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**A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR**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.

Die Publikation widmet sich dem Wandel von Männlichkeit(en), den Bildende Künstler:innen seit den 1970er Jahren und aktuell mehr denn je verhandeln. Die vielfältigen künstlerischen Prozesse, in denen die Vorstellung von Männlichkeit als scheinbar universale, unumstößliche Konstante sukzessiv durch die Annahme einer Pluralität von Männlichkeiten abgelöst wird, beleuchten die kunst- und kulturwissenschaftlichen Beiträge des Bandes in vier Sektionen: Postphallische Männlichkeit, Queering Masculinities, Optimierte Männlichkeit(en) und Verletzlichkeit. Ausgehend von der Prämisse, dass Männerkörper keinen intrinsischen Wesenskern besitzen, sondern sozial konstruiert und somit transformierbar sind, werden Visionen zukünftiger Männlichkeit(en) diskutiert und greifbar gemacht.

What can the fall of Rome teach us about the decline of the West today? A historian and a political economist, both experts in their field, investigateOver the last three centuries, the West rose to dominate the planet. Then, suddenly, around the turn of the millennium, history reversed. Faced with economic stagnation and internal political division, the West has found itself in rapid decline.This is not the first time the global order has witnessed such a dramatic rise and fall. The Roman Empire followed a similar arc from dizzying power to disintegration - a fact that is more than a strange historical coincidence. In Why Empires Fall, historian Peter Heather and political economist John Rapley use this Roman past to think anew about the contemporary West, its state of crisis, and what paths we could take out of it.In this exceptional, transformative intervention, Heather and Rapley explore the uncanny parallels - and productive differences - between the two cases, moving beyond the familiar tropes of invading barbarians and civilizational decay to learn new lessons from ancient history. From 399 to 1999, the life cycles of empires, they argue, sow the seeds of their inevitable destruction. The era of western global domination has reached its end - so what comes next?

The Sunday Times Sports Book of the YearA Times Book of the YearA Financial Times Book of the YearA Guardian Book of the YearA New Statesman Book of the Year'The heartwarming story of the collaboration and friendship between English football's oddest couple, Elton John and Graham Taylor' The Times' A wonderful, feel-good account of an ultimately English provincial story' Simon Kuper_____________________ An unforgettable British underdog story from one of our greatest narrative nonfiction writers, John Preston, and the international musical icon and bestselling author, Sir Elton John.Britain in the 1970s was beset by unrest and unemployment, as inflation soared, fuel was scarce, and hooliganism was on the rise. And for Watford FC, the outlook was even gloomier. Rundown and rat-infested, Watford were an ailing side with holes in their kit and barely enough fans to fill a stand. Of the 92 clubs in the Football League, spread across four divisions, Watford were in 92nd place.Meanwhile, Elton John was the most successful rockstar in the world. With six-inch platforms, spangled jumpsuits, and peroxide hair, he was glamorous, gay, and seemingly a world away from the semi-detached house in Pinner where he had supported Watford FC as a child. Many assumed he would move to America. Instead, he bought the football club.Watford Forever is the remarkable story of Elton John's ownership of Watford FC and its transformational journey to the top of the First Division under iconic manager Graham Taylor. Perhaps most remarkably, four of the same players who had been written off as has-beens went with them all the way from the bottom to the top. Inspiring and infectiously funny, this is a tribute to football's unlikeliest friendship as Elton John and Taylor, a straight-talking former fullback with a love of Vera Lynn, beat the odds and their personal demons to save a club and a community.Immersed in the grime and glamour of '70s Britain, Watford Forever is one of sport's great underdog stories and a love letter to the beautiful game.

