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Quartiersentwicklung in ländlichen Kommunen: Möglichkeiten und Grenzen organisierter Dorfgemeinschaft (Edition Centaurus - Perspektiven Sozialer Arbeit in Theorie und Praxis)
by René GründerDas Konzept der Quartiersentwicklung entstand in einem großstädtischen Kontext. Mit der Annäherung der Lebenswelten von Menschen in städtischen und ländlichen Kommunen, wird diese sozialräumliche Strategie aber auch für kleinere Städte und Gemeinden interessant. Was bei der Übertragung von Quartiersentwicklungsansätzen auf die Besonderheiten des ländlichen Raumes zu bedenken ist und welche Chancen sowie Herausforderungen dies für die Gestaltung zukunftsfähiger Dorfgemeinschaften bedeutet, wird in diesem Buch auf Grundlage von Theorie und Forschungsergebnissen praxisbezogen dargestellt.
Quasi-Experimentation: A Guide to Design and Analysis (Methodology in the Social Sciences)
by Charles S. ReichardtFeaturing engaging examples from diverse disciplines, this book explains how to use modern approaches to quasi-experimentation to derive credible estimates of treatment effects under the demanding constraints of field settings. Foremost expert Charles S. Reichardt provides an in-depth examination of the design and statistical analysis of pretest–posttest, nonequivalent groups, regression discontinuity, and interrupted time-series designs. He details their relative strengths and weaknesses and offers practical advice about their use. Comparing quasi-experiments to randomized experiments, Reichardt discusses when and why the former might be a better choice than the latter in the face of the contingencies that are likely to arise in practice. Modern methods for elaborating a research design to remove bias from estimates of treatment effects are described, as are tactics for dealing with missing data and noncompliance with treatment assignment. Throughout, mathematical equations are translated into words to enhance accessibility. Adding to its discussion of prototypical quasi-experiments, the book also provides a complete typology of quasi-experimental design options to help the reader craft the best research design to fit the circumstances of a given study.
Quaternary of South America and Antarctic Peninsula 1983
by Jorge RabassaThis book focuses on the problems of the Quaternary in South America and Antarctic Peninsula, with a strong emphasis in the paleoenvironmental and paleoclimatic approach. It is based on contributions presented at the South American Regional Meeting held in Neuquen, Argentina.
Quaternary of the Levant: Environments, Climate Change, and Humans
by Yehouda Enzel Bar-Yosef OferQuaternary of the Levant presents up-to-date research achievements from a region that displays unique interactions between the climate, the environment and human evolution. Focusing on southeast Turkey, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan and Israel, it brings together over eighty contributions from leading researchers to review 2. 5 million years of environmental change and human cultural evolution. Information from prehistoric sites and palaeoanthropological studies contributing to our understanding of 'out of Africa' migrations, Neanderthals, cultures of modern humans, and the origins of agriculture are assessed within the context of glacial-interglacial cycles, marine isotope cycles, plate tectonics, geochronology, geomorphology, palaeoecology and genetics. Complemented by overview summaries that draw together the findings of each chapter, the resulting coverage is wide-ranging and cohesive. The cross-disciplinary nature of the volume makes it an invaluable resource for academics and advanced students of Quaternary science and human prehistory, as well as being an important reference for archaeologists working in the region.
The Quatrains of Omar Khayyam
by E.H. WhinfieldFirst published in 2000. GHIAS uddin Abul Fath Omar bin Ibrahim al Khayyam was born early in the 5th century A.H. in the province of Khorasan, and lived during the greater part of his life at Nishapur, one of the chief cities of that province, where he died in 517 A.H. This is a collection of the Persian text with an English Tense Translation.
