Focusing on the geographic dimensions and critical interpretations of cyberspace, this book delves into its implications for the future. It offers a thoughtful analysis that contributes to the expanding discourse surrounding digital landscapes and their societal impacts, making it a significant resource for understanding the evolving nature of online environments.
In 1962, when air-travel was in its infancy, a nineteen-year-old boy who felt trapped in Melbourne, Australia, made up his mind that he was going to return to his homeland in the United Kingdom. He was prevented from doing so by both lack of documentation and the funds required. Putting an idea to work without the thought of losing his life, he became the first person in history to fly for nearly five days in a crate across the Pacific Ocean.
Selected for its cultural significance, this work offers a faithful reproduction of the original artifact, preserving key elements such as copyright references and library stamps. It serves as an important contribution to the knowledge base of civilization, reflecting the historical context and scholarly value of the material. Readers can expect an authentic experience that connects them to the original text and its legacy in the literary and academic world.
Set in the 1950s, this is the story of John and Janet, teenagers discovering love for the first time, as seen through the eyes of John sixty years later. This was the era when barbers would discreetly offer customers ‘something for the weekend', but the swinging sixties had not yet arrived and sex before marriage was still frowned on.
The first history of Manchester and its conurbation based on historic maps and unpublished original plans.
Brian Flanagan, grandson of Irish immigrants, has just landed a job with a leading bank in New York City. Like so many others, he hopes to make his family proud while chasing the American dream. Brian is aware of his family's ties to the Irish Republican movement and to organized crime in the city. He is determined to write a new chapter in the family history.Just as Brian believes he can see a brighter future, his family's past reaches out and pulls him into a world of secrets and violence. He is forced to risk his career, his marriage and even his own life in order to do the right thing.A Village Voice tells the story of three generations of the Flanagan family. From their early involvement in the struggle for Irish independence to their struggle in order to survive and make a new life in America.