ferry Building opened in 1898 as
San Francisco’s portal to the world—the terminus of the
transcontinental railway and a showcase of civic ambition. In
silent films and World’s Fair postcards, nothing said “San
Francisco” more than its soaring clocktower. But as acclaimed
architectural critic John King recounts, the rise of cars and
double-deck roads severed the city from its beloved structure.
King’s narrative spans the rise and fall and rebirth of the Ferry
Building, introducing colourful figures who fought to preserve its
character (and the city’s soul)—from architect Arthur Page
Brown and legendary columnist Herb Caen to poet Lawrence
Ferlinghetti and Senator Dianne Feinstein. A microcosm of the
changing American waterfront, the saga of the Ferry Building
explores the tensions of tourism and development—and the threat
that sea level rise poses to a landmark that in the twenty-first
century remains as vital as ever.
'The most approachable and exhilarating Latin American writer of
our times.' Robert McCrum, Observer In the past, culture was a kind
of vital consciousness that constantly rejuvenated and revivified
everyday reality. Now it is largely a mechanism of distraction and
entertainment. From one of the world's great literary
intelligences, Notes on the Death of Culture is an examination and
indictment of this transformation - an impassioned and essential
critique of our time, with essays on the disappearance of
eroticism, on culture politics and power, and the frivolity and
banality of entertainment in Western culture.
Clay Shooting For Beginners and Enthusiasts A full colour very high
quality hardback which has been a consistent top seller since its
publication September 2009. It has always ranked in the Google top
3 clay shooting books and regularly ranks No.1.It has received 5
star reviews only; at Amazon.com Amazon.co.uk Waterstones on line
and WH Smith
“Tribal Leadership gives amazingly insightful perspective on how people interact and succeed. I learned about myself and learned lessons I will carry with me and reflect on for the rest of my life.”
—John W. Fanning, Founding Chairman and CEO napster Inc.
“An unusually nuanced view of high-performance cultures.”
—Inc.
Within each corporation are anywhere from a few to hundreds of separate tribes. In Tribal Leadership, Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright demonstrate how these tribes develop—and show you how to assess them and lead them to maximize productivity and growth. A business management book like no other, Tribal Leadership is an essential tool to help managers and business leaders take better control of their organizations by utilizing the unique characteristics of the tribes that exist within.
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Ghost Ship (DVD)
Dermot Walsh, Hazel Court, Hugh Burden, John Robinson, Joss Ambler, …
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B-movie ghost story starring Hazel Court and Dermot Walsh as a
young couple who decide to buy a luxury steamboat for a romantic
getaway. They think that they've found the perfect boat, and scoff
at warnings that it's haunted. However, despite their initial
incredulity they are gradually convinced that there is something
strange going on in their new love-nest, and they decide to bring
in a paranormal expert, Professor Mansel Martineau (John Robinson)
to investigate. A horrifying secret about the boat's previous
owners is eventually revealed...
One of the major novelists in world literature over the last five
decades, Mario Vargas Llosa (b. 1936) is also one of Latin
America's most engaging public intellectuals, a critic of art and
culture, and a playwright of distinction. This Companion's chapters
chart the development of Vargas Llosa's writings from his rise to
prominence in the early 1960s to the award of the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 2010. The volume traces the development of his
literary trajectory and the ways in which he has re-invented
himself as a writer. His vast output of narrative fiction is the
main focus, but the connections between his concerns as a creative
writer and his rich career as a cultural and political figure are
also teased out in this engaging, informative book.
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The Working Man's Ballet (Paperback)
Alan Hudson; Introduction by John King; Afterword by Martin Knight
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Reflecting the variety of modern Spanish literature, these stories range from the sharp insights of Gabriel García Marquez's "María dos Prazeres" to Isabel Allende's powerful evocation of the oral traditions of the Amerindian "Walimai," the deceptive simplicity of Javier Marías's "On the Honeymoon," and the philosophical speculation of Laura Freixas's "Absurd Ending."
"One of the major novelists in world literature over the last five
decades, Mario Vargas Llosa (b. 1936) is also one of Latin
America's most engaging public intellectuals, a critic of art and
culture, and a playwright of distinction. This Companion's chapters
chart the development of Vargas Llosa's writings from his rise to
prominence in the early sixties to the award of the Nobel Prize for
Literature in 2010. The volume traces the development of his
literary trajectory, and the ways in which he has reinvented
himself as a writer. His vast output of narrative fiction is the
main focus, but the connections between his concerns as a creative
writer and his rich career as a cultural and political figure are
also teased out in this engaging, informative book"--
America s top China watcher, the renowned "pandit" of modern
Chinese history, here provides an unrivaled overview of
revolutionary China and Chinese American relations. His reviews and
critical commentary scrutinize our always fascinated, often puzzled
attitude toward this newly emergent superpower.
John Fairbank distinguishes two major motifs in recent Chinese
American connections: the American expectation of highly profitable
trade and investment, which so far have not materialized, and the
deep rooted missionary impulse to give the Chinese the best of our
culture, which includes our efforts to promote human rights. The
possibility of grafting our ideas of individual endeavor and God
given prerogatives onto two thousand years of Confucianism with its
emphasis on duty and collective harmony seems remote. In contrast,
the outlook for mutually enriching economic dealings is much
brighter. Yet Fairbank cautions that we are dealing with a huge and
disoriented nation struggling to enter the modern world with its
own cultural identity intact, and (at least in the current period)
with its Communist Party in power. Confucian tenets still prevail:
theory and practice are a unity policies are a form of conduct
manifesting one s character, and attacks on policy equal attacks on
the ruling party.
