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Actress Zoe Lang attends a most unusual improvization workshop and
finds herself auditioning to be the bait for a real-life serial
killer whose grisly nom-de-plume is "The Surgeon." Taking on the
role of a young runaway, Natasha Campion, Zoe meets the sinister
and manipulative John Smith and is forced by him into following a
creepy script of his own devising. Incorporating exciting video and
sound techniques into a hard-hitting, tight structured storyline,
Kiss of Death is a very modern thriller with plenty of dark,
sardonic humour to punctuate its mood of prevailing menace. 1
woman, 3 men
The glory days of Welsh rugby seem long ago now. Mortifying
defeats, threatened strike action, institutionalised sexism, racism
and homophobia in the WRU, bad financial management – this book
examines key events from the 1980s to today which have brought
Welsh rugby to its present crisis. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Most chess openings have been around for centuries; the first book
on the Ruy Lopez was written in 1561. Not so the Jobava System.
This is a thoroughly modern opening that has only achieved
prominence in the last decade or so. It is named after the Georgian
chess visionary Baadur Jobava, a highly imaginative and creative
grandmaster. The Jobava System is based around the opening moves 1
d4 d5 2 Nc3 Nf6 3 Bf4. For many years this was considered to be a
quiet and unassuming backwater of chess theory. No longer!Thanks to
the efforts of Jobava and others this system has been honed into a
fierce attacking weapon. As this opening is so new the correct
defensive methods are not well understood. This makes the system
extremely dynamic and dangerous.In this book, Simon Williams (the
Ginger GM) delves deep into the Jobava and offers up a complete
repertoire based on this exciting new system. The advantages are
clear: - There is very little existing theory- Black cannot play
safely on "auto-pilot"- It is fresh and it's fun!Williams is well
known for his swashbuckling, attacking play and his entertaining
and instructive commentary. He is your ideal guide to the Jobava
System.
The Nuclear Scholars Initiative is a signature program ran by the
Project on Nuclear Issues (PONI)-to engage emerging nuclear experts
in thoughtful and informed debate over how to best address the
nuclear community's most pressing problems. The papers included in
this volume comprise research from participants in the 2019 Nuclear
Scholars Initiative. These papers explore a variety of topics such
as the future of arms-control treaties, the role of artificial
intelligence and cyber resilience in nuclear security, and the role
of regional dynamics in nuclear security.
Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance.
Obesity rates remain high in high-income countries and are rapidly
increasing in low- and middle- income countries. Concurrently, the
global consumption of unhealthy products, such as soft drinks and
processed foods, continues to rise. The ongoing expansion of
multinational food and beverage companies, or 'Big Food', is a key
factor behind these trends. This collection provides critical
insight into the global expansion of 'Big Food', including its
incursion into low-and-middle income countries. It examines the
changing dynamics of the global food supply, and discusses how
low-income countries can alter the 'Big Food'-diet from the
bottom-up. It examines a number of issues related to 'Big Food'
marketing strategies, including the way in which they advertise to
youths and the rural poor. These issues are discussed in terms of
their public health implications, and their relation to public
health activities, for example 'soda taxes', and the promotion of
nutritionally-healthier products. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Critical Public Health.
Based on case histories from nine Third World countries, this book
examines the successful cooperation between private agribusiness
firms and small farmers to increase agricultural production and
income in developing countries.
Simon Williams (the Ginger GM) is passionate about the Dutch
Defence. He has played it all his life, knows it inside out and is
considered one of the world's leading experts on this very dynamic
Black counter. In this book he shares his extensive knowledge,
holds nothing back and carves out a formidable repertoire for
aggressive black players.The great thing about the Dutch is that it
solves several opening problems with Black. What to do against 1
d4? Play 1...f5! How to counter the English (1 c4)? Play 1...f5!
again. What about the transpositional Reti Opening 1 Nf3? Yep.
