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Masters explores the history of Christians and Jews in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman empire and how their identities as non-Muslims evolved over four hundred years. At the start of this period, in the sixteenth century, social community was circumscribed by religious identity and non-Muslims lived within the hierarchy established by Muslim law. In the nineteenth century, however, in response to Western influences, a radical change took place. Conflict erupted between Muslims and Christians in different parts of the empire in a challenge to that hierarchy. This marked the beginning, as the author illustrates, of the tensions which have to a large extent inspired the nationalist and religious rhetoric in the empire’s successor states throughout the twentieth century. In this way, Masters negotiates the present through the past. His book will make a major contribution to an understanding of the political and religious conflicts of the modern Middle East.

Masters explores the history of Christians and Jews in the Arab provinces of the Ottoman empire and how their identities as non-Muslims evolved over four hundred years. At the start of this period, in the sixteenth century, social community was circumscribed by religious identity and non-Muslims lived within the hierarchy established by Muslim law. In the nineteenth century, however, in response to Western influences, a radical change took place. Conflict erupted between Muslims and Christians in different parts of the empire in a challenge to that hierarchy. This marked the beginning, as the author illustrates, of the tensions which have to a large extent inspired the nationalist and religious rhetoric in the empire’s successor states throughout the twentieth century. In this way, Masters negotiates the present through the past. His book will make a major contribution to an understanding of the political and religious conflicts of the modern Middle East.

J.K. Rowling is a celebrity whose court cases and political activism have overshadowed her legacy in recent years.One Election Please... considers her driving forces and invites the reader to come to their own conclusions.Bruce Masters presents the results of his extensive research and analysis along with a raft of professional diagnostic tools to help the reader determine the motivating factors behind one of the most famous authors in literary history.The book cites 388 references, is over 83,000 words in length and includes detailed analysis of video footage of the famous author to reveal an altogether new portrait of J.K. Rowling.Chapters include an examination of her repeated attempts to buy elections, the reasons behind her litigiousness, grudges and feuds...Using professional psychiatric tools as well as conducting hundreds of hours of research and analysis, Masters has compiled the ultimate guide to J.K. Rowling, uncovering her possible intentions and motivations.Can the woman who recently bought a $30,000,000 yacht really be afraid of losing her fortune? What is the 'darkness' within us that she refers to? Masters believes he has discovered the answer to these and other confusing facets of the children's author and invites you to make up your own mind as he leads you through his examination of the enigmatic J.K. Rowling.One Election Please... How J.K. Rowling Bought British Politics, Hid Her True Self and Hoodwinked the World - an Unauthorised Biographical Expos , is part of the Bruce Masters Rowling Trilogy.

A satirical walk with J.K. Rowling through a typical day in her life sees her morph into absurd characters during altercations with the public as she attempts to sway politics whilst battling to control her husband who desperately seeks to escape his captivity.When the day is over, what will Rowling find waiting for her when she walks through her front door and who is the mysterious entity lurking in the shadows? Chapter Eight - Macbeth Joanne prepared to stand, wanting to say something, threaten something, register a complaint maybe, demand respect, even thinking about the contents of her cleavage (a Harry Potter paperback, signed of course). That will show 'em, won't it? she thought with the children in mind, who, it seemed, were headed somewhere to practise their parts in the 'Scottish Play', the lines of the bard's famous work being recited by the majority of the group as they bounded through Edinburgh without a care in the world. But Jo did not stand. Instead she remained seated due to hearing and recognising some of the lines and also seeing that a few of their number were clutching paperbacks in their hands as they skipped past her, laughing. Mac ... beth? she thought, her mind suddenly awash with painful memories. Although the children were still in her view, she could no longer see them; she was somewhere else and sometime else-on stage, as a child, during a school production of Macbeth.... Against her will, Joanne conjured the imagery of that night and recalled every word, glance and embarrassing moment. Paralysed, she watched the scene play out again as she had done a thousand or more times before. She was on stage again, one of Shakespeare's witches, the lead or 'head' witch as she thought of her role. It was a packed crowd, standing room only-200 parents looked on expectantly, no fewer than 10 camcorders trained on Jo, as it came time for her line.... With eyes still open, on the wall in Edinburgh, she saw the audience before her and the boy she liked holding hands with a girl from her class backstage.... 'Joanne, you're up ' She heard her teacher shout to her as best as he could through whispered tones, but it was too late; the child Jo's face reddened, with anger and then embarrassment, as a few children and then parents chuckled at the sight of the girl with the bright tomato-red face utterly lost for words. On the wall, next to paupers' park, all Joanne could do was wait another ten seconds before regaining control of her body and mind. There's just one final scene, she thought, knowing full well what had to happen before being allowed to escape the involuntary trance. The audience managed to contain themselves and their laughter when they saw how upset the girl was, but the silence was even worse for Jo as she took it to be pity, which she abhorred. The laughter returned, however, when the girl, put out by the audience feeling sorry for her, blurted, 'Screw you all I don't need you One day, I will be BIG and then you will all lose. One day, I will be Macbeth and have all the power ' The onlookers laughed for a myriad of reasons but primarily due to Macbeth's end in the play not being all that great (Spoiler: He gets killed). They laughed due to Jo's bad analogy. Jo watched her younger self storm off stage, tripping over another one of the witches before cursing. 'I hate everybody ' she screamed. Then "playback" ended. 'Damn Macbeth It triggers me every time, but they've gone now, thank goodness. Now I can finish my sandwich ... in peace ' As Jo started to relax once more and attempted to think of anything but Macbeth, another group of children, far larger this time, turned the corner, all with the same book clutched in their palms or extruding from their pockets. Just moments later, Jo would be