Qué día más bueno: Tomar LSD en microdosis me cambió la vida
by Ayelet WaldmanUn mes en la vida de una mujer, escritora, esposa y madre de cuatro hijos que busca la estabilidad depositando sobre su lengua dos gotas de LSD. «Dos días después abrí el buzón y encontré un paquete. En el remite decía "Lewis Carroll". Dentro encontré un frasquito de color azul cobalto.» Hasta entonces, Ayelet Waldman había probado todas las terapias imaginables, de la farmacopea al mindfulness. Pero las tempestades anímicas que le provocaba su trastorno bipolar eran insoportables; marido e hijos sufrían con ella. Dos gotas del frasquito en la lengua y Ayelet se suma a la legión subterránea de ciudadanos que hacen un uso terapéutico del LSD en microdosis. Durante un mes, esta abogada, escritora y madre de adolescentes, lleva un diario sobre el tratamiento. En él también explora la historia y los mitos que rodean al LSD y otras drogas, así como la lucha bizantina que el Estado les antepone. El resultado es un testimonio revelador, tan alegre como fascinante. Críticas:«El libro más divertido que he leído últimamente.»Zadie Smith «Una mirada curiosa y exhaustiva a las posibilidades terapéuticas de las drogas ilegales. Un libro fascinante y profusamente documentado.»Nora Krug, The Washington Post «Un manifiesto lúcido y coherente sobre cómo y por qué la empresa racista e inmoral de la Guerra contra las drogas ha fracasado. Una obra apasionante y persuasiva.»Claire Vaye Watkins, The New Republic «Podría decirse que este libro es la particular guerra de Ayelet Waldman contra la propaganda que subyace a la Guerra contra las drogas, pero es también mucho más que eso y, sobre todo, mucho más divertido.»Rebeca Solnit «Un libro sincero, valiente y muy humano. Normalizando la discusión sobre el LSD, Waldman puede que un día ayude a otros a sentirse normales.»Jennifer Senior, The New York Times
¿Qué hacer?
by Carlos Salinas de GortariSintetizando las tesis que sostuvo en su libro anterior, Democracia republicana, este nuevo título destaca por su brevedad y nitidez, presentando, además, una propuesta muy concreta para que los ciudadanos participen directamente en el combate a la pobreza, el desarrollo del país y la construcción de su democracia. El ex presidente Carlos Salinas de Gortari concibió sus libros anteriores -justamente empezó a escribirlos al final del sexenio en que gobernó (1988-1994)- como una trilogía. Cada uno de los volúmenes corresponde a un tiempo determinado: pasado, presente y futuro. Así, el ayer está representado por México: un paso a la modernidad y que, publicado en el año 2000, contiene la rendición de cuentas del gobierno que le tocó presidir; el presente es considerado de una manera crítica en La década perdida, publicado en 2008 y en el cual formula y documenta su tesis de que tanto los gobiernos populistas como los neoliberales han detenido el desarrollo del país; y, por último, el futuro es abordado en Democracia republicana, publicado en 2010 y donde expone cómo aún es tiempo de construir una alternativa ciudadana que ponga de nuevo a México en el rumbo correcto. Este nuevo libro puede considerarse en dos sentidos: como la conclusión y el complemento a la trilogía, o como una síntesis de lo que planteó en Democracia republicana, su libro para el futuro. Aunque, en realidad, el libro vale no sólo en función de sus obras anteriores, sino por sí mismo. Es altamente propositivo y en este nivel se inscribe en una línea muy clara de la literatura política, línea que antiguamente se designaba como "panfletaria" (sin connotación peyorativa alguna) y que tenía como finalidad motivar acciones políticas concretas.
Que la ciencia te acompañe: A luchar por tus derechos
by Agostina MileoDatos científicos de los temas clave en la agenda de género para sostener la crítica feminista. Aunque la humanidad no está formada solo por varones blancos heterosexuales, ellos son el modelo con que el mundo todo se organiza y se piensa. El sexo, la economía, la salud, la tecnología, incluso la ciencia -amparada por una supuesta neutralidad y objetividad-, refuerza estereotipos patriarcales que pasan desapercibidos la mayoría de las veces. Por suerte, Agostina Mileo confronta con sensatez los prejuicios y desarma con lenguaje claro e información accesible, cada uno de los lugares comunes en los que se arraiga el machismo, abriendo la discusión sobre temas como la "utilidad" de los orgasmos, las diferencias entre el cerebro "femenino" o "masculino" (¿y trans?), las falacias sobre el aborto y los mitos de la menstruación. Con irreverencia, demuestra por qué es imperioso construir una mirada crítica y diversa sobre la producción y comunicación del conocimiento, y cuestionar nuestras propias opiniones una y otra vez. En la lucha por una sociedad igualitaria, necesitamos que también ¡la ciencia nos acompañe!