Soho, London, 1958. Three women. One boarding house. A secret that could shatter everything. 'Gripping... Julie Owen Moylan vividly recreates drab, grey postwar London and her characters are convincing to the end' THE TIMES, 'BEST NEW HISTORICAL FICTION' 'Psychologically astute and emotionally absorbing, this is a heartfelt read' DAILY MAIL 'Emotional, immersive and utterly absorbing' JENNIFER SAINT ---- West London, 1958. 73 Dove Street is a shabby house in a shabby street. But this boarding house's attic room suits newcomer Edie Budd very well. It's somewhere to hide. Tommie, on the second floor, is up in Soho every night. There's a man she's pursuing - whether he wants her or not. Landlady Phyllis has thrown out her cheating husband. She's burned his belongings in the street. Sometimes there's no going back. Three survivors living under one roof. Each alone nursing their secret hurts - and hopes. Because opening your heart could save or destroy you...----'A wonderfully evocative, immersive novel that brings 50s London to life, from the smog and the nightlife to attitudes towards women . . . a vivid, absorbing and ultimately uplifting read' SUNDAY EXPRESS 'The sense of time and place is beautifully evocative. It's about pride and shame and love and loss and ultimately hope' LAURA SHEPHERD-ROBINSON 'Once again, Julie Owen Moylan has created a world that feels completely real and vivid' JODIE CHAPMAN 'From the Rivoli Ballroom to the seedy nightlife of Soho, the characters leap off the page in this compelling mystery' WOMAN & HOME 'A beautiful story of friendship and new beginnings' BEST 'Gripping and atmospheric' RED

Unheimliches geschieht in der Finstermail, einem verwilderten Waldstück in der Nähe des fränkischen Dorfs Gramstein. Während eines Herbstgewitters wird durch einen Blitzschlag ein uraltes Wesen befreit.Es ist die Mondhexe, genannt die Schwarze Uhsa, die Dank ihres Stirnreifs unsterblich ist. Sie war für Jahrhunderte unter einer Eiche lebendig begraben.Nun ist sie wieder frei, und schon bald wird sich ihre unselige Anwesenheit auch unten im Dorf bemerkbar machen.

August 1991. Ich heiße Luca und schulde meiner Kollegin Cindy einen Besuch drüben im Osten, in ihrer alten Heimat. Cindy ist ein guter Kumpel, aber leider auch wahnsinnig anstrengend. Zum Glück sind ihre Nachbarn Ursula und Detlef vorbeigekommen, um mit uns ein paar Flaschen Wein zu köpfen. Während wir fröhlich Rosenthaler Kadarka in uns hineinschütten, verstärkt sich das ungute Gefühl, dass ich den Satz über Cindy und ihre Bekannten hinter dem Wort "wahnsinnig" beenden sollte. Und als der Sowjetsoldat Semjon auftaucht, nimmt meine Ost-Reise für alle Anwesenden eine "urst" ungesunde Wendung...

Haunted by sins from her past, Emma's health is deteriorating as she experiences nightmares that become increasingly violent and lead to the unearthing of a dark and wicked family secret.

This volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of Museo Jumex, Mexico City’s most important contemporary art museum, and its unique collection.Located in the vibrant Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City, Museo Jumex opened its doors to the public in 2013 as a one-of-a-kind museum devoted to the production and discussion of contemporary art.Founded by Eugenio López Alonso, a pioneer in the realm of contemporary art collecting in Mexico, and designed by Sir David Chipperfield, 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture award, Museo Jumex has achieved international recognition for its dual mission of bringing works of renowned international artists to Mexico for the first time and elevating the work of today’s Mexican and Latin American artists.This book invites us through a visual journey to revisit the most remarkable exhibitions of the last 10 years and to discover Latin America’s most important art collection, Colección Jumex.This very special publication features important contributions from international renowned artists and curators such as Jeff Koons, Melanie Smith, Jessica Morgan, Humberto Moro, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Patrick Charpenel, María Minera, David Chipperfield, and Massimiliano Gioni.

