The Man Who Ate Bluebottles
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The Man Who Ate Bluebottles
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Author : Catherine Caufield
language : en
Publisher: Totem Books
Release Date : 2006
The Man Who Ate Bluebottles written by Catherine Caufield and has been published by Totem Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
'Catherine Caufield has shown us that eccentrics are fascinating characters ... they add to the gaiety of nations and it would be sad to see them fade away' Patrick Moore, Daily Express'A hilarious compilation ... not to be missed' Good Book Guide'Mad dogs and Englishmen, laid out for public gaze' Fortean TimesUntil he ate a bluebottle, William Buckland had always maintained that the taste of mole was the most repulsive he knew. But that was before he ate the embalmed heart of Louis XVI. William, and a hundred other colourful characters populate the pages of this amusing survey of those strange British people through the ages.
In Search Of The English Eccentric
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Author : Henry Hemming
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-04-02
In Search Of The English Eccentric written by Henry Hemming and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Humor categories.
The English eccentric is under threat. In our increasingly homogenised society, these celebrated parts of our national identity are anomalies that may soon no longer fit. Or so it seems. On his entertaining and thought-provoking quest to discover the most eccentric English person alive today, Henry Hemming unearths a surprisingly large array of delightfully odd characters. He asks what it is to be an eccentric. Is it simply to thrive on creativity and non-conformity, and where does this incarnation of Englishness stem from? Hemming concludes that this tribe is, in fact, in rude health, as essential as ever to the English national identity, only they are no longer to be found where you'd expect them.
The Man Who Ate The Zoo
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Author : Richard Girling
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2016-11-03
The Man Who Ate The Zoo written by Richard Girling and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-11-03 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Frank Buckland was an extraordinary man – surgeon, natural historian, popular lecturer, bestselling writer, museum curator, and a conservationist before the concept even existed. Eccentric, revolutionary, prolific, he was one of the nineteenth century’s most improbable geniuses. His lifelong passion was to discover new ways to feed the hungry. Rhinoceros, crocodile, puppy-dog, giraffe, kangaroo, bear and panther all had their chance to impress, but what finally - and, eventually, fatally - obsessed him was fish. Forgotten now, he was one of the most original, far-sighted and influential natural scientists of his time, held as high in public esteem as his great philosophical enemy, Charles Darwin.
Peter Gabriel From Genesis To Growing Up
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Author : Sarah Hill
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-05
Peter Gabriel From Genesis To Growing Up written by Sarah Hill and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-05 with Music categories.
Ever since Peter Gabriel fronted progressive rock band Genesis, from the late 1960s until the mid 1970s, journalists and academics alike have noted the importance of Gabriel's contribution to popular music. His influence became especially significant when he embarked on a solo career in the late 1970s. Gabriel secured his place in the annals of popular music history through his poignant recordings, innovative music videos, groundbreaking live performances, the establishment of WOMAD (the World of Music and Dance) and the Real World record label (as a forum for musicians from around the world to be heard, recorded and promoted) and for his political agenda (including links to a variety of political initiatives including the Artists Against Apartheid Project, Amnesty International and the Human Rights Now tour). In addition, Gabriel is known as a sensitive, articulate and critical performer whose music reflects an innate curiosity and deep intellectual commitment. This collection documents and critically explores the most central themes found in Gabriel's work. These are divided into three important conceptual areas arising from Gabriel's activity as a songwriter and recording artist, performer and activist: 'Identity and Representation', 'Politics and Power' and 'Production and Performance'.
Ancient Egypt In The Modern Imagination
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Author : Eleanor Dobson
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2020-01-23
Ancient Egypt In The Modern Imagination written by Eleanor Dobson and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-23 with History categories.
Ancient Egypt has always been a source of fascination to writers, artists and architects in the West. This book is the first study to address representations of Ancient Egypt in the modern imagination, breaking down conventional disciplinary boundaries between fields such as History, Classics, Art History, Fashion, Film, Archaeology, Egyptology, and Literature to further a nuanced understanding of ancient Egypt in cultures stretching from the eighteenth century to the present day, emphasising how some of the various meanings of ancient Egypt to modern people have traversed time and media. Divided into three themes, the chapters scrutinise different aspects of the use of ancient Egypt in a variety of media, looking in particular at the ways in which Egyptology as a discipline has influenced representations of Egypt, ancient Egypt's associations with death and mysticism, as well as connections between ancient Egypt and gendered power. The diversity of this study aims to emphasise both the multiplicity and the patterning of popular responses to ancient Egypt, as well as the longevity of this phenomenon and its relevance today.
The Radical Fool Of Capitalism
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Author : Christian Welzbacher
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2018-04-20
The Radical Fool Of Capitalism written by Christian Welzbacher and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-20 with Philosophy categories.