You've guessed it. Play 1...f5! Get the f-pawn to f5 and then plan
to follow up with ...d6 and ...e5, creating a dynamic central pawn
wall. If White doesn't counter accurately (and many players won't)
this lays the foundations for a powerful middlegame kingside
attack. The Killer Dutch Rebooted is a swash-buckling opening that
favors the brave and fearless chess player.- A dangerous system
where Black can easily whip up a deadly kingside attack.- Latest
updates on Dutch theory.- Plans against all major variations and
sidelines.Williams is well known for his swashbuckling, attacking
play and his entertaining and instructive commentary. He is your
ideal guide to the Killer Dutch.
This play needs M2 and F5, as well as a lounge. "It's my birthday.
All I wanted was a bottle of Claret and a couple of winners at
Sandown". Instead, retired actress Margot Buchanan receives three
separate visitors: her ex-husband Leo, an ageing film star fresh
from a punch-up with a reporter, Leo's current wife Judy, and his
latest mistress Sadie, an aspiring Juliet seeking Margot's acting
advice. Just as the inevitable fireworks kick off, Leo suffers a
fatal heart attack. Then the kissogram shows up..."Happy Birthday
Me" is a touching and very funny comedy in one act based on the
author's earlier full-length play, "Laying the Ghost". The casting
includes: Margot Buchanan, an actress, 70; Miss Freda Deacon, an
elderly actress; Mrs Kidd, the home administrator; Sir Leo
Buchanan, an actor, 71; Lady Buchanan, Leo's wife, late 40s; Sadie
Croft, a young actress; and, Superman, an unwelcome visitor.
In an isolated house on the cliffs of north Cornwall the sibling
rivalry between identical twins Max and Ashley Hennessy is coming
to a murderous climax. They both know one of them must die, but,
trapped in his wheelchair, Ashley knows the odds are now against
him and he is in mortal danger - but does DI Fergus believe him?
And can he trust Nurse Malahide, who has been employed to protect
him? Poor Lalla, the twins' aunt, is torn between the two boys:
which of them is the victim and which is the psychopath? Perhaps
they have done it once again - pulled off the final 'switch'.
As anyone familiar with Simon Williams' previous play "Nobody's
Perfect" will know, the popular romantic novelist, Myrtle Banbury
is none other than divorced, male, statistician Lenny. In this
sequel, Letitia Butters, presenter of the hit TV show "Mind Your
Own Business", wants to interview Myrtle Banbury in her own home
and Lenny has a problem - how can he conduct the interview without
having to appear to the great British public in drag? Aided and
occasionally hindered by his father, Gus (who develops more than a
soft spot for Letitia) and daughter Dee Dee (who is about to become
a single parent herself), Lenny and Myrtle complete the interview
thanks to some improvised technology and more than a dash of luck!
An additional complication arrives in the form of Fran, Lenny's
ex-wife, but circumstances - and Myrtle's sense and sensitivity -
lead Lenny's and Fran's story towards a romantic and surprising
conclusion.
Based on case histories from nine Third World countries, this study
examines the successful cooperation between private agribusiness
firms and small farmers to increase agricultural production and
income in developing countries. In such ventures, small farmers are
organized around a core private company that buys their output and
provides manageria
Relations between the biological and social sciences have been hotly contested and debated over the years. The uses and abuses of biology, not least to legitimate or naturalize social inequalities and to limit freedoms, have rightly been condemned. All too often, however the style of debate has been reductionist and ultimately unfruitful. As we enter an age in which ultr-Darwinian forms of explanation gather momentum and the bio-tech revolution threatens a 'Brave New World' of possibilities, there is urgent need to re-open the dialogue and rethink these issues in more productive ways.
Debating Biology takes a fresh look at the relationship between biology and society as it is played out in the arena of health and medicine. Bringing together contributions from both biologists and sociologists, the book is divided into five themed sections:
- Theorising Biology draws on a range of critical perspectives to discuss the case or 'bringing back' the biological into sociology. - Structuring Biology focuses on the interplay between biological and social factors in the 'patterning' of health and illness. - Embodying Biology examines the relationship between the lived body and the biological body - Technologizing Biology takes up the multiple relations between biology, science and technology. - Reclaiming Biology looks at the broader ethical and political agendas.
