Bloody Foreigners

Author : Robert Winder
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 560 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780748123964

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Bloody Foreigners by Robert Winder Pdf

Immigration is one of the most important stories of modern British life, yet it has been happening since Caesar first landed in 53 BC. Ever since the first Roman, Saxon, Jute and Dane leaped off a boat we have been a mongrel nation. Our roots are a tangled web. From Huguenot weavers fleeing French Catholic persecution in the 18th century to South African dentists to Indian shopkeepers; from Jews in York in the 12th century (who had to wear a yellow star to distinguish them and who were shamefully expelled by Edward I in 1272) to the Jamaican who came on board the Windrush in 1947. The first Indian MP was elected in 1892, Walter Tull, the first black football player played (for Spurs and Northampton) before WW1 (and died heroically fighting for the allies in the last months of the war); in 1768 there were 20,000 black people in London (out of a population of 600,000 - a similar percentage to today). The 19th century brought huge numbers of Italians, Irish, Jews (from Russia and Poland mainly), Germans and Poles. This book draws all their stories together in a compelling narrative.

Author : Neil Humphreys
Publisher : Muswell Press
Page : 348 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781916207745

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Bloody Foreigners by Neil Humphreys Pdf

London is angry, divided, and obsessed with foreigners. A murdered Asian and some racist graffiti in Chinatown threaten to trigger the race war that the white supremacists of Make England Great Again have been hoping for. They just need a tipping point. He arrives in the shape of Detective Inspector Stanley Low. Brilliant and bipolar. He hates everyone almost as much as he hates himself. Singapore doesn't want him, and he doesn't want to be in London. There are too many bad memories. Low is plunged into a polarised city, where xenophobia and intolerance feed screaming echo chambers. His desperate race to find a far-right serial killer will lead him to charismatic Neo-Nazi leaders, incendiary radio hosts and Met Police officers who don't appreciate the foreigner's interference. As Low confronts the darkest corners of a racist soul, the Chinese detective is the the wrong face in the wrong place. But he's the right copper for the job. London is about to meet the bloody foreigner who won't walk away.

Author : Robert Winder
Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-03
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781408707807

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The Last Wolf by Robert Winder Pdf

It is often assumed that the national identity must be a matter of values and ideas. But in Robert Winder's brilliantly-written account it is a land built on a lucky set of natural ingredients: the island setting that made it maritime; the rain that fed the grass that nourished the sheep that provided the wool, and the wheat fields that provided its cakes and ale. Then came the seams of iron and coal that made it an industrial giant. In Bloody Foreigners Robert Winder told the rich story of immigration to Britain. Now, in The Last Wolf, he spins an English tale. Travelling the country, he looks for its hidden springs not in royal pageantry or politics, but in landscape and history. Medieval monks with their flocks of sheep . . . cathedrals built by wool . . . the first shipment of coal to leave Newcastle . . . marital contests on a village green . . . mock-Tudor supermarkets - the story is studded with these and other English things. And it starts by looking at a very important thing England did not have: wolves.

Author : Lesley Hazleton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 205 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1990-01-01
Category : England
ISBN : 0871133296

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England, Bloody England by Lesley Hazleton Pdf

A British expatriate returns to her native land to probe below the polite, settled facade of English life--uncovering subtle oppression, outdated social structures, and bigotry hidden within the system

Author : Sebastian Faulks
Publisher : Random House
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-11-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781448184972

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Jeeves and the Wedding Bells by Sebastian Faulks Pdf

'Brings the peerless Jeeves and Wooster barrelling back to life' Daily Mail A gloriously witty novel from Sebastian Faulks using P.G. Wodehouse’s much-loved characters, Jeeves and Wooster, fully authorised by the Wodehouse estate. Bertie Wooster is staying at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. He is more than familiar with the country-house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman’s personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed. On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs – which he doesn’t care for at all. His predicament is, of course, all in the name of love ... ‘A masterpiece ... a pitch-perfect undertaking’ Spectator ‘Entirely delightful’ Financial Times ‘Delightfully witty, packed with puns’ Sunday Mirror ‘A polished sparkling genuine fake’ Herald

