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| ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE AS I SEE IT [Patrick Macdonald] Macdonald's book comprises his notebook; five chapters on learning and teaching the Alexander Technique; and an easy to use index. { 113pp, 140x215mm, January 1989; PB, £14.95, 0951507206:9780951507209 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press/Rahula) } |
| AMITY IN THE MIDDLE EAST : How the World Sports Peace Project & the Passion for Football Brought Together Arab & Jewish Youngsters [Geoffrey Whitfield] The World Sports Project brought together Israeli and Arab youngsters and adults from towns in Israel, staff and students from four English universities, Premier League clubs, most notably Arsenal, the British Embassy and the British Council in Israel, the Israel Sports Authority, and runners in the Flora London Marathon. It became a pointer to more creative ways for community relations in divided societies. Who is this book intended for? For those wanting to read about Arab and Jewish youngsters playing football together; for those interested in conflict prevention and peace-making; and for those wanting to run such a project in other political climes. Over three years, a successful Football/Conflict Prevention Project took place on an annual basis, close to Nazareth. Those who took part will be able to tell their children and grandchildren of the time when Jews and Arab-Christians and Arab-Moslems played in mixed teams against mixed teams. Their team could only win when they learned to work together, when trust and confidence in each other overrode political antagonisms. With such a model, the future of peoples in other strife-torn communities could move forward to hope, and not backward to despair. REVIEW: "I have done many memorable things in my life, but this has been one of the most important things I have ever had the pleasure of being a part of." -- From the Foreword by David Bedford, Director, Flora London Marathon. { 171pp, 155x230mm, August 2006; PB, £14.95, 1898595488:9781898595489 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| APOSTLES' CREED : God's Special Revelation [Alan Robinson] Comprehensive, but using simple language, this book will be of interest to all Christian denominations. The Apostles’ Creed is discussed and explained by devoting a chapter to each article or phrase of the creed. The first chapter, on belief in God, sets the book in a multicultural context. All chapters contain topics for discussion and activities which may be used by church groups. REVIEW: "Not long ago the Apostles’ Creed was known by heart by a great number of people. It is an ancient, succinct summary of Christian belief, expressing the great fundamentals of faith relating to God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Alan Robinson’s phrase-by-phrase commentary offers a comprehensive analysis, rich in bible references and application to the modern world. It will refresh those who have known and loved this statement of faith for many years, and will enlighten the newcomer equally. May this book serve to renew the use of the Apostles’ Creed in contemporary worship, in personal devotion and in studies which introduce the faith and apply it to daily life." -- The Right Reverend Jonathan Bailey, Bishop of Derby. { 128pp, 130x190mm, November 2004; PB, £9.95, 1898595461:9781898595465 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| BOWLING ENCHANTED WOODS [Gordon Allan] There are open or seaside bowls tournaments going on somewhere almost every week of the summer in England, and in this book Gordon Allan describes his journey round fifteen of them, from Broadstairs in the east to Teignmouth in the west. He conveys by thumbnail sketch the flavour of each place -- its background, history and traditions. The author touches on the perennial difficulty of finding markers, remembers happy days bowling in Sussex and Devon, and ends the book by detailing the principal English bowls tournaments. { 102pp, 135x215mm, March 1994; PB, £5.95, 1898595003:9781898595007 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| CALLED BY GOD/STORIES FROM THE JEWISH & CHRISTIAN BIBLES [Alan Robinson] Tells of the life and work of thirty characters in the Bible who were convinced that they had received a divine calling. The author, a well-known poet and former lecturer in Religious Studies, has set these stories in a modern verse style, and in accessible language. The text brings out, in a poetic and highly readable way, the personal thoughts and tribulations of the characters as they seek to fulfil God's command and to follow the path of their vocation. While the text follows the Old Testament and Jewish biblical narratives, it adds dimensions of poetic