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When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War,
the sacrifice of one million men who had died fighting for the
Habsburg monarchy now seemed to be in vain. This book is the first
of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted,
commemorated, or forgotten across all the ex-Habsburg territories.
Each of the book's twelve chapters focuses on a separate region,
studying how the transition to peacetime was managed either by the
state, by war veterans, or by national minorities. This "splintered
war memory," where some posed as victors and some as losers, does
much to explain the fractious character of interwar Eastern Europe.
The raw, candid, unvarnished memoir of an American icon. In 2008,
Paul Newman tasked his best friend with interviewing the people who
had shaped his life, in order to create an oral history of it.
After hearing and reading what they had to say, Newman dictated his
own version. Now, this long-lost memoir will be published. Full of
wonderful stories and recollections by his family, friends, and
such luminaries as Elia Kazan, Tom Cruise, George Roy Hill and
Martin Ritt, this book will surprise and shock readers as it
reveals Newman's previously unknown sides. In this extraordinary
memoir, Newman details his fascinating story: from troubled
beginnings, marked by fraught relationships with both his mother
and father, to the iconic film roles (both good and bad) that
cemented his status as a Hollywood icon and heartthrob, and the
complicated relationships that were formed along the way.
The Yugoslav state of the interwar period was a child of the Great
European War. Its borders were superimposed onto a topography of
conflict and killing, for it housed many war veterans who had
served or fought in opposing armies (those of the Central Powers
and the Entente) during the war. These veterans had been
adversaries but after 1918 became fellow subjects of a single
state, yet in many cases they carried into peace the divisions of
the war years. John Paul Newman tells their story, showing how the
South Slav state was unable to escape out of the shadow cast by the
First World War. Newman reveals how the deep fracture left by war
cut across the fragile states of 'New Europe' in the interwar
period, worsening their many political and social problems, and
bringing the region into a new conflict at the end of the interwar
period.
This book is a comprehensive grammar of Hausa, one of the largest
and most important languages of Africa. Hausa is spoken by some 35
million people as a first language and approximately 15 million
more as a second language. Paul Newman, a world authority on the
Hausa language, draws on two centuries of Hausa linguistic
scholarship to provide the most authoritative and detailed grammar
of the language ever written.
Unlike other grammars, this book is organized alphabetically.
Readers will appreciate the ease with which they can find the
specific individual topics that interest them. The grammar covers
such expected topics as tonology, noun plurals, and verbal
tense/aspect as well as often neglected topics, including verbal
idioms, proper names, and language games. Newman also incorporates
historical linguistic notes that explain and explicate current
Hausa phenomena, especially puzzling anomalies, in terms of their
Chadic and Afroasiatic origins.
This up-to-date volume, the first Hausa-English dictionary
published in a quarter of a century, is written with language
learners and practical users in mind. With over 10,000 entries, it
primarily covers Standard Nigerian Hausa but also includes numerous
forms from Niger and other dialect areas of Nigeria.
The dictionary includes new Hausa terminology for products, events,
and activities of the modern world. Its definitions show the use of
Hausa words in context, and particular attention is paid to idioms,
figurative meanings, and special usages. As a guide to
pronunciation, headwords and illustrative sentences are fully
marked for tone and vowel length. The book adopts a unique approach
to the presentation of verb forms that clarifies lexical
relationships and their correct usage.
When Austria-Hungary broke up at the end of the First World War,
the sacrifice of one million men who had died fighting for the
Habsburg monarchy now seemed to be in vain. This book is the first
of its kind to analyze how the Great War was interpreted,
commemorated, or forgotten across all the ex-Habsburg territories.
Each of the book's twelve chapters focuses on a separate region,
studying how the transition to peacetime was managed either by the
state, by war veterans, or by national minorities. This "splintered
war memory," where some posed as victors and some as losers, does
much to explain the fractious character of interwar Eastern Europe.