Author : ROBERT. WINDER
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2021-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0349143463

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Soft Power by ROBERT. WINDER Pdf

In recent years the modern world has developed a brave new concept: 'soft power'. It is the power of friendly persuasion rather than command, and it invites nations to compete (as they did in the nineteenth century) to expand their 'sphere of influence' as brands in a global marketplace. In Bloody Foreigners and The Last Wolf, Robert Winder explored the way Britain was shaped first by migration, and then by hidden geographical factors. Now, in Soft Power he reveals the ways in which modern states are asserting themselves not through traditional realpolitik but through alternative means: business, language, culture, ideas, sport, education, music, even food - the texture and values of history and daily life. Moving from West to East, the book tells the story of soft power by exploring the varied ways in which it operates - from an American sheriff in Poland to an English garden in Ravello, a French vineyard in Australia, an Asian restaurant in Spain, a Chinese Friendship Hall in Sudan; the fact that fifty-eight modern heads of state were educated in Britain; the student exchange that took a teenage Deng Xiaoping to a small town on the Loire; the way that Japan could seduce the world with chic food and smart computer games. Now there may be a new twist in this Great game. With soft power's quiet ingredients - education, science, trade, cultural values - and a new emphasis on shared mutual interest, it may be the only force supple enough to tackle the challenges the future looks likely to pose - not least the slam-the-door reflexes pulling in the other direction.

Author : Ping Wang
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Fiction
ISBN : UOM:39015038154061

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Foreign Devil by Ping Wang Pdf

"Foreign Devil" is a "Red Azalea" with more guts, grit, heart, and soul.

Author : Neil Humphreys
Publisher : An Inspector Low Novel
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2022-03-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1838340130

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Bloody Foreigners by Neil Humphreys Pdf

Author : A. Stephan Hamilton
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1912866137

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Bloody Streets by A. Stephan Hamilton Pdf

On April 16th, 1945 the Red Army launched their fourth largest offensive along the Eastern Front during World War II. The objective was to seize Berlin before the Western Allies.Sixteen days later, the former capital of the Third Reich fell to the conquering armies of Generals Georgi Zhukov and his rival Ivan Koniev. The cost to capture the largest urban complex on mainland Europe from a handful of understrength Heer and Waffen-SS divisions, supported by Volkssturm and Hitlerjugend formations armed mainly with Panzerfaust anti-armour rockets, was exceptionally high. The Red Army suffered more casualties among its soldiers than during the six month siege of Stalingrad, and it lost more armoured vehicles than during the Battle of Kursk.Total losses among the defenders and civilian population remain unknown. Central Berlin was left a wasteland. The scars of the street fighting are still visible today, seventy-five years after the battle.When Bloody Streets was first published in 2008 it detailed the tactical street fighting in Berlin day-by-day for the first time through vivid first person accounts and period aerial imagery of the city. Ten years later this ground breaking study is back in print completely revised. Previously unpublished first person accounts from both the German and Soviet perspectives supplement archival documents that include new data from the operational war diaries of the 1st Belorussian and 1st Ukrainian Fronts. The book is highly illustrated throughout with period images of the city, aerial overviews, and wartime photos.Building on more than 15 years of research, the second edition of Bloody Streets is a capstone to the author's prior works on the final climatic battles along the Eastern Front. It will remain a benchmark study of the Battle of Berlin for years to come.

Author : Amélie Wen Zhao
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Page : 496 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Young Adult Fiction
ISBN : 9780525707813

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Blood Heir by Amélie Wen Zhao Pdf

