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Exploring themes of memory and forgotten truths, the narrative captivates with its visceral and twisting storyline. The characters are intricately developed, drawing readers into a world that challenges perceptions and unearths hidden secrets. The propulsive writing style keeps the pace engaging, making it a compelling read that invites deep reflection. This novel promises to leave a lasting impression, urging readers to confront what has been overlooked.

Exploring the nature and purpose of political activity, this book offers insights into the workings of the British Government, the Commonwealth, and the former British Empire. Written by a serving Member of Parliament, it provides a unique perspective on the political landscape of the time, reflecting on the responsibilities and challenges faced by political leaders. The author delves into the intricacies of governance and the impact of political decisions on society, making it a valuable resource for understanding historical and contemporary political dynamics.

Set during the silent film era, the narrative follows legendary director Mack Sennett as he reflects on his life, career, and his tumultuous relationship with star Mabel Normand. As he confronts the decline of silent films and the rise of talkies, Mack shares stories of triumph and heartbreak, highlighting the bittersweet nature of his romance with Mabel, whom he helped rise to fame. The production features a celebrated score by Jerry Herman, showcasing beloved songs that enhance the emotional depth of this nostalgic saga.

Bold, gritty and blackly comic, Michael Stewart's new collection of short fiction, Four Letter Words, explores twin contemporary urban dystopias: work and home. A book in two halves: Work explores what paid employment is for many people now: deadening, grinding and underpaid. A barmaid who has to put up with being sexually abused as part of her job, a sex worker who finds out just how far she will go to raise the money she needs to see her son, a painter and decorator who only sees white, a beggar who goes too far, and an office worker who discovers his boss has a skeleton in his closet. Home explores dysfunctional domestic settings. A single mum who has to hand over her child to a violent ex-boyfriend, a woman driven through loneliness to form a relationship with her vacuum cleaner, and an unusual coupling between an advertising exec and a homeless girl. For some home offers little respite from the toil and tyranny of work. Stylish and unsettling with a seam of black comedy running throughout the collection, Four Letter Words is a baker's dozen of modern urban noir that offers responses to a number of contemporary concerns such as homelessness, addiction and sexual exploitation.

See through the eyes of the Brontes as you immerse yourself in their lives and landscapes, wandering the very same paths they each would have walked in search of the inspiration behind their novels and poetry. An 'imaginative and elegant trek through the landscape of the Brontes' Grazia

First published on Valentine's Day 2013, Couples is a blackly comic sequence of poems that explore the nature of co-dependency - of two people who want to be together, but at the same time cannot help but push each other away. Now, the seven-year itch has brought Michael Stewart back to this subject for a new edition; revisiting and rethinking the original poems, and adding a dozen more. The layout of the book is itself a commentary on the phenomenon - the poems are placed in their own 'couples', pairs that face each other across the page. Sometimes they exchange a glance, sometimes they stand side-by-side, staring out into the abyss; only when the book is closed, and they are in darkness, do they truly come together.

Do roku 1989 vládla ve východní Evropě oficiální komunistická politika, podle níž měla „vládnoucí“ pracující třída Cikány vstřebat. Mnoho Cikánů ale bojovalo za udržení své odlišné identity. Tato kniha vypráví o tom, jak jedna skupina Cikánů odmítla zavrhnout svůj způsob života a asimilovat se do majoritní populace. Je to příběh o zdrojích kulturní diverzity v moderní industriální společnosti a o strachu a nenávisti, které se mohou ze sociální a kulturní odlišnosti zrodit. Jádro knihy, založené na osmnáctiměsíčním pozorování každodenního života v cikánské osadě, tvoří popis kultivace, oslavování a znovuobjevování kulturní odlišnosti mezi lidmi, které ti nad nimi považovali za příliš hloupé a necivilizované na to, aby vůbec nějakou „kulturu“ měli.

Keynes's ideas have revolutionized our lives. Before the publication of the General Theory, economists were on the touchline, passively watching the economy perform; now they are on the field as players, manipulating the conditions of economic life. Yet Keynes was not merely a theoretical economist. During both wars he was probably the most important figure at the Treasury, and the modern International Monetary Fund is partly his creation. Since the 1930s millions of people who have never heard of Keynes's work have owed their livelihood to his ideas and policies. But if we are all Keynesians now, are our problems the by-products of the Keynesian system? Can his ideas, which have banished the spectre of international recession, cope with the difficulties of an inflationary world? Is full employment threatened by a shortage of international liquidity, and is persistent unemployment in the U.S. an indication that Keynesian theory cannot answer the problems of automation? Are rising prices inevitable, and why is Britain constantly running into balance-of-payments crises? These questions are posed and answered this this new Pelican by Michael Stewart, whose clear and straightforward account of Keynes's life and ideas and of their status in the modern world should be a boon to intelligent people of any age and educational level.