This volume celebrates the 10th anniversary of Museo Jumex, Mexico City’s most important contemporary art museum, and its unique collection.Located in the vibrant Polanco neighborhood of Mexico City, Museo Jumex opened its doors to the public in 2013 as a one-of-a-kind museum devoted to the production and discussion of contemporary art.Founded by Eugenio López Alonso, a pioneer in the realm of contemporary art collecting in Mexico, and designed by Sir David Chipperfield, 2023 winner of the Pritzker Architecture award, Museo Jumex has achieved international recognition for its dual mission of bringing works of renowned international artists to Mexico for the first time and elevating the work of today’s Mexican and Latin American artists.This book invites us through a visual journey to revisit the most remarkable exhibitions of the last 10 years and to discover Latin America’s most important art collection, Colección Jumex.This very special publication features important contributions from international renowned artists and curators such as Jeff Koons, Melanie Smith, Jessica Morgan, Humberto Moro, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Patrick Charpenel, María Minera, David Chipperfield, and Massimiliano Gioni.

A spectacular overview of Korean art since the 1960s. This book showcases a collection of the most visually captivating, intriguing, and often overlooked examples of Korean art. Mina Kim highlights the artistic output of the 1960s and '70s through today, providing crucial aesthetic and political context for understanding the work. Key ideas that structure the book include performance, gender, identity, internationalism, and the evolution of multimedia. By placing artistic expression at the core of Korean culture and society, this book sheds new light on the role of Korea's contributions to global visual culture.

A collection of highlights from Mary Ann Caws's long, highly distinguished career writing about literature, art, and modernism. Throughout her long, highly distinguished career writing about literature and art, Mary Ann Caws has excavated, illuminated, and examined in depth the most intriguing works and personalities of Symbolism, Dada, Surrealism, and beyond. In these concise, but always colorful and insightful articles, Caws brings us fresh portraits of the most famous figures and introduces us to the writers and artists who merit more attention than they've received, with a special focus on female writers and artists. The author's sensitivity to the intersections of eccentric literature and eccentric life infuses each critical essay with the human passions that these essential modernists lived. From Dickinson and Mallarmé to Duchamp and Mina Loy, Caws applies the art of close looking to shrewdly framed slices of the modernist experience.

The untold story of women artists in the United States and the social impact of their work during the crucial decades of the 1950s to the 1970s. In Women Artists in Midcentury America, readers embark on a journey spanning two decades, delving into the evolving social and artistic landscapes through the lens of all-women exhibitions. These groundbreaking projects courageously confronted issues of sexual and racial discrimination, igniting profound discussions about women's roles within modernism and democracy. Looking closely at the inception and reception of these exhibitions by curators, artists, critics, and the public, the book sheds light on the remarkable contributions of numerous artists, from Ruth Asawa to Marguerite Zorach. By foregrounding the accomplishments of women artists during a conservative period overshadowed by the feminist movement of the 1970s, Daniel Belasco provides a fresh perspective on the complex history of women's art in America and its significance in the broader art world.

From the battlefront to the home front, His Story, My Story, Out Story is a poignant memoir unraveling the profound impact of war on family ties.

Thematically focused analaysis of modern architecture throughout Texas with gorgeous photographs illustrating works by famous and lesser-known architects.

"The group of artists known as the "Pictures Generation" are usually thought to have rebelled against abstract and minimalist art by bringing back figural techniques and borrowing liberally from the aesthetics of mass media and advertising. Challenging conventional interpretations of this group, Alexander Bigman argues that these artists-especially Robert Longo, Jack Goldstein, Sarah Charlesworth, Gretchen Bender, and Troy Brauntuch-deployed totalitarian and fascist iconography to pose new, politically loaded questions about what it means to perceive the world historically in a society saturated by images. Throughout, he also situates their work in the context of other developments taking place in New York City at the time, including music, fashion, cinema, and literature. This is a book about art, popular culture, and memory, and especially about how the specter of fascism loomed for these artists in the 1970s and 1980s, and the ways it still looms for us today"--

"Though widely recognized as the founder of the legendary Fluxus movement, George Maciunas has long been a puzzling figure in the history of twentieth-century art. Many have questioned whether he should be considered an artist at all. In Fluxus Administration, critic and art historian Colby Chamberlain reveals the consistent artistic practice hidden behind Maciunas's varied work in architecture, music, performance, publication, graphic design, film, and real estate as an attempt to create models for community through structures of bureaucracy. In this deeply researched study, Chamberlain traces how Maciunas's art insinuated itself into settings as unlikely as the routes of the postal service, the fine print of copyright law, the zoning strictures of urban planning, and the corridors of hospitals. These shifting frames of reference expand our understanding of where an artistic practice can operate and what forms it might assume. In particular, Chamberlain draws on media theory to highlight Maciunas's ingeniously crafted paperwork, much of which is beautifully reproduced here for the first time"--