The first book in an epic new series about a princess hiding a dark secret and the con man she must trust to clear her name for her father's murder. In the Cyrilian Empire, Affinites are reviled. Their varied gifts to control the world around them are unnatural—dangerous. And Anastacya Mikhailov, the crown princess, has a terrifying secret. Her deadly Affinity to blood is her curse and the reason she has lived her life hidden behind palace walls. When Ana's father, the emperor, is murdered, her world is shattered. Framed as his killer, Ana must flee the palace to save her life. And to clear her name, she must find her father's murderer on her own. But the Cyrilia beyond the palace walls is far different from the one she thought she knew. Corruption rules the land, and a greater conspiracy is at work—one that threatens the very balance of her world. And there is only one person corrupt enough to help Ana get to its core: Ramson Quicktongue. A cunning crime lord of the Cyrilian underworld, Ramson has sinister plans—though he might have met his match in Ana. Because in this story, the princess might be the most dangerous player of all. “Cinematic storytelling at its best.”—Adrienne Young, New York Times bestselling author of Sky in the Deep and The Girl the Sea Gave Back “Zhao shines in the fast-paced and vivid combat scenes, which lend a cinematic quality that pulls readers in.”—The New York Times Book Review “Zhao is a master writer who weaves a powerful tale of loyalty, honor, and courage through a strong female protagonist. . . . Readers will love the fast-paced energy and plot twists in this adventure-packed story.”—SLJ

Author : Mike Phillips,Trevor Phillips
Publisher : HarperCollins Publishers
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015043829251

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Windrush by Mike Phillips,Trevor Phillips Pdf

Broadcaster Trevor Phillips and his novelist brother retell the very human story of Britain's first West Indian immigrants and their descendants from the first wave of immigration fifty years ago to the present day.

Author : Michael L. Brown, PhD
Publisher : Destiny Image Publishers
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780768451122

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Our Hands are Stained with Blood by Michael L. Brown, PhD Pdf

Every Christian must read this shocking account of the Church’s history.The pages of church history are marked by countless horrors committed against the Jewish people.From the first persecutions of the Jews in the fourth century to the horrors of the Holocaust, from Israel-bashing in today's press to anti-Semitism spouted from the...

Author : Neil Humphreys
Publisher : Muswell Press
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022-03-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781739879488

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Rich Kill. Poor Kill by Neil Humphreys Pdf

Detective Inspector Stanley Low - belligerent, bi-polar and brilliant. A Chinese-Singaporean, educated in London with a foot in both cities, his mission to eradicate violent crime wherever he finds it. When a foreign worker is found dead in a Singapore back street, few people care. Even the police dismiss the killing as another underclass slaying. Then more victims turn up, all killed with the same weapon and Singapore must come to grips with its first serial killer in decades. The murderer must be stopped.In desperation, the authorities turn to the one man they loathe almost as much as the killer himself – Detective Inspector Stanley Low. Angry, bipolar and unrepentant, his career is in tatters, but he is also the only man capable of understanding what drives the serial killer.Low must solve the case quickly, stop a serial killer, and save his sanity. The second in the popular Inspector Low series, Rich Kill Poor Kill is a dark, disturbing examination of the income divide that exists even in death.

Author : Robert Winder
Publisher : Abacus
Page : 333 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2010-11-04
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780748123957

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The Final Act Of Mr Shakespeare by Robert Winder Pdf

In the spring of 1613 Mr William Shakespeare, a gentleman farmer in Warwickshire, returns to London. It is a ceremonial visit; he has no further theatrical ambitions. But the city is still reeling from the terrorist panic of the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, and fate soon forces him to take up his pen again. It was never possible to write about Henry VII while his granddaughter Elizabeth was Queen, but now he must. It is a perilous enterprise: King James I's spies are everywhere. There is no evidence that Shakespeare wrote Henry VII, but in a compelling piece of historical recreation, Robert Winder asks: what if he did? And after 400 years, he gives us a unique world première - a brand-new, full-length Shakespeare play, incorporated brilliantly into this extraordinary novel. THE FINAL ACT OF MR SHAKESPEARE is an exhilarating portrait of England's greatest author - not in love but raging against the dying of the light. It is an outrageous tour de force of theatrical imagination, full of the spirit of the Bard.

Author : John Hersey
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593082362

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Hiroshima by John Hersey Pdf

Hiroshima is the story of six people—a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest—who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. In vivid and indelible prose, Pulitzer Prize–winner John Hersey traces the stories of these half-dozen individuals from 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city, through the hours and days that followed. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told, and his account of what he discovered is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.