Paul Murphy
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"In November 1878, America's greatest painter sued England's greatest critic for a bad review. The painter won--but ruined himself in the process. The painter: James Abbot MacNeill Whistler, whose combination of incredible talent, unflagging energy, and relentless self-promotion had by that time brought him to the very edge of artistic preeminence. The critic: John Ruskin, Slade Professor of Art at Oxford University, whose four-decades' worth of prolific...
2) True crime Japan: thieves, rascals, killers, and dope heads : true stories from a Japanese courtroom
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"A middle-aged carpenter beats his 91-year old mother to death and goes to work the following day, leaving the body for his wife to find. An 82-year old woman is jailed for 10 months for stealing fried chicken. Like nearly all defendants in Japan, they both plead guilty. What happens between plea and sentencing is the subject of True Crime Japan. In this fascinating crime book journalist and longtime Japan resident Paul Murphy provides a glimpse of...
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Born into a traditional Welsh valley community, Paul Murphy has been a member of the Labour Party for more than 55 years. In this book, he describes how the socialist beliefs of that community, and of his parents especially, helped to develop his own very early political consciousness. After three years studying at Oxford, and alongside work as a lecturer in History and Government, he went on to serve on his local council before succeeding another...
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In 1930, a group of southern intellectuals led by John Crowe Ransom, Allen Tate, Donald Davidson, and Robert Penn Warren published I'll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition. A stark attack on industrial capitalism and a defiant celebration of southern culture, the book has raised the hackles of critics and provoked passionate defenses from southern loyalists ever since. As Paul Murphy shows, its effects on the evolution of American...
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On April 26th, 1871, a police constable walking one of London's remotest beats stumbled upon a brutalized young woman kneeling in the muddy road. She stretched out her hand to him, collapsed in the mud, muttered, "Let me die," and slipped into a coma. Five days later, she died, her identity still unknown.
Within hours of her discovery, scores of Metropolitan Police officers were involved in the investigation, while Scotland Yard sent one of its top...
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2022-
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This pocket-sized guide is a convenient, quick-reference companion to discovering what to do, what to see and how to get around Cyprus. It covers top attractions like ancient Kourion, Agios Neophytos Monastery and the famous Paphos Mosaics, as well as hidden gems, including visiting the Troödos painted churches, exploring the museums of Nicosia and hiking the untamed Akamas Peninsula. This will save you time, and enhance your exploration of this...
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[2020]
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When Freddy loses his job delivering pizza, he and his best buddy Marvin find work with a small-time crook, Spiggs. After they botch a straightforward job, Spiggs sends them on a fool's errand, to kill gangster Donny Kong, who's been sleeping with Spiggs' wife. When the wrong guy ends up dead, Freddy and Marvin find themselves crossing paths with someone even scarier than their boss, uber gangster The Upholsterer and her hapless henchmen Semo and...
17) Blind Ambition
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An unlikely team of Zimbabwean refugees turned sommeliers shake up the international wine establishment when they compete in the World Wine Tasting Championships. BLIND AMBITION is an inspiring underdog story for the ages.
18) Love Birds
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Sometimes the best things in life happen on the fly. From the moment an injured duck crash-lands on Doug's roof, everything changes. Recently dumped and wallowing in self pity, Doug decides to nurse Pierre back to health with the assistance of an eccentric vet and bird specialist, Holly When romance begins to bloom with Holly, Doug's life seems back on track but the path to love is never easy. Sometimes all you need is a little duck! Starring Rhys...
19) Licorice pizza
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[2022]
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The story of Alana Kane and Gary Valentine growing up, running around, and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley, 1973.
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Death in Paradise volume 5
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The team is introduced to the crazy world of rock n' roll when the lead singer of a band is murdered on Saint Marie. Can DI Goodman keep control of the unruly suspects for long enough to solve the crime?
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