licence to bring out the characterization of the personalities and their stories in a way that highlights their conviction that God supports them in all their activities. Essentially, the text is a celebration of the imaginative powers and insight of these characters, achieved through a structured, rhythmical, poetic verse form. The book is an ideal introduction to the OT stories, and can be used for teaching purposes prior to reading the Bible proper, or as verse prose in their own right. REVIEW: "Here is a very readable guide to one of the themes which runs throughout it - the experience of people who felt they were Called by God." -- The Very Rev. Robert Davidson, Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Language and Literature, University of Glasgow, Former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. { 136pp, 150x230mm, October 2002; PB, £9.95, 1898595402:9781898595403 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| CHANGING PERCEPTIONS : Milestones in Twentieth-Century British Portraiture [Elizabeth Cayzer] This book examines the extraordinary metamorphosis that has occurred in the presentation of the human face during the twentieth century. A series of essays charts the portraits that are ‘Milestones' to that change, while the discussion which follows -- ‘Changing Perceptions' -- endeavours to identify its nature, its causes, and to show how the manner in which the artists reveal this transformation when painting their sitters. REVIEW: "As we approach the end of the twentieth-century, it becomes increasingly clear that portraiture has continued to hold a central place in artistic practice, in spite of the fact that, for much of the century, it has been regarded as marginal by the majority of writers and critics of the avant-garde. How this has happened has not been much studied and we very much lack good quality analysis of the changing status of portraiture and of the ways in which it has been regarded by artists. I therefore very much welcome Elizabeth Cayzer's well documented study of a number of key portraits of the century in which she weaves together the lives of representative artists and sitters into an effective narrative of twentieth-century portraiture as an art form." -- Charles Saumarez Smith, Director of the National Portrait Gallery. { 127pp, 195x290mm, January 1998; PB, £16.95, 1898595305:9781898595304 / HB, £25.00, 1898595291:9781898595298 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| CHRISTIAN JESUS : Faith in the Finding [Kenneth Cragg] There are so many versions of 'The man from Nazareth' as to make The Christian Jesus liable to seem a pretentious or aggressive title. That a Christian Jesus exists for historic faith is not in doubt -- and is explored here with the help both of poetry and theology. Diverse versions of a 'Christian Jesus' do not preclude the sundry cases for the 'Muslim Jesus', 'the Hindu Jesus', and most of all for the 'Jewish Jesus'. Indeed the third, during the last half century, has been vigorously presented by Jewish scholarship. Anti-Semitism lurks around perceptions of Jesus as the Christ, and vigilance is in order against the threat it holds for open-hearted study. Jesus as supremely Jewish has never sanely been in doubt. But 'Of what manner of Jew?' is much contended. He only has the 'Christian' descriptive inside the abiding reality of the 'Jewish'. It was from the very heart of 'Jewishness' and its 'Messiah' that he and his immediate Jewish disciples gave to human history a confidence concerning 'God in Christ' -- a confidence instinctively and rightly called 'Christian'. New Testament writings tell a faith -- of which Jesus is the theme and centre -- read as the incidence of the divine in the human, the earthly happening of the eternal intention. Of a 'Jesus' who has well-nigh innumerable descriptives, this is the Christian one. There are those who see its historical evidences as dubious or irrecoverable. Others allow it only as an illusion, from which to indulge their own construct. A happier conviction abides by which an honest faith can live, reading 'Christ-Jesus-Lord' as 'time's sacrament' told through 'womb and tomb' for us and our salvation. The journey and the celebration of this book are about that Faith in the Finding. REVIEW: "Kenneth Cragg's erudition takes us into a world of poetry, art, and philosophical theology; of the Jewishness of Jesus; and of dialogue with Islam. In this wide-ranging essay, Cragg shows us that Christian faith consists in a will to faith, a will kindled by the truth that waits for it. ‘Trust in Christ, in the Christ-likeness of God, is a venture, not a theory or a gamble.' It is in having the "courage to believe" that one encounters Christ's transforming love and is driven in love's name