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This volume is a new annotated edition of J.H. Prynne's 1983 poem The Oval Window, making use of photographs taken by the poet at the time and place of composition, together with a substantial portfolio supplied by him of source and reference material. This source material includes political and economic news published during the period in early autumn 1983 when the poem was written, together with extracts from literature, Eastern and Western philosophy, optics, anatomy, computer programming language, and a considerable quantity of ancient Chinese poetry. The edition has two commentary essays: the first primarily concerned with approaches to reading, including the use of search engines, and with the relations between different elements in the work, and the second with the topography and the critical antecedents of the poem. For ease of reading, a clean reading text is included as well as the annotated text. The expanded third edition of Prynne's Poems (2015) was published by Bloodaxe in 2015.

Young colourful concept book in Britta Teckentrup's distinctive style.

It started with a wounded war dog, a relentless SEAL, and a team who turned dating into a full-blown mission.She heals wounded animals. He makes war look easy. But love? That’s the real test.SEAL dog handler Mike Saunders has survived cartel raids and combat tour, but his love life? That’s where he takes the real hits. When his military working dog, Axe, is gravely injured, Mike turns to a specialist vet for help. Alison Taylor is sharp, stubborn, and far too tempting… but before things can get serious, his SEAL team launches their own plan: a not-so-standard “Girlfriend Selection Course.”As the pranks escalate and danger from Mike’s past resurfaces, Alison proves she’s more than capable of holding her own. But some battles can’t be fought alone, and this time, it might take a soldier, a vet, and one battle-scarred dog to make it through.SEAL of Approval is romance-meets action in a light-hearted love story with a serious twist. It is dedicated to the Military Working Dogs who have served, loyal and steadfast, alongside their handlers in the world’s deadliest conflict zones.Perfect for readers who love:Grumpy SEALs and sunshine vetsWounded heroes (and dogs) with PTSDFound family and brotherhood pranksHigh-stakes romance with heartStrong heroines who pass every test___________________________________________________________________Praise for the SEAL series:★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Exciting read, with plenty of Seal action, a hero dog, sincere friendships, and some romance… loved it!★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Romance sprinkled with a healthy dose of military Adonis.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A brave but broken beautiful soldier dog, a courageous caring female vet and a hot Navy Seal. Lots of LOL moments, sexy and sweet moments and a good dose of suspense.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Great storyline… Lots of fun and games along with some intense moments.★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Romance, suspense, humour, and animals.

Starting around 70 years ago, white flight out of America's major cities caused rapid urban decline. Now we are witnessing a resurgence of American urbanism said to be the result of white people's return. But this account entirely passes over the stable immigrant communities who arrived and never left: as whites fled for the suburbs and exurbs in increasing numbers, Latin Americans immigrated to urban centres in even greater numbers. Barrio America charts the vibrant revival of American cities in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, arguing that we should attribute this revival to the influx of Latin American immigrants -- both legal and not.An award-winning historian and son of immigrants, Andrew Sandoval-Strausz recounts this untold history by focusing on the largest immigrant barrios in two of the nation's largest cities: Chicago's Little Village and Dallas's Oak Cliff. These neighbourhoods were once classic examples of urban crisis: they reached their peak prosperity around 1950, afterwards losing residents, jobs, and opportunity, which destabilised urban public order. But after 1965, when Lyndon Johnson overturned the restrictive 1924 immigration law and a major agricultural crisis was convulsing Mexico, these neighbourhoods saw a record number of incoming Latin Americans. The nation's urban barrios are regularly portrayed as decaying districts plagued by crime and disorder, but in reality, over the past several decades, areas with growing immigrant populations have become some of the most dynamic, stable, and safe neighbourhoods in their cities. The new immigrants brought with them three distinctive cultural traditions -- penchants for public spaces, walking, and small entrepreneurship -- that have changed the American city for the better.Drawing on dozens of oral histories with migrantes themselves, Sandoval-Strausz places immigrant voices at the centre of the narrative, emphasising the choices of Latin American newcomers, the motivations that brought them to the United States, and the hopes that lay before them, their families, and their communities. Barrio America demonstrates how migrants have used their labour, their capital, and their culture to build a new metropolitan America.

Gordon Slee fears he was never meant to be born.Anxious since childhood after hearing he was an accident, theforty-two-year-old is still struggling to escape the shadow of hishigh-achieving family. But a glimmer of hope is on the horizon – a hugepromotion within his hotel group is up for grabs, and he is sure that his timehas come to make a mark on the world. However, within his own department, redundancies areafoot. He may lose his job before he gets the chance. Until he learns of ahistoric covenant that preserves the right for sheep to run through thecompany’s top London hotel. Could he convince his boss that he’s the man tosave the hotel from catastrophe?Up in Bryn Nefyn, North Wales, live the descendantsof the covenant owner. The elderly sheep farmer and his aging hippy brothercould use the money the hotel might offer. But along with their strong-willedAmerican shepherdess, they laugh at Gordon’s attempts to negotiate a deal.Surely, they couldn’t use a covenant that’s been forgotten about for over ahundred years. Or could they?For lovers of upmarket commercial fiction with atouch of romance and comedy, The Approval of Sheep is an uplifting story aboutfamily and love, overcoming adversity and discovering our reason for our placein this world.