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I en lille færøsk bygd er en pige på sommerferie hos sin mormor og morfar. Moster er ikke flyttet hjemmefra endnu og så er der husholdersken, Tante, som har et godt øje til morfar. Om søndagen kommer telefonmanden til skak, salmesang, cognac og cigar med morfar, der sætter alt ind for at tæmme sit iltre temperament og spille sine træk kløgtigt ¿ telefonmanden ved nemlig alt om alle. Det kan være vanskeligt helt at forstå de voksnes verden, særligt når døren pludselig smækker, nogen hulker i værelset ved siden af og radioen igen i dag fortæller om krig i Vietnam. Men når torskehovedmanden kommer forbi med trillebøren fuld af torskehoveder, er selv de værste forviklinger glemt. Morfar suger fedtet ud af øjnene og forærer sit barnebarn den lille bruskperle, der bliver tilbage. Måske hun en dag vil have nok til en hel perlekæde?Katrin Ottarsdóttir har et særligt blik for skæve personligheder og for Færøernes ejendommelige natur. Med romandebuten "Pigen i verden" tegner hun et vidunderligt portræt af et færøsk bygdesamfund i 1960¿erne set med et barns øjne.-

Discover a thought-provoking and in-depth analysis from a dedicated citizen-soldier on the events of the Vietnam War and how it had profound long-term consequences for the American Republic. The Vietnam War's conclusion saw the discontinuation of conscription, severing the connection between the American people and the true costs of war. This disconnection granted national leaders greater freedom in military engagements with reduced public scrutiny. The rallying cry of "They are volunteers and want to be there" shifted responsibility away from elected officials, according to Stewart. He highlights the problematic nature of the "authorization for the use of military force (AUMF)," granting presidents the power similar to kings and leading to subsequent conflicts. Drawing on the wisdom of Athenian General Pericles, Stewart warns of our failure to learn from history's lessons.Stewart's target audience includes political leaders, active and retired military figures, and Vietnam-era veterans. He emphasizes the urgent need to comprehend the difficult choices required to reverse America's decline. Additionally, Stewart addresses a wider audience comprising service academies, defense colleges, and think tanks. His insights serve as a wake-up call, urging influential individuals to reassess the nation's trajectory and make informed decisions to safeguard the future of the American Republic.

- Lavishly illustrated in full color, the volume features 119 African artists drawn from 10 countries including influential figures like Ben Enwonwu, Uche Okeke, Bruce Onobrakpeya, Ablade Glover, El Anatsui, and Ludovic FadairoPassion, intellectual curiosity, and intuition inspired His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe CFR, over a period of 40 years, to collect and support artists from his native Onitsha, southeastern Nigeria, Ghana, the broader West African region, and indeed the African continent. Accompanying the opening of his Chimedie Museum to the public -- a repository to house and display his personal art collection--this volume chronicles the Obi of Onitsha's journey as a collector and patron and it is written in an easily navigable language by some of the finest scholars on the subject. Carefully selected are 322 masterpieces across a broad diversity of media from the almost 5,000 -- ranging from drawings, paintings in oil, acrylic, and mixed media, photography, prints, etchings, and sculpture in bronze, wood and ivory to installations and site-specific commissioned friezes in the royal palace -- that underscore the His Royal Majesty Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe Collection as one of the largest and most comprehensive African-owned private collections of African art. Includes critical essays by Sylvester Ogbechie, Frank Ugiomoh, Edwin Bodjawah, Babacar Mbow, Krdyz Ikwuemesi, Jerry Buhari, Bernard Akoi-Jackson, Oliver Enwonwu, Chichi Anyagolu- Okoye, Chika Okeke-Agulu, and Olu Oguibe