to serve a suffering world." -- Church News { 141pp, 155x230mm, February 2003; PB, £12.95, 1898595429:9781898595427 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| CHRISTIANS OBSERVED : Narratives for Today's Church [John Watson] To find the Church, you have to be beyond the churches. Most Christians on the main thoroughfares of Catholicism, Orthodoxy and Protestantism, are not merely divided from each other, but are unsympathetic towards each other. On the quiet byways and on tranquil pilgrim paths, there are those who recognize each other unconditionally, exercising vital patience and graceful greatness in resolving dogmatic discord and ethical egregiousness. Fresh solutions to enduring problems are possible. The episodes recorded in this book are all true. They were born from despair with religion in its normal managerial role, defining the brand and excluding the alternatives; but hope is greater than despair. Christianity is an inclusive movement of the mind and spirit, present in a series of exclusivist organizations. The will to be free is always present in the structures. These stories have been related here to show that there is a better future for the Church, and that this better future is for Today's Church. REVIEW: "Watson calls these tales ‘love stories’. Love stories usually have happy endings. Although many of these stories end with the beloved’s death, sometimes tragically, they are nevertheless stories of christian love because they ‘show that there is a better future for the Church and that it is being lived now’. With Christians Observed Watson has redefined the love story and shown us how Christian love can truly live in our fallen, institutionalized world." -- Watani International. { 175pp, 155x230mm, August 2004; PB, £13.95, 1898595453:9781898595458 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| FINANCIAL UNIVERSE : Planning Your Investments Using Astrological Forecasting -- A Guide to Identifying the Role of the Planets & Stars in World Affairs, Finance & Investment [Christeen Skinner] Deconstructs the future in clear masterful strokes. An absolute must read text not only for professionals in financial services and related industries but also for anyone who relies on the future for business and personal planning. Written by one of the world's foremost financial astrologers, 'The Financial Universe' highlights periods to maximise investment returns and minimise portfolio losses through exposure to geopolitical events and circumstances, and financial market hotspots. This important new text maps out potential responses by international stock markets to world events that are predicted between now and the year 2020. The book is written for those who have little understanding of astrological terminology. The book deconstructs the complex relationship of planetary alignments, sun spot patterns, and other cosmic influences. Through astrological forecasting The Financial Universe illustrates the direct impact that world events might have on global stock markets. It presents not only a compelling analysis of the financial astrology behind previous market events but also suggests concrete strategies for professionals to confront challenges which lie ahead. Specific chapters are devoted to the City of London market and Wall Street. Important market turning points to be anticipated in the years 2004-2020 are forecast and explained against world affairs, and finance and investment opportunities. REVIEW: "The book deals specifically with using planetary bodies to predict cycles in the marketplace, both positive and negative. Offering suggestions and warnings that potentially reverberate up through the year 2020, The Financial Universe even contemplates the astrological sign of America as a nation, and considers the implications of this birth sign on the future of American finances as a whole as surely as what this means for one’s private investments. A fascinating compendium for astrology buffs." -- The Midwest Book Review. { 164pp, 155x230mm, May 2004; PB, £14.95, 1898595445:9781898595441 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| FIRST & LAST EDITIONS : Englands Second-Hand Bookshops [Gordon Allan] This book, which is a mixture of fact, anecdote and quotation, describes the author's meandering exploration of some of the best of England's provincial second-hand bookshops, from Newcastle-upon-Tyne to the Isles of Scilly. Judged by the contents of the author's bookshelves, he has a strong but highly selective interest in sport, with rugby union, cricket and bowls foremost, and the odd place allowed to football and golf. There are biographies and autobiographies from Bernard Shaw to Alan Ross; a dozen volumes by W H Hudson, greatest of naturalists; travels with Henry James