Que me entierren con narcocorridos
by Edmundo PérezEste libro nos cuenta la historia de la música y cultura que idolotra al narco, así como las vidas trágicas de quienes se atreven a ser sus interpretes. Muertes, desapariciones, tiroteos, miedo, odio, saña. Todo eso arrastra hoy a la sociedad mexicana por una decisión desatinada del poder, y no es para menos; lo cierto es que no existe ningún rincón del país libre de tensiones ni de violencia. Todo ello viene a cuento a propósito del libro Que me entierren con narcocorridos, del colega periodista Edmundo Pérez, en el que se documenta la barbarie -no se le puede llamar de otra manera- de violencia y muerte que enfrentan algunos actores del espectáculo, cantantes y gruperos de México. En éstas y en el resto de las historias que nos cuenta Edmundo Pérez hay emociones encontradas, tristeza y enojo al mismo tiempo. Quizá estas muertes nunca se aclaren, por eso cobra valía el trabajo periodístico de mi colega, quien con su esfuerzo nos sacude el interior y nos dice a la sociedad que no permitamos caer en la desmemoria. RICARDO RAVELO
¿Qué me estás cantando?: Memoria de un siglo de canciones
by Fidel MorenoUna historia social de España a través de sus canciones más famosas. ¿Qué dicen de nosotros las canciones que escuchamos? ¿Se puede contar la historia de un país a partir de su música? Este personal ensayo recorre la historia cantada del siglo XX español hasta 1976. Las canciones del momento se convierten en el mejor atajo para entender y sentir cómo fue el mundo y la vida de nuestros padres y de nuestros abuelos. «La vaca lechera» nos habla del hambre de la posguerra, «Tatuaje» o «La Bien Pagá» del corsé represivo del nacionalcatolicismo, «Ay, Carmela» o el «Cara al sol» guardan los sentimientos encontrados de la Guerra Civil. Paco Ibáñez, Chicho Sánchez Ferlosio, Serrat y también Mari Trini o José Luis Perales muestran en su repertorio la evolución de las ideas y la modernización de las costumbres, mientras que la rumba ofrece la mejor síntesis de la mestiza identidad española. De «Ojos verdes» a «La chica yeyé», de «El porompompero» a «Palabras para Julia», de «Cambalache» a «Mi casita de papel», de «Yo no soy esa» a «¿Y cómo es él?», de «Alfonsina y el mar» a «L'estaca», de «Libertad sin ira» a «El lago», más de doscientos grandes éxitos nos revelan en estas páginas qué fue del amor, de la lucha política, del papel de la mujer, de la memoria familiar, de los usos y funciones de la música, de las drogas, del problema de la vivienda o de la evolución tecnológica. ¿Qué me estás cantando? es el libro que reúne a tres generaciones en torno a la música.
¿Qué sabemos sobre el Chupacabras? (¿Qué sabemos?)
by Pam Pollack Meg Belviso Who HQLa serie "¿Qué sabemos sobre?" explora lo misterioso, lo desconocido y lo inexplicable. ¿Realmente existe una misteriosa criatura chupasangre llamada el Chupacabras?The What Do We Know About? series explores the mysterious, the unknown, and the unexplained. Is there really a mysterious, blood-sucking creature called the Chupcabra?Una mañana temprano en 1995, un granjero en Humacao, Puerto Rico, encontró tres de sus cabras muertas. La sangre parecía haber sido drenada de sus cuerpos. A medida que se encontraban docenas de animales de granja muertos en toda la isla, fue creciendo el miedo al llamado Chupacabras. Pero, ¿era realmente una criatura misteriosa la responsable de todas estas muertes? Y si es así, ¿adónde iría luego? Sigue la pista del Chupacabras en este emocionante libro.Early one morning in 1995, a rancher in Humacao, Puerto Rico, found three of his goats dead. The blood seemed to have been drained from their bodies. As dozens more farm animals were found dead across the island, the fear of the so-called Chupacabra -- the "goat sucker" -- grew. But was a mysterious cryptid really responsible for all of these deaths? And if so, where would it go next? Follow the trail of the Chupacabra in this exciting book.
The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth
by Josh LevinNamed one of the New York Times' 14 books to watch out for in May <P><P>Slate editor Josh Levin's masterful account of the life and crimes of America's original welfare queen is "an invaluable work of nonfiction." (David Grann, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon) <P><P>On the South Side of Chicago in 1974, Linda Taylor reported a phony burglary, concocting a lie about stolen furs and jewelry. The detective who checked it out soon discovered she was a welfare cheat who drove a Cadillac to collect ill-gotten government checks. And that was just the beginning: Taylor, it turned out, was also a kidnapper, and possibly a murderer. <P><P> A desperately ill teacher, a combat-traumatized Marine, an elderly woman hungry for companionship-after Taylor came into their lives, all three ended up dead under suspicious circumstances. But nobody-not the journalists who touted her story, not the police, and not presidential candidate Ronald Reagan-seemed to care about anything but her welfare thievery. <P><P>Growing up in the Jim Crow South, Taylor was made an outcast because of the color of her skin. As she rose to infamy, the press and politicians manipulated her image to demonize poor black women. <P><P>Part social history, part true-crime investigation, Josh Levin's mesmerizing book, the product of six years of reporting and research, is a fascinating account of American racism, and an expose of the "welfare queen" myth, one that fueled political debates that reverberate to this day. <P><P>The Queen tells, for the first time, the fascinating story of what was done to Linda Taylor, what she did to others, and what was done in her name.
