This first English-language biography of Bertolt Brecht (1898-1956) in two decades paints a strikingly new picture of one of the 20th century's most controversial cultural icons. Drawing on letters, diaries and much unpublished material, Parker offers a rich and enthralling account of Brecht's life [...]
How much discretion or "leeways of choice" should be enjoyed by judges and others whose job it is to apply the law? Negotiating by the Light of the Law reports on a project where the researchers tested claims made about the relative merits of fixed rules and discretionary principles on negotiation i[...]
The new Sainsbury Laboratory in Cambridge's Botanic Garden, opening in late 2011, will be the leading international centre for the study of plant science, and enabled by the bequest of the Sainsbury family. The book is divided into three sections; "science," "architecture" and "art." The "science" r[...]