and Paul Theroux and Edwin Muir; books on cinema Westerns; essays by Ford Madox Ford and Edward Thomas; a novel or two; and a little poetry. The bulk of these books, as you may notice, are dependent, to a greater or lesser extent, on fact, suggesting, correctly, that their owner is a journalist. REVIEW: "A mixture of fact, anecdote and quotation, this book describes the author's exploration of the best of England's provincial second-hand bookshops - a splendid personal view of hours spent closeted among shelves filled with every book imaginable." -- The Oldie. "I would say that bookselling is the most humane, sociable, ill-organised, yet absorbing form of commerce to be found anywhere." -- Eric Moore, Hitchin bookseller. "Five million books are published in the world every year. Only one per cent of them are any good, and settle, and they end up in second-hand shops." -- Victor Suchar, Camden Books, Bath. { 80pp, 135x215mm, January 2002; PB, £7.95, 1898595410:9781898595410 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| FLEET STREET ROUND THE CLOCK [Gordon Allan] Fleet Street as a newspaper centre is no more but as a symbol of the inky trade it has yet to be superseded by Canary Wharf or anywhere else. This is the story, different in detail but no different in kind from many others, of one provincial who came to Fleet Street when it was Fleet Street, went away for a short while, and then returned for good. Much of the book was written from memory. Fleet Street Round the Clock is about newspaper life before laptops replaced typewriters and hot metal was relegated to the past. Those were the days when Fleet Street, the real Fleet Street -- was the goal of every young journalist with an ounce of ambition. The sense of learning the craft of writing for a newspaper was paramount. { 60pp, 140x215mm, January 1997; PB, £7.95, 1898595208:9781898595205 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| FROM PALACE TO POWER : An Illustrated History of Whitehall [Susan Foreman] From Palace to Power: an IIlustrated history of Whitehall is the 400-year story -- in contemporary pictures, maps and photographs, as well as letters and diaries -- of the historical transformation of ‘The Street' recognised throughout the world as a symbol of Government. The illustrations have been gathered from diverse sources: some hang as oil paintings in the corridors of power, known only to the privileged who occupy these offices. Others have been gleaned from contemporary journals, old sepia prints and postcards from the early days of the camera. Extended captions to the 120 illustrations, the 8-page coloured plate section, map endpapers -- as well as a select bibliography, chronology, list of statues in Whitehall, and index -- make this book easy to read and follow for the historian and the browser. In this new work, which has taken five years to research, Susan Foreman has created a vivid image of how the most pre-eminent street in Britain has changed, and how the political fortunes of its dramatis personae have left their mark. REVIEW: "Probably THE book on Whitehall. Despite the numerous historians during its long history, Whitehall has never been the subject of a work quite like this. Indeed, the format and structure of the book set an admirable example for dealing with other areas of important national significance." -- ASCHB. "No street in the world can have bred more triumph and more blood than Whitehall. Its brief half mile embodies the power of empire. The power may have declined, but the architecture that was its physical expression survives. The buildings stand today as they did at the height of empire. If ever a landscape was a mirror of history, it is here in the heart of Westminster." From the Foreword by Simon Jenkins, The Times { 212pp, 200x270mm, January 1995; HB, £16.95, 1898595100:9781898595106 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| GLASS OF TIME [Cyril Bulley; Foreword by Bishop Donald Coggan (Archbishop of Canterbury 1974-1980)] This book is the second edition of an autobiography, available for the first time in paperback, which conveys the excitement of early struggles and successes, followed by an almost meteoric rise to influence. Bishop Bulley's story reveals his wide-ranging interests, allowing him to formulate progressive policies, which sometimes had to be upheld against the opposition of his brethren on the Episcopal bench. The sheer stamina demanded by pastoral ministry and endless travelling reveals a steadfastness of purpose tempered with an abundant sense of humour and an affectionate nature. { 288pp, 155x230mm, January 1994; PB, £12.95, 1898595062:9781898595069 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| GLIMPSES OF THE DIVINE : A Spiritual Anthology For Use on Every