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"Jacques Derrida had a major influence on twentieth century philosophy and the idea of postmodernism. Challenging some of the deepest assumptions of the Western philosophical tradition, he is most renowned—or condemned—for his engagement with the movement that he called 'deconstruction.'
In this Very Short Introduction, Simon Glendinning explores both the difficulty and significance of the work of Derrida. Glendinning provides a clear sense of the centrality of Derrida's interest in Europe and his relationship to philosophy, to religious history, and to modern democratic politics."
"Our extraordinary capacity to reason and solve problems sets us aside from other animals, but our evolved thinking processes also leave us susceptible to bias and error. The study of thinking and reasoning goes back to Aristotle, and was one of the first topics to be studied when psychology separated from philosophy.
In this Very Short Introduction Jonathan Evans explores cognitive psychological approaches to understanding the nature of thinking and reasoning, problem solving, and decision making. He shows how our problem solving capabilities are hugely dependent on also having the imagination to ask the right questions, and the ability to see things from a completely new perspective. Beginning by considering the approaches of the behaviorists and the Gestalt psychologists, he moves on to modern explorations of thinking, including hypothetical thinking, conditionals, deduction, rationality, and intuition. Covering the role of past learning, IQ, and cognitive biases, Evans also discusses the idea that there may be two different ways of thinking, arising from our evolutionary history."
"A vivid stoker's-eye view of life in a submarine during the Second World War.
The perfect World War Two memoir for people who enjoyed the works of James D. Hornfischer, Robert Leckie, and Laura Hillenbrand.
In 1939, at the age of twenty, Sydney Hart joined the Royal Navy as a stoker. Over the course of the next four years, he served in submarines during the most critical phases of the war—in the North Sea, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean.
Aboard HMS Triad, HMS Truant, and HMS Thrasher, Hart experienced the lengthy tension of lonely ocean patrols; the hazardous penetration of closely-guarded enemy harbors; the terrifying thrill stalking Axis vessels; the brief merriments of life ashore in 'Gib', Malta, and 'Alex' while on leave; and the tragic realization that some shipmates would never return home from the dark, cruel seas. These brave men would have their pay-ledgers closed with the final entry 'discharged dead'.
This book, written not by an admiral or captain, but instead by a regular stoker, provides a profoundly unique perspective."
"The Nazi Ghost Train is an epic tale of action and adventure, uncovering a story of airmen on the run and resistance heroes carrying out espionage and sabotage. But, betrayed, they all face the same fate: a concentration camp. This thrilling new book is an incredible piece of history brought to life using interviews and meticulous research carried out over more than a decade.
The courage and audacity of a small group of ordinary people were the last hope for hundreds who had risked all for the Allied cause in World War II.
As they watched the railway station fill up with men and women, they pledged that the train would never reach Germany...
They had the next few hours to work a miracle.
The true story of how more than 1,400 men and women of the Resistance, SOE agents, and airmen from Britain, the US and Canada were saved from death in a concentration camp by the courage and cunning of a small group of civilians.
The Nazi Ghost Train unfolds in a pulse-pounding narrative, describing the terror of being shot down on bombing missions, the fight to stay free and alive with Gestapo on your tail, and the gut wrenching horror of betrayal.
Drawing upon a wealth of primary sources and extensive interviews, The Nazi Ghost Train brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters."
"Winston Churchill was born in a palace and was given a funeral worthy of a king. His family had enjoyed an intimate association with the British monarchy stretching back centuries. As King Edward VIII said of him, 'I have never met anyone of royal blood who exemplified in such high degree the ideal of the 'good king.''
Churchill and the Crown tells the story of Churchill's relationship with the various kings and queens he served during his long political career, from young journalist under Edward VII, through his dramatic fall from grace in the First World War under George V, the frustrations of appeasement during the interwar period and his relationship with Edward VIII during the abdication crisis of 1936, culminating in his Finest Hour in the Second World War under George VI and the coda of Churchill's public service to his final monarch: Queen Elizabeth II.
Ted Powell analyzes Churchill's writings on monarchy and his role in preserving and establishing monarchies outside Britain. At the core of the book is a series of studies of Churchill's relationships with the monarchs he served. These studies offer a two-way perspective, examining both Churchill's view of individual monarchs and their attitudes towards him. They shed light not only on Churchill's career but also on the changing role of the monarchy in twentieth century Britain."
"Aisling Morrow moves through her life like a ghost, forever changed by the events that led to the reawakening of the long-dormant Silver Saints. She's seen the corruption of power and has borne the heavy weight of prophecy. Now, beset by guilt and frightened by the decisions she made in the name of peace, she must gather what remains of her strength to journey alongside Rodney, Raif, and Lyre into the god realm to find the Unseelie King.
