Elegy for Iris is a luminous memoir about the beauty of youth and of aging and a clebration of a brilliant life and an undying love. So John Bayley descibes his life with his wife, Iris Mudoch who has Alzheimer's.
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Presents a history of cranioklepty, the desire to possess the skulls of the brilliant and famous, either for study, for sale, or for display. Includes the after-death stories of Haydn, Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Thomas Browne, and others
Presents a history of cranioklepty, the desire to possess the skulls of the brilliant and famous, either for study, for sale, or for display. Includes the after-death stories of Haydn, Beethoven, Emanuel Swedenborg, Thomas Browne, and others.
Provides a rare look at the lives of celebrities after their deaths.
The popular actor recounts his childhood in western Canada, his rise in film and television, his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and how he has worked to raise awareness of the disease and find a cure.
The popular actor recounts his childhood in western Canada, his rise in film and television, his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease, and how he has worked to raise awareness of the disease and find a cure.
The last lion, Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone
by Manchester, William, Reid, Paul
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Details the life of a man whose ambitions and serious flaws made him one of the world's most powerful leaders, placing Churchill's career against the backdrop of the Second World War and the collapse of the British Empire.
The second volume of Manchester's biography of the great British statesman covers a period of failure in Churchill's life, when he was disowned by his party, dismissed by the establishment as a warmonger and twice nearly lost his seat in Parliament, only to rise again to nationa…
"Now you can sort through the many complex issues regarding HIV, AIDS, and sport with this definitive, multidisciplinary book. You'll learn the medical facts about HIV and AIDS and discover the important role you play in prevention and control of HIV. HIV/AIDS in Sport debunks c…
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Type: Book
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Type: Book
In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded by entertainment stars, billionaires, and activist NGOs (e.g. Bob Geldof, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Bill Gates, George Soros, Save Dar…
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Type: Book
"This book examines the new phenomenon of celebrity humanitarianism arguing that legitimates neoliberal capitalism and global inequality" "In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded…
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Type: Book
Celebrity humanitarianism: the ideology of global charity
by Kapoor, Ilan
fromInterventions
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Type: Book
"In the last two decades especially, we have witnessed the rise of 'celebrity' forms of global humanitarianism and charity work, spearheaded by entertainment stars, billionaires, and activist NGOs (e.g. Bob Geldof, Bono, Angelina Jolie, Madonna, Bill Gates, George Soros, Save Da…