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  The Tenderness of Silent Minds -...

  Martha C. Nussbaum

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  The human body is the primary instrument of war, yet those waging war often confront soldiers' bodies in a detached or merely intellectual way. In The Tenderness of Silent Minds, Martha C. Nussbaum, a leading thinker on emotion, morality, and justice, conducts a pioneering study of Benjamin Britten's musical representations of the tender male body amidst the brutality of war, and their ability to transform consciousness by evoking potent, non-personal emotions. 
   
   
   
  Offering a reading of Britten's views about the value and beauty of the body that situates these in the context of his thirty-nine year partnership with his lover, the singer Peter Pears, and also surveying pacifist themes in works written both before and after War Requiem, Nussbaum presents a compelling framework for critically assessing Britten's oeuvre. Nussbaum engages with a remarkably wide range of Britten's works, examining his treatment of aggression and its roots in his collaborations with the poet W. H. Auden, offering readings of the value placed on the body in early partnerships with Britten's beloved and singer Peter Pears, and surveying pacifist themes in Britten's earlier works. The analysis throughout is enriched with perspectives from Britten's personal letters and thoughtful study of the social and political backdrop of fear and homophobic disgust in mid-twentieth century Britain.

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  1996: 30 Years on From the Best...

  Dominic Mohan

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  1996: The year that shaped a generation, revisited three decades on by Ex Sun Editor, Dominic Mohan 
  1996 a year that shaped a generation – all the glamour, glitz and grit of the 1990s relived, by the man who lived through it all, Ex Sun Editor, Dominic Mohan. 
  From the death of Kurt Cobain, to the birth of Britpop, Mohan forensically examines the era when you could truly come as you are. 1996 follows the year when all elements of British culture; music, politics, football, fashion, food, art and media collided spectacularly, allowing Britain to reclaim it's title as the artistic center of the world. 
  Mohan looks back (without anger), through the lens of his insider perspective, at the decade where records sold in their millions, rock icons made friends in politics and no one knew what an iPhone was. 
  Drawing on interviews from major 90s icons and legends, 1996 is an authoritative account of the pivotal period that saw the biggest artistic bomb in the nation since the swinging sixties. This book tells the story of one of the most influential eras, with keen observations, reflections and exclusive content throughout. 
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  A Rare Recording of Sylvia Plath

  Sylvia Plath

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  Sylvia Plath born on October 27, 1932, in Boston, MA, was an American poet, novelist, and short story writer. She is credited with advancing the genre of confessional poetry and is best known for two of her published collections, The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) and Ariel (1965), and also The Bell Jar, a semi-autobiographical novel published shortly before her suicide on February 11, 1963. In this recording, Plath discusses writing, her youth, and her life.

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  Surviving the Wild: The Untold...

  Gareth Hawthorne

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  Surviving the Wild: The Untold Story of the Donner Party 
  Looking to advance in your knowledge of historical events and strengthen your understanding of true survival stories?  
  Seeking a thorough guide that covers all aspects of resilience and bravery in the face of extreme hardship? 
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  Issues In Health Care - Ethical...

  John Warwick Montgomery

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  WHOSE LIFE IS IT ANYWAY? An examination of legal and ethical issues surrounding the questions of suicide and assisted suicide. November 1997. ISSUES IN HEALTH CARE: RIGHTS OF THE UNBORN This lecture is based on the prize-winning essay, "The Rights of Unborn Children", in which the legal protection offered to the unborn in Canada, Germany, UK and USA are compared. The ethical implications of the law are examined. ETHICS IN A CHANGING HEALTH CARE SYSTEM The need for, and the basis of ethics in health care. The keynote address to a meeting jointly sponsored by the Hospital/Health Care Associations of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, British Columbia and Alberta, May 13, 1993 in Seattle, Washington. HUMAN DIGNITY IN BIRTH AND DEATH: A QUESTION OF VALUES An examination of issues on human dignity, and rights, in the field of health care. Keynote address to the Alberta Hospital Association, May 3, 1990 in Edmonton, Alberta. A transcript of this address appears in Christians in the Public Square.

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  Thomas Alva Edison: A short...

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  Thomas Alva Edison, the father of electricity: Life and work in a short biography! Everything you need to know, brief and concise. Infotainment, education and entertainment at its best!

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