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The Messenger (DVD)
Tamzin Merchant, Oliver Heald, Andrew Tiernan, Deirdre O'Kane, Joely Richardson, …
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R24
Discovery Miles 240
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British supernatural horror starring Robert Sheehan and Lily Cole.
Jack (Sheehan) is a severely troubled man, burdened by the voices
in his head. When he discovers that the voices he hears are those
of dead people, he realises that they are using him as a messenger
to send word to their loved ones. When a recently departed
journalist gets in contact with Jack, expressing the need to say
goodbye to his wife, Jack obeys the voice and finds himself getting
close to the grieving widow, Sarah (Tamzin Merchant). As he spends
more time with Sarah, Jack learns dark secrets about the couple,
making him question the morals of his unwanted gift.
Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors
that have contributed to the development and execution of
successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading
historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine
how, and to what effect states, individuals and military
organizations have found a solution to complex and seemingly
insoluble strategic problems to reach success. Bringing together
grand, political and military strategy, the book features thirteen
essays which each explores a unique case or aspect of strategy. The
focus ranges from individuals such as Themistocles, Bismarck and
Roosevelt to organizations and bureaucratic responses. Whether
discussing grand strategy in peacetime or that of war or politics,
these case studies are unified by their common goal of identifying
in each case the key factors that contributed to success as well as
providing insights essential to any understanding of the strategic
challenges of the future.
Within a variety of historical contexts, The Shaping of Grand
Strategy addresses the most important tasks states have confronted:
namely, how to protect their citizens against the short-range as
well as long-range dangers their polities confront in the present
and may confront in the future. To be successful, grand strategy
demands that governments and leaders chart a course that involves
more than simply reacting to immediate events. Above all, it
demands they adapt to sudden and major changes in the international
environment, which more often than not involves the outbreak of
great conflicts but at times demands recognition of major economic,
political, or diplomatic changes. This collection of essays
explores the successes as well as failures of great states
attempting to create grand strategies that work and aims at
achieving an understanding of some of the extraordinary
difficulties involved in casting, evolving, and adapting grand
strategy to the realities of the world.
Three decades ago—years after most tribes had filed land
claims—the Zuni initiated legal battles related to aboriginal
claims, rights, and use that few experts thought they could win.
Yet by 1991 they had achieved three major victories.In the first
case, the Zuni sued the United States seeking payment for
aboriginal territorial lands taken without adequate compensation.
In the second, also against the United States, the tribe sought
compensation for environmental damages to Zuni trust lands caused
by the U.S. Government and by private industry where the federal
government should have provided protection. And in the third, the
U.S. government sued a private rancher on the Zuni's behalf to
establish an easement protecting an ancient religious trail.
Providing a new overview of these cases and Zuni history, Richard
Hart has gathered together essays written by many of those who
testified for the Zunihistorians, archaeologists, anthropologists,
and scientistas well as commentary from the tribe's lawyers. The
authors simplify the complex nature of the testimony, making it
accessible to a wide audience. They cover such diverse but
significant issues as Spanish law and land grants, tribal
aboriginal title, the Navajo Wars, U.S. territorial policy,
deforestation, erosion, geomorphology, dendrochronology,
environmental history, anthropology, archaeology, education,
folklore, oral history, and religion. Tying together current events
with cultural and legal history, Zuni and the Courts provides not
only expert observations on how and why the Zuni succeeded but
offers insight into how similar cases can be fought and won.
In today's military of rapid technological and strategic change,
obtaining a complete understanding of the present, let alone the
past, is a formidable challenge. Yet the very high rate of change
today makes study of the past more important than ever before. The
Past as Prologue, first published in 2006, explores the usefulness
of the study of history for contemporary military strategists. It
illustrates the great importance of military history while
simultaneously revealing the challenges of applying the past to the
present. Essays from authors of diverse backgrounds - British and
American, civilian and military - come together to present an
overwhelming argument for the necessity of the study of the past by
today's military leaders in spite of these challenges. The essays
of Part I examine the relationship between history and the military
profession. Those in Part II explore specific historical cases that
show the repetitiveness of certain military problems.
Successful Strategies is a fascinating new study of the key factors
that have contributed to the development and execution of
successful strategies throughout history. With a team of leading
historians, Williamson Murray and Richard Hart Sinnreich examine
how, and to what effect states, individuals and military
organizations have found a solution to complex and seemingly
insoluble strategic problems to reach success. Bringing together
grand, political and military strategy, the book features thirteen
essays which each explores a unique case or aspect of strategy. The
focus ranges from individuals such as Themistocles, Bismarck and
Roosevelt to organizations and bureaucratic responses. Whether
discussing grand strategy in peacetime or that of war or politics,
these case studies are unified by their common goal of identifying
in each case the key factors that contributed to success as well as
providing insights essential to any understanding of the strategic
challenges of the future.