These writings concern China in the mind s eye of America as it
is interpreted though the works of American merchants, diplomats,
missionaries, and reporters observing China s travail of
revolution. For generalist, scholar, and sage alike, "China Watch"
offers many insights.
From their ability to use energy from sunlight to make their own
food, to combating attacks from diseases and predators, plants have
evolved an amazing range of life-sustaining strategies. Written
with the non-specialist in mind, John King's lively natural history
explains how plants function, from how they gain energy and
nutrition to how they grow, develop and ultimately die. New to this
edition is a section devoted to plants and the environment,
exploring how problems created by human activities, such as global
warming, pollution of land, water and air, and increasing ocean
acidity, are impacting on the lives of plants. King's narrative
provides a simple, highly readable introduction, with boxes in each
chapter offering additional or more advanced material for readers
seeking more detail. He concludes that despite the challenges posed
by growing environmental perils, plants will continue to dominate
our planet.
This book tells the story of Sur, Argentina's foremost literary and
cultural journal of the twentieth century. Victoria Ocampo (its
founder and lifelong editor) and Jorge Luis Borges (a regular and
influential contributor) feature prominently in the story, while
the contributions of other major writers (including Eduardo Mallea,
William Faulkner, Andre Breton, Virginia Woolf, Alfonso Reyes,
Octavio Paz, Waldo Frank, Aldous Huxley and Graham Greene) are
discussed. Politically speaking, Sur represented a certain brand of
liberalism, a resistance to populism and mass culture, and an
attachment to elitist values which offended against the more
dominant phases of Argentine thought, from Peronism to the varied
forms of nationalism, socialism and Marxism. Dr King examines the
journal's roots, its development and its demise, relating it to
other journals circulating at the time, and highlighting vital
issues debated in its pages, such as Argentine attitudes towards
fascism during the Second World War.
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Fourteenth Century England VIII (Hardcover)
Jeffrey S. J.S. Hamilton; Contributions by Beth Allison Barr, Charlotte Whatley, Katherine Harvey, Lisa Benz St John, …
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Fourteenth Century England has quickly established for itself a
deserved reputation for its scope and scholarship and for admirably
filling a gap in the publication of medieval studies. HISTORY
Drawing on a diverse range of documentary, literary and material
evidence, the contributors to this volume examine several
inter-related topics on political, social and cultural matters in
late medieval England. Aspects of both arms production and
armigerous society are explored, from the emergence of royal
armourers in the early fourteenth century to the social
implications of later armour and armorial bearings. Another major
focus is the church and religion more broadly. The nature and
significance of the ceremonial entry, the adventus, of bishops is
explored, as well as the legal impact of provisions in shaping
church-state relations in mid-century. Religious constructsof women
are considered in a comparative analysis of orthodox and Lollard
texts. Finally, a group of papers looks at aspects of politics at
the centre, with an examination of the queenship of Isabella of
France and the issue of the Mortimer inheritance in the early years
of Richard II. J.S. Hamilton is Professor and Chair, Department of
History, Baylor University. Contributors: Beth Allison Barr, Philip
Caudrey, Katherine Harvey, Mark King, Malcolm Mercer, Shelagh
Mitchell, Lisa Benz St John, Charlotte Whatley
Specially-commissioned essays analyze Latin American history, politics, art and literature from the nineteenth century to the present and reveal the common heritage of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. Although the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking states created in the early 1820s differed greatly geographically and demographically (in ethnic composition and economic resources), they also shared distinct historical and cultural traits. A chronology and guide to further reading make this volume an invaluable introduction to the rich and varied culture of modern Latin America.
Specially-commissioned essays analyze Latin American history, politics, art and literature from the nineteenth century to the present and reveal the common heritage of pre-Columbian and colonial Latin America. Although the Portuguese and Spanish-speaking states created in the early 1820s differed greatly geographically and demographically (in ethnic composition and economic resources), they also shared distinct historical and cultural traits. A chronology and guide to further reading make this volume an invaluable introduction to the rich and varied culture of modern Latin America.
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The Seal Club (Paperback)
Alan Warner, Irvine Welsh, John King
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For more than a century missionaries were the main contact
points between the Chinese and American peoples. Often frustrated
in saving Chinese souls, they nevertheless founded hospitals and
colleges, and meanwhile on the American scene they helped form the
image of China.
This volume offers views of missionary roles in the United
States and in China. Early American Protestant missions moved on
from the Near East to the Far East. The second great surge of
American missionary expansion in the 1880s was signaled by the
formation of more business-like mission boards, by the Student
Volunteer Movement to recruit liberal arts college graduates for
evangelism abroad, and by the Layman's Movement to back them up.
During the same period in China, missionary journalism was reaching
a new Chinese-Christian community, and missionary educational and
medical work was building modern institutions of social value for
Chinese communities. A few "Christian reformers" emerged in China's
treaty ports, and by the end of the century there was a missionary
contribution to the reform movement in general.
By the 1920s missionary and Chinese Christian educators were
collaborating in Christian colleges like Yenching University, only
to meet eventual disaster as the Nationalist revolution and Japan's
invasion precipitated the great Chinese Communist-led revolution of
the 1940s and after. American missions contributed fundamentally
both to the revolutionary changes in China and to the American
public response to them, although their impact on American policy s
less clear.
Fourteen contributors studying both sides of the missionary
effort, in China and in America, present case studies that suggest
conclusions and themes for research.
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