Un libro d'artista di Patrizia Bonardi che racconta il risultato delle sue ricerche all'interno delle arti visive, in dialogo con il campo dell'ecologia contemporanea. La mostra al centro del libro è RESPIRO DENTRO, espressione di solidarietà verso gli impollinatori, sua personale a cura di Dora Bulart che da maggio a ottobre 2023 è stata allestita al BACS Between Contemporary Art and Sociology di Leffe(BG). RESPIRO DENTRO è un progetto ambientalista dedicato alla gratitudine per la Natura, contro l'inquinamento е i cambiamenti climatici, omaggio alla figura di Rachel Carson e a tutti coloro che stanno difendendo la terra dall'inquinamento e dallo squilibrio climatico. An artist's book by Patrizia Bonardi that tell us about the artist's research within the visual arts, where art dialogues with contemporary ecology.The exhibition at the heart of the book, called RESPIRO DENTRO / Breathing In is an espression of solidarity towards pollinators. This personal exhibition curated by Dora Bulart took place from May 2023 to October 2023 at BACS, Between Contemporary Art and Sociology in Leffe/Bergamo - Italy.RESPIRO DENTRO is an environmental project, dedicated to gratitude for Nature, against pollution and climate changes. The exhibition is also a tribute to Rachel Carson and to all thoses that are defending the planet Earth against pollution and climate instability.All texts are in Italian as well as in English thanks to Véronique Du Moulin's translation.

An unforgettable account of how misguided and illegal U.S. policies in Central America during the 1980s resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, created many of today's problems along America's Southern Border, and helped perpetuate a legacy of hawkish militarism at the expense of democracy and diplomacy.During the 1980s, the United States financed and directed wars against popular movements in Central America. Vowing to block "Soviet expansion," the U.S. waged a Vietnam-style counterinsurgency in El Salvador while orchestrating a covert and illegal war to overthrow the Sandinista government in Nicaragua. Some 75,000 died in El Salvador, and more than 30,000 were killed in Nicaragua, most of them civilians. Countless more were displaced. Meanwhile, with tacit U.S. support, the Guatemalan military razed hundreds of Indigenous communities and killed more than 200,000 people during a civil war that claimed the lives of 100,000 Mayan villagers.Scott Wallace arrived in Central America in 1983 to cover these conflicts as a freelance "stringer" for CBS News and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution as well as Newsweek, The Independent, and The Guardian. Traveling along the frontlines of war, Wallace evolved a distinctive reporting style that included photojournalistic portraits of startling intimacy, page-turning tales of high adventure, and incisive analysis of the events he witnessed. The result is this unforgettable account of a reporter coming of age on the battlefield as he seeks the truth amid a landscape rife with death and deception.Introduced by the Honorable Christopher J. Dodd, readers will find within these pages a compelling and eye-opening narrative and visual record of the conflicts that continue to reverberate in the crisis on America's southern border with Mexico and in policy decisions made in Washington that impact families at home and throughout the world. Situating the exercise of U.S. power on a continuum running from Vietnam through Central America to Iraq, where he later reported, Wallace provides a rare look into the real-life consequences of morally dubious policies while offering a gripping primer for aspiring foreign correspondents and field reporters.In Central America in the Crosshairs of War, Scott Wallace presents a compelling memoir that not only reboots America's history of misadventures overseas since Vietnam, but also restores faith in the importance and power of journalism at a time when "disinformation" and "alternate realities" abound in America and abroad. As Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Debrorah Nelson observers: "Scott Wallace takes us along his harrowing journey into the Central American jungles for an important historical accounting that draws a sharp line from the U.S. proxy wars of the 1980s to today's crises in those countries and at our own southern border."

"Art & Life: The Story of Samuel Bak traces the development of a child prodigy deeply shaped by the catastrophic events of the Shoah, from his early artistic influences to his years in the Vilna Ghetto and Landsberg DP Camp, his formal training in Israel and Paris, and his fruitful art career in Rome, New York, Switzerland, and Boston. Augmenting the rich existing literature on Bak, Art & Life explores-in thoughtful prose and through reproductions of both iconic and rarely seen work created between 1942 and 2022-how he navigated the prevailing art trends of the mid-twentieth century in search of his own pictorial language. It considers the personal, historical, and artistic currents that led Bak, now aged 90, to create an astonishing body of work that bears witness to cataclysmic events, embodies our common humanity of suffering and hope, and poses questions about the repair of the world"--

Mellem to unge piger udvikler sig et ubrydeligt venskab, som trods store forskelle i arv og miljø hjælper dem gennem mange genvordigheder hjemme i landsbyen og under studieårene i 1950'ernes Dublin.

