This is a pity, as a dispassionate analysis of that era could throw valuable insights into some conundrums that plague us in the present. As in life, so in death, Indira Gandhi has elicited comment around her personality rather than the social, economic and political issues that dominated the public arena during her tenure. It is thus surprising to find that even hindsight has not produced a meaningful evaluation of her role at a momentous crossroads. Her tenure was dogged by forces that were powerful but still in the process of crystallization. Gandhi was the product, rather than presiding deity, of a momentous transition in the life of the nation. The eighty-fifth birth anniversary of late Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sparked off some reminiscences about one of the most towering personalities in independent India.
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The man who invented shock rock tells the. Rocker Alice Cooper, Golf Monster During his heyday in the early 1970s, shock-rock icon Alice Cooper dressed like a ghoul with a gaunt face and mascara-streaked eyes. Both humorous and candid, this book reveals another dimension to a man who has epitomised rock ’n’ roll for the last forty years. Alice Cooper Golf Monster by Alice Cooper available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. He still tours the world with his band, playing a hundred gigs a year snake coiled round his neck, beheaded by guillotine at the end of every show… but three hundred days out of that year, Cooper is on the course.Īlice Cooper: Golf Monster is an unlikely and captivating tale of wretched excess, life-saving redemption, ghoulish make-up, power chords, and five-irons to the centre of the green. 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But after the sudden death of a friend, crime writer and author of I’ll Be Gone in the Dark, Michelle McNamara, Billy got fed up. Every story he wrote had one thing in common-they didn’t have an ending. Journalist Billy Jensen spent fifteen years investigating unsolved murders, fighting for the families of victims. This list of crime novels for horror fans is sponsored by Sourcebooks. From that, I start to see the themes and the story that those characters set in motion. In most cases, when starting a story, the first thing I think about is what kind of characters I want to write about. ーWhat was the first thing that came to your mind? On the one hand, I had this heavy theme – but I also wanted to write an interesting story, and I thought I’d be able to do that for an audience of young adult readers. Whilst I was thinking about the meaning of that revelation, the following question came to mind: what can individuals achieve against something so large as a state? I wanted to try asking myself that question by writing a novel (series).Īnd just at that time, I was invited to create a work under the YA! Entertainment label. And yet, in that large country, a small number of terrorists appeared and brought about such a huge attack. America is a big country where countless people live. Reference: Asano Atsuko, 2011, No.6 Complete Guide, Kodansha, pp.90-97Īfter the terrorist attacks in America on September 11, 2001, I spent some time pondering the relationship between the state and the individual. What I personally like are her musings on politics and about the rigid lines that we tend to classify society by. Asano Atsuko talks about her inspiration for the themes and the characters of No.6. 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When the Cavanaugh brothers return home for their father's funeral, they discover unexpected evidence of the old man's surprising double life - a son named Blue, who wants the Triple C Ranch as much as they do. But it also holds painful memories and shocking secrets for the Cavanaugh brothers. In the small town of River Black, Texas, sits the Triple C - a working cattle ranch that sustains the town. A brilliant debut."-Lisa Duffy, author of The Salt House "In The Queen of Hearts, debut author Kimmery Martin brings humor and insight into this exploration of friendships and secrets set in the fascinating world of practicing doctors. 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Acclaimed physicist and writer Sean Carroll debunks the myths, resurrects and reinstates the Many-Worlds interpretation, and presents a new path towards solving the apparent conflict between quantum mechanics and Einstein's theory of general relativity. Spanning the history of quantum discoveries, from Einstein and Bohr to the present day, Something Deeply Hidden is the essential guide to the most intriguing subject in science. It stands as the best explanation of the fundamental nature of our world. The implications are mind-bending, and not yet fully understood, but this revolutionary theory is truly illuminating. From the Royal Society Winton Prize winner 'An authoritative and beautifully written account of the quest to understand quantum theory and the origin of space and time.' Professor Brian Cox Quantum physics is not mystifying. |