Day of the Year [Cyril Bulley] "Bishop Bulley will earn the gratitude of many people for writing this book which is such a help in reminding us that God's love is for us just as we are, for all the days of our years and for all the moments of our days..." -- From the Foreword by H R H Duchess of Kent. The compiler of this beautifully designed Anthology, the late Dr Cyril Bulley, set himself the task of writing a book ‘for the people in the pews'. The Anthology offers for every day of the year -- following the Church's calendar -- something from the works of poets, philosophers, saints, theologians, mystics, and writers. Following each quotation is a comment which explains, expounds, amplifies or applies, and a prayer which lifts our thoughts. This second edition has been eagerly awaited. REVIEW: "His choice of readings and prayers is not only beautiful but practical in guiding and encouraging us... " -- From the Foreword by HRH The Duchess of Kent { 366pp, 150x230mm, January 1994; PB, £9.95, 1898595054:9781898595052 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| HOLY SPIRIT : Divine Witness Within [Vyvyan Auret Pritchard] The truth of the Holy Spirit -- so essential to Christian life and service -- is wrapped up in mystery. This book sets out to unravel that mystery and explains in straightforward language the major issues that pertain to the Holy Spirit: its personality; its convicting power; its regenerating grace; its indwelling; our bodies as its Temple; how to receive the Spirit; emblems of the Spirit; and offence against the Spirit. All these issues are dealt with in the context of understanding the Holy Spirit as Divine Witness Within. { 192pp, 140x215mm, August 2011; PB, £12.95, 1898595321:9781898595328 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| HUGUENOTS OF LONDON [Robin Gwynn] Several hundred Huguenot refugee artists and craftsmen are recorded as working in London before and after the Revocation of the Edict of Nantes in 1685, which marked the height of the persecution of the Protestants in France. This book is an introduction to the range of their artistic contributions, centred on the British metropolis, and the extents of their artistic influence outside London. Huguenots are associated with the London goldsmiths' and silkweaving trades, but their contribution to art education, decorative painting, engraving, sculpture, wood-work, furniture, upholstery, jewellry and watch-making in this period is less well known. REVIEW: "An excellent introduction to the subject. pleasing illustrations of Huguenot craftmanship." -- TLS. { 68pp, 155x230mm, January 1998; PB, £9.95, 1898595240:9781898595243 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| IN THE SHADOW OF SINAI : Stories of Travel & Biblical Research [Agnes Smith Lewis] "The text describes the discovery of a very remarkable variant of the reported spoken work of Jesus Christ, which will be of interest to all Christians and scholars. To this day I recall my reaction upon first reading the concluding chapter of ‘In the Shadow of Sinai', with its discussion of a remarkable variant of the reported spoken word of Jesus Christ. Brought up with a start, I read the marked passage again and quickly went to the Bible. Sure enough, the reading Matthew xii. 36 was different. But why? Surely those in charge of biblical exegesis would have known of the publication of the Gibson sister's text. And so began a small personal odyssey to bring to light, once again, this remarkable finding." -- Anthony Grahame, From the Foreword. REVIEW: "It is with the observant eye...that these fascinating stories of their travels and the discovery of the Syriac manuscript of the Gospels are told. Better than many a novel..." -- The Expository Times of In The Shadow of Sinai. "Delightful... such accounts remain period pieces to attitudes, observations, labors, and ventures a century past. Historians of feminism might enjoy rediscovering these Victorian scholarly women." -- Choice { 194pp, 135x215mm, June 1999; PB, £14.95, 1898595232:9781898595236 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| LAST DAYS OF T E LAWRENCE : A Leaf in the Wind [Paul Marriot & Yvonne Argent] A Leaf in The Wind covers the last days of T E Lawrence (Lawrence of Arabia) up to and following his mysterious and fatal motorcycle accident on the 13th of May, 1935. New evidence discovered by the authors questions the original story published at the time, and sheds new light on his tragic death. Meticulously researched over several years these painstaking investigations have revealed many new insights in Lawrence's life, activities and interests, some of which may surprise and offend many people. The documentary and photographic evidence encompasses some 60 plates, maps and figures, and