Within a variety of historical contexts, The Shaping of Grand
Strategy addresses the most important tasks states have confronted:
namely, how to protect their citizens against the short-range as
well as long-range dangers their polities confront in the present
and may confront in the future. To be successful, grand strategy
demands that governments and leaders chart a course that involves
more than simply reacting to immediate events. Above all, it
demands they adapt to sudden and major changes in the international
environment, which more often than not involves the outbreak of
great conflicts but at times demands recognition of major economic,
political, or diplomatic changes. This collection of essays
explores the successes as well as failures of great states
attempting to create grand strategies that work and aims at
achieving an understanding of some of the extraordinary
difficulties involved in casting, evolving and adapting grand
strategy to the realities of the world.
In today's military of rapid technological and strategic change,
obtaining a complete understanding of the present, let alone the
past, is a formidable challenge. Yet the very high rate of change
today makes study of the past more important than ever before. The
Past as Prologue, first published in 2006, explores the usefulness
of the study of history for contemporary military strategists. It
illustrates the great importance of military history while
simultaneously revealing the challenges of applying the past to the
present. Essays from authors of diverse backgrounds - British and
American, civilian and military - come together to present an
overwhelming argument for the necessity of the study of the past by
today's military leaders in spite of these challenges. The essays
of Part I examine the relationship between history and the military
profession. Those in Part II explore specific historical cases that
show the repetitiveness of certain military problems.
This classic and controversial volume provides extensive coverage
of slave resistance and revolt in Jamaica. This new reissue is now
available worldwide. Hart's coverage of the slave rebellions and
revolts in Jamaica documents that slavery did not eradicate the
intellectual and creative powers of slaves; in fact, a great deal
survived and was created by the slaves themselves. Hart avoids
polemics and his most important point is that the Jamaican rebels
forced the British government to reset the agenda for emancipation
and the slaves gained their freedom sooner than anticipated. The
work is an in-depth accessible study of the Maroon Wars and of the
many slave revolts that were a standard feature of the Jamaican
struggle against slavery.
Hart pulls the veil from an aspect of West Indian history that
has been largely ignored -- if not consciously suppressed -- the
slaves' own struggles to abolish slavery. This culmination of his
life work and this long-awaited reprint is now widely available to
a new generation of students and researchers.
A bundle of passionate but unclaimed love letters written a century
ago and found in a London bank vault have led to the uncovering of
an extraordinary story. Research has revealed the adventures of a
spirited young woman who by the standards of the time, or perhaps
any time, behaved scandalously. Yet she managed to avoid disgrace,
get her man, and go on to lead a respectable life. At first sight
Ellen Nelsen's behaviour appears shocking. Among other misdeeds she
appears to have been bigamously married twice. Given her
circumstances, however, her survival is a triumph of fortitude over
betrayal.
Award Winning Book.
This book is NOT a do-it-yourself car repair/maintenance book.
This book is NOT a hundred pages of horror stories.
Hit the Brakes on Car Repair Rip-Offs IS a down-to-earth, easy
to read, COMPLETE guide on how to avoid being ripped-off by
unscrupulous mechanics or repair shops. In the Tricks of the Trade
(Scams) chapter there are 19 known scams containing an additional
14 intra-category tricks.
The book contains a few short chapters on introduction items and
enforcement and statistics but then delves into the heart of: how
to MINIMIZE the likelihood of breakdowns, SYMPTOMS of potential
problems and EMERGENCY driving responses, WHERE TO GO for what
types of problems, SAFETY TIPS, LEMON laws and warranties, TRICKS
OF THE TRADE, and a COMPREHENSIVE resource section - - including
Quick Mechanic Locator.
We have all been taken advantage of by a dishonest mechanic at
one time or another. This is a great gift book for college
kids.
THIS IS THE PERFECT BOOK FOR CASH REGISTER impulse purchases in
bookstores, car washes and/or grocery stores. Every person who has
seen it has said it needs to be right next to the cash
register.
NOTE THE 55% COMMISSION.
Thank You.
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Shine (Paperback)
Sean O'Toole, Richard Hart
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R803
Discovery Miles 8 030
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Mere Anarchy (Paperback)
Richard Hart; Edited by Stephen C. Lovatt
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R341
Discovery Miles 3 410
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book
may have occasional imperfectionssuch as missing or blurred pages,
poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the
original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We
believe this work is culturally important, and despite the
imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of
our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed
worksworldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the
imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this
valuable book.++++The below data was compiled from various
identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title.
This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure
edition identification: ++++ The Antiquities Of Norfolk: A Lecture
Delivered At The Norfolk And Norwich Museum March 14, 1844 Richard
Hart Charles Muskett, 1844 History; Europe; Great Britain; History
/ Europe / Great Britain
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