From the million-copy bestselling author of THE PARENT AGENCY and BIRTHDAY BOY comes a wildly entertaining wish-fulfilment adventure that asks the question: what would happen if the strictest head teacher swapped bodies with the naughtiest kid in school? Strictest head ÷ naughtiest boy = chaos. Bracket Wood is about to be visited by the school inspectors. But there's one big problem: Ryan Ward. The maestro of practical jokes, Ryan has played so many tricks that in the end the Head Teacher just walks out. And then the new Head Teacher, Mr Carter, arrives. A man so strict even the teachers are scared of him. So imagine his surprise - and Ryan's - when they swap bodies. Now Ryan is Head Teacher - and his mortal enemy is one of his pupils. It's every naughty kid's dream! But soon Bracket Wood School is in a total mess - and only its worst ever pupil can fix it...

On a starship doomed to scrap, all they asked was a chance to go down fighting.... A Ship With No Name: They should have returned heroes. Instead they were treated as pariahs. Stripped of a hard-won victory, cheated out of a well-deserved bounty, the crew of the Star Wolf was devastated when their ship was decommissioned, even its name erased from the record. For political reasons alone, the Admiralty had decided to scrap the ship and turn its back on one of its finest commanders. But Jon Korie will not fade quietly away. He will rally his crew in defiance of orders and set forth on one final mission to prove his superiors wrong -- or die trying. Korie knows that the ship has been compromised by a Morthan saboteur. Anticipating a course that will lead straight to a deadly rendevous with an unknown Morthan force, Korie must race against time to find the booby trap that threatens his ship... before the Morthans find him.

When this master storyteller breaks new ground, he does it with a flame-thrower. The first part of this book was originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, sparking both outrage and acclaim. The next two sections, published here for the first time, unravel visions even more dangerous. Both heart-breaking and heart-warming, this is a violent, sexy, no-holds-barred tale of a ferocious soul coming to terms with a brutal, uncompromising world. From the desperate streets of Los Angeles' urban jungle to the greener jungles of Vietnam, from the sanctuary of a Saigon whore house to the heat-scorched follies of Arizona, a disabled veteran discovers that true intimacy is something to be feared as much as cherished. This astonishing work dives headlong into the darkest parts of the heart, coming out again on the far side, to discover the most human of all human adventures. Take this journey and you will never be the same.

Race Critical Theories brings together many of the key contributors to critical theorizing about race and racism over the past twenty years. Each previously published text is accompanied by a fresh statement - in most cases written by the authors themselves - regarding the political context, implications and effects of the original contribution.

Light Up the Cave is the poet Denise Levertov's second book of prose. Like her first, The Poet in the World (1973), it includes fiction, essays, and articles, and addresses a wide range of concerns, both public and private.

In the sixty poems that comprise The Freeing of the Dust, Denise Levertov continued to explore the personal and public themes that threaded through her work during the disastrous American involvement in Indochina. Relations with family and close friends are depicted with unique poignancy as she pits the at times terrifying concrete image against her vision of the ideal. Here we have poems that speak out of the direct tragedy of war, the result of Ms. Levertov's visit to North Vietnam in the fall of 1972, while others reflect the anguish and the exultation of what she has called the 'inner/outer experience in America during the '60's and the beginning of the '70's.

Faith in the establishment collapsing everywhere. The far right on the march. Culture wars and random violence – all decked out in red, white and blue. But a spirit of anarchy hangs in the air, the desire to burn it all down and start over. Derek Jarman's iconic film captured punk at its giddy height: a riot of music, DIY fashion, and every kind of sex – with a little pyromania thrown in. Forty years on, this new stage adaptation of Jubilee remixes it for the social and political turmoil of 2017. The cast of the original production at the Royal Exchange Manchester was led by one of the film's original cast members, legendary punk warrior Toyah Willcox. Centred around a marauding girl gang on a killing spree and a time-travelling Queen Elizabeth I, it's a story of what happens when creativity and nihilism collide.

In this book, Donatella Di Cesare argues that terrorism is not an aberration but intrinsic to the struggle for sovereignty in the modern world. The growing concentration of power in the hands of the state sows the seeds of terrorism, deployed as a weapon by those exposed to the violence of the state that feel they have no other recourse.

In the pursuit of knowledge, Dorion Sagan argues in this dazzlingly eclectic, rigorously crafted, and deliciously witty collection of essays, scientific authoritarianism and philosophical obscurantism are equally formidable obstacles to discovery. As science has become more specialized and more costly, its questing spirit has been constrained by dogma. And philosophy, perhaps the discipline best placed to question orthodoxy, has retreated behind dense theoretical language and arcane topics of learning. Guided by a capacious, democratic view of science inspired by the examples set by his late parents--Carl Sagan, who popularized the study of the cosmos, and Lynn Margulis, an evolutionary biologist who repeatedly clashed with the scientific establishment--Sagan draws on classical and contemporary philosophy to intervene provocatively in often-charged debates on thermodynamics, linear and nonlinear time, purpose, ethics, the links between language and psychedelic drugs, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the occupation of the human body by microbial others. Informed by a countercultural sensibility, a deep engagement with speculative thought, and a hardheaded scientific skepticism, he advances controversial positions on such seemingly sacrosanct subjects as evolution and entropy. At the same time, he creatively considers a wide range of thinkers, from Socrates to Bataille and Descartes to von Uexküll, to reflect on sex, biopolitics, and the free will of Kermit the Frog. Refreshingly nonconformist and polemically incisive, Cosmic Apprentice challenges readers to reject both dogma and cliché and instead recover the intellectual spirit of adventure that should--and can once again--animate both science and philosophy.