A fresh interpretation of Jeremy Bentham, finding that his “radical foolery” embodied a social ethics that was revolutionary for its time. Jeremy Bentham (1748–1832) is best remembered today as the founder of utilitarianism (a philosophy infamously abused by the Victorians) and the conceiver of the Panopticon, the circular prison house in which all prisoners could be seen by an unseen observer—later seized upon by Michel Foucault as the apotheosis of the neoliberal control society. In this volume in the Untimely Meditation series, Christian Welzbacher offers a new interpretation of Bentham, arguing that his “radical foolery” (paraphrasing Goethe's characterization of Bentham) actually embodied a social ethics that was new for its time and demands proper historical contextualization rather than retroactive analysis from the vantage point of late capitalism. Welzbacher provides just such an analysis, offering an account of the two great utilitarian projects that occupied Bentham all his life: the Panopticon and the Auto-Icon. Welzbacher rescues the Panopticon from the misapprehensions of Foucault, Orwell, and Lacan, arguing that Bentham saw the Panopticon as a pedagogical instrument incorporating the tenets of reason; construction and function, plan and influence, architecture and politics are brought into alignment. Bentham extolled the discovery in words that could easily be ascribed to Le Corbusier, Bruno Taut, or any other modernist architect. The Auto-Icon expressed Bentham's theories that the dead should benefit later generations; these theories were effectively sealed when Bentham decided to have his body preserved and put on display. (It can be seen today in a cabinet at University College London.) He also donated his inner organs to science—a practice outlawed at the time—and posthumously stage-managed his own ceremonial autopsy. Welzbacher reveals a Bentham who raised questions that feel familiar and current, invoking topoi that would come to define the modern era and that reverberate to this day.
Comprehension Ninja For Ages 10 11 Fiction Poetry
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Author : Andrew Jennings
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2021-11-11
Comprehension Ninja For Ages 10 11 Fiction Poetry written by Andrew Jennings and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-11 with Education categories.
'Absolutely fantastic, with excellent extract choices and carefully thought out questions' James Grocott, Deputy Headteacher, @deputygrocott An exciting reading comprehension resource from Andrew Jennings (@VocabularyNinja), the creator of the hugely popular Write Like a Ninja, Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja: Non-Fiction series. This photocopiable resource contains 24 immersive and imaginative fiction and poetry texts from acclaimed writers like David Almond, Roald Dahl, Katherine Rundell and Joseph Coelho, plus original texts by Adam Bushnell and Andrew Jennings aligned to the National Curriculum. Each is accompanied by differentiated activities and answers to boost retrieval skills and help pupils become fully fledged Comprehension Ninjas! Ideal for KS2 SATs practice, the reading texts are high-quality and rich in vocabulary. They cover a wide variety of genres including myths, classic and contemporary stories, traditional tales and poetry. If you're searching for engaging resources to help pupils practise comprehension strategies and question types such as skim and scan, true or false, find and copy, fill in the gap, sequencing and multiple choice, Comprehension Ninja for Ages 10-11: Fiction & Poetry is the book for you. For more must-have Ninja books, check out the Vocabulary Ninja and Comprehension Ninja classroom and home learning resources. Please note that the PDF eBook version of this book cannot be printed or saved in any other format. It is intended for use on interactive whiteboards and projectors only.
How To Make A Camel Smoothie And Other Surreal Sums
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Author : Gary Rimmer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
How To Make A Camel Smoothie And Other Surreal Sums written by Gary Rimmer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Humor categories.
Which is more crowded, Jakarta, Ikea, or hell? What's the perfect boyfriend really worth? And how many people on earth are drunk right now? How To Make a Camel Smoothie is packed full of absurd arithmetic and delightfully superfluous statistics.
The Sky Scraper A Collection Of Original And Popular Recitations By T Ramsay
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Author : Thomas Ramsay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1860
The Sky Scraper A Collection Of Original And Popular Recitations By T Ramsay written by Thomas Ramsay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1860 with categories.
Sherlock Holmes The Devil S Dust
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Author : James Lovegrove
language : en
Publisher: Titan Books
Release Date : 2018-07-24
Sherlock Holmes The Devil S Dust written by James Lovegrove and has been published by Titan Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-24 with Fiction categories.
The new Sherlock Holmes novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Age of Odin.It is 1884, and when a fellow landlady finds her lodger poisoned, Mrs Hudson turns to Sherlock Holmes.The police suspect the landlady of murder, but Mrs Hudson insists that her friend is innocent. Upon investigating, the companions discover that the lodger, a civil servant recently returned from India, was living in almost complete seclusion, and that his last act was to scrawl a mysterious message on a scrap of paper. The riddles pile up as aged big game hunter Allan Quatermain is spotted at the scene of the crime when Holmes and Watson investigate. The famous man of mind and the legendary man of action will make an unlikely team in a case of corruption, revenge, and what can only be described as magic...