The Queen: The gripping true tale of a villain who changed history
by Josh Levin*** WINNER OF THE NATIONAL CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY ****** LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY ***'The Queen is an invaluable work of non-fiction' - David Grann, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower MoonThis is the gripping true tale of a villain who changed American history.In the 1970s, Linda Taylor became a fur-wearing, Cadillac-driving symbol of the undeserving poor - the original 'welfare queen'. In the press she was the ultimate template for this insidious stereotype; Ronald Reagan himself cited her criminal behaviour in his presidential campaign, turning public opinion firmly against state benefits and those who used them.But Taylor was demonized for the least of her crimes. She was a con artist, a thief, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer - and certainly one of the most gifted and deranged criminals of modern times.The Queen is the never-before-told story of a beguilingly complex American character, lost in the rush to create a vicious stereotype.'Anyone who knew welfare knew, I thought, that the welfare queen is a myth. Turns out she isn't' - Jamie Fisher, TLS'Levin's brilliant exploration of the politics of welfare reform teaches an essential lesson. Where myths and stereotypes predominate, facts, logic and evidence lose out . . . Levin's story calls upon us to think harder. Gripping' Washington Post
Queen Caroline and Sir William Gell: A Study in Royal Patronage and Classical Scholarship (Queenship and Power)
by Jason ThompsonThis book explores the relationship between Queen Caroline, one of the most enigmatic characters in Regency England, and Sir William Gell, the leading classical scholar of his day. Despised and rejected by her husband, Caroline created a sphere and court of her own through patronage of scholarship. The primary beneficiary was Gell, a pioneering scholar of the classical world who opened new dimensions in the study of ancient Troy, mainland Greece, and Ithaca. Despite his achievements, Gell had scarce financial resources. Support from Caroline enabled him to establish himself in Italy and conduct his seminal work about ancient Rome and, especially, Pompeii, until her sensational trial before the House of Lords and premature death. Concluding with the first scholarly transcription of the extraordinary series of letters that Caroline wrote to Gell, this volume illuminates how Caroline sought power through patronage, and how Gell shaped classical scholarship in nineteenth-century Britain.
Queen Caroline and the Power of Caricature in Georgian England (Queenship and Power)
by Ian HaywoodThis book will be the first dedicated study of the remarkable role of Georgian caricature in the equally remarkable Queen Caroline controversy of 1820-21. When the newly crowned George IV, formerly the Prince of Wales, refused to recognise his estranged wife Caroline as the rightful queen of the Britain, her refusal to rescind her claim to the throne provoked a huge campaign of sympathy and support that almost toppled the government. The British people rallied round the ‘injured’ queen in their hundreds of thousands, and massed rallies, processions, protests and petitioning became daily news.The Queen Caroline controversy was the zenith of the ‘Golden Age’ of caricature, a tour-de-force of imagination, wit, inventiveness and sheer political mischief. In image after image, Caroline triumphs over her cowardly and conniving enemies, subverting gender and political hierarchies, and giving a presence and voice to her unenfranchised followers. This book therefore aims to chronicle and analyse this achievement.
Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd
by Janet ArnoldThis book provides photographs of portraits, miniatures, tomb sculptures, engravings, woven textiles and embroideries of clothes found in the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth. It is an invaluable reference for students of the history of dress and embroidery, for social historians and art historians.
Queen for a Day: Transformistas, Beauty Queens, and the Performance of Femininity in Venezuela
by Marcia OchoaQueen for a Day connects the logic of Venezuelan modernity with the production of a national femininity. In this ethnography, Marcia Ochoa considers how femininities are produced, performed, and consumed in the mass-media spectacles of international beauty pageants, on the runways of the Miss Venezuela contest, on the well-traveled Caracas avenue where transgender women (transformistas) project themselves into the urban imaginary, and on the bodies of both transformistas and beauty pageant contestants (misses). Placing transformistas and misses in the same analytic frame enables Ochoa to delve deeply into complex questions of media and spectacle, gender and sexuality, race and class, and self-fashioning and identity in Venezuela.Beauty pageants play an outsized role in Venezuela. The country has won more international beauty contests than any other. The femininity performed by Venezuelan women in high-profile, widely viewed pageants defines a kind of national femininity. Ochoa argues that as transformistas and misses work to achieve the bodies, clothing and makeup styles, and postures and gestures of this national femininity, they come to embody Venezuelan modernity.
