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A British agent attempts to solve his friend's murder, but after running into bureaucratic red tape, he has no choice but to hire Jett Fox, an accomplished woman working as a spy for hire. Fox dives into the world of international crime as she encounters automotive and racing magnate Mickey Blaze, a woman with a dangerous secret and the prime suspect in the murder. Learning early on that Blaze is protected at the highest levels of government all over the world, Fox must use her skill and charisma to expose Blaze as a fraud. From a confrontation at a casino in Casablanca, to a treacherous street race in Los Angeles, the two women go toe to toe until one of them inevitably cracks under the pressure.

A vivid graphic novel adaptation of Macbeth, with Shakespeare's full, unabridged text.

In the quickly changing culture we live in, Christians must become mandorla people, who are capable of living naturally with grace and truth. When done well, we live in the sacred overlap, where heaven and earth come together and hold hands. When done faithfully, we live in this both/and reality as faithful witnesses in the way of Jesus.

Społeczna historia mediów to jedna z najbardziej znanych na świecie książek o historii mediów. Autorzy, brytyjscy historycy społeczni, śledzą, jak zmieniały się środki masowego przekazu i jak te przeobrażenia wpływały na sposób postrzegania otaczającego nas świata. Opisując kolejno następujące po sobie technologie w kontekście politycznym, kulturowym i gospodarczym, zachęcają do rozważnej analizy epoki nowych mediów, która wiele może skorzystać na spojrzeniu nie tylko w przyszłość, ale również w przeszłość. Zwięzłe przedstawienie dziejów - takie jak to - jest ze swej natury wybiórcze. Staraliśmy się w nim uwydatnić pewne tematy, na przykład funkcję mediów w sferze publicznej, pozyskiwanie i rozpowszechnianie informacji, rozbudowę sieci instytucji medialnych czy rozwój przemysłu rozrywkowego. Podejście takie sprawiło, że bardziej skupiliśmy się na zmianach niż kontynuacji, choć niekiedy przypominamy czytelnikom, że pojawienie się nowych mediów nie oznaczało rezygnacji z wcześniej znanych. Rękopisy zachowały swoje znaczenie także w epoce druku, podobnie jak książki i radio w epoce telewizji. Media należy postrzegać jako system - ulegający nieustannym zmianom, między innymi przemianom technologicznym - w którym różne elementy pełnią bardziej lub mniej istotne role. (Z tekstu)

The Second World War memoirs of the renowned historian, Asa Briggs. The book is a revelatory account of his life as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park, the Enigma machine and Hut Six.

In recent years, the impact of new experimental techniques (e.g., nuclear physics methods, availability of high-intensity light sources) as well as an increasing demand for atomic collision data in other fields of physics (e.g., plasma physics, astrophysics, laser physics, surface physics, etc.) have stimulated a renewed, strong interest in atomic collision research. Due to the explosive development of the various fields, scientists often even have dif ficulty in keeping up with their own area of research; as a result, the overlap between different fields tends to remain rather limited. Instead of having access to the full knowledge accumulated in other fields, one uses only the small fraction which at the moment seems to be of immediate importance to one's own area of interest. Clearly, many fruitful and stimulating ideas are lost in this way, causing progress to be made much more slowly than it could be. Atomic col lision physics is no exception to this rule. Although it is of basic interest to many other areas, it is mostly regarded merely as a (nonetheless important) tool by which to gain additional information.

The narrative explores the life of Lord Asa Briggs, a distinguished historian and Bletchley Park code-breaker, as he reflects on significant events that shaped his identity. It covers his formative years, the origins of his unique name, and his recruitment into the Intelligence Corps during wartime. Through personal anecdotes and relationships, Briggs offers an intimate look at his journey, highlighting the influences that have defined his remarkable career and contributions to history.

Presents an overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time. This book describes media developments of the early 21st Century, including in particular the rise of social and participatory media and the globalization of media.

Links the story of Marx's life in London to the places he lived and worked. This book is aimed at visitors who are interested in seeing the places with which he was particularly associated.

Written by two leading social and cultural historians, A Social History of the Media provides a masterful overview of communication media and of the social and cultural contexts within which they emerged and evolved over time. The authors retrace the complex and multiple paths of development, exploring the interrelations between communication media and other aspects of social life. The scope of this book is far-reaching, exploring the history of the different means of communication in the West from the invention of printing to the Internet. It deals with each constituent element in what came to be called 'the media' and discusses, among other things, the continuing importance of oral and manuscript communication, the rise of print, the relationship between physical transportation and social communication, and the development of electronic media. The book concludes with an account of the convergences associated with digital communication technology, the rise of the internet and the phenomenon of globalization. Avoiding technological determinism and rejecting assumptions of straightforward evolutionary progress, this book brings out the rich and varied histories of communication media. It will be an ideal text for students in history, media and cultural studies and journalism, but it will also appeal to a wide general readership.