Con "The Radicant" Nicolas Bourriaud arriva alla terza tappa dell'importante percorso teorico iniziato con "Estetica relazionale" e "Postproduction", titoli con i quali aveva già provato un confronto tra la storia dell'arte e quella della produzione culturale e della globalizzazione. Il concetto di arte relazionale a sua volta è davvero entrato in un contesto culturale più ampio, favorendo una maggiore leggibilità delle complessità dell'arte contemporanea e prestandosi a tutti quegli esempi di interazione sociale che a partire dall'arte hanno conquistato la vita quotidiana e l'agire urbano in declinazioni e aspetti che vanno dal puro tempo libero al marketing strettamente inteso. Multiculturalismo. Postmoderno. Globalizzazione culturale. Sono queste le parole-chiave a partire dalle quali si organizza questo saggio, parole che rimandano a questioni insolute. Una domanda lacerante costituisce quindi il punto di partenza di questo lavoro teorico: perché la globalizzazione è stata commentata così tanto da un punto di vista sociologico, politico, economico, e quasi mai secondo una prospettiva estetica? A partire da quel grande mixer che fu Magiciens de la terre si può datare l'ingresso ufficiale dell'arte in quello che ormai è il nostro mondo globalizzato e privo di grandi narrazioni. Questa improvvisa irruzione di individui provenienti da paesi allora definiti periferici nella sfera contemporanea corrisponde alla nascita di quella tappa del capitalismo integrale che, vent'anni più tardi, prenderà il nome di globalizzazione. ...'Radicante' è un termine prelevato dalla botanica, e indica una sostanza (ad esempio a carattere ormonale) che ha la funzione di facilitare la riproduzione e la crescita delle radici. Si tratta di un termine che, riposizionato in ambito artistico, assume un significato (valido peraltro in maniera assai più estesa) che potremmo definire "aereo", restando in metafora. In altre parole, con questa costellazione terminologica si intende far segno verso la radice e la radicalità, ma cogliendone non il tradizionale riferimento al legame indissolubile e soprattutto inamovibile al terreno (alla "propria" patria, al trinomio razza-sangue-territorio), bensì la capacità di mantenere dei legami ma in maniera più mobile, come per l'appunto nel caso delle radici aeree. Un'apertura al mondo che, d'altro canto, non significa affatto rinnegare le proprie origini; al contrario: la capacità di innestarsi temporaneamente e ripetutamente è una capacità che presuppone una certa solidità di partenza. Insomma, qualcosa di ben diverso da tanto multiculturalismo e postcolonialismo (figli del postmodernismo, a sua volta erede assai spesso ingrato del modernismo, che Bourriaud ha il coraggio di riprendere, pur con tutte le precauzioni concettuali del caso, tentando di pensare una altermodernità), che proprio nel momento in cui tentano di negare (a se stessi) l'inestirpabilità dell'origine, la rendono per così dire latente, e per ciò tanto più imprevedibilmente assiomatica... E il volume rivela, o meglio conferma, la sua natura: quella di un libro profondamente politico, al pari e più dei suoi precedenti; quella di un libro che, al pari e più dei precedenti, soffre a esser riposto nello scaffale della libreria dedicato alla critica d'arte.(Marco Enrico Giacomelli D'ARS n. 205/spring 2011)

Stories, statistics and meticulous maps reveal new insights into forgotten rural history of 1953 East Coast Floods.

How technology and the attention economy has impacted contemporary art

A unique perspective on the 1984-85 UK Miners'' Strike from a husband-and-wife team who reported on it in person at the time. Press photographer Williams'' striking images and journalist Powell''s text give an in-depth look at life in the South Wales Coalfield before and after this momentous period.

Channel Surfing in the Sea of Happiness is an iconoclastic romp through the end of the twentieth century. The misfit characters in this funny, poignant collection of stories find themselves adrift in an increasingly absurdist world, a world they must reinvent for themselves in order to find hope.