Alles wird einmal vergehen, denn die Zeit bleibt niemals stehen--- Rache. Es ist das Letzte, das noch für Arthur Hill zählt, nachdem seine Frau ermordet wird. Jeder in seinem Umfeld hält ihn für den Schuldigen und selbst seine besten Freunde zweifeln an ihm. Zwar wird niemand für den Mord an Claire Hill verurteilt, doch es kann für ihn keine Ruhe geben, solange Bill und Louis Ferrans noch in Freiheit leben. Und da die Gerechtigkeit dort versagt hat, soll nun Rache siegen. Seine letzte Unterstützung ist Lord Charles Telleray, ein egoistischer Besitzer einer Burg und sonst unbedeutend, bei dem er als Butler arbeitet. Selbst dieser würde Arthur im Stich lassen, hielte man ihn nicht selbst des Mordes schuldig. Als eine Einladung auf die Insel der Ferrans-Brüder ankommt, ist für Arthur die Zukunft gewiss: Er will Rache, koste es, was es wolle. Und so machen sich beide auf den Weg, der längst nicht so geradlinig ist, wie er scheint. Ist Rache wirklich den Verlust der Wahrheit wert? Gibt es vielleicht noch einen anderen Weg? Ist alles wirklich so einfach, wie es auf den ersten Blick scheint oder steckt doch mehr hinter allem? Viele Fragen, deren Beantwortung alles entscheiden könnte. Doch letztendlich können nur Arthur und Charles selbst entscheiden, was ihnen mehr bedeutet: Rache oder Wahrheit.

Nach der Rückkehr Wilmas wird schnell klar, wie weit die Vorstellungen des Trios im Hinblick auf das künftige Zusammenleben auseinandergehen.Während Gustav insgeheim hofft, dass alles wieder so wird, wie es vor Wilmas Auszug war, kämpft Michelle um die vermeintliche Vormachtstellung als Frau an seiner Seite.Wilma hingegen befindet sich in einem Strudel widersprüchlicher Gefühle, denn wünscht sie sich einerseits nichts sehnlicher, als wieder eine bedeutende Rolle in Gustavs Leben zu spielen, versucht sie doch andererseits zu respektieren, dass er und Michelle ein Paar ist.Bei einem gemeinsamen Ausflug, an dem Michelle nicht teilnimmt, geben Wilma und Gustav ihrem Verlangen nach und verbringen das Wochenende in einem Hotel anstatt beim Autorennen.Halten sie das Geschehene auch zunächst geheim, so beschließt Gustav schließlich doch, Michelle die Wahrheit zu sagen, die diese zwar wütend, aber relativ gefasst zur Kenntnis nimmt.Beim einem Sonntagsfrühstück eröffnet Wilma dann völlig überraschend, dass sie eine Wohnung gefunden hat und ausziehen wird. Bevor Gustav Wilmas Worte richtig verinnerlicht hat, verkündet diese freudestrahlend, dass sie von ihm schwanger ist. Und scheinen sich auch beim Weihnachtsbesuch in Wilmas neuer Wohnung die Wogen geglättet zu haben, so werden die Karten wieder völlig neu gemischt.