Queen High: Thrilling dystopian fiction from the acclaimed author of WIDOWLAND
by C J CareyThrilling dystopian fiction from the acclaimed author of Widowland, 'Clever, thrilling, brilliantly imagined ... chillingly convincing post-war dystopia' (Clare Chambers). Perfect for fans of Fatherland and The Handmaid's Tale.Britain, with the wrong queen.1955. The Leader has been dead for two years. His assassination, on British soil, provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation - a land of spies.The royal family has been usurped, and the widowed Queen Wallis reigns in their place. Yet still some citizens hold out hope that Elizabeth may one day return.Every evening Rose Ransom looks in the mirror and marvels that she's even alive. A mere woman, her role in the Leader's death has been miraculously overlooked. She still works at the Culture Ministry, where her work now focuses on the outlawed subject of Poetry, a form of writing that transmits subversive meanings, emotions and signals that cannot be controlled. Therefore all Poetry is banned and Rose is appointed a Poet Hunter.To widespread surprise, President Eisenhower is to make a state visit to the Alliance and Rose is tasked with visiting the widowed Wallis to provide a background briefing. When she arrives at the palace, she finds Wallis in a state of paranoia, desperate to return to America and enjoy the liberty of her homeland. She claims she has a secret document so explosive that it will blow the Protectorate apart - but will she dare to pull the trigger on the Alliance?PRAISE FOR QUEEN HIGH 'Begins with a bang' CLARE CHAMBERS'Full of twists' RED'A gripping thriller' BEL MOONEY'Exciting and provocative' OBSERVER'Thrilling, subversive' JANE HARRIS 'A triumph' AMANDA CRAIG'Enthralling' THE SUNDAY TIMES'Ingenious' SABINE DURRANT
Queen High: The brilliant sequel to Widowland
by C J CareyThe thrilling sequel to Widowland, 'Clever, thrilling, brilliantly imagined ... chillingly convincing post-war dystopia' (Clare Chambers). Perfect for fans of Fatherland and The Handmaid's Tale.June, 1956The Leader has been dead for three years. His assassination, on British soil, provoked violent retribution and intensified repression of British citizens, particularly women. Now, more than ever, the Protectorate is a place of surveillance and isolation - a land of spies.Every evening Rose Ransom looks in the mirror and marvels that she's even alive. A mere woman, her role in the Leader's death has been miraculously overlooked. She still works at the Culture Ministry, where her work now focuses on the outlawed subject of Poetry, a form of writing that transmits subversive meanings, emotions and signals that cannot be controlled. Therefore all Poetry is banned and Rose is appointed a Poet Hunter.To widespread surprise, President Eisenhower is to make a state visit to the Alliance and Rose is tasked with visiting the widowed Queen Wallis to provide a background briefing. When she arrives at the palace, she finds Wallis in a state of paranoia, desperate to return to America and enjoy the liberty of her homeland. She claims she has a secret document so explosive that it will blow the Protectorate apart - but will the last Queen of England pull the trigger on the Alliance?(P) 2022 Quercus Editions Limited
The Queen Isabella Causeway Collapse (Disaster)
by Juan Carmona Robert EspericuetaIn the days after 9/11, the country was on high alert. So when an alarming incident occurred just off the Texas coast on the early morning hours of September 15th, authorities immediately assumed another terrorist attack had taken place. A towing vessel collided into a support pillar of the Queen Isabella Causeway, causing an 80-foot section of the bridge to tumble into the ocean. Unfortunately, the gaping hole left in the bridge was not visible to cars traveling to and from South Padre Island to the mainland city of Port Isabel, Texas. Robert Espericueta, along with his cousins, happened to be in the only other boat on the waters that night. Espericueta collaborates with author Juan Carmona to track the extraordinary events of a bewildering catastrophe and a heroic rescue.