Written in an accessible and engaging style, this timely volume will appeal to a wide audience within and beyond the social sciences, including students, lecturers and researchers in health and related domains.
Relations between the biological and social sciences have been hotly contested and debated over the years. The uses and abuses of biology, not least to legitimate or naturalize social inequalities and to limit freedoms, have rightly been condemned. All too often, however the style of debate has been reductionist and ultimately unfruitful. As we enter an age in which ultr-Darwinian forms of explanation gather momentum and the bio-tech revolution threatens a 'Brave New World' of possibilities, there is urgent need to re-open the dialogue and rethink these issues in more productive ways.
Debating Biology takes a fresh look at the relationship between biology and society as it is played out in the arena of health and medicine. Bringing together contributions from both biologists and sociologists, the book is divided into five themed sections:
- Theorising Biology draws on a range of critical perspectives to discuss the case or 'bringing back' the biological into sociology. - Structuring Biology focuses on the interplay between biological and social factors in the 'patterning' of health and illness. - Embodying Biology examines the relationship between the lived body and the biological body - Technologizing Biology takes up the multiple relations between biology, science and technology. - Reclaiming Biology looks at the broader ethical and political agendas.
Written in an accessible and engaging style, this timely volume will appeal to a wide audience within and beyond the social sciences, including students, lecturers and researchers in health and related domains.
What do we mean by 'gender' and how does this relate to health? How is 'biology' best understood? What does a focus on the division of labour bring to our understanding of health work? Is (gender) 'equity' in health possible? How have developments such as the resurgence of emotions and the new genetics affected these and other social relations at the turn of the century? These are just some of the questions addressed in Gender, Health and Healing in which a whole range of issues are brought together and connected to emerging concerns in contemporary life such as the new genetics and transformations in biomedical knowledge and practices. It offers a challenging assessment of gender relations and embodied practices across the public/private divide, using health and healing as paradigmatic examples. This thought-provoking volume lies at the intersection of gender studies, the sociology of health and healing, health policy, the critical analysis of scientific knowledge and the current debates around the body, health and emotions. Bringing together new and leading scholars in the field, it provides a unique critical overview of contemporary debates in health care for an interdisciplinary readership.
What do we mean by 'gender' and how does this relate to health? How is 'biology' best understood? What does a focus on the division of labour bring to our understanding of health work? Is (gender) 'equity' in health possible? How have developments such as the resurgence of emotions and the new genetics affected these and other social relations at the turn of the century? These are just some of the questions addressed in Gender, Health and Healing in which a whole range of issues are brought together and connected to emerging concerns in contemporary life such as the new genetics and transformations in biomedical knowledge and practices. It offers a challenging assessment of gender relations and embodied practices across the public/private divide, using health and healing as paradigmatic examples. This thought-provoking volume lies at the intersection of gender studies, the sociology of health and healing, health policy, the critical analysis of scientific knowledge and the current debates around the body, health and emotions. Bringing together new and leading scholars in the field, it provides a unique critical overview of contemporary debates in health care for an interdisciplinary readership.
Love Is All Round is a feminist publishing house where Harriet
Copeland is running a competition to find new romantic fiction;
their motto is 'For Women By Women'. To avoid this gender bias,
Leonard Loftus is forced to submit his novel under a female
pseudonym. So when Lulabelle Latiffa wins the first prize, Leonard
begins to have a major problem. He is a bashful statistician
lumbered with a spectacular alter ago.2 women, 2 men
Obesity is a global public health problem of crucial importance.
Obesity rates remain high in high-income countries and are rapidly
increasing in low- and middle- income countries. Concurrently, the
global consumption of unhealthy products, such as soft drinks and
processed foods, continues to rise. The ongoing expansion of
multinational food and beverage companies, or 'Big Food', is a key
factor behind these trends. This collection provides critical
insight into the global expansion of 'Big Food', including its
incursion into low-and-middle income countries. It examines the
changing dynamics of the global food supply, and discusses how
low-income countries can alter the 'Big Food'-diet from the
bottom-up. It examines a number of issues related to 'Big Food'
marketing strategies, including the way in which they advertise to
youths and the rural poor. These issues are discussed in terms of
their public health implications, and their relation to public
health activities, for example 'soda taxes', and the promotion of
nutritionally-healthier products. This book was originally
published as a special issue of Critical Public Health.
