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Christopher Lee

    Christopher Lee es un escritor, historiador y locutor británico, reconocido por su extensa obra sobre la historia británica. Es especialmente conocido por la serie de documentales de radio 'This Sceptred Isle', que narra el pasado de Gran Bretaña desde la época romana hasta el final de la era victoriana, explorando el siglo XX y el Imperio Británico. La escritura de Lee profundiza en las narrativas históricas, examinando momentos cruciales y la evolución de la identidad británica. Su enfoque combina una investigación rigurosa con una narración cautivadora que da vida a personajes y eventos históricos, ofreciendo una visión del impacto perdurable del pasado en el presente.

    The Clever Swallow
    This Sceptred Isle. Twentieth Century
    Viceroys
    This Sceptred Isle
    Christopher Lee: Tall, Dark and Gruesome
    Common Frameworks - Rethinking the Developmental City in China
    • 2023

      The Art of Crafting User Stories

      Unleash creativity and collaboration to deliver high-value products with a delightful user experience

      • 192 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Focusing on practical strategies, this guide offers proven techniques and best practices for crafting effective user stories. It emphasizes the use of user story mapping and expert interviews to enhance understanding and delivery of high value to users. The book serves as a valuable resource for those looking to improve their user story writing skills and better meet user needs through structured approaches.

      The Art of Crafting User Stories
    • 2023

      The narrative centers on a young boy and his loyal dog, Spot, as they navigate the challenges of the COVID pandemic. Their journey highlights the strength of friendship and the importance of imagination in overcoming difficult times. Through their adventures, they discover creative ways to cope and find joy amid uncertainty, showcasing resilience and the bond between a boy and his pet.

      Kincaid and Spot vs. Covid
    • 2021

      This clear and engaging introduction is the first book to assess the ideas of Kwame Anthony Appiah, the Ghanaian-British philosopher who is a leading public intellectual today. The book focuses on the theme of 'identity' and is structured around five main topics, corresponding to the subjects of his major works: race, culture, liberalism, cosmopolitanism, and moral revolutions. This handy guide: - teaches students about the sources, opportunities, and dilemmas of personal and social identity - whether on the basis of race, gender, sexuality, or class, among others - in the purview of Appiah. - locates Appiah within a broader tradition of intellectual engagement with these issues - involving such thinkers as W. E. B. Du Bois, John Stuart Mill, and Martha Nussbaum - and thus how Appiah is both an inheritor and innovator of preceding ideas. - seeks to inspire students on how to approach and negotiate identity politics in the present. This book ultimately imparts a more diverse and wider-reaching geographic sense of philosophy through the lens of Appiah and his intellectual contributions, as well as emphasizing the continuing social relevance of philosophy and critical theory more generally to everyday life today.

      Kwame Anthony Appiah
    • 2018

      Postcolonial Heritage and Settler Well-Being

      The Historical Fictions of Roger McDonald

      • 250 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      Roger McDonald is an accomplished Australian author with a diverse portfolio, including novels, film adaptations, television scripts, essays, and poetry. His career spans over fifty years, with significant recognition in Australian literary awards and attempts to break into major international prizes. His work, published in key markets like London and New York, has been translated into multiple languages. Notably, his first novel, 1915, was adapted into a television series, showcasing his impact on both literature and media.

      Postcolonial Heritage and Settler Well-Being
    • 2018

      Carrington

      • 576 páginas
      • 21 horas de lectura

      Lord Carrington was Margaret Thatcher's Foreign Secretary when the Argentinians invaded the Falklands in 1982. Absent in Israel on the eve of the invasion, he promptly resigned since it was, he said, a point of honour. He is seen by many today as the last of his breed in politics, an honourable man committed to public service. The descendant of a famous banking family, Carrington served as a minister in every Conservative government from Churchill to Thatcher. In this full biography, Christopher Lee offers a fascinating portrait of a Tory figure whose career is a window into post-war British politics and life as a politician and diplomat

      Carrington
    • 2018

      Viceroys

      • 432 páginas
      • 16 horas de lectura

      Viceroys tells the important story of the British aristocracy sent to govern India during the reigns of five British monarchs and the role it played in the shaping of the modern British identity.

      Viceroys
    • 2017

      Brain'O Man

      • 282 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      The story follows a mixed-race young man who embraces his identity by donning a superhero persona in his town. His unwavering belief in his own abilities, combined with his quirky nature, leads the community to take him seriously, blending humor with themes of self-acceptance and the power of belief. Through comedic adventures, he navigates the challenges of being an unconventional hero, ultimately inspiring those around him.

      Brain'O Man
    • 2017

      Margaret the Abomination

      • 256 páginas
      • 9 horas de lectura

      In an abandoned sewer, a chilling confrontation unfolds between Detective Mervin Daniels and the notorious child killer, Hector Pike. As the tension escalates, a gunfight erupts, revealing the dark depths of both the setting and the characters involved. The story explores themes of justice and the lengths one will go to confront evil, set against a backdrop of suspense and danger.

      Margaret the Abomination
    • 2017

      Jet Lag

      • 200 páginas
      • 7 horas de lectura

      Introduction: The Esperanto of Jet Lag 1. The Romantic Machine 2. Babel's Clock 3. Circadian Rhythm and Blues 4. Heaven Up Here Conclusion: Jet Lag as a Way of Life Acknowledgments List of Illustrations Notes Index

      Jet Lag
    • 2016

      The three-year Harvard GSD Aecom Project on China aimed at recuperating an idea of the city and pursuing alternative forms of urbanization in response to challenges posed by the developmental city in China. Common Frameworks unites design projects from the Aecom studio with research on cultural, political, and historical aspects of the city.

      Common Frameworks - Rethinking the Developmental City in China