This is a collection of in-depth and reflective pieces by activists and other key figures in "DiY culture", who tell their own stories and histories. The book argues that popular protest of the 1990s is characterized by a culture of immediacy and direct action. From the environmentalist to the video[...]
Ben gets the chance for a trip of a lifetime when his mum is invited to attend a big conference in Australia. In the midst of a drought, it's hot. And it only takes a spark to set off a fire. As world leaders gather and a student demo gathers pace, a small flame takes hold - and suddenly an unquench[...]
Ben Tracey is looking forward to spending the summer in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where his father has been hired. They soon realise that the people living in the village near the mine are frightened and discover that behind the door of every hut there is at least one person dying or serious[...]
When Ben Tracey sets out with his cousin to spot hen harriers - a protected bird of prey - he doesn't expect to stumble upon a secret operation. But renegade researchers are using a military base near the birds' nest site to develop Project Vortex: a project concerned with a top secret, utterly ille[...]
Fourteen-year-old Ben travels to Pakistan on a school exchange programme. Ben and his Pakistani host, Aaarya, find themselves in the wrong place at the wrong time. They see something they're not supposed to and are kidnapped by some strange men.[...]
After all the hard work on your application, you're finally in to business school. Now what? The acceptance letter is just the beginning of your MBA experience. Even before classes start, you'll face all kinds of new challenges: financing your degree, readjusting to homework, schmoozing recruiters. [...]
Britiske elitesoldater sendes til det fattige landet Kamanga for å trene regjeringshæren. Lederen heter Geordie Sharp, en tøff og erfaren soldat. Oppdraget er å vinne tilbake en diamantgruve som er blitt tatt av geriljasoldater, men på vei mot målet blir de angrepet. Sharp og en av hans menn b[...]
A science experiment gone terribly wrong, a killer searching for atonement, a fugitive on the run, a vigilante delivering extreme justice...and a Spider-Man? When the imperfect clone of Peter Parker, former supervillain Kaine, attempts to start his life over, he relocates to Houston...and promptly [...]
While extradimensional demons in disguise prowl the high-rise corridors of power, a twisted, ingenious, and all-too-human murderer stalks the back alleys. Only Ghost, the spectral protector of Chicago, can defend the world from their evil advances But when a painful encounter with a familiar face s[...]
A rare glimpse not only into the life of a professional wrestler, but the life of a gay man in a straight world, this tragic memoir is told in Chris Kanyon's own words, with the help of journalist Ryan Clark. One of the most popular wrestlers of the late 1990s, Kanyon kept his personal life private [...]