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The flat on the Prinsengracht is barely big enough for two. But for
Mick and Justin, two fit young Londoners in Amsterdam for work,
nightlife and the rest, it's ideal. There's Pamela upstairs.
Corinne, a total bombshell. The Conleys. Joep. Dirk and Hans.
Menheer Klassen. Clubs, music, spliffs and sex. Then, one steamy
night, when the brown polluted air seeps into the house off the
canal, something happens that turns Mick and Justin inside out.
They 'slip out' of character, and the stage is set for tragedy. The
bull must die. And Justin reveals why, in a harsh unravelling of
identities, roles, power struggles and abuse that have eaten away
at his soul for years. Here's a sharply drawn, sexually charged
psychological drama about modern life and mores - outwardly so
free, inwardly so bound - offering action, humour, weird
characters, and a twist in the tale that will shock the reader. It
could be you...
Available here for the first time in paperback, Women in Scripture
is a landmark one-volume reference work exploring all the women
mentioned in the Bible, named and unnamed, well known and
heretofore not known at all. The book comprises more than 800
articles, written by the finest scholars in the field, that examine
the numerous women who have often been obscured by the androcentric
nature of the biblical record and by centuries of translation and
interpretation that have paid little or no attention to them. The
women of scripture are remarkably varied-from prophets to
prostitutes, military heroines to musicians, deacons to dancers,
widows to wet nurses, rulers to slaves. Here are familiar faces,
such as Eve, Judith, and Mary, seen anew with the full benefit of
the most up-to-date biblical scholarship. But the most innovative
aspect of the book is the section devoted to the many women who in
the scriptures do not even have names. In both scope and
accessibility, Women in Scripture is an exceptional work. Combining
rigorous scholarship with engaging prose, these articles on women
in the Hebrew Bible, the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical books, and the
New Testament will inform, delight, and challenge all readers
interested in the Bible.
This is a true story. Whether watching his dinner guests dodge
sniper fire in Johannesburg, being chased by poltergeists in
Vienna, or held up by Fidel Castro in Cuba; whether being waylaid
in Hong Kong, on suspicion of drug smuggling, or threatened with
drowning by a drunken Sheikh in Dubai; requiring a police escort in
Rotterdam, or simply running into Arnold Schwarzenegger - "like an
upturned coffin in a suit" - in Los Angeles, Tony Craven has
travelled a remarkable journey. CRASHING THROUGH CONSTELLATIONS
tells the story of a career in Drama and Entertainment. As a
Director of stage and television - throughout the UK, Europe and
much of the world - as well as writer and musician, Tony Craven has
indeed "just about covered it all." From his early years at the
world-famous Birmingham Repertory Theatre, charting triumphs and
disasters in the West End, through world travel and UK tours, to
his audacious entrance to the business of Television, this is a
true story. But it is also a moving personal journey, recorded
faithfully and honestly. The unrelenting race for success - so
often, elusive - is laid bare, along with gossip and insight into
personalities and relationships. With not a few surprises along the
way, CRASHING THROUGH CONSTELLATIONS is honest, intriguing and
packed with private anecdote. It is a story filled with triumph and
heartache, sadness and excitement, amusement and betrayal. It is MY
story.
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