'Gorgeous' Observer * 'Profoundly moving' Financial Times * 'Electrifying' Daily MailHow do you find the courage to make your own life? An unputdownable novel about first love set in 1960s London from Sunday Times bestselling Rose TremainMarianne is fifteen when she falls helplessly and absolutely in love with Simon. Simon owns a Morris Minor, is in his final year at school and has a dazzling future ahead of him. Desperate to escape the stifling 1950s suburbs she has been raised in, Marianne feels sure she will be able to find true happiness with him.However a twist of fate sees Simon's glittering future dashed, and with it, Marianne's dreams. He flees the country and Marianne, realising she will now have to make a life of her own, moves to London determined to reinvent herself. But Marianne cannot let go of that first all-encompassing love and all the while Simon is in Paris, nursing a secret that will alter everything.'A perfect Tremain novel... English, dark and yearning... Remarkable... Tremain shows us the things that make every human life extraordinary' The Times'A complex tale of becoming that's moving, evocative and mesmerising in its acuity' Mail on Sunday*A Sunday Times Book of the Year** Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction *READERS LOVE ABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER:'Heartrending, funny, unputdownable' 5*****'An undoubted modern classic' 5*****'Marianne will remain with me as a friend' 5*****'A masterclass in character and world building ... the writing is just sublime' 5*****

'The Susan Sontag of her generation' Deborah LevyThe story of two couples who live in the same apartment in north-east Paris almost fifty years apart.In 2019, Anna, a psychoanalyst, is processing a recent miscarriage. Her husband, David, takes a job in London so she spends days obsessing over renovating the kitchen while befriending a younger woman called Clémentine who has moved into the building and is part of a radical feminist collective called les colleuses.Meanwhile, in 1972, Florence and Henry are redoing their kitchen. Florence is finishing her degree in psychology while hoping to get pregnant. But Henry isn't sure he's ready for fatherhood...Both sets of couples face the challenges of marriage, fidelity, and pregnancy. The characters and their ghosts bump into and weave around each other, not knowing that they once all inhabited the same space.A novel in the key of Éric Rohmer, Scaffolding is about the bonds we create with people, and the difficulty of ever fully severing them; about the ways that people we've known live on in us; and about the way that the homes we make hold communal memories of the people who've lived in them and the stories that have been told there.'Atmospheric and evocative, the prose elegant and poised' Observer

Bessy - Willbess - was a dancer, but that isn't all he did for money. He dreamed of leaving Zambia with his lover for the queer heaven of San Francisco. Grace Zulu was still fresh from the village, donning her suit and covering up her childhood scarifications each day to go to her corporate law job. Born with a highly developed sense of justice, she was excited to meet her first pro bono client; what she encounters in the jail cell, however, is a badly beaten boy with chipped teeth and an eye that's swollen shut. Within two weeks, Bessy has disappeared from custody - apparently released but no one sees him again. Navigating the baked-in homophobia of Zambia's colonial legacy, the confused hurt and rage of Bessy's nuclear family, and the tensions between Christian kindness and its propensity to hate the sinner, Grace must pursue her legal case while tracking down the wily, dangerous owner of the club where Bessy was first arrested.

Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" is an intriguing book written by Piyush Mandal that delves into the fascinating world of extreme environments where sulfur dominates. With a blend of scientific expertise and a passion for exploration, Mandal takes readers on a captivating journey to some of the most extreme sulfur-rich habitats on Earth.The book provides a comprehensive overview of the diverse sulfur ecosystems found in places such as volcanic landscapes, deep-sea hydrothermal vents, and sulfur-rich caves. Mandal's meticulous research and vivid descriptions bring these unique environments to life, painting a vivid picture of their otherworldly beauty and the extreme conditions in which life manages to thrive.Through his in-depth exploration, Mandal uncovers the extraordinary adaptations of organisms to the challenges posed by sulfur-rich environments. He highlights the interplay between geology, chemistry, and biology, revealing the intricate web of life that exists in these seemingly inhospitable settings."Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" also offers insights into the potential applications of sulfur-adapted organisms and their metabolites in fields such as medicine, biotechnology, and environmental remediation. Mandal's book serves as a valuable resource for scientists, students, and anyone with a keen interest in the wonders of extreme environments and the secrets they hold.In sum, "Extreme Sulfur Habitat Exploration" is a captivating exploration of the hidden world of sulfur-rich environments, written by Piyush Mandal, a renowned expert in the field. It unveils the marvels of life's resilience in extreme conditions and provides a compelling glimpse into the potential benefits these habitats offer to humanity