The Origins of Minecraft, Journey, Limbo, Dead Cells, The Banner Saga and Firewatch and other incredible Indie video games! Video games have grown exponentially in recent years and have captured the hearts of millions thanks to the success of titles such as Minecraft, Journey, Limbo, Dead Cells, The Banner Saga or Firewatch. To compete with the blockbusters, the independents have had to be massively creative and come up with innovative gameplay, top-notch writing, original graphic universes, and sumptuous soundtracks. INDIE GAMES pays homage to some of the greatest success stories in the world of indie games, and takes the reader behind the scenes at the independent studios who participated in the making of the book. It is a work of reference, well documented, and bursting with anecdotes. The book, official and authorized, with the participation of studios around the world, includes over 300 pieces of art, with 50+ interviews highlighting over 70 games. INDIE GAMES 2 explores the major developments in independent games since 2018. Superbly illustrated and documented, for enthusiasts and curious amateurs alike, this book gives voice to those who drive this cultural industry. Featuring exclusive interviews, and more than 300 illustrations, concept arts and unpublished sketches, through which the reader will get a glimpse behind the scenes and get answers from the key people behind the blockbuster independent video games.

Skuffet over at hans ven Adlai Stevenson led nederlag, da han for tredje gang forsøgte at blive demokraternes præsidentkandidat, foretog John Steinbeck i 1950´erne en rejse rundt i USA med sin puddel Charley. ""Jeg havde ikke fornemmet landet i 25 år,"" sagde han, før han begav sig ud på turen, som førte ham rundt i en del af USA´s stater. Om bogen På rejse med Charley skrev Steinbeck efter udgivelsen: ""Den er udkommet nu og sælges langt bedre, end jeg kunne have forestillet mig. Den synes at interessere amerikanerne meget, men jeg kan ikke tro, den vil modtagee megen interesse i Europa. Jeg ville aldrig have troet, at den kunne sælges andre steder, fordi den i alt væsentligt er personlig og amerikansk."" Det skulle vise sig, at På rejse med Charley skaffede Steinbeck en ny generation af læsere, både i USA og i Europa, og den elegante puddel Charley blev en slags national amerikansk institution. Bogen er forsynet med et forord af forlægger Otto B. Lindhardt, der i 1950´erne som forlagsdirektør på Gyldendal, havde hyppig brevkorrespondance med John Steinbeck. På rejse med Charley blev den sidste bog, Steinbeck udgav, før han fik Nobelprisen i 1962.

Things become complicated when Jake gets involved in a gang war between twelve-year-olds and then meets a girl from the enemy gang. It is a feel-good coming-of-age story set in 1957.

'Gripping' ED CAESAR ¿ 'Masterly' GEOFF DYER ¿ 'Incredible' TIM HARFORD ¿ 'A universal story that transcends time' NEW YORK TIMES ¿ 'Superb' DAILY TELEGRAPH ¿ 'We know what's going to happen, but feel the suspense nonetheless' THE TIMES** THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER **** WINNER OF THE KIRKUS BOOK PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2024 **The definitive, dramatic, minute-by-minute story of the Challenger space shuttle disaster based on fascinating in-depth reporting and new archival research - this is riveting history that reads like a thriller.On the morning of 28 January 1986, just seventy-three seconds into flight, the space shuttle Challenger broke apart over the Atlantic Ocean, killing all seven people on board. Millions around the world witnessed the tragic deaths of the crew, which included schoolteacher Christa McAuliffe. Like the assassination of JFK, the Challenger disaster is a defining moment in twentieth century history - one that forever changed the way America thought of itself and its optimistic view of the future. Yet the full story of what happened - and why - has never been told.Based on extensive archival research and meticulous, original reporting, Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space follows a handful of central protagonists - including each of the seven members of the doomed crew - through the years leading up to the accident, a detailed account of the tragedy itself, and into the investigation that followed. It's a compelling tale of optimism and ingenuity shattered by political cynicism and cost-cutting in the interests of burnishing national prestige; of hubristic 'go fever'; and of an investigation driven by heroic leakers and whistle-blowers determined to bring the truth to light.With astonishing clarity and narrative verve, Adam Higginbotham reveals the history of the shuttle program, the lives of men and women whose stories have been overshadowed by the disaster, as well as the designers, engineers and test pilots who struggled against the odds to get the first shuttle into space. A masterful blend of riveting human drama, fascinating science and shocking political infighting, Challenger brings to life a turning point in our history. The result is an even more complex and extraordinary story than any of us remembered - or thought possible.Finalist for the Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction 2024An Amazon Best Book of the Year 2024Goodreads' nominee for Readers' Favourite History and Biography 2024