The Black Lion is a thoroughly modern counterattacking system that
is a nightmare to face. This wild and aggressive line attempts to
take away White's initiative from a very early stage and is
guaranteed to throw your opponents off balance. The Black Lion is
essentially a contemporary and aggressive interpretation of the
Philidor Defence (1 e4 e5 2 Nf3 d6). The Black Lion starts with a
slightly different move order, 1 e4 d6 2 d4 Nf6 3 Nc3, and now the
lion family splits into two different animals: the risky lion
(3...Nbd7) or the tame lion (3...e5). Both treatments are
thoroughly investigated in this book. Simon Williams (the Ginger
GM) is the ideal guide to explain how to whip up an extremely
dangerous attack using either treatment. Williams is well known for
his swashbuckling, attacking play and the Black Lion suits his
style perfectly. His commentary and annotations are always
instructive and entertaining. * The Black Lion is an unusual and
dangerous system with little established theory. * White cannot
rely on simple, safe moves as such a strategy is liable to be
overrun. * The Black Lion is fun and exciting to play!
Are you tired of playing the same old openings again and again?
Perhaps it's time for a change. This book features three opening
experts who get together to take a look at the Dutch Defense, one
of Black's most ambitious answers to 1 d4. It presents the Dutch
defense in a different light.
Grandmaster Simon Williams was taught the English Opening at the
age of six and 1 c4 was his weapon of choice until long after he
became an International Master. For this new work, he teamed up
with acclaimed theoretician International Master Richard Palliser
to explore his old favourite. 1 c4 remains an excellent choice for
the club and tournament player. This book focuses on the set-up
popularised by the sixth world champion, Mikhail Botvinnik, the
so-called Botvinnik formation with 2 Nc3, 3 g3, 4 Bg2, 5 e4 and 6
Nge2. This system is compact but still aggressive and rewards an
understanding of plans and strategies rather than rote memorisation
of moves. In Opening Repertoire: The Iron English leading chess
authors Simon Williams and Richard Palliser guide the reader
through the complexities of this dynamic variation and carves out a
repertoire for White. They examine all aspects of this highly
complex opening and provide the reader with well-researched, fresh,
and innovative analysis. Each annotated game has valuable lessons
on how to play the opening and contains instructive commentary on
typical middlegame plans. * A dynamic and easy-to-play repertoire
for White * Complete coverage featuring several new ideas * Take
your opponents out of their comfort zone!
Two great books from the Everyman Chess Library, The New Old Indian
by Alexander Cherniaev and Eduard Prokuronov and The New Sicilian
Dragon by Simon Williams, brought together in one volume. The Old
Indian Defence is considered to be a sound way for Black to meet 1
d4. Some might argue that it is steady rather than spectacular, but
is this reputation totally deserved? Grandmaster Alexander
Cherniaev strongly disagrees, and in this book he introduces
ambitious and aggressive ways for Black to play in the main lines.
He constructs an improved version of a repertoire he has himself
utilized with great success against grandmaster opposition. Using
illustrative games, he studies the fundamental tactical and
positional ideas for both sides, and also covers what to do if
White avoids the Old Indian. This book tells you everything you
need to know about playing the New Old Indian. Grandmaster and
well-known Sicilian Dragon expert Simon Williams takes a totally
fresh look at this famous opening. Concentrating on his favourite
Dragadorf Variation, Williams constructs a cutting-edge repertoire
for Black, one which is perfect for the modern Dragon player who
wishes to cause his opponents maximum problems in the opening.
Drawing upon his considerable experience and using illustrative
games, Williams covers the key tactical and positional ideas for
both players, and highlights crucial modern day themes such as the
importance of move orders. The Sicilian Dragon is a highly popular
opening, ideal for players of all levels. It enjoys such a great
appeal because it leads to fascinating and fun-to-play positions in
which both players regularly attack each other's kings with a
complete lack of inhibition.
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