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Alf Spanner is a mild mannered scientist who makes a living making robots and designing computer systems, one day he is approached by Major Tom Parker from the ESRA Corporation and is asked if he can build a craft that can move faster than the speed of light, Alf has been working on such a theory for six years and is happy to accept the task until he discovers that the Major has hidden agendas. Alf is not a hero and enlists the help of his friend Liam Mail to stop the Major, but this puts Liam's girlfriend in danger. In a race against time they must save the girl and stop the Major whilst being pursued by a deadly assassin, will they succeed? Only time will tell.
The End of Time is the stunning conclusion to the UFO Theory. Operation Time Warp has finally come to an end. Liam Mail is taking a well-deserved break when a stranger turns up, claiming to be his brother. Liam is whisked away on a new adventure, seeking the fabled fountain of youth, which will lead him to the end of time itself.
Taking English culture as its representative sample, The Secret History of Domesticity asks how the modern notion of the public-private relation emerged in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Treating that relation as a crucial instance of the modern division of knowledge, Michael McKeon narrates its pre-history along with that of its essential component, domesticity. This narrative draws upon the entire spectrum of English people's experience. At the most "public" extreme are political developments like the formation of civil society over against the state, the rise of contractual thinking, and the devolution of absolutism from monarch to individual Subject. The middle range of experi...
This condensed paperback encyclopedia documents the enduring cultural impact and musical legacy of the Beatles, providing readers with a one-stop resource to the Fab Four's compelling story and breadth of achievements. Legendary in music and popular culture, the Beatles were one of the most successful bands of all time. The collective achievements of the Fab Four affect a broad demographic that includes today's children, Millennials, Gen Xers, and Baby Boomers. This one-volume condensed paperback edition of The Beatles Encyclopedia brings the Beatles' dramatic story alive, highlighting the humanity of the quartet of artists that has made them an enduring artistic and social phenomenon. The e...