Status Anxiety
Causes Lovelessness Snobbery Expectation Meritocracy Dependence Solutions Philosophy Art Politics Christianity Bohemia
2004
S.B.S.
‘Not By Strength, By Guile’ Legends and Heroes: 1940 to 1945 Jumbo’s army Star of the show Tug’s last stand Harry’s game Blondie’s Cockleshell Heroes Sleeping Beauty COPPs Peace and Wars: 1945 to 1970 A troublesome rebirth Pug takes on the Reds To save a king Undrinkable claret Paddy and the goldfish White arses in …
History in Quotations
Foreword Simon Schama Introduction Note to the Reader Quotations about History M. J. Cohen and John Major The Tigris and Euphrates, c. 3200-c. 500 BC Henrietta McCall Ancient Egypt, c. 3000-c. 30 BC Richard Parkinson The Ancient Levant, c. 3000 BC-AD 73 Jonathan Tubb Ancient India, c. 2500 BC – c. AD 700 Stephanie Ramamurthy …
Michael Ball: Live in London
recorded at the Carling Apollo Hammersmith
Singing and the Actor
How the Voice Works How do I make the notes? My voice won’t come out at auditions But I thought I wasn’t supposed to feel anything! What exactly is support? Training your voice Developing the three octave siren The nasal port Dynamic control and projection Tuning the oral resonator Twang, the singer’s formant Working the …
The Cambridge Companion to Verdi
Personal, cultural and political context Verdi’s life: a thematic biography Mary Jane Phillips-Matz The Italian theatre of Verdi’s day Alessandro Roccatagliati Verdi, Italian Romanticism, and the Risorgimento Mary Ann Smart The style of Verdi’s operas and non-operatic works The forms of set pieces Scott L. Balthazar New currents in the libretto Fabrizio Della Seta Words …
The National Army Museum Book of the Zulu War
List of Maps Chronology of the Anglo-Zulu War Preface ‘Half measures do not answer …’ ‘They shot us down in numbers …’ ‘They died in one place …’ ‘They did great execution …’ ‘It was a ghastly sight …’ ‘They got it today …’ Epilogue: ‘Very glad to have finished …’
The National Army Museum Book of the Turkish Front 1914-18
The Turkish Question Gallipoli: The Landings Gallipoli: Building the Brick Wall Gallipoli: Suvla Gallipoli: Last Fling Up and Down the Tigris No Relief for Kut Kut Avenged To the Gates of Gaza Jerusalem for Christmas Mobility at Megiddo Epilogue
Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
Mr Norrell The library at Hurtfew The Old Starre Inn The stones of York The Friends of English Magic Drawlight “Magic is not respectable, sir.” An opportunity unlikely to occur again A gentleman with thistle-down hair Lady Pole The difficulty of finding employment for a magician Brest The Spirit of English Magic urges Mr Norrell …
Battle of the Bulge 1944 (2)
Introduction: The strategic situation Chronology Opposing Plans The German Plan American commanders Opposing Forces German units American units Order of battle – southern sector, 16 December 1944 Battle of the Bulge – Southern Sector 5th Panzer Army versus 28th Division 7th Army attacks The defense of Bastogne Patton strikes back The high-water mark Securing Bastogne …
Man’s Search for Meaning
Preface Gordon W. Allport Preface to the 1992 edition Experiences in a Concentration Camp Logotherapy in a Nutshell Postscript 1984: The Case for a Tragic Optimism
The Devil’s Disciples
Prologue Roots 1918-1923 ‘Our time will come again’ ‘If only there could be fighting again’ Fighting the November Criminals Beer Hall Revolution The Years of Struggle 1924-1933 Regrouping A Star in the Making ‘Chief Bandit of Berlin’ ‘We come as enemies’ ‘SS-Man, your loyalty is your honour’ ‘Now the chess game for power begins’ The …