A missing plane resurfaces - and so do long-submerged secrets...An RAF Dakota, presumed lost at sea during World War Two, has just been discovered at the bottom of a drained lake over twenty years later - complete with the skeletal remains of the pilot and a strange cargo of rubble. Why are the Soviets so interested in it, even attending the dead man's funeral? Why has unassuming civil servant David Audley been tasked with leading the investigation - and what was the plane carrying that some will kill for?

James Bond, the secret service's most lethal agent, is a marked manDeep inside the Soviet Union, a plot is taking shape. Under the fiendish Colonel Rosa Klebb, the Russian counter-intelligence organisation SMERSH are laying a trap that will not only eliminate Bond, but strike at the very heart of the British establishment. The bait is the irresistible 'defector' Tatiana Romanova and a precious coding machine. The weapon is the psychotic assassin, Grant. As 007 is lured to Istanbul, a deadly game begins.

'Great fun - Loretta is glorious!' Lucy Diamond'Sparkles with fun and wit' Libby Page'A fun, gossipy glimpse into Golden Era Hollywood' Julie Cohen-----You're Loretta Darling now, welcome to your brand-new flipping life.Dreams don't come true for girls like Loretta but she won't let that stop her. With her sights set on becoming a make-up artist to the stars, Loretta wangles her way from Lancashire to the bright lights of Golden Age Hollywood.Only it turns out that Sunset Boulevard is less about dashing fellas and chilled martinis - more sticky floors and misbehaving men. The gift of the gab can only get her so far but she refuses to go quietly.Hollywood has its secrets ... and so does Loretta.For a start, that's not her real name, and much more than lipstick lurks inside her beauty case.After all, revenge is a dish best served with a perfectly painted smile.-----'What a delicious dark delight of a book!' JENNA BLUM, bestselling author of Those Who Save Us'So sassy and delicious. Loretta is one cool character' JOSIE SILVER, Sunday Times bestselling author of One Day in December'Sharply observed, full of scene-stealing characters, this book is a wildly enjoyable ride. Loretta is a force of nature, truly unforgettable!' LAURA WOOD, author of Under Your Spell'Absolutely loved this romp of a book. So feisty and fun' TANIA TAY, author of The Other Woman

Quite simply, this book is a work of genius - Matthew Parris, The SpectatorAn essential study of post-war gay London life... one of the best anthologies I have ever read - John Self, The ObserverWith it's wide-ranging selection, generous biographical notes and provocative bibliography, Some Men in London is a serious and important contribution to our understanding of Britain up to today - Fiona Sampson, The TabletAn absolutely extraordinary book ... about actually what life was like for homosexual men in London in the 1940s and the 1950s... It's amazing - Dominic Sandbrook The first part of a major new anthology which uncovers the rich reality of life for queer men in LondonIn the 1940s, it was believed that homosexuality had been becoming more widespread in the aftermath of war. A moral panic ensued, centred around London as the place to which gay men gravitated.In a major new anthology, Peter Parker explores what it was actually like for queer men in London in this period, whether they were well-known figures such as John Gielgud, 'Chips' Channon and E.M. Forster, or living lives of quiet - or occasionally rowdy - anonymity in pubs, clubs, more public places of assignation, or at home. It is rich with letters, diaries, psychological textbooks, novels, films, plays and police records, covering a wide range of viewpoints, from those who deplored homosexuality to those who campaigned for its decriminalisation.This first volume, from 1945 to 1959, details a community forced to live at constant risk of blackmail or prison. Yet it also shows a thriving and joyous subculture, one that enriched a mainstream culture often ignorant of its debt to gay creators. Some Men In London is a testament to queer life, which was always much more complex than newspapers, governments and the Metropolitan Police Force imagined.