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(0)David Wheatley
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English
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In a state of apocalyptic rapture, Russian futurist poet Velimir Khlebnikov pronounced himself the 'president of planet earth'. In his fifth collection, and writing in a dazzling array of forms, David Wheatley brings an experimental sensibility to bear on questions of place and belonging, channelling the messianic ambitions of modernism into rich and subversive comedy. Long sequences explore the other country that is childhood, Khlebnikov's Russia,...
2) Child Ballad
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English
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A Poetry Book Society Winter Recommendation 2023In Child Ballad, David Wheatley's sixth collection, he explores a world transformed by the experience of parenthood. Conducting his children through landscapes of Northern Scotland, he follows pathways laid down by departed Irish missionaries and by wolves. He maps a rich territory of rivers, trees and mountains. Also present are histories, some evidenced, some no longer visible and yet to be inferred.Stylistically,...
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English
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Gale Researcher Guide for: Samuel Taylor Coleridge: The Limits of Romantic Imagination is selected from Gale's academic platform Gale Researcher. These study guides provide peer-reviewed articles that allow students early success in finding scholarly materials and to gain the confidence and vocabulary needed to pursue deeper research.
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English
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Teamwork makes the dream work.
Or not. Human beings are wired to form connections, but that doesn't mean that they are naturally equipped for teamwork. Too many people find that working with others makes them miserable, wastes their time and makes them feel like kicking the dog at the end of the day. What Great Teams Do Great is a practical guide to activating the power of choice and the right team processes that create excitement, shared mission,...
5) The March
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BBC Studios
Pub. Date
1990.
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English
Description
A charismatic, Gandhi-like leader emerges from the refugee camps to lead a million starving Africans on an epic march from Sudan into Europe, under the banner "Watch Us Die". When they reach their destination, the authorities' reaction is both predictable and violent.
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
[2001], 1996
Language
English
Description
Sixteen-year-old Emily Kennedy faces her future with a glad smile and an ever-hopeful philosophy. Her only worry is her delicate younger sister, Lucy. When a tragic set of circumstances force the sisters from their home, Emily is quickly forced to grow into womanhood and take on the responsibilities of an adult. Needing all her strength of will and character to see her through the difficult road she travels, Emily manages to cling bravely to her never-say-die...
Publisher
Wake Forest University Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
The Wake Forest Series of Irish Poetry brings lesser-known Irish voices to an American audience. In this fourth volume, editor David Wheatley, himself an established poet and critic, has selected poetry by Trevor Joyce, Aidan Mathews, Peter McDonald, Ailbhe Darcy, and Ailbhe Ní Ghearbhuigh. Each section is introduced with an essay by Wheatley which offers some background, context, and general illumination about the poet. As Wheatley writes in his...
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English
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This volume describes the results of the Longstones Project , a joint-universities programme of excavation and survey designed to develop a fuller understanding of the context and dynamics of monument construction in the later Neolithic (3rd millennium BC) of the Avebury region, Wiltshire. Several elements of this internationally important prehistoric monument complex were investigated: an early-mid 3rd millennium BC enclosure at Beckhampton; the...
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Dalziel and Pascoe volume 3
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English
Description
Dalziel becomes involved in a game of psychological one-up-manship, with a clever dangerous killer, who invents almost deliberately implausible alibis when his nearest and dearest begin to die around him.
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Series
Dalziel and Pascoe volume 1
Language
English
Description
The discovery of a man's body in a deserted mine shaft throws a Yorkshire mining community into turmoil as it is forced to re-live some dark events from the past.
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Series
Dalziel and Pascoe volume 4
Language
English
Description
While Dalziel and Detective Sergeant Wield investigate an Animal Rights raid on Wanwood Pharmaceuticals, Pascoe's mind is on the death of his grandmother, Ada.
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Series
Dalziel and Pascoe volume 2
Language
English
Description
The dramatic appearance of a mysterious man at the funeral of a wealthy woman sets tongues wagging in a small Yorkshire village. As members of the grieving family squabble over her estate, they are horrified when the stranger claims to be her long-lost son.