In the pursuit of knowledge, Dorion Sagan argues in this dazzlingly eclectic, rigorously crafted, and deliciously witty collection of essays, scientific authoritarianism and philosophical obscurantism are equally formidable obstacles to discovery. As science has become more specialized and more costly, its questing spirit has been constrained by dogma. And philosophy, perhaps the discipline best placed to question orthodoxy, has retreated behind dense theoretical language and arcane topics of learning. Guided by a capacious, democratic view of science inspired by the examples set by his late parents--Carl Sagan, who popularized the study of the cosmos, and Lynn Margulis, an evolutionary biologist who repeatedly clashed with the scientific establishment--Sagan draws on classical and contemporary philosophy to intervene provocatively in often-charged debates on thermodynamics, linear and nonlinear time, purpose, ethics, the links between language and psychedelic drugs, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, and the occupation of the human body by microbial others. Informed by a countercultural sensibility, a deep engagement with speculative thought, and a hardheaded scientific skepticism, he advances controversial positions on such seemingly sacrosanct subjects as evolution and entropy. At the same time, he creatively considers a wide range of thinkers, from Socrates to Bataille and Descartes to von Uexkull, to reflect on sex, biopolitics, and the free will of Kermit the Frog. Refreshingly nonconformist and polemically incisive, "Cosmic Apprentice" challenges readers to reject both dogma and cliche and instead recover the intellectual spirit of adventure that should--and can once again--animate both science and philosophy.

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The Quaker daughter of a Nantucket sea captain, Lucretia Mott dared to speak out to all-white, all-male audiences when women were treated as second-class citizens, and refused to be silenced when attacked by protesters. Mott became an advisor to presidents arid a colleague to William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, and Sojourner Truth.The benefits of her dedication to the cause of freedom and equality for all residents of the United States are felt today, and she still stands as a role model to all as a reminder that injustice and inequality must not be suffered in silence.

Newly Revised for 2012 By beholding we become changed. Doug Batchelor examines Isaiah’s life-altering vision and shares intriguing stories from his own life to reveal the seven essential steps to salvation. If you aren’t sure of your salvation, you need this book! The prophet Isaiah knew this simple but profound truth. He had seen the Lord -- and then saw himself in contrast. It radically and permanently changed his life. What he saw can change your life too! In nine short verses that begin the sixth chapter of Isaiah, we find a clear and certain pathway to knowing and loving God. Author and evangelist Doug Batchelor uses Isaiah's life-altering vision and intriguing stories from his own extraordinary life to reveal the seven essential steps to salvation and true conversion. In this delightful and unique little book, a companion to his autobiography, The Richest Caveman , Pastor Doug winsomely leads you along each step in the process of knowing and loving God, helping you discover your deep need of Jesus and His unrelenting power to save. This is not dry theology, it is living vignettes of faith that make salvation precious, accessible, and intensely real. The encounter that awaits you will swell your heart with gratitude and cause your lips to cry out, "My eyes have seen the King!"

In this new, eye-opening book, Pastor Doug Batchelor takes you on a fascinating, faith-building exploration of the greatest and deepest of mysteries—the triune nature of our Creator God. Discover strong scriptural support for the doctrine of the Trinity, examine the plural nature of God in both the Old and New Testaments, and identify the critical roles of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in our salvation. A powerful resource for sharing with friends and church members who have doubts about the Godhead, especially as a new anti-trinitarian movement exerts its influence. Includes helpful appendices New Testament Bible verses regarding the Trinity The Trinity in the writings of Ellen White

Short tales, dialogues, and narrative offer the author's reflections on the state of Israel, modern-day rebels, Germany in World War II, and the atomic holocaust.

It is the holiday of Purim -- a time to stage comic and entertaining plays or "Purimshpiels". But in the village of Shamgorod in 1649, this festive custom takes a tragic turn. Three itinerant actors show up at an inn to perform a Purim play for the Jewish community. The discovery that Shamgorod has suffered a pogrom and only two Jews have survived -- the innkeeper, Berish, and his daughter. Egged on by Berish, the actors agree that instead of a "Purimshpiel" they will stage a mock trial of God, indicting Him for allowing such things to happen to His children. Berish wants to be the Prosecutor; the three actors agree to be the Judges. But who will be Defense Attorney? A Stranger, who looks oddly familiar to all of them, appears and offers to take the role. Meanwhile the mob outside is planning a new assault on the inn. -- From publisher's description.

One of our most trenchant columnists takes the measure of America in the last four years.