If you hate political corruption, lies, billionaires buying political influence and elites controlling the fate of the majority, and if you value old concepts such as honesty, truth and fair play, you will love this book-and its two companion books, which together comprise Bruce Masters' Rowling Trilogy.The Rowling Trilogy (from 2019) was Dr Masters' way of registering a very loud and general complaint about big money in politics and the modern litigation culture, which he considers divisive, uncivilised, elitist, supremacistic and dishonourable.The trilogy of books began when Masters observed fellow Brit J.K. Rowling on several occasions writing 1M cheques for political parties and political causes that interested her, as well as using her name and her celebrity in an attempt to influence the outcome of elections and referendums, or at least that is how Masters interpreted her various political actions.The trilogy begins with J.K. Rowling In: It's a Kind of Magic, a fun and comedic work of political satire in which Rowling is the star of the show, joined by her husband as well as Jeremy Corbyn MP, personal assistants and Subway sandwich workers....The second instalment is How Not to Get Sued by J.K. Rowling, the diary chronicling Dr Masters' attempts at publishing books relating to the billionaire author without being sued back into the Stone Age. It makes for compelling reading as the communication between the two authors over a prolonged period of time is surprising, revealing and oftentimes shocking.The trilogy concludes with One Election Please... How J.K. Rowling Bought British Politics, Hid Her True Self and Hoodwinked the World, an Unauthorised Biographical Expos , possibly the longest book title in the world and perhaps the most interesting and unique biography also.The trilogy combined is a humorous, deeply investigative (400 citations and references), revealing and fast-paced reading experience whether you love or loathe Rowling, or even if you currently have no opinion of her as a person or political influencer whatsoever.

Have you ever felt unappreciated, overlooked and ignored?Have you ever felt invisible?When Joe's feelings of insignificance begin to take over his life, he finds himself slowly but surely disappearing from the world.With a wry sense of humour he encounters a myriad of physical challenges with his day-to-day routine, struggling to manoeuvre his evanescent physical form.When gravity releases its hold on Joe, it's clear that time is not on his side. As he prepares to transcend, his only hope is compassion-that of others and his own.Unseeable is a cautionary tale of the repercussions of an uncaring society in which its unassuming members are all too often disregarded, unseen and unappreciated.But if Joe can find meaning and a reason to hold on, there's hope for us all.

In June 2018, the most popular British comedian of our time was mugged. What happened to Michael McIntyre's stolen watch? More importantly, what happened to Michael McIntyre?In a fictional re-imagining of events, The Fall and Rise of a Comedy Legend recreates the days that followed that fateful day, taking Michael on an adventure of personal discovery-all with a healthy dollop of comedy along the way.The comedian finds himself in an unexpected alliance and is given the necessary tools to turn his experience into a life-changing epoch.He realises it's time to make his first move when he comes face-to-face with his attacker.Armed with an arsenal of new gadgets and renewed fortitude, Michael heads off to win the day.The Fall and Rise of a Comedy Legend highlights the current climate of increasing crime in London and ponders the resulting consequences for both victims and criminals.When a much-loved comedian becomes a victim outside of a school in broad daylight, it's unarguably time to fight back.

The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persistence of Ottoman rule over a vast area for several centuries required that some Arabs collaborate in the imperial enterprise. Masters highlights the role of two social classes that made the empire successful: the Sunni Muslim religious scholars, the ulama, and the urban notables, the acyan. Both groups identified with the Ottoman sultanate and were its firmest backers, although for different reasons. The ulama legitimated the Ottoman state as a righteous Muslim sultanate, while the acyan emerged as the dominant political and economic class in most Arab cities due to their connections to the regime. Together, the two helped to maintain the empire.

The Ottomans ruled much of the Arab World for four centuries. Bruce Masters's work surveys this period, emphasizing the cultural and social changes that occurred against the backdrop of the political realities that Arabs experienced as subjects of the Ottoman sultans. The persistence of Ottoman rule over a vast area for several centuries required that some Arabs collaborate in the imperial enterprise. Masters highlights the role of two social classes that made the empire successful: the Sunni Muslim religious scholars, the ulama, and the urban notables, the acyan. Both groups identified with the Ottoman sultanate and were its firmest backers, although for different reasons. The ulama legitimated the Ottoman state as a righteous Muslim sultanate, while the acyan emerged as the dominant political and economic class in most Arab cities due to their connections to the regime. Together, the two helped to maintain the empire.

The most controversial figure in U.K. politics has now been immortalised in fiction.David Lammy, the U.K. member of Parliament for Tottenham, faces his greatest challenge to date-surviving Bruce Masters' fictional world in David Lammy on the Run - A Political Comedy Adventure.David is joined by friend and foe alike; however, at times it seems impossible to know who he can trust and what the consequences may be of forging alliances with the likes of Jeremy Corbyn and Tony Blair...When things seem most dire for the Labour MP, salvation is possible, but not before he makes a decision ... one that will change the course of his life, his political career and the world itself.David needs to choose between remaining the same or changing... Join David Lammy, Tony Blair, Jeremy Corbyn, Diane Abbott as well as a cast of thousands in the unexpected and comedically uncompromising David Lammy on the Run...