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I shouldn't think he did, the General Secretary answered. "If I hadn't always found you a very reliable fellow-and if it wasn't for Lord Arglay-I met him once on a Commission and he seemed a very level-headed sort of man. But this.... No, I won't. The whole thing's too ridiculous.... But what the devil can it be they've got hold of? Tell me all about it again."
"The Rise of Street Gangs" gives a unique first-hand account of the rise of the street gang culture across the world, where drive-by shootings and communities under siege have become the new norm. The book not only covers street gangs but also the characters of the gangs, their current evolution and outlook, and how these gangs are on the rise worldwide. "The Rise of Street Gangs" looks at gangs in the United States, Mexico, the Native American Reservation, the slums of Manilla in the Philippines, South Africa, and Australia and the role of gangs during the Black Lives Matter protests.Voir livre
We often think about Newton when we see an apple falling from a tree: The man who came up with the gravity theory, a physics scientist who gave said event and others significant thought. Sir Isaac Newton was an English mathematician, physicist, astronomer, theologian, and writer who was commonly seen as one of the best mathematicians, physicists, and most prominent researchers of perpetuity. He was hailed as a "natural theorist" in his time. He was a considerable player in the Knowledge thought movement. In the year 1687, he wrote Mathematical Concepts of Natural Philosophy, which established classical mechanics. Newton also made considerable advances to optics, and he shares credit for developing infinitesimal calculus with German mathematician Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz. Newton created the concepts of movement and universal gravitation in Principia, which controlled clinical thought till the idea of relativity surpassed it. Newton used his math clarification of gravity to determine Kepler's laws of planetary movement, represent tides, comet trajectories, equinox precession, and other phenomena, showing the heliocentricity of the Planetary system. He showed that the exact same ideas could be used to clarify the movement of items in the world and celestial bodies. The geodetic observations of Maupertuis, La Condamine, and others later substantiated Newton's reduction that the Earth is an oblate spheroid, convincing most European researchers of Newtonian mechanics' supremacy over older systems. Let’s learn more about this fascinating genius.Voir livre
Kirkus Reviews A well-written, comprehensively researched account of one man with connections to key players in literature and politics throughout the 1900s. ...Lurie has produced a substantial, thoughtful biography of a man previously known only through his appearances in the papers of more famous individuals, acknowledging his contributions and placing him in historical context... Midwest Book Review Impressively researched, extraordinarily informative, exceptionally well written, organized and presented, " Galantière: The Lost Generation's Forgotten Man" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to both community and academic library 20th Century American Biography collections. Rosanna Warren. Distinguished Service Professor, Univ. of Chicago Galantière could have sprung full-grown from a novel by Saul Bellow: a fantastical creature whose most successful fiction was himself. Publishers Weekly Lurie's dutiful biography of Lewis Galantière (1895-1977), his first cousin once removed, tells a clear-cut tale of a man who crossed paths with Sherwood Anderson, Ernest Hemingway, and James Joyce, among many other literary notables, helping them in significant ways... …an appealing portrait of a man who made his own way among the literati of his day. The Library Journal ...Lurie succeeds in constructing a thorough and well-rounded portrait that should earn its subject wider recognition —especially among readers interested in American history and diplomacy. H. R. Stoneback. Distinguished Professor of English. SUNY and Past Pres. of the Hemingway Society Mark Lurie's impeccably researched, and amply documented biography unearths valuable neglected details of the Hemingway- Galantière friendship. This valuable portrait of Galantière is a compelling tale, well-told for the first time.Voir livre
“Animals can be our greatest comfort or our absolute heartbreak when we lose them, but they never stop teaching us and helping us to be better.” Matt Jackson-Smith is a new generation Yorkshire vet; a dashing James Herriot for the modern age. From watching TV show The Yorkshire Vet with his gran, to being one of its most popular stars, Matt is forging an exciting life and career both on and off screen. In this fascinating, funny, engaging and honest memoir he opens his case book to reveal what life is really like as a Yorkshire vet in the 21st Century. Matt reveals his journey from the son of a rugby league superstar to one of TVs most popular animal experts. He talks about his childhood struggles with stuttering, his adventures at vet school, his veterinary career and his journey to stardom as one of the most popular professionals on Channel 5’s hit show, The Yorkshire Vet. With stories from his childhood, his training and early career, through to his current success at work while starting a family of his own. This is a funny, touching and engaging snapshot of Matt’s story so far – filled with anecdotes and heartwarming tales of life as a Yorkshire Vet and beyond. From dealing with exotic wildcats and crocs to dramatic emergency Caesarean sections on dairy cows – from open-shell operations on tortoises to looking after a care home’s beloved budgie.Voir livre
Chandragupta Maurya, also known as Sandrakotos or Sandrokotos in Greek, was the founder and first ruler of the Maurya dynasty and is credited with founding the first pan-Indian empire. He established a vast centralized empire with the help of his guru and later minister Chanakya or Kautilya, details of whose functioning, culture, army and economy are well preserved in Kautilya's Arthashastra. The Maurya dynasty was founded by Chandragupta Maurya in 322 BCE.Voir livre
"A brave and lyrical exploration of motherhood and mental health . . . as terrifying as it is riveting." —Susannah Cahalan, NYT bestselling author of Brain on Fire Early motherhood is supposed to be joyous, but for Aaisha Alvi those early days were ruined by terrifying thoughts about her baby and family. Her experience was the antithesis of everything she had ever been told about motherhood, far beyond the trials of breastfeeding or putting her baby to sleep. Aaisha did recover and began to enjoy motherhood. She was thrilled when she fell pregnant again. Sadly, that pregnancy ended in a miscarriage, and the psychosis returned. This time, however, she was blindsided by the unimaginable: voices urged her to stab her daughter and to harm innocent people. Aaisha felt evil, worthy of taking her own life. But each time she sought medical help, she was turned away. With unflinching honesty, Aaisha takes listeners beyond the vitriol and blame that is flung at women suffering from postpartum psychosis—particularly women of color. Hers is a clarion call for increased awareness of a condition that need never result in tragedy.Voir livre
