![]() The principal criminal court of England, historically reserved for the more serious and high-profile trials, Court Number One opened its doors in 1907 after the building of the 'new' Old Bailey. ![]() but this is ultimately an affecting study of how the law gets it right - and wrong' GuardianĬourt Number One of the Old Bailey is the most famous court room in the world, and the venue of some of the most sensational human dramas ever to be played out in a criminal trial. Thomas Grant offers detailed accounts of eleven cases at the Old Bailey's Court Number One, with protagonists ranging from the diabolical to the pathetic. 'These tales of eleven trials are shocking, squalid, titillating and illuminating: each of them says something fascinating about how our society once was' The Times ![]() Thomas Grant QC is a practising barrister and author. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() Ted Hughes (1930-1998) was born in Yorkshire. It won the Whitbread Book of the Year Award for 1997 and has been translated into several languages. The book is a retelling of twenty-four tales from Ovid 's Metamorphoses. Urn:lcp:isbn_2900374525872:epub:cde3dcb7-9e64-4b6f-a12c-b258fd7e9dd4 Foldoutcount 0 Identifier isbn_2900374525872 Identifier-ark ark:/13960/t72w1zg11 Invoice 1652 Isbn 9780374228415Ġ374525870 Lccn 97036061 Ocr ABBYY FineReader 11.0 (Extended OCR) Ocr_converted abbyy-to-hocr 1.1.7 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Old_pallet IA19359 Page_number_confidence 92.39 Pages 278 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200930173827 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 376 Scandate 20200927062908 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 2900374525872 Tts_version 4. Tales from Ovid, Ted Hughess masterful versions of stories from Ovids Metamorphoses, includes those of Phaeton, Actaeon, Echo and Narcissus, Procne, Midas and Pyramus and Thisbe, as well as many others. Tales from Ovid is a poetical work written by the English poet Ted Hughes, published in 1997 by Faber and Faber. ![]() Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 02:06:43 Associated-names Hughes, Ted, 1930-1998, translator Boxid IA1950307 Camera USB PTP Class Camera Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() And he visited a number of times, most notably in 1882 as he prepared to write Life on the Mississippi, his fullest and most autobiographical account of the region and its inhabitants, and again in 1902 when he made his final visit to the scenes of his childhood.Īpril-July 1857 "My boy, you must get a little memorandum-book, and every time I tell you a thing, put it down right away. Although Clemens never again lived in the Mississippi valley, he returned to the river in his writing throughout his life. The Civil War ended that career four years later by halting all river traffic. ![]() In 1857, at the age of twenty-one, he became a "cub" steamboat pilot. "Mark Twain" (meaning "Mark number two") was a Mississippi River term: the second mark on the line that measured depth signified two fathoms, or twelve feetsafe depth for the steamboat. Clemens first signed his writing with the name in February 1863, as a newspaper reporter in Nevada. | The Mark Twain Papers | The Bancroft Library | The Mississippi River "Half twain! Quarter twain! M-a-r-k twain!"įor most people, the name "Mark Twain" is virtually synonymous with the life along the Mississippi River immortalized in the author's writing. | Previous Section | Top of Exhibit | Next Section | Mark Twain at Large: The Mississippi River ![]() ![]() ![]() One of the key messages is on the irreversible technological progress which allows us to do things we could not even imagine 20-30 years ago. But then you get a fascinating story about Elon Musk's Tesla (which I have not even read in the book about Musk himself) or the story of George Mitchell, who was the first to start using fracking to commercially extract natural gas from shale formations.Īpart from this, I think the book has an underlying thread that somehow connects various times in history and places on this planet. You often get a feeling that you already know this simply because the author touches on topics that have been discussed in such detail elsewhere. This is a 493-page book that covers wide topics from US shale gas to sanctions on Russia, rising China and climate change. ![]() ![]() Sept 8: Class Expedition with VT ADA Specialist Mike Kutnak + Reading from Kim E. Sept 4: I’m speaking on “New Legs and Old Skills”at 1pm as part of the STS departmental seminar series. September 3: ADA : ADA Title II Primer + Classroom Visit by VT ADA Coordinator Pamela Vickers September 1: Infrastructure: Bess Williamson’s “Electric Moms and Quad Drivers” and Corbett O’Toole’s Fading Scars Chapter 9 “From Berkeley to Beijing” 38-41 Harriett McBryde Johnson’s Accidents of Nature and Emily Ladau’s “The Complexities of Curing Disability” and watch Stella Young’s TEDx Talk)Īugust 27th: Introduction: Judith Butler’s walk with Sanaura Taylor and Silvia Yee’s “People With Disabilities Should Not Be Defined by Technologies They Do or Don’t Use” and Last Chapter from Harriet McBryde Johnson’s Too Late to Die Young ![]() Schedule of Material Īugust 25: Dis-orientation (Reading in class p. ![]() ![]() ![]() When the cat was still there the following day, and the day after that, James became concerned and discovered the cat was wearing no collar or ID tag, and had an infected wound on his leg. One evening he returned home to find a ginger cat in the hallway of his building assuming it belonged