But Elowas is a dark and twisted place. And the entity that awaits Aisling there—the eldritch god that spirited Kael away—is even more terrific than anyone imagined. He has staked his claim over the king and the power that binds him to both realms, and with that power would see a return to days of old when the Wyldraíocht Fae worshipped him unreservedly—and humans paid their toll in blood. Amidst the realm's decay, Aisling learns of bygone deities, the sacrifice of the Silver Saints, and a magic long since lost to time. The tale of Elowas and those trapped there is a sordid one, and recovering what was lost will push the rescue party to the limits of their resolve.
A human woman, a warrior, a Weaver, a worshipper, and a once-powerful king will discover that in a realm blackened and broken, only one certainty remains: fate is not quite through with the Red Woman yet."
"The Fae are real—this is a fact that Aisling Morrow has believed since she was a child. Her late mother's accounts of their beauty still linger in her mind, but with the caveat: Do not involve yourself uninvited with matters of the Fae. Aisling has no plans to do so—until she discovers a prophecy which names her the Red Woman, destined to turn the tides of war in Wyldraíocht by ensuring the fall of the Unseelie Court.
On a quest to understand, Aisling ventures into Wyldraíocht. Except Fae prophecies aren't easily interpreted, and she is soon ensnared in a dangerous web—at the center of which stands the vengeful Unseelie King.
King Kael Ardhen, a vessel for power bestowed upon him by an eldritch god, is consumed by his own rage—a rage which he would not hesitate to turn on the human prophesied to destroy his court. Yet something about the way Aisling calls to his shadows draws him in.
As unsettling truths challenge Aisling's convictions and call into question the purpose of the Red Woman, the Veil between realms grows weaker. Soon, the crueler sorts of Fae will no longer be confined to Wyldraíocht. With time running out, Aisling finds herself at the crossroads of fate and choice."
"They thought it was an open and shut case, they were wrong.
When former MI6 agent Selwin Birks is found dead in his Costa Blanca villa, police call it a suicide. A few days later, MI5 agent Chris Kane is also found dead, killed on his boat. But the local police can see no connection. Maverick Government agent Sam Taylor knows better . . . Tasked with unraveling the mystery, Sam arrives in Spain—knowing he must find the connection before it finds him. Walking into an ever-evolving net of lies, treachery and danger, Sam must join the dots in a race against time. Chasing shadows and not knowing who to trust, Sam is thrust into the very heart of the Spanish criminal underworld.
Determined to get answers, Sam and Birks' estranged daughter, Tilly, follow a trail of bodies and betrayal. When the truth leads them to a strange local businessman, known only as 'the Chief,' the stakes explode as the true horror of the operation is uncovered. . . Faced with the fact his life is at stake; Sam finds himself in a brutal showdown with nothing to rely on but his instincts. Set under the Mediterranean sun, Sam Taylor faces his biggest test yet.
As the saying goes, everyone dies, but death comes quicker for some . . ."
"Daniel Owen has spent the best part of ten years renovating his house when he finds the cellar. By falling into it.
The mysterious cellar has a mysterious door, and behind the mysterious door is a mysterious box . . . and in the box . . . there are clues to the shocking history of Daniel's beloved home town.
A cold case is occupying Mal Kent's time. A notorious car thief is released from prison. Town and police station gossip says the thief killed an old man years ago, and the minute he gets out, there's another death.
But Mal has other problems, problems that threaten his future as a police officer and his future with Daniel.
If that wasn't enough, the wedding is six weeks away."
"DCI Daniel Owen is barely holding things together when an old flame crashes into his life, with a dead body and enough emotional baggage to sink a ship.
Then the fires start.
Who is Jonathan Cole, and why is he living at a run down holiday park? Did he kill the park's owner? Daniel wants to believe Jonathan is innocent, and Jonathan wants to seduce Daniel. Mal, now Superintendent Kent, wants to come home. His undercover officer has disappeared from the same holiday park, and that can't be a coincidence, can it?
No matter where they look, Jonathan's past is engulfing them all in flames."
"Murder? Suicide? Accident? Or all three?
Daniel Owen is coming to terms with not being a cop. He's happy to find a bunch of likeminded people at the town allotments—until one of them is brutally murdered.
Mal Kent is settling into his new job as the man-in-charge of Melin Tywyll CID. The fly in the ointment is bigoted, lazy DI Carey, Daniel's replacement.
Carey wants to blame Daniel's new friends for the murder, and with Daniel as their only alibi, accusations fly.
Daniel and Mal have to solve the case while Carey uses his friends in high places to undermine them at every turn. Carey knows too much, but is he a murderer?"
"Husband-hunting can be fatal . . .
As a favor to their friend Sasha, Daniel and Mal are looking for the husband she fled so she can get a divorce and marry again. Instead of a husband, they find a mystery that could see Daniel charged with murder.
It turns out the husband wasn't who he said he was, and anyway he's dead. So who is living in the former marital home, and why is Daniel attacked after they visit? Then one of the people they've talked to is murdered, and the body is dumped on Daniel's doorstep. Daniel is in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the local police have him in the frame for the killing.
Sasha's husband was keeping secrets, and someone wants those secrets buried deeper than a nuclear bunker. If Daniel an Mal insist on digging up the past, they risk being buried too."
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