Røverfortelling, skjebnedrama, gangsterhistorie og kjærlighetsroman - Shantaram har det alt sammen, og er en eksistensiell tour de force av den helt sjeldne sorten. Hovedpersonen og fortelleren Lin, er på rømmen fra en langtidsdom, og søker tilflukt i Bombays slumstrøk, der han oppretter en im[...]

Having escaped an Australian maximum security prison, a disillusioned man loses himself in the slums of Bombay, where he works for a drug kingpin, smuggles arms for a crime lord, and forges bonds with fellow exiles.[...]

I början av 1980-talet begick australiensaren Gregory David Roberts en rad väpnade rån för att bekosta sitt heroinmissbruk. Han åkte fast men lyckades rymma från ett av Australiens mest välbevakade fängelser. På falskt pass tog han sig sedan till Indien och anonymiteten i den myllrande milj[...]

Nuori australialaismies pakenee vankilasta Bombayhin 80-luvun alussa. Väärennetyssä passissa lukee nimi "Lindsay". Tuntemattomassa miljoonakaupungissa Lin palkkaa itselleen oppaan, joka tutustuttaa hänet perinteiseen intialaiseen kyläelämään ja opettaa marathin kielen. Uudelleen nimetty Shan[...]

Fresh ! offers a strong rationale for fresh expressions and pioneer ministries rooted in scripture and in the breath of the Christian tradition. This is tested against the realities of contemporary British culture and critiques of the notion of Fresh Expressions. It offers practical guidance for sta[...]

By developing a long-term supranational perspective, this ambitious, multi-faceted work provides a new understanding of 'totalitarianism', the troubling common element linking Soviet communism, Italian fascism and German Nazism. The book's original analysis of antecedent ideas on the subject sheds l[...]

Iggy Peck has been building fabulous creations since he was two. His parents are proud of their son, though sometimes surprised by some of Iggy's more inventive creations (like the tower he built out of used diapers). When a new second grade teacher declares her dislike of architecture, Iggy faces a[...]

SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes is an example-based guide to the Transact-SQL language that is at the core of SQL Server 2012. It provides ready-to-implement solutions to common programming and database administration tasks. Learn to create databases, insert and update data, generate reports, secure y[...]

Written at a time of uncertainty about the implications of the English government's curriculum policies, Knowledge and the Future School engages with the debate between the government and large sections of the educational community. It provides a forward-looking framework for head teachers, their st[...]