2011

Beyond the Veil

New Introduction: Why Does the Veil Scare Europe? Introduction: Roots of the Modern Situation Part One The Traditional Muslim View of Women and Their Place in the Social Order The Muslim Concept of Active Female Sexuality Regulation of Female Sexuality in the Muslim Social Order Sex and Marriage Before Islam Part Two Anomic Effects of …

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Ode to the Sea

Introduction   Oliver Garnett Creatures of the Deep Sailing on the Seven Seas Stormy Weather Shiver Me Timbers Flotsam and Jetsam

Steve Jobs

Characters Introduction: How This Book Came to Be[rtoc] Childhood: Abandoned and Chosen Odd Couple: The Two Steves The Dropout: Turn On, Tune In … Atari and India: Zen and the Art of Game Design The Apple I: Turn On, Boot Up, Jack In … The Apple II: Dawn of a New Age Chrisann and Lisa: …

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Matthew Bourne and His Adventures in Dance

Introduction Early Life, 1960-82 Training, 1982-86 First Adventures in Motion Pictures, 1987-90 Further Adventures in Motion Pictures, 1991-94 Nutcracker, 1992 Highland Fling, 1994 Oliver! (1994) and other Musicals Swan Lake, 1995 The West End, Los Angeles and Broadway Cinderella, 1997 The Car Man, 2000 New Adventures My Fair Lady (2001), South Pacific (2001), Mary Poppins (2004), Oliver! (2008) New Productions of Earlier Work: Nutcracker! (2002), Swan …

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Cables from Kabul

Map of Afghanistan Map of Kabul Tribute to the Fallen Preface Part I: Beginnings An Offer I Couldn’t Refuse First Impressions Helmandshire ‘A Marathon Rather than a Sprint’ Breather Break Part II: Hope Over Experience A King’s Funeral The Spreading Virus The Great Game – Round Four Hooked Drugs Coping Kabul Highland Fling: Karzai in …

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Soldiers

Politics and Position Chuck Him Out, the Brute King’s Army Parliament’s Army Brass and Tapes To Observe and Obey Weekend Warriors Gallant Gentlemen and Officers A National Army: 1660-1914 Temporary Gentlemen: 1914-45 Sandhurst: Serve to Lead Church Militant Recruiting a National Army Soldier Boys The King’s Shilling Pressed into Service All Pals Together Foreign Friends …

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