With more than sixty million speakers across Nigeria, Niger,
Cameroon, and Ghana Hausa is one of the most widely spoken African
languages. It is known for its rich phonology and complex
morphological and verbal systems. Written by the world's leading
expert on Hausa, this ground-breaking book is a synthesis of his
life's work, and provides a lucid and comprehensive history of the
language. It describes Hausa as it existed in former times and sets
out subsequent changes in phonology, including tonology,
morphology, grammar, and lexicon. It also contains a large loanword
inventory, which highlights the history of Hausa's interaction with
other languages and peoples. It offers new insights not only on
Hausa in the past, but also on the Hausa language as spoken today.
This book is an invaluable resource for specialists in Hausa,
Chadic, Afroasiatic, and other African languages as well as for
general historical linguists and typologists.
Provides a new insight into Crowley's life as a magician and
literary figure. identifies and gives an analysis of Crowley's
poetry. places him to the context of Edwardian Britain's addiction
to the cult of pan. Paul Newman is a well established author and
expert on the occult. he is the editor of Abraxus magazine.
With shocks galore in the women's draw and record-setting epic
matches in the men's semi-finals, The Championships 2018 will be
remembered for a long time and Wimbledon 2018: The Official Story
of The Championships is the comprehensive, entertaining and
beautifully illustrated re-telling of a spell-binding fortnight of
tennis at the All England Club. Paul Newman's crafted text, coupled
with the stunning images captured by Wimbledon's team of award
winning photograpers, provides readers with a wonderful review of a
memorable fortnight played out under blue skies and on stunningly
green courts. Following the full story of the tournament, from
Qualifying through to the concluding Mixed Doubles Final on Centre
Court, and telling the journeys of established stars such as Novak
Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Serena Williams and
Angelique Kerber the book also focuses on some of the other stories
and characters that make Wimbledon so colourful.... from Kevin
Anderson and John Isner's marathon match to Jack Draper's
mesmerising semi-final in the Boys' event... and includes daily
features and light-hearted stories such as the fan who came dressed
as a Wimbledon trophy!
The Yugoslav state of the interwar period was a child of the Great
European War. Its borders were superimposed onto a topography of
conflict and killing, for it housed many war veterans who had
served or fought in opposing armies (those of the Central Powers
and the Entente) during the war. These veterans had been
adversaries but after 1918 became fellow subjects of a single
state, yet in many cases they carried into peace the divisions of
the war years. John Paul Newman tells their story, showing how the
South Slav state was unable to escape out of the shadow cast by the
First World War. Newman reveals how the deep fracture left by war
cut across the fragile states of 'New Europe' in the interwar
period, worsening their many political and social problems, and
bringing the region into a new conflict at the end of the interwar
period.
Wimbledon 2015: The Official Story of The Championships is the
evocative and beautifully illustrated re-telling of another
glorious fortnight of tennis at the All England Club. Written by
The Independent's tennis correspondent, Paul Newman, and put
together by a team based at Wimbledon for the duration of The
Championships, Wimbledon 2015 grants the reader exclusive insider
access to the tournament with interviews and analysis, opinion and
quotes from the stars of the show. In addition, the book is packed
with stunning photography taken by some of the world's best tennis
photographers.
The discovery of mistakes in pension scheme documents is as common
as it is potentially serious for the administration of the scheme
and for the sponsoring employer. The large sums invested in pension
schemes mean that such mistakes are often very costly indeed. This
book provides a practical guide to the different methods available
to correct commonly-occurring mistakes in the governing provisions
of pension schemes. It combines a detailed review of the law with
(where relevant) practical tips, including analysis of the
appropriate practice and procedure involved in the key methods of
correction. With a significant body of case law enabling more
authoritative answers to be given to the legal issues affecting the
correction of pension scheme mistakes, and more and more mistakes
being discovered because of the move to secure pension scheme
liabilities with insurance companies, trustees and employers need
swift and accurate legal advice on what they can do to correct such
mistakes. This book provides them and their legal advisers with
that advice ensuring they do not make the same costly mistakes that
others have made. This book will help the reader to: * To select
the most appropriate method of correcting the mistake * Consider
including provisions in the terms of the pension scheme which may
make the correction of the mistake easier and cheaper * Select the
most tax-efficient way of correcting the mistake * Understand the
processes involved in correcting the mistake * Better advise their
clients as to how to deal with the mistake
This collection of original essays on the practice of linguistic fieldwork and language documentation by twelve leading field linguists considers the study of languages in a natural setting. Drawing on extensive research experience, the authors review those techniques that work best in practice, and discuss a variety of relevant topics, including the attitude of the linguist, the structure and content of the work session, the varied roles of native speakers, and the practical and personal challenges of doing research in an unfamiliar environment.