for anyone with an interest in T E Lawrence this book will be essential reading. { 208pp, 155x235mm, January 1998; PB, £15.95, 1898595224:9781898595229 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| LIBERATING BEATY OF LITTLE THINGS : Decision, Adversity & Reckoning in Refugee's Journey from Prague to Cambridge [Bohuslava Bradbrook] This book is the story of an intellectual's escape from Czechoslovakia to England at the height of the Cold War. It is a poignant and timely reminder of the hardships and life without basic freedoms endured under Communism. It is also a documentary of the politics, sociology and history of those turbulent years in Europe as they influenced and restrained the life of intellectuals under the yoke of Communism. Ten years on from the fall of the Berlin Wall, a younger generation is already beginning to forget what made it imperative for so many individuals to leave their homes in Central Europe, in order to gain freedom and to demonstrate to the communist authorities, the families and friends they left behind and their new hosts, just how important their escape to Liberty was. REVIEW: "This book describes the process that must be gone through -- suspicion, interrogation, perhaps incarceration -- in the liberation from refugee status to citizen..." -- The Cambridge Society. { 102pp, 155x230mm, January 2000; PB, £12.95, 1898595348:9781898595342 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| NOT ALL MUD & SCRUMS : Rugby Union Before Professionalism [Gordon Allan] Not All Mud and Scrums is about rugby union before professionalism. The book begins and ends with the historic Scotland-England Grand Slam match at newly-opened Murrayfield in 1955. There are men, matches and moments here, seen from the press box and the terraces with an eye for the odd and a feeling for the past. It will be of a special interest to those who, like the author, were introduced to the game in simpler times. { 58pp, 140x215mm, September 1996; PB, £5.95, 1898595194:9781898595199 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| OPEN TO EPIPHANIES : An Anthology of Commentary, Verse & Aphorism [Vyvyan Pritchard] An eclectic anthology of commentary, essay, verse and aphorism, collected from a wide variety of sources, embracing many religions and spiritual movements. { 180pp, August 2011; PB, £12.95, 1898595135:9781898595137 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| PRAYER + PLUS : Prayers Linked with Bible Verses [Edmund Buxton] This book is an anthology of instinctively matched Bible verses with prayers, suitable for private or public worship, and for meditation. The publication of this second, revised edition has been eagerly awaited since the first edition sold out in 1990. The book contains 26 chapters, including Trust in God, Guidance and Direction, Parish and People, Home and Family, Life and Service, Perseverance and Endurance, Morning and Evening Prayers and Giving of Thanks. REVIEW: "Worldwide in its outreach, Biblical in its basis, [this book] encourages those who use it to pursue the life of prayer and study..." -- Bishop Donald Coggan. "Edmund Buxton, like the wise householder of the Gospel, knows how to bring out of his treasure things new and old." -- Bishop John V. Taylor { 138pp, 140x220mm, January 1993; HB, £6.95, 1898595011:9781898595014 / PB, £4.95, 189859502X:9781898595021 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| RELEVANT HISTORY OF MANKIND [Nathan Schur] What is relevant in history? Are nearly all, or most of the names dates and other details which fill the thousands of pages of many-volumed histories of the world relevant? Nathan Schur certainly does not think so. Most details are completely trivial except to a small group of dedicated specialists in the field. This does not mean, however, that all history is trivial. Far from it. History is both fascinating and important. In this book the author has tried to limit the text to conclusions and to mention only what is really worth remembering. { 273pp, January 1998; PB, £9.95, 1898595216:9781898595212 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| SPORTING WANDERER [Gordon Allan] By turns serious and satirical, this book includes some of sports journalist Gordon Allen's best newspaper work. { 158pp, 135x215mm, January 1995; PB, £5.95, 1898595127:9781898595120 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| STRESS OF COMBAT -- THE COMBAT OF STRESS : Caring Strategies Towards Ex-Service Men & Women [Roy Brook] In Great Britain today there are thousands of individuals who, having served their country, have been unable to return themselves to health in mind and body, and who require specialist help and care. This book tells the story of the horrors and fears veterans could not leave