Enduring Freedom

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Author: Ryan Gearing

Publisher: Andrews UK Limited

Published: 2011-11-07

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 1908487186

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This brand new anthology has been compiled to commemorate 10 years in Afghanistan. Announced in November 2010, contributions for a book of war poems were sought, and aided by appeals in the media, including BFBS Radio, the Army Families Federation and the charity Combat Stress, to name but a few; poems came from serving personnel of all ranks, veterans, families and friends. These poems all have one thing in common: they speak from and with the very soul of our Armed Forces of which we are so proud. With an introduction by Sir Andrew Motion, Poet Laureate 1999-2009 and foreword by the former Head of the TA (Territorial Army), His Grace, The Duke of Westminster, this high-profile anthology is sure to stimulate poetry enthusiasts and those with an interest in supporting HM Forces personnel. The book contains a large proportion of new poetry inspired by events and operations relating to Afghanistan, written by both previously unpublished, and established poets who have found this book a suitable and timely vehicle for their powerful prose and poetry. One of the most powerful entries is from a schoolgirl, whose Wootton Bassett inspired poem is sure to stir the emotions. £2 from each book supports Combat Stress.

Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards

Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards PDF

Author: Michael Brett

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages: 165

ISBN-13: 9781549970375

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Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards is a collection of war poetry that, in the words of Mario Petrucci, the Imperial War Museum's Poet-In-Residence, is "direct, point-blank. Brett is concerned with parachuting us into seeing what he, with consistently unsentimental eyes, has seen." Rich with allusions to literature and culture, the poems remind the reader that even education and civil society can do nothing to change the horrific nature of war itself. Through this book, Brett focuses the attention of the reader onto the implications of war. The imagery is often striking and the commentary subtle, tending to convey a world of twisted values, a world striking or even beautiful in its cruelty and insensitivity to everyone -civilians or soldiers- who become just part of the technology of war.

Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards

Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards PDF

Author: Michael Brett

Publisher:

Published: 2017-10-15

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9788193642825

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Tomorrow It Will All Run Backwards is a collection of war poetry that, in the words of Mario Petrucci, the Imperial War Museum's Poet-In-Residence, is "direct, point-blank. Brett is concerned with parachuting us into seeing what he, with consistently unsentimental eyes, has seen." Rich with allusions to literature and culture, the poems remind the reader that even education and civil society can do nothing to change the horrific nature of war itself. Through this book, Brett focuses the attention of the reader onto the implications of war. The imagery is often striking and the commentary subtle, tending to convey a world of twisted values, a world striking or even beautiful in its cruelty and insensitivity to everyone -civilians or soldiers- who become just part of the technology of war.

Does Tomorrow Exist?

Does Tomorrow Exist? PDF

Author: Nikk Effingham

Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Published: 2023-03-28

Total Pages: 195

ISBN-13: 100084563X

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This book takes up the question of whether past and future events exist. Two very different views are explored. According to one of these views (presentism), advanced by Nikk Effingham, the present is special. Effingham argues that only present things exist, but which things those are changes as time passes. Given presentism, although there once existed dinosaurs, they exist no more, and although you and I exist, at some time in the future we will come to exist no more. According to the alternative view (eternalism), advanced by Kristie Miller, our world is a giant four-dimensional block of spacetime in which all things, past, present, and future, exist. On this view, dinosaurs exist, it is just that they are not located at the current time. The book considers arguments for and against presentism and eternalism, including arguments that appeal to our best science, to the way the world seems to us to be in our experiences of time, change, and freedom, and to how to make sense of ordinary claims about the past. Key Features: Offers an accessible introduction to the philosophy of temporal ontology Captures the process of philosophical debate, giving readers an insight into the craft of philosophy Engages with and clearly explains state-of-the-art and cutting-edge research

RISING TO MEET OUR TRANSFORMATION

RISING TO MEET OUR TRANSFORMATION PDF

Author: William E Leahy

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 115

ISBN-13: 149072091X

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Rising To Meet Our Transformation began as a few thoughts that mushroomed into many ideas that were in my poetic brain flow for quite awhile. Thus I began putting these thoughts into a wide array of poems on paper. Some of these poetic ideas the reader may closely relate to; yet other poetic words may still be more personal and private. As I wrote I allowed the flow of words and ideas to make their impact; then I changed and rearranged where the order and actual word composition required a better flow. Transformation was the key ingredient of this book and in many instances it will be just that. Nonetheless there are poetic thoughts that relate to a different type of change which may not be totally transforming, but at the same time be identifiable. My hope is that there will be a adequate array of poems that would spark the audience. Transformation requires a radical change in our thinking which translates into our personal life and living. Often we change to survive or become enamoured with a new idea that fills our void' so we change while our surroundings remain somewhat intact. Yet in real time our environment will recreate itself so we will eventually be transformed into a new age so let us begin! Bill Leahy December 2013

The Last Exit Before the Toll

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Author: Lynn Barnes

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2012-10

Total Pages: 421

ISBN-13: 1475950969

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Author Lynn Barnes admits she's known all along that she'd been a little different in ways she can't explain. In her memoir, The Last Exit before the Toll, she examines her life and tries to make sense of who and what she is and how her being affects her existence. She reflects on growing up as an only child and her life now as a single, surrealist artist and Poe aficionado. Barnes recalls the events that have greatly impacted her, including the deaths of her mother and father and the suicide of her best friend, Marc. But it was the discovery that she has undiagnosed Asperger's syndrome that helped piece together the puzzle that has been her life and allowed her to come to terms with the troubling personality traits she has experienced all her life. An insightful and creative look at Barnes's life, The Last Exit before the Toll provides a glimpse into the sometimes frustrating and unknown world of someone who lives with Asperger's syndrome.

Time and Space

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Author: Barry Dainton

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2016-04-15

Total Pages: 481

ISBN-13: 1134943970

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The first edition (2001) of this title quickly established itself on courses on the philosophy of time and space. This fully revised and expanded new edition sees the addition of chapters on Zeno's paradoxes, speculative contemporary developments in physics, and dynamic time, making the second edition, once again, unrivalled in its breadth of coverage. Surveying both historical debates and the ideas of modern physics, Barry Dainton evaluates the central arguments in a clear and unintimidating way and is careful to keep the conceptual issues throughout comprehensible to students with little scientific or mathematical training. The book makes the philosophy of space and time accessible for anyone trying to come to grips with the complexities of this challenging subject. With over 100 original line illustrations and a full glossary of terms, the book has the requirements of students firmly in sight and will continue to serve as an essential textbook for philosophy of time and space courses.

Already Guilty

Already Guilty PDF

Author: Tom Fowler

Publisher: Widening Gyre Media

Published: 2018-12-03

Total Pages: 250

ISBN-13:

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A murdered police officer. The thin blue line. One PI will take on the system to get justice. For someone who never got along well with the cops, C.T. Ferguson finds himself in a good place. His relationship with the Baltimore police is as solid as it's been. He and his detective cousin Rich are almost friends. Then the news comes in: Officer down. The police quickly arrest a suspect. C.T. wants nothing to do with the case. You can't always get what you want. When a vicious assault threatens his life, C.T. must figure out who really killed the murdered officer. It may cost him his improved relationship with Rich, not to mention his life, to find out. Already Guilty is the fourth novel in the riveting C.T. Ferguson mystery series. You'll love this crime novel because it shows the high price of having convictions.

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