In the English language, World War I has largely been analysed and
understood through the lens of the Western Front. This book
addresses this imbalance by examining the war in Central and
Eastern Europe. The historiography of the war in the West has
increasingly focused on the experience of ordinary soldiers and
civilians, the relationships between them and the impact of war at
the time and subsequently. This book takes up these themes and,
engaging with the approaches and conclusions of historians of the
Western Front, examines wartime experiences and the memory of war
in the East. Analysing soldiers’ letters and diaries to discover
the nature and impact of displacement and refugeedom on memory,
this volume offers a basis for comparison between experiences in
the two areas. It also provides material for intra-regional
comparisons that are still missing from the current research. Was
the war in the East wholly `other’? Were soldiers in this region
as alienated as those in the West? Did they see themselves as
citizens and was there continuity between their pre-war or civilian
and military identities? And if, in the Eastern context, these
identities were fundamentally challenged, was it the experience of
war itself or its consequences (in the shape of imprisonment and
displacement, and changing borders) that mattered most? How did
soldiers and citizens in this region experience and react to the
traumas and upheavals of war and with what consequences for the
postwar era? In seeking to answer these questions and others, this
volume significantly adds to our understanding of World War I as
experienced in Central and Eastern Europe.
Wimbledon 2021: The Official Story of The Championships is the
comprehensive, entertaining and beautifully illustrated re-telling
of a spell-binding fortnight of tennis at the All England Club.
Paul Newman's crafted text, coupled with the stunning images
captured by Wimbledon's team of award winning photographers,
provides readers with a wonderful and comprehensive review of a
memorable tournament played out under blue skies and on stunningly
green courts. Following the full story of the tournament, from
Qualifying through to the concluding Mixed Doubles final on Centre
Court, the book also focuses on some of the other stories and
characters that make Wimbledon so colourful and includes daily
features and lighthearted stories from the sold out grounds in
south west London!
Wimbledon 2019: The Official Story of The Championships is the
comprehensive, entertaining and beautifully illustrated re-telling
of a spell-binding fortnight of tennis at the All England Club.
Aside from the nail-biting drama of a superb men's final between
Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, The Championships were highlighed
by Simona Halep's near perfect match against the great Serena
Williams, the emergence of 15-year-old sensation Coco Gauff, and of
course Andy Murray's comeback from injury in the doubles events.
Paul Newman's crafted text, coupled with the stunning images
captured by Wimbledon's team of award winning photographers,
provides readers with a wonderful and comprehensive review of a
memorable tournament played out under blue skies and on stunningly
green courts. Following the full story of the tournament, from
Qualifying through to the concluding Mixed Doubles final on Centre
Court, the book also focuses on some of the other stories and
characters that make Wimbledon so colourful and includes daily
features and light-hearted stories from the sold out grounds in
south west London!
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Wimbledon 2022 - The Official Story of The Championships is the
comprehensive, entertaining and beautifully illustrated re-telling
of a spell-binding fortnight of tennis at the All England Club.
Since 1984 the official 'annual' has reviewed in detail each
Championships held at Wimbledon and this 38th edition promises to
be one of the best yet with the tournament playing host to
established stars and exciting emerging talents. Paul Newman's
crafted text, coupled with the stunning images captured by
Wimbledon's team of award winning photographers, provides readers
with a wonderful and comprehensive review of a memorable tournament
played out under blue skies and on stunningly green courts.
Following the full story of the tournament, from Qualifying through
to the concluding Mixed Doubles final on Centre Court, the book
also focuses on some of the other stories and characters that make
Wimbledon so colourful and includes daily features and
light-hearted stories from the sold out grounds in south west
London!
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