behind on the battlefield, and which continue to haunt them and disrupt their lives, and those close to them. It is an essential guide to a wide range of battle stress, war-experience and mental conditions. The case histories and types of patient will be of interest to the Caring Professions, the Social Services, the Armed Forces, and to all Families with members serving, or who have served, in the Armed Forces. REVIEW: "...a comprehensive, carefully researched and invaluable source of information on this important aspect of psychology and the conduct of military operations..." -- Rt Hon Paddy Ashdown MP. "...should bury, once and for all, any lingering doubts about the existence of battle stress. It brings home starkly what is perhaps not generally appreciated, that thousands of veterans, suffering varying degrees of distress as a result of service to their country, need continuing help... A list of useful contact addresses runs to 16 pages and there are indispensable glossaries of medical and military terminology...." -- Soldier, February 1999. "...Given its comprehensive nature and easy-to-read style we have no hesitation in recommending it" -- Scottish Legion News February/March 1999. { 248pp, January 1998; PB, £13.95, 1898595275:9781898595274 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| VISIONS, REVELATIONS & TEACHINGS OF ANGELA OF FOLIGNO : A Member of the Third Order of St. Francis [Margaret Gallyon (ed)] A selection of the visions and teachings of the medieval mystic, Angela Foligno REVIEW: "A good way into knowing and appreciating Angela. the book will enable her to take the place she deserves." -- Society of Saint Francis. "An accessible collection. Contains an introduction outlining Angela's life, and literary sources." -- Church Times. { 146pp, 155x230mm, October 2000; PB, £12.95, 189859533X:9781898595335 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| WATERCRAFT ON WORLD COINS, VOLUME 1 : Europe, 1800-2005 [Yossi Dotan] Fram, Golden Hind, Santa Maria, Vasa, HMS Victory are names of famous ships that have played a part in Europe’s maritime history. The stories associated with these and many other ships are told in this book of 'ship coins'. Each narrative provides the historical background and watercraft experience and circumstance of the soldiers, sailors, admirals and generals, explorers, naval commanders and fishermen who sometimes through bravery and sometimes through human error have merited a place in the historical record, and are associated with particular vessels that have merited the striking of a coin in record and rememberance. This book is the first ever to narrate the history through the medium of ships featured on coins. Each entry contains information on the ships, wherever available (length, beam, depth and tonnage). The book constitutes a catalogue of ship coins organised according to the popular KM numbering system, with groupings under separate headings where ships have a common design. The coin images represent the many different ways in which the ships are depicted. Each volume contains a select bibliography and an index listing the ships, persons and other major topics covered in the narratives. Volume I: Europe will be followed by Volume II: America and Asia, 1800-2008 and Volume III: Africa and Oceania, 1800-2011. { 276pp, 170x245mm, May 2007; PB, £35.00, 1898595496:9781898595496 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |
| WHO CARES FOR PLANET EARTH? : The CON in Conservation [Dr Bill Jordan (ed)] The public, if consulted at all, are being asked to make decisions on incomplete and often untruthful information. Society is being ‘conned' into believing that all is well with planet Earth, that all development is sustainable, that science can rectify past mistakes and that politicians are taking the necessary steps. Nothing can be further from the truth. The planet lies haemorrhaging and poisoned by man made pollution. The destruction of natural resources continues and we are entering the extinction vortex. Zoos are being promoted as conservation backstops where endangered species can be bred when all else fails, in reality most species in zoos are not endangered and returning them to the wild is rarely successful. What is needed is a complete change of mind set, a return for example to the traditional African beliefs of co-existence not conservation. REVIEW: "At last, someone has had the courage to challenge the crack-brained ideas of the so-called ‘wise-use' movement. All credit to Dr Jordan for highlighting the threats posed to the natural world by such powerful and unelected bodies as the World trade organisation..." -- Brian Jackman. { 133pp, 155x230mm, January 2001; HB, £16.95, 1898595356:9781898595359 , Sussex Academic Press (Alpha Press) } |