to another resident, he simply returned to his flat. In Spring 2007, James was enrolled on a methadone programme, busking in Covent Garden, and living in sheltered accommodation in Tottenham. ![]() From this point, James spent almost 10 years either sleeping rough or staying briefly in charity-run shelters it was during this time that he began to use heroin in an attempt to escape the realities of homelessness. ![]() In 1997 he returned to the UK and lived with his half-sister, but this arrangement did not last in time, he became homeless and began sleeping on the streets. He was frequently bullied, and began sniffing glue while still in education, becoming a self-confessed “tearaway kid” who would later be diagnosed with ADHD, schizophrenia and manic depression. Home life was tense and, because the family moved frequently, James was unsettled at school. Following his parents’ divorce, he moved to Australia with his mother and stepfather. He is author of A Street Cat Named Bob, which tells his life story. James Bowen is an author and musician currently based in London. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name. ![]() ![]() ![]() ZooBank - Polar Research is registered in ZooBank – electronic-only publication of nomenclatural acts is now permited by the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature.available to readers alongside your article. Add supplementary material – you can make data sets, protocols, very large illustrations, videos, questionnaires etc.Comply with archiving policies – you can deposit any version of your paper in any required repository or archive, and post articles on your personal or institutional website. ![]()
![]() ![]() Based on this work of fiction as well as recent discussions about cyber democracy, this article opens up a discussion about the benefits and risks of Internet technologies and democracy.Īesthetic imaginaries of political practiceĭave Eggers’ (2013) novel The Circle tells the story about the eponymous powerful tech company, which develops cutting-edge digital technologies: social media platforms, miniature cameras, tablets, survey instruments, payment systems, health wristbands - all administered, connected, and monitored by the firm. That means, the voter directly votes on issues via his or her Internet platform (such as decisions on healthcare, company policies, as well as international politics issues). Circlers call this political model “demoxie”, which embraces the idea that everybody who has a Circle account is also a registered voter. However, this article critically investigates a vision of democracy that is suggested in The Circle. In discussions and research this novel often has been seen in the tradition of a dystopic and totalitarian view of society as we know from Orwell’s 1984 or Huxleys Brave New World. The Circle is a novel written by the American author Dave Eggers (2013), and it tells the story about a powerful Internet company that works with highly developed surveillance technologies to monitor workers as well as the local and global community. ![]() Demoxie: Reflections on digital democracy in Dave Eggers' novel The Circle ![]() ![]() He was ever busier and more prolific, with a publishing imprint, an interest in a travel website, and several film and writing passion projects atop his demanding TV career. It's also a deeply satisfying one."ĭid the world need another travel guide, and did we need to write it? In March 2017, when Tony and I began to discuss the idea for this book – an atlas of the world as seen through his eyes (and the lens of television) – I wasn’t entirely sure. "Through the use of powerful tools like great photography, skilful editing, sound mixing, colour correction, music (which is often composed specifically for the purpose) and brilliant producers, I can – in the very best cases – make you feel a little bit like I did at the time. ![]() ![]() It was also never my intention to provide audiences with ‘everything’ they needed to know about a place – or even a balanced or comprehensive overview. “It was never my intention to be a reporter, a critic, an advocate. ![]() ![]() King succeeds with astonishing brilliance and originality. But in this richly entertaining, enchanting novel, Laurie R. In 1914, a bold young American named Mary Russell meets a retired beekeeper in the English countryside. Few writers dare to touch the classic canon of Sherlock Holmes mysteries, and even fewer match the legendary style of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. King reveals the answer in The Beekeeper’s Apprentice, an absorbing novel steeped in exquisite understanding and charming intelligence. All from 1.23 New Books from 12.73 Used Books from 1.23 Rare Books from 27. When his greatest enemy returns with a fiendishly resourceful plan for revenge, Holmes knows he faces the case of his lifetime-and that he needs Mary's help to solve it. In The Beekeeper's Apprentice, Laurie King tells the story of Mary Russell, who in 1914 meets a retired beekeeper on the Sussex Downs. He instantly spots a fellow intellect in Mary. And although many years have passed since he astonished Watson by solving Scotland Yard's most baffling crimes, the Great Detective is no fool. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() King reveals the answer in The Beekeeper's Apprentice, an absorbing novel steeped in exquisite understanding and charming intelligence. What happens when Sherlock Holmes-a pompous, proper Victorian gentleman-takes an outspoken American woman as his apprentice? Edgar Award–winning author Laurie R. ![]() |