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Download or read book The Hustlers written by Douglas Thompson and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2008 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The Hustlers' is a journey back into the heady days of 50s and 60s London. With a cast of characters ranging from safecracker Eddie Chapman to the reckless Earl of Derby, from croupier Louis the Rat to unlucky Lord Lucan, it recreates the exploits of the gamblers and gangsters whose lives collided in the clubs and pubs of Mayfair.
Book Synopsis Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics by : Douglas I. Thompson
Download or read book Montaigne and the Tolerance of Politics written by Douglas I. Thompson and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2018 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Toleration is one of the most studied concepts in contemporary political theory and philosophy, yet the range of contemporary normative prescriptions concerning how to do toleration or how to be tolerant is remarkably narrow and limited. Contemporary thinking about toleration evinces, paradoxically, an intolerance of politics. This book argues for toleration as a practice of negotiation, looking to a philosopher not usually considered political: Michel de Montaigne. For Montaigne, toleration is an expansive, active practice of political endurance in negotiating public goods across lines of value difference. In other words, to be tolerant means to possess a particular set of political capacities for negotiation. Douglas Thompson draws on Montaigne's Essais to recover the idea that political negotiation grows out of genuine care for public goods and the establishment of political trust. Thompson argues that we need a Montaignian conception of toleration today if we are to negotiate effectively the circumstances of increasing political polarization and ongoing value conflict, and he applies this notion to current debates in political theory, as well to contemporary issues, including the problem of migration and refugee asylum. Additionally, for Montaigne scholars, he reads the Essais principally as a work of public political education, and resituates the work as an extension of Montaigne's political activity as a high-level negotiator between Catholic and Huguenot parties during the French Wars of Religion"--
Book Synopsis Fear and Loathing in America by : Hunter S. Thompson
Download or read book Fear and Loathing in America written by Hunter S. Thompson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 1116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the king of “Gonzo” journalism and bestselling author who brought you Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas comes another astonishing volume of letters by Hunter S. Thompson. Brazen, incisive, and outrageous as ever, this second volume of Thompson’s private correspondence is the highly anticipated follow-up to The Proud Highway. When that first book of letters appeared in 1997, Time pronounced it "deliriously entertaining"; Rolling Stone called it "brilliant beyond description"; and The New York Times celebrated its "wicked humor and bracing political conviction." Spanning the years between 1968 and 1976, these never-before-published letters show Thompson building his legend: running for sheriff in Aspen, Colorado; creating the seminal road book Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas; twisting political reporting to new heights for Rolling Stone; and making sense of it all in the landmark Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72. To read Thompson's dispatches from these years—addressed to the author's friends, enemies, editors, and creditors, and such notables as Jimmy Carter, Tom Wolfe, and Kurt Vonnegut—is to read a raw, revolutionary eyewitness account of one of the most exciting and pivotal eras in American history.
Book Synopsis Secrets and Lies by : Douglas Thompson
Download or read book Secrets and Lies written by Douglas Thompson and published by John Blake. This book was released on 2014-03-03 with total page 387 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her own words, the life of the beautiful young model and dancer who helped to bring down the Tory government of Harold Macmillan - the 'Profumo Affair' remains the greatest political sex scandal in recent British history. Following Christine Keeler's death in December 2017, it is now possible to update her book to include revelations that she did not wish to be published in her lifetime. The result is a revised and updated book containing material that has never been officially released, which really does lift the lid on just how far the Establishment will go to protect its own. Published to coincide with the BBC's major new six-part TV drama series, The Trial of Christine Keeler, starring Sophie Cookson as Keeler and James Norton as Stephen Ward
Book Synopsis Qualities of Duration by : Alastair Gordon
Download or read book Qualities of Duration written by Alastair Gordon and published by Damiani Limited. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book chronicles Smith and Thompson Architects' complete body of work with 350 stunning illustrations and a thought provoking text by architectural historian Alastair Gordon. The branch of a sycamore grows through the opening of a wall in a Manhattan studio. A pool-house on Long Island becomes a sod-roofed tea house. An 18th Century farmhouse in Pennsylvania expands to echo the path of a meandering stream. Such are the measured designs of Phillip Smith and Douglas Thompson whose work stands out as an oasis of calm in an age of information overload. Their sources of inspiration vary widely from early European modernism to the stilted kampongs of Malaysia.
Book Synopsis The Dark Heart of Hollywood by : Douglas Thompson
Download or read book The Dark Heart of Hollywood written by Douglas Thompson and published by Mainstream Publishing. This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Crammed with legends, myths, murders, madness, mayhem, superstar tantrums, super-sexed starlets, power brokers and politics, this book is an account of Hollywood's hidden history, from the rogue cops who took on the Mob on the streets of Los Angeles to the stars who became stars because Mafia Godfathers said they would.
Book Synopsis Lord of the Dance by : Michael Flatley
Download or read book Lord of the Dance written by Michael Flatley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-01-09 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The international star and creator of "Lord of the Dance" and "Celtic Tiger" Irish step dancing shows pens a no-holds-barred autobiography that reveals the person, the passion, and the drama behind his astounding rise to stardom.
Book Synopsis Ultrameta: A Fractal Novel by : Douglas Thompson
Download or read book Ultrameta: A Fractal Novel written by Douglas Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2009-08-01 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Under the biological microscope, fractal geometry reveals itself as the secret structure of Life itself. Like Russian dolls, the closer we zoom in, the more we pass into repeating realms of infinite divisibility. In Ultrameta, Douglas Thompson searches for just such patterns in the confusion and social devastation of modern urban life. Ultrameta is the metropolis of all metropolises. The city we all live in, wherever we happen to be in the world. London, Glasgow, Athens, New York, Tokyo . . . the 'City of the Soul' that has grown within all of us. The time-span of the text ranges from Ancient Greece to the unnervingly familiar present, leading us to uncomfortable questions about ourselves and the life we live. It encompasses a vast emotional and social spectrum, which we plunge through as we follow the main character, Alexander Stark, through a vivid range of different identities, moving from one time and place to another in a seemingly endless cycle of death and re-emergence. What is Ultrameta? Visionary horror? Experimental surrealism? Trippy outsider art? Like Danielewski's House of Leaves, this is one of those few books that possess a core of something genuinely unusual, both in its ideas and its approach to storytelling. A tale of 'Serial Suicide' - or perhaps of immortality. A circular novel - or is it a story collection? A four-dimensional shadow of, or an enigma modelled on, Life itself? Ultrameta represents a striking development in Slipstream writing and a unique way of looking at the world.
Book Synopsis The Fallen West by : Douglas Thompson
Download or read book The Fallen West written by Douglas Thompson and published by . This book was released on 2018-03-05 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Few writers can continuously span the chasms of prejudice that divide literary writing from science fiction and horror. The Fallen West unites Douglas Thompson's mainstream poetry with his often outlandishly surreal short stories. The distorting mirrors of the tales focus on how the human condition oscillates between boredom and terror. The poems explore how the forces of decay and destruction in our lives are part of a continual cycle of the natural world. Troubled characters grapple with hidden openings into fantastical worlds. Their revelations are metaphors for the problems of our society at large, and for the state of heightened awareness essential for each of us to stay creatively alive.
Download or read book Frank Lampard written by Douglas Thompson and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2010-05-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lampard's tireless achievements have assured him his place as a modern-day hero of the game and confirmed that he is the perfect, highly tuned, magnificent midfield machine and the lethal weapon England needs in their bid for the 2010 World Cup trophy.
Book Synopsis Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image by : Douglas Bukowski
Download or read book Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image written by Douglas Bukowski and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are politics, politicians, and scandals, but only in Chicago can any combination of these spark the kind of fireworks they do. And no other American city has had a mayor like William Hale "Big Bill" Thompson, not in any of his political incarnations. A brilliant chameleon of a politician, Thompson could move from pro- to anti-prohibition, from opposing the Chicago Teachers Federation to opposing a superintendent hostile to it, from being anti-Catholic to winning, in huge numbers, the Catholic vote. Shape-shifter extraordinaire, Thompson stayed in power by repeatedly altering his political image. In Big Bill Thompson, Chicago, and the Politics of Image, Douglas Bukowski captures the essence of this wily urban politico as no other biographer or historian has. Using materials including some accessible only thanks to the Freedom of Information Act, Bukowski has fashioned an unforgettable story of a volatile Chicago leader and his era.
Download or read book Super Frank written by Douglas Thompson and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2005-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A footballer of genuine, dynamic majesty, Frank Lampard is an East End boy who has become a West End star, hailed by fans, players, and managers worldwide as a goal-scoring genius. An all-action man, he is already established as a bona fide legend in the game. Written by acclaimed biographer Douglas Thompson, this upbeat and fascinating book chronicles Frank's inspiring, triumphant journey to worldwide fame.
Book Synopsis Richmond's Priests and Prophets by : Douglas E. Thompson
Download or read book Richmond's Priests and Prophets written by Douglas E. Thompson and published by University of Alabama Press. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explores the ways in which white Christian leaders in Richmond, Virginia navigated the shifting legal and political battles around desegregation even as members of their congregations struggled with their own understanding of a segregated society Douglas E. Thompson’s Richmond’s Priests and Prophets: Race, Religion, and Social Change in the Civil Rights Era presents a compelling study of religious leaders’ impact on the political progression of Richmond, Virginia, during the time of desegregation. Scrutinizing this city as an entry point into white Christians’ struggles with segregation during the 1950s, Thompson analyzes the internal tensions between ministers, the members of their churches, and an evolving world. In the mid-twentieth-century American South, white Christians were challenged repeatedly by new ideas and social criteria. Neighborhood demographics were shifting, public schools were beginning to integrate, and ministers’ influence was expanding. Although many pastors supported the transition into desegregated society, the social pressure to keep life divided along racial lines placed Richmond’s ministers on a collision course with forces inside their own congregations. Thompson reveals that, to navigate the ideals of Christianity within a complex historical setting, white religious leaders adopted priestly and prophetic roles. Moreover, the author argues that, until now, the historiography has not viewed white Christian churches with the nuance necessary to understand their diverse reactions to desegregation. His approach reveals the ways in which desegregationists attempted to change their communities’ minds, while also demonstrating why change came so slowly—highlighting the deeply emotional and intellectual dilemma of many southerners whose worldview was fundamentally structured by race and class hierarchies.
Download or read book Mafia Princess written by Marisa Merico and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2010-05-20 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inspiration for the Amazon Prime series BANG BANG BABY Marisa Merico, the daughter of one of Italy's most notorious Mafia Godfathers, was dazzled by her father, Emilio DiGiovine. To her he was all powerful, sophisticated and loving; to the rest of the world he was staggeringly ruthless.
Book Synopsis Clint Eastwood by : Douglas Henry Thompson
Download or read book Clint Eastwood written by Douglas Henry Thompson and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over four decades, Clint Eastwood has become a Hollywood legend, with his success on both sides of the camera assuring himnbsp;a place in cinema history. Born the son of a steel worker in 1930, Eastwood’s drive for success led him to his first break, in 1959, on the TV seriesRawhide.Eastwood broke from television in 1964 withA Fistful of Dollars—his steely gaze and strong, silent screen presence made the film a surprise box-office smash. In 1971, his performance inDirty Harrycemented his reputation as an electrifying talent, and he has since gone on to star in and direct some of the most memorable films in Hollywood history. Now, drawing on exclusive interviews with the star, Douglas Thompson gives us a definitive portrait.
Download or read book Sharon Stone written by Douglas Thompson and published by Little Brown GBR. This book was released on 1994 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Sharon Stone. It covers all the major influences and developments in her life, including her early modelling career, her views on the cult of the casting couch, her romances with Warren Beatty and Jack Nicholson, and her many films.
Download or read book The First Lady written by April Ashley and published by Blake Publishing. This book was released on 2006 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful British model, this book tells the candid life story of April Ashley, who at the peak of her fame in 1961, was outed by the British press asnbsp;a transsexual.