Queen of Bebop: The Musical Lives of Sarah Vaughan
by Elaine M. HayesPublishers Weekly Best Book of 2017Washington Post Best Book of 2017Amazon Editors' Top 100 Pick of the YearAmazon Best Humor and Entertainment Pick of the YearBooklist Top Ten Arts BookQueen of Bebop brilliantly chronicles the life of jazz singer Sarah Vaughan, one of the most influential and innovative musicians of the twentieth century and a pioneer of women’s and civil rightsSarah Vaughan, a pivotal figure in the formation of bebop, influenced a broad array of singers who followed in her wake, yet the breadth and depth of her impact—not just as an artist, but also as an African-American woman—remain overlooked. Drawing from a wealth of sources as well as on exclusive interviews with Vaughan’s friends and former colleagues, Queen of Bebop unravels the many myths and misunderstandings that have surrounded Vaughan while offering insights into this notoriously private woman, her creative process, and, ultimately, her genius. Hayes deftly traces the influence that Vaughan’s singing had on the perception and appreciation of vocalists—not to mention women—in jazz. She reveals how, in the late 1940s and early 1950s, Vaughan helped desegregate American airwaves, opening doors for future African-American artists seeking mainstream success, while also setting the stage for the civil rights activism of the 1960s and 1970s. She follows Vaughan from her hometown of Newark, New Jersey, and her first performances at the Apollo, to the Waldorf Astoria and on to the world stage, breathing life into a thrilling time in American music nearly lost to us today.Equal parts biography, criticism, and good old-fashioned American success story, Queen of Bebop is the definitive biography of a hugely influential artist. This absorbing and sensitive treatment of a singular personality updates and corrects the historical record on Vaughan and elevates her status as a jazz great.
Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Code Breaker
by Dr Jackie Ui ChionnaWhen the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve (for example, of the top fourteen listed actors in Bletchley Park-set The Imitation Game, only one is a woman). That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. In 1961 Germany awarded her their highest honour, the Order of Merit First Class, completely ignorant of the fact that the interpretative skills they were honouring were the same utilised to defeat their military only a few years previously. Secrecy was the keyword of her life, as she also had affairs with other women at a time when such was not generally accepted. That few are familiar with her name is no surprise. Even those close to her had little idea that she had such a significant role in international affairs. Now, this startling new narrative of her life, complete with new material and sources The Queen of Codes will place Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers.
Queen of Codes: The Secret Life of Emily Anderson, Britain's Greatest Female Code Breaker
by Dr Jackie Ui ChionnaWhen the history of British codebreaking is told, the story is often a men-only preserve (for example, of the top fourteen listed actors in Bletchley Park-set The Imitation Game, only one is a woman). That perception completely ignores the fact that the vast majority of codebreakers were in fact women. And foremost among them was one who is largely unknown to the public, and whose activities were a secret even to her closest contacts - Emily Anderson. Anderson was a leading member of British intelligence for over three decades. She played key roles in both World Wars, worked in Bletchley Park and in the Middle East, and was reckoned among the top three female codebreakers in the world. Her work coincided with her other great love - music. She is famous in musicology circles as being the first to effectively decipher the letters and diaries of Mozart and Beethoven. In 1961 Germany awarded her their highest honour, the Order of Merit First Class, completely ignorant of the fact that the interpretative skills they were honouring were the same utilised to defeat their military only a few years previously. Secrecy was the keyword of her life, as she also had numerous relationships with other women at a time when such was not generally accepted. That few are familiar with her name is no surprise. Even those close to her had little idea that she had such a significant role in international affairs. Now, this startling new narrative of her life, complete with new material and sources The Queen of Codes will place Emily Anderson at the forefront of great British codebreakers.(P) 2023 Headline Publishing Group Ltd
Queen Of Sheba: The Kebra Nagast
by BudgeFirst published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Queen of the Oddballs: And Other True Stories from a Life Unaccording to Plan
by Hillary CarlipA hilariously offbeat memoir about an adventurous young woman's escapades as she defies conventions and transforms an ordinary Los Angeles life into a star-studded, extraordinary miracle of self-discovery.Queen of the Oddballs forms a chronology of Hillary Carlip's habitual straying from roads more traveled -- from a wisecracking third-grader suspended from school for smoking (while imitating Holly Golightly) to a headline-making teen activist, juggler and fire eater, friend (NOT "fan") of Carly Simon and Carole King, grand prize-winning Gong Show contestant, cult rock star, and seeker of spiritual and romantic truths that definitely defy expectations.Illustrated with ephemera -- from diary entries and photographs to a handwritten letter from Carly Simon -- Queen of the Oddballs presents a virtual time capsule of pop culture's last four decades and celebrates a creative life lived to the hilt.