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This book traces the development of the D-Notice system, which controls the media's access to government secrets, from 19th-century colonial campaigns, through two world wars, to modern operations and counter-terrorism.

Nietzsche: The Key Concepts is a comprehensive guide to one of the most widely-studied and influential philosophers of the nineteenth century. This invaluable resource helps navigate the often challenging and controversial thought outlined in Nietzschea (TM)s seminal texts. Fully cross-referenced throughout and in an accessible A-Z format with suggestions for further reading, this concise yet thorough introduction explores such ideas as: decad...

Rediscovering Confession is about recovering the experience of confession, in danger now of becoming a lost art. It identifies four elements present in psychotherapy and confession: a state of heightened self-awareness, a growing realization that our predicament points in some meaningful direction beyond itself, the necessity to make a relevant response to our situation, and a potential for spiritual encounter that accompanies the process. Eac...

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This book examines notions of virtus as it contributed to Roman ideas of manliness.

A new edition of William Morris's classic text of British socialism.

Three masterpieces of classical tragedy Containing Aeschylus's "Agamemnon, " Sophocles' "Oedipus Rex, " and Euripides' "Medea, " this important new selection brings the best works of the great tragedians together in one perfect introductory volume. This volume also includes extracts from Aristophanes' comedy "The Frogs" and a selection from Aristotle's "Poetics.

A witty, sophisticated guide to the new principles of modern social behavior, by a psychologist and popular alternative-etiquette-and-ethics guruThis is no rule book about forks and calling cards. As a child, Robin Abrahams was bitterly disappointed when her parents forced her to have a lemonade stand rather than a booth for dispensing advice. In Miss Conduct's Mind over Manners, Abrahams, now a psychologist and the popular "Miss Conduct" colu...

Haydn's Symphonies Nos. 82-7 marked a new level of compositional attainment for the composer. This book considers both stylistic aspects of the works and their broader cultural context when performed for Parisian audiences during the 1780s. 17 music examples.

The guide investigates Dowland's famous Lachrimae (1604), the earliest collection of instrumental music generally known to non-specialists.

Lissa Dragomir is a mortal vampire. She must be protected at all times from the fiercest and most dangerous vampires of all - the ones who will never die. Rose Hathaway is Lissa's best friend - and her bodyguard. Now, after two years of illicit freedom, they've been dragged back inside the iron gates of St Vladimir's Academy.

Die Geschichte von Peter Pan gehört heute weltweit zu den Kinderbuch-Klassikern. Als Theaterstück wurde es bereits 1904 in London uraufgeführt und zählt in England und Amerika vor allem zur Weihnachtszeit zu den am meisten gespielten Schauspielen für Kinder. Leander Haußmann präsentierte dieses Stück im Juni 2000 als Abschlussregie seiner 5-jährigen Intendantenzeit am Bochumer Schauspielhaus. Die Berliner Kultband Element Of Crime konnte er fü...

Will climate change force a massive human migration to the Northern Rim? How does our sense of morality arise from the structure of the brain? What does the latest research in language acquisition tells us about the role of culture in the way we think? What does current neurological research tell us about the nature of time?This wide-ranging collection of never-before-published essays offers the very latest insights into the daunting scientifi...

But in the city's shadowy alleyways, a new, deadly plot is afoot-a sinister threat that even Sandro needs help to uncover.He enlists the aid of an alluring, sensuous beauty, Laura Bandello.

No man can resist Jemma's sensuous allure . . . Except her own husband!Wedding bells celebrating the arranged marriage between the lovely Duchess of Beaumont and her staid, imperturbable duke had scarcely fallen silent when a shocking discovery sent Jemma running from the ducal mansion. For the next nine years she cavorted abroad, creating one delicious scandal after another (if one is to believe the rumors).